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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

Every citizen is interested in the
plans for efficiency and economy in
the state administration. The tax
payers have been heard from already.
In every part of the state they are
demanding that great care be given
to check the rising tide of state ex-
penditures.
Even if man doesn't pay taxes
directly, it is hardly likely that he
escapes entirely the burden of
state taxation. And even if he
had no share at all in paying the
tax, he is still vitality interested
in efficiency and economy.
Every department needs all it can
get. Nearly every department
asks for a great deal more than it
gets. While there have been
many expenditures of which the
wisdom was questioned and there
are also many places where it is
admitted that, the appropriations
have not been large enough to do
what the people wanted to have
done. Under the plans of the
efficiency commission it is expected
that the state will get more for the
same expenditure. At any rate
the legislature will be able to ap-
propriate money more intelligently
than now and will, therefore, be
able to reduce expenditures of
doubtful wisdom and supply more
adequately the departments that
have not been sufficiently eqipped.
There is hardly live member of
the community who does not want
the state to do something that it is
not now doing, or to do more
thoroughly something it has at
tempted to do. No matter how
earnestly man may be in favor of
greater economy, he is very apt at
the same time to be asking at some
point or other for an extension of
the states service. With all the
money the state spends, as lavish
as it seems to be, there hasn't been
enough money to go around.
Reckless as the legislature has
seemed, it did not dare appropriate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

throughout America are removing
and tearing down the restrictions
that ages of folly have erected to
curb and repress the young. These
rules, and laws, and bounds were
what disguested the Young people
with small-town life and drove
them to the cities in search of free
dom they could not find at home.
Modern boards of education are
throwing open the school grounds
for play purposes at all hours and
inviting the children to use them.
They are throwing open the build
ings to the adults of the town for
meetings of all sorts. They are
making social centres of the schools.
The era of repression and fana-
ticism is drawing to close. Only
in the less progressive districts do
the elders of the village hold up
their hands in holy horror when
they see and hear the children run
and play, or laugh and shout. The
modern towns, the towns that are
growing, are keeping the young
folks at home by a liberal and con-
structive policy of provision and
proper supervision of recreations.
The advice of all experts in social
service is do not antagonize
exuberant youth with suppression
and fanaticism. - And the village
boards and councils which heed
this advice will eliminate one of the
immediate causes of the decline of
the country town.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

CARBoLIC acid is manufactured
entirely in Germany. Some is put
out under American labels but the
whole supply comes from the
kaiser's country and some is re-
bottled in the United States. The
price has increased 400 per cent
and bottle that cost 81 month
ago costs 81 now. Quinine IS
another drug made in Germany
and its price has made wonderful
leap. Aspirin has more than
doubled. Citric acid is five times
higher than a month ago and tar
taric acid is jumping. Cream OF
tartar, which is the sediment from
French wine casks, also has doubl-
ed. Gum camphor. which industry
is controlled by the japanese
government, has been increasing
and another skyward shoot is anti
cipated. Many other lines of drugs
are making ascensions of proper
tionate nature and if the war is not
settled soon some kinds will not be
available at any price. The result
will be that probably America will
get busy and manufacture some OF
these articles at home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

A TRYING experience which
comes to many of us in turn, is the
act of acknowledging ourselves in
the wrong. Of course if the matter
is of only secondary importance,
or one that is the result of some
slight misunderstanding it is easy
enough to admit ourselves to be at
fault, but when we become more
seriously involved and deliberately
refrain from taking Our share of the
blame by acknowledging the error
we not only fall in the estimation
of those who are in possession of
the facts, but we undermine our
self-confdence and our self faith.
1t so happens that we are some
times misled by our private opin-
ions regarding a certain matters.
We may not be conscious that this
is so and indeed, the chances are
that we would deny the slightest
hint of prejudice on our part, but
nevertheless, we are swayed by our
personal inclinations in far greater
degree than we think.
There are comparatively few
persons who are fair enough not to
be more or less influenced by pre-
conceived opinions and once we
make up our minds on any parti-
cular subject we are quite likely to
hold to our conclusions and fight
for their recognizations as long as
possible.
Some persons never know when
they are beaten-they cling to their
positions tenaciously and believe by
so doing they are displaying firm
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25
WHY THE YOUNG FOLKS GO
TO THE CITY
Communicated

