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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Hector Forms Lee Club.

Hector.-A Lee club has been or
ganized here The following officers
were elected E. w. hobbs, presi-
dent; DR.. A. M. Ericsson. secretary and
treasurer. This is the first Lee club
in Renville county. The organization
is non-partizan to the extent that ev-
eryone who is willing to support Lee
and vote for him is being admitted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Celebrate 1sooth Anniversary.

Dizentis, Switzerland, July 15.-The
canon of Grisons celebrated the
booth anniversary of the foundation
of the Benedictine abbey here by St.
Sigisbert, an Irishman who in GA be-
gan his work of converting the wild
hunters of the Alpine forest. The alb
hey is reputed to be the oldest in the
world, except one In Rome.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
SUNDAY DEATH TOLL LARGE
Nine Killed as Result of Accidents
Throughout the State-Six
in Wisconsin.

Minneapolis.-Five deaths in the
Twin Cities, four at other points in
Minnesota, six in Wisconsin and one in
North Dakota was the toll of Sunday
accidents. Six persons were injured
in Minneapolis and its vicinity and
many in other parts of the northwest.
OF the northwest's total of 16 fatali-
ties, IL were drownings. Three per-
sons met death in road accidents and
one was struck by lightning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Condemn Money Donation.

st. Paul, July 9.-Proposed con-
domination of alleged efforts of certain
private corporations to influence by
money grants the conduct of the edu-
cational institutions of the United
States, presented to the N. E. A. in a
resolution today, is causing much Wig
orous comment among the delegates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Prefers Death to Prison.

Chicago, July 16.-Peter Ferguson,
60 years old, convicted of forgery and
sentenced to the renitentiary a week
ago, will not serve his term. His body
was found in his cell in the county Jail.
He had hanged himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17

LIE Sueur Center-The saloon of
Peloska G. Boda was robbed of $3.50
cash and about 500 in checks. The
robber gained entrance through a
back window from which some one
had removed the inside fastening dur
ing the day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Girl and Fiance Drown.

Chicago, July 15.-An unusually high
wave carried Miss Florence Jordan
and her fiance, Nathal S. Martin, bath
ers, into the lake, drowning both. The
two swimmers were washed away to
their death in sight of hundreds Of
bathers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
THEFT charoeH at Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids.-William Hensel and
William Murphy, said to hail from
Minneapolis, were bound over here to
the grand jury on a charge of robbery.
The complaining witness was Harry
Armstrong, woodsman, who said the
men robbed him of S65.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Rains DELAY Elxinn Boat

Hammondsport, N. Y, July 15.-
Work on the transatlantic flying boat,
America, was delayed by heavy rains
so that Lieutenant Porte was unable
to make the trials he had planned. He
has postponed his departure for New
foundland until July 25.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Crippled Liner Safe in Port.

Havre, France, July 15.-The French
line steamer Virginie, which broke
down on her voyage from New York,
whence she sailed June 81 for Havre
was brought into Port by the British
freighter Etonian.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Red Wino Banks Prosperous.

Red Wing.-Deposits of almost 3d.
100000 were recorded in the three
banking institutions of Red Wing on
July 1. The exact amount, as obtained
from the statements filed. is $751;
5000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Fire Losses Decrxase.

st. Paul.-Joint fire losses in Mime
sofa were only $217,399 as compared
to $384,64S for the same month last
year, according to a report issued by
Charles E. Keller, state frs. marshal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Sioux CITY Elevator Burns.

Sioux City, Ia, July 15.-Fire de-
stroyed the terminal elevator here,
causing loss of 100000. The tele-
graph wires of the Associated Press
and both commercial companies were
destroyed, cutting the city off from
communication for several hours.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Bemidii Home Is Quilted,

Bemidji.-Practically every inch of
the interior of the residence of Ira
Betting was burned, although the ex-
terror, including the roof, was practi-
cally unchanged. An overheated
stove caused the fire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Rich Man Dies in SuuaIor,

Danville, ILL.,, July 15.-William Nor
row, living alone and in squalor, own
er of 400 acres of valuable land, was
found dead in his hut on his farm
northeast of here. He had been dead
several days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Skull Crushed BY Ice.

neapolis.-Michael Stuke was
crushed by a cake of ice he was hoist.
ing into a refrigerator at the West
Hotel and is in the city hospital with
a fractured skull.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Personal

Mrs. Belva Lockwood, once candi-
date for president of the United States
and the first woman admitted to the
bar of the United States Supreme
court, was elected by order of the
court from the home in Washington
in which she has lived for so years.
Prof julius Rodenberg, the German
poet and author, died at Berlin, in his
eighty-fourth year.
Brig. Gen. Garrett j. Lydeckert
United States army, retired. died at
his home in Detroit, Mich, aged sew
enty-one years. He was a graduate of
West Point and served throughout the
Civil war as lieutenant of engineers,
and was breveted after the siege of
Petersburg for gallant and meritorious
service
Winging his way through ZIG miles
of soupy fog, w. L. Brock, an Ameri-
can aviator, won the round trip Lon
don to Paris air race. Brooks elapsed
time for the distance was hours and
minutes.
Miss Esther Cohen, cashier at a
wholesale grocery at st. Louis was
robbed of a satchel said to contain
5000 in checks and cash by a lone
highwayman.
of Sterling, ILL.,, was murdered by two
of his sisters, Mrs. Lee Hutton Of
Sterling and Miss Lillian Byers.
The two sisters entered the field in
which their brother was working and
shot him to death. Quarrel over
their fathers estate is blamed for the
tragedy.
Melville E. ingalls,, financier and
railroad man, died at Hot Springs, Va,
of heart failure. He was q former
president of the Big Four" railroad
system. Until his retirement from the
big Four presidency in 1912 Mr.. In
gals was one of the leading railroad
and financial men of the United States.
He was born at Harrison, Me-, Septem-
Der 6, 1912.
John Krafchenko, murderer of Man
ager H. M. Arnold Of the Bank Of Mon
treal at Plum Coulee. Man, was exc
cuted at Winnipeg.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Russian Aviators Killed

Otchakov, Russia, July 1.-Two
more Russian army aviators, Captain
Jessapow and his mechanic, were
killed by falling with their aeroplane
which collapsed during flight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
State Newsof General Interest
STATE CROPS OVER AVERAGE
Condition OF Small Grains In North
west Forecasts Large Yields,
Says Report.

Washington.-Conditions of Mime
sofa crops are well above the 10-year
average, according to the forecast Of
the crops announced by the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington.
The increase for barley was 2 per
cent, for oats per cent and for spring
wheat 3 per cent. Corn shows de-
crease of 2 per cent.
The following table gives the co2di-
ton on July 1, the 10-year average and
the forecast of the acre yield and total
production in bushels:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
news NOTES Of
GENERAL INTEREST
KERNELS cULlED FROM The
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS.
STORIES FROM OVER GLOBE
Items From Happenings Of World
Arranged In Their Briefest and
Most Succinct Form for the
Busy Reader.
Washington

'One of the most glazing instances
of maladministration revealed in all
the history of American railroading,"
is the interstate commerce commits
sion's characterization of its findings
in the investigators of New Haven
railroad financial affairs, reported to
the senate at Washington. The New
Ravens directors were pronounced
'criminally negligent"
The senate at Washington con-
firmed the nomination of Ira Nelson
Morris Of Chicago to be minister to
Sweden.
The house appropriations committee
ficiency appropriation bill carrying a
total of S4,5S5, 46442 This is the last
of the general appropriation bills and
contains appropriations for public
buildings and sites.
Revolt in the senate at Washington
against President Wilson is on. Mem
bers of the upper house have reached
a deadlock with the White House on
the presidents demand that Paul M.
Warburg and Thomas D. Jones be
confirmed as members of the federal
reserve board. The president will in
sist that his appointees be approved.
BY q vote of 7 to 4 the senate COM
mittee on banking and currency at
vorably the nomination of Thomas D.
Jones of Chicago to the governorship
Of the federal reserve board.
The Rucker bill to amend and codify
existing laws relating to publicity of
campaign contributions was passed by
the house at Washington by vote of
103 to 10.
Army orders from Washington carry
the dismissal Of Maj. Benjamin NJ.
Koehler, Coast Artillery corps, from
the army service. Major Koehler was
found guilty of conduct unbecoming
an officer"
Henry Ford, the automobile manu-
facturer of Detroit, discussed business
conditions with President Wilson at
the White House in Washington and
the probable effect of the antitrust
law on the country. On leaving the
White House Ford said: II certainly
think that business In the United
States is due for a big improvement
and told the president So"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
cauoht STURGEON With Hook.

