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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-16
TO THE AMERICAN cITIZEN.-


If you want patriots and greater
unified nation in America, here is a
method. 1t will give you following
so vast and powerful that its voice
alone will do the deeds of moment for
the general welfare, and the thunder
of the cannon will be unnecessary.
Just speak the word from congress
for public possession of railroads,
public utilities, national resources
and land and the answering shout
from the American people will need
no support from ornaments and it's
debts and miseTies to life.
A principle of general welfare, not
one of private fortune-building; is the
note twice struck by our presidents,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-16

ALLEN STEVEN. - have long
been a reader of The Day Book and
some eighteen months ago was IAN
occasional contributor to The Fo-
rum, but lost close touch with it by
a rather lengthy sojourn in the west
I recall, however, the names Of some
of the early contributors, and am
often reminded Of one of them,
whose will to be" apparently keeps
him in the imeight An article by
him has been the occasion for much
discussion, apd the somewhat I'M
canny bent. of his mind, together
with a peculiar style, has engendered
much bitter feeling, as all readers of
The Forum well know.
Thinking people agree that one
should be allowed to say, what he or
she pIeases, and If such be at war
with reason society should put better
thoughts into his or her head. That
The Day Book has always held that
position, none can gainsay.
Man is extremely susceptible to
vanity, and the oftener one sees his
name in print the prouder and more
self-satisfed he is likely to become
and his power of analysis weakened
instead of strengthened.
1 remember that many of The Fo-
rum family waxed exceedingly wroth
at one Allen Steven, and bitter were
the criticisms and many the denun-
Citations hurled at him, but Allen
seemed to be irrepressible and the
possessOr of an indomitable will and
withstood the shock of battle until
the 42-centimeter guns Of LeVish and
were turned on him,
WhereupOn he collapsed and did not
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-16

the enhanced industrial Aenergy of
the modern world. The only alter
native to the continued disregard of
readjustment is the kind of hell now
raging in Europe. Economic law is
memorable. The penalty of sin, of
violated law, still is death. Econom-
ic law, under the conditions of the
times, commands the western world
to remould itself to fit the conditions
of the tines Continued defiance of
that law is death.-Henry Knaus.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-16

appear on the firing line for long
after. .--...
However, like Vesuvius, long quiz
escent, indications again appeared
which proved that Allen was not
dead, but sleeping. Little, spouts of
lava manifested themselves from
time to time, which of late have de-
veloped into almost constant erup-
ton. His last effort shows such pro-
nounced Improvement that l anx-
iously await the next. 1t was humor-
Gus, as are some of his articles, and
, as he was dealing with a reality in
stead of a Pigment of his imagination
he did quite well, as he frequently
does when his subject is wisely
chosen.
Yes, Allen, your last treatise deal
ing with bugs" is proof that you
have finally located yourself, and if
in the future you will confne your
efforts to entomology and forswear
sociology, especially sexual sociology
and philosophy, I feel sure patient
and long-suffering group of Iteratt
will forgive your past indiscretions
and inanity.
In justice to AllenA permit me to
state that among those who know
him well he is considered irresponsi-
BILE, irrepressible and harmlessly i'm
possible. This ought to be balm to
Bess H. With best wishes to all
F. J. Ragan.
To TILE AMEPIHAN NITIzEN
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-08
RESoURcEFUL PENNSYLVANIA
USES HAWK AS GARDEN COP
Chains 1t to Post and Chickens Give
Vegetables Wide Berth.

PHILADELPHIA.-A dispatch to
the Record from Somerset relates
that A. R. Rathmill, retired drug
gist, who lives on farm near Somer-
field, has novel policeman to keep
the chickens out of his garden. Last
winter Rathmill set trap for musk
rats. An inquisitive squirrel got in
the trap and down swooped an i'm
mense hawk to eat the unfortunate
squirrel, but while thus engaged the
hawk got fast in the trap and has
since been in captivity.
The hawk was not seriously in
jured and on being taken to the Rath-
mill home, where he was fed and
kindly treated, he soon became a pet
of the family. AS long as he is fur
nished plenty of fresh meat the hawk
seems happy and contented in his
confinement. He is prevented from
flying away by small chain attach.
ed to one of his legs and fastened tc
a post.
Recently chickens got into Mrs
RathmilPs garden and threatened tc
destroy her crops. Then a bright
idea occurred to her. She stakec
the hawk out in the garden, making
him policeman, and after that not {
hen, not even a brave old rooster
set foot in the garden again.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-08
PASTOR AND FLOCK
IN DISAGREEMENT
Rev. Gore Has License Revoked and
Appeals to Courts. Much Mat
rimony in His Family.

