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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15
Insurance Rating Bureau Recommends
Against Christmas Tree Fires

Because OF the many fires occasioned
every year during the Christmas cele-
bration by reason Of the custom of
decorating Christmas trees with inflam-
mable material and lighted candles,
the Washington Surveying and rating
Bureau has issued a warning urging
the use Of incandescent electric lights
instead of candles in lighting Christmas
trees. The bureau makes a number OF
precautionary suggestions for prevent
ing fires, such as that trees be placed
where they will not be swayed by
drafts from open doors and windows;
that presents be placed under instead
OF hung on the trees; that children be
not allowed to touch the trees; that
ornaments of celluloid be not used,
and that buckets of water or fire ex-
be kept within easy reach
for immediate use in event OF emer-
gency.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15

have fought at Verdun and in Alsaee.
Don't ask me about the Somme. BY the
way, l want it denied for the benefit of
my friends that l have as yet been
killed. That report, which emanated
from Paris, was wholly unfounded
'.Tell Of yerdun and how l got the
cross of the Legion of Honor? l did
my duty, that was all. For my at
tempt to perform this faithfully l was
also promoted to first lieutenant.
"We were stationed last May at Yer
dun, we of the N124. Word was re-
ceived from the front that an enemy
aeroplane was rising, and ] was desig
mated to go up and send it back. went
up and out over the supporting treaeh-
es, over the first line trenches, over the
German trenches. Then We met.
"As we fought, two other Germans
appeared. 1t was three against one.
Bat l got one machine. Then they
got me. j was hit by a bullet and my
left arm became helpless. Later l
learned my left elbow was shattered.
with my right arm I steered for
our lines, for saw my only chance
to escape was retreat. l made what
speed / could, but engine trouble de-
veloped and I had to volplane. l
thought the end had come.
II was faint with loss of blood and
nearly lost consciousness. Finally !
landed, and it was in the right place
500 yards behind the first line
trenches of the French infantry
Regarding the death Of Norman
Prince, a fellow member Of the corps,
Mr.. Thaw said:
II saw Prince few minutes before
he was ordered up. He went out over
the German lines and got his man. On
his return it grew hazy and as he
neared the landing area he failed to
notice a string of telegraph wires. His
machine crashed into those, turning
over and plunging to the ground. He
sustained injuries from which he died"
Speaking of the death of Captain
Boelke, the German aviator whose dar-
ing won the respect of all allied avia-
tors, he said it was caused by col
lision with British machine.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15
San Francisco Votes for Open Shop

San Francisco by vote amended its
city charter to prohibit picketing by
the unions during labor struggles.
The result, tho extraordinary because
Of the numerical strength Of the San
Francisco Unions, sounds a note Of
warning The vote is unquestionably
in favor Of the open shop, of the right
Of the workingman to work where he
pleases without the permission Of
unionized members of his own trade.
Union labor countsmillions Of friends
who can not go with it all the way.
To the average citizen, who is neither
the partisan of capital nor of labor, but
is inclined to sympathize with the lat
ter, the right Of any workingman 10
decline union membership seems fun
damental. His right to remain non
union must of necessity carry with it
the right to work wherever the conci-
tions suit him. II these rights are
his. then the practice Of picketing is
essentially wrong and San Francisco
has by narrow margin, ruled wisely.
Collective bargaining is no longer an
experiment or a disputed principle.
Labor enjoys the same right TO organ
ize as capital, and the same right TO
strike that capital has to withdraw from
an enterprise it considers no longer
profitable. But it is not yet estab-
lished that the employees of a given
concern after striking in a body, may
proclaim that their places shall not be
filed by others. Perhaps this weapon
is necessary to the successful conduct
OF strike but public sentiment does
not yet concede the propriety Of its
use.
The day, of course, must ultimately
arrive, perhaps it is not now far dis
tant. when the strike and the lockout
will be obsolete.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Washington, Oregon and British COIum.
bia After Tourist Iravel-TaoOma
After Military Camp

