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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04

or 81 for a sweater; another that
of the mother who sewed the $40
bill in sweater for her son, and
then found Red Cross agent
wearing it.
There are others just as mean
about the Y. M. G. A. fund, and
about all phases of the war.
Of course. no real Americans
will circulate such lies. Those
who peddle them are spreading
German propaganda, and they all,
as Clarente S. barrow said Of pac-
fists ''speak with a German ac-
cent. !" Likewise they should all
be run down and punished, as
enemies of the country.
1t is the duty of all good citi-
zens to aid in the business Of
catching the disseminators of
war lies. 1t is particularly the
job CT all persons connected with
the Commission of Public Safety
to help stop such propaganda and
detect those responsible for it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
Wood From State Land

More than 100000 cords Of
fuel wood will be cut on state
lands this winter to relieve the
demand for coal according to an
estimate by Oscar Arneson, state
superintendent Of timber, and
based on applications already re-
ccived.
superintendent Arneson sug-
gested the plan when the fuel
shortage threatened. On recon-
mendation of State Auditor Preus
the state public safety commits
sion has authorized sale of dead
and down wood on state lands,
and has notified County Auditor
Odin Halden to this effect. The
price was fixed at % cents cord,
contracts limited to 100 cords. If
need arises it is proposed to fix
maximum retail price for the
wood.
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officer. After lunch he did not
appear and although arrange
ments had been made for his en-
tertainment he decided to rest.
The large auditorium began to
fill at 7 80 and by 8 o'clock the
advertised time Of the address,
every seat had been taken. 1t Is
estimated that there were 1900
people in the hall when at S:15
the Ely City Band opened the pro-
gram with the playing of the
Star Spangled Banner. Mayor
Brozich introduced the honored
guest.
In his address Mr.. Miller paid
glowing tribute to the soldiers
of the allied nations and spoke Of
their peculiarities as seen by one
who had been among them. He
was unstinted in his praise Of the
Canadian soldiers and likened
them to the American Sammy.
His tribute to the women OF
France and England was reve-
latiOn to those who had not been
informed as to the part the mo-
theirs and sisters were taking in
the great struggle. He canonized
the American Red Cross as one OF
the most noble of institutions and
one the people should uphold i'll
every endeavor. The Y. NJ. C. A.
and X. C.'s also came in for a
share of his praise and he said
the soldiers would indeed be in d
sorry plight were it not for these
institutions who are doing every
thing to make the life more plea
SAINT and the morale Of the best.
He graphically described life
in the trenches and also gave
fine description Of the battle
front and the havoc created by
the war. He spoke of the food
shortages in France and England
and told of the rations supplied
to the people and the restrictions
imposed in the matter Of bread
and meat. He said that every
ablebodied woman III France and
England was doing all in her
power to keep things moving dur
ing the absence of the men at the
front and that in England alone
there were 10000 women and
girls working in the munition
factories and in France the Wo-
men were tilling the lands and
that they were being helped in
this heavy work by German pris-
oners over which they were the
bosses.
His address was one of the fin
est ever delivered in the city. Dr.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
Report on City Water

The city officials have received
detailed reports of the findings
of the State Board of Health on
the city water supply. This re-
port can be seen by calling on the
City Clerk, the Health Officer OF
the Superintendent Of the water
and light plant. The report of
the State to the Miner was as
follows:
"On December 9, an investiga-
ton was undertaken on the pub
bic water supply at the request Of
the Executive Officer. The sup
ply was obtained from Shagawa
Lake. The field survey showed
conditions which were 'satisfac-
tory and in the analytical results
indications of contamination were
not found. This supply was con
sidered safe for public consump-
ton. "
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
FINE ADDRESS
Congressman Miller Tells Our
People Of War Facts.