SALE. CITY, Ga.-At a church
tria where the whole congregation,
pastor and three preachers from diff
ferent sections acted as committee,
the Rev. Mr.. Gore, Baptist minister,
had his license revoked and his mem
bership in the local church forfeited
It is alleged that his first wife sep
arated from him and secured d.
vorce and later remarked. In the
meantime Mr.. Gore also secured an
other life companion.
Mr.. Gore declares that the decision
is not right and he cannot be silenced'
He SAYS he is going to take the mat
ter to the courts for readjustment..
The church affair has created quite
a stir here. The church folks, 1t Is
said, are taking sides and many warm
discussions have taken place. Sen,
sational developments are expected
in the event Mr.. Gore takes his trou'
bles to the courts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-08
TWENTY-FIVE MILE TUNNEL
UNDER ENGLISH CHANNEL
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
WILL BE CONNECTED BY
MAMMOTH TUBE.

Difficulties encountered during the
past few years, since speedy trans
portation across the choppy waters Of
the British channel has become life
and death matter, has aroused Eng
land to the necessity of a tunnel I'M
der the neck of water between Dover
and Calais, the nearest French port.
Had the route been available in 1914
there could have been no Sussex dis
aster and no interminable delays in
returning the British wounded to
hospitals. The slow-moving vessels
are held responsible for many fail
ures of military movements against
Germany. Vast food supplies from
Asia have been delayed in France.
In fact great quantities of food have
spoiled on the docks at Calais waiting
for vessels to carry them across.
The incidents of the past few years
have brushed aside all doubts and
criticisms concerning the construc-
ton of the channel. Already 1920
yards of the mammoth tube are said
to have been bored under the sea at
Dover. The French also are said to
have extended their line similar dis
lance from Calais. In neither case
has the work proved difficult, indicat-
ing that the undertaking will be
rushed to an early completion.
The plans for the mammoth tunnel
contemplate a tube 20 miles in
length, % miles of which will be
placed under water. Two lines of
tubes are planned, running side by
side, and as traffic increases other
tubes can be constructed at a lower
level. The estimated cost is $2O,-
100000.
Since 1867 the proposition of run
ming trains under the English chan
mel has been discussed by engineers,
argued by economists and over-cau-
tious military men. Statesmen have
pleaded with the government to back
the project, pointing out the great
benefits to be derived. The war has
demonstrated the immense worth OF
the tunnel as a measure of defense
and has shown that it will be of I'M
mense value in the new trade alliance
that will be in effect among the allies
after the war.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-08
rs CHRISTOPHER
is GOOD AS A FOOD
Species Have Fine, Nutty Flavor
Roasted and Eaten Like Sand
wich, Declares Educator.

Species Have Fine, Nutty Flavor
Roasted and Eaten Like Sand
witch, Declares Educator.
Most excellent"
pats what Chester Bliss, Jr., of
fusky, o., says about grasshopper
swiches, and Bliss ought to know
&cause he ate one, says the Cleve-
Press.
Frasshoppers may yet help solve
high cost of living" says Bliss.
Hiss, who is assistant curator of
high school museum, was on a
Pgical trip with Louis Pusch and
pld Stuez, high school students.
When dinner time came we were
4 a field in which grasshoppers
3 plentiful" said Bliss.
suggested we make them into
nwiches. We ate them and found
p fine. Each grasshopper was
fed until he turned red like a lob
They have fine, nutty flavor.
fe could get some welEknown man
Foman to try grasshoppers every
would soon be eating them. They
ID be caught in large numbers.
farmers would be benefited and
people would have a means to get
b. food.
intend to eat many another
shopper sandwich" Bliss deelar-
Y the Sandusky correspondent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-08
THE WORLDS
STRANGEST SOCIETY
Wierd Procession That Is Often Seen
on the Streets of Italian Cities.
A Spectacle of Centuries.

In the streets of Leghorn, Italy,
may often be seen a procession OF a
dozen men, clothed in black from
head to foot, their faces concealed by
black calico masks falling to the
waist, with two narrow openings for
the ewes and surmounted by black,
broad-brimmed hats. Black gloves
and girdle and rosary of black
heads complete the funeral equip
ment.
With downcast eyes, what appears
like a coffin borne on the shoulders OF
four of them and preceded by man
carrying large silver cruclfiX, they
march quickly past, with reverent
mien and in the utmost silence. Ii IN
their progress the processionists pass
a church they raise their hats; II they
encounter a priest, they put down
their burden and fall on their knees
to receive his blessing.
This spectacle has been familiar IN
Tuscany for four centuries. Inc
IbIack-garbed, black-veiled men are
simpIy engaged in a work OF mercy
the carving of the dead to then
Graves and of the injured or sick to
the hospitals. They are members OF
the great Misericordia society, a
brotherhood of pity, who give then
services to this good work and wear
their masks to hide their identify
from curious eyes.
-Four centuries ago the society was
founded at Florence, where Its heao.
quarters are, and throughout Tus.
csnv # has to-day no fewer than 7t
branches. In Leghorn alone 1t ma:
q 0OO members-probably. one out o.
every five of the adult male popuia
Hon and every member gives his ser
vices gladly and gratuitously.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-08
HAS FOUR HUNDRED
STITCHES IN HIS SIDE
Rov Who Was Ripped Open by Mill
Saw Is Recovering.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. = With more
than 400 stitches in his side, Paul
Koonodle, 16, of McCrory, Ark, is
recovering in a Memphis hospital
after being horribly cut in sawmil.
The boy passed through what pny-
sicians say is one of the most remark
able experiences on medical record.
The saw ripped his entire side open1'
SO the heart and lungs were exposed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10

