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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-18

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have passed, the sale price Of iron
has dropped total Of $7.25 since
price fixing first became effective,
and many furnaces have been put
out of blast, the furnace managers
have asked for relief from the rail
roads. Since the armistice was
signed, total of 81 blast furnaces
have blown out-9 in December, 81
in. January, 10 in February and SO in
March. These furnaces went onto
the inactive lists largely because
they could not afford to operate and
fully 80 per cent Of them were trib-
utary to Lake Superior iron ore.
SIN the effort to stay the closing
down of furnaces by endeavoring to
reduce costs somewhat, the Lake Su-
perior ore shippers united with those
blast furnace interests still in blast
to ask relief from the high freight
rate on ore in the mining districts.
Without furnaces in operation ore
will not be mined, especially simply
to stock pile at present high pro-
duction costs. 1t was this fact Of
constantly increasing numbers Of idle
mines and idle blast furnaces, which
spells increasing hundreds Of work
men being added to the idle list in
both the industrial middle west and
the Lake mining regions, that caused
an appeal to be made to the railroad
administration for a reduction in the
rates from one dollar a ton to the
old rate of 631a cents. This appeal
has been refused by the Hines ad-
ministration. It proposes to hold all
it possesses while dickering the
past two days with its brotherhood
employees for additional "readjust-
ments" in pay which mean even high
err wages.
"Of course, the refusal to grant the
reductions in rates may be appealed
to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, but little hope is held out.
It simply means that the Lake Su-
perior ore consumers can expect no
relief and the closing down of blast
furnaces will continue. Few modern
merchant furnaces can produce pig
iron at $26.75, furnace. That means
that they must go out Of blast. It
also means continuous high pig iron
| prices.
"The more mines in the ore re-
gions shut down and the more blast
furnaces closed means less coke and
coal mined and used. Therefore the
railroad administration by refusing
to go half way on the matter Of rates
is simply cutting off its nose to spite
it's face, for the idle mines and furn-
aces spell loss of hundreds Of
thousands of tons of freight to be
moved, and consequently summary
reduction in the gross income Of the
railroads. Idle cars and idle loco
motives mean idle engine men and
trainmen. What avail their high
wage rates when there is no work for
them?"
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BUY NOTES APRIL ri

rade expects everyone to be in line
to move promptly at 2 o'clock. This
is providing the weather permits
Societies and organizations wishing
to appear in a body are asked to be
at the City Hall where the parade
will form to get their place in line
before that hour. Get flag or some
thing with which to make noise and
be there. Grant McMahan, Joseph
Rothman, I. G. Cox, Bart Coffey and
others will be in charge Of the pa.
rade.
The committees named for the sew.
eral districts into which the city and
outlying districts have been appor-
toned are as follows:
Committees.
Pioneer-E. C. Jones, John Nan.
kervis, Melvin Odgers, Paul Buco-
vich, Jos. Spreitzer, John Nelson
Richard Pierce, Hugo Sandstrom,
Bart Jacobson.
Zenith and Savoy. J. Peshel,
John Kotchevar, Frank Jenko.
North Chandler-Capt. Frank
North Chandler-Capt. Frank Kent
Kent, H. L. King, Richard Hodge,
w. H. Nicholas, Arvid Sundholm.
South Chandler-Capt. w. j.
Nudge, W. P. Rude, Frank Jerich,
Sam Cohen, Jack Grahek.
Dist. No. Andrew Luhtanen,
VIM. Mills, A. w. Nelson, n. E.
White, A. E. Johnson, Anton Slogan,
John Tekautz.
Dist. No. John Palmgard, Ole
Berglund, Steve Koval, Frank Yer
ant, w. E. Englund, Chas. Ander-
son, Peter Kajute.
Dist. No. 3-Mike Somero, Fred
B. James, JOS Mantel, Philip Rosen-
bloom, Joe Moravetz.
Dist. No. 4-Jas. Moonan, Grant
McMahan, John A. Harri, Joe Roth
man, I. G. Cox, Geo. L. Brozich, w.
A. McCurdy, John Gianotti.
Dist. No. 5-Henry Chinn, ]. C.
Mapson, L. ]. White, Gust Maxi, A..
j. Fenske, John Rautio.
Dist. No. 6-Peter Beck, H. L.
Shepherd, M. Gordon, VIM. vuoti,
Albert McMahan.
Dist. No. wv. D. Gallagher, An
drew Pirc, B. o. Strachan, Frank
Erchul.
Dist. No. S-Olaf Knutson, Thos.
Mclaughlin, Ernest Hanson, Bern.
Lambert, j. D. Conan.
White Iron Dist.-Ed. Nickson,
Jack Isaacson, T. Broulette, Abr.
Savolainen, Jack RiikoIa, Dan Lake.
Executive Committee-M. J. MUIR
ply, Chairman; Chas. Trezona, Olaf
Knutson, Peter Schaefer DIR. G.. T.
Ayres, Geo. L. Brozich, Grant Nc
Mahan, John A. Harri.
Board Of Review-Henry Chinn,
Andrew Wattilo, Jr., Peter Beck.
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LAY BEGIN
THIS SUMMER
OBSTRUCTION OF HARD-SUR.
SURFACED HIGHWAY LIKE
LY TO BEGIN BEFORE
FALL.

