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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

There is tendency among few down state papers to
look at side of the tonnage tax argument It
to Of the southern and western Minnesota
editors that tonnage tax would hit the small compan-
les and the communities harder than would hit the
steel corporation. Much propaganda has been spread
against the big company and people of the southern and
western sections of the state ready wage war
against the concern any time If we who live in the
mining country not crushed in the battle must
carry campaign of education. What little that has
been done far has brought good results but the
papers not be expected to carry the campaign
alone and unaded. There should be strong committee
ranges formed from representatives of these Such
committee accomplish great deal of good and bring
about better understanding between the various
tions of the state and it is understanding of each
others conditions that lacking. 1t is that the
Nonpartisan league will use tonnage tax campaign
issue but we do believe that Minnesota is liable to
take Towneysm and its program of state socialism
and class rule.-Aurora News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

Property in Minnesota will be paying
mighty high tax rate next year. In view of this
condition, it is pertinent to ask If legislature
will have the moral courage to pass tonnage tax
law, and compel the Steel Trust to shoulder its just
share of the tax burden.
The above piece of wisdom from the Waseca
Herald published in agricultural county where the
farmers are rich and where lands valued for sale
from $50 to $500 per Besides the lands Waseca
county has roller mills, foundry creameries railroad
shops etc. and receives from the treasury $176
cents for every dollar it pays in We would suggest
that you make up little of the difference yourselves by
making of your institutions pay Take
for instance the automobiles in your county We notice
that the assessed valuation them is something like
$3.50 each in your county while the in St. Louis
County show value Of $185. Shoulder your own just
share and the per centage will down. Put little
valuation your booded CATTLE horses farm products
etc. 1t will help. Read the constitution, where
something about taxes being equal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

Tuesday, November 18, 1919, for the
furnishing of one jet condenser with
double acting air pump according to
specifications now on file in the Office
of the City Clerk.
Each bidder shall accompany his
proposal with certified check in the
amount Of ten per cent of the con.
tract price Of the equipment, made
payable to the City Treasurer. Check
to be drawn on some National Bank
duly authorized to do business in
he State of Minnesota.
A surety bond in the amount of
the contract price must be furnished
by the successful bidder.
Copies of specifications may be
obtained from the City Clerk upon
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07
NOTICE FOR BIDS
Office of the City Clerk, Ely, Min.
nesota, October Is, 1919.

Office of the City Clerk, Ely, Min
nesota, October Is, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals viii be received by the
City Clerk of the City of Ely, in the
County of St. louis, State of Min
nesota, up to eight o'clock P. NJ,
Tuesday, November IS, 1919, for
the furnishing of three two hundred
horsepower water tube boilers ac-
cording to specifications now on file
in the office of the City Clerk.
Each bidder shall accompany his
proposal with certified check in the
amount of ten per cent of the con-
tract price of the equipment, made
payable to the City Treasurer. Check
to be drawn on some National Bank
duly authorized to do business in
the State of Minnesota.
A surety bond in the amount of
the contract price of the equipment
must be furnished by the successful
bidder.
Copies of specifications may
be obtained from the City Clerk upon
application.
Each bidder is requested to return
these specifications with their pro-
posal.
The City Council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids upon
this equipment.
All bids should be made out in tripli-
cate, and addressed to the City Clerk
of Ely, Minnesota, and marked plain
ly upon the outside of the envelope,
"Bid on three two hundred horse
power water tube boilers"
By order of the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota.
ARTHUR KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
-17-24-31-11-7-14.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07
The world is sick of strikes. Per.