Before an audience that filled
the Washington auditorium SUI
day evening, Congressman Clar-
ence B. Miller, for two hours and
a half held the listeners spell
bound and practically motionless,
while he recounted first-hand in
formation concerning the great
struggle in which we are engaged
Mr.. Miller had returned fron
the battle front in France only d
few weeks ago where he had been
sent by the American govern
ment to secure information. His
address to the people of Ely and
vicinity Sunday evening was re-
plete with information recounted
by one who had been there and
who set forth his observations in
a manner clearly understood by
the exceptionally large audience.
While his voice was showing the
strain of his speaking trip, he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04

G. Il. Ayres at it's close thanked
Mr.. Miller for his entertaining
talk and pledged the united eff
forts Of the citizens of.Ely to the
government during this great cri
sis and asked Mr.. Miller to con
vey this message to Washington.
Accompanied by the band and
led by Mr.. Englund, the audience
sang America most heartily.
Among the large audience were
citizens of Winton, S e C i o n
Thirty, Tower, Soudan, Aurora
and other places. An informal
reception and smoker was ten
dered Mr.. Miller at the Masonic
Club after the address where the
time was pleasantly spent until
after l o'clock.
Congressman Miller won the
hearts Of his hearers in the adj
dress on Sunday evening and the
wish was generally expressed
that he make another here in the
not far distant future. He is one
of the biggest men Of the nation
and the people of Ely were fortu-
nate in having been favored with
his presence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
Nail the War Lie

All Americans know the cam
paign lie. 1t has been in our midst
many years. Most people have
learned to discount it.
It's kind survives, however.
Now, when the country is facing
the most serious situation it has
ever known, the war he-of the
same breed as the campaign lie,
but infinitely meaner-is running
wild.
There are many variations of
the war lie. One especially nasty
form rs for an anonymous person
to call up a mother or father with
a son in the army and report that
the son has been killed-either
shot by the Germans or drowned
when a transport was sunk going
over.
Other war lies have to do with
Red Cross, Y. M. G. A., and other
/ funds. Most Of them are stock
tales that are going the rounds
A favorite one is that a soldier in
France (naming some fictitious
person) was chagred $3.50 or Sc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
Music For the Kaiser

'Tis the new year and the
Yankee boys are pulling out for
France. They go to play some
music that will make the kaiser
dance. The comets will be made
up of our rapid firing guns, with
the seventy-fives as bassos that
will sing tunes to the Huns. The
good old Enfield rife can be
called the piccolo, and the bayo-
net it will carry will make the
kaiser go. And the whizzing of
the hand grenade we will call the
clarionet. When the baseball
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
Scms Service FLAG

Eleven thousand four hundred
and ninety stars are on the field
of the service flag the United
States Steel Corporation has un-
furled before it's offices in lower
Broadway, New York. The num-
Der of the Steel Corporation 5
men in the army is believed to
those of any other
concern in the United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
Mrs. Peterson Dead

Mrs Gilbert Peterson died Mon
day after a few weeks illness of
valvular heart troubles. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peterson were married at Two
Harbors in November, the bride
being Miss Julia Seliskar, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Seliskar of
this city. She was 20 years of age
and leaves besides her husband, her
father and mother and other
relatives.
The funeral held Wednes-
day from the Catholic church was
largely attended. Rev. Father
Buh offlciated
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
Jury Summoned

Deputy Sheriff J. R. Burdash
was in the city this week sum-
moning the jurors for the term
Of court which opens here on
January 18th. Judge Edward
Freeman will preside and the
jury is made up Of the following
names. c. NJ. Brown, P. I.
Brownell, W. A. McCurdy, Paul
M L aus h in, Peter Cardew,
Clarence Chinn, Math Spreitzer,
Jr., 7. E. Miller, John Hanson,
Richard Trezona, Jack Skala,
JOS. Seraphine, A. w TAFT, Ar
thur Toms, Of Ely and j. B. Mike
of Tower.
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boys start throwing them they
will make the kaiser sweat. And
the thunder of the kettle drums
we will get from our big tanks.
Oh, the kaiser will have a merry
time when he meets these singing
Yanks. The whirring of the air
planes will do well for saxa-
phones With ten thousand do
ing business there will be some
German groans. And the from
bones will be depth bombs for the
little submarines, and the snare
drums will be rafting Of the cans
Of pork and beans, that old Uncle
Sam will furnish to support the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
INCOME TAX
Man Here Jan. 10th, 18th and
18th TO Assist You.

You won't have to figure out
your own income tax all by your
self hereafter. The Government
is going to send out men to help
you. 1t will be up to you to hunt
up these men, who will be sent
into every county-seat town, and
some other towns besides, to meet
people.
A deputy collector will be in
Ely for three days, January 10th,
18th and 18th, for the purpose
of helping you out in filing your
returns under the law.
He will answer your questions,
swear you to the return, take
your money, and remove the
wrinkles from your brow. Re
turns of income for 1917 must be
made between January l and
March l, 1918.
1.-THE government recognizes, .
Collector of Internal Revenue E.
J. Lynch said "that many per-
sons experience a good deal Of
difficulty in filling out income
tax forms. 1t recognizes, too,
that taxpayers resident at points
where collectors offices are not
easily accessible find it hard to
get proper instruction in the law
"This year, when every mar
ried person living with wife or
husband and having a net income
Of $4,000, and every unmarried
person not the head of family
and having a net income Of 81 900
for the year 1917, must make re-
turn of income on the form pre-
scribed, there viii be hundreds in
every community seeking light on
the law and help i'll executing
their returns.
My own and every other col
lection district in the Nation will
be divided into districts, with the
county as the unit, and a govern
ment officer informed in the in
come tax assigned to each district.
He will spend hardly less than "a
week in each county, and In
some counties a longer time,
very likely in the courthouse at
the county-seat town. In cities
where there are collector s branch
offices, he will be there, and in
other cities, possibly at the city
hall.
My office vii lAn due time adj
wise postmasters and bankers, and
send out notices to newspapers,
stating when the officer will be
in each county. 1t will be I'M
necessary for prospective tax
payers to ask my office for forms
on which to make returns. The
officer who visits their county
will have them.
" 1t may be stated as a matter
Of general information that met
income lis the remainder after
subtracting expenses from gross
income. Personal, family, or liv,
ing expense is not expense in the
meaning of the law, the exemp-
ton being allowed to cover such
expenses.
1.-The new exemptions Of 81 200
and $4,000 will add tens of thou
sands to the number of income
taxpayers in this district, mas
much as practically every farmer
merchant, tradesman, profes-
sional man and salary worker,
and great many wage-workers,
will be required to make return
and pay tax.
"The law makes it the duty OF
the taxpayer to seek out the col
lector. Many people assume that
if an income tax form is not sent
or a government officer does not
call, they are relieved from max
ing a report. This is decidedly in
error. 1t is the other way round.
The taxpayer has to go to the
Government, and if he doesn t
within the time prescribed, he is
a violator of the law, and the
Government will go to him with
its penalties. .
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nevertheless was heard to the re
hottest part of the auditorium, a
rather difficult room III which to
speak.
Congressman Miller arrived on
the noon train from points on the
Nesaba range where he had spo-
ken at several of the towns. He
was met at the station by a COM
mittee and escorted to the hotel.
The Ely Home Guards acted as
escort to Mr.. Miller and rendered
him the honors Of the superior
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04

stars and stripes, while on the fall
len kaiser his muddy feet he
wipes. The trench mortars will
do well for the soothing little
flutes and we hope there dies. Il
hundred Huns for every time one
Notwithstanding Iron Ore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-04
Red Cross

Sewing Circles will resume their
work on Monday January 9TH at
the Washington Building.
MRS. O. w. PARKER, Chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
NOTICE TO PERSONS KEEPING,
OWNING OR HARBORING DOGS,
IN THE CITY OF Ell CENTRO.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons keeping, owning or harborlng
dogs in the City Of Ell Centro, that
the license tax on such dogs, for The
current fiscal year, to wit, Two
(S2.00) dollars for each male dog and
four ($400) dollars for each female
dog, is now due and payable at the
City Hall of said city, and thai dogs
upon which said taxes are mol paid
within two days from the date here
of shall be dealt with as provided for
in Ordinance No. ~ of the said City
of Ell Ceniro, California.
Dated this 18th day of October,
1918. j. l.. WALSH,
City Marshal of The City of Ell Cen
tro, California.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT
PRIVATE SALE.

