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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
"D0N'T PUSH u. S. INTO WAR"
Newlands Tells Republicans it Would
Be Easy to Get Into Conflict
With Mexico.

Washington, Jan. 20.-A plea that
Republican senators desist from their
advocacy of Intervention was made
by Senator Newlands, Democrat. He
told the Republicans that they might
Gin search for partisan advantage push
the country into war"
President Mckinley was kicked in
to the Spanish war by his adversaries
and insurgents of his own party"
ut will be easy for this country to
get into war with Mexico" said Sena-
tor Newlands, cor easy to get into the
European war if the war spirit of the,
country is aroused. 1t will be aroused
If leading men of the nation constant
ly add fuel to the flame. You will OPEN
a pandora's box of trouble for the,
United States for the next twenty,
years. l appeal to you to let thesei
matters rest with the executive del
partment of the government without
criticism to make the way of the
President hard, reserving Judgment
until the task is complete"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
EXPRESS RATES ARE REDUCED
Order by Minnesota Railroad and
Warehouse Commission Becomes
Effective Saturday.

st. Paul, Minn.-Substantial re-
auctions i'm express rates within Min
nesota, to become effective Saturday,
Jan. 10, have been announced by the
state railroad and warehouse COM
mission. The reductions were ordered
by the commission Dec IA, and have
been accepted under protest by the
express companies.
The new rates make Minneapolis
and st. Paul common point for ex-
press rates, the short distance to gov
ern the same as in railroad freight
rates.
The most marked reduction is in
rates on food products, which are re-
duced all over Minnesota from Is to
60 per cent of the first-class rate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
URGES QUICK INTERVENTION
Rhode Island Senator Introduces Res,
olution Calling for Immediate
Action in Mexico.

Washington, Jan. 19.-By a final eff
fort to get quick Senate action on theI
Mexican situation, resolution calling
for immediate Intervention was offered.
by Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island
The Senate forces opposing the admin
fstration backed the effort and acrimo-,
NOUS debate resulted.
This situation said Lippitt, re-
suits from President Wilson's Indian
apolis utterance, 1t is all right for the
Mexicans to spill all the blood they
wish With that brutal and pusillan-
1mous course l have no sympathy.
There are different kinds of blood. and
one kind is American. If had been
president, "a hours would not have
passed before the army would have
been in pursuit of those murderers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
IMPORTANT RUSSIAN FORTRESS
SCENE OF sANGUINARY FIGHT :
ING IN TEUToNIc DRIVE, Is
BEING DESERTED.
CAR HURLS FRESH TROOPS
INTO EAST GALICIA FIGHT
Offensive Launched Against Austro-
Hungarians Costs Russians 10000
Men, According to Vienna State
ment-Drive Made for Purpose
of influencing Roumania.

Kiev, Russia, via Petrograd and
London, Jan. 2O.-Lutsk, the important
fortress in Volhynia, one of the tri-
angle of Notifications there, around
which there was sanguinary fighting
in the Teutonic drive of the Russians
last fall, is being evacuated by the
Germans, according to information OBJ
tanned from prisoners arriving here.
Four thousand prisoners have Secently
arrived here from the southeastern
front.
SIav Loss 10000.
London, Jan. 10. - The offensive
which the Russians launched against
the Austro-Hungarians in east Galicia,
and along the Bessarabian frontier
Christmas eve, described as the New
Years battle" came to an end Janu-
airy Is, according to the Austro-Hun-
garian war office, with the Teutons
holding all their lines in the sO-mile
front, having inflicted losses on the
Russians estimated at 10000 men
killed or wounded and 5000 captured.
Reinforcements Sent.
That this ends only one phase Of
the offensive, however, is indicated by
the Austrian official statement that
Russian reinforcements are being
thrown into east Galicia. The Aus
TRANS all along have considered that
the big Russian offensive was under
taken with important military and
political objects in view. To 1t has
been attributed the dual purpose of
lessening the strain on the Allies in the
Balkans, and possibly of causing Rou-
mania to enter the war on the side Of
the Allies
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
FOR LAYMEN's CONVENTION
roll for Missionary Movement
Meeting in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis.-Three thousand men
are expected to enroll for the Mime
apolis Laymen's Missionary Move
ment convention which will be in ses-
sion at Westminster Presbyterian
Church, January 20 to 26. More than
1000 have registered already, and
judging by the rapid enrolment dur
ing the final pre-convention days in
other cities the remaining two thirds
will no doubt be secured. The con-
vention has aroused keen interest in
the smaller towns in the southern
part of the state served by it. AS the
first opportunity for Protestant lay
men to get together on non-denomina-
tional Laymens missionary Movement
in home and foreign missionary SER
vice it is being gladly welcomed.
The fact that the convention is serv-
ing such large district and because
Minneapolis Is the metropolis of the
entire northwest has won for the con-
vention unusual support from the ma
tional Laymen's visionary Movement
executive committee.
According to o. V. Wheeler, execu-
tive secretary, the speakers program
will be as strong as any arranged for
the conventions in the country's lar
gest cities. Some of the speakers will
be Harry A. Wheeler, chairman of the
Chicago convention; S. Hall Young, AL
askan missionary; James P. McNaugh-
ton, missionary to Turkey, Bishop
Samuel c. Edsall, Bishop William A.
Quayle, Fred B. Fisher, associate gen.
eral secretary of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement, Dean Smaller Mat
thews of the Chicago University and
Herbert Johnson, pastor of the fam
Gus Warren Avenue Baptist Church
of Boston, Mass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
W|NNEBAGO YOUTH
BEST CORN GROWER
VERNON ADAMS OF MARTIN
COUNTY WINS GOLD MEDAL
OFFERED BY A."
RESULT HELD REMARKABLE
Yield of 1856 Bushels on One Acre Is
Unusual, Considering Weather Con-
ditions, Says College Official.

