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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

The editor of the Miner has filed
his certificate of candidacy for the
legislature for this Sixty-First Dis,
trict. We cannot consistently say
in announcing our candidacy that
we were importuned by large
number of constituents in every
eud of the district" towards max.
ing the filing nor that we were
dissatisfied with the representation
of Messrs. Murphy and Gill, but
that we fully believe that the Yer
ruilion range is entitled to repre-
sentation in the legislature. We
have not had a direct represent
alive from this range in the past
twenty years and the people here
thought it was about time that the
Vermilion range get on the legis-
lative map-if possible. For
twenty years we have consistently
voted for men from the Mesaba
and Duluth. For twenty years the
Mesaba and Duluth have been very
we'll satisfied to have us do so.
Virginia has two candidates for
senator and two for represent
alive. Aurora had one and
Ely has one. All six names
will go on the ballot for the Nov
ember election and no scrap will be
necessary in the primaries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

in her hour Of peril, when all
classes should be united, that the
league strives to foment strife
and friction? We are asking for
information. What's the an
swer Winnebago Enterprise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

Optimistic Thought.
hetriDutlon is not always dealt ont
10 every man according to his deeds
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

fort will be spared to make this
gathering the most notable vet
held in Minnesota since America
entered the world conflict
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
Swat the first fyi

FItes cause more deaths an
!. ''ually than do mad dogs,
; which all dread.
While sOatting the kaiser,
don't forget to sWat tho fla.
Both are baby killers, and on
this side of the atlantic, tho
fly murders more infants than
the Hohenzollern.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Inserted by Frank L. Magic in behalf of himself
amount 10 De paid-25c per column inch per
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Subscription $2per Year.

Entered at the post Office at Ely, Mime
sofa as second class matter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

This paper is on file at 3e-South 3rd street
Minneapolis. MINI. at the exhibit room of The
Immigration Commission. of The Northern
Minnesota Development Association"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
GHOST is ONLY FUGITIVE
Patient Gets Out Of Hospital and Runs
TWO Miles Clad In
Sheet.

Shamokin, Pa.-Rushed to the state
hospital after he had been catapulted
through the windshield Of an automo-
bile when a front wheel few Off and
the car swept into a fence, Edgar
Stokes recovered from shock ana
asked TO be discharged. The surgeons
believed him delirlous as a result or
the accident and placed him in q ward.
Refused his clothing by an orderly.
Stokes picked up sheet, leaped from
q window, wrapped the sheet about
himself and starred barefooted by
night toward this city, two niles from
the hospital.
Along the Pennsylvania railroad the
ghostlike figure put the track walkers,
night trainmen and others TO fight
and started a rumor that spread like
wildfire Of the appearance Of a ghost.
Reaching the outskirts of the town,
Stokes borrowed an overcOat from
trainman. proceeded to his home and
despite many bruises and decorations
reported for work in the morning.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
CLINGS FOR HOURS
TOFL0ATING BODY
Porto Rico Girl Adrift on Lovers
Corpse After U-BOat
Attack.

New York.-A vivid account of her
escape from death, following the sink
ing of a passenger ship in the Allan
tic, Is told by Miss Edit, Donate
Virola, an eighteen-year-old Porto
Rican girl. who was on her way to
the United States to marry. For ten
hours in the night, after the boat had
been sunk off the Atlantic coast by
a German submarine, she fioated on
the body of her drowned lover, be-
fore she was dragged out of the wa
ter to safety.
Miss virola, who arrived In New
York city a few days ago, where she
is being cared for along with other
survivors of the sunken ship, told
how the vessel had been but few
days out from Porto Rico when the
passengers were summoned to the
deck by a gunshot across the bow. A
submarine was near by and the Ger
man officer told the passengers they
would be given half an hour to escape.
In clearing away from the doomed YES
sci the boats capsized and passengers
and crew were thrown into the water.
"In some manner lost the life
protector that thought was securely
tied about my waist" said Miss vi
rola. "When / came up l was with
out protection Of any sort.
"Then / noticed with horror that
near me was floating the body Of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

