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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
PAY FOR LEGiSLATUdS
DURING EXTRA SESSION

A bill providing S. day for mem
bers of the legislature during s1tra
sessions will be introduced in the
house by Representative Fred Besset.
te of Orr. The bill would become eff.
fective Jan. /, 1917.
Phone Bill Goes to Conference.
The Minnette- Burrows telephone bill
which came before the houGe for con-
currence in the senate amendment
eliminating the referendum feature,
will be sent to a conference commit.
tee Of five members Of the house and
five of the senate.
A motion by Representative Henry
Stoetzel of Melrose to recall from the
senate the bill by representative Sam
Y. Gordon's committee for the aboli.
ton Of the state fire marshaps office
prevailed in the house by o vote Of
60 to SO.
The measure. which would place the
work under the state insurance com.
mission was passed by the house early
In the week.
st. Paul, Minnesota.--It is possible
that the legislature will make its own
investigation of the many charges Of
gross extravaganza in the government
or iron range mining towns. In an
effort to prevent action by the house Cd
Representative J. M. Harrison's bill,
which would curb expenditures in
these towns, Samuel Scott of Hibbing,
introduced a resolution calling for an
investigation of these expenditures
and acpropriating $4,000 to cover the
cost. He withdrew it few moments
later, but promised that he would ask
the attorney general to assist him in
drawing another for presentation at
once.
The Harrison bill fixes a maximum
cost per capita of $25, exclusive Of
school expenses. This is approximate
ly five times the average cost per
capita prevailing in cities, towns and
villages in Minnesota. Mr.. Harrison
moved that his bill be made a special
order for March 80.
REPRESENTATIVES and senators from
the range country indicated that they
would not oppose the bill, as they con.
sidered $25 per capita as limitation
which they could veil live within.
To Repeal eastman Law.
A bill to repeaI the eastman dis
lance tariff law has been introduced
in the house by Representative Thos.
R. Kneeland of Minneapolis. Bills
carrying amendments to the law are
now before the legislature and the au-
thor of the new bill stated that mas
much as it is possible the amendments
will not be enacted at the present ses-
sion it was considered advisable to in.
troduce The repeal bill.
1t was referred to the committee on
transportation and probably will be
reported out early this week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Detroit Bank Cashier Shot

Detroit. Mich, March 30.-Joseph R.
LOrkowski, cashier of a branch bank
OF the Federal State bank, was shot
and probably fatally wounded in what
is believed to have been an attempt to
rob the bank.
George Dimont. a foreigner, present.
ed Chicago bank book and demanded
payment on it. Lorkowski's refusal
precipitated fight in which the cash.
Ter reached across the counter and
struck Dimont on the head just as the
latter drew his revolver and fired the
bullet entering Lorkowski's stomach.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
For Counties That Go Dry

When counties go dry at the die
tates Of the voters at county option
elections, A. o. Devoid, Minneapolis
house member, wants these same coun.
ties to have the privilege of establish
ing Immediately upon going dry six
hour maximum work day.
To that end Mr.. Devoid introduced
a resolution calling for submission to
the people constitutional amendment
counties made "Iry" by county option
elections, the privilege of establishing
this maximum work day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
War Party Wins In japan.

Washington, March 30.-Returns
from the election in Japan, cabled to
the Japanese embassy here, show that
the government party which favors
Increase of military strength, will
have large majority in the new
house Of representatives. When the
Japanese diet will assemble, is not yet
known, although constitutionally Ii
must be some time before May %. fivl
months from the date when the pre-.
vious diet was dissolved. 1t is be-.
lieved the emperor will issue his edict
soon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER SINGS
TO AID SUFFERERS IN EUROPE.

Washington, March 30.-Miss Mar
garet Wilson, daughter of the presi-
dent. just has concluded recv, ding
"The Star Spangled Banner" on
monograph record. She will turn over
her royalties to the international board
OF relief, an organization working in
the war stricken cities of Europe. Miss
Wilson's income from her voice on
this one record will help relieve sew
eral hundred families.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
BILL AIMED AT ECOPERS
is RECOMMENDED TO PASS

Favorable Recommendation was
given the bill prohibiting common law
marriages by the house judiciary COM
mittee.
The measure, fathered by c.. F..
Southwick of Wells, would compel a
lapse of five days between the time of
marriage and the issuance of a license.
This feature is directed at clippers.
A sworn statement as to physical
condition of applicants tor licenses
also would be necessary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
AMERICANS ARE IN DANGER
USE OF ARTILLERY AT MATA-
MoRoS Is FEARED.
Authorities Prepare for Protection of
Brownsville Should Villa Troops
She'll Border Town.

Brownsville. Texas, March 3d.
Grave apprehension was aroused
among officials here when It became
apparent that the capture of Mata-
moras probably would not be decided
without the use of artillery.
During the day 1t was believed the
Villa troops had made little progress
in their efforts to capture the border
city from the Carranza forces defend
ing it. Villas troops have number
Of S-inch field cannon, which, if
brought into play, might endanger life
and property on the American side Of
the border.
To Protect Brownsville.
Civil authorities conferred on meas.
ures to be taken for the protection Of
Brownsville should the besiegers begin
to shell the city. 1t was planned to
make representations to General Rod
riguez, the Villa commander, regarding
the danger of Americans II any bonn
bardment was started. Citizens also
discussed the appeal to Governor Fer
guson Of Texas for protection.
The probability of artillery shells
falling in Brownsville was demonstrated
by the wounding of two persons IN the
residence section here by stray rifle
bullets.
The Carranza losses were 10 killed
and As wounded. Concealed machine
guns won several brilliant successes
for the Carranza forces in the open
fight. A troop of $50 Villa cavalry,
circling five miles south of Browns
vile, approached a machine gun
trench hidden beneath brush. They
were trotting past when the machine
guns opened fire. The entire troop
was reported killed or wounded.
Reports of the Villa dead conflict.
The American consul, Jesse H. John
son, had report of 200 killed and 300
wounded. Many bodies lay in the sun
in the open space before the Carranza
trenches. TwJ hundred Villa wound
ed are housed in Brownsville.
Upon orders from Washington, Colo
mel A. P. Blocksom, commanding the
border patrol here, stopped the bring
ing of Mexican wounded to this side
and placed guard over those already
here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Postpone Erection of Reformatory.

A bill that would postpone the buila-
ing of the women's reformatory was
introduced in the senate by Senate
A. ]. Rockne and ]. D. Sullivan Thu
bill appropriates $4,000 and directs
the state board of control to acquir +,
a site for the proposed reformatory
and prepare plans for such an institu-
ton to be submitted to the legislature
of 1917.
The bill is to be substituted for the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the cree
ton of such an institution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
German Aviator Shells Calais.

Calais, March 30.-A German Taube
aeroplane flew over Calais, going from
west to east. 1t had flown over the
waters of the English channel from
its Belgian base in order that it might
not be observed. The aeroplane COM
menced dropping bombs as soon as IL
passed the outer Notifications. The
bombs, falling at an early hour In the
morning In the deserted streets, injur-
ed no one. Other bombs fell In the
fields.
The only material damage done was
several broken windows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
SHELLS FALL NEAR
PALACE OF SULTAN
ROAR OF RUSSIAN GUNS is SHAK.
ING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PoRUS Is BoMBARDEp.
AIRMEN DROP BOMBS on CITY
siav Aviators Huri Missiles Upon Resi-.
Dental Section of Ottoman Capital
Turkish Ship is Sunk Near
Black Sea Entrance,

Paris, March 30.-Austria has made
a definite offer to eede 20 Italy q part
Of the province Of Trent at the close
of the war, the Petit Parisien's Rome
correspondent says he has been In
formed. He adds that the proposal
was made on Thursday and that the
Italian government deferred it's reply.
London, March 30.-Russia is knock
ing at the back door of Constantinople
by bombarding the Turkish forts on
the Bosporus. The roar of hostile
guns is shaking Constantinople and
shells are falling within IL miles Of
the sultan's palace. Also for the first
time in history Islam's capital has
been bombarded from the air.
Dispatches from Petrograd and from
Balkan points reported the Russian
feet again hurting shells against the
Bosporus defenses.
Russian aviators sped along the Bos-
porus and dropped several bombs up
on Pera, the residential section of the
Ottoman capital. Part Of the popula-
ton is reported to have fed to the in
ierior in panic.
An official statement from Constan-
sinople, evidently delayed in transmits
sion has reached here.
Turks Announce Bombardment.
EARLY Sunday Russian warships
shelled our guardships at the Bos-
porus at long range without doing any
extensive damage" said the Turkish
war Office. THE bombardment lasted
but ~ short time and the enemy's
squadron then steamed out of sight"
A semi-official statement from Petro-
grad said:
Further aerial reconnaissance
show that our guns did much damage
in Sundays bombardment on the outer
forts and batteries of the Bosporus.
On both sides of the strait, our gun.
ners scored hits. Out aviators have
dropped bombs in the suburbs of Con-
stantinople. The action is continu.
ing"
Sink Turkish Vessel.
A four-masted Turkish ship, which
fled toward the Bosporus when the
Russian fleet approached, was sunk
four miles from the Black sea en-
trance, the Russian admiralty an
nounced. Several Russian shells struck
it almost simultaneously and it caught
fire. While shells were still raining at
it, it was shaken by an explosion and
went down. Its crew could be seen
struggling in the water. Several boats
put out from Russian cruiser, but
were subjected to a terrific fire from.
the Bosporus batteries and were
forced to withdraw, leaving the Turk
ish sailors to perth.
Turkish torpedo boats emerged from
the Bosporus when the Black sea flee,
appeared, but quickly retired under the
protection of the forts. according to
Petrograd dispatches. During the en-.
gagement the enemy aviators appear
ed over the Russian fleet to observe its
strength, but returned to the Bosporus
without dropping bombs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Lady Paget Passes Away.

New York. March 29.-The death in
Serbia from typhus of Lady Paget,
wife of Sir Ralph Paget, third assist.
ant secretary of foreign affairs n Eng.
land, was confirmed in cablegr. ms re-
ceived here by Madame Slavko
Grouitch, leader of the Serbian relief
movement in this country.
Lady Paget was stricken with the
disease at Uskob, where she was the
head Of the hospital established there
by the Serbian relief committee in
England.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
GERMANS SINK TWO .
SHIPS; $50 PERISH
SUBMARINES 5vERTAKE AFRICAN
LINER FALABA AND BRITISH !!
STEAMER AGUlLA.
MANY KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Passengers on Steamer Are Throws
Into Sea-Duteh Steamer 10 !
Blown Up, But Crew
10 Rescued.

London, March 31.-Upward Of 15G
lives were lost In the sinking by Ger
man submarines of the African liner
Falaba and the British steamer Aguila
bound from Liverpool for Lisbon. The
Falaba, which was torpedoed Ia st.
Georges channel carried a crew of 80
and about 100 passengers and of this
total only 140 were rescued. Of those
rescued, eight died later from expos
ure.
The Aguila had a crew of 40 and
three passengers and of those 20 Of
the crew and all the passengers wers
lost. In both cases, on sighting the
submarine, the captain tried to escape
by putting on all speed possible. but
the underwater craft overlook the
steamers.
Modern Submarines Engaged.
The fact that the submarines showed
speed superior to that of the steamers
Is convincing proof that Germany now
has some of her most modern under.
water craft engaged in the blockade
operations against England.
The captain of the Falaba, who was
one Of those lost, was given five min
utes to get his passengers and crew
into the boats, but, according to the
survivors, before this was possible q
torpedo was fired, striking the engine
room and causing terrible explosion.
Many persons were killed, and the
steamer sank in ten minutes.
Trawlers which happened to be In
the vicinity rescued most of those who
were saved; others got away in the
boats which were ready for launching
and which were quickly lowered when
the order was given to abandon the
ship.
Thrown Into Sea.
Those who still were on the steamer
when the explosion occurred were
.ar7wn into the sea and it took the
fishermen an hour or more to pick up
the persons in the water
The Aguila was attacked off the
Pembrokeshire coast. The submarine,
which In this case was the U-28, open.
ed fire with her gun, shells from which
killed woman passenger. the chief
engineer and two of the crew. Even
after the crew had commenced to
lower the boats, according to the story
of the survivors, the Germans kept up
their fire and some of the boats were
riddled with bullets.
Another Dutch steamer, the Amstei.
Of 495 tons, has been blown up by
mine off Marlborough Head, but her
crew was rescued
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Attack Rear of Villa Army.

Ell Paso, Texas, March 30.-Attacks
by two different enemy forces upon
the rear of the Villa army now at
lacking Matamoros and investing
Tampico were reported at the Car
rama agency here 1t was reported
that Saltillo, capital of Coahuila state
was being invested by large Car
rama army.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Shot In CHICAGO Blot.