work on the hard-surfaced Du-
fth-to-the-R Range highway will un-
oubtedly be under way this sum-
,er," stated R. w. Acton, county
ngineer of roads in speaking of the
coposed Babcock road. When con-
leted this highway will be the most
nportant in the county.
= Four surveying crews are now
orking from the engineers Office
the gathering of data which shall
etermine which of two possible
outes shall be followed by the new
aved road. One route follows the
filler Trunk Highway. If this is
-nosen the Babcock highway will in
olive in its construction nothing more
han the paving of the present Miller
'runk road. The other route follows
ne Duluth, Missabe & Northern
abroad from Culver to the Range.
Location Crews at Work.
Two location crews are now at
york along the Miller Trunk road,
ompiling data from which an esti-
1ate of the cost of materials and
obstruction may be determined.
'wo reconnaissance crews are busy
long the Missabe route, concerned
aainly with a determination of the
feasibility of the route.
"The great problem of the engi-
leering office in choosing between
hese two routes is one of trans
Jortation of materials" % said Mr..
acton. "The distance, so far as we
an gauge from scale maps, is prac-
ically the same in both cases. There
re no serious grades on either road.
"When one realizes that 5000 tons
# paving material alone will be re-
Iuired for each mile of highway,
he question of transportation be-
zones apparent. Trucks cannot be
Used. Industrial lines of railroad
aust be built and this problem of
transportation, from an engineering
standpoint is paramount. Upon this
1oint rests the decision of route that
We shall report to the county board.
Settlers Interested.
Range towns and St. Louis county
settlers are watching closely the de-
9elopments of the route situation.
The route will mean much to the
county and will be of special ,imporc
lance to the territory through which
it passes. Aside from engineering
considerations, it will be up to the
county board to map out the course
of the highway.
81 think there is no doubt that
work will be started on the road
this summer" said Mr.. Acton. "The
subject must be given time to settle
and should be put in this year. The
people, moreover, are anxious to see
the work under way. Employment
for labor is also big argument for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-18

Arrangements have been completed
by Chairman M. j. Murphy for the
Victory Loan drive which will begin
next Monday, April 81. Committees
have been named to have charge OF
the drive and the same district boun.
diaries have been named as were in
use at the last drive.
The allotment for this city has been
placed at $4,000 by the county
committee. Winton was allotted
$4,000. In order to meet this quota
the executive committee have made
the individual ,allotments of the cit
liens of Ely the same as for the
Fourth Liberty Loan drive. :
No notices will be sent out and
those on the previous list will govern
themselves accordingly and make ar.
arrangements to meet the committee Of
their district with the allotment
The board of review will meet at the
City Hall on the evenings of the oath,
18th, 28th and 29th for the purpose
of listening to objections on the al
lotments. The board will begin its
sessions at 8 o'clock Those who
feel that the amount allotted them
is too large will take the matter up
to the board for adjustment. Those
who feel that their allotment is too
small can remedy the defect by sign
ing the card for a larger amount.
It is confidently expected that the
board of review will not be over
worked listening to complaints. The
spirit of Lets Finish the job
seems to be general. Besides this,
the saving chances in bond has been
fully illustrated in the previous is
sues and many a man now has money
in this city who never before the war
has had chance to save cent.
Bonds of the Victory Loan will
bear interest at Az per cent and the
terms of payment are the most lib
eral yet offered. The securities are
in reality four year notes. Ten per
cent of their value is payable at the
time of purchase, 10 per cent July Is,
20 per cent Aug. IL, 20 per cent
Sept. 9, 20 per cent Oct. q, and 20
per cent Nov. II.
This issue is for $4,000, 900, 900
and the State of Minnesota is allot-
ted $92, 100000 of this amount. The
Ninth District quota is $157, 500, 900,
To fittingly usher in the Victory
Loan drive, parade will be staged
next Sunday afternoon in which
everyone able to walk is expected to
take part. An effort is being made
to secure speakers for the occasion
to address the people at the Wash
ington Auditorium after the parade.
The committee in charge Of the pa
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early work in construction of the
highway" "a
The proposed road from Duluth to
the range will be, when completed,
the most important highway in the
county. 1t will be part of compre-
hensiye state system of roadways and
will be constructed by the county in
anticipation of the passage of the So
called Babcock amendment to the
state constitution. This amendment
will make possible large bond issues
by the county for road work with a
considerable refund in the form. of
federal aid by the government.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-18
MET FRIDAY.

