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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-18
Personal Mention

Fred D. Houghman. who repre- sents one Of the large fire insur ance companies Of the Pacific Coast and who has been in Juneau for tho past week, expects to leave on tho Marlposa for westward points. Mir Houghman is making tour of al cities of the Alaskan coast and hal been at the New Cain Hotel.
 Henry II. Smith, who is heavily interested in mining property al Windham, and who has been at tho New Cain Hotel for the past month left on the Princess Sophia fol the south. He will spend the next month in Tacoma and from there will go to California before return ing to Juneau.
 W. R. Nichols accompanied by his son, II. K. Nichols, left for Gyp sum today noon on the Pacific While at Gypsum Mir Nichols wil arrange for the opening of tho third level of the mine Mrs. E. Brennan and two sons of Dawson, are guests at the homo of Mir. and Mrs. A. II. Humpheries Mrs. Brennan is an aunt of Mrs Humpheries and is on her way tc the states to spend the entire win ter.
 Among the round trip passengers on the Prince Rupert is Francis 1 Holley director Of the Bureau O Commercial Economies, at Washing ton, D. C. Mir. lIolley was intense ly interested in everything he saw while in Juneau and gathered mucl data which will be of value to hin on his return to his post.
 Miss Naomi Black. who has beer making a tour of the Alaskan coas with her uncle. and who has beer at the New Cain for the past week left for the south on the Princess Sophia She is enroute to her home in Los Angeles.
 Mrs. Allen M Chamberlain, ac companled by Miss E. Chamberlain of Perseverance mine are in the city and are registered at the New Cain Hotel.
 F. A. Hills, of Chichagoff mine is in the city for a few days, reg lstered at the New Cain Hotel.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. H. Duerden, of Chichagoff, arrived from there yes terday and are registered at the Alaskan Hotel for a few days.
 Nick Hanlon, and Rudolph Sar' vela, of Chichagoff. arrived from there last night and are registered at the Alaskan Hotel
 w. Grant Johnson, well known in Juneau, is returning passenger on the Mariposa. Mir Johnson has been south to secure the furnishings for billiard parlor which he will open in the new Hellenthal Building.
 Fl. F. Edwards and wife, of Ex- cursion Inlet, are at the Gastineau Hotel for a few days.
 Fred Baade, of Aux Bay, is in the city registered at the Gastineau.
 w. O. Carlson and wife, of Aux Bay. are at the Gastipeau. Mir. Carlson is the superintendent Of the new Aux Bay cannery being operated by John F. Carlson
 Celia J. Henry and Mrs. J. A.. Henry are registered at the Gas tineau Hotel
 l.. E. Bailey, Of Sitka, arrived from there yesterday in his cruiser Hattie B. He intends to dispose Of the boat if possible and will then leave for the outside where he will locate.
 Miss E. Chamberlain. sister of AL len Chamberlain, of the PerseYer- ance Engineering force, left for her home in the states today on the Princess Sophia. Miss Chamberlain has been spending the summer as
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-18
DUNCAN PARTY LEAVES
 FOR CALIFORNIA HOME

The Duncan party, which has been visiting in Juneau during the past couple of weeks, left today on the Princess Sophia for the south. The Duncans made a trip to the interior, returning to Juneau sever al weeks ago. They have been vis- ting with friends here and several social affairs have been given in their honor since their arrival. The party consisted of Mrs. Robt. Dune an. jr.. Miss Flora MacRay Duncan, Robert Duncan, Miss Marie DeFor- est. Miss Christine Wetherby and Vernon Summerfeld.
 MecAUL'S Safety First
 AUTOMOBILES l-17-tf Efficient SERVICE EMPIRES classifieds pay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
ADVERTISING
(By Walt Mason.)

| asked eight dollars and a half
for one fine black Polled Angus
calf, which price was not too
high; hoofed it west, I hoofed it
east, endeavoring to sell the
beast, but no one wished to buy.
Day after day | toiled along, and
bored men with the same old
song, 81 have a calf for sale; |
ask eight bones and fifty cents,
for this unequaled critter, gents
will dig up the kales"
Then said friend, ooh, rest
your feet, and quit your wearing
out the street, and bowling by the
year; spend fifty cents and ad-
yertise your sawed-off cow Of
pocket size, and buyers will ap-
pear" l followed up that same
advice, and put my jaded feet on
ice; and when the ad appeared,
ten customers came to my gate !;
one bought the calf and paid the
freight, the others bucked and
reared. And thus, by printing
little ads, the wise man gathers
in the scads, and rests his aching
corns; little ad will make more
noise than ffty-seven busy boys,
all footing on their horns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office al Duluth. MINI.