Chicago, March 30.-One youth was
shot by a policeman, and five other
persons, including woman, were
trampled in riot in the West Side
Ghetto, Alfred Helig, said to have
been one of the rioters, was shot while
running from policeman. The riot
started when a crowd of roughs over
turned furniture wagon driven by
Bores Melowsky. Jewish residents
went to the help of Melowsky and the
fighting became general.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Greece Orders Out Allied Shins

Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L. l.,
March 80. = The Overseas News
Agency has given out the following:
information has been received from
Constantircple to the effect that the
Greek government has ordered that
the damaged French and British war.
ships, which put in at Saloniki, must
leave port within "a hours. The ships
were towed 20 Malta.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
British Ship Torpe doed.

London, March 80. = The steamer
Vosges, which was sunk off the Cor.
nish coast, was sent to the bottom b.
the shell FIRE Of German submarine.
Whea it became Known that the yes.
sci had been sunk there was no indica-
ton Of the nature Of the vessel that
fired upon her.
1t was learned that the VcSges was
under fire for Owe two hours. In ad.
iition to her chief engineer, who We.
killed, two officers and two 1emt ers
# the crew Of the Vosges and woman
passenger were wounded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
|SUbM|T MANY NEW
| BILLS ON LAST DAY
LEGISLATORS INTRODUCE MORE
THAN SCORE OF MEASURES
IN HOUSE.
PUB &c DEFENDER CREATED
New Office In Minneapolis 10 Provided
for In Measure Which 10 Passed
Under Suspension of Rules
by Unanimous Vote.
ECONOMY BILL DISPOSED OF.

CSoNOmf BILL UiSFOSEO Or
st. Paul, Minimize house was
robbed of its favorite topic of CONVEX.
sation when the efficiency and econ.
omy bill with all amendments, past.
present and future, was referred to a
committee of seven, to be appointed
the committee to report a revised bill
to the secretary of state on or before
May I, 1916.
Thomas Girling of HennepIn county
was the author Of the resolution which
presumably, finally dispcses of eff
cheney and economy for this legislative
session and, in all probability, will be
named as one of TIE committee to take
charge of the entire project after ad.
journment. Theodore Christensen of
Lac Qui Parle county was joint au-
thor.
st. Paul, Minn.-Many measures
were submitted on the last day that
bills could be introduced during the
remaining 20 legislative days OF the
present session.
When the house met, a motion pr
vailed to change the order of business
to permit immediate introduction of
bills and to permit their introduction
throughout the day.
More than score OF measures were
submitted and referred to committees.
A total of LIS bills were introduce
ed in the house.
Bill Creates New Office.
The bill creating the Office of pub
lie defender i. Minneapolis was passed
without dissenting vote by the house
under suspension of the rules. Rep.
resentative A. L. Lennon of Mime
apolis introduced the bill
The Office of state supervisor of pub
lie safety would be created under Q
bill introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative George Rorenberg of st.
Psul.
Duties Of the supervisor would in.
clude inspection of all public buildings
owned by the state and submission of
q report on their condition 70 the
board of control. He also would teac,
fire prevention to employees Of public
buildings and would serve at a salary
of $1,000 year.
To Require Bond of Contestants.
Representative frank E. Nimockf
bill compelling contestants for legisla.
tive seats to file bond to cover ex-
penses of the contest was passed ur-
der suspension of the rules. Under
its provisions the contestants would
pay their own expenses instead Of i'm
posing the costs upon the state.
The amendment to the workmen's
compensation act, which recently pass
ed the senate, were made a special
order for Thursday in the house on
motion of Representative John San
born of st. Paul, chairman of the house
committee, which reported out til.
amendments last week. Two bills
touching on the same subject will be
taken up at the same time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Allied Fleet Reinforced,

London, March 27.-Eight additional
warships have Joined the allied fee,
for a grand assault upon the Darda
nelles forts in cooperation with Brit.
lsh and French land forces, according
to an Athens dispatch. Three British
warships, four French and one Rus.
sian cruiser constitute the reinforce
ments, Athens cabled. Immediately
following their arrival their captains
reported to Admiral De Robeck and q
conference was held aboard the flag.
ship of the fleet commandeI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
MemeI Citizens Fear Russians.

