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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
WHAT is HOME?

Eight hundred replies came to q
London magazine which asked the
question, "What is a homer" These
answers were written by persons rep
resenting all classes of society. They
emanated from homes of refinement
and wealth, and from those of crude
ness and poverty. Seven, which the
editor called gems" were selected
and published. These are they:
"Home-A world of strife shut out,
a world of love shut in"
"Home-The place where the small
are great and the great are small"
"Home-The fathers kingdom, the
mothers world, and the child's para
disc"
"Home-The place where we grum-
BILE the most and are treated the
best"
"Home-The center of our affee-
ton, round which our hearts best
wishes twine."
"Home-The place where our stom-
achs get three square meals daily and
our hearts thousands"
"Home-The place on earth where
the faults and failings of humanity
are hidden under the sweet mantle Of
charity. William ]. Hart.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
The Principle Of the Hun Prevails i
Minnesota Tonnage Tax Measure
Carried Commissioner Armson
Victim of Poison Gas.
WHAT WILL The GOVERNOR DO?

value of all ores produced and shipped
from such mine and mines; said tax
shall become due and payable from
such person, copartnership, associa-
ton, joint stock company, or corpora
ton on June 1st of each year for the
calendar year covered by the report
thereupon to be filed as hereinafter
provided.
Wednesday the bill was made a
special order in the Senate and was
here also passed on a vote of 38 to
l28.
1t is now up to the Governor and
if this gentleman feels as he has ex-
pressed himself several times in the
past, his veto will grace the face of
the measure. If he does not veto it,
and signs the bill,
Where are we at?
A public hearing on the bill was
had Monday afternoon in the senate
chamber and several hundred Nor
thern Minnesota men were present
and expressed their opinions. Not
withstanding that this hearing was
called to listen to the men from this
end of the state, one ]. G. Armson,
member of the State Tax Commits
sion attempted to monopolize the
meeting and much time was frittered
away needlessly in the filibustering
by the Tax Commission member
Several spoke however on the injus-
tice of the measure but to no avail.
The Non-Partisan members of the
legislature, with the assistance of
several others whose backbones were
minus, pushed the thing over and we
are confronted with measure which
bids fair to cause endless litigation
and unreasonable hardship.
The Hun principle, might Makes
Right" for the overthrow of which
we sent our boys across the seas,
prevailed and Northern Minnesota is
in the hands of the Ludendorf's Won
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19

The Tonnage Tax bill introduced
by Representative Bendixen in the
House passed that body Friday on
a vote of 101 to %. No debate was
allowed on the bill. Amendments
to the original bill were voted down
and the measure went through with a
whoop. Southern Minnesota went
solid for the bill and thus took most
unholy swat at the upper end of the
state.
The claim was made that this bill
would exact tribute from the steel
corporation but the truth of the mat
ter is that it will do nothing of the
kind. The independent operator is
the man who will feel the blow and
the larger part of them will be forced
to discontinue operations should the
measure become law. With the in
dependent operator off the earth,
many of the prosperous communities
on the iron ranges will also disappear.
No work, no town.
One of the Independents recently
gave out the information that his net
profits from ore taken out and sold,
only amounted to cents a ton dur
ing the past two years. Others also
stated that they were operating at a
loss of few cents a ton but were
hopeful that the afterwar recon-
struction would remedy this. The
bill in brief is:
'That every person, copartnership,
association, joint stock company or
corporation engaged in the mining
or production in this state of iron ore
or other ores shall pay to the State of
Minnesota, for state purposes only, a
tax which except as provided in shall
be in addition to the taxes levied and
collected upon an ad valorem basis
upon such mines and mining property
and the appurtenances thereunto be-
longing, equal to five per cent of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
might MAKES RIGHT"