The world is sick of strikes. Per-
haps that is why they all practically
fail. Public sentiment must be with
any strike to make success of it.
No strike was ever won in the face
of public disapproval The late
strike in Ely faded because of the
lack of support by the general pub
lie. For we each know that strike
for more wages and shorter hours
is merely continuance of the high
cost Of living. Less production and
more wages simply means that the
ultimate consumer must shoulder the
difference and pay for it. A strike
is no remedy for present conditions.
Hard work and economy is what we
are up against. We are barking up
the wrong tree when we ask for more
wages and shorter hours. Live within
your income-you can if you will.
Spend less than you earn-you can
II you will. Cut out every fool ex-
pense-and you can if you will.
Your wages are high enough if you
think so to live on. The trouble is
that you will not do so and then
strike for higher wages. You will
not practice economy. You are
ashamed to do so. And the high cost
OF living goes on. 1t will always 90
on If the word economy is cut out of
your dictionary. We have simply
gone money mad and have thrown
reason to the winds. What will the
end be if this condition keeps up
much longer? We are due for a
blow up financially unless we steady
down and accumulate little horse
sense.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

Detroit Michigan the automobile city of the nation,
refused it's clocks back October &C. Several
other have also adopted the daylight pan 1t
almost assured fact that next spring will see many
towns and cities deciding local plans for saving day.
light An exchange remarks that 'the saving OF light
one of the important features but the saving of health
is altogether the most important ten and can't i'm
agine anything better than that Permitting the people
to have extra hour throughout the season is
q wonderful help them. That extra hour permits of
many pleasures of which the enjoyment of fresh air is
one of the best
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

Those frugal, industrious aborers who have saved a
few dollars learn what the powers who called the
steel strike think of them The has been given out
that the central committee aiding the idle steel work
who without money credit. Any man who has
dollar cannot be aided the help being only for the real
poor and needy. This that the mprovident ones
will be cared for the expense of the industrious and
sober ones The man who weekly "shot" his pay roll
will receive aid while the who saved his money can
draw it out and eat it up and also help feed the
agtator. The agator and walking delegate and organ
izer the boy who gets fat strife and repenshes his
bank account trouble between the laborer and his
employer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07
-
MOTHERS CLUB TO MEET.

The regular meeting of the Ely
Mothers Club will be held on Friday
afternoon November IA, at $50 p.
m. at the Community Center. All
members are requested to be present
and besides considerable business to
be transacted the following program
will be given:
Italian Song-Sylvia Columbo.
Folk Dances Washington Kinder
garten Children.
Ta.x-- Plans fo- st. Louis County
Club, Miss Mary E. Stillweil.
Solo-"Love, Here is My Heart
Miss Charlotte Scoones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

We notice that our old friend ].
Adam Bede, is one of thirteen de-
PENDANTS in a suit for damages
brought by Nonpartisan Randall in
the sum of 100000. It seems that
a party of Americans some time ago
stopped Randall from making one of
his red flag speeches in Pine County
and Randall is laboring under the
deluded opinion that this is worth
100000. AS J. Adam is one of
the best platform orators in the state
and does not value his good American
talks on any such basis, he feels that
ne is being cheated in being asked to
pay Randall any such amount for the
slush this Haywood Townley Disciple
had habit of spreading. We will
bet you a rimless doughnut that Ran
dali gets everything but the first fig
ure in the amount asked at the hands
OF any jury in the country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

application.
Each bidder is requested to re-
turn these specifications with their
proposal.
The City Council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids upon
this equipment.
All bids should be made out in
triplicate, and addressed to the City
Clerk of Ely, Minnesota, and marked
plainly upon the outside of the en-
velope, "Bid on one jet condenser
with double acting air pump"
By order of the City Council of
the City of Ely, Minnesota.
ARTHUR KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
10-17-24-31-11-7-14.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

Richard M Funck who has held the position of third
assistant county attorney for time and well known
in this city, has been named by Governor Burnqus as
municipal Judge of Duluth to fill the unexpred term OF
w. H. Smallwood, deceased Capt Elmer w. McDeavltt,
commander of the American Legion Post of Duluth has
been named as Mr. Funcks successor in the county at
torneys office Both worthy of the high trust placed
in them and will make good in the positions. Both Du-
luth the county to be congratulated their ap
pointment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

