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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24
Money Orders
Are L .o1lul;
REDUCTION is MADE in COST OF;
SENDING MONEY THROUGH 81
P0ST0FFICE.

P0stmastcrs arc receiving instruc-
tions from the postmaster general OF
a substantial reduction in tho cost OF
sending money abroad. The princi-
pal object of the new schedule, which
becomes effective August first, is 70
Tighten tile burden Of persons who
regularly send money to their de-
pendents in foreign countries, and
according to government statistics
lave been paying more than the pro-
portionate cost Of service. by tho
change the fees for orders Of lsmal
amounts will be less thanallalf thu
present rates in many instances.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24

and liberty aud give assurances That
lie would do hit utmost TO restore d
normal condition. 3{5
Official word has boon obtained
from znpata that ho,manifestStt a de-
sire TO join in rcllabilitating Clio gov
ernment machinery. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24
Reseruists
Ready To Join
-
Regiments
AUSTRIAN NOTE TO sERvIA
} TAKES THE FORM OF AN
81 ULTIMATUM. 81 y
SUPPRESSION OF .PAN-SERvIAN
Z MOVEMENT IS DEMANDED.

I:y Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 24.-Austrian re.
sctvists residing here were instruct
ed today to hold themselves in read
mess to return TO Austria aud join
their regiments at short notice. Tie
grave possibilities connected with Il
strong Austrian note to scrvia
which virtually took tho form of an
Illtimatum, demanding the suppress
sion of the Pan-servian movement
and the punishment OF those con-
scrncd In s'thc assassination or the
late Arehdhkc Francis Ferdinand,
ore recognized in Official 4 circles
here, II is realized in thPsq quar-
tiers that further serious develop
mcnts in Austro- seryian relations
are Inevitable and unless scrvil com.
plies will, ,Austria's, demands 4
It Isl believed Observation-Disclosures
quarters that the servians will
yield, unless assured of support from
outside hand for stliiss reason sorficial
eyes AlicreSarc' today turned less TO.
ward Belgrade than to ST. Peters.
burg; where the councillor ministers
is expected to- settle Tie question OF
peace or'%ar.. 1t was pointed out
thatsshould Russia takepatt against
Austria, Germany was whollp pre-,
pared to draw trGss#ord on behalf
other ally, ID Eaccortlance with the
terms of the triplo3allfance between
Germany, Austria ands1taly..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24
EXCAVATION FOR STATION.

Excavation work was begun to-
day on the location for tho passenger
station of the B. and N. railroad
which will be built at the corner Of
Newton and Market streets in theet
Newton and Water streets in the
First ward.
The steam shovel which arrived
over the 3. and o. the other day has
been put into use and will be used in
the excavation work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24
LetS
u aFor BIZ &c.

Thc Nronongnllola Valley fraction
Company today let tho contract for
tne steel bridge to DO erected at
ntvesville ever Pawnnw creek itlici
American Bridge Company Of New
YORK. l'lie bridge Is 10 be af steel
structure ass feet long. Itiwill be.
completed in tile shortest time posi-:
bic. The bridge Is part OF the Riycs-l
yillcc xtension that Is nowsundcri
construction.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24

The Misses Alice Mcclure and sBess
Wood, of Wheeling, arc the guestsSof
Mrs. Hcrschcl Satterfeld,s in Castor
avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24
NEGRO WOMAN FINED.

Alma Moore, negro woman, was
fined SIS and costs and sentenced
to Fl days in the county Jail by Jus
ticc Fleming upon the charge oil
stealing a watch from a Mrs. sprigg,
a white woman. Tho Moore woman
was arrested yesterday by Constable
Riggs and taken before the Justice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-24
TO BE SENT TO THE n
3. HOSPITAL FOR INSANE

Joe Lias, n local negro, iss in the
county Jail, where he was placed to-
'day on ailunaey5 charge. LAS has
lbt6A confined for about jthrce
weeks iii Tho 'cfty jail, ywhereibe was
placed. because 1t was tllougliti that
he had a cls9 Of delirlum. the
nan Inns failed, tosfespond To- treat
mont lc'Iifl be sent to tho slospitals
for the insane.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
Postal Rule