notwithstanding a sturgeon with
a hook and line is the almost impos-
sible stunt performed by Mrs. Clark
Dodds of Beaudette. The sturgeon
sucked in the bait and fought for 20
minutes before it was landed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
EIks MEETING Is On.

Denver, Col, July 15.-The golden
Jubilee of the grand lodge of Benevo-
lent and Protective Order Of Elks and
the 2Sth annual national reunion Of
the order is formally In ses sion
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Altitude Record Broken.

Leipzig, July 15.-Aviator Heinrich
Oelerich broke the worlds altitude
record. ascending $4,000 feet in his
biplane.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17

Sioux Falls Swimmer Drowned.
Sioux Falls, s. D., July 15.-Charles
Breytung, a 16-year-old boy, was
drowned in the Sioux river here. The
body was recovered. He was in swim
ming alone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Fishing Pastor Drowned.

White Haven, Pa, July Is. Rev.
Presbyterian church here, was drown
ed in the Lehigh river while fishing
from a canoe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Domestic

Charles Sanger Mellen, former pres
fdent of the New Haven railroad and
director of it's activities during it's
era of monopoly-seeking expansion, de-
clared at Boston that the report of
the interstate commerce commission,
made public, was the report of a po-
litical tribunal issued for political pur-
poses.
Filters of claims growing out Of the
loss of the steamship Titanic won a
victory when Federal Judge Hand
ruled that they may prosecute damage
suits in English courts by withdraw
ing claims from admiralty litigation at
New York. Under the English law
claimants may recover 100000 for
the account of salvage. freight and
passage money, while the American
statute limits recovery to $4,000.
Bandits held up the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas passenger train known
as the Katy Flyer at Matson, Mo-, and
dynamited the safe in the express
car
Four persons died at ST. Louis and
several others were Frustrated by the
heat, which broke all records for the
current year. The government kiosk
on the street registered 100.
Governor Cox issued a proclamation
for an extraordinary session Of the
Ohio legislature to be convened on
Monday, July TO- The extra session is
to be devoted to reducing the tax levy.
DR.. Harlow F. Steere of Chicago
was shot and fatally wounded by An
ton Trubarski, former patient for
treatment for cure of hernia, when the
latter went insane in Doctor Steere's
Office. Trubarski then turned the
weapon on himself, dying instantly.
One death occurred at Lincoln,
Neb., from heat. 1t was the hottest
day of the year. An official tempera.
ture of 103 degrees was recorded.
Thermometers on the streets recorded
ITO degrees. The heat was general
over the central part Of the state.
]. H. Bradley, wealthy implement
manufacturer of Bradley, ILL.,, shot
himself through the temple in his
room at the Hotel La Sale in Chi
cago. He was rushed to st. Luke's
hospital, where he died.
Tariffs on a dozen railroads cancel
ing through rates on coal in carloads
from mines in West Virginia and 9TH
er states to stations in Chicago, on the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad,
were suspended until January 80, by
the interstate commerce commission.
After celebrating almost constantly
for three days the jury in the murder
trial of Tony Petras reported at Gen.
eva, ILL.,, that there was no possibility
of it's reaching a verdict. Following
the discharge Of the Jury Petras was
returned to jail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Mexican War

Laborers, acting under orders from
Mexico City, started work repairing
the two-mile gap in the Mexican rail-
way connecting Vera Cruz with the
capital, and the rushing Of the work
is believed here to indicate posi-
bility that the first train to pass over
the repaired road may be a special
conveying General Huerta and his
family to the coast
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17
Foreign