The order OF the Inter state Com
merce Commission, announced last
week, requiring that tourist rates on the
northern and southern routes to the
Pacific Coast be equalized terminates a
long continued fight carried on by the
commercial bodies OF several North
western cities against the $3.50 differ
entail charged by the southern routes
TO tourists for return trip by way OF the
northern routes. 1t is asserted that the
removal Of this discrimination will result
in a heavy increase in tourist travel to
the Northwest and will prove particular
ly beneficial to the states Of Washing
ton and Oregon.
The case involving these rates was
carried to the Interstate Commerce
Commission by Chas. A. Reynolds,
formerly chairman OF the State Public
Service Commission, and he made the
argument for the plaintiffs before the
federal commission last summer. At
that time the commercial bodies OF this
state endeavored to interest Governor
Lister and his commission TO the extent
Of sending Mr. Reynolds as an official
of the commission to
Washington. This request was refused
and Mr.. Reynolds went east as an un-
off ial representative OF the state with
out the prestige Of official sanction,
backed only by private and semi-public
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15

Butter Wrappers at The Echo ocfie.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15

Representatives from Spokane, Sc
attic, Tacoma, Portland. Ore, Victoria
and Vancouver, B. c., comprising the
executive committee of the board Of
directors OF the Pacific Northwest Tou-
rist Association, met in Seattle last
Thursday and perfected plans to secure
funds from the Oregon and Washington
legislatures and the government oil
British Columbia to conduct two year
publicity compaign to bring summer
tourist traffic to the Pacific Northwest.
Since the war has cut off tourist ira
fic TO Europe, American tourists are
spending millions of dollars annually
in seeing their own country and the
object Of organizing the Pacific North
west Tourist Association is to conduct
a campaign in the East which will in
duce the summer tourists to spend
their vacation time in the Pacific North
west.
Statistics given at the meeting show
that the tourist traffic already booked
for the winter season in California by
the Southern Pacific means the spend
ing of 1000, 900 in that state, aside
from transportation expenditures. All
the people OF California benefit from
this expenditure and from the invest
ments made by tourists in California
industries.
Assurances were given at the meet
ing that the British Columbia govern
ment and the Oregon legislature will
contribute to the campaign. The legis-
lature Of Washington will be asked to
appropriate $50, 900, half to be availa-
Bile in 1917 and half in 1918, the same
as Oregon is expected to do.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15
federation of Labor for Higher Govern
ment Salaries

The Federation Of Labor agents at
Washington are very active according to
newspaper reports in asking that the
pay Of all government employees be
raised, from 10 to 1915 per cent, from
the president down TO the foot Of the
list. At one stroke this would add
about half billion dollars per year to
the cost Of government.
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A division military post, garrisoning
$4,000 regular soldiers, will be estab-
lished near American Lake in Pierce
county if an agreement entered into
between the Secretary Of War and citi
zens of Tacoma and Pierce county is
matured. The site decided upon for
the post is adjacent to the present state
military reservations, where yearly en-
campments are now held and where the
gaurd was modified last spring prior to
departure for the Mexican border. Sew
enty thousand acres Of land will be re-
CURED for the division concentration
camp and Pierce county agrees to &C.
quire this land by condemnation. For
this purpose, the board of commissioners
Of that county have called an election
for January 9th to authorize $4,000,
900 bond issue.
In case this land is acquired and the
arrangement with the War Department
is completed the land will be used not
only for a permanent division camp,
but it is said that annual maneuvers
will be held for the national guard of
states as far east as North Dakota jointly
with the regulars that will bring to-
gether as many as 100, 900 troops.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15

La Grange, Ga.-Some time ago when
Nat III. Sledge was having some re-
pairs done on his house there was
found between the ceiling and wealth
serboarding time worn spelling book
which showed the marks Of use and
age. The book was a New York
speller," was covered with cloth and
bore the date of 1887.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15
Many in Leavenworth Try Simple
Mixture

Many Leavenworth people are sur
prised at The quick action Of simple
buckthorn bark, glycerin, etc., as
mixed in Adler-i-ka. This simple
remedy acts on both upper and lower
bowel, removing such surprising foul
matter that one spoonful relieves almost
any case constipation, sour stomach or
gas. A few doses often relieve or pre-
vent appendicitis. A short treatment
helps chronic stomach trouble. The
instant. easy actiod of Adler-i-ka is
astonishing. Wheeler's Drug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15
FIGHTS IN The AIR
greatest Sport, Says William
Thaw, Daring Aviator.
MAN FROM NO MANS LAND

Having Forfeited Status az American
Citizen by Fighting For France, Hs
Travels Under French PasspOrt-AIr-
men Go Out to Do Their Task or
Never Return.
New fork-William Thaw, the dar-
Ing American air fighter, who came
here to complete his recovery from the
wound he got at verdun, calls himself
"A man from no mans land" Having
forfeited his status as an American
citizen by fighting for France, he Is
travelling under French passport. In
a talk with the newspaper men he said:
In a short time expect to be back
in France, but where l will rejoin The
other American aviators Is a military
secret. ! may tell you, however, we
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15
WINTER WILL BE SEVERE.
Muskrats Are Digging Deep, Say North
ern Trappers.

Winona, Minn.-Buy your "heavies'
heavier and heap your coal bins, dig
out your snow shovels and clean out
your furnace flues.
This warning is being sounded by
trappers In this section who have adj
vance information on the brand OF
weather each season.
The trappers base their forecast on
the activities of the muskrats. They
are digging their homes deep. and the
walls are of unusual thickness.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-12-15

Tacoma-The building Of shipyards
to cost approximately 81. 500. 900, and
a plan to erect a steel plant by a COM
pany capitalized at S8,000.000 is an
nounced here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
NOTICE
OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that the board of Freeholders
comprising the charter commission of the City of Ety. ST.
Louis County, Minnesota has filed with the Mayor of said
city, which said officer has presented to the city council Of
city proposed amendments the city charter of
said city and in the form of revision of said charter and
for purpose of submitting the the electors of the
city for their action upon the question of the adoption of said
proposed revision election called by the city council
That special election has been called and will be held
on the 9TH day of November A. D. 1916 in said city and in
the respective wards thereof for the purpose of voting
the question of the adoption of the proposed charter
The place of voting in the first ward will be the
ground floor of the city hail. and at the place where the last
city election was held
The place of voting in the second ward will be held
the building known the old catholic church building and
at the place where the last city election held.
The place of voting in the third ward will be in the
building situated upon lot 50 block 0 Whitesdes addition
Ety. and at the place where the last city election held
The polls will be open Six o'clock and will close
at Nine o'clock p. m. of said day.
By order of the city council City of Ely, Minnesota,
this 3rd day of October, A. D. 1916
ARTHUR KNUTSON, City Clerk
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M.cCornber

A. S. Linneman of Duluth, was
here this week looking over his
mine property.
Triton E. Lewis of Duluth and
o. P. Boyson of Lewiston. MINI.
were here visiting and went through
the mine being interested in the
same.
Mrs. Overmyer and Mr.. Fritz
of Duluth. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Critchler of Virginia drove over in
the Overmyer car Sunday, to look
over property to the east of the
Minnesota Cooperative Iron Co..
land, where drilling is being done.
Thomas B. Mills of Superior,
John H. Mills and son of Black
River Falls, Wis. and w. c..
Sherwood of Duluth, fee owners in
the McComber mine spent the
week end here. They were we'll
pleased with the developments
being made. H. o. Johnson with
his car helped to make their visit
pleasant. Thomas B. said it was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
TALKS ON THRIFT

"Eat, drink and be merry, for
tomorrow We die," says some one,
as quoted in the Good Book.
"But," observes a wise man of
the present, "you fatter yourself
tomorrow you will live, and
that is worse than DYING
The child lives in the present.
The boy wants things now. He
does not know tomorrow or what
tomorrow means. Time is no ele-
ment in his scheme of things. He
simply lives.
The man who is really happy
is the man who lives in the flu
ture-who anticipates. Hope, y
says current writer, is much
more dominant factor in the joys
Of life than realization" How
many good time you have had
anticipating the good time that
didn t materialize
The man or woman who never
takes thought of the future, of
course, cannot look forward to the
future with any hope or anticipa-
ton. The wise man says, "Look
out for tomorrow and today will
look out for itself" The fool says,
Have good time today and let
tomorrow worry about itself. +"
The Biblical fool was Esau, who
sold out cheap. He wanted some
thing to eat quick and got it-for
price. But what a price!
The world is full of Esaus-
men, women and children who sell
out cheap-a years Indebtedness
for an hours qualification a day S
pay for a few moments
thrills; a weeks wage for a days
dissipation. There is law OF com
pensation at work in this old
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
Inserted in behalf of Charles T. Murphy by him
self. Rate 10 be paid IS cents per column inch

Charles T. Murphy, one of the
present representatives from the
61st Legislative District, is can
didate for reelection. As a men,
Der Of the 1915 session, which was
his first term, he served as chair
man Of the committee on villages,
was a member on the committee
on judiciary, roads and bridges,
insurance, mines and minerals, re-
apportionment, claims, mileage,
state prison and reformatory. He
took an active part in promoting
measures of Importance to the
state and to the people Of this
district. He was one Of the auth
ors Of the House-bill of proposed
Amendment No. 1, the adoption
of which by the voters will mean
much toward the development
and settlement Of Northern Min
nesota. He was active in the sup
port of good roads legislation.
His record will also show that
he actively supported the meas
ures Of interest to labor and tend
ing to improve conditions under
which labor is performed.
Among the successful measures
OF local importance in which he
was interested was the securing of
an appropriation for the estab-
ishment Of a State fish hatchery
at Tower; also, the establishment
of two annual terms of District
Court at Ely, a matter of great
Importance to the people living
on the Vermilion Range. He also
took an active part in securing
the enactment of the bill provid-
ing for the establishment of the
Australian Ballot System for Viii
lage Elections.
Mr.. Murphy's knowledge Of the
conditions Of his district and
Northern Minnesota and the state
in general, coupled with the ex-
perience gained by him as a mem
Der Of the last session, well quail
ifies him for reelection.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
: ELECTION WERE 0VERi
While Democrats Are Admittedly the
Champion Question Fiends, II Is
Believed This Quiz IL as Un.
answerable as Their Most
Childlike Effort.

II election day were past would
President Wilson make so little Of the
principle Of arbitration in industrial
disputes? Would he be so sure that
it is more important to preserve peace,
when great strike is threatened, than
it is to make judicial methods rather
than force the means Of settling diff
ferences between capital and labor?
If election day had come and gone
would Mr.. Wilson keep the national
guardsmen Of the country in camp on
the ground that they may be needed
to protect the United States against
Mexico? Would there be months Of
inaction and indecision in which no
use is made Of a large body of citizen
soldiers? Would they not be allowed
to go home or else be set in motion to
make Mexico as safe neighbor as the
Administration seems to think that IT
is already?
If election day were past would the
President drive through Congress a
bill like the shipping bill which is in
tended to embark the federal govern
ment upon new venture in hazard
Gus field and use $50.0O0,0OO Of the
peoples money to buy tonnage held
above its normal value or else so
owned that it cannot be used without
peril of international complications?
Is sound public policy behind such
a measure or only campaign politics?
If election day were not to be con-
sidered would Woodrow Wilson use so
many high and mighty words in inter
national notes and do so little to make
them mean anything practical? Would
his deeds lag so far behind his
phrases ?-Cleveland Leader.
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world and you will find out that
you pay for every foolish thing
you do.
The foolish one believes in now !;
he scorns tomorrow. "We live
but once," says he, therefore let
us live merrily." That is just the
reason we ought to live sensibly
we live but once, therefore let
us live well!
II believe appetites were made
to crafty" says the worldly wise
one. They were-in the right way,
II believe in mortgaging the. flu
ture for the fun of the present."
says he. Wrong. The mortgage
may be foreclosed. 81 believe in
picking the blossom because it's
so sweet, says he. Wrong again.
The fruit is sweeter than the bios
som and you can eat fruit-the
blossom you can't.
II believe that other people
should save money, build homes,
have bank accounts and carry in
surance," says he. Wrong again.
Their homes and bank accounts
won't help you when tomorrow
comes. You have got to help
today, if you want your
tomorrow to help you.
81 believe in luck" says he
once more-"and my luck is bad"
Wrong again. Your philosophy
is bad, not your luck. You believe
the other fellow should work and
saveg Show him how. You be-
lieve that money brings happi-
ness? Save some and find out how
much. You believe that winter is
coming and you'll need some coal.
Wait and see. You believe that
money is power9 Save some and
find out how strong it is.
Before the writer of this thrift
talk lies a letter-an appeal from
a woman who didn t believe in the
law Of compensation; who didn t
believe in tomorrow; who didn t
believe in bank, accounts, or saw
ing. She defed all laws of So
ciety, tried to live her own life as
she saw fit, and now her tomorrow
has come and she has no money
She needs it-she can t live with.
out it. Out of a thousand hells
she knows she is wrong and has
been wrong, for yesterday has
gone, today is going, and tomor.
row is coming fast.
Eat, drink and be merry, if you
will, for tomorrow you may die
but the chances are that you won Z
even though you would like to-
Tomorrow will be a sad day fol
you, if you live today wrong. To-
days saving3 mean tomorrow's
comforts, and tomorrow there may
be nothing to save.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
NOTICE!