81 suppose" said the pretty young
matron who was inclined to flirt when
the flirting was safe, you've broken
many woman's heart"
NO" replied the handsome cap
tain, 81 don't think l ever broke the
heart Of more than one woman in my
life"
"Then you did break the hear Of
one! Tell me about it."
"It was several years ago-before
the beginning of the war. was
travelling ia Europe. and rode in one
of the compartment cars they have
over there. A woman got in. We
were alone together. She was young
about your age-and pretty. l saw
at once that she was an American,
For hours we rode on. and no one
else entered our compartment"
"Yes?"
81 never said word to her or gave
her a chance to say anything to me-"
Dayton News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
Empey learns that streak Of
yellow sometimes can turn all
white. He tells the unusual
story In the next instailment.
GO BE CoNTINUED.l
-lQUlDATES DEBT TO FRANCE
In Sending Prune Trees to Devastated
Country, California Is Repaying
an Obligation.

California is generously ~onding a
million and a half two-year-old prune
trees to help In restoring the French
orchards. and enough seed beans to
plant 10000 acres. Canada is under
taking the planting of thousands of
Canadian naples in France. 1t is
pleasant also to know that there is to
be no lack of outside help for the dew
astated towns, observes Christian Sci
ence Monitor, in stating these facts.
English and American architects are
at work on plans for new buildings to
replace those RACED by the guns, both
in Belgium and in France.
The Indianapolis News sees senti-
ment In the prune tree transaction. II
says: These trees are expected to con-
vert 1900 acres into bearing orchards
in two years. 1t was France which, In
1856, gave to California her first
prune trees. The prune, which since
then has filed many a gap on the table
Of the American boarding houses, and
has borne the brunt of many a Jest,
keeps right on proving its worth"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

man ] was going to marry In Amer
ica. He evidently had been knocked
unconscious by the boat when 1t over
turned He was drowned.
IL could not get his life preserver
Off, and / guess l was too much over
come with grief to think of what was
doing anyway.
81 only know that I flung myself
on his body and then 1 must have
tainted, for 1 do not remember any
more until revived in the morning.
/ was still floating on my fiance's body.
The other passengers and some mem
bers of the crew were floating In the
water. We had been In the water ten
hours or more when sailing vessels
appeared and we were taken aboard"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
TWO Recipes.

Anne Hodges, age seven, offered her
mother, Mrs. Fletcher Hodges, 1921
North Pennsylvania street, two war
time recipes the other day.
One was for oatmeal cookies and
tie other orange peel cake.
The first formula included: One
cupful oatmeal, one cupful baking
powder, one cupful o dough.
The second formula included: One
half cupful orange peel chopped in
meat chopper one cupful yoiks Of
eggs. half cupfui o. dough.
BEAT both to 'suds,' and eat
cold" wrote the juvenile culinary adj
ser.--Indianapolis News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
Bull Wrecks Car.

Yakima, wash.-George Carpenter.
a rancher near here. has sent his once
perfectly good automobile to the hos
pital" to be treated for serious intur-
les as a result of an attack by an en-
ragged bull. Carpenter left his machine
standing in a field in which he pas
lures a pedigreed Holstein bull. When
he returned the bull was still engaged
In making decisive charges on the now
badly battered car. With reinforce
ments the bull was driven of and the
wrecked automobile rescued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

SynopsFlred by sinking
American lives Arthur Guy Empe City,
to England and ensts private the British After
short experience recruiting officer
France where first big and
training
Employs sent into the ontn trenches where he takes
his first the fire while overhead
falls that
Chaplain distinguishes rescuing
With shovel Empey
No Mans Land Exciting experience listening detail Ex
citing observation blets
a successful
Empey
repuse
launched the experience
a which a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
Revival Of CLEANING Timed

II is pointed out for the promotion
Of interest IN gleaning, that the work
Il not laborious md that there Is GER
tainty Of modest reward. Boys and
girls could undertake 1t and If half OF
the grain gleaneI were offered for the
labor the workers would be repaid,
saws an advocate Of grain sa ing.
BOYS and girls might do he CLEAN
ing. but there would be nothing to pre-
vent the labors Of Ruth being under
taken by others. Why shouldn't Bib
ueal history repeat itself7
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
asst Material for snlint.