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office al Duluth, MINI.
July Goth. 1916.
Notice Is hereby given that John Bresnahan.
whose post-office address is I.adysmith. Wis,
did, on the 9th day of October 1915. file in this
office Sworn Statement and Application No.
ol2l4s. to purchase the SW4 NE4. NwI SEX,
NEA SWA and Lot T. Section 2, Town
ship 50 NJ Range 10 West 4th P. Meridian. and
the timber thereon. under the provisions of the
act OF June 8. 1873. and acts amendatory. known
as the Timber and Stone Law" al such value
as might be fixed by appraisement. and that,
pursuant to such application, the land and
timber thereon have been estimated and valued
by applicant the timber estimated 16 M, Pine
board feet at $50, Spruce 200 cords 500, Tamrack
and cedar posts and Poles 500 and the land $50:
that said applicant will offer final proof in
support of his application and sworn statement on
the oath day of October, 1916. before Register
and Receiver. U. S. Land Office at Duluth. Mime
sofa.
Any person is at liberty to protest this pur-
chase before entry. or initiate contest at any
time before patent issues. by filing corroborat.
ed affidavit in this Office. alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
Claimant names as witnesses: George Cleary,
Morgan Riley. Earl Jacobs and Jay Jacobs all of
Ladysnith, Wis.
JOSEPH WINcZEwsKI,
s-25 1920 Register.
II. L. Shepherd, Attorney. Duluth. Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
and the Duluth & Iron Range
railroads, will haul to and from
Hibbing, free of charge, all farm
exhibits that are to be placed on
exhibition at the St. Louis county
fair, which will be held in Hib-
bing on Sept. l, 2 and 3.
All that the exhibitors will
have to do is to consign their
shipments to the secretary Of the
fair, telling the station agent the
goods are to be placed on exhi-
bition. After they have been ex-
hibited at the fair they will be
shipped free Of charge to the
place where they were originally
received, providing a change of
ownership has not taken place
during or after the fair.
All goods Of this character will
be received as "deadhead" freight
and will be shipped at the risk of
the owner, the agents of the two
roads and the trainmen using ev-
cry ordinary precaution to protect
the property.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

man could be held responsible for
the sanitary condition of a GER
tam group of counties. This is
the plan in force in New York
and Massachusetts where real eff
fective public health work is
being done.
"Our Division of Preventable
Diseases has done remarkably
well with its present small staff.
Its director, DR.. A. j. Chesley, is
considered the best man in his
line in the whole United States.
He can do the work of several
men, but he cannot do what should
be done by a dozen. He should
be provided with at least ten dis
trict supervisors"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

After all, the most enjoyable
profession is that of an editor. In
a newspaper office one comes in
contact with every amusing evil
dence of human frailty. There is
always the man who imagines
that he is being Intentionally
sighted when as matter of fact
the editor has had no reason for
forming an unfavorable opinion,
and wouldn t slight him purposely
even if he had such an opinion.
There is the man who thinks that
he should stop the paper if any
opinion is ever expressed contrary
to his own-he can't realize that
he wouldn t like a man or paper
that would be colorless enough to
to agree with him entirely !;
he can't realize that for every
man who thinks as he does
there another that thinks the
opposite. Then, too, there is al
ways the man-perhaps the same
one-who thinks that the news
paper will give up the ghost If he
stops his subscription And
there is the person-usually a wo-
man-who never turns in news
items to the paper but always
takes offense when her coming and
going is not duly recorded. And
then there are the hosts of people
who want twenty dollars worth of
boquets, complimentary mention
and praise, for nothing and yet do
nothing to boost the newspaper
game. And most enjoyable Of all.
there are the loyal good spirits
who grin when the editors opin-
ions clash with their own, tease
him good humoredly in their turn
and occasionally write a commu-
nication calling attention to their
point of view, who help out with
the local news items, who keep
their subscription paid in ad-
vance and send the paper to the
brother out west or the parents
back east, and who bring their
printing to the home Office, adver-
tise steadily and are found on the
band wagon every time it comes
out to boost for some town or
community Improvement. Mel
rose and the community in which
the Beacon circulates has its full
share of these good people; they
make our work worth while
Melrose Beacon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
TALKS ON THRIFT
SAVINGS BANK CENTENNIAL. 1916