The postal department has at
last had the sense to make trifling
ruling that will be the means of
saving many people disappoint-
ment and business loss. When
letters are accidentally mailed with
out stamping, they are to be
promptly delivered and the re-
cipient is to pay double postage.
The former method of holding the
letters at the Office until the sender
found out about it and paid the
postage and led to interminable
DELAYS and sent many letters to the
dead letter office. Wing Re-
publican.
The Republican is mistaken re-
garding the matter and no such
ruling has been made. A. look at
the last Postal Guide reveals the
fact that this only applies to letters
destined for foreign lands. Domes-
tic mail of the first class wholly un-
paid or prepaid less than one full
rate & cents) and domestic mail
of the second, third and fourth
classes not fully prepaid shall be
held for postage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

CHARLES F. HARTMAN, who for
several years has acceptably filled
the position as register of the Du-
luth land Office has rendered his
resignation to take effect on April
1 and will remove to Portland,
Ore. where he has interests. His
successor has as yet not been
named but it is presumed that
Jimmy" Travers, formerly of
Duluth, will be given the place.
We wish Mr.. Hartman success in
his new field and also will say that
Jimmy" Travers is acceptable to
the larger part of the patrons of
the office as he is abundantly able
and fitted to handle the affairs in as
acceptable a manner as has his
predecessor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
THE Fable of the Early Bird

THE Fable of the Early Bird
Once upon a time, there was a
little early bird that went to bed at
night very hungry. Picking had
been poor for some time, and when
it roasted on the limb, it dreamed
of large, fat juicy worms that it
would route out on the morrow.
For this early bird had read some
where that in order to accumulate
the choicest grub, you had to set
your Big Ben and be around before
the sun was doing business at the
old stand. And so, after troubled
sleep, this particular early bird
fitted off its perch in the cold,
gray morning dawn, only to find,
to its surprise, that various and
other early birds were also around
harvesting the visible supply of
fish Observation-Disclosures you
think of bright scheme to make a
mint of money, some wise guy has
always beaten you to it and got mis-
patent papers slowed away in the
old sock in the bureau drawer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
SCHOOL NOTES.

The basketball season is drawing
to a close and interest is now being
directed to other lines. The bas-
ketball season while not producing
another championship team made
a record that few other schools
would like to claim. Five games
have been lost by the Ely boys,
but they also have won FIVE and ex-
pect to win the game tonight with
Two Harbors. Another game
might be played with Tower but
it has not been definitely decided
at this time. The Ely team has
beaten every team at least once
with the exception of the Aurora
team which won two games from
us. However we won the great
G anne with Virginia which team,
reports have it, has beaten Aurora
on the Aurora floor. All this goes
to show that basketball is almost as
uncertain a game as baseball.
The Phoenix Literary society
did not meet last Friday but held
its meeting on Wednesday of this
week. There was only three num-
bers but the feature was the
German play given by the German
l and II classes. While not inter-
esting to few because it was given
in German, those who understood
the speeches of the actors say that
it was real German to them"
At meeting held last Friday the
senior class decided to give as
class play The Tanning of Shew,"
a comedy written by VIM. Shakes
pere. Many characters will be in
volved in the play, almost the
entire class. It is hard play to
produce but the class has confidence
in their acting abilities and intend
to make it good. Practice will
commence as soon as more copies
arrive, and the play will be given
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

THERE are Republican and
Democratic newspaper and then
comes the self-styled Independ-
ent" press. In Our 80 years OF
political experience in newspaper
offices we have always found the
independent press more strongly
intrenched behind the bulwarks of
some particular political fad or
fancy than were the party organs
the independent press so glibly
criticized. A Republican paper is
not ashamed to espouse the cause
of its political adherents and as
soon as one of them turns luke
warm, it terms itself indie
pendent" with strong leaning
towards everything that is Demo
cratic. Why not be fair to both
the old parties and say you are
Democrat? The Mesaba Ore has
came out fiat footed for Democracy
and is making more friends by
this course than if it Haunted the
wabbly independent flag at its
masthead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
predecessor

AS change in the postmaster
ship of Duluth is to be made owing
to the existing status of the political
horizon, (not only Duluth but all
other offices of Importance the
many friends of w. E. McEwen
are pleased over his appointment.
Billy" will make a good post
master as he is of the newspaper
bunch who have a faculty of max
ing good in anything appointive or
elective, a fact he has proven in
the conduct of the positions he has
heretofore held.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

reasons, the commission is dispos-
ed to leave unattached the histori
cal society and the soldiers home.
Every other place where the state
grants the, use of its name or where
state money is spent, it is the de-
sign to put the disbursement
through one of the state depart
ments.
A civil service system goes with
it all or it dosen't 60 at all. Nat
urally the heads of departments
with the governor will form sort
of cabinet. Naturally the legis-
latnre will get its first information
about the needs of the state from
heads of departments and the
.. governor in the form of a budget.
Naturally appropriations will be
made with much better knowledge
of their relative importance than it
is in the power of any legislature
now to know. Naturally there
will be much better team play be-
ween the departments when they
are thus associated than when
sixty or seventy boards are running
at large.
Naturally some salaries will
have to be increased might as
we'll understand it from the start.
If you are going to put the states
business on a business basis it will
have to be run on business lines.
Naturally on the other hand some
useless places will be abolished,
some duplicate services will be
eliminated. lots of lost motion will
be taken up.
Naturally it will take great deal
of study to work out all the details.
This is a skeleton. But if it looks
as thrifty to the rest of the state as
it does to the efficiency commission
that skeleton will be clothed
with as pretty and symmetrical a
scheme of government as can be
found in the United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
Ore Prices Not Fixed

Mining operators of the Mesaba
range are indulging in much specu-
lation as to the 1914 prices for iron
ore. With the opening of the
shipping season not far distant so
far little ore has been contracted
for. Some new small mines which
have large stockpiles have closed
during the last week and will not
reopen until the price of ore is
fixed.
Mesaba range operators are gen.
orally confident there will be no
change from last years levels,
while eastern men are holding off
their orders in the hope of shading
the prices of last season. This is
the first time in the history of the
iron mining industry on the.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

Six big departments and group
of constitutional Offices instead of
sixty or seventy boards, commits
sions and miscellaneous organiza-
tions-how does that strike you for
the framework of state govern
ment?
Seven departments could include
everything if it was not for the
constitution, but the efficiency
commission which puts out this
plan is looking only at what the
Legislature can do, What CORES
ponds to a department of general
administration and finance is made
up of the secretary of state, audi
tor, treasurer and attorney general,
plus the public examiner and tax
commission.
Here are the other six, unless
the commission changes its mind
and if the legislature sees it the
same way:
Public Land and Works.
Public Welfare.
Public Education.
Labor and Commerce.
Agriculture.
Public Health and Safety.
In those departments can be in
cluded, apparently without vio-
lence or confusion, every blessed
thing the state is doing. With a
few exceptions. The railroad and
warehouse commission stands
alone as a sort of court and the
commission does not propose to
alter the manner of its election.
At the same time there is left in
the hands of the railroad and ware
house commission the grain in
spection department the only
place where executive authority
is proposed to be given to a board.
Everywhere else boards are design
ed only for regulative or advisory
duties; for executive authority the
single individual.
For sentimental and historical
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

ranges that the price of ore has not
been fixed before this time of the
year and activity is expected in the
next few days. When the selling
of ore begins it will require but a
short time to establish the price
levels.
Present prospects are for an
early opening of navigation. Boats
are beginning to move about the
Duluth-Superior harbor, the ice in
the great lakes is not as thick as
usual and many mining men pre-
dict that boats will be loading at
the Duluth docks in 20 days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
sometime in May.

sometime in May.
Miss Hatch was absent last week
on account of illness.
The Senior class has put in an
order for their class pins through
Abr. Savolainen the local Jeweler.
The gasoline engine made by the
members of the Manual Training
classes under the direction of Mr..
Shepard has proven to be a success
and is now in running order. Mr..
Shepard has estimated it to be of
one and a half horse power. No,
it is not up for sale.
The failures for the last month
were not as numerous as in the
past and still fewer failures are ex-
pected for this month.
The chemistry class testing COM
mon substances that are used about
the kitchen as coffee, tea, flour,
vanilla, medicines for acetanilid,
cheap dyes for foods and cloth.
The percentage of purity is arrived
at quite closely and the students
can tell their parents which brands
are best and when they are getting
their moneys worth.
The students have been quite
amused over notes which have
been intercepted by the teachers
and are read before the assembly.
The feelings of the authors are not
taken into consideration as they
have had full warning. There
really is lot of gallantry revealed
in these notes especially by the
Freshman.
That Spring is already here has
been proven by the number of
absences in the afternoons. Also
a large fly, fully developed, was
seen crawling on the windows of
the auditorium.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

CoLoRED wigs have made their
appearance in Duluth and now the
fair sex can have hair to match
their raiment. A chicken" with
a blue gown, blue hair and eye
brows would certainly be a blue
jay to give the average mortal the
blues. We would also suggest that
the nose be painted purple, the
ears green and the lips black in
order to complete the color scheme
for the upper story while a skirt
with a long split covering majenta
painted limbs and russell shoes
make up the lower half. A green
fuzzy dog with yellow tail on a
pink string would complete the
rainbow effect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

THE people of this country
have put their stamp of dlssap-
peoval on the disqualification of
corporations and restraint of trade
by the tru>ts," former President
William H. Taft told the Mime
apolis association of office men at a
banquet. The ex-president en-
phasized the fact however, that the
zeal of reformers should not tend
to the frightening of capitalists
from investing their money in legi-
innate trade, and that the govern
ment should play fair with capital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
To THE PEOPLE OF ST. LOUIS
COUNTY:

1 am candidate for nomination
for sheriff of St. Louis County,
Minnesota. l most respectfully ask
the support of all tax payers,
citizens and voters. If nominated,
/ promise to conduct clean,
manly, aggressive, non-partisan
campaign for election.
In support of my candidacy,
call attention to the fact that before
coming to St. Louis County my
early life was spent on farm and
in the coal mines of eastern Kansas.
1 served St. Louis County as a
deputy sheriff for more than twenty
years. 1 was appointed July L,
1898 by Paul Sharvey, and resigne ed
October 1. 1918. During my long,
continuous term of service my
constant purpose was to the eff
ficient, humane and decent. /
never shrank from the performance
of my duty as l saw it. AS refer
ences l offer the testimony of
former sheriffs now living and
members of the bench and bar of
this county, as we'll as all others
with whom l came in contact in
the performance of my duty.
/ have an honorable ambition to
round out my term of service by
an election to the office of sheriff
1 believe that 1 have special quail
fcations for that office. l am con-
fident that l can administer the
affairs of the Office in an economic
and businesslike way with fairness
and efficiency
/ respectfully solicit your sup
port.
FRANK L. Magic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

GRANT McMAHAN yesterday
filed his intention to seek another
term as commissioner of the Fourth
District. Mr.. McMahan has been
a member of the county board since
1907 and since that time has been
a consistent worker for his district.
Since he took charge of the Office
he has built roads and brought this
district into the lirnelight as being
the district where every cent of the
appropriations is actually spent on
the roads, in fact, Grant McMahan
is recognized as the best road
building commissioner in the
county besides acceptably filling
his place on the various other COM
mittees. We doubt very much if
opposition to him will develop.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

WHILE everyone is worrying
politically over the head of the
ticket, the makeup of the legisla-
ture, the vital part of state govern
ment, is being left severalv alone.
What Minnesota needs is legis-
lative body that will harmonic
with the combined interests of the
state, an impersonal affair that can
see farther than the individual
township from which it was elected
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