minneapolis. Vernon Adams, 16
years old, of Winnebago, Martin coun-
ty, is the champion boy corn grower
OF Minnesota for 1915. Vernon made
record OF 1856 bushels of dry shelled
corn on one acre of land and by doing
SO wins the gold medal offered by the
agricultural extension division of the
University of Minnesota.
"A remarkable result, considering
the weather conditions said T. A.
Erickson of the college of agriculture,
who is ir charge of the boys contest
work.
Vernon also won the championship
for the southern part of the state.
Charles Templeton of Tracy, 16 years
old, won second place, 1853 bushels per
acre. He also is second in the south
ern section contest.
Winners in Other Sections.
The winners in the other three Sec
lions of the state are as follows:
South Central-Alvin Skoin, Madi-
son, 74.7 bushels; Vern Johnson, Co.
kato, 74.4 bushels.
North Central-Floyd Bemis, Long
Prairie, 577 bushels; Anton Huseth,
Elbow Lake, 56.S bushels.
North Section-Le Roy Peterson,
Warren, 59.S bushels; John Croy, East
Grand Forks, 53.2 bushels.
The university awarded cash
prize of $40 for the first prize; SIS
for the second, and $40 for the third.
These awards go to each section.
Charles Templeton won an addi-
tional prize of $500 calf offered by
L. E. Potter of Springfield for making
the best record in the ten counties of
Southwestern Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21

Four men wer. killed and ten 9th.
ers injured. five of them dangerously.
by an explosion on the submarine 81
while the craft was undergoing re-
pairs in dry dock at the New York
navy yard. One of the men killed
was an enlisted electrician and the
other three civilian workers.
The bodies of Is Americans killed
by Mexican bandits near Santa
Ysabel, western Chihuahua. reached
Ell Paso and were then sent to rela-
tives in various parts of the country.
The Italian steamer Giuseppi Verdi
sailed from New York for Genoa after
receiving permission from Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo to leave port
with two three-inch guns mounted on
her stern.
Col John T. McGraw, Democratic
national committeeman from West
Virginia. and Charles R. Durbin were
indicted by the grand jury which in
vestigated the closing of the Grafton
bank at Grafton, w. Va.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
by the jury in the case Of the Menace
Publishing company at Aurora. Mo-,
and four of it's alleged officials, who
were charged in federal court at Jop-
lin. Mo-, with misuse Of the mails.
Five persons, including one woman.
were indicted by federal grand jury
at New York charged with conspiring
to ship rubber secretly to the German
government in violation Of United
States customs laws.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Mankato Man Bandits Victim.