dollar OF quick debts. The quick
assets are: Cash, bills receivable,
accounts receivable and merchan-
disc. Quick liabilities are: Debts
due for borrowed money and debts
due for stock. The difference is
the working capitalize amount
in excess of the debts. This means
to say that if the quick assets
were all turned into cash and the
debts paid, without disturbing the
other assets, such as real estate,
machinery, ETC., there would be a
cash balance left over.
One OF the great weaknesses of
American business life is the start
ing OF business on too little cap
ltal. Two carpenters and build
ers who have saved few hun
dred dollars decide to be their
own bosses and by some schem>
ing get a piece of land. They
persuade somebody or some lnsti-
tuition to loan them "a GER
tain amount on the property when
complete and Lay their plans care
-ully and figure closely. Some
hing goes wrong, weather is bad,
the work is delayed, strikes, and
liens not reckoned with, interfere
end the result-failure, They
ack capital; and lacking it, lose
out. They cannot carry their
load.
Clerks with a little money and
colossal nerve begin business for
themselves, only to find bankrupt
cy stare them in the face in a
short time, due to lack of capital.
A good year makes the proprie-
tor jubilant and willing to gamble
that the next will be better. He
moves into larger quarters, lives
more extensively, buys car and
hires servants, only to find de-
preston setting in, unsettled bus
mess conditions, competition, mis-
haps, and no way of retrenching.
Happy the man who can plod
along on the safe track, satisfied
to be sure rather than sorry.
Money is power, and impotent is
the man or the business that lacks
it.
Be as honest as you expect the
other fellow to be. Get all the
ability you can acquire and all
you can afford to buy, but do not
overlook the important fact that
backbone is necessary in every
business just as it is i'm every body,
and without it in sufficient meas
IRE success is impossible and fail
ure sure to come. He is a wise
man who knows his own strength
and doesn t hitch up to more than
he can pull.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

THE Democrats have come
around to the tariff principle mas
much as in the Revenue Bill as
approved last week a provision is
inserted that the duties on all
dyestuffs shall be suspended dur
ing the period of the war and that
the tariff provided in the House
bill shall not become effective until
after the war. The administration
thus acknowledges that the war
has acted as tariff for protection
of American industries and in
directly goes on record as endors-
ing the Republican protection
tariff principles. The provision
for a tariff commission was approx
ed. The bill also provides for the
elimination of stamp taxes on ex-
press and freight bills of lading and
telephone and telegraph messages.
The war taxes continue and the
imports admitted free of duty con-
tinue to increase. The Free
Trader will probably get his eyes
open later.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
INFANTILE
PARALYSIS
Epidemic In Minnesota Reaches
Alarming Proportions.

