The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23

st. Paul.-Chil sauce and ketchup
will not be luxury in Minnesota this
winter Dispatches from various parts
of the state indicate that the tomato
yield has been very satisfactory.
st. Paul.-The department of JUS
tice announced that A. r. Lancelle, a
German alien of Mankato, arrested on
the charge of representing himself as
recruiting officer, will probably be
interned for the balance of the war.
Winona.-Charles w. Anding, ex-
county auditor, who was recently con-
victed of violation of the espionage
act and sentenced to year and half
in the federal penitentiary at Fort
Leayenworth, Kan, has been granted
third stay of forty days.
Red Wing.-A squint-eyed forger
who passed off three worthless checks
in Red Wing came to grief in Winona
when he attempted the same game.
In Red Wing he used the name Of
Richard Kelly, but in Winona he made
his checks payable to w. A. Latten.
Bemidji-The Bemidji chief of po-
lice had personally conducted tour
to Thief River Falls Monday night,
when he acted as chaperone to two
misguided girls, who had aspirations
to become "actorettes." One of the
girls was 16 and the other Is years
of age. They were willing to go home
after little fatherly advice.
Stillwater.-At an inquest held over
the body of George P. Wolf, an al
legged horse thief, who was killed by
revolver wounds, inflicted by two off,
GERS when Wolf sought to evade ar
rest, Sheriff Thomas H. Maher Of
Washington county and Patrolman
Andrew Robinson, South ST. Paul,
were exonerated by the coroner's
jury.
st. Paul.-The Minnesota Public
Safety commission has begun an in
vestigation of the charges of Attorney
Thomas O'Brien who stated that rich
mems sons were exempted from draft
when they had no more to do than to
chase rubber ball about the back
yard lot while widows boys were
obliged to go to war because their
sisters were able to exc out part of
the living by clerking in department
store.
st. Paul-Lax management of the
Walker state tuberculosis sanatorium
under the previous administration Of
that institution, is criticized in re-
port made public by the state board
of visitors. Farm machinery was left
scattered without protection in the
farm yards; knives, forks and other
tableware apparently thrown into the
garbage were found in the hogpens
and other evidences of careless man.
agement were reported by the board.
The board visited the Walker sana-
forum with state health board and
other officials recently on the invita-
ton of DR.. p. M. Hall, Minneapolis,
newly elected superintendent. The
report states that DR.. Hall is not re-
sponsible for any of the conditions
criticized.
Faribault-The board of governors
of the Minnesota Bar association en-
PEELED Attorney Albert Pfaender of
New Ulm from membership in the as
sociation. The vote was 15 to 1. Ac-
ton was taken because of an anti-war
address which Pfaender delivered
shortly after the United States be-
came involved in the war. The same
action was taken in the case of James
A. Peterson of Minneapolis, who was
convicted of disloyalty and who faces
prison sentence Peterson was an
unsuccessful candidate for United
States senator on the Republican
ticket at the June primary.
Red Wing.-Inmates of the Red
Wing State Training School for Boys
have been punished by employees at
the institution, the state board of Wis
itors reported to Governor Burnquist,
after investigating complaints to that
effect. According to the regulations
the superintendent exercises sole dis
ciplinary authority.
Little Falls.-The members of the
County Official War Savings Society
of Morrison county have sold $1,000
worth of War Savings Stamps since
the organization was perfected last
April The society is composed only
of county officeholders