Outbreaks marked the celebration
land. The demonstration at Drumbeg
eliminated in scene of immense en-
thusiasm when Sir Edward Carson,
Bible in hand, pledged the covenant
ers never to surrender to coercion, to
remain loyal to the throne, and never
to waver in their support of their lead.
ers in the fight against home rule
There was fight between National
lists and Unionists at Kilren, County
Derry, Ireland. Several revolver shots
we're fired and there was .considera BILE
stone throwing, but the police pre-
vented any serious disturbance.
The collier Storstad is held tc
blame for the Empress Of Ireland dis
aster, in the findings of the wreck
commission. handed down at Quebec
The commission holds that the disas
ter was due to the Storstads change
of course ordered by the third officer
without instructions from the first Off
Ger, who was in charge of the collier
at the time.
A painting which is pronounced by
an expert to be the work of Leonardo
Da Vinci recently was bought for a
small sum at village In the canton of
Fribourg, Switzerland, by Lausanne
| collector. 1t will be sent to Paris for
examination by experts there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17

Esteva Ruiz, former minister, an
nounced at Vera Cruz that General
Huerta has decided to resign in favor
of Francisco Carrajal, minister of for
eign affairs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17

Guadalajara, capital of the state of
Jalisco and the second largest city
in the republic of Mexico, is occupied
by the constitutionalist forces under
command of Gen. Alvazo Obregon,
after a terrible defeat of the federal
garrison. Five thousand prisoners
were taken. The number of dead and
wounded on both sides is great. The
federals numbered 10000 and the
rebels 10000
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17

One death occurred at Lincoln,
Neb., from heat. 1t was the hottest
day of the year. An official tempera-
Thermometers on the streets recorded
10 degrees. The heat was general
over the central part of the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17

]. H. Bradley, wealthy implement
manufacturer of Bradley, ILL.,, shot
himself through the temple in his
room at the Hotel La Sale in Chi
cago. He was rushed to ST. Luke's
hospital, where he died. so
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17

DR.. Harlow F. Steere of Chicago
was shot and fatally wounded by An
ton Trubarski, former patient for
treatment for cure of hernia, when the
latter went insane in Doctor Steere's
Office. Trubarski then turned the
weapon on himself, dying instantly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17

After celebrating almost constantly
for three days the jury in the murder
trial of Tony Petras reported at Gen.
eva, ILL.,, that there was no possibility
of its reaching a verdict. Following
the discharge Of the Jury Petras was
returned to jail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-07-17

The senate at Washington con-
firmed the nomination of Ira Nelson
Morris of Chicago to be minister to
Sweden
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-07
TO DARKEN ...... !.
YOUR GRAY. HAIR
SNH -, = < 7
YOU CAN BRING BACK COLOR AND
uUsTRE WITH SAGE TEA
AND SULPHUR.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell.
because it's done 80 naturally. SO even
". Preparing this mixture though.
at home; Is mussy and troublesome.
For so cents you can buy at any drug
store the ready.to-use tonic called
"wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
edy." You just dampen a sponge or
soft brush with 1t and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. BY morning all gray
hair disappears, and, after aonther ap-
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully darkened, glossy and lux
|uriant. You will also discover dan.
druff is gone and hair has stopped fall
ing.
Gray, faded hair, though no disgrace
is a sign Of old age, and as we all de
sire a youthful and attractive appear
ance, get busy at once with Wyeth''
Sage and Sulphur and look year:
younger.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-07
4 RER CENT ON
. !. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
BANK EXAMINERS HAVE NOT
COMPLETED FIRST ROUND
OF INSPECTION.
Special to The NeDS.

