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Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-12
Guarding Against Spies.
{ (By William Philip Sims)

United Press Staff Correspondent
Bunkirl, France, sfep. l6 { by mali
to New yicsik) -Thfs town is getting
tighter and tighter. Pretty soon 1t
will be as difficult to get into or out
Of as Verdun, Belfort and the rest
Of the war zone towns in the east of
France.
Why? Fear OF spies, of course In
the nearest good-sized town to the
firing line, in spite of all that can be
done, spies are ever present. For an
outsider it now requires a pass from
General Joffre's headquarters to stay
here even a few days. Then three
separate and distinct passes must be
obtained before one is permitted even
to buy railroad, ticket out of the
place-one from the local police au-
thorities, one from the local military
authorities, to whom the police per-
nit must be shown; the last from the
special office of the provost guard at
the railway station, where both the
first and the second passes are ex-
amined S
II you love romance and have a
properly developed imagination, all
your troubles coming and going are
more than compensated for. For of
all the towns in hearing distance of
the fighting1ine. this one has most to
offer with the minimum Of discomfort.
The hotels-he though crowded, are
not bad and if you stay long enough
you will get a pretty fair idea of the
folks who 90 TO make up the war
generals and men, English and Tur-
cos, French and Hindus, Caiiadians,
Sengalesc, Australians, New Zea-
landers, Moroccans,i avators, isubma-
riners, naval officers, secret servicers,
spies and Red Crossers.
1t is just after lunch. AS the cof-
fee room begins to fill UP you take
your place by the window overlook
ing the large square in the middle of
which stands die heroic statue of
Jean Bart, who played the dickens
with British shipping in byeofle wears.
but who holds "a British standard in
his hand. just now. E,l
Waiting foy, ,the-waiter. to Bring your
coffee, yousfead the namesio string
of cafes on the opposite side of the
place. They are odd. First is the
Cafe of the Stars while next to it
is the ."Gdfe of the Universe"
The adjoining Cafe of the. Bank"
next to the imposing pile which is the
Bank of France (brahch), is: not so
heavenly in name, but the "Cafe of
the Sun" on the. other. side of the
bank, takes up where the Cafe Of
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-12

You can't measure the value cf an ar
ticlc that will save you miles of stcns
every day, but the present low price OF
the iIoosicr measured against any stand
ard known makes it the greatest furniture
bargain ever sold
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-12
Salmon Day on Coast.

San Francisco, March I2.-This is
Salmon Dav on the Pacific coast. :
In recognition of one of the great
industries of the whole coast country
banquets and luncheons are being
held in all the larger Alaskan, Brit
ish Columbia and Pacific coast cit
les. Dining cars and steamships run
ming into and out of this city
served a canned salmon menu.
This is the third annual observance
of Canned Salmon Day. The idea of
the observance is to foster and en-
courage the salmon industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-12
Call mt keIly's Nursery

and talk with him about planting Te-
parry Beans--the greatest crop for new
lard, and the quickest to mature, and
will bring the best price of any crop
that can be planted, and will improve
any land they are planted upon by
introducing nitrogen into the SOIL
Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-12
Womens Votes Keep Herds Off Street

Texas City, Tex, March 11.--Taking
a stand for cleanliness and sanitary
measures, the women of this city out
voted the men in a special election on
the question of permitting livestock to
traverse the streets. The vote was 9l3
to 6G3 in favor of keeping the herds
off the streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-12

Eldredge Cotton Co., Cotton Buyers.
Always in the market. Phone 800.
GAL Main street, Ell Centre, Cal.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-12

We move pianos and houses. EC
Royce Transfer. f32 Main.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-12
ST. THOMAS HOSPITAL

Thoroughly equjpped for any medical
or surgic cal case. Artistic rooms exclu-
sivelysfor maternity Gases, Where the
.pati ent has the -cora fort and quiet of
home combined with hospital convent
xeaoe4. New "a W o.stor y,Ss-bitilding with
spacious screened-in verandaS, eur
rounded by lawns and trees. Thirty
Tbed capacity. Graduate nurses.
RATES-Ward, SIS per week; prl-
/ vate reeans. $50, s2s and $50 q. week, =
For fnsfher infOfmstiOR Saddress ~
SISTERS OF MERCY
EI. CENTRIC. CAL. p 81.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