Infantile paralysis is spreading
rapidly throughout the state.
Data compiled to date by DIR.
A. j. Chesley, Director, Division
Of Preventable Diseases, State
Board of Health, shows there have
been since the first Of the year,
q deaths and 800 reported cases.
Cases and deaths are 'increas-
ing rapidly. During the past
month 262 cases have been re-
ported and there have been II
deaths. Forty-fve of the sc coun-
ties in the State have cases.
The present epidemic caught
the Division of Preventable Dis
eases if this State in a seriously
handicapped condition. There
have been only enough funds to-
employ two experienced field
workers for the entire state. AL
though an emergency appropria-
ton has been granted at best it is
but a make-shift.
DIR. I. j. Murphy Of the Mime
sofa Public Health Association
comments upon the present pre-
dicament as follows:
"This prosperous state should
leave at the disposal of the Divis-
ion of Preventable Diseases fund
large enough to enable it to en-
ploy at least ten field workers
permanently. Then the state
could be districted and some one
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

Thirty per cent if those who
fail in business do so because
they lack capital. No business
can succeed unless it has back
bone, and this backbone is the in
vested capital of the proprietor.
Whether it is a million dollar cor
poratiOn or a corner grocery,
there must be, as a foundation,
the investment of the proprietor,
The man who starts out in bus
mess ION a shoestring" fails. No
matter what he may have in the
way of borrowing facilities, there
may come a time when he finds
the avenues Of borrowing closed
against him. Then his reserve
capital comes into play.
To meet the weekly pay roll,
stock up, tide over bad times, fit
the place up with machinery and
fixtures, requires money, and this
money must be saved money of
the proprietor.
Just how much money a con-
Germ requires is a matter of indi-
vidual requirements. The larger
the business the larger the CAPT
tai. If, for instance, a man were
to engage in a mercantile line, he
should have enough money saved
by thrift to buy his fixtures, and
part of his stock, and a balance
for working capital to keep in
the bank. He should not put all
his money in fixtures so that he
has none for stock, and vice versa.
Neither should he forget that his
best credential with his banker is
a good working balance.
The reason why banks are so
particular that borrowers keep a
balance is not that the bank wants
excessive profits say a
thousand and asking that one
quarter of it be kept on deposit,
but that the borrower may have
free working capital at command
all the time.
The position that if | borrow a
thousand and am asked to keep
$3.50 on deposit, 1 might as weN
borrow $3.50, is not well taken
for even though the bank balance
is borrowed money and costs in.
terest, it is a cheap price to pay
for the bankers good will. In
fact business man could well af-
ford to pay six per cent. for
money and leave it with his bank.
er, for the good it would do his
credit.
In the granting Of credit, bus
mess men as we'll as bankers, give
due heed to the ratio between
quick assets and quick liabilities.
The banker likes to see two to one
two dollars of quick assets to one
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
CHURCH MOTIFS

Plan to be at the service at the
First Presbyterian Church next
Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Rev. J. c. Mapson, the Minister,
will occupy the pulpit and cordially
invites not only the regular wor-
shipper but those unaccustomed to
worship. We have place and a
welcome and a message for you.
Come!
Sundays school every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Excellent
courses in the English Bible await
the students from years to any
age desired.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

WHAT did we do to you in 1912?
This is the campaign argument of
the Democratic press. 1912 is
about as near as this party ever
gets to actual conditions. Always
just a few years behind. Let's
look back to 1912. Mr.. Wilson as
a Democrat received ,311, 444 less
votes than did the Republican and
Progressive candidates. This year
the two parties are as one behind
Mr.. Hughes. This figures rather
rotten.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

THE members of the Commercial
Club who had the Passenger
Agents and other visitors in charge
Sunday failed to show up our
magnificent terminal attractions
and d. & l. R. depot, round house,
coal chute, etc. No one was
ashamed of our mines and build
iugs, city streets, school houses
and other items of interest but
everyone was quite interested in
keeping the party away from the
depot neighborhood. Some day
all that will be changed and we
will point with pride, etc. to our
handsome new depot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

JUST as soon as the Socialists
get control of town it is down
and out and it will take years to
rebuild the credit and stamina of
the place. Two Harbors is an
example of the Encouragement
of a bunch of deluded followers of
this belief. While they rail and
chafe at their employment and
the money power" it is a notice
able fact that not one of them is a
Socialist the moment he gets
money in the bank. Fine business
for the other fellow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

A LITTLE lynch law most
forcibly applied in case the dyna-
miters of the Mesaba range homes
are captured. would have a most
depressing effect on this popular
I. w. w. pastime. When inno-
cent children and women are
brought near death by a cowardly
assassin, or would-be assassin, it
is time to call a halt. This may
not sound very nice, but desperate
diseases require desperate cures.
The man that advocates dynamite
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