Remember the Annual Meeting
OF the Presbyterian church occurs
next Wednesday night (Mar. rs. }
Reports of all the officers will be
presented at this time and the reg
ular annual election of officers will
be held.
All the members are urged to
make their plans to be present and
all friends of the church are cor
daily invited to spend the evening
with us. At the close of business,
a social hour with music and re-
freshments will be enjoyed in. the
church parlors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

The department of agriculture
is trying to eliminate the danger
to cattle from poisonous plants on
national forest ranges. Of these
plants, larkspur, loco weed, death
camas, and water hemlock are the
most poisonous. Larkspur does
the most harm, because it is so
widely distributed and is particu-
larly bad for cattle. Ordinarily
horses will not eat larkspur, and
sheep can eat it without apparent
injury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

The columns of the MINER are open to the
public for the dicussion of affairs OF public
nature. Anything tending towards the personal
or slanderous will not be published under any
condition. We invite communications of
public nature and only request that you sign
your name-not necessarily for publication but
as a guarantee of good faith. Write and get II to
this Office not later than Thursday noon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
Unneighborly.

Unneighborly.
About the meanest man l ever
Knew said Farmer Corntossel, lived
way out west, where the cyclones
blew"
did you have personal experience
with him."
Sure. A windstorm picked up my
house and blew the whole family over
On to his farm"
Wouldn't he come to your assist
ance?"
mo. He rushed off and got law
yer to bring action against us for tres
pass!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

o. H. GRIGGS of Virginia has
formally announced himself as a
candidate for senator of this district
and his announcement is receiving
almost unanimous support on the
part of the range press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
Truly Grapic.

Truly Grapic.
There was change of curates In
the parish, and shortly after one Of
the prominent men of the congrega-
ton asked his chauffeur:
How do you like the new curate,
Barney?"
"Middlin'," replied Barney, "but he
can't come up to the old one. Twas
himself could tell We all about hell.
Shure, to hear him describin' it, you'd
think he was bred, born and reared
there. "-Harper's Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

1t has been suggested that certain
kinds of timber on the national
forests be reserved for the needs of
the navy. This recalls the fact
that the first forest reservations in
the country were made for naval
material.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

QUEER, isn't it? An exchange
says that on a recent visit to St.
Paul, the editor met Ed. Smith
and found him human being who
did not have horns nor breath
likened unto brewery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

FROM this distance it appears
very much as if the race for state
auditor will be something you will
remember. Both Preus and Rines
have full list of admirers and the
contest promises to be a spirited
one.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20
In the Thirties.

In the ThIrtleS.
An Envious Contemporary Ito Miss
Budding) -And so you are really en-
gagged to Mr.. Timid Smithkins?
Miss Budding quite provokingly)-
Yes, dear; and l want you to suggest
something sweet and tender to go in
my engagement ring.
Envious Contemporary-If were in
your place I'd just have the simple
word Eureka-Puck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

.l!l notfe MI

Don't fail to hear Mr.. R. A.
Walker, Field Secretary of the
Minnesota Christian Endeavor
Union, tonight, in the Presbyterian
church.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

/ hereby wish to announce that
1 am a candidate for Mayor at the
coming City Election, to be held
on April 7th, and take this means
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

India is developing an important
turpentine industry, though it
does not yet supply the home mar
ket.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

This paper is on file at 39-South 3rd street.
Minneapolis, Mimi. at the exhibit room OF The
Immigration Commission. of The Northern
Minnesota Development Association"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

l hereby announce myself as
candidate for reelection to the
position af Municipal Judge of the
City of Ely at the coming election.
Thanking the voters for past en-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-20

April 7. l have held the position
the past year and feel that if the
people of Ely were satisfied with
my administration, l am entitled
to reelection. Hoping to be favor
ably considered, 1 remain,
Your Respectfully,
CHAS. TREZONA.