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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
Bets $500 On Lee: Files Himself.

Long Prairie.-After making $500
bet that William E. Lee would be the
net Governor of Minnesota, Henry An
DIRE, well known in local political cir
cles, has decided to file for the nom
ination himself. He has written Julius
A. Schmahl, secretary of state, ask
ing for the necessary papers. He says
Burnquist is too young and thinks the
others are afraid to make the cam
paign. He is 48 years old and was
twice a candidate for the Office of reg
lister of deeds in Todd county, being
defeated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
APPROVE AUTO TOUR PLANS
Directors of State Body Apply for
Sanction of National Society for
Trip to Yellowstone Park.

Minneapolis of the Min
nesota State Automobile association
have approved the proposed automo-
bile tour from the Twin Cities to Vel
lowstone National park, to take place
during July. The tour will start from
here July 20 and will be made under
the auspices of the North Dakota Au-
tomobile association, as w. w. Smith,
president of that association, made
application several days ago for an
American automobile, association sane
ton. for the trip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
PROPOSES INDIAN MEASURE
Jurisdiction over Estates of
Chippewa Owners.

Washington.-A bill giving Mime
estates of Chippewa Indian owners of
allotted lands at the time of their
death has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Stevenson.
The measure has been proposed, Mr.
Stevenson said, to fix the status OF
such estates, which at the present
time is uncertain because of court
decisions and Interior department
legiSlatiOns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
Hearing in Telephone Case Soon.

T'cdf TTf8 III SIOP'IVHC Odoo S0O''
Owatonna.-The Tri-State Tele-
phone and Telegraph company will
present it's side of the local physical
connection case to members of the
state Railway and Warehouse Com
mission at the state Capitol, May %.
The Northwestern company, which
operates the local exchange, present
ed it's side at a recent hearing in St.
Paul. Owatonna will be represented
at the hearing by city officials.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
owatonna Plans Road club.

0watonna.-The Commercial club is
fostering movement for the forma-
ton of a "365-Day Road Club" mod
eled after the club established last
year at Carthage, Missouri, and which
has made wonderful progress in road
building. A special committee has
been appointed by the club to arrange
a constitution and bylaws and to call
the organization meeting. The COM
mittee states that it has almost COM
pleted arrangements for the organi-
cation. which is expected to take place
within a month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
To Train Minnesota Sailors.

Duluth.-N. F. Hugo of Duluth, lieu
tenant commander of the Minnesota
naval militia, has returned home after
two months of peace fighting" with
the American Atlantic fleet in Cuban
waters. His experience, he declared,
will be used in whipping into shape
the green tars on the Topeka, Minnn-
sofas new training ship. which will
replace the Gopher
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
To Build Electric Power Line.

Little Falls.-An electric current
line which eventually will supply Long
Prairie, Wadena, Verndale, Staples,
and intermediary towns will be start
ed by the Little Falls Water Power
company this spring. The line will
be in the form of loop. Franchises
have been obtained at Long Prairie
and Verndale.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
European War. News

Several Italian aerOplaneS dropped
% bombs on Trieste killing nine civil
ians, of whom five were children, and
wounding five other persons" says a
statement issued at Vienna.
Two German submarines stopped
the Dutch steamship Berkelstroom,
bound from Amsterdam, and gave the
crew of % men Is minutes to leave
the ship. They then sank it by gun
fire. The crew was rescued by q
British vessel and landed in England.
An attempt to stir up revolution
in Ireland was nipped when German
auxiliary cruiser, armed by a. strong
force of German sailors and loaded
with vast stores of rifles and ammuni-
ton, was sunk off the coast OF Ire
land by British patrol craft. Sir Roger
Easement, one of the leaders in the
Irish home-rule struggle, was arrest
ed, an admiralty bulletin issued at
London stated, while attempting to
land arms in Ireland" A number OF
other prisoners were taken.
Ten classes of Italian recruits were
called up by royal decree at Rome.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen and
Enver Pasha, Turkish minister OF war,
are reported to have left Constantine
pie for the Armenian front to direct
operations against the Russians, &C.
cording to dispatch received In
Rome.
A narrow escape for Emperor Mich
olas of Russia from death or serious
injury by bombs dropped by an Aus
trian airman during recent visit OF
the emperor to a southern sector OF
the Russian line, is reported in Stock
holm advices received by the Over
seas News agency at Berlin.
German forces were compelled to
evacuate newly won trenches on the
Langemarck- Ypres road on account
of high floods, which made the consol-
idation of the positions impossible,
according to the statement issued at
Berlin by the German war Office.
A Lloyd's dispatch to London from
Ymuiden, Holland, says the Dutch
steamship Lodewijk Van Nassau was
sunk. 1t went down in six minutes.
Five of it's crew were drowned. Thir-
ty-six survivors have been landed at
Ymuiden.
The war office at ConstantinOple is
sued an explanation of the evacuation
of Trebizond, declaring that numerical
ly superior forces compelled withdraw
al to a new line of defense previously
agreed upon.
The Lake Carriers association no.
titled the department of commerce at
Washington 1t has information that
the Canadian government in the fu-
ture will examine all ships on the
great lakes touching Canadian ports
and remove sailors of belligerent ma
lions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
D. A. r. Defeat Loss to Minnesota,

Washington, d. C. = In the de-
feat of Mrs. Charles R. Davis of st.
Peter, Minnesota has lost its vice pres
ident general in the D. A. r. Mrs.
Davis was called to New York Mon
day to the death Of her brother, Frank
P. Ravens, and her defeat is account
ed for by the fact that she was not in
the convention and her work was
unknown to many of the delegates.
Mrs. Davis is considered by the ma.
tional officers to be one of the most
efficient women in the organization,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28

An accident to Aviators Willis and
Dargue was reported to the war de-
partment at Washington by General
Funston. While accommodating their
motor failed and they were forced to
land northwest of Chihuahua. The
machine was damaged and Willis
was bruised.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
FIRE FIGHTERS TO CONVENE
State Society Plans Big Meeting at
Chisholm in June.

st. Paul. - Paid and volunteer fire.
men throughout the state will gather
for their forty-fourth annual conven-
ton at Chisholm, June 10, IA and Is,
according to announcement just made
The organization is known as the
Minnesota State Firemen's associa-
ton, and includes fire fighters of prac-
tically every city Of the state
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
TO CONTROL FLOOD WATERS
Development Society Plans Improve
ments in State.

Minneapolis control of the
Hood waters in the Red river along
the northwestern boundary of Mime
sofa and of the Minnesota river will
be taken up by the All-Minnesota De-
velopment association at it's first gen.
eral business session June IA and Is,
at the Capitol building, ST. Paul. The
executive and program committees of
the association met at the Radisson
hotel and outlined the work for the
convention.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
Foreign

Twenty persons were killed and q
number of others injured in an explo-
sion in the powder branch of q gre
made factory at Bordeaux.
An Exchange Telegraph company
dispatch to London from CONSTANT
nople states that Gen. Abdul Pasha,
commander of Turkish army corps,
was assassinated on the street in the
Turkish capital by two soldiers. The
aasassins ESCAPED.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
Music Teachers Of State to Meet.

OwatOnna. = Preparations are be-
ing made here for the annual conven-
ton of the 1916 meeting of the Min
nesota Music Teachers association,
June 81, % and 20. Three to four
hundred teachers are expected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
Domestic

