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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Findinu WAY in Air.

Some airmen rely chiefly upon their
compass, knowing before they leave
their aerdrome their course and the
strength and direction of the wind
and how they will have to steer to
allow for the drift" They then
merely use landmarks as checks to
their compass. Others rely chiefly on
following the country and seeing
prominent landmarks. especially when
the district is well-known to them, and
only use the compass, or the more
reliable North Star, as an occasional
rough check.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

vath, some walloper when he gets hold
of the ball, crashed the sphere to right
center on this particular day and the
ball was headed straight for big
sign. AS is well known. the reward
for rapping this board is $50. No one
in the park thought Kauff had a chance
to intercept the speeding sphere, but
that is just what Benny did. He got
under it, braced himself against the
sign and stretched both arms far above
his head. He caught the pellet an
inch from the fence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
BEAR HOLDS EXPRESS CAR
Breaks From His Corral and Mes
senger Takes to His
Heels.

Vcksburg, Miss Breaking from his
crate in an express car, big black
bear being shipped from Shreveport
to an Alabama point had complete pos
session Of the car all the way from
Shreveport to Meridian 30O-mile
ride one Sunday.
When the bear broke loose the mes
senger scurried from. the car and bolt
ed the door. It was not until Meridian
was reached that an improvised bear
trap permitted the capture of the AMI
NAL. On the journey the bear had a
pleasant time, eating crate of chick
ems and three five-gallon buckets OF
ice cream.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Wisconsin Women May Work
on Street Car Lines, but
Only Eight Hours a Day

The Wisconsin industrial commits
sion recently mailed out copies of the
order adopted relating to the hours
of labor of women employees on street
car lines.
The order provides that in Milwau-
kee women may be employed as con-
ductOrs, motormen or fiagmen by
street car lines only at day work, and
between the hours of 8 a. m. and 5
p. m. In all other cities and in towns
and villages, women may be employed
on street car lines between the hours
OF Ga. m. and p. M. but their hours
Of work must not exceed eight per
day.
The commission is charged by law
with determining for each employ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Fiber Containers May Take
Place Of the Tin Fruit Cans.

The annual report of the department
of commerce sets forth the dire need of
tin cans and the efforts the government
is making to conserve them. During
the early days Of last summers cam
paign for the preservation Of perish
able fruits and vegetables, government
experts tested the possibility of utiliz-
ing once used tin cans, but investiga-
ton proved the ACCESSIBILITY of ADAM
doning this plan in favor of defining"
process, whereby most of the steel and
tin is recovered for further use in man.
ufacture. The government is now per-
suading factory owners to substitute
paper or iiber containers for all nom
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

sake of juggling figures, 15,969.Ye0
ounces. OF this amount II is also in
teresting to know, corn seed predomi-
mated. $4,000 pounds of it being matted
to various sections of the country. Ma
chimes are used which automatically
proportion the seed by weight, fill the
individual packages and seal them
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Must Have Same Faith.

An appreciation of beauty, Of the
adaptation of design to a purpose, may
help us to believe in a wisdom, in
plan far beyond our ability to know or
understand. A contemplation Of the
natural world will strengthen faith;
make hope more buoyant. Everyone
must have some faith If living sanely.
Nothing created Is without its purpose.
AS long as we see the design fulfilling
its purpose in some things, we may be-
lieve that all is working to its APP
pointed end. though we know not what
that end Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Tons of Free Seed Sent by
Government the Past Spring.

To comparatively few of us has it
ever occurred that the United States
government is one of the worlds larg-
est buyers of garden and flower seed.
The few ounces of seed carried to us
by the postman give no impression of
the acres upon acres of land devoted to
their propagation, or the care taken in
determining their fitness for planting
But these small envelopes represent
tens of thousands Of pounds Of the best
seed procurable.
1t is illuminating to know that the
aggregate weight of the free seed cir
culated from Washington this spring
amounted to 1896 tons, or, for the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
"BABY" PROVES TO BE RYE
Booze Wrapped Up to Resemble In.
FAINT Costs Man 60-Day Sen.
tence.

Greeley, Col.-Six quarts Of whisky,
wrapped to resemble baby, and
clasped fondly to the breast Of Mrs.
Jesus Leon, cost her husband a SEN
tence Of go days in Jail.
The solicitous care with which Mrs.
Leon and her husband guarded the
''baby" aroused the suspicious Of Of
f1cers when the pair alighted from a
train arriving from Wyoming. Inves-
tigation disclosed a six-quart demi-
john containing rare old rye. Mrs.
Leon told the officers her husband had
forced her to the deception.
Leon was sentenced for bootlegging.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Population Of the Earth.

In 1857 the population of the earth,
according to Busching, was about
1000, 100000; in 1900, according to
Fabri and Stein, only 900,000,0OO; in
1888, according to Stein and Horschel-
man, S72,0O0,000. In 1858 Dietrich es-
timated it at 1896, 100000 and Kolb, in
1865, at 1,220,O00,OOO. According to
the latest calculations the earth is in
habited by 2.4OO,OO0.O00 happy (?) In
man beings.-New York Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

tanned flights of nearly 1000 miles at
a speed of 100 miles an hour. AS the
journey from Cape Columbia to the
pole and back could easily be accom-
plished in between eight and nine
hours, an oil station could be safely
established 200 miles from land; 1t
could be intrusted to the drift ice for
at least one day."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Eat Enough; No More.

The sane standard, Eat enough
food, and no more" rigidly followed,
would reduce greatly food bills in
many homes and, at the same time,
tend to improve the physical condition
of all members of the household, adj
vises the United States department Of
agriculture. -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Youno Bride DISAPPEARS.

Chicago.-Strange visions that sud-
denly obsessed Mrs. Mary Shields,
nineteen. bride Of ten months, in con.
nection with her mothers death two
years ago, are believed to be respon-
sible for her disappearance. A coun-
try-wide search is being made for her.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Works Less Than Rip Van WinkIe.

Milwaukee, Wis.-The twentieth
century Rip van Wrinkle has been found.
He Is Aloysius Michalek. Aloysius was
arrested as a vagrant upon complaint
of his father. Aloysius is twenty-six
years Of age and has not worked a
day since he was born, says his father.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
The Dynamite Exploded.

cred. A few minutes later the dyna-
mite exploded, probably due to a fly
ing spark.
Scott's legs were blown off, negro
laborer was seriously injured and a
third man was hurled through the
doorway.
Johnnie Briggs says the shadow Of
bad dream will put him under cover
quicker than that long-range German
gun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Carries Out Suicide plan.

Lebanon, Pa.-After being closely
watched for thirteen years John
Runkle, a retired ironworker, finally
eluded members Of his family and
hanged himself. Ever since the death
of his wife in 1905 Runkle threatened
to commit suicide.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

perishable articles heretofore put up
In tin. This, it is expected, will to a
certain extent Offset the tin cans
shipped to the army in France. The
balance of the loss will be made up
by salvaging used cans.-Leslie's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

health. l believe the Compound will
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, III.
Nervousness is often symptom Of
weakness or some functional derange-
ment, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, lydia
p. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as
thousands Of women have found by
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
suggestions in regard to your aiment.
The result of its long experience is
at your service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Cravath's Grudge Justified
Benny Kauff Pulled Down
His Long Fifty-Do!Iar Ely

Gavvy Cravath holds a well-defined
grudge against Benny Kauff of the New
York Giants. When fellow virtually
reaches right in a ball players pocket
and extracts so simoleons therefrom,
he's no friend of said ball player.
Benny Kauff didn't do that exactly,
but he might just as well have done it.
The alleged Misrepresentation happen
ed in Philadelphia, the other day. Cra-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Discreet.

She-That dealer is fraud. He
said the parrot knew lot of words.
He-Maybe they are words he
doesn't like to say in the presence of
lady.-Boston Evening Transcript,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Much in Little.

The Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions has 1853 mis-
sionaries on it's rolls.
Since the discovery Of tin in
Alaska in 1902 nearly 1000 tons
of the metal have been pro-
duced.
The Methodist church in Va
pan has gained about IL per
cent in membership during the
last year.
An East Concord IN. H.) far
mer has been offered $2S
bushel for his Golden bantam
seed corn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Thirteen Pool Balls
Prove Rather UnIucky

st. Louis.-Thirteen is an I'M
lucky number for Edward
Schneider. He was arrested
here by Patrolman Gratiot, who
noticed his pockets bullying out.
Investigation showed they con-
tanned Is pool balls.
81 just knew I was going to
get into trouble when they were
given to me-" Schneider said.
Thirteen is an unlucky num-
ber."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Chops Off Toe to Enlist.

Wheeling, W. Va.-James Bolton
chopped off toe when he found that
1t barred him from enlistment in the
marine corps. He was accepted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Blows Himself to Death.

Connellsville, Pa.--Tying a stick Of
dynamite to his waist and igniting the
fuse was the method used to commit
suicide by Frank Lehman, thirty-fiye.
of Perryopoliss
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

weapon convenient. Mr.. Dunning
dropped his revolver and Miss Agnes
snatched it up with amazing celebrity,
thrusting the muzzle into Mr.. Dun
ning's midriff, which is a terrifying
thing to think upon.
"Come here, Alice" said she to her
sister, "you take this smoke wagon
and keep it aimed at this gentleman
lessen he gets fresh whilst I call the
police"
Orin's Tactical Error.
Alice did as she was bid. But she
must have been nervous, for when
Agnes returned, Mr.. Dunning had re-
summed possession Of the revolver and
now it was Alice who stood stretching
her hands aloft. This was where Mr..
Dunning erred. He should have loped
away and not remained to gloat.
Miss Agnes, returning, was annoyed
beyond measure. She grabbed up
bottle Of ketchup and let it fly with
such zeal that the bottle Dashed Mr..
Dunning abaft his nigh ear, spatter-
ing him with the rich, red condiment
and stretching him faint and helpless
upon the floor. bathed in the gore of
preserved tomatoes. Then the police
came.
Grin abides In the Grand Crossing
Jail and Miss Agnes wants to know
who is coming across for the price Of
bottle Of prime ketchup.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
HUN lhlS
NERVOUS WOMAN
GOT WELL
Told by Herself. Her Sin.
cerity Should Con-
vince Others.
Christopher, Ill.-"For four years ]
suffered from irregularities, weakness,

ucI tOuoilCSS, q ~
was in a run down
condition. Two Of
our best doctors
failed to do me any
good. 1 heard SO
much about what
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege ia BILE Com
pound had done for
others, I tried it
and was cured. ]
am no longer ner-
vous, am regular,
on n - 4vna11avf
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
Reverse Methods.

"You are the same kind of a scamp
your father was before YOU"
"Well, then, why Is 1t he is now al
ways after me?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

Operated by clockwork, new toy
figure of man swims realistically,
using an overland stroke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05

Patriotic.
Patience-And so they are married.
Patrice-Oh, yes.
"And where are they spending their
honeymoon"
Hes spending his in the trenches,
and she's spending hers in her war
warden"
One of the great drawbacks in tl,ss
world Is that a man never knows it is
too late until it is too late.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-05
THIEF SMACKED
BY SMOKED FISH
Ketchup Bottle in Hand of MINI
BILE Lady Aids in Robber
R0ut.
"SPORT" ALSO ASSISTS
Hound Distracts Bandit by Taking
Mouthful Of His Person-The
Diversion Gives Ladies Chance
to Act.

Chicago.-Well, sir, after what hap
pened the other day Grin Cunning Of
$50 Englewood avenue is beginning to
believe fate INDUCED in a mirthfui FLIP
when he was named.
Grin is large, loose, and stumbling
and soulful look adorns his Ethiop-
ian phiz. On the day in question he
provided himself with portentous
six-gun and laid course for the deli
catessen of the Miles. Agnes and Alice
Crane, young women of his own race,
at 6651 South State street, it being
Orin's notion to provide himself with
a free snack Of victuals.
Now, Agnes and Alice keep store
with the aid and encouragement of
nondescript hound called Sport. Sport
does not take kindly to strangers, nor
did he now relax his vigilance when he
beheld sad and nervous king Of the
Congo poking a revolver toward Miss
Agnes Crane. He slid quietly round
the end Of counter and quickly and
expertly took a mouthful of Orin's per-
son.
Swat! Goes the Halibut.
Thus distracted from the business
Of robbery, which until this moment
had been most important in his mind,
Mr.. Dunning opened his capacious
mouth and gave vent to shrek which
might well have been heard out at One
Hundred and Eighty-ninth street.
Miss Agnes, being neither dull wit
ted nor slothful, seized this interval
with great happiness and dealt Mr..
Dunning a powerful swat with a
smoked halibut, this being the only
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17
Republic Steel
Earnings Smaller
In Last Quarter
Company's Profits Were at
the Rate of $6.14
a Share

The Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany in the quarter ended September
80 did not maintain the high average
of earnings that was shown in the
preceding three months. The report
for the third quarter, issued yesterday,
disclosed net earnings, after charges
for excess profits taxes Of $2,289 .555,
a falling off of $S15,SS9 from the June
quarter.
Other income brought the net up to
atotal of S2.912,200, of which 1904 ,832
terest and other charges, leaving n
surplus of $2.1O7 31s. which. after al
lowing S437,50O for preferred dividend
requirements. was equal to S6.14 a
share on the $27,191,0 900 common stock,
compared with $9.44 a share earned fn
the previous quarter. The last quar-
ter's surplus after payment of dividends
was $1,261 ,953, q reduction of $89S Asa
from the balance shown Mt the end Of
the June quarter.
Untitled orders on the company's
books on September so amounted to
315,164 tons, contrasted with 299,7
tons shown on June 30, 1918, IN in-
crease Of 15,427 tons
The announcement that the United
States Steel Corporation is now
operating its ingot mills at the rate
of 101 per cent of their theoretic;l !
capacity is taken by financial experts
TO indicate record gross earnings in the
last quarter of 1918 SO far in the
current quarter operations have been
fas in excess of the highest average
reached in the preceding quarter. In
got production is now estimated to be
running at rate in excess of 90 ,OOO.-
600 tons annually.
"Attuned to President Wilson's de
msnds for a peace based on q COM
plete military decision" says "'rhc Iron
Trade Review" today, "production of
iron and steel for war requirements is
going forward at top speed The out
put of the mills and furnaces now
more clearly reflects the intensive eff
forts put forth by the government and
the manufacturers to surmount the
obstacles that had been holding it
back. October bids fair to uphold it's
traditional position as the years ban-
ner month for operating results. Blast
furnaces are running at pace which
If maintained will give the present
month the largest tonnage Of pig iron
in the history of the country"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17
New financing
Corporation Is
Ready to Operate
Essential Industries Finance
Concern Organization
Now Complete

Organization of the Essential Indus
tries Finance Corporation, which is to
act as an intermediary TO negotiate
with the War Finance Corporation for
the benefit Of public utility companies
snd other industries essential to the
conduct OF the war, was completed yes
terday with the election of perma-
nent board Of directors. The new con-
Germ is now ready for business.
Eugene Y. r. Thayer, president of
the Chase National Bank, was elected
president Of the new company, and
Frederick Strauss, of J. g. ". Selig-
man & Co.. and Gerhard NJ. Dahl. Of
the Chase National Bank, were made
vlce-presidents. The other directors
are: e. 3. Sweezy, of the First Ma
tlonal Bank; +. ". Allen, of Lee, Hig-
glnson & Co.; Harold Stanley, of the
Guaranty Trust Company; Thomas ".
Lamont. Of j. ?. Morgan &. Co.; Sidney
4; Mitchell, of the Electric Bond and
Share Company; 0. D. Young, of the
General Electric COMPANY: E. W
Clark, of Il. w. Clark & Co., Phila-
delphla; James N. Wallace, of the Cen
tral Union Trust Company: Guy f.
Trip, of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company; Willard
V. King, of the Columbia Trust Com
Pany; Randall Morgan and John H.
Hammond.
The new corporation starts business
with an initial capital of s3,00O.0O0.
represented by s1,S0o,0oo ten year
debentures, s1,oo0,o0o stock and $780,
600 paid-in surplus. According to pres
ent plans the corporation will in time
increase its capital to S20,0O0,0OO, on
which basis it will be able 20 borrow
$o0,OOO,O00 from the War Finance
orporation and make available s70,0O0,-
600 for loans.
Already the corporation has received
innumerable applications for loans
from public utility and other concerns
which are in need Of funds. but have
been unable to borrow elsewhere ow-
ing to the insufficient credit supply.
The advisabilisy of making loans to
several of the applicants is now under
consideration.
An official announcement of the or
GAMERS recently issued said that cit
Is intended that the Essential Indus
tries Corporation. as loans are made
by it to public utilities and other in
dustrles essential to the war, shall
avail itself Of the provisions Of the war
finance act by bcrl owing from the War
Finance Corporation, re-hypothecating
the notes and securities received by it
in respect of advances made"
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17
Canada Is Prospering
Good Crops and Active Busi-
ness Stimulate Saving

Especial Correspondence Of Tho T.iSsse)
TORONTO, Oct 16.--Canada will
have a large yield of coarse grains
and a fair crop Of wheat, latest author
ltative estimates being 175,OOO,OO
bushels of wheat in the west and
100000 bushels in the east, bringing
the total for the Dominion to 200, ,OO0,-
200 bushels The quality Of wheat is
excellent; , the proportion that will
grade No l northern is larger than
ever before AS producers will secure
j cents more per bushel than last year.
viz, S2.2d per bushel, taking the higher
price and the excellent quality to-
gether, the gross value Of field crops
will be nearly equal to that of last
year The value is placed at $1,000
100000. The farmers Of Canada will
not do badly this year.
Industrial activity and valuable
crops and livestock products have en-
abled the people Of Canada to ssvs a
good deal of money. Total deposits IN
chartered banks in Canada during the
year ending August 81, 1918, amounted
10 81 1858 ,000, 900, an increase of s177,-
100000 over the corresponding period
a year ago and $1,097 900 more than
at the end of August, 1914.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17
Canada in Sound
Financial Condition
Figures Show National Debt
Is Within Safe Limits

Especial Correspondence Of The Tribune)
TORONTO, Oct. 16.-Canada has en-
tered the fifth year of the war with a
! greatly extended national debt, but
also with an increase in financial and
commercial resources that are not out
OF proportion. In order to carry on
her share of the war this country must
lend the Federal government this fall
S500,0O0000. This will bring total war
!! loans furnished by Canadians to the
government to $1,250, 100000 and will
increase the national debt to S1,7Oo.-
100000.
During the last year the gross debt
OF the Dominion increased more than
$500,OO0,0 600, to $2.04O,0O0, 900, compared
with $1,563 100000 at the end of Au-
gust, 1917. Total assets increased
nearly $150,000,O0O, standing at s844.-
100000, against $500 100000 a wear ago.
Hence the net debt at the end Of Au-
gust this year was s332,000,00O greater
than it was a year ago.
One of the factors in Federal financ-
ing that helps to offset the growing ma
tlonal debt is the marked increase in
ordinary revenues. From customs, ex-
else, postotfice, public works and mis-
cellaneous revenues during the FIVE
months ended September 80 amounted
to Sl18,350,00o. As ordinary expend-
itures were only s52.oOo,oOo, $66,OoO.-
600 was left to apply to capital ac
count, and as result the deficit for
the five months was only s4,O0O,OOO
There is, however, an annual interest
charge against the national debt
amounting to $70,000,000 not accounted
for in tho above account These figures
serve to indicate that Canada's debt is
within safe bounds.