| Communicated
In many ways the town of Mt.
Carroll, ILL.,, seems to be bright
and progressive community. 1t
has daily, a tri-weekly and a
weekly newspaper, all we'll edited
and we'll patronized by live adver-
tisers. For a town of 1000 souls
it is we'll served, journalistically,
which is always a sure indication
that a town is not dead.
Therefore it is all the more
startling to discover, printed in each
of the Mt. Carroll newspapers, a
notice from the board of education
warning the children of the town
not to play on the school grounds
after school hours, nor on other
occasions when school is not in
session, under penalty of prose
cution to the fullest extent of the
law" Moreover the adult citizens
of Mt. Carroll are warned off their
own property, under penalty of fine
or imprisonment, it having been
discovered that these citizens have
been passing through the school
grounds on their way to and from
town.
No, this board has not acted
thoughtlessly. 1t has acted, after
due and grave deliberation, as it
thought it should act. 1t is merely
little behind the times. 1t is one
of the old-fashioned boards, just
like the boards and councils in
thousands of American villages and
cities, the boards and councils that,
for a century have been making
and enforcing laws and ordinances
and regulations to restrict this and
suppress that and prohibit the other
thing.
This board does not know that at
this very moment progressive
legislators in towns and cities
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

who don't. The dos and the
don It's" are the spice of life with
a very noticeable tendency to-
wards too much red pepper.
Teddy having discovered new
river while on his trip to South
America. instead of Onward
Christian Soldiers the Bull
Moosers may adopt Shall We
Gather at the River as a battle
song.
Another important point in our
theology is that heaven is a place
where nobody will try to crank up
a motorcycle while any one of the
numerous editors there is trying to
talk to some other angel over the
telephone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

enough to satisfy every demand.
Nearly every one of you has some
hobby on which he thinks the
state ought to spend more money.
When the plans of the efficiency
commission are in operation the
needless expense will be cut off and
there will be a better chance of
taking care of needs that are
neglected without increasing the
total.
The budget system prepared by
an organized state administration
there is no such thing now as an
organized state administration
will enable the legislature to
economic, if it wants to economic
and to provide for every service of
the state in some proportion to its
value. The efficiency commission
and those who have been following
its plans hope that the result will
be decrease in the total of ap-
preparations. They are quite
positive that the result at any rate
will be an increase in the value of
the service rendered. Either the
state will spend less money or it
will cover the ground more thor
oughly for the same money.
Looking at it from the stand
point of an individual citizen, if
what you most want is decrease
in your taxes you stand better
chance to accomplish it when the
efficiency commission plans are
adopted. If what you most want
is an increase in the states range
of activities, you stand the best
chance of getting it when these
plans are put in effect.
In short, the legislature can
make its appropriations more
prudently and the administration
can spend its appropriations more
effectively when the system is
adopted which provides for organi-
cation of the state administration
the merit system in civil service,
and the budget system in making
appropriations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

RANSOM METCALE, formerly in
the newspaper business in several
of the range towns but of late a
resident of Yakima, Wash. where
he conducted a newspaper, has re-
turned to Minnesota and assumed
control of the Steel Plant News at
the Steel Plant, formerly conducted
by G. H. Small of Two Harbors.
Mr.. Metcalf is one of the best
newspaper men in the country and
we cordially welcome him back to
the fold in this state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

THERE are 156,137 farms in
Minnesota. The approximate area
of this State is 81, $4,000 acres;
81 $4,000 acres are in farms and
19, 643, 900 acres of the land in
farms are improved. The average
size of Minnesota farm is III
acres. The farms of this State
represent a capital investment of
81, 476, All 900: The farmers of
this State own $50, $4,000 worth
of farm implements and other
farm machinery. The value of
the domestic animals, poultry and
bees on the farms of this state is
S161, GAL 900. The average value
of Minnesota farm is S9,456.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

ness of character which cannot fail
of admiration.
Firmness and stubbornness,
however, are easily confused and
it is a wise man indeed, who is
able at all times to discriminate the
two and retain his ground
Advance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

ATTORNEY NELSON has begun
an active campaign for Congress in
this district to oppose Hon. Clar-
ence B. Miller. The opinion seems
to be general that Mr.. Nelson will
be left on first base.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

WAR, with its hideous loss of
life and property, teeming grave
yards, orphaned children, famine,
plague and untold human suffering
is awful to think about. 1t is
devoutly hoped that something will
happen to bring this European
slaughter to an end.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

JUDGING by the remarks of the
Hon. Judge Page Morris in the
Eveleth injunction suit, this gentle
man knows more about the needs
of range communities than do the
people of these communities. 1t is
plain to be seen on what side of the
fence Judge Morris is on.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

FIFTY years ago in August, 1864,
wheat sold at $3.50 and corn at
81. SO per bushel. 1t was war time
and our fathers knew what the
high cost of living meant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

sofa as some of the independent
newspapers of the state had led
themselves to believe but that he
measures up in class with the
best of them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25
Subscription So per Year.
Entered at the post Office at Ely. Mime
sofa as second class matter.