James j. Brady, state auditor of
Illinois and central figure in several
sensational episodes since he took Of
flee three years ago, and Miss Kath-
arine Koch of Springfield were quietly
married at st. Petersburg, Fla.
The body of Dorothy Arnold was
not found in the cellar of the house
outside West Point, ~ j., where New
York detectives searched. Police in
spector Faurot announced that there
was no truth in published stories that
Miss Arnold's body had been discov-
cred.
A gift of 100000 for construction
of new buildings for the engineering
department at the Michigan Agricul-
tural college to replace those de-
stroyed by fire several weeks ago,
was received by the college authori-
ties from r. E. Odds of Lansing, Mich.
Eleven men and one woman are
missing in the ruins of the four-story
lodging house at Granite City, ILL.,. de-
stroyed by fire.
Six striking employees of the Ma
tional Cable and Conduit company
were injured in clashes with New
York state troops sent to Hastings-on-
Hudson, N. Y, to protect the plant
and preserve order.
The plant of the c. Klinck Packing
company of Buffalo, N. Y, was sold
to William A. Morgan, president Of
the Buffalo and Brass Rolling mill of
Black Rock. The consideration was
more than 100000.
Formation of 100000 oil cor
poration was announced at Tulsa,
Okla, by H. F. Sinclair, oil producer
and former Federal league baseball
nagnate, on his return form New
York. The new company will. be
known as the Sinclair Oil Refining
company. CIl
Seventy persons are dead and scores
which swept through the central parts
of eastern Kansas and western Mis-
souri,. Property damage is reported.
Fire which started in the Iowa
Union, formerly St. James hotel.
rooming house for university students
at Iowa City, Ia, caused property loss
of $4,000.
j. R. Stratton, for rs years a men,
Der of the Canadian parliament, died
at Hot Springs, Ark, after SO DAYS of
fasting, and his physician, Prof. H.
Feiggs, is under arrest on a charge of
manslaughter
A lone bandit held up a passenger
train on the Louisiana, Red River &
Navigation railroad near Angola, La,
shot the express messenger and es-
capped with money and jewelry valued
at several thousand dollars.
The six Villa bandits placed on trial
at Deming. N. NJ, charged with kill
Ding Charles d. Miller in the Columbus
raid were found guilty of murder in
the first degree. The jury was out 30
minutes.
Orders to speed up, repair and over
haul work on vessels of the Atlantic
fleet have been sent from Washington
ito the commandments of the various
navy yards by Secretary Daniels.
PThe move was explained as a pre-
tparedness test"
Orders have been received at the
League Island navy yard at Philadel.
Ephia for the commanders of the battle.
ships Connecticut and Kansas to be
in readiness to sail within "a hours.
The collier Brutus left for the Pacific
coast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
Mexican Revolt

Public execution in the plaza at
Chihuahua City is to end the career
of Pablo Lopez. the Villa bandit cap
tured near Santa Ysabel, Mex. A sim
liar fate will be melted out to the three
men who were taken with Lopez.
Further developments in the pursuit
of Villa and the relations between the
United States and the de facto govern
ment of Mexico now await personal
discussion of these subjects by Maj
Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff OF
the American army, and Gen. Alvaro
Obregon, minister of war of the de
facto government. They will meet at
Juarez.
General Funston has recommended
a redistribution of American troops in
Mexico on lines approved by Secre-
tary Of War Baker. This announce
ment was made at Washington after a
conference between President Wilson,
Secretary Baker and General Bliss.
Major General Scott arrived at San
Antonio to confer with General Fun
ston on the Mexican situation.
-s~
Confirmation of reports that Carran-
"a troops are being modified in the
path of General Pershing's forces was
received at both the state and war de-
partment at Washington.
Two hundred Carranza troops en-
route to Torreon from Saltillo were
killed when their train was attacked
by Villa bandits of Gen. Canute
Reyes command
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
INVESTIGATE TIMBER FRAUD
State Board Votes to Employ Special
Agent for Work.

Agent TOT WORK.
st. Paul, Minn.-As a result of
recent discoveries of fraud in connec-
ton with cutting of state timber by
private operators, the state timber
board has voted to employ a special
investigator to make complete sur
vey of the timber district. His name
will not be made public. 1t was stat
ed that less than $1,000 was left in
the state auditors fund for this inves-
tigation and about $4,000 in the fund
of the timber board.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
WORLDS EVENTS
y IN SHORT FORM
BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED
DOWN TO LIMIT.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE

Notes Covering Most important Hap
penings Of the World Compiled
In Brlefest and Most Succinct
Form for Quick Consumption.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
Holds Auditors Are Liable,

In an unofficial opinion Attorney Gen.
eral Smith said undoubtedly state au-
ditors who inaugurated any system by
which the state lost money or was
defrauded could be held liable on
their bonds. This, he said, would ap-
ply to any state officer, but had parti-
cular refernce to the alleged timber
frauds, in which it developed state
auditors enforced rule that four
single cords of timber would constitute
1000, board feet, whereas members
of the timber board declare only two
single cords are required.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28

RBOR day has now become as
\ ISOLATED all over the United
States with patriotic and es-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
Order Protects Irvine Plant.

The preliminary order for 1000 bales
of sisal placed by Warden Reed of the
Saltwater penitentiary is for the pur-
pose of assuring the state plant enough
raw material to keep going, according
to members of the State Board of Com
troll. The order was placed through
the Federal government. The plant re-
quires about 10000 bales of sisal an
nually, and now has on hand enough
to last until July.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28

A lone bandit held up a passenger
train on the Louisiana, Red River &
Navigation railroad near Angola, La,
shot the express messenger and es-
capped with money and jewelry valued
at several thousand dollars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28

Orders have been received at the
League Island navy yard at Philadel.
Ephia for the commanders of the battle.
ships Connecticut and Kansas to be
in readiness to sail within "a hours.
The collier Brutus left for the Pacific
coast.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-08
HAUBER THEATER.

Today-"Riding With Death the
second episode of Liberty, or A
Daughter of the u S. A"
The American girl heiress, having
been abducted in Mexico by Paacho
Lopez, a revolutionist, who plans to
hold her for ransom, is carried away
to the mountains by the Lopez gang.
Pedro, an aged servant Of Liberty's
late father, Colonel Horton, escapes
from his captivity with the Lopez
band and hurries back to the Horton
hacienda, where he tells captain Rut-
ledge and Major Winston OF the abduc
ton of Liberty. They summon their
crew of Texas Rangers to go to the
rescue of Liberty. Manuel Leon. a
young Mexican, son of one of Liberty 5
guardians tries to dissuade the Rang
ers from setting out on the rescue mis-
sion, claiming that the quest is too
hazardous: but Rutledge spurns Man
uels advice, and the latter finally de-
cides to accompany the expedition.
The Lopez gang succeeds in carrying
Liberty to high mountain, and throw
a mammoth rock down to block the
trail 'Rutledge and his band are
stopped by the huge rock, and a
Ranger is sent back to the hacienda
for dynamite to blast the rock. The
man returns, and while the explosive
is being placed. message is found
demanding $4,000 as ransom to re-
lease Liberty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-08
TAYLOR & CO.
INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
LOA Ms
Phone 1882


Let us wash your blankets-we
know how. American-EXcelsior I.aun-
dry Co., phone 146. tt
Children, get into the Prize Win
ming Contest at Reap & Crawford's at
once. Nobody is ahead of you, it
has just started. If.
Our Press Process Is unexcelled.
American Excelsior Laundry compa-
ny, phone 146. IL
Send your laundry to the old reli-
able, all work guaranteed. American
Excelsior Laundry Co., phone LAG. If
Awnings and uphOlstering. Call +.
T. Toussaint, phone 1850 or leave
orders at Knox Walker Furn. Co.
Reap & Crawford are going to
make seven children the happiest
children in the world. about Xmas
day. Get into the contest today, and
be one of that seven. tt.
You can make your choice In the
quiet Of your home or office, by hav-
ing Graphic classified" ads bring ap-
plicants and applications to you. tt
Free to some one for Xmas pres
ent-a beautiful Child's Bed Room
Suite worth $3.50; Child's Bed worth
$50, and five little Kitchen Ranges
worth $3.50 each. Get into the Con-
test at Reap & Crawford's today. If
Anyone wishing to buy or sell
Jefferson count script. call on Chas
We'll Supply 90. q
Hemstitching and Picot edge work
done at Singer Sewing Machine Co.
304 W. Second avenue. Telephone
g., S-9-1n
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-08
none Can Sin AND
ESCAPE Detection
Negro Evangelist shows Fallacy OF
Idea That Sin Can Be Kept
Secret,

The largest congregation that has
yet assembled at st. John A. NJ e.
church during the present revival,
last night heard Evangelist Adams
preach a stirring sermon On 'The In
evitable Exposure Of SIM using for
his text Mum. 80: 23: "Be sure your sin
will find you out" The colored
preacher showed that it is practically
impossible for the sinner to escape
detection, citing the cases of highly
intelligent criminals who c arefully
planned every step, and yet were de-
tected and brought to justice.
"Cain thought his crime unknown
to God when he had buried his BROTH
en-" said Adams; David thought he
had covered his track when he had
murdered Uriah by the hand of Joab,
but they were exposed. porter Charl-
ton, who murdered his wife in Italy;
Dr. Crippen, who killed his wife in
England; Schmidt, the murderer of
Anna Amueller; Spencer, the slayer
of the foolish tango teacher in Chi
cago; DR.. White, the murderer of his
wife's parents-these, and many others
thought they could escape, but their
sin found them out"
Adultery came in for especially Sc
we're condemnation by the preacher,
who said in conclusion:
'tsay, my friend, no matter who you
are, where you are or what may be the
nature of your sin, you had just as
we'll understand that you cannot al
ways hide your sin. If you keep on
SHINING you will be exposed, for BE
sure your sin will find You out" and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-08
fathers TREATMENT
OF SON IS RESENTED
Juvenile Court May Turn Case OF }.
l. Smith Over to the Cir
emit Court,