Mankato, Minn-In the list OF
names of the II Americans kill
ed by Mexican bandits near San
Ysabel, while on their way to Chihua-
hua, Mexico, is that of T. M. Evans,
well-knowE in this city. His grand
father was the late D. c. Exams, one
of the best known of the early settlers
of Blue Earth county and at one time
county treasurer. His father, D. Nj.
Evans, went to New Mexico years
ago, but both he and his son frequent
" have been back. Evans, Jr., was
engaging in mining at Chihuahua.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
SAYS FAIR is EDUCATIONAL
President of State Agricultural So
ciety Makes Annual Address
Burnqust Promises Cooperation.

st. Paul. - II the state fair is to
expand and become more valuable to
the state, the people of Minnesota
must realize the fair is an educational
institution and deserves ample sup
port from the legislature, C. P. Craig
of Duluth, president of the Minnesota
State Agricultural society, stated in
his annual address at the Capitol.
Governor Burnquist made his first
formal talk since taking Office De-
cember 80 and offered his co-opera-
ton. He said the fair has been a big
factor in development of the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
CLAIM PLOT TO KILL PARENTS
Police Arrest Two Sons of Chicago
Northumberland Disinheritance,
II 10 Alleged.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Irving and Her.
bert Updike, sons of Furman D. Up
dixie, millionaire board of trade man,
have been arrested charged with plot
ting the murder of their parents. The
crime was to have been committed
Sunday night, according to confes-
sions which the police of Oak Park,
the suburban resident of the Updikes,
claim were made to them.
Irving Updike, aged 80 years, is
said to have coerced his brother, 81
years old, into the plot. Belief that
the father was to change his will, dis.
inheriting them, is said to have been
the motive.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
5000 Garment Workers Strike.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 1S-Garment
workers numbering about 5000 went
on strike here for higher wages and
better working conditions and as
consequence about $50 factories are
closed. The operators say several
thousand workers who are not mem
bers of the union will join the ranks
of the strikers. Nearly all of the
strikers are women and girls. All of
the factories are picketed. The de-
mands are for a 50-hour week, max
imum of four hours night and high
er wages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
PERMANENT PEACE BOARD 10
THREATENED WITH DIsRUP-
TON BY REFUSAL OF MEM.
BEERS TO PROCEED.
DR.. CHARLES AKED ALONE
ANNOUNCES WILLINGNESS
Disagreement Develops Over Five Al.
ternates-Judee Ben Lindsey Pre-
pares to Leave Party to Go to
Germany in Attempt to
Release Children.

The Hague, Netherlands, via Lor
don, Jan. 20.-While preparing for the
proposed departure to Stockholm,
where it is intended to begin sessions
in an attempt to bring about the ter
mination of the war, the Ford perma-
nent peace board was threatened with
disruption by the refusal of all the
members to proceed on the trip to
Stockholm.
Only One Member Ready.
OF the five American members of
the board only DR.. Charles F. Aked
has announced his willingness to go to
Stockholm. Mrs. Joseph Fells of Phil
adelphia says she is going to Eng
land on business. William j. Bryan,
Henry Ford and Miss Jane Adams,
who are the other American members,
are still in America and as nothing
has been heard from them, members
of the expedition here are much per-
picked over the absence of news con-
corning them.
Disagree Over Alternates.
The disagreement developed over
five alternates. Madame Rosika
Schwimmer, who is employed by Mr..
Ford as a peace expert, announced
that she had cabled to Ford for per-
mission to dismiss John D. Barry of
San Francisco, who was elected an al
ternate member Of the permanent
peace board by members of the ex-
petition, most of whom are now home
ward bound on the steamer Rotterdam.
Refused to Sign Statement.
Nine. Schwimmer says she will ap-
point Harry C. Evans of Des Moines.
The objection to Mr.. Barry is that he
refused to sign statement on board
the steamer Oscar II denouncing Presi.
dent Wilson's preparedness policy. The
other alternates decline to proceed to
Stockholm.
Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver says
he is preparing to leave the party and
Is going to Germany in an attempt to
formulate plan to relieve the chill.
dren of the belligerent countries.
The Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones OF
Chicago, another alternate, says that
he is preparing to leave on the steam
er Ryndan, on January "a, for New
York.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
st. Paul Has 500, 900 Fire.

st. Paul, Minn.-With the temper
allure at 10 below zero, and in the
teeth of northwest gale, st. Paul
firemen battled for four hours with
flames which destroyed the interior
of the Wholesale cigar manufacturing
plant of the Kuhles & Stock company,
353-355 Jackson street. Two build
ings in the heart of the wholesale dis
trict, one four-story, erected by the ci-
gar company 10 years ago, and the
three-story structure leased from J..
D. Miller adjoining, were wrecked.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Rescued from Hotel Fire.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Two women
and baby were carried down fire lad
ders from the second floor windows of
the Hanover hotel in scanty clothing
at 1 a. m. when fire broke out in the
basement of w. A. Alden companys
Oriental rug store at 1000 Nicollet
avenue. The hotel occupied the sec
ond floor of the two-story brick build
ing. Forty guests, 10 of them women,
were hurriedly aroused when Mr.. and
Mrs. T. w. Sullivan, proprietors,
were awakened by smoke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Dairyinq Gains In North.

Grand Rapids.-Plans whereby de-
serving farmers may be provided
funds with which to purchase cattle
that they may specialize in dairying
are being formulated by committee
of the Grand Rapids Commercial club.
The Importance of the dairy COW to
the development of northern Mime
sofa has been forcibly brought out.
Progress made in Itasca county in
dairying is shown by the establish
ment of creameries at Grand Rapids,
Bovey and Deer River and the pro-
posal that one be built at Cohasset.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Fierce Commercial War Seen

Paris, Jan. 19.-European nationsl
are laying plans for a fierce commerJ
cial war that will come when reaceI
ends the present conflict, declared Nj
p. Peixotto, president of the Ameri-i
can Chamber Of Commerce, at the AM
nual dinner of that organization here,
"One of Frances prime needs" heI
continued, "a need which will conf
tinue for some years, is the importa4
ton, not only of raw material but also
of machinery and manufactured goods.
The allies of France cannot supply
her needs. America can do so. |
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Carleton Debating Teams Chosen.

Mortified. - The men who will
compose the Carleton intercollegiate
debating teams for the coming year
were chosen following series OF
tryout debates. Two teams of three
men each will represent Carleton in
the debates against Beloit and Grin
nell colleges to be held in March.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Plan Dixie to Protect Town.

Thief River Falls. - Work of rails
ing the grade along the Red Lake
river in the town of Hickory, in this
county, in order to form dixie or re-
tanning bank which will serve to keep
the river in it's old channel and pre-
vent it from cutting across country to
the Clearwater river in time of high
water will be begun as soon as the
weather moderates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Action Nav Cause Trouble.

Crookston.-Friction between Unit
ed States immigration authorities and
officials of Polk county may result
from the release by Deputy Sheriff
Casey of John Kolotelo, an Austrian
travelling salesman of Rainy River,
Canada, who was arrested at War
road in October by immigration In
spector bubble. Kolotelo had been
forbidden to cross the border by Do
minion authorities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
"substitutIon Baby" Case Reopened

Substitution Baby Case Reopened.
London, Jan. 49, Especial. 1.-The ia
nous Substitution baby" case which
aroused great interest in America be-
cause of the prominence of the par
ents, is expected to come up in the
courts here again. Mrs. Dorothy Nor
gan Cutler Slingsby Oh California, who
by the recent court decisions, is the
mother of Teddy" Slingsby, the in
FAINT claimant to the s1,000,000 estate
of the Slingsbys in Yorkshire, will be
represented by counsel and will OPP
pose the motion to set aside the deci-
sioa in favor of the California heir.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
To Tax Incomes of U. s. Expatriates.

80 :,
Washington, Jan. ia measure
proposing high graduated tax on the
incomes of American expatriates, del
rived from their American properties
was introduced in the senate by SEM
ator William Kenyon of Iowa. The
Kenyon bill would place an annual
tax of practically 80 per cent on the
incomes of the weather. expatriates.I
Also it would make the dowers given
to American girls who marry titled
foreigners source of revenue to the
United States government.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Duluth Cow Sets New Worlds Record.

Duluth. - This city has COW with
a gross earning capacity of $1,000
yearly for milk alone, with an addi-
tional $1,000 for her calf. She is
Jean Du Luth Beauty, owned by the
Jean Du Luth farms here, and has
set several new official worlds records
for years production of milk and
butter fat. The years test was SUI
pervised by 10 experts from the Uni
versities of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
North Dakota, and is officially recog-
nized by the American Red Poll Cat
tie club.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
chiropractors Quit Convention.