Tilsit, East Prussia, via London,
March 29-The town and provincial
authorities at Memel have begun bring
ing order out Of the chaos wrought by
the Russians last week. 1t is impos-
sible to estimate the property damage
and loss. The country from Memel
eastward and northward to the Rus
sian border has been devastated. The
presence of largo body of soldiers at
Memel and several war vessels in the
harbor has done much to reassure the
people that the Russians will not trou-
BILE them again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
AMERICAN BORN CITIZEN
is ARRESTC0 IN CANADA

Fort Francis, Ont, March 29.-F. ID.
Henion of Atikokan, railroader in the
employ of the Canadian Northwest rail-
road and an American born citizen,
resident in Canada for twelve years,
was arrested by Corporal Walker of
Winnipeg, brought to Fort Francis and
lodged in Jail
All information as to the charge
against Henion was refused newspaper
men.
The matter has been laid before the
American consul at Winnipeg.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Iroops to Attack Serbia.

Bari, Italy, via Paris, March 30-A
dispatch from Scutari, Albania, says
that the Austrian consulate there is
banding Albanian volunteers into So
called eagle battalions," which are
destined to attack Serbia. 1t is stated
that most of the volunteers returned
recently from America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Compensation aw Amended.

"VT'FSTSdeTcH q" TNTIICITUCUs
For two whole hours Senator Rich
ard Jones, Socialist member from st.
Louis county, held .p the passage of
the bill amending the employees co.,
pensation law while he presented
amendment after amendment TO the
bill. He presented eight amendments
and each was voted down.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Pioneer Lumberman Dies.

st. Paul. Mimi, March 30.-Benja-
min S. Osgood, pioneer lumberman of
st. Paul and rated as a millionaire, is
dead at his residence, 757 East Sixth
street. He has been ill for some time.
He was 80 years old.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
FIND OLD ANCHOR;
NOT SUBMARINE
| HOPES OF NAVAL OFFICERS AT
HONOLULU ARE DASHED
TO PIECES.
RECORD BROKEN BY DIVER
Agraz Oescends 215 Feet Under Water
Only to Discover That Vessel
"a Is Not Attached
to Cable.
HOPE FOR CREW ABANDONED.

HOPE FOR CREW ABANDONED.
Washington, March 30.-The last re
mote hope that any of the submarine
F-4's crew might be alive has beer
abandoned by the navy department
and Rear Admiral Moore, commanding
the Honolulu naval station, has beer
ordered to report the exact location o,
the sunken boat and the depth al
which 1t lies that the department may
estimate the probability of saIvagine
the hull and recovering the bodies Of
the commander and crew.
Honolulu, T. H., March 30.-The
hopes of naval officers that the lost
submarine F-4 was about to be re
covered were dashed to pieces when
a diver named Agraz, breaking a
worlds record by descending Els feet
under water, discovered that an old
anchor, and not the submarine, was
attached to the cable.
AS it became apparent that the at
tempt to get into water not too deep
for divers to work was not meeting
with rapid success, a message was
sent to the naval base at Pearl Har.
Dor, and gigaaac naval crane was
prepared to go to the scene.
Diver Goes Down.
Meanwhile, a diver named Agraz,
clad only in jersey suit, slightly re.
enforced, and a divers helmet, des.
cended in an heroic attempt to reach
the lower end of 215 feet of chain.
For % minutes he was going down.
Then there was brief, anxious wait,
and Agraz signalled to be pulled. In
9k minutes from the signal he was at
the surface again, showing no i'll eff
fects of the unusual performance, said
by naval officers to be worlds record
for deep-sea diving.
Agraz reported that the chain was
fouled with an old anchor, lost from
the battleship Oregon some time ago.
He had seen no trace of the F-4.
The relief workers, who had toiled
without sleep and almost without paus-
ing to eat, since Thursday, were Wis
IDLY downcast by the news.
Another chain was attached to some
thing 80 feet below the surface. A
diver named Evans at once descended
along this chain to investigate. He
returned with the statement that it
was merely caught on the bed of the
ocean.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-04-02
Small Sum for State institutions.

The senate finance committee con.
coded the small amount of S125,0O0
additional for maintenance of state in,
situations, after hearing plea from
Chairman c. E. Vasa,y of the board of
control This increase is to cover ex-
penses Of two years. The total al
lowed the board is still 100000 less
than was appropriated two years ago.
1.-THE board OF control will refuse to
assume responsibility for decreased ef-
fciency in state institutions because
Of the cut in the appropriation" said
Chairman Vasaly.