Galvanized wire netting is claimed
20 be much superior to wood as a ma
terial for surgical splints. II In
strong. light II weight. non-ebsorbeat
and easily sterilized. and, unlike wood
and plaster. gives free ventilation. The
new splints are woven from wire SO
tempered that It can easily be pressed
into shaps TO be bound closely upon
the injured limb
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
cutIeura stops itching.

The Soap to cleanse and Ointment to
soothe and heal most forms Of itching,
burning skin and scalp affections.
Ideal for toilet use. For free samples
address, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston"
Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap
Is, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
New swsetenIna Product

In italy there Is being manufactured
q tvpe Of loaf sugar combined with
saccharine. which is economical and
takes the place Of the real sugar. Tie
matter Of obtaining sweetening sub
stances frosn plants and fruits has
naturally been studied by scientists,
and a new product called honey Of
grapes" has been produced By a special
process aud patented apparatus by
Professor Month By means Of this
process a grape sugar resembling honey
Is secured through evaporation
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
Not lmnrohnhIe

"Are you friendly with the police
man on your blOck3"
'oh. We speak cordially enough
said the citizen Of dry" town, but
I was carrying home a box of shoes
the other day and dropped II on the
pavement. The package began 30
leak and ever since then I've had an
idea that he regards me with suspi-
cion-"-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

In tine Of war the president Of ths
United States Is commander IN chief
Of the army and navy. The members
Of bis cabinet are responsible TO him
personally, not TO congress. None Of
them nay be removed without his sops
sent except By tmDeachmsnS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
SNAMTEn MEN and WOMEN to
w AlV LII Learn the Barber Trade
why wait to be told agahl7 It pays, it's easy
no experience necessary; tools free. The We.
On the Links.

Edith positively talks with her
eyes"
"And I suppose when she feels like
swearing she just gives cursory
glance"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
HAS HIS OWN IDEAS
On MANAGING WAR
PRESIDENT WILSON OFTEN LET'S
CONGRESS KNOW HE NEEDS
ONLY POWER AND FUNDS.
ALL DEPARTMENTS HELPING

Complete Coordination of the Cow
eminent Agencies Democratic Ma
iority in House Perplexed Concern.
ing Delay in Passing Appropriation
Bills.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

- sem Il AA4tt4ht SGiltt az Will 4AtiiG VI uO
prospect of making any reputation in
this great war.
When the resolution in regard TO the
short-liAe railroads was heIng consid-
cred in +he senate Senator Penrose
said 10 Senator Smith Of South Caro-
lima. who had charge of the bill: IF
it is not violating any state secret.
am curious to know whether the word
ing of this resolution was made in the
treasury department" There was give
and-take hadiEaee between the sena-
tors. ana Smith claimed that the COM
mittec on Interstate commerce was re-
sponSible for the resolution. Penrose
said he was in hopes that II was
framed in the treasury department as
he desired to spare the feelings of his
fellow senator's "hecause." he went on,
Il have seldom come across a legiSla-
tive document more filed with obscnri-
ties antiquities, and ineomprehensi-
bile sentences" Penfose said that he
felt deep regret In passing such retlec-
tions upon his colleagues in the senate.
at has done no HARM" blandly re-
piled Smith.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington.-Senu and mem
bers of congress who have made. in
the way of resolutions or amendments
10 appropriation bills. suggestions as
TO the management Of the war, dad
before they get very far that the pres
ident has ideas of his own on this SUBJ
iect and knows pretty well what he
wants. From the time an effort was
made TO create joint congressional
military commission as an advisory
war board up to the present time con-
greSs has found that about all the adj
ministration desires of it is legislation
granting the president more power and
provision for financing the war.
There has been something in the
way of conferences by members of the
military committees with the war de-
pArtment, but instead of the members
OF the two committees Offering &C
ceptable advice, these conferences
prove to be simply methods by which
the administration furnishes to the
men who formulate war legislation
confidential information as to the war
situation. The conferences also serve
to impress upon the military commit
tees the Importance of legislation
which has been asked for by the ad'
niastration.
Several times in The rush of bust
ness and the passage of very large
supply bills for carrying on the war
propositions were made for changing
the draft law, for increasing the size
of the army, or fixing a limit as TO
the size of the army All of these
were voted down upon the hint that
they were unsatisfactory to the add
minstration.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

