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The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Bandits Secure $13,10O.

Sacramento, Cal, Aug. 27.-Bandits
entered the residence OF j. w. Shanks,
a real estate broker, stole two certifi-
Gates of deposit for $4,000 and s1OO
in currency, looted the adjoining dwell
ing and made their escape in high
power automobile.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Dairy Barn Is Destroved.

Middle River.-Duding heavy thun-
der storm that passed over this vii
lage Thursday the dairy barn of Au-
gust Anderson, a farmer living four
miles west, was struck by lightning
and was destroyed by Ere.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Roosevelt Returns Home,

New York, Aug. 27. = Theodore
Roosevelt reached New York on his
return from Arizona, and went direct
from the station to his editorial Of
flee. He planned to go to Oyster Bay
later today
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
japanese Will Exhibit.

Toxic, Aug. 27.-The governmental
departments of agriculture and foreign
affairs announced definite decisions to
participate in the Panama-Pacific ex-
position at San Francisco
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29

now. l was very
young when my first
baby was born and
my health was very
bad after that. T
was not regular and
l lad pains in my
back and W as so
poorly that / could
hardly take care Of
my two children. I
doctored with sew
eral doctors but. pot
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Iind's Ore Land Under Test.

Grand Rapids.-The Interstate Iron
company has renewed the options on
properties upon which test-pitting for
iron has been going on. A small test
pit is being sunk on forty in which
John Lind is interested.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
100000 Fire in Texas.

league, Tex, Aug. 26-Twenty
acres OF buildings were burned over
and approximately 100000 damage
was done by fire which swept the
Trinity and Brazo Valley railroad
shops.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
KelIoaa to Receive Degree

New York, Aus. 26.-Among those
who will receive degrees from McGill
university Tuesday are Frank B. Kel
logg of st. Paul Former President
Taft and other eminent men will also
be given degrees.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Four Million Dollar SmeHer.

Riverton.-The Pittsburgh Steel
campany is erecting smelter in the
east, costing $4,000,000, for the pur-
pose of handling the product from the
Williams Carlson mine Al Riverton
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
New Dock Is CompIlfed.

Brainerd.-The first ore loaded into
the pockets of the new N. P. railway
dock at Superior, came from the Guy
una-Mille Laos line north of Ironton.
The first ore shipment was made Sat
urday.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Loo Driver Is Drowned.

Winton.-The body of Wilson Mills
was brought to Winton from New
Found lake, about twenty miles north.
Mills was a log driver and fell off a
log and was drowned Campers found
the body.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29

Tom-So you've been on an outing,
Ell?
Dick-That's a good name for it. I
am "out" just $35."-Boston Tran.
script.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Ionorinu Her Contract.

"A woman promises to share a mans
Joys and sorrows"
"Wen?"
And yet she remains perfectly
tranquil when the home team loses"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Normal Training in H. s.

Brainerd.-The high school board
has just authorized the establish
ment of normal training depart
ment in connection with the high
school here.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
WILSON MAY READ
MESSAGE TODAY
POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES
TOWARD MEXICO TO BE
ANNOUNCED.
MEXICO GIVEN UNTIL NOON
Cessation of HostiIities and Definite
Armistice Are Demanded-Free
Election With Huerta Barred
From Running Also Asked.

American Proposals to Mexico.
Cessation of hostiIities and q
definite armistice.
An early and free election.
Huerta to bind himself not to be
a candidate.
Agreement by all parties to
abide by the results of the eIec-
ton.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Keeps Him Guessing.