The columns of the MINER are open to the
public for the dicussion of affairs of public
nature. Anything tending towards the personal
OF slanderous will not be published under any
condition. We invite communications of a
public nature and only request that you sign
your name-not necessarily for publication but
as a guarantee of good faith. Write and get it to
this Office not later than Thursday noon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

AFTER all is said and done, it
will be discovered that Governor
Eberhart was not the weakest
governor in the history of Mime
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25
MOVIE. SHOW PESTS
(Contributed)

Isn't it annoying when you go
to the moving picture shows, to be
COMPOUNDED with the people who
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-25

This paper is ON file at 3e-South 5rd 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, 1914-09-25
ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY
ByJOHN S. PARDEE, Sec


the ndandwi PROVEN teresing
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

himself to Thanksgiving celebration
IN the Berkshires. 1t is whispered,
however, that the stork is now the
most interesting of all bipeds to the
chief executive, who is full of pride
at the thought of his soon to be ac-
quired brand new dignity as grand
papa.
Something New under the Sun
1t is quite the fashion these days
to be hypercritical. Some folks even
criticise the father OF his country
and scoff not only at his saintliness
but even dare to question the accur-
acy Of the cherry tree and the hatch
ct story. Now young connoisseur
and self-constituted art critic has
been scrutinizing the famous paint
ings in the rotunda at the capitol.
And the young man has written an
account OF the flaws he has discover
ed in the time honored paintings.
He declares that in the picture OF
Washington resigning his commits
sion in the Continental army one of
the young girls shown in the fore
ground has three hands. Girls have
often been accused OF having three
faces, but three hands is something
new. Opecancanough, the Indian
chief, Is shown at the baptism Of his
niece Pocohontas in his bare feet
with SIX toes on his LETT foot. And
last and worst OF all he thinks, Is
the picture of the Signing Of the
Declaration Of Independence at Phil
|adelphia, July 4, f776."
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

OF the peace But, what for; or, in
other words, what can the justice of
the peace do?
Absolutely nothing except to hold
a preliminary hearing, and, If there
is reason to believe that the accused
person may be guilty, wholly or in
part, of the offense charged, hold
him either under bond or Behind the
bars OF the county Jail, for the ac-
ton of the next grand jury.
In nine cases out of ten, in which
the unlawful sale or use of intoxica-
ting liquors is charged, and in which
the accused person Is actually
guilty, a preliminary hearing is
waived, bond is furnished and the
case goes to the grand Jury weeks and
perhaps months away.
Now, at the time Of the arrest, the
evidence is fresh in mind and at hand
and everything is ready to go to a
hearing at once. But, what are the
usual results later on when the grand
jury meets? 1t is seriously ques-
toned by our higher courts whether
justice of the peace can legally
hold a witness for future appearance
in any more liability than his person.
al recognizance. Consequently, the
guilty person, who will as q rule
do everything possible to escape pun
ishment under the law, has by some
smooth work got the evidence out Of
the Jurisdiction of the court, there is
no indictment and the state Is called
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
SAILING Change
in the Prohibition LQn
is Seen by Magistrate
BY MA GIsTRATE WILLIAM E. sTARcHER

The Yost prohibition law is one of
enacted since the birth Of West Vir-
ginia. Its proper and perfect en-
forcement has already and will con-
tinue to feed women and children
hitherto deprived of the actual neces-
stiles of life, aid the widows and or
phans, protect the feeble and infirm
and educate, feed and clothe many a
poor child who, without such a law,
would have grown up in ignorance
and poverty, and become fit subjects
for our insane asylums, penitent'ar-
les and poor houses, possibly becom-
ing inmates Of them.
There Is no question about the
great saving on the one side that
this law will effect; but what about
the cost of enforcing the law?
While we agree that this law is
worth all 1t costs, the writer is OF
the opinion that the expense to the
state, which in the end means the
people, could be greatly reduced and
at the same time better results couiu
be obtained.
AS the law now stands, some one,
either q public officer charged with
the enforcement OF the law, or an
individual, must first lodge informa-
ton regarding any violation or sus-
pected violation of Its provisions.
Then a warrant is issued, a police
officer makes an arrest and takes the
accused person before some justice
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