A large attendance was present at
the meeting of the Mothers Club at
the Community Center Friday after
noon. This was the first meeting
held in the building since its re-
modelling and the Club expressed
itself as well pleased with the many
excellent features installed. A pro-
gram was given after which COM
mittee served lunch. The program
was as follows:
Piano Solo-Mrs. Sutherland.
Address R. V. Fox.
Dance-Pupils of the Lincoln
kindergarten under. the direction of
Misses Hintzen and Smith.
Acknowledgements Broulette.
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SQUELCHED.

A rural teacher recently received
the following note from an irate par
ent who had been notified to clean
up the head of pupil:
81 think you talk too much Of bugs.
If you had six children you would
have some too. Put some oil on
your hair-you would not have gray
hair. You can talk only about my
ehildren-talk about others"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-18

Attorney Carl H. Schuster is re-
joicing this week over the arrival of
son and heir in his home Tuesday
morning. Mrs. Schuster and young
son are getting along fine and Papa
Schuster is wearing smile that won't
come off. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
News.
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(CHAErED UNDER THE STATE LAW
Member of American and Minnesota Bankers Association
Has Your Son
Bank Account

Has your Bank Account of his own
here? Start him with small sum here. Then
put the Bank Book in his hands Encourage him to
add to it. Let him add to it. Let him not only
learn the habit of banking money, but he will
work whenever he can and make some money.
He will learn the habit of being industrious. An
industrious son doesn't grow up into the kind of
man who breaks his parents hearts. It's up to
you to start your boy. Not to-morrow-nor the
next day after-but now-just now Will you
do so?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-18
BURNING sLAsHINGs.

Owing to the impossibility of
burning slashings before April 18th,
1919, as required by slash disposal
notices issued by the Minnesota For
est Service, Forest Ranger F. P.
Murphy orders that all settlers and
loggers having slashings to burn do
SO as soon as possible after that date
so as to have slashings and debris
cleaned UP before the ground be-
comes dry enough so fires will run.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-18

Al. Thomas left Monday for st,
Paul where he will appear before the
legislature in connection with the
range district court bills now be-
fore that body.
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FOR SALE-House and Lot on
Camp Street. Inquire Of Morris
Bourgin. 1t.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
Good Roads Committee.

Good Roads Committee.
The most enthusiastic body in the
legislature is the joint house and SEN
ate committee on highways. They
have high hopes of providing this
state with some real roads within the
next two years. They are calling for
all highway bills from members, that
they may sort out the best in all Of
them and combine these with their
own ideas in committee bill. They
favor bonding the state for roads, pos
sibly to the full legal extent possible
for the legislature now, upto $4,000
900 or $8,OO0,000; and with this much
money and federal aid offered they
feel that they would do something.
The plan is to have the money Ell.
pended under the direction Of new
highway commission, including the
state highway engineer and the COVER
nor as ex-officio head; and to put in
trunk highways, hard surfaced where
possible, throughout the state. II
this doesn't furnish enough cash. they
would raise the automobile tax in a
fiat or graduated scale. probably ex.
empting motor vehicles from other
taxation. It is the expressed feeling
of the committee that this Is time
for development of truck trensporta-
tion IL the state is to be developed,
and the sooner start is made the
better it will be for the state for all
time to come.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
Pure Food slII Up.