Bodies of all American soldiers inferred in Germany
Russa Belgium Italy, Great Britain, Luxembourg and
Northern Russia will be returned the Unied States
soon as the necessary transportation be arranged
Secretary Baker that he has issued nstruc
tons for the purchase storage and traffic division OF the
general take charge of the matter and to hasten
it as much as possible
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

The coal strikers are up against
Uncle Sans bayonets and things are
looking differently than before the
strike. 1t is said that the majority
OF the striking coal miners are aliens.
Are we going to sit idly by and shiver
and let these men freeze US out
Hardly. The more bayonets sent to
the coal fields the fewer will be
killed. Oyerawed the strikers will
stink quietly back. to the mines.
Their demands are unjust and public
sentiment is against them. They will
lose. They should.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

The Mile Laos County Times edited by Fay Cravens,
think that the editors of the range
retained by the Steel Corporation fight the
mage tax Cravens evidently took the mouthings of
certain member of the state committee too serious
Let's propose supertax cream, cheese, butter eggs
condensed milk cattle and other products of your county,
and where you stand 1t is just fair the super
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07
NOTICE FOR BIDS

Office of the City Clerk, Ely, Min
nesota, October Is, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received by the
City Clerk of the City of Ely, Gin the
County of st. Louis, State of Min
nesota, up to eight o'clock P. NJ,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

in this limit the contractor will for
felt the deposit of $500.
Contractors will be required to bid
on plans and specifications submitted
by the Architect without any devia-
ton or individual suggestions for
modification or changes, and for uni
formity of bidding will be furnished
blanks by the Architect.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check in the amounts as
follows:
Heating, ---------------$zOOO.OO
Plumbing, -------------- 100000
Wiring, 5OO.OO
Vacuum Cleaning SYSTEM 10000
Time Clock and Fire Alarm, 10000
Guaranteeing that the bidder, if
successful in securing work, will en-
ter into contract for same and give
satisfactory Surety Company Bond
in full amount of his bid.
| Bids will be addressed to DIR. Geo.
T. Ayres, Secretary of the Board Of
Education, Ely, Minnesota, and en-
dorsed on envelope "Bid for Heat
ing, Plumbing, Wiring, Vacuum
Cleaning System or Time Clock and
Fire Alarm" as the case may be.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any or all bids UNI
der this advertisement.
(Signed) GEO. T. AYRES,
10-31-11-7 Secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

Through the of their jaws does the labor organ
;zer and strike caller flourish The giving of unwhole-
some advice be their stock in trade and on the
taking of this advice does meal ticket depend Swat
the aptator and confer with your employer Arbtrate
differences and ten chances to you will come out all
right, find the wrong and have it remeded
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

Dave Craig has sold the Bull Ad-
vertiser to a company of Bull men
and will seek other fields. Dave
showed up some of the affairs of the
school officials lately and got wrong
with certain element. It is under
stood that the purchasers of the pa
per are men who helped Craig in his
lfi0hf
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

Those who have hunting licenses to sell seem to think
that the high cost of ammunition will keep many big
game hunters out of the woods hhis year. 10 bucks
quart makes hunting quite expensive.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07
Good Advice for Parents.

OU0u NuVfCo TOT PATIENTS.
Children readily copy what they see
and hear. and as consequence they
should not hear squahbles among
adults, and should be given every
chance to observe courtesy.-Ex-
change.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07
SUBSCRIPTION $500 PER YEAR.