organisms which cause digestive dis
turbances and serious troubles, such
as dysentery, cholera ana tubercu-
Ilosis. may be carried into the water
used for domestic purposes. At the
recent International Congress on
Tuberculosis, DR.. Samuel Dixon,
health officer of Pennsylvania, called
attention to the possibility of the dis
semination of tuberculosis through
drinking Observation-Disclosures water,
and it is known that the tubercular
bacillus may live and remain in
water for several months. For each
death from typhoid fever avoided by
the publication OF public water sup
plies, two or three deaths are avoid
cd from other causes.
The preservation of the purity OF
our surface water supplies is shown
to be matter which vitally concerns
every citizen of West Virginia. The
movement started by the water
works and sewerage board to prevent
stream pollution has met with uni
versal favor and many assurances OF
support has been given the board by
senators and members-elect of the
state legislature.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
CHRISTMAS GOODIES MAY
Be Sent BY PARCEL Post

boon to those desiring to utilize the
parcel post at Christmas time. The
postofIice department also reports
that extensive preparations are al
ready being made to handle all hol-
iday mail most expeditiously. Every
possible convenience will be arranged
to simplify and expedite the sendinS
and receiving the matter sent by
parcel post
Presidents Thanksgiving Turkey
The president did not partake Of
his usual Thanksgiving turkey in the
White House this year. AS planned
he journeyed to Williamstown, Mass.
where he will spend couple OF days
at the Sayre homestead. 1t is known
that the president is very fond OF his
young son-in-law, and as Mrs. Sayre
cannot come to Washington this year
to dine with her father (off Of the
splendid specimen Of the national
bird which every Thanksgiving Is
duly received from q. patriotic Ken
tuclxian no matter which Of the POI
litical parties happen to be in pow
cr), the president decided to treat
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29
Postmaster General Says They
Can Be Received as Fourth
Class Matter.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-Postmas-
ter BurIeson has made himself Santa
Clans. chief assistant by recently
promulgated fiat postmasters are in
formed that Christmas goodies II
properly packed may be sent by par
eel post. Nuts and raisin cakes and
candies and all the other sweet
thinrs SO dear to the infantile heact
and bad for their stomach-are to
he received at all postofices IN the
United states as fourth class mat
Ter. The recent order goes further
sim. Dealers and manufacturers of
proprietary articles Of merchandise,
az lwail as those Of nuts, fruits, and
slsndiss WIN be permitted to put up
thsIr goods IN sealed packages Il lab.
eis6 80 Us to show the nature OF
Contents, quantity, and name Of pro-
d1,rsr manufacturer or dealer This
rev pozkai order win prove q great
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-11-29

The captious young man points
out that this Is grieyous error. fol
while the declaration was adopted
July 4, 1T was not signed until Aug
lust Q, 1916. But nevertheless, thous-
ands Of good Americans will continue
to visit the capital OF the nation, and
the national capitol. and they will
lind Just as much pleasure in the
great paintings in the rotunda in
spite OF the Inaccuracies SO carefully
pointed out Some washingtonians
are glad the wise young man can not
get up to examine the Goddess OF
Liberty on top OF the dome, for he
would no doubt discover. that she did
not have her cap on straight"
Knitting at Theater Party
Mrs. Hndley NJ. Garrison, wife Of
the secretary Of war, and a bevy OF
society ladies all members OF beau
tifully gowned box-party at the Col
unrbia theater the other afternoon
were seen to be industriously plying
their crochet hooks and knitting
needles between the acts. The lad
les are members OF club gotten up
by Mrs Thomas F. Walsh, widow OF
the late Colorado mining king, and
her daughter, Mrs. Edward B. Nc
Lean. Mrs. Joseph Letter, and Nine.
Emmanuel Havenith, wife Of the Bel
CLAN. minister, are also members of
the club who are so industriously
knitting three days a week making
articles for the use Of the needy Bel
CLANS. Last week large box con-
tanning several hundred warm and
useful articles was sent through the
American Red Cross to the Belgian
consul in New York for those In dire
need In his unhappy but heroic little
country. The bravery of the Belgian
people and their ruler have won the
big American heart; King Albert is
often alluded to in Washington as the
big king of the finest little Kingdom
in Europe. Many years ago John
Phillip Sousa the March King, wrote
the stirring music OF Hands Across
the Sea-" Today Americas generos-
ity to the stricken people across the
ocean makes the words true. But
the new tune is Hearts and Hands
across the Sea.
Suffrage Association N0n-partisan.
The nation;l association at It's 46th
annual convention just held at Nash
vile, Tenn, trfumphantly established
the fact, SO long disputed by certain
factions, that the great body of suff-
ragists in the United States are com
pletely in harmony with the views
held by Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and