An important meeting OF
the Ely Commercial Club
will be held at the City Hall
Monday night, Oct. 9th at
800 o'clock sharp. Every
member is requested to be
present as there will be many
important matters brought
before the meeting. Finan-
cia1 statement will be present
ed and a full report made of
the seasons doings as well as
plans made for future work.
The work of the Club has
been very important and has
already brought results.
Come and hear it yourself
and help make further plans
for continuing and increasing
the usefulness of the Club.
Let this meeting be a
booster.
G. L. BROZICH, Prest.
H. J. MERDINK, Sec'y.
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which the locals held the Vir-
ginians scoreless. In the first
quarter the Virginia team scored
rs points and at the end of the
first half the score was 81 to 0 in
favor of Virginia.
Those who were in the Ely line
up follow:
Janeskala, Porthan, Lind, Suom-
linen, Somero. B. Written, Tikkala,
Nankervis, Gianotti, R. Written
and Russell.
The team was accompanied by a
large crowd of rooters going down
by automobile.
Next Saturday the team goes to
Two Harbors where they will
battle with the strong Two Har-
bors team.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06

Sunday, Oct. 9Th will be the
last day the Evangelist, Rev. A. B.
Keller will be with us.
Allow no plans to interfere with
your attendance at these closing
services in which the Evangelist
will preach.
The hours for Sunday are:
Sunday-school at 10 a. M; Service
at II a. M; Afternoon service at
p. M; c. E. meeting at GAS p. m. ];
Evening sermon at 7:3O. Excel
lent music and a hearty invitation
to all is extended.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06
FOOTBALL
Ely High School and City Team
Lose Games.

Saturday the Virginia High
School team defeated the Ely H.
S. at Virginia by score of So to
6. The Ely team secured the first
touchdown scored on the Virginia
team in two seasons and the Vir-
glnla followers of the game took
the same as disappointment.
The game from the start was
almost a one-sided affair, the third
quarter being the only one in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06

Sunday the city team journeyed
to Eveleth where they met defeat
at the hands of a team composed
of players from Virginia. Two
Harbors and other range towns.
The game was a hard battle and
at the end the score stood rs to J
in Eveleth's favor. Those who
took part in the Ely team follows:
Brown, Johnson, Heikkala, La
Tark, Kajute. Maxi, St. Marie,
Homer, Toms, Hegman, Gianotti,
Murn, Chinn and Martinetti.
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Political lettings

II plans ito get Villa" are aban-
doned villa should reciprocate and
refrain from organizing expeditions
ito get" American citizens.
The fact that Mr.. Wilson could
endorse this Pork Congress shows
that he isn't seasick, anyway.
Mr.. Pinchot also seems Of the opin-
ion that God Hates a Gutter.
The man who quotes the Baltimore
platform is regarded as a political