SINCE starting their first general
advertising campaign in 1910 the
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco company
report an unprecedented increase
in business. The company base
this prosperous showing on the
liberal use of country newspaper
advertising and the excellence of
their products.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

should be treated in the same
manner. A strike is a strike but
a riot is something else already"
1t sometimes is a question as to
whether or not certain bipeds are
human beings. 1t is a certainty
however. the women and children
are not responsible for the labor
conditions and murder of innocents
will not right wrongs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

REPUBLICAN principles are not
an issue in this campaign accord
iEg to the sentiments of the Demo-
cratic press. The claim is made
that Hughes is cold, dead issue.
How about the income tax, the
tariff, the war tax and several other
little minor CD details. These are
surely alive?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Serial No. O1243o.
United States Land Office
Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 10Th, 1916

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That oden T
Wick. of Duluth, Mimi. as final assignee of
Amos G. Strahl, on August 1o, 1916. filed in
this Office. his application 10 select under Section
1906. Revised Statutes of the United States. the
Lot Is. Section IS. Lot z. Section II,
and Lot S. Section %. all in Township
6 North. Range Is West. 4th. M,
containing 400 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land. or for any
other reason. to the disposal to applicant. should
file their Afidavits of Protest in this Office on or
before Sept 9th. 1916.
JOSEPH WINczEwSKI,
8-2S 9-22 Register.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

QUEER, isn't it? The Democrats
are not satisfied with the speeches
of Candidate Hughes and in conse-
quence have pledged their al
legiance to Wilson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

anyone a chance. A Wisconsin
girl was fined $50 for writing
messages on eggs which were sent
by parcel post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

Inspired by wish to promote
the development of agriculture in
St. Louis county, the officials of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

THE U. S. authorities are GER
tainly not much in favor of giving
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

This paper Is on file at 3e-South 3rd street
Minneapolis. MINI. at the exhibit room of The
Immigration Commission. of The Northern
Minnesota Development Association"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25

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
a. o guarantee of good faith. Write and get it to
this Office not later than Thursday noon.-Editor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-25
Subscription $2per Year.

Entered at the post Office at Ely, Mime
sofa as second class matter.
Evening star., 1916-03-10
Boston Wool Market Less Active

BOSTON. March l0.--The CONNER
cial Bulletin viii say tomorrow:
business has been less active in the
wool market here during the past
week. a fair business is reported
with sales ranging from three to four
million pounds Prices are generally
firm and only defective short secured
woods are really at all weak, although
buyers are taking advantage of the
weakness in London to talk down the
market here. The primary markets
are closing very firm as u rule The
situation at the mills is still yery
healthy and consumption continues at
a very marked rate"
Evening star., 1916-03-10
Building Permits.

the following:
S. E. Snyder, to build dwellings at 1914
as Q street southeast architect and con-
tractor, S. E. Snyder; estimated cost,
1900.
Daniel Fraser, to repair garage at 1926
p street northwest estimated cost, SIS.
X. l. Sullivan. to repair store at 1928
NJ street northwest: estimated cost, $50.
E. A. Macomber. to repair building in
rear of 2107 II street northwest esti-
mated cost, 5000.
Evening star., 1916-03-10
Berlin Bank Statement.

BERLIN. March 10, by wireless TO
SAyyille. y. f.-Subscriptions TO the
fourth German war loan were an
uouuced today by the Overseas Agency
sts follows.
Berlin Savings Bank. 10000. .0oO
marks. the banking house Of NendeIs-
sohu < Co, 20.000.000 marks; the
Aschcn Society for the Fostering Of
Industry, 20.0oo.0Oo marks
Evening star., 1916-03-10
A New Definition.

Ffom the ThiisdeIpbia Ledger
\ number of business men at lunch
con were giving definitions of "opti-
mist and ''pessimist One of them
offered the following;
"A pessimist says. is there any milk
In that pitcherY whereas an optimist
remarks, Pass the cream. please"