In the Superior Court Of the State
of California in and for the County
OF Los Angeles.
In the matter of the Estate of c.
c. Sellers, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of the Superior
Court of the State Of California in
and for the County of Los Angeles,
made on the 18th day of September,
1918, in the matter of the estate of
c. G. Sellers, deceased, the under
signed administrator of the estate of
C. C. Sellers. deceased, will sell at
private sale in on parcel to the high
est bidder, upon the terms and con-
ditions hereinafter mentioned, and
subject to confirmation by said Su-
perior Court, on or after the 25th
day of October, 1918, at 10 a. m.
of said day, all the right, title, in
terest and estate of said. c. c. Sell
lers, deceased, at the time of her
death, in and to the real property
hereinafter described, and all the
right, title and interest that the said
estate has, by operation of law or
otherwise, acquired other than or in
addition to that of said deceased, at
the time of her death, of, in or to
those certain lots, pieces or parcels of
land, situate, lying and being in the
County of Imperial, State of Califor-
MIA. and more particularly described
as follows, to wit: Lots l, 6, z, 8, 9
and Is, in Section "a, Township Is
South, Range IL East, S. B. M.
The purchase price of said property,
or any parcel thereof, shall be paid
in cash in lawful money of the Unit
ed States. All bids or offers must
be made in writing and must be left
at the office of G. c. De Garmo, at
torney for said administrator, at Room
S36, Title Insurance Building, in the
City of Los Angeles, County of Los
Angeles, State of California; or may
be delivered to said Administrator
personally in said Los Angeles coun-
ty, or may be filed in the office of
the Clerk of said Court at any time
after the first publication of said no.
tice, but before the making of said
sale. O. L. SELLERS, f..
Administrator Of the Estate of c. c.
Sellers, Deceased.
Dated October 8, 1918.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Sewing Machines

HEMSTITCHING AND PICOING.
Machine run by experienced opera
tor. Singer Sewing Machine Co, 126
North Fifth ST., FL Centro. Phone
292 New machines. Rents, repairs
and supplies
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15

TO ADVERTISE chat furnished
room in the classified is to safeguard
that little extra income from lapses
due to sudden whims or events.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
FOR LEASE

FOR LEASE--Two S0-acre ranches
finest alfalfa land; dairy cows and
young stock for sale; some cash;
balance easy terms. Phone s2F5,
HoltVille.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
VulcaniZing

RETREADING and section work our
speciality. Marathon Tires, Wind
shields. Hart & Bennett, $40 Main
st. Fhone 161.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Real Estate for Sale

OSCAR SWEENEY. 622 Main st. Forty
acres alfalfa, well located on main
highway, only $165 per acre for quick
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Tents and Awnings

II IT'S MADE OF CANVAS, we make
it. Keeline Tent & Manufacturing Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Wood for Sale

'ULL CORD of four tiers dry hard
wood sawed and delivered, SIG per
cord. F. j. Eddy, Ell Centre, General
Delivery. Ranch 4 miles southwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Houses for Rent

FOR RENT-Furnisneds tent houses
and rooms. Rent reasonable. 369 Or
ange.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Auto Tops

FREY, AUTO TOPS-Seat covers, up
holstering; only exclusive top shop
in the Valley. Next door TO Ell Centre
National Bank, either Main or Fifth
street.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15

VALLEY TENT AND AWNING CO.
Auto tops, seat covers and upholster-
ing; canvas goods. 442 Main st.
Phone 1911.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15

FOR RENT-5-room house on Orange
street. Apply to A. s. Fell, 622 Com
mercial street
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Watches and JeWelry

Diamonds. Jew elry, Clocks
Radiolight Trench Watches and Sea
sonable Novelties. Fine repairing
Crescent Jewelry Co.. 6O4 Main st
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
LOST AND FOUND

.OST-Dask brown Jersey and Guern-
sey COW; small horns; MALT circle
brand on hip. Notify 722 CONNER
cial.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15

A.tsT-Two bay mares, weight 14O
pounds each; white star on fore
mead: about IA years old. Also roam
horse; good big animal. Notify Press
office,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15