County Judge c. NJ Philpot, who is
under the law also Judge OF the luNe-
nile court, has under Amusement the
question of whether the case OF }. l.
smith, white, properly belongs IN
the Juvenile court or in the ordinary
criminal courts. Smith being accused
of maltreating his siX-year-old son
with child's toy whip, in Main street
Wednesday forenoon.
Smith is employed at a store at
Tenth and Main. and lives at Main
and Twentieth He is said to nave
used the whip on the boy, all the way
from the store to his home, thus driv-
ing the boy home. Persons who saw
the affair notified the city police,
and Policeman Ben Brannon brought
the child and his father. boil to po-
lice Headquarters, where, Chief OF
Police Frank Stewart says. the welts
on the child's legs were still plainly
visible. The police turned the mat
ter over to the Juvenile court, and
Judge Philpot held an informal in
vestigation, later announcing that he
will determine whether the case
should come before the juvenile court
or the criminal courts.
1t is said many people. particularly
around the carnival grounds and
those who live in South Main street
saw the affair, and were highly IN
dignant. Considerable feeling Is re-
ported to have been aroused.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-08

consequent exposure and just puaish-
ment will follow. If by any means
you should escare exposure, Gods rec
crd is kept and in the Judgment You
will be exposed, when it will be too
late to repent.
Il beg you to consider the conse-
quences. Think what it would mean
to your reputation, to your wife and
children, to your husband, to your
mother. to your fathter and to Your
soul. Think and then repent and
turn from your sins before judgment
shall overtake you"
At the afternoon meeting for wom-
en-, large Observation-Disclosures COM
mittee was formed to push this phase
of the work. Friday night will be
young peoples night, and the Sunday
schools ana other young peoples Or
CARNATIONS are expected to attend and
occupy special reserved seats. Sun
day afternoon will be the great tenn
perance rally. Prominent Anti-Saloon
league workers will be present and
participate, and Adams will deliver
his famous address, "The Curse OF
Rum"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
All advance notices furnished by
Theatres.
ORPHEO THEATER.

C. Gardner Sullivan, the crack see
mario writer of the Triangle Kay Bee
studios, has the happy faculty of hit
ting upon some big questions in nearly
all of his productions. One of his
mightiest themes is, that of "The Step
ping Stone" new Triangle play star
ring Frank Keenan, and Mary Boland
appearing at the Orpheo theater to-
day.
1t takes the biggest step SO far in
the amazing social revolt Of the mod
ern woman. The old idea of woman
as a stepping stone for the male, has
for some time been challenged by
woman herself; but, despite the con-
stantly swelling army of suffragists
her representatives have been isolated
members of her sex.
. Sullivan takes the attitude that the
thinking man may prove instrumental
in bringing that woman who has not
needed the call of her sisters, to her
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-08

derella story with a punch. AS the
ragged little girl escapes from her
"Simon Legree' master and plays her
way into the heart of the rich old
man. Miss Rich's acting evokes silent
sympathies for all who are oppressed.
Carol Holloway. John Stepping and
John Shehan are in 666 beauty COM
edy, '.Billy Van Deuson, Cave Man,
that is corker. Billy's application Of
the cave man theory only destroys the
young authoress' hero ideal, amidst
ludicrous situations.
The Mutual "Reel Life" bears the
same relation to magazine that the
news weeklies bear to a newspaper.
Interesting articles on different sub
jects are shown, including a live "edi-
torial." These pictures must be seen
to be appreciated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-08
AERIAL "OBSERVER, HERE.

Observant Pine Bluffians We're yes
terday given an opportunity to note
how the opposing armies in Europe
use aerial observers to ascertain what
is going on behind the enemys front.
About $50 p. M, huge kite was
sent up, the cord carrying dummy
By sharply jerking the cord the kite
flyer caused the figure to "cut capers,"
loading many to believe that it was
really human being.
The "stunt" was part of an adver-
Using campaign by Reap & Crawford
to obtain publicity for Christmas
contest, in which successful candi-
dates will obtain valuable prizes.