Tirpitz's, Hohenzollerns, Bjorge's
Bendixen's, and their chief high ex-
ecutioner, Armson, not to mention
Townley, Gilbert and the Lord.
Tax Commissioner Armson took it
upon himself to insult every man in
the Northwest with the statement
that all those who had gone to st.
Paul to protest against the unjust
measure and to protect their inter-
ests, their homes and their schools,
were there in the interests of the
steel corporation and that their ex-
penses were being paid by the cor
poration. Armson came within an
ace of being mobbed and was called
a liar and other pet names by the 200
or more from the ranges and Duluth
present. Such speeches as that made
by Armson does not set well and it is
a wonder that person with such
roughneck proclivities is allowed to
fill such a high station as that of Tax
Commissioner for Minnesota, COM
mission which carries more power
than does the supreme court of the
state. There are hundreds of GEN
TLEMEN in the state who would ac-
ceptably fill the place. He should be
removed and if his sense of decency
was very acute, he would resign.
However, we have the tonnage tax.
1t is now up to Governor Burn
quist.
Where are we at?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
NOT TAKEN
SERIOUSLY
GENERAL OPINION HAS 1T THAT
STRIKE is ILL TIMED.

Associated Press reports stating
that officials of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor have decided to call a
strike of the miners on the Mesaba
range has caused no little comment
and is regarded as having little
weight by the business men of the
range.
AS far as can be learned there is
no organization of the miners on the
range and the calling Of strike is
regarded more as bluff to the East
ern operators than it is pre-ar-
ranged plan.
Efforts have been made for several
months by the metal trades branch of
the Western Federation to organize
the workers in the local mines. A
special representative of President
Meyer of the International Union of
Mine, Mill and Shelter workers has
been located in Chisholm for several
weeks but as far as indications show
his efforts have been most dishearten-
ing and no substantial increase has
been made to the small number who
constituted the local established here
ONE few months ago.
Mining men refuse to discuss the
report that a strike will be declared
on the range and the alleged labor
leaders here are decidedly mum or
the matter.
AS far as the Mesaba Range is il
concerned laboring men are inclined
to view strike at this time, even il
it were backed with substantial or.
ganization, as illtimed. Cold wea.
Their is fast approaching and living
expenses are naturally higher at thi.
ime of the year. Merchants, at this
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19

due to precautionary measures taken
by the mining companies for the
safety Of their employees.
Cooperate for Safety.
"Various mining companies in the
county through their safety engineers
and safety inspectors have willingly
co-operated in all safety measures
in and about the mines and surface"
the letter reads. without their as
sistance little can be accomplished
and it has been very noticeable that
every suggestion that has been
brought up in the line of safety to
the mining companies is quickly acted
upon, and the time of their safety
engineer is promptly given and
money is freely spent to make con-
ditions safer for the men employed"
Mr.. Smith said that conditions ex-
listing today show marked improve
ment over a few years ago, not only
in regard to the advanced safety
methods that have been installed but
the living conditions in the various
locations.
Urge Citizenship.
"Some of the mining companies
are even taking up Americanization
work" he said. "These advances in
education and community building
are noticeable becaue Of the good re-
suits they have brought"
The compiled statistics of the re-
port are as follows: Mines operated
lit; mines not operated, 40; total
number of mines, 166; visits and in
spections made, 299; men employed
under ground, 6,552; men employed
in open pit mining, 1892; men en-
ployed on surface, 2,470; total num-
Der of men employed, 14,212; tons of
ore shipped from under ground, o.
575,514; tons of ore shipped from
open pits, 22,253,295; total shipments
in tons, 31,s2s,8O9; cubic yards of
stripping removed, 14,124,832; fatal
accidents under ground, 10; fatal &C
cidents other mining operations, Is;
total number of fatal accidents, 80;
tons of ore shipped per fatal accident,
962, 500; serious nonfatal accidents,
81; average wages per day, $3.50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
SO LIVES LOST
LAST YEAR
INSPECTOR ED. SMITH MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT.

A total of 33 fatalities occurred in
the mines ofsSt. Louis county during
the fiscal year prior to June 80, 1919,
according to the annual report of
Ed. Smith, mining Inspector, filed
with County Auditor Walter H. Bor-
gen. Eighteen of the fatal accidents
occurred underground and Is were
in connection with surface opera
tons. st. Louis county shipped 3D.
S2S,809 tons of ore during the year
from 1T mines in operation.
In his record supplementing the re-
port Mr.. Smith says that this num-
Der is low average for the year
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
IN THE DITCH.