'I suppose your wife means every
thing to your"
No Half the time can't imag-
inc what she means"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Personal

Mrs Sarah Harris of New York,
who attracted attention last year by
an appeal to the state to kill her be-
cause she was paralyzed, was threat
ened with death when flames from a
nearby fire cracked the windows in
her room in an uptown sanitarium.
When two attendants found her she
pleaded with them not to take her
away. This is the first chance I've
had to die," she said.
United States Judge Emery Speer of
Georgia, presiding in the Fifth Circuit
court of appeals, faces impeachment.
The charges against Speer were laid
before the house judiciary committee
by direction of Attorney General Nc.
Reynolds.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29

A skyscraper whose topmost towei
will rise 901 feet above the curb Ia
planned for New York by the Pan
American State association.
Five persons were instantly killed
when a Monon train struck an auto.
mobile in Chicago.
Buffalo, N. Y, entertained several
the fourth International Congress on
School Hygiene held here.
A Jest, laughter, misunderstanding; +;
sharp retort, quarrel; shots,
death-this is the story Of tragedy
in street car in Chicago. Two men
were killed by the conductor and mo-
tornan of Chicago Railways COM
pany car.
The first cargo of chilled beef for
the United States from Buenos Aires
was sent by the steamer Van Dyek.
The cargo consists of 1000 quarters
and is an experiment. More will be
sent If 1t is favorably received.
1t was determined at Dubuque, Ia,
that the body found in a burned barn
was that of Mrs. Sternweis. The po-
lice believe Mrs. Sternweis murdered
her husband and three children,
burned the farm buildings and COM
mitted suicide.
The Tammany city committee of
New York city nominated the follow
ing ticket: For mayor, Edward e. Nc,
Call of Manhattan; for controller
Herman A Metz Of Brooklyn; for
president of the board of aldermen.
Joseph A. Goulden of the Bronx. Muir.
phys slate went through without a
trenor Of opposition, nor so much as
the first sign Of dissent.
Revised figures of the excavation re-
naming to be done to complete the
Panama canal show an increase Of
20,126,000 cubic yards over the esti-
mate of July 1, 1912. More than g.
100000 yards of this increase is due
to slides in Culebra cut.
Children perished in two accidents
at Grand Rapids, Wis, when Lucien
Berand, five years, was burned to
death in bed by matches in the pocket
of his night gown, and Eva Brander
was killed by pitchfork. The girl
was killed when following a load Of
hay and pitchfork falling from the
load pierced her heart.
feet under ground in section of the
Catskill aqueduct being constructed
under Washington Heights, New
York, by fire that started in the shaft
house overhead. All were found un-
harmed two hours later when the fire
was controlled.
Governor McGovern of Wisconsin
appointed DR.. c. w. Morter of Milwau-
kee, Walter H. Liginger Of Milwaukee
and William p Hart Of Eau Claire as
members Of the new state boxing
commission created by law passed
at the recent session of the legisla-
ture. No boxing exhibitions can law
fully be held in Wisconsin without the
promoters holding a license from the
commission.
In message to tba governor of
Pennsylvania the Central Labor union
Erie, Pa, if the state constabulary is
sent there.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
NEWS NOTES OF
GENERAL INTEREST
KsRNELs cULLED FROM THE
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS.
STORIES FROM OVER GLOBE
Items From Happenings of World
Arranged In Their Brlefest and
Most Succinct Form for the
Busy Reader.
Washington

Chairman Simmons of the senate
finance committee at Washington
predicted the senate could complete
ber and that the measure could be
finished by the conference commit
tee and signed by President Wilson
by September 16.
The answer OF the administration
forces in the house at Washington to
the criticisms of the new currency
bankers at Chicago will be tighten
ing up Of the lines and more vigor-
Gus Endorsement of the bill as it now
stands.
The bankers will have an opportun-
ity to present their views openly to
congress after the currency bill gets
into the senate, Chairman Owen said.
Americas arbitration treaty with
Japan expired by limitation. Means
Of arbitrating the California anti
allen land question or other disputes
no longer exist unless a special
agreement should be made.
currency bill scored an important vic
tory in the house Democratic caucus
when they brought to their aid an un-
qualified Endorsement of the measure
from Secretary of State Bryan and de-
feated proposed "insurgent" amend
ments that would have prohibited in
terlocking directorates in national
or state banks incorporated under the
proposed new law.
Owing to the objection of Represen-
tative Mann of Illinois, a resolution
granting President Wilson the right
to accept and place IL the White
House bust of William FIT, as gift
from American women now in Eng
land, the house at Washington failed
TO pass the measure.
The U. S. senate confirmed the nom-
ination Of Francis Burton Harrison of
New York as governor general of the
Philippines.
First deposits of the governments
$5O,00O,000 crop-moving fund were
made in reserve cities in the southern
states, among which were Baltimore,
Richmond, Atlanta and Memphis.
House elections committee No. 1 at
Washington voted to seat William
Mcdonald, Progressive, of the Twelfth
Michigan district, in place of Olin
Young, Republican, who resigned
from the house, but whose resignation
was not accepted because of Mr.. Nc
Donalds contest.
By a vote of 80 to 33 the U. s. SEN
ate defeated an amendment proposed
by Senator Lippitt providing that cot
ton spool thread should pay the same
rate of duty as the yarns of which it
is composed. The bill now provides
a rate of Is per cent ad valorem.
The Lippitt amendment would have
increased the rate in some cases to
2713 per cent.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Domestic

The blow that killed Bull Young In
Los Angeles temporarily put an end
to the fighting game in southern Cali
fornia. Thomas ]. McCarey, boxing
promoter OF southern California, and
Attorney Earl Rogers, counsel for the
Athletic club, both declared that all
fights now scheduled will be called
off.
An effort will be made, according to
confidants of Governor Sulzer Of New
York, to obtain the indictment of sew
eral members of the legislature who
were most active in the Impeachment
of the governor, and also Of certain
men high in Tammany hall, who are
not officially connected with the leg
fslatNfe. One Of the charges, 1t is
said, will be criminal conspiracy.
Governor Major of Missouri COM
muted the sentences of eight more
corvicts who worked on the public
highways on Good Roads" days re-
Gently.
Not only peonage but chattel slav-
cry in the strictest sense Of the word
is fourishing today throughout the
Philippine islands, according to a
special report made by Commission
er Dean c. Worcester, secretary of
the interior. to the governor general.
Patrolman Fred Holwedel was shot
through the head by one of several
robbers he surprised when they were
attempting to enter a business build
ing in Detroit. He died while being
taken to a hospital. The robbers es-
capped.
At the closing session of the conven.
ton of the International Association
of Rotary clubs at Buffalo, N. Y. all
the old officers were reelected, includ-
ing President Russell F. Greiner of
Kansas City and Treasurer r. r.
Chaplin of Chicago.
Blame for immortality among
young girls of Wisconsin was placed
principally on their parents by Dr. c.
A. Harper. secretary of the state
board of health, in testifying before
the special legislative vice committee
at its first session at Madison.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29

Representative Francis Burton Har-
rison of New York has been selected
for governor general of the Philip
pines. President Wilson has sent his
nomination to the United States sen
ate.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29

BY lookink carefully you will find
more things to commend than to criti-
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Mother
so POORLY
Could Hardly Care for Chill
dren - Finds Health in
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Bovina Center, NY" For six years
I have not had as good health as have
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Foreign


Mount Numkam, $4,000 feet high
and one of the loftiest peaks in the
Himalaya mountains, has been scaled.
Word was received here from Mario
Piacenza, an Italian explorer and
mountain climber, that he had reached
the summit of the mountain.
Militant suffragettes caused $60,0O0
damage at Criswick, England, by
burning down a theater.
While maneuvers of the Swedish
fleet were in progress an armored
ship collided with and sank a gun
boat
Two automobile bandits visited the
Communal Savings bank at Will
helmsburg, Germany, murdered the
cashier and escaped with a satchel
full of bank notes and cash.
Gentleman Roger" Thompson, held
under the Dominion immigration laws
as having aided Thaw to cross the
Canadian frontier, announced he was
up against it, and that If the Thaw
family did not come to his rescue he
would be forced to tell all he knew
about Thaw's escape from Matteawan.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29
Mexican RepOEt

Embassy Adviser John Lind is pre-
pared to leave for Vera Cruz, Mex.
upon an hours notice. Seemingly
certain that the Mexican government
Mas misinterpreted the cause of his
mission, he has abandoned his task
as hopeless.
The bodies of Pascual Orozco and
other peace commissioners were found
riddled with bullets in the streets of
Huatla, Mexico. Zapata slew the COM
missioners with his own hand Zapa.
ia was later killed.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29