while the neighbor puts his cash in
a bank and then pays fiat rate of
S. thousand on it-providing he
is honest enough to list the cash
under the moneys and credit head.
The bill might go farther and give
the assessors of the various sub
divisions of the counties and state
chance. At present the assessor
makes his valuations and along
comes the State Tax Commission
and nullifies his acts by placing an
arbitrary valuation on certain
classes of property. We will cite
the case of Ely, Biwabik and sew
eral other places after the last as
sessment. Ely had placed all
property on the basis as laid down
in the rules given the assessors by
the Tax Commission and the state
laws. The assessments were
passed by the local board of equali'
zation and the county board anc
sent to the state. All property haC
been raised to conform to the state
laws of 1913. The Tax Commis
sion at once cut off all the mining
property valuations to the same
basis of year ago while all Other
city property was left at the in.
creased valuations. AS the state
board is given absolute powers tc
do as they please, clause might
be embodied in the bill abolishine
the assessors, the local boards oi
equalization and the county board
of equalization. A man is either {
fool or a liar under the present
system. A fool if he lists all hi:
personal property and money an6
credits for taxation when hi:
neighbor does not, and a liar an6
perjurer if he don't list it.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

THE ideal husband as pictured
by Duluth minister must possess
the following virtues: He must
be truthful, industrious, temperate.
clean, cheerful, optimistic, tidy,
steadfast, the soul of integrity,
honest, shrewd in business, kind,
fond of children strong, stalwart, a
sworn enemy of liquor and tobacco,
amiably disposed, of quiet domestic
tastes, fair cook, and he mustn't t
gamble" The girl that wants to
marry corpse is at liberty to do
so but we believe the ordinary girl
would much prefer live man.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

SENATOR RICHARD JONES idea
of taxation as given in a news item
in another column meets with the
approval of a large number oi
people who in the past have deem
ed it an injustice to be assessed on
improvements that have cost pile
of money while the neighbor hold
ing vacant property for a rise in
values occasioned by the improve
ments made by the first party, is
assessed at barely nothing. 1t also
meets with the approval of people
who invest their money in real
estate and then become subject to
the ad valorum rate of taxation
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

So far the government faces
about an 100000 deficit. The
rivers and harbors appropriation
bill was charged with much deficit
yet the appropriations on this bill
were cut some 100000 last
year. Again the European war is
charged with the shortage but it
must be remembered that previous
to the war and after the protective
tariff was removed and up to July
/, 1914, imports increased S1O2,-
478,62 while in the same period
duties paid on imports decreased
$50, ITO, 900 which was more than
80 per cent of the deficiency which
a few months later was attributed
to the European war; Besides this
the importations of over 500. .0O0,-
900 displaced more than an equal
amount of American made goods
and resulted in heavy losses of
employment and wages. Lack of
employment and loss of wages have
always followed the enactment of a
tariff for revenue only law. The
income tax and the war tax are not
coming up to expectations and it is
claimed by many that bond issue
will be next. The good old pro-
tective tariff times will have
occasion to be remembered and
their loss is already much felt.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Home Talent Entertainments
Opera House, Wednesday.
February II.
PROGRAM:
PROGRAM:

March-"The Peacemaker ---------- Azford
ORCHESTRA.
Vocal Quartet" Little Grey Home in The West" Lohr
MEssRs. STRAcHAN TREzoNA, WHITE, CARDEw
Piano Duet Spanish Dance - Edvard Hoist
HELEN LAURENCE, DOROTHY WHITE
]. F. SPEEDING.
Instrumental Trio" Festival March h'' Behr
EDNA Fox, MYRTLE LAURENCE, HERBERT RosENBLooN1
Reading" Bobby Shaftoe''
Hazel WHITNEY.
Vocal Duet Somewhere Voice Is Calling Tate
MRS. b. O. STRACHAN, ROBIN WALKER.
Tabeau- Betty the Stake '-------
JOHN AyREs
Selection" Mllicent' .McKee
Monoogue-Part Star of Hope
RUTH TRIMBLE KING
Piano Duet Hungarian Dance No 81 ------ Brahms
MEsDAMEs c. T. AYREs, J. w. OSBORNE.
MARGARET BROWN.
Monoogue-Part II Star of Hope ''-----------
RUTH TRINBLE KING.
Vocal Solo Mother O. Nine Tours
ROBIN WALKER.
R. H. PIERCE PETER CARDEw.
Vocal Quartet" Rocking Time e' Knor
MISSES BROWN, SANDS, BEcKsTRoM, MILLER
March Universal Peace Jubilee -Nielsson
ORCHESTRA.
Vioins-ARTHUR KNUTsoN, J. O. ANDERSON, O. H. BELL
H. J. FATLAND. Carinets-JoHN PETE, ONNI KoIvU-
Cornet-R. H. PIERCE Trombone-ANDREw
WATTILo. Piano-MRs H. N. SUTHERLAND.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Luke McLuke Says:

Luke McLuke Says:
IT girls hair is naturally curly she
just hates to wear a hat when she
goes downtown.
No matter how far down and out
man may be, he can always truth
fully brag that there was time
when he rode in his own carriage
When man wants new hat he
goes into store for two minutes and
comes out with an up to date lid on
his dome. When a woman wants a
| new hat she goes into a store for an
hour and tries on all the creations"
| and comes out with some up to date
ideas to use in making over the old
lid she is wearing.
| A single man thinks he is up against
1t when he comes home with a bun
and has to chase the bed around the
room for while before he can catch
it. But the real pleasant sensation is
that experienced by the married man
who wakes up in the morning with a
suddenly remembers that he forgot to
take that pair Of elbow length gloves
out of his overcoat pocket before he
came home.
That longing to pay board for the
other half of the world is what causes
all the trouble for our half of the
world
| The fellow who doesn't know enough
to write a capital "I' when he is
writing about himself always knows
enough to use capital "I" when he is
talking about himself.
The lad who gets a pass always
knows that the show is rotten and al
ways wonders why the railroad doesn't
supply better roadbed.
Adam blamed it on the woman. And
when the rest of US get caught we
can't think of a more original excuse.
1t must take a lot of coal to warm
the house in which the ladies shown
in the cuts in the underwear adver-
tisements live. Last time saw them
the thermometer read around zero, and
yet the ladies were grouped in the
drawing room gossiping about fash
ions and sitting on divans in front of
open windows reading love stories
And yet the most comfortably dressed
Of the lot wore nothing but pair of
shoulder ribbons and an abbreviated
lace curtain.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Bits Of Byplay
BY Luke McLuke
Copyright, 1915, the Cincinnati
Enquirer
The BypIay Minstrels.

"Mr. InterlocutOr, can you tell me
the most i'll used portion Of the human
bodyY
mo, Mr.. Bones. ! cannot. Win you
tell usw
''The eye, Mr.. Interlocutor."
"And why is the eye the most Ill used
portion of the human body, MI.
BonesY'
Because it is under the lash all day
and gets good hiding every night"
after the killed and mangled have
been identified by their relatives Mr..
B. Oosie Pypes will render that pa
thetic ballad Don't Throw Away Your
Light Ones, For Sweet Spring Will
Come Some Day."
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

HEAVENS, what next? A bill
has been introduced in the legis-
lature prohibiting the catching OF
frogs in this state. Angleworms
and grasshoppers will probably be
next in order and the small boy
will be deprived of the chance to
replenish his exchequor from every
side. We demand constitutional
amendment on this frog catching
measure and believe that county
option on frog catching would be
about right with chance for the
kids and frogs to vote. Would
also suggest that a bill be passed
calling for an examination of mem
bers of the legislature for assinine
symptoms and the Ossler treatment
for their cure.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

THE last campaign for governor
was fought out for and against the
county option issue. The people
repudiated the county option candi-
date, Mr.. Lee, in no uncertain
manner by their vote for Mr..
Hammond who it was understood
was not in favor of county option.
Notwithstanding all this, we will
say that if the constituents of the
majority of the senate and house
members demand county option, it
is up to these bodies to pass the
measure and allow it to go before
the people on its merits. Governor
Hammond should sign the bill if
passed.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

The columns of the MINER are open to the
public for the dicussion of affairs of a public
nature. Anything tending towards the personal
or 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 guarantee of good faith. Write and get 1t to
this Office not later than Thursday noon. Editor
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

gave him dollar to run and get
changed.
He forgot to go back with the
change and that was the first dollar
he ever earned.
When he died he had it still.
He used to pack his money down
into his jeans with hay press.
He could make an ordinary tight.
wad look like Coal Oil Johnnie.
When he needed any clothing OF
shoes he grew Sick at Heart tc
think of the useless expense.
He did not bother the town mer.
chants very copiously, but when
they saw him coming they ducked
into the trenches.
He beat them down on their
prices until they were almost will.
ing to give him the goods to gel
rid of him.
Time rolled on until one day
there blew into town an outfit
which rented an empty store room
and offered the good citizens {
chance to buy what was left of {
bankrupt fire and flood sale stock
of shoes and clothing at thirty
cents on the dollar.
All! those were the happy day:
for Dingledollar Dan.
He loostened up on more coir
than he had emancipated for many
many years.
Money that had been mourneo
as lost forever came back to life
liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness.
He loaded up with clothes anc
shoes from the bankrupt stock.
And in his mind he groaned tt
think of the good money he hao
given the town merchants fol
things that were no better thar
those he was getting so cheaply
now.
He knew they were no better
because the bankrupt fellows tolo
him so.
One day it rained.
To his astonishment the colo,
in his new coat ran blithe1y away
the trousers shrank timidly from
his ankles, his shoes became nice
and soft like wet pasteboard anc
the soles fell off gracefully.
He hurried to the bankrupt sal'
to tell the gentlemen-but they
had gone to another town abou
the size of this, looking for othe
economical buyers.
Dingledollar Dams funeral wa
largely attended by his prospective
heirs.
Moral: Often the principa
thing sold is the customer.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

THE newspapers have made presi-
dents, killed poets; made bustles
for beauties and punished genius
with criticism. 1t has curtailed
the power of kings, converted
bankers into paupers and graced
pantry shelves. 1t has made pau
pers college presidents, it has
educated the poor and robbed the
philosopher of his reason; it smiles,
cries, dies, but it can't be run to
suit everybody, and the man will
be crazy who tries.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

SINCE the beginning of the year
the private secretary to the COVER
nor receives a straight salary OF
50 500 a year. Heretofore this
Office has drawn a salary of 81, SOC
and perquisites of all fees fol-
licensing notaries. Emoluments OF
the office were as high as $4,000
in some years.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
what has become of the nice young
man who used to play the mandolin?
Votes For Women!

Notdce.-As my husband, T.. c. Dale,
has left my home and board will not
be responsible for any accounts con
tracted by him, nor pay any debts
which he may contract, nor be respon-
sible for any instruments which he
may Signs. Carrie Wellsville
(Kan.) Globe.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
THE OUTLOOK


Bank, commenting on business
and crop conditions, say
It is now realized, after six
months of the war that the strong
resistive power which the United
States was able to put forth at the
time of greatest strain, indicated
that business in the, country was
sound. In spite of a world wide
disarrangement, the like of which
was never experienced before,
there has been a steady, if slow,
development in the direction of
betterment and it is now too evil
dent to be belittled.
Improvement has not been fast
enough to suit many but conditions
do not warrant a boom IF progress
is to be substantial; a boom would
bring reaction in its wake. This
is the time to go ahead slowly and
surely. The industrial and COM
mercial situations in the country
may be still called spotted but
trade reports show quite convinc-
ingly it is a community exception
rather than a sectional exception
that does not note betterment and
greater feeling of confidence on
the part of its business men.
The December foreign trade re-
port increased favorably our bal
ance by an excess of $131,S63, 900
in exports over imports. The
gain was phenomenal. Compared
with the November statement it
showed an Increase of $50, ,563,715.
Compared with September, when
an excess of imports in August and
for the four preceding months, was
changed to an export excess of
$16,9S3, 523. the gain in these four
months has been $114,S78,554.
Since the first of September to
January 1st the excess of exports
over imports has reached $685.
452, ,O36.
The heavy reports of grain have
been largely responsible for the
building up of this liberal trade
balance but cotton is now moving
freely and the establishment of
trade relations with Germany, and
through Germany, with Austria,
opens up broader market for Our
record cotton crop that practically
solves the greatest and most seri-
Gus of the South's problems. The
railroads are also feeling the bene-
fetal effect of this great export
demand for our commodities shown
in the improvement of gross earn
ings the past few weeks. The
steel and iron industries have
experienced considerable increase
in railroad equipment buying, as
we'll as large contracts from auto
mobile makers which have modified
the depression in this field.
The agricultural areas of the
great west continue to feel the
maximum prosperity. High prices
for grain have enlarged their buy
ing power and trade reports are
most favorable from these sections.
Merchants are still cautious in re-
gard to future commitments but
the spring trade is reported as ex-
panding favorably at jobbing CEN
tiers.
The crop outlook as far as the
present time can have any bearing
on the outcome is favorable to the
extent that the enormous winter
wheat area of the surplus states is
we'll covered with snow, amply
protected from the cold weather
and assured plenty of moisture
when the growing season begins. "
DINGLEDOLLAR DAN"
Once there was a nice old fossil
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12

WE hope the ten-round boxing
bill now before the legislature will
pass and that the sport will be
legalized in this state. Ten round
boxing matches are not prize fights.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
So They Are.

Says Luke McLuke: There are not
many sure things in this world. But
here is one of them: "A woman is al
ways older than she thinks she looks 4"
Sos man. People are great deal
alike.-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
SOME of the papers of the state

SOME of the papers of the state
which before election were strong
supporters of the county option
measure and yet supported Ham,
mond for governor when Lee was
making his run on a county option
platform, are now bowling them
selves hoarse over the passage OF
the county option bill by the Senate
last week, and threaten those who
voted for it with all kinds OF
calamatitous happenings. Particu-
lar abuse is being heaped on the
three St. Louis County senators,
Adams, Griggs and Jones for their
vote in favor of the measure. AS
there were thirty-three other sena-
tors in the list that voted for
county option we fail to see why
these men should be singled as the
goats and paraded before the
people as the destroyers of the
happiness of the senate. We will
stake all we have on the belief that
Senator Griggs of this district
voted as he thought was right.
He is no fanatic on the subject
neither is he brewery champion
From what we know of Mr.. Adams
and Mr.. Jones, we also feel that
these men voted their convictions
That is what they were sent to the
senate for The novelty of having
a delegation from this county
which votes as its conscience die
tates, is little too strong for the
cut and dried" bunch to compre-
hend and hence the surprise. The
chances of St. Louis county ever
going dry even should the measure
become law are very remote.
The farming communities in the
southern end of the state are most
keen for the measure. This is
brought about in the establishment
of saloon on every crossroad by
the breweries contrary to the
wishes of the population in the
adjacent territory. The Miner
does not believe in county option
We already have local option
whereby the towns and villages
can express their desires for OF
against the license proposition and
we never could see why the
farmers of the White Iron Lake
district, for instance, should have
a say as to whether Duluth, Vir-
ginia, Hibbing or any other city
in the county should be dry OF
not. Yet if the majority of the
people demand that the senate
and house pass a law giving the
people a chance to vote on any
given measure, it is up to them to
do so and. it is very evident from the
senate vote on county option, that
this body of chosen men were in
favor of giving the people says-sc
in the premises. Senator Griggs
is all right and he votes like man
who knows how to vote. His
constituents in this district believe
in him and unless he shows less
independet traits than he exhibit
ed on his county option vote, will
continue to believe he is the right
man in the proper place.
SENATOR RICHARD Jones' idea
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Oh, Thank.

y Dear Luke:
There's one phrase hear every day
Wherever / happen to stray
In hotel and in street,
And wherever men meet
They ask. what does Luke McLuk'
say?" Bill
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Ever Notice It?

A man will cramp his feet in shoes
And brag that he wears sevens.
But when at night his shoes he Shoes
His feet look like elevens.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
II Looked Like a stauah,

I'm wit" said maid, with laugh,
For the fellows all laugh at my chaugh." I"
She was scantily dressed,
And the girl never guessed
That the men had to laugh at her caugh.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Correct.

Don't brag about the past. old shirk;
Your record we'll allow.
What counts is how you do the work
You have in hand right now.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Sure.

Gabe = What is the difference be.
Steve-About $25 per month.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
"DINGLEDOLLAR DAN"

Once there was a nice old fossil
living in a town about the size of
this.
When he was Little Boy man
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Names ls Names

Clinton e. is one Of the few Lima
beans in Lima, o.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Where 10 He?

About twenty-seven Of Luke's read
ers have located the old fashioned man
who plays the accordion. Good. But
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
THINGS to Worry Abo

The saloons are closed on Saturday
In Sweden.
The Ely miner., 1915-02-12
Our Daily Special

The man who never makes mistakes
never does anything.