The president said. politics is adj
journed," and so far as congress Is
concerned politics has been pretty well
adjourned on all war measures. Any
way there have been few surface out
breaks of the political rash. and that
holds good for both parties. But poll
tics has convened on the census bill.
BY no stretch of the most elastic con-
gressional imagination could that bill
be construed as war measure and II
contains provisions thar were made-to-
order for political mud-throwlng. The
Republicans. headed by Minority Lead
err Gillett and Congressman Walsh or
Massa chusetts, have made life more or
less miserable for Congressman Helm
of Kentucky, who has charge of the
bill, but Helm no doubt finds consola-
ton In the fact that the bill Is going
through little at time, just as 1t
was written. despite Republican efforts
TO place 1t on politics adjourned
basis with war legislation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

81 have only window In my room.
That faces the apartment of an old
maid. l don't want her to get the
idea that I'm trying to start some-
thinE."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

One of the closest students Of the
war and everything relating to 1t is
Senator McCumber of North Dakota.
In recent speech on the floor Of the
senate he reviewed Americas accom-
pliShments In war-making and regis
tered a strong plea that his colleagues
take more active part in the actual
direction of the var program, and not
leave everything TO the executive
branch of the government. One OF
McCumber's iGe's is to import
Chinese laborere - this country for
the Duration of fle war and send them
back To China after the Hun is beaten.
III China had 100000 tons Of ship
ping" queried the senator. land we
could purchase il today, would we not
10 so: II China has 100000 tons of
energy which can be utilized for our
benefit in carrying on this war, should
we not purchase that also?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

Gen. z. II. CrOwder, provost mar
hal and Judge advocate general of the
army, who refused the promotion TO
the rank Of lieutenant general
extended to him by the senate on ac-
count of the work he has done for the
draft. IS one OF the very able staff Off
rers Of the army Crowder has never
made reputation as military man.
and his first great hit was in taking
the census Of Cuba Curiously enough.
his census was taken while Leonard
Wood was governor general Of Cuba
and il caTsed some little comment In
military circles to see Crowder, who
vas then an almost unknown subordl-
nate of Wood. about TO be raised to the
rank of lieutenant general. while Wood
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
Cautious Man

"You must stand in front Of an open
window e>nry morning and take deep
breaths."
81 can't do that, doctor"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

There is a probability that the Bor-
land amendment will figure 10 some
extent in the coming political cam
paign. Congressman Boriand of Kan
sas City. for whom the amendment
was named, has built up n reputation
in congress almost exclusively on ac-
count of his persistent activity direct
ed against the District Of Columbia In
one form or another. Sometimes ID
has taken the course Of fighting the
so-called half-and-half plan as meth
cd Of taxation in the national capital;
at other times of making the residents
of the District pay more taxes or re-
ceive less benefits from the govern
ment: and lastly the proposition to
increase the working hours of the de-
partment clerks. Congressman BOr-
land IS not the only man that has
made a reputation In fighting the Dis
frtct of Columbia. but the District nj
ways seems to have friends enough in
the senate TO win a fair share Of sue
cess.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