Sunday morning while Robert Mar
kovitch and party of visitors from
Brainerd were in the city on an auto
mobile trip, their car in making the
curve at the end of Camp Street on
the turn for Winton, skidded and
went into the ditch overturning. All
escaped serious injury but at one time
it was thought that the injuries of
Markovich were serious. A few hours
at the hospital put him right.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
BABY CLINIC.

DIR. Carl A. Scherer of Duluth con-
Quoted baby clinic in this city Fri
day afternoon and forty-three chill
iren were examined. DIR. Scherer
was assisted in the work by Mrs. w.
E. Trezona, chairman of the Child
Welfare; Mrs. Arthur Knutson, city
nurse and Mrs. S. Patterson, school
nurse. The clinic was held in the
Community Center.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
WORK HAS BEGUN.

Madsen & Peterson the contractors
wo will erect the new Industrial build
ing began work Monday with a con-
siderable crew. Work on the foun-
dations was started Monday. The
firm was considerably hampered at
the beginning with the scarcity Of
labor but things are running along
smoothly at present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19

that at the end of the week everyone
will be fully satiated with amuse-
ments until the following morning.
The Mohamis will remain over and
play the Ely team on Sunday it is
understood.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
CAMPFIRE GIRLS.

The Shagawa Campfire Girls held
a meeting week ago and officers
were elected as follows:
Prest.-LaVeryne Burley.
Vice st.-Ethel Takkunen.
Secretary.-Jean Hughes.
Treas.-Marcella Williams.
Keeper of Count.-Cecelia Nan
kervis.
Publicity Girl.-Lillian Kannia-
men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
STARTS BIG DRIVE.

The Navy will start an intensive
campaign for Recruits on September
%, 1919. Never in the History of
the Navy have the opportunities for
young men enlisting been as bright
as at present.
Due to the large number of recent
discharges of war-service-men there
are many vacancies in all ratings and
the rapid promotion of deserving men
is assured. There are 100 appoint
ments to the Naval Academy avail
able for enlisted men annually who
have had one year service and who
are under 20 years of age. Since
appointments from Congressman and
Senators are in such great demand
they are very hard to obtain in civil
life. Special classes are formed at
Naval Ships and Stations for instruc-
ton of candidates for the Naval
Academy in the subjects covered in
the entrance examination. In this
connection it is interesting to note
that the man~who led the last grad
uating class at Annapolis, Ensign
Wesley Nc L. Hague, U. S. Navy is
an ex-enlisted man. AS result many
bright boys with a High School ed
ucation are enlisting in the Navy with
the express purpose of entering the
Naval Academy. OF course this was
impossible in the sold Navy"
Men enlisting at. Minneapolis, may
be transferred to either the West
Coast or the East Coast at their op.
ton. The prospect of spending the
winter at California must appeal to
any one.
The policy of visiting foreign ports
is rapidly being extended. There are
Navy Ships in every part of the
world at present. A young man en-.
listing for two years is certain tt
visit many interesting places. The
New Pacific Fleet which has only
been on the West Coast a few month.
has already visited Panama, all til,
principal ports of the West Coas; Of
| America, including British CoIumbis
and the Hawaiin Islands. It is ex
pected that parts of it will visit Alas
ka, Japan and the Orient in the meas
future. 49,
There are also splendid oppor
tunities in Aviation. Excellent in
struction in gas engines is given a
the Aviation Mechanics School ant
in addition the Navy Department ha.
adopted plan whereby enlisted nlcI
can qualify and become pilots. Av
iation is sure to be big thing com
Emercially in few years and tn,
training which the Navy gives vii
put men on the ground floor of thi
coming profession.
| Information relative to eniistins
in the Navy may be obtained fron
your local postmaster or from Oh.
following Recruiting Stations:
Main Station, 408-2nd Ave. So
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Sub-station, 343 Wabasha Street
st. Paul, MINI.
| Sub-station, Post Office Building
Duluth, Mimi.
Sub-station, 610 Front Street, Far
Igo, North Dakota.
Satisfaction, Post Office Building
Minot, North Dakota.
/ Sub-station, Post Office Building
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Cnh.a.;k a.. M ~. 40 a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
IA DAY OF REAL FUN

time of the year, are in particularly
bad state to handle any long time ac-
counts and from the workingman's
point of view it appears absolutely
folly to talk strike now.-C Chisholm
Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19
BRICK ICE CREAM.

Our Sunday Special Brick Ice
Cream for next Sunday will be van
lila and faxed fig, two layer brick.
Get your order in early. Ely Candy
Kitchen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23

out OF an carly proposal that a,.post.
season game be arranged for the beneat
OF the endowment fund OF Harvard.
The scene of the contest. il II is ar.
ranged probably will be decided by a
coin toss.
Head Coach William w. Roper. Of
the Princeton team. when asked to-
day regarding the possibility OF play
on OF the game, expressed doubt az
TO its feasibility. The Princeton foot
ball squad has broken training Tor tho
season and the coaches have scat
tered to all parts OF the country to
resume their various lines OF business.
which have been neglected for sons
weeks" Roper said. 1T would be 4
far greater undertaking to get The
football machine going again All
Princeton than Is tho case at Harvard
for the break of even a week would
be hard TO make up.
The proposed game could not ba
played before Saturday, December s
or 10. and ] doubt whether the amount
in gate receipts gained for the cndow-
men; funds would warrant tho upset
ting Of college and football system and
tradition. Certainly no formal proposal
looking toward another game between
Harvard and Princeton has been made
to Princeton authorities and such a.
proposition is not being considered here
at the present time" ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23
U. OF VA. ELEVEN TO MEET
TARHEEl TEAM TURKEY DAY
VIII he First Grid Classic Between TN, O
Institutions Played In North
Carolina.

Special TO The Times Dispatch. ]
CHAPEL HILL. y. G., Nov. 22.-Whcn
the Universities of North Carolina and
Virginia meet in a football game ut
Chapel Hill Thanksgiving Day, for the
first time between the two institutions
in this State. 1t will be the twenty
fourth time they have met in football
In the series that has become the
classic of the South Atlantic States.
The first two games We're in 1899.
which is the only year in which two
games were played, but five times no
game has been played, in 1889 and 1906
because OF eligibility, differences. in
1909 because Archer Christian, a Nir-
gina half back, was killed in the
Georgetown game, and In 1917 and 1918
because of tho war.
From almost the beginning of the
series Virginia has had tho edge in
victories. and Of the twenty-three
games she has turned in seventeen vic
tories. In 1907 the score was a tic.
- TO IL. and five times tho Tarheel
have brought home tho bacon. The
total score gives Virginia, Alb points
to ll3 for Carolina.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23
M'GRAW FAVORs REFORM
SAYS COMMISSION OUGHT
TO ABOLISH FREAK HURLlNG
Giants Manager Declares Fnns Want to
Sec BnHebnil Not Chemical
Experiments,
Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch. ]


NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-That the fight
to bring about the abolition OF freak
deliveries from the major leagues is n
move in the right direction is the
opinion Of John McGraw, manager OF
the New York Giants. lie Is emphatic
in his dcnunciation of the practice OF
applying parafiin, resin. emery or other
foreign substances 70 the ball, and de-
clnres that tho shine ball. the emery
ball and the spit bail. too. should be
barred by the legislators Of the ma
tional pastimc at their next meeting.
THE effort to do away with these
deliveries has my support" says Nc
Graw. The use Of doctored ball by
pitcher is unfair and has no place
in baseball. When such Il practice en-
te-s into 4 game that game Is not de-
cided upon its merits. but upon the
chemical action OF foreign substance
on ball which supposedly has not
been tampered with. The fans go out
TO sec "A ball game and not Il chemical
experiment
These deliveries often tend to give
the spectators a distorted impression
them and unnaturally curb the hitting
OIL the opposing players. The cry of
inc rams always is for increased bat
ting, SO that the freak deliveries are
results which are unsatisfactory.
Give Spitbail Users Time.
When / advocate the casting out
or these deliveries / include the spit
ball with the others, but would sug-
gest that hurlcrs who use the spit
bali be allowed one year in which to
attain their normal degree Of cfrec-
tiNeness with another sort Of delivery
This is because the spithall always has
been regarded as more or less legiti-
mate, while the other freak deliveries
frankly have hinged on the ability of
their users to cvade the rules now on
the books.
IF the spitball were declared illegal
practically every club in th= National
League would be affected 10 some en-
tent. for many OF the leagues 'front.'
rank pitchers use the splitter On gu.
own club there is Phil Douglas, while
Clarence Mitchell and BurleiEh Crimes.
of the Robins, arc addicted to tho damp
delivery. Larry Cheney and Bradley
HoEg. Of the Phillics; Dick Rudolph
and Dana Filiinsh ham. Of tho Braves,
Claude Hendrix. of the Cubs. and Rili
lCoak, of the Cardinals, arc other
pitchers who depend largely upon the
Spitball Yes. and I've seen Jim
Vaughn and one or two others almost
as prominent spit on the ball now and
then.
81 always have contendcd that much
OF this use of freak deliveries is un-
necessary. Almost every pitcher in
the National Lcague-and I guess the
same applies to those in the American
l.eaEue-who use one trick delivery or
ANOTHER could get by on his natural
skill il he cared to rely on it. Why
they insist OF employing other means
OF trying to fool tho batter is beyond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23
SIRE OF RACING WINNERS
ARRIVES AT "ELlERSLIE"
Imported EnElinh stallion Takes Place
Of Celt, Who Died Inst
Summer.
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

CHARLOTTESEILL VA. Nov go.
The Imported Wrack, sire OF Blazes.
Blue Wrack. Bulls Eye, Alsace. Love-
first season in the stud-arrived toda V
at "Ei!eTsi;e" 10 take the place of
Celt, who died during the summer at
Wrack was purchased in England
three years ago from Lord Roseberry'
and has made an instant success in the
stud, as in his first crop lie has seven
Blazes. next to Man o. War. is the
best two-ycar-old colt in America this
season.
The chestnut horse. Omar Khayam,
viii leave "Ellcrslie" Monday, 10 20
In the stud at Arthur B. Hancock s
FaTm n Paris. Ky. Omar Khayam
won the Kentucky Derby and was one
OF the greatest three-year ever
seen in America.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23
TEAMS MAY PLAY OFF TIE
SUGGESTION FINDS FAVOR
WITH HARVARD PLAYERS
Plan Is Proposed to Stage Contest with
Princeton Soon TO Settle
1O-to-10 Battle.
Especial to The 1:mes-Dispatch. !


CAMBRIDGE. Nov. 2..--Sugeestions
that the Princeton and Harvard foot
ball teams play off their tic game of
November in contest to he held
November 20 have found favor with
the Harvard athletic management and
with the Crimson players. Captain
William Murray of the eleven, has
said that he and the other members OF
me team would be glad to settle the
issue with the Tigers
Fred w. Moore, graduate manager
OF athletics. expressed himself az in
favor Of the play-ofr. but added that
official sanction would have to come
from the faculty. The question has
not come formally before that body
as yet. and. it is said. probably will not
be taken up until after the Yale -IIar-
yard game here next Saturday. a
Harvard victory in that contest would
leave the Crimson keen TO rcplay the
only game OF the season which il
failed TO win. while Yale success
would leave little to be determined
oy IN" game in view of Princeton's de-
feat OF Yale.
The suggestion for a play-off grew
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23
RUB IT! RHEUMATISM
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rheumatism is pain only"

Not one case in nifty requires inter
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Timber up! stop complaining. Get
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neuralgia, lumbago. backachc sprains
and swcllings.-Adv.