Governor Major of Missouri COM
muted the sentences Of eight more
corvicts who worked on the public
highways on Good Roads" days re-
Gently.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-29

In message to tba governor of
Pennsylvania the Central Labor union
threatened to call a general strike at
Erie, Pa, if the state constabulary is
sent there.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-11
BELL MONOPOLY
AT BOTTOM OF
POOR SERVICE

Of a soothing suggestion appeared
yesterday In the newspapers AS an
advertisement signed .by Mr.. A. Won
Schlegell. II In advisable that every
body read IL over. also read the other
essays which will appear according to
minute how many Judgments they can
marshal to sustain their view that you
should pay more for your telephone
service--and do IL with the utmost
grace.
Note even an alleged statement at
tributed to the Merchants association
OF New York which reads: The fiat
rate system Is obviously lnequitable
to the public. Under measured rates.
each subscriber pays only Tor the SER
vice actually used by him. The equity
or this system Is obvious" Think OF
IT,. The equity OF. this system In OBJ
vlous' Obvious to. whom Is IL to Mr.
Won Schlegell and the Michigan State
Telephone company? Certainly! surely
not obvious enough to the writer AS a
user and payer for the telephone. aud
We dare believe not very obvious TO
the vast number OF telephone users In
the City cf Detroit.
Has anybody doubted since the NOR
ger OF the Home and the Bell systems
was effected that the NJ :. II. Co. has
been working steadily and watching
very impatiently for chance to force
upon US 81 system ~ netered--or
whatever else they may want TO call
It-service for the purpose OF mulcting
from the public rate of charges
which will mean an increase OF from
80 TO e50Es7
The telephone In this city is n Mo-
nopoiy. IL has no competition whntso-
ever since the Home system was swai-
lowed up But We must have their
The Detroit times., 1913-12-11
OF PUBLIC
LAVATORIES IS URGED

The abolition Of public lavatories
was urged in q meeting OF the Board
Of Health. Wednesday evening. II
was said that they are unsanitary and
menace to health
1t was proposed that all houses.
fats and rooms for rent be fumigated
after they are vacated. and before new
tenants move n. This Recommended
ton came from Samuel T. Douglas, q
member OF the board. No action was
taken on the matter.
Health Office- Price asked for q sta
tistician to study the records OF
deaths, 20 that any alarming increase
may be reported and investigated. lie
said that Detroit Is spending but 20
cents per capita, annually, on public
health, while other cities are spending
three or four times that amount.
1t was reported that, on Dec. q,
there were 2Sl cases of diphtheria, 80
OF scarlet fever, and none of small
pox.
The regulation requiring children
from Quarantined houses to remain
out of school for 10 to 20 days after
the placards are removed was re-
scinded. and the time was left to the
discretion Of the medical inspector. II
was provided that all school books
used by a pupil stricken with q com
municable disease should be burned.
II. NJ. Harrington, graduate Of the
New York State Agricultural college
was appointed g. milk inspector.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-11
LUCKING SAYS SHERMAN
LAW SHOULD BE AMENDED

Alfred Lucking. speaking In behalf
of the American Fair Trade league
before the Michigan Wholesale Gro
GERS association, at q banquet in the
Hotel Cadillac, Wednesday evening, at
tackled the Sherman law.
The trend tf court decisions has
been against allowing the manufac
turer to fix the selling price of his
commodity to Inc consumer" said Mr.
Lucking. There IL now q nation
wide propaganda to modify the Sher
man act to allow the manufacturer
to fix this price. The present inter
probation OF the law viii force every
big manufacture. in the country &c
put his dealers on the payroll ana
eliminate the jobbing business alto
gether. We hold that the first real
sale Is the sale to the consumer, anu
that wholesalers and retailers are
merely agents in this SALE"
Gov. Ferris told Of pure food and
honest weight legislation and enforce
ment. John A. Green, Of Cleveland,
secretary OF the National Association
OF Retail Grocers; A. e. Monagle, OF
New York, representing the American
Specially Manufacturers association
and the Rev. Thomas j. VIllers were
the other speakers. William Judson,
of Grand. Rapids. was POSTMASTER.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-11