Pure Food Bill Up.
A continuation of the pure food
regulation Of the federal war conser-
walton rules, by state enactment. is
the chief thing to be sought by the
food and drug department at the
present session. The conservation
features will not be touched upon, but
pure foods will. That department
also will ask for bill regulating the
classification and sale Of eggs. Com.
pulsory Gambling will be included, with
classification into firsts, seconds, rots
and broken eggs. One feature Of this
is to protect the customer; another
to protect the farmer from the I'm.
scrupulous commission man who
might class all eggs that fail to show
up first class as rots, with loss to
the producer, whereas the commission
man is able to get little profit out
of them just the same.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30

was torpedoed and taken prisoner, l
was supposed to be neutral, too" But
I said would not look for trouble any
more. and started back to the hotel.
But no sooner was underway than
Hun private came along and began
to laugh at me. Ny hands itched
again. and I could not help but slam
him few. We went round and round
for while. eud then the Hun re-
versed and went down instead. Mr..
Keene saw us, or heard about 1t, 30 he
told me I had hstter 60 to Berne.
So of went, with my passport. But
the same thing happened in Berne.
tried very hard. but I just could not
keep my hands of the Germans. So
guess everybody thought it was a good
thing to tell me good-by-anyway
was shipped into France. going direct
to st. Nazaire and from there to
Brest.
made short trip to Hull, England,
with a letter from man at Branden.
burg to his wife. She was not at home,
but I left the letter and returned to
France. I was in France altogether
about three weeks, and then went to
Barcelona. Spain.
Then I took passage for the States
on the O. Lopez y Lopez. Spanish
merchantmen. We had mostly "Spigs"
on board, which is navy slang fol
Spaniards. Almost every one of them
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
Women to Vote.

Women to Vote.
The first opportunity which will be
opened to women Of South Dakota to
exercise their full franchise rights
will come in special elections to be
held at different points within the
next few weeks where the issuance
of school bonds and other school mat
ters will be put up for action on the
part Of the voters. In Lyman county
one school district is to vote on bonds
for a new school building, and the
discussions along that line are ad-
dressed to "Mr. and Mrs. Voter" At
Hurley. in Turner county, the issue is
a consolidated school district Of the
town Of Hurley, and the township sur
rounding it, in which the newly en-
franchised women voters will have
just as much to say about the issues
as the male voters.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
HITS M'ADoo's PLAN
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATORS
DISAPPOINTED ~ VOTE OF
az TO IA.

Pierre.-The McAdoo plan of Ave.
year government ownership of rail-
roads and public utilities was voted
down in the house by a vote of 50 to
IA. Best, of Beadle, offered this
amendment to the resolution calling
upon congress to lower rates and sup
ported it. with the assertion that gov
eminent ownership had not been given
fair trial. accusing those in charge
OF Its administration of being 10
prejudiced In favor of private owner.
ship that they would not give their
best services. The resolution car.
ried unamended.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
COURT BARS RATES
JUSTICE mccoy ISSUES TEMPO.
RARY INJUNCTION.
DOESN'T INCLUDE BUILDINGS
Decision Made In Case Of state Of
South Dakota w. American Rail.
way Express Company.

Pierre.-A temporary injunction
was ordered by the supreme court in
an opinion by Justice Mccoy against
the putting into effect on intrastate
traffic Of advanced interstate express
rates.
This decision was made in the case
of the state against the American
Railway Express company and an
order was issued December %. pend.
ing an order to show cause why the
injunction should not be issued.
Arguments were presented with the
chief counsel for the express COM
pany presenting their case.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30

Want Worldwide Prohibition.
South Dakota claims the record of
being the first of the United States
to take any action in its legislature
toward worldwide prohibition. A
resolution was introduced in the house
by Representative Stoddard, of Turn
er county, memorializing congress to
use every effort to get this included
in the league of nations agreement.
Final action was deferred until the
resolutions advocating a league Of ma
lions comes up January 80.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
Provide state Hall insurance.

Provide State Hall Insurance.
The first measure to be introduced
covering the constitutional amend
ments adopted by the people last fall
is ready to be presented in the shape
Of bill to provide for a system Of
state hail insurance. The bill places
the work in control of the state In
surance department and carries $780,
900 to put It into effect. The general
plan is a division Of the state into
districts for rating purposes. the list
ing Of crop acreage by assessors. col
lection of the premium rate by the
county treasurer, with the general
taxes and a maximum Of SO per acre
payment on any loss.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
House chalrmen Announced.

House chairmen Announced.
Chairmen Of house committees re-
ported are: Charitable institutions.
Schultz, Of Kingsbury; commission
governed cities, Parliman, of Mime
haha; counties, Ruben. of Hamilton:
drainage, Sunde. Of Lake; federal re.
iations, Rickords. of Hanson; fish and
game, Gill, of Brookings; immigra-
ton, Rounds. of Jackson; Indian at.
fairs, Meland, of Roberts; insurance,
Berdahl. of Minnehaha: live stock.
Birch, Of Grant; municipal corpora
tions, Mace. Of Gregory; penal in.
stitutions. Graf, of Minnehaha; print
ing, Bessler, Of Minnehaha; railroads.
Miller, Of Davidson; public lands,
Hoffman, Of Perkins; temperance,
Woodford. of Sphinx: water power and
irrigation, Grace, OF Buffalo; ways
and means. stenning, of Clark.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
chlropraetor. Seek Chance.

Chtropractors seek Chance.
It was the chiropractic bill Of two
years ago which started the congress.
sional boom of Orville Rinehart, Of
Rapid City, and the issue is back
again this session, the leaders of that
organization being already on the
ground to push their right to practice
in this state. The bills of the state
tax commission will be urged early in
the session to allow the assessment
work of this year to be conducted un.
der the new provision. The leading
features of the bills will be registra-
ton tax in lieu OF all other taxes for
mortgages, straight 3-mill tax in
lieu of all other taxes for moneys and
credits and homes exempted from
taxation up to $4,000. Expressions
among members show a wide diver.
gence of view on all the plans.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
Kill Bill No. I.

Kill Bill No. 1.
House bill No. 1 did not get far,
meeting its fate at the hands of the
committee on taxation, which decided
changing the regulation requiring
county treasurer to list state taxes
separately on the tax receipts handed
out. When that law was enacted the
charge was made that it was a po-
litical measure. but apparently that
class of politics is popular enough to
stand,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
Weiahts and Measures.

Weights and Measures.
Among the laws to be proposed
carly in the session is one changing
the present act relating to standard
weights and measures. The proposed
measure would bring the state law
more nearly into conformity with the
federal law than it now stands. An.
other set which will be put In in the
house before long is one amending
the law prescribing what is q legal
boundary fence. An act with this
same end In view was scrapped over
in the session Of last year. taking up
. couple Of days in each house.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-01-30
The Swiss Certainly Treated Me We'll

had large family Of children and a
raft Of pets. We sailed down through
Valencia. Almeria, Malaga, Cadlz and
Las Palmas in the Canary islands.
When we left Las Palmas we had a
regular menagerie aboard-parrots,
canary birds, dogs. monkeys and va.
rious beasts. The steerage Of that
boat was some sight. believe me.
We had boat drill all the way across,
Of course, and from the way those
Spigs rushed about knew that IL a
submarine got us the only thing that
would be saved would be monkeys. But
we did not even have false alarm all
the way over. NE
arrived in New York during the
month Of July. 1017-two years and a
half from the time I decided to 60
abroad to the war zone to get some ex-
element. I got it, and no mistake.
New York harbor and the old Statue Of
Liberty looked mighty good to me, you
can bet,
So here I am, and sometimes I have
to pinch myself to be sure Of It. GER
tainly enjoy the food and warmth I
get here, and except for an occasional
pro German have no trouble with
anybody. My wounds break open once
in while. and am often bothered
inside, on account Of the gas I swal.
lowed. They say I cannot get back
into the service. It is tough to be
knocked out before our own boys get
into the scrap.
But do not know. I am twenty.
three years oil: and probably have Q
lot to live for, yet. ought to set.
tie down and be quiet for while, but
comfortable as I am, think will
have to 60 to sea again. I think Of it
many times, and each time It Ia harder
to stay ashore.
Tfs TIE END.