The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-21
READY TO ACCEPT
FILING OF CLAPP
8 c n NJ A II LIS ANNOUNCEMENT
BRINGS THREAT TO PREVENT
SENATOR'S CANDIDACY.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS:
sofa Condensed and Revised for
the Greater Convenience
Of Busy Readers.

st. Paul.
Secretary of State SchmahPs an,
nouncement that he would accept
without question Senator Moses E.
Clapp's filing for reelection as a Re-
publican was not received with loud
cheers by Republicans who stood by
the ticket two and four years ago.
Some of them threaten to take action
y prevent the acceptance of the fill
ing, on the ground that he is not a
Republican, and has not supported the
policies or the candidates of the Re-
publican party; that, on the contrary,
he has denounced them.
Saltwater Has Enough SisaI.
The reported cornering of the sisal
product of Yucatan by the Interna-
tional Harvester company will not af-
feet the price or output of Irvine at the
state Irvine plant at Saltwater, c. j.
Swendsen, chairman, and r. w. Whee-
lock, a member of the Board of Con-
troll, said in commenting on the pro-
posed investigation of the sisal stu
alton.
The state plant has manufactured
23,OOO,0O0 pounds of Irvine this year and
has sold 100000 pounds, and will
have plenty to supply the farmers Of
the state for this harvest. The plant
requires about 10000 bales a year, and
now has on hand enough to keep it In
operation until fall
Warden Reed, who was asked about
the situation by Mr.. Swendsen, said
that he had been in communication
with the Commission Reglardore,
which controls the output of the Yucca
tan territory, and that he was con.
vinced the state plant can get all Of
the sisal needed
The prices quoted in letter receiv-
ed recently were about the same as
have prevailed for the past few months
Clash Over Union Labor.
Trouble between the George J..
Grant Construction company and the
union crafts of the Twin Cities is
threatened in connection with the err
ectiOn of the new Historical building
by the state. The controversy may in
ject itself into state politics before
settlement is brought about
A committee of thirty-five business
agents called upon Governor Burn
quist and told him that the Grant
company is building the new Histori-
cal building with non-union labor.
r. F. Schroeder, assistant county at
torney in Ramsey county and a mem
ber' of the carpenters union, acted as
spokesman for the committee.
Governor Burnquist told them the
contract had been let before he be-
came Governor, but said he will give
| it his attention and confer with the
board of control, which has charge
of all public building work in the
state. The committee left, apparent
ly satisfied with this assurance.
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To Make Employment Survey.
An employment survey of Minnesota
will be started this week under the
direction of Hilda Mulhauser, recent
ly appointed national organizer of Fed
eral, state and city employment bur-
eaus by w. B. Wilson, Secretary of
Labor. Her arrival in the Twin Cities
will depend on her completion of SINH
lar work in New York Miss Null
hauser is a specialist on unemploy-
ment problems. She was responsible
for the organization Of the central
employment bureau of Cleveland
which has been such a success. She
drew all free employment offices to
one central head. One central bur-
eau is expected in Minnesota She
will work with the commerce body's
committee and the state department
of labor.
Turritin To Sell Paper.
A. H. Turritin, state superintendent
of banks, is in possession of a country
weekly newspaper which he expects
to sell soon. The newspaper is the
Osseo Review, which came into his
hands in connection with the settle
ulcuJ VI Tic VI Ju0 OSS0O X.
operated by j. B. Thompson, and which
caused Thompson to land in SILVIA
ter penitentiary.
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Log House For az" Forestry Club.
On site to be selected in st. An
thony Park near the campus OF the
State Agricultural college, the Fores-
try club of the University of Minneso-
ia will erect log cabin which will be
occupied as a club house
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Costs $3.50 Cents to Set Job.
The public employment bureau at
the old Capitol founo positions for
353 women and 355 men in the month
! of March. The cost of maintaining the
st. Paul Office for the month was
$179.75 and the average cost of obtain
ing each job was 2539 cents. The
three state public employment bur-
eaus, in st. Paul, Minneapolis and Du-
luth, provided 1,433 women. The av-
erage cost for each position In Mime
apolis was 1929 cents and in Du-
luth 1902.
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State Sells 1874 Acres.