KEELINE TENT & MFG. co. Auto
topsNand seat covers made to order.
Upholstering. 443 Main ST., Phone
40.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15

TAKEN UP-One bay mare with white
star on forehead; two white legs.
Young & Gelder, on old Willett
place, Heber, r. 1.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
MONEY TO LOAN

PRIVATE MONEY for ranch loans. L.
N Sargent, $50 Main st.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15

TAKEN UP-At my place, Second and
Orange, one black horse, star on
forehead; nose white. Also saddle
and blanket Joe Carr.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
|! CLASSIFIED BUSINESS
AND PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORY
Automobiles

SEE JAY LEWIS-Buys, sells, eXchan-
ges Fords, Dodges and other light
cars Cash or terms. No. 450 Main
st.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.

accepted According TO the Following
Rates and Rules.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Auto Service Stations

ADAMS SERVICE STATION, Seventh
and Main. Savage Tires and TUBES
Vulcanizing, Accessories of all kinds.
OVERLAND SERVICE STATION, 126
South Fifth ST. Repairs on all makes
of cars. Highest class workmanship
All work guaranteew. j. c. FoWkes,
Prop.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
SITUATIONS WANTED
Male

FIRST CLASS tractor and truck driv-
er wants position. Address Gen Del,
El CentrO.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Planning Mills

Ell. CMNTRc PLANNING MILLS, Stb h.
Main Cabinet work. All kinds OF
repair work,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Autos Sold or RenleG

DEALERS in used cars. tires and ac-
cessories. FL Centre Used Car Mar
ket, 43S Main St. Phone 332.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Auto Painting

PAINTING at the Auto
Paint shop, III North Fifth st.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15

WE PAY CASH for poultry. honey and
grain, Rath Marshall, 1875 South
Sixth st. Phone 35.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Guaranteed Treatment.

ROYAL Hat Cleaning Parlors. Hxper
cleaning and blocking. 6O4 Main ST.
Tom Miller, Prop.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-10-15
Auto Supplies

COLvIN AUTO SUPPLY CO, INC. 45
Main ST., handle fun Accessory Line
Firestone solid tires pressed on or
off.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-12
German War Bonds
Bought BY Buschs
Where Money Came to Buy Amcri-
can Newspapers for Kaiser

New York, July live have es-
tablished the fact that at least ST.
900, 000 worth of German war bonds
were bought in this country by the
Busch family. OF ST. Louis. that is, 10y
Adolphus Busch. A. A Busch and
Mrs. Lillian Busch"
This statement was made late to-
day by Deputy Attorney -General AL
fred l.. Becker, following examination
Of several witnesses regarding the
sources of the money used to buy
American newspapers for the German
government-in the manner in which
the Evening NAH was bought. Mr.
Becker continued.
How much money was raised in
America. among Germans 10 buy G err
man war bonds, we do not yet know.
II looks as IL the German government
had secured subscriptions for 500 600,
600 nsA~ks. or about 500, 600, 600 in
United Gtates money. with which 10
bury 0ssfan war bonds
Aa tie money was raised In this
way n was deposited in local banks
and eventually deposited to the credit
of Or. Heinrich r Albert and Count
Won BernstorT.
I'm February. 1917, just before Won
Berustorf sailed. he sent more than
$500. 600 TO Buenos Aires for the &C
count of the German government.
"l)r. Albert and Won Bernstorff
checked out from the war loan funds
in the Central Trust company and
other Institutions in this city what
money they needed for buying news
papers.
We have not finished with our ex-
amlnatious. All the evidence we are
collecting will so before the grand
jury. and II is safe to assume there
will be more arrests before we get
through
Among others, who Mr. Becker de-
clared had bought German war bonds
was Captain Henkes, the L. S. infantry
officer recently sentenced to Ions
term at Fort Leavenworth prison. The
technical charge against Captain
Henkes was demand that he be al
lowed 10 resign, after reaching France,
az he did not wish TO fight against
Germany.
The captain. according to our best
information" said Mr.. Becker, used
most of his spare salary obtained from
the United States TO buy German wa,
bonds"