Minneapolis. - Forty delegates to
the annual convention of the Mime
sofa Chiropractors' association, cry
ing steam roller" when their candi-
dates for officers were eliminated,
withdrew, had a rump convention in
another hotel under the leadership of
DR.. Parsons of Duluth, formed the
Minnesota Chiropractic association,
pledged $4,000 to fight for legislative
recognition and elected officers. 1t is
now the tors" against the tics" the
"tics" denying the tors" are simon
pure in their practice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Observe Anniversary of Ford's Birth

Winona. - The Winona normal
school will on April Is observe the
hundredth anniversary of the birth OF
DR.. John D. Ford, known as the father
of the Minnesota state normal school
system, who died in Winona Oct 20,
1867. A memorial will be established
at the school or exercises will be held
at his resting place in Woodlawn
cemetery. DR.. Ford was an enthusias-
tic worker in the field of education in
the early days. He helped to organ
ize the graded schools here, which
were the first in the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Night Riders Sentenced.

New Madrid, Mo-, jan 19.-Six men
pleaded guilty to charges of participa-l
ton in the recent night rider outrages
and two others were tried and found
guilty on similar charges here, and
all were sentenced to the penitentiary
for terms of from two to five years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Farmer smothered to Death,

Crookston. - Martin Ross, farmer,
single, was smothered to death in Sa-
vile township, near Albarado, when
a load of oats he was hauling to town
In a grain tank overturned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
State Saves 500, 900.

Minnesota has been carrying it own
insurance since August, 1913, and In
surance Commissioner Works esti-
mates that the net profit to the state
by the new plan amounts to over
100000. Two appropriations ag-
gregatsng S250,00O have been made
by the legilature to cover premiums
on the insurance carried. The total
insurance in force amounts to over
$12,0v3,000 and covers every Class of
building and property owned by the
state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21

Announce Pay Increase for Miners.
Duluth. - All the larger mining
companies operating in Minnesota and
Michigan iron ranges have announced
a pay increase for all miners, to take
effect February 1.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Washington

senator Works, Republican, Califor-
mia, introduced a resolution in the SEN
tie at Washington authorizing and d.
recting the president to intervene in
Mexico to establish and maintain
government there until it is safe to
withdraw. 1t was referred to the for
eign relations committee.
At the cabinet meeting held in
Washington it was decided that the
present policy would be maintained
and General Carranza would be de-
pended on to punish the Villa bandits
who killed American citizens. Officials
close to the president declared the ad-
ministration had no intention Of
armed Intervention in Mexico at pres
ent. The view was reiterated that
Carranza should be given an oppor-
tunity to demonstrate his ability to
restore order.
1t was stated on authority at Wash
ington that this government will not
take any action as result of Alfred
Clarke of the Fifth United States in
fantry being taken off an American
ship at Kingston, Jamaica, by the
British authorities and examined as to
his nationality.
Eduardo Suarez-Mujica, Chilean am
| bassador to the United States, has re-
| signed his post, it was announced
| officially at Washington. He wishes
to return to Chile to give his attention
| to personal interests.
A monster petition demanding that
an embargo be imposed on the ex-
portation of arms and ammunition
was presented to the house at Wash
ington by Representative Bennett Of
New York.
Eliseo Arredondo, General Carran-
za's ambassador at Washington, called
at the state department and rrrson.
ally informed Secretary LansinJ that
troops had been dispatched in pursuit
of the bandits who murdered the
Americans. with orders to capture or
kill every member of the ba~
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Mexican Revolt

Any citizen has right to shoot the
bandits who participated in the mas
sacre of American mining men near
Santa Ysabel, Chihuahua, according to
an order issue by Gen. Venustiano
Carranza at Queretaro. These facts
were told in Geographic advices reach
ing Nuevo Laredo.
Generals Jose Rodriguez and AL
media were executed at MADEIRA short
ly after their arrest, according to a
dispatch received at the Mexican con-
sui from Gen. Jacinto Trevino.
Martial law has been declared in
Ell Paso. Raids by United States SOL
diers on all places frequented by Villa
adherents followed the report of the
capture of Generals Rodriguez and Al
media and the execution of the latter
by American miners and Carranza SOL
diers in the MADEIRA region.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
Sporting

Les Darcy, the Australian middle
weight champion, scored another de-
cision victory by defeating George
(Knockout) Brown of Chicago in 20
round battle at Sydney, N. s. w.