BE careful with incubators.
Every spring a large number of
serious fires are reported through
ont Minnesota, caused by lamps
in incubators.
THE danger lies in neglecting
to properly clean the kerosene
lamps used in the incubators. Care
should be taken to prevent any oil
getting on the outside of the lamp"
says Robert w. Hargadine, Mime
sofa State Fire Marshal. Ac-
cumulations of dirt in the incuba-
tor that might become oil soaked
and inflammable should not be
tolerated.
Because an incubator lamp is
as likely to explode in the middle
of the night, when everyone is in
bed asleep, as at any other time,
1t is remarkably dangerous if not
properly taken care of. 1t is,
therefore, a great source of danger
and this department urges all
farmers and poultry raisers to keep
the working parts of the lamp in
good order at all times
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10
NOT so SURE
Four. Year Term for County
Officers 10 be Attacked.
Defeated Office Seekers Open.
Ing Up Something.

County officials who have been
considering themselves safe and
snug in their little jobs for another
three years may have to get out
and hustle for a reelection this
year.
There are some politicians about
the state, including defeated candi
dates for one and another of these
county Offices. who are not satisfied
with the result of the 1914 cleo
tons, and they are now recalling
the decision of the supreme court
last December in the litigation over
the municipal judgeship at Duluth.
In giving his opinion in this
case Judge Hallam turned aside to
remark that "as a matter of fact
county officers in every county of
the state today are holding under
statute fixing their term at four
years from the first Monday in
January, 1915, and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified
This term exceeds the constitutional
limit fixed by section 9, article of
the constitution, which permits no
hold-over at all. But it has never
been considered that such statutes
are void except as to the excess
over the constitutional limit.
There are those who doubt that
the omission of the words county
officers" from the last clause ex-
empts them from the provision re-
garding the biennial election, since
they are mentioned in the first
clause. And the last sentence of
the section says that all state,
county and other officers elected at
the general election whose terms
would otherwise expire on the first
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10

Monday in January, 1886, shall
hold and continue in such Offices
until the first Monday in January
1887"
Should some voter, ambitious to
hold a county Office, offer his filing
to the county auditor, it would
probably be refused. Then he
could apply to the supreme court
for writ of mandamus.
The question is whether the
other justices would hold with
Justice Hallam, and declare section
10 of the general laws of 1913,
which extended the terms of county
officers to four years unconstiu-
tional.
If they should, there would be
one lively scramble for county Of
fees. The legislature of 1915 took
the safe road with regard to judges
of probate and passed an act for the
submission to the people of a con-
stitutional amendment extending
their terms to four years. The
amendment will be voted upon at
the November election.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10

all the mixtures necessary for the
manufacture of any sort of iron or
steel its customers may demand.
1t was also wise in insuring the
delivery of its ores from mines to
smelling points by the building of
railways and steamships in sufi-
cient number to meet the probable
growth of the country's steel
industry.
And now all these great steel
making concerns, with their iron
ores and freighters, blast furnaces,
mills, coal and coking operations,
etc. mammoth as they have been
described and as in reality they
are, are being taxed to their ut
most to meet the needs of the con-
sumers. Their books are filled
with orders for a year ahead, and
hundreds of customers are worry
ing thinking they will be unable to
secure steel for their needs.
The scarcity of steel, in the face
of the great tonnage being smelted,
is acute. Prices have been advanc-
ing from week to week, and bonuses
Of from IS to $50 per ton, accord
ing to kind and quality, are freely
offered in the hope of getting the
steels wanted. Its a wonderful
change from year ago when steel
mills were operating under half
capacity, when. iron ore miners
were looking for jobs and when the
steel industry was tagging for want
of markets and living prices.
The boom is going to stay with
us throughout the year because
there's business enough now on
the books to guarantee this.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10
SPECIAL MEETING
President Brozlch Calls for Special Meet
Ing Of Commercial Club.
Great Amount Of Business on Hand Calls
for Special Sessions.
To the Members Of the Commercial Club Of Ely:

There several matters brought the last meeting
could be discussed meeting Commercial
owing lack of time and, of these
importance to require immediate attention. thought advisable
call special meeting the Club THURSDAY EVENING"
MARCH 10th AT P NJ SHARP, which discussion of
the following matters will be continued
Sidewalk Assessments
Charter Legislation.
Game and Fish Laws.
Bylaws Publication.
If will permit will be general
for the good of the Club
desired that member be present, especially
members New members can
enrolled before the meeting secretary will duty 1880
sharp.
THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE
OPERA HOUSE.
We have dispose the
Please be and help solve our
problems and boost for a GREATER ELY.
GEO. L. BROZICH,
President
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10

good team and also No. band.
While these subjects may be
overlooking the Club with work, it
must be acknowledged that this is
the time of the year to get busy.
If the various committees will do
their work consistently and this is
expected of them, these matters
can all be working at the same
time and several more matters can
be handled IN addition.
The Commercial Club was organ
lied for work and to keep things
moving. Since the organization
there has been much accomplished
in the nature of drawing attention
to Ely and the get-up-and-do of
the citizens of Ely has been COM
mented on by large number Of
the city papers. The advertising
committee is working out tentative
plans for campaign of publicity
that will have a tendency to ex-
plot our natural advantages for
the tourist. In connection with
this several of the city papers have
signified their intention of joining
towards the placing of the Superior
Forest Reserve where it belongs,
among the foremost of National
parks and recreation grounds In
the United States. The Mime.
apolis Tribune a few weeks age
published full page of handsome
photographs of the Superior Forest
and are willing to 60 farther and
continue in. the. campaign. until the
beauties, and, accessibility, aof this
National playground becomes a
household word among the cutters
of the country. The government
is also taking steps to open a
strong campaign on the Recrea-
ton" advantages of the Forest
which will take several years to
prepare but will in the end be an
exhaustive treatise on the subject.
Senator Nelson's bill to appropriate
$50 600 as a preliminary to getting
a system of roads through the
Forest has also attracted much at
tention and Elv comes in for its
share as being the headquarters OF
the Forest from which its activities
will radiate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10

the game and are not partial to
teams as referees, better games
have resulted.
Tonight the Gilbert team we'll be
here and it is to be hoped our boys
will trim them up the same as the
others.
We also hope that before the
season ends our boys may be able
to get crack at the Virginia team
who are already touting themselves
as champions of the ranges and
Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10

AS told before in these columns,
the business of the Commercial
Club has increased to such an
alarming extent that one meeting a
month is not enough at this time
of the year to fttingly discuss I'M
portant matters upon which the
club is supposed to act as a body,
and President Brozich has decided
to call special meeting and thus
keep things moving in the proper
direction.
Every citizen will be pleased to
learn all he can on the sidewalk
assessment matter, new phazes of
which are beginning to come out at
each discussion and it is hoped that
satisfactory conclusions can be ar
rived at before the matter that has
been agitating the property owners
for several months is finally laid
away.
The charter subject is thorn in
the side of the city and its govern
ment and with the Club taking the
matter up with vigor there should
be something accomplished. Ely,
one of the best and up-to-date
cities of the northwest is trying to
work under charter that was a
good one in its time but has out
lived its usefulness by reasons of
its being too far behind. The city
has developed in late years to cities
of the better class while the charter
has remained in the village class.
Internal dissentions among the
charter board members was the
cause of the killing of the docu-
ment prepared last year and it is
expected that the Club could
smooth over the descriptions and
bring the matter to a successful
head. The members of the charter
commission are individually of the
opinion that if either or all of its
members were aked to resign from
the board in the interests of har-
mony, they are perfectly willing to
do. AS the last charter was knifed
to death over personal animosities
toward some of the members of the
board. the designations of certain
ones or perhaps the whole charter
commission may be called for.
The Game and Fish Committee
will probably have several matters
of importance to bring up in con-
nection with the matters referred
to them at the last meeting.
One matter which we sincerely
hope the Club may take up at once
so as to be in line for the early
spring work will be the organiza-
tion and the backing of a ball
team. The matter of sport and
recreation for our people is OF
momentous importance towards the
proper conduct of the city and its
citizens. The advertising to be de-
rived from the maintenance of a
good ball team is worth thousands
to any city. The same is true of q
good band. Ely has material for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10
Lent Began Wednesday

Wednesday was the first day OF
the Lenten season and from then &c
Easter Sunday, April %, there is
supposed to be very little doing in
the society columns on the part OF
church people, as fasting and pray.
ing are supposed to take the places
of feasting and playing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-10
CANNOT Meet IT
Steel Makers swampsd VIII,
Orders
U. S. Steel Hes Booked Orders
for Year

The big steel makers of the
United States have been literally
swamped with orders. The United
States steel corporation has booked
orders sufficient to. keep it busy
throughout all of this year, and
that's something unheard of in its
practice says Trade Journal. Its
is so great for turning out
shapes that to have all it can do