had spent seven days In jail for not
answering summons to court when
he knew all the time that he WA
not the man wanted. The case was
put over week to get the third
man.
coat and = belt 0f elastic fFosn eoun.
tiers In the Crowley. Miner 4 Co.
store. Wednesday afternoon, q feeble
snSsSSx % about sssFi so Ss s va: 70 . ss
TO the matrons room Ia police hean-
quarters; She. gave her name. as
% an ~. r,l h nS and said shs iiyss
the number. Late "wednesday night
relative called TO report the disap-
pesrancs OF an, aged wdmsn OF her
her home. and the goods were re-
turned TO the store.
Statistics presented In the anual eon-
vestlos of the MicAlges Beekeep<r.'
ASSOCIATION. In session In the Y. n c.
about 10000 beekeepers In the state.
Michigan ranks fourth among the
states as producer Of honey. o. ~;
al. association. declared Wednesday
tnRt in quality the states output IL
the best OF All. The program We'd
ious phases OF bee culture. The con
vention will come to q close Thurs
DAY night with election OF officers
for the coming year.
Charles u. Marley was arresteA On
complaint of POsteface inspector l..
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Hurd on charge or
using the mails to defraud. He de-
manded an examination. which was
$1,000: The postofdce inspector Gays
that Marley maintained an office n,
rooms Nos. 3l6-219 Stevens building
and advertised sectional garages for
can Sectional Garage Co He II said
TO have obtained several hundred
dollars through correspondence with
would-be patrons. In only one In
stance. says the inspector. was a
garage delivered. and then Il ala
not come up to specifications. The
Maniey was promoter OF the South.
ern Portable House Co., with offices
in Palatka, Fla
The Detroit times., 1913-12-11
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

- DETROIT, Dec 1I.--Opening: The
Detroit wheat market opened on
Thursday with little doing and no
and a small advance was made in LIZ.
erpooL Opening prices Thursday:
Cash and December No 2 red wheat.
!l.olh; May. r.Osls; No. l white.
Corn is firm and quiet at zoe for
cash No. 3, 72c for No. yellow and
CSC for No. 4 yellow.
Oats are steady at 44c for cash
standard. 4shc for No. white and
Rye Is Arm and quiet at &C for cash
No 2.
Beans are dull at S,.s5 for immeoi-
ate. prompt and December shipment,
and $3.50 for January.
clcverseed Is easy and active at
1886 for prime spot and December.
1910 for March and S1i..0 for prime
alsike.
.,f ninot =, see. seed is duh at $3.50 and
Grain receipts at Chicago Thursday:
Wheat. Fl cars; corn. l2s cars: oats.
May wheat in Chicago opened Thurs
oats at 4eh 04shc and pork at ssl2o.
Wheat In the Liverpool market was
quoted y " ia higher In opening and
second cables. Corn opened v lower
and was later quoted y o I'D higher.
TOLEDO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
TOLEDO. Dec. l0.--wheat: Cash and
December. $1.0i5s; May. $l.oS. Corn:
Cash, TIC: December, 7ilac; May,
II &c; July. 71kc Oats: Cash, 42@c:
May, 45kc; July. 44c. Rye: Cash, sec.
Cloverseed: Cash and December.
Ss.t7h; January. February and Marcn.
$3.50. Alsike: Cash and December,
S11.50: March. Sll.s0. Timothy: Cash
and December. $3.50: March. 1910.
Butter. eggs and hay: Unchanged.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO Dec. 10.-Opening -
Wheat: December down &c: May
down isc. Corn: December down ~ @;
May up nc. Oats: December steady:
May down nc. Provisions: Easier:
Noon--Wheat: December up sac;
May steady. Corn: December down
G: May down Nc Oats: December
down NC; May down Nc.
Clcse-Wheat: December up Lc;
May up sc. Corn: December and May
steady. Oats: December steady: May
up nc. Provisions: Firm and higher.