The Democratic majority in the
house found itself in some perplexity
regarding the appropriation bills which
had not been passed before the end of
the fiscal year. After the matter had
been discussed in the house, Congress
man Gillett of Massachusetts, who is
now the minority leader, remarked !;
IF we were not Mt war and If this side
Of the house had not really adjourned
politics. | should enjoy very much
making some comments upon the pres
ent awkward situation of the appro-
priation bills; but, inasmuch as we on
this side have adjourned politics,
shall restrain myself and will without
criticism assist n every way l can to
extricate US from our embarrassing sit
uation."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

is still n major general with little or no
prospect of making amy reputation in
this great war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

Observation-Disclosures are trying to
make pital out OF the fact that
"bootIeggers" continue 10 supply
Washington with whisky although the
Sheppard prohibition law is in full
force. It is true that n great deal Of
whisky Is brought into Washington by
'bootIeggers,7 although the term is
NOW ., missioner, as the supplies are
brought in by automobiles. by trains.
NV wagon. and 10 any other method
which will pass the District boun-
jaries. In the olden ca:s whisky was
carried on v Indian reservations In
the bootIegs Of those who de lit in this
Illicit traffic; hence the name bootleg
ger.
But the prohibiuonists are not Will
ing 10 admit that prohibition is a fall
ure in the District because people are
still able to get whisky and It ls
brought In and sold by bootleggers-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

There was mention. In n debate the
other day, of the Virgin Islands. Con.
gresham Mondel of Wyoming saying
that the sundry civil bill provided APP
preparations from Alaska TO the Virgin
Islands. For a moment people who
heard him had TO stop and think. and
inquire about these Virgin Islands. The
war has so overshad0wed everything
that we have almost forgotten we pur-
chased the Danish West Indian Islands
for S25. 100000 a short time ago, AMI
II may be long while before we know
exactly what we want to do with
them.
President Wilson. being rather fres
with his vetoes even when they
held up large government supply
bills, demonstrated that president
can do what 1t is claimed by some
he should have the constitutional
right 10 do, that is, veto items he
disapproves in appropriation bills. or
course there is no possibility Of Civ
ing the president any such right, ms IL
would mean that he could make an ap-
preparation bill practically to suit hiIn'
self. However. the veto power affords
him an opportunity to prevent the en-
actment of legislation in approprla-
ton bills which he does not approve
II both houses of congress would live
up to the rules they make for appro'
priation bills there would have been
no need of the presidential vetoes OF
supply bills. The pneumatic tube
proposition in the post Office sppro-
priation bill was legislation, just as
was the Borland amendment making
the government clerks work an extra
hour.
There was one feature of the veto
of the Borland amendment which par
ticularly interested men on account OF
its showing the position of the presi
dent on the labor question. 1t has
been shown from the beginning of the
war that the president has been very
anxious TO propitiate and concillate
labor at all times. Opposition to the
Borland amendment by organized la
/ Dor no doubt made an impression up
on the president
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31

II IS very evident that all of the de-
partments of the government are CO.
originating as far as possible in order
to help along the war. While II was
thought necessary 10 pass the Over
man law giving the president power to
do anything he pleases with any de
partment or governmental agency. II
appears that he is accomplishing a
great deal with the power he already
has and without making use of the
Overman law. 1t is found that in
nearly every department some bureau
or other can contribute great deal
70 the success of the war. OF course
the state. war and navy are in the
forefront of war activity. The treas
ury Is in Il way more important than
any other, for without money there
could BIZ no war The department of
justice has found a great deal to do.
All of the other departments-pOst
office. agriculture, interior, commerce
and lab6r-have found thf they can
do much to make the war a success.
and many bureaus have been turned
over almost exclusively for war work.