Special to The NeDs.
jackson, Miss, Oct. state banks
in Mississippi hereafter cannot lawful
ly pay more than per cent on saw
ings accounts and certificates Of time
deposit.
At the second regular quarterly
meeting of the board Of state bank
examiners held in the headquarters Of
the banking department late yesterday
afternoon the examiners adopted such
law, in conformity with section 80
of Mississippi's banking statute, enact
ed at the 1914 session Of the legisla-
ture. Up to this time there has been
no law governing this particular mat
| ter. A.
The bank examiners also passed q
law that interest on savings deposits
is to be credited semi.annually; also q
law that time on certificates Of do
posits shall be four months, with nc
interest payable after maturity fol
overtime This will result in those
having certificates Of deposits renew
| ing them at the expiration Of the foul
month period. er
The examiners discussed in a gen
d erai way matters of interest to thu
department. There were presen
I Examiners E. F. Anderson, Of Clinton
iJ. s. Love, of Hattiesburg, s. S. Harris
of Tupelo; Assistant Examiner job
X. Armstrong, of Louisville; H. Kno
: Waller, of Prentiss, and Secretar
Robert L. Hall, of Jackson.
ii Examiner Anderson stated that mos
I all of the banks in the state were
v excellent shape. "They are operatin
I on conservative and safe basis
h said Mr.. Anderson, land as a rule al
h in fine shape
The examiners are still on the
first round of examining the sta
- banks, of which there are 327 in MI
. sissippi. The weaker institutions a
being weeded out gradually, and it
believed the establishment of the ban
ing department has for all time p
an end to wildcat" institutions
this state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-07
BENNINGTON. ARRIVES Y
FOR OfERRALL SALE
PROMINENT MERCHANT or JACK.
SON WILL HAVE CHARGE OF
BANKRUPT STOCK.

w. A. Remington, advertising man.
ager Of the Remington stores of Jack
son and Yazoo City. reached Hatties.
burg last night and will be engaged
today and tomorrow completing the ar.
rangements for the big sale at OFFER
rails Department Store. which starts
Friday. ' ~"
Mr.. Remington said today that al.
though he examined the stock several
weeks ago and found enough good
merchandise to attract him here to
conduct the sale, he is today finding
many other items Of merchandise
which are unusually attractive. He
declares that the values to be offered
at the sale which begins Friday are
indeed exceptional. fH "
O'Ferrall Brothers have placed Mr.
Remington in direct charge Of this
sale and he will remain here practical
ly the entire two weeks after Friday
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-07
MOTOR CAR MAKERS
SEE BRIGHT future
AMERICAN INDUSTRY NOT HURT
BY THE EUROPEAN
CONFLICT.

Washington, Oct. 7.-American au.
tomobile manufacturers are facing the
brightest prospects since the inception
Of the industry, in the opinion Of John
w. WHY'S, president Of the second
largest manufacturers Of automobiles
in the world. Since his return from
the war zone, WHY'S has made care
full survey OF business conditions in
the United States and declares him.
self exceedingly well pleased with the
outlook. -,s 4
President WHY'S says: "Automo-
bile builders on this side Of the Attain
tic have nothing to fear because OF
the terrible conditions abroad. For
while, the last OF transportation
facilities and abnormally high insur-
ance rates hampered foreign business,
but since the seas have become practi-
cally free and insurance is more reas'
enable, export shipments are being re-
sumed on q large scale. With the ex-
ception Of the warning countries, the
business OF the entire civilized world
is Americas for the taking.
I'm drawing my conclusions l must,
of necessity, use the business of my
own company as a criterion. to some
extent. Upon, returning to this coun-
try after an absence of two months l
find that never in history has our bust
ness been better. For the months OF
September and October our contract
, schedules call for approximately rs
per cent more cars than the schedules
of a year ago. But careful investi-
CATION of conditions indicates that II
we build every car called for by the
schedules we will still fall far short
of the demand.
"Our factory men are working full
force, full time, and full pay. Yet we
have on hand fully 1000 more untitled
orders than we had at this time last
year. We have orders for more than
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-07

FIVE million dollars worth of cars for
immediate shipment. And this in
spite of the fact that that our ship
ments are averaging more than fifty
more cars per day than during the
corresponding period of 1872.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-07
HELP WANTED

WANTED-Men to learn the barber
trade. Be independent. Few weeks
completes. Positions waiting. Our
graduates qualified for best Jobs.
Wages while learning. Tools given.
Catalogue mailed free.-Moler Bar
Der College, New Orleans, La. 2-6t.p