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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03
NOTED MILITARY VISITOR.

Col. w. B. Wallace on the staff of
General Bliss at present stationed in
Paris, France, where they have been
since the closing of the peace confer
ence, arrived Wednesday in the city
for visit with his sisters, Mrs. VIM.
Olds and Miss M Wallace and Mrs.
Wallace and children who have been
here for several weeks. Col. Wallace
is on leave of absence and will leave
here Monday and be back on duty
October 18th.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03

When the last deer and moose is
killed off in. Minnesota, we have lost
a great attraction for the tourist. The
season is soon on now for the annual
slaughter when we may go out and
kill deer or a moose. Thousands
of these animals will be killed in the
state during the next hunting season.
We are coming to a closed season, as
n the case of the partridge, that these
animals may not be exterminated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03

Last weeks legislative letter was
an attempt to show why tonnage tax
PASSED. This weeks gives the de-
tails, next week will be an argument
on the tax. The letter next week
will analyze the demand for the ton
mage tax, will attempt to show that
the tax will vitality affect, not the
mining companies, but the people of
this section and will discuss the pos
sibility and the means of beating the
thing for all time.-Editor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03

1t is amusing to note the soft
soapy dope now being dished out by
the press of the south end Of the
state trying to square the attempted
rape of the northern end by means
of the tonnage tax. "We love the
people of Northern Minnesota" shout
some of them. Wow! And for that
reason they wish to chastise US.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03

The claim is made that ninety per
cent of the Americans belong neither
to capital nor labor. What helluva
noise that ten per cent is making
just now.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03

The taking away of an automobile
license from a driver who has been
repeatedly arrested, or shows signs
of speed mania, is coming. It is
already in force in some of the east
ern states. And it seems right to
do so. This would deter others from
abusing the highways and help to
protect human life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03
Countinu the Cost.

Prospective Bridegