The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-11-23
DEALERS PROFITS
ON COAL ARE FIXED
JUDGE MCGEE SPECIFIES PRO.
FITS FOR RETAILERS ON COAL
FOR HOUSEHOLD USE
URGES MUsKRAT FOR FOOD
Rochester Man Calls Attention Of the
State Public Safety Connie
sion to Its Value
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The first order fixing retail dealers
margins on coal sales has been issued
| by Judge j. F. McGee, federal fuel ad.
minfstrator for Minnesota. It applies
to Grant county only, and its. terms
had been agreed to by the Grant coun-
ty committee of fuel administrators
and the fuel dealers there. Margins
specified are to apply to sales for
household use only.
1t is ordered that the gross margin
per ton shall be $1.25 on all grades
and sizes of hard coal, $155 per ton
on all grades and sizes of dock soft
coal and Sligo per ton on all grades
and sizes of Illinois or railroad coal.
These margins are to be added to the
average cost of the coal, f. o. b. car in
the yard, and must include all hand
ling and unloading but not delivery
| charges.
AS result of conference here of
the federal fuel administrators of Min
nesota, North and South Dakota and
Wisconsin, plans have been worked
out for distributing coal as needed
through the entire territory. Any
community needing coal is to request
the fuel administrator in its state to
help get it. The administrator will
then investigate to ascertain the ur-
gency Of the need and, If verified, Will
requisition dock operators at the Head
of the Lakes to fill the order.
Suggests Muskrat For Food.
Muskrat, probably disguised under
another name, will be the piece de
resistance at many dinners the COM
ing winter if the Public Safety Com
mission prevails upon the public to
adopt food conservation suggestions
offered by Burt w. Day of Hutchin-
son.
Mr.. Day says 100000 muskrats will,
be killed for their fur this winter and
declares $50 tons OF good food will be
wasted unless the public can be edu.
Gated to use it.
"Muskrats make good food" Day
told the commission Down at Mon
, roe, Mich, the Monroe Yacht club
gives an annual muskrat dinner and
reservations are always at premium
Guests come from Yacht clubs all
over the East In Cleveland, Toledo,
and many other cities along the lake
front, saloons use muskrats as free
lunch. They make good, clean food
and are tasty II properly prepared"
Mr.. Day also urged the use of dog
fish as food
RidicuIing Women Held scandaIous.
Condemned as "scandalous," the
brief filed in the Minnesota Supreme
Court by T. M. link, am attorney of
LeMars Iowa, who devoted forty
pages Of argument and citations to
support a contention that women are
'~untruthful, deceitful and treacher-
ous." was expunged from the record.
Following publicity given the bitter
attack upon women, the court deliv-
cred the following mandate:
"It Is ordered that the appellants
brief in this cause be and the same
hereby is stricken from the record as
scandalous, and the copies thereof re-
turned to counsel.
Thirty days will be allowed with
in which appellants resident attor-
ney may file proper brief"
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Officials Give Assistance.
Deputy commissioners and special
agents of the State Labor depart
ment cut the personal injury lawyers
out of a number of fees in October.
Under the law the services of Off
Gals and employees Of the department
are given free In compensation cases,
and in October they gave assistance
in settling the compensation claims of
1874 worknen who had been injured
Burnquist Names Two Judges.
N. r. Reynolds is the first Judge
Of the newly created municipal court
at Luverne, in Rock county. His ap-
pOintment has been announced by
Governor Burnquist. The governor
announced also the appointment of F.
x. Kohle judge of the municipal court
there to act during the illness of the
regularly elected Judge.
Want Lakes Protected.
The granting of fish house licenses
will be- prohibited for Detroit, Musk
rat, Sallie, Melissa, Bucks, Munson,
Fox. Long, Big Floyd and Little Floyd
lakes, if the state game and fish COM
mission acts favorably on resolutions
adopted by the Detroit Business Mems
association.
Prisoners Want to Join Army.
There are no less than 500 men in
Minnesota prisons who are anxious to
join the army, do something for their
country and redeem themselves,
Charles E. Vasely of the state board
control said, and he, together with the
officers of Minnesota who will attend
the National Prison congress in New
Orleans, will urge that the congress
petition the War department to give
the men a chance. Mr.. Vasely pre-
dicted that the congress will pass a
resolution in favor of giving the mea
the opportunity they want.
Food Law violaters Fined.
Eighteen Minnesota merchants paid
fines totaling more than $3.50 last
month for violations of the state pure
food laws, Commissioner James Soren
sen of the dairy and food department
announces. The most severe penalties
were imposed in cases against Thorn