The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-14
.AMES IS REMOVED;
LIBBY GETS PLACE
LATTER REPLACES FORMER ON
STATE SAFETY COMMISSION
BY GOVERNORS ACTION.
COAL ONLY IN SMALL LOTS
State Fuel Administrator MCGEE Ad.
vises Dealers Not to Supply Large
Quantities to Any One
Customer.

Quantities to Any One
Customer.
st. Paul.
Removal of c. W. Ames of st. Paul
as member of the Minnesota Public
Safety commission is announced by
Governor ]. A. A. Burnquist. H. w.
Libby of Winona, secretary of the
commission and labor union man,
was appointed to fill the vacancy. Re-
moval of Mr.. Ames was asked by the
union men assembled in st. Paul. The
resolution also asked the removal of
Judge ]. F. MCGEE of Minneapolis, but
Judge MCGEE is being retained. The
Ames removal was made on ground
of lack of cooperation and harmony"
with the administration. The COVER
nor wired to Mr.. Ames in Washington
to cease representing the commission
in conference with federal authorities.
Mr.. Libby, who will be represen-
tative of labor on the commission, in a
statement justified the actions of the
commission in the street car matter,
from the standpoint of union man.
Before appointment as secretary to
the commission, Mr.. Libby was locat-
ed at Winona as general chairman of
the allied crafts on the Northwestern
railroad system, and he is now a mem
Der of the International Association
of MaShiniSts.
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Coal in Small Quantities.
Coal dealers should sell hard coal
only in ton and half-ton lots and then
should be sure they are not supplying
consumers who already have a supply
on hand, says John F. MCGEE, Mime
sofa fuel administrator.
Mr.. MCGEE makes it plain dealers
should not sell to consumers outside
of their own territories unless they
are officially advised that no coal is
obtainable in the consumers own dis
tricts.
1t is pointed out coal dealers are
not going to receive supplies greatly in
excess of those received last var.
County coal administrators are ad-
vised wood must be used where wood
is available and that hard coal must
not be used in furnaces where blum
nous coal can be used.
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Urges Care in Slight Injuries.
Care in preventing infections would
make big decrease in the time and
money loss due to industrial accidents,
the State Dtparement of Labor and
Industries announces. A study of in
fections reported in connection with
the compensation cases closed during
the statistical year from July 1, 1916,
to June 80, 1917, has just been COM
pleted. This shows infection reported
in 1913 out Of 1856 cases, or about Is
per cent. The experience of Ohio ac-
cording to recent study was that in
fections occurred in about 10 per
cent of the cases.
The total amount of compensation
paid in these infected cases was $685.
65S.90. On severity" rating, it was
figured that these accidents were
equivalent to the loss of S6,626 work
ing days, using the standard followed
by the federal government and state
accident boards.
The department makes no estimate
of it's own as to how many of the in
fections could have been prevented,
but quotes previous estimates that at
least 80 per cent can be avoided. 1t
urges safety kit for every indus
trial esta blishment and the cultivation
of the habit among employees of re-
porting to have even the slightest in
jury treated.
Wheat Grading is Wrong.
Farmers of Minnesota, especially
those in the Red River valley, expect
to reduce materially acreage devoted
to wheat unless present Federal grain
grades are adjusted to give growers
the same advantages which they had
under the former Minnesota grades,
according to speakers who addressed
a gathering of representative grain
growers at Minneapolis. Arguments
against the Federal bureau of markets
here were outlined at the meeting.
Wheat, which under the former Min
nesota state grading system would
be classed as No. 1 northern, now is
being graded in lower classes because
grain, speakers declared. This wheat
however, is of good milling value
and millers are buying it to advan-
tage, while the farmers are receiving
less than under the old Minnesota
grades, the growers commended They
expressed the opinion that the milling
value of wheat should be the basis for
determination of grades.
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No Ham Sandwich on Meatless DAYS.
The Hoover food administration is
alert A Little Falls woman puts up
lunches for sale on Northern Pacific
trains passing through the town. On
one Tuesday at least she included
ham sandwiches in the lunches. Tues.
days are meatless days in Minnesota
and the nation. The Northern Pacific
officials, observing strictly the meat
less days in their dining car service,
have been asked to investigate these
ham sandwich sales with view to
having something meatless substitute.
ed
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Curtis Made State Staff Chief.
All talk of the removal of Major w.
A. Curtis OF the adjutant enerars de-
partment was stopped when Adjutant