The columns of the Miner open to the puohc Tor
tho discussion of affairs of public nature. Anything
tending towards the personal sanderous Will not be
published under any condition. We invite communica-
tons of public nature but must insist that you sign
YOUR name-not necessarily for publication but as a
guarantee of good faith Send in your copy not later
than Thursday morning for Fridays paper.-The Editor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-07

1O-31-11-7
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-10
TOLEDO STREET CARS
SENT OUT OF STATE
AND CITIZENS WALK
OR RIDE IN J|TNEYS
Peculiar Situation Arises as
Result of Custer Ordi-
nance Approved by
Voters of the
Ohio City

Toledo, Ohio, November 9.-Car rid
ersSs who last Tuesday voted for an
custer ordering the street cars from
the streets because they were paying
s and 5 cents to travel to and from
their work. today were paying from
10 to 15 cents in automobile buses.
The Toledo Railways and Light
company began last midnight to spirit
the cars out of the city until not a
vehicle with wheels under it was left
within the Jurisdiction of the city Off
Gals who were responsible for the
custer ordinance passed last June but
submitted to the people. Mayor Cor
nell Schneider himself introduced the
ordinance when the company increased
the fares from cents to 6 cents and
2 cents for transfer to take care of
an increase in Garments wages
The cars without notice to public an6
city officialA> were taken into Michi-
gan and stored on sidetracks, inn
mediately after official notification was
given the company by the board of
elections that the custer ordinance
had been approved by the voters
Officials of the company, OF which
Henry L. Doherty Of New York Is the
head announced tonight that cars are
not to be operated here until a per-
manent settlement has been reached
or is assured"
"GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
Mayor Schneider called meeting Of
his cabinet today and placed the blame
for the lack of street car transporta-
ton on Frank r. Coales, resident pres
ident of the operating company. The
mayor declared that President Coales
(Csstisuea on Page Twe)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-10

Wilson's programme OF the Italian con-
quests would be the deciding factor IN
the peace discussion, but right in the mid
die Of his negotiations he was relieved
from office, ne said. His suspicion of the
fourteen points was justified At Yer
sailles, he declared, the terms of the
London conference trlumphed above the
theories of Wilson,"
Count Czernin says of the future: "Ver-
sailes is not rho end OF the war, it is
only a phase Ct it. The war will continue
even if in altered form. I believe tina.
coming generations will not call the great
drama that ruled the world for five years
the world war, but the world revolution.
and will know that tn world revolution
only began with the war.
Neither Versailles nor st. German will
create any lasting work. In this peace
there lie the germs of death. The cramps
that twist Europe are not decreasing.
Each winter is followed by spring and
the eternal law will prevail that resur-
rection follows death"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-10
FORTY-E|GHT-HO
WEEK is ENDORSED
Delegates to international
Labor Conference Plan to
Close Debate Today

Washington, November 9.-Laoof and
capital, as represented in the interna
tional labor conference, having presented
their views on the question of the hours
of work, the government delegates will be
heard tomorrow when the conference re-
assemblies
The attitude of the representatives OF
the Britiah French, Belgian and Swiss
governments has been made to the con-
ference in the report of the organizing
committee, of which they are members.
The draft convention prepared by this
committee indorses the A3-hour week with
certain reservations. Delegates from Hol-
land and the Scandinavian countries,
however. have indicated their willingness
to agree to changes such as suggested by
the labor group, who demand an eight
hour dav as a maximum with recon-
mendation for a H-hour week.
Sir Malcolm Delevigne. British govern
ment delegate and member of the organ
izing committee. plans to press his mo-
ltion to close general debate with tomor-
rows session. Employer delegates said
today that they will support this move
and will request further that the draft
convention and proposed amendments be
referred to a commission which, it is
hoped will be able to effect compro-
mise and bring In a report within two
days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-10
BODIES OF LAUNCH
VICTIMS NOT FOUND
Mississippi River Searched
and Rewards Offered for
Their Recovery

Memphis, Tenn, November 9.--No
trace was found today of the bodies OF
the seven members OF the Harris
were drowned in the Mississippi river
about rs miles north of Memphis late
Friday night when the 40-foot launch
in which they, with the four survivors,
were going to Lake Providence, La,
for the clubs annual hunting trip.
sank.
The launch, which sank in 40 feet of
water when it hit an overhanging tree
in the darkness. is believed to have
drifted down the river and become i'm
bedded in the sand. Three of the bod
les are said to be in it's cabin, while
Joe H. Pierson, one of the survivors.
said he saw four others drown.
A vain search was made today for the
bodies by Is Harris business men who
came for that purpose, and tonight 1T
was announced they had offered re-
ward of $50 for each body recovered
They returned tonight with the four
survivors to Harrisburg.
The dead
S. O. Davis, mill owner, survived by
a widow and eight children.
Clyde Davis his son, mine operator.
survived by a widow and three chill
dren.
Samuel Russell. chief electrician.
survived by widow and nine children.
Burton W. Peak, mine operator. sur
vived by a widow and child.
Henry Baker, farmer. Zurvived by
widow and child.
Henry Nichols. mine operator. sur :
vived by widow and three children.
Albert Harris. factory owner, sur
vived by widow and four children.
The survivors: Joe H. Pierson. auto
mobile dealer; Wilson Pahkey, manu-
facturer: Fred Potts. mine operator; H
H. Hancock, steward of the boat.
Fred Potts. the last of the survivors
to be picked up early Saturday. about
four hours after the launch sank, suf-
fered severely from exposure and was
brought to Memphis for medical at
tention. He was found in tree tor
tContinued on Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-10
Versailles Not the End, But Is the
Beginning Of World War Writes
Czernin in His Book of Revelations


manian war. which led in 1917, to the
breakdown and the revolution. The writer
continues:
The submarine warfare and President
Wilson form two separate chapters. The
struggles of f.zernin against the U-boat
warfare are shown from the reports and
protocols which are reproduced. Germany.
however would not take counsel and in
sisted upon using this method Czsrnin
discussed the idea of separating Austria
from Germany, but Is convinced this
would have brought no advantage.
Should America come into the war
against Germany, Austria Hungary would
be automatically drawn in for Austro-
Hungarian artillery was already at the
west front, Czernin says
Full of gripping" the writer adds, is
the chapter ABOUT Wilson. Czernin con-
siderS Wilson unquestionably honorable,
but he questioned from the first whether
Wilson's theories would prevent the car
rying cut of Londons ideas. Czernin says
he made efforts to determine whether
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-10
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HAMPERED BY ISOLATION



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Injunction Issued By Court
Is InUasion of Personal
Rights, Declares Committee
Asserting That the Coal Miners Are Justified in Striking
the Executive Committee, Federation of Labor De-
mands Withdrawal of Mandatory Injunction
BY Associated Press

November 9-Holding
autoeratic council the
of Labor
fourhour meeting that the kt
the
FOR il he publ
which in
the enoso
all ibertyoving Americans
patton of William
member. but all the
of Labo rwerep esent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-10
BY Associated Press

Vienna, November S.--The book OF reve-
latioHs regarding the war written by
Count Czernin. former Austro-H ungs rian
minister->of foreign affairs, is complete.
and has come into the possession of a
Vienna political personality who briefly
and pithily sketches what the count
writes. Czernin publishes astonishing
writings of the one time German chan
cellor, confidential messages from am
bassodrs and MINISTERS, protocols about
government meetings-in short, facts and
proofs.
The count, however, says the writer.
tries above all to prove hat he never had
any blame or guilt. and that he was al
ways right and saw what was coming. In
two important points, Czernin is able 10
prove completely that he was a good
prophet, for in 1916 he was the o.ly
Austrian diplomat who predicted the Ru-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-10
Union Officials Gathering
For Conference Refuse to
Forecast Probable Action
Several District Presidents Declare Men Would Not Re-
turn to Work if Strike Order Is Recalled, While
Others Claim 1t Can Be Rescinded Only
by Delegate Convention
BY Associated Press

A..
he comply
coal of the before Tuesday
eclared.
made n of a
for the miners yesterday that Mr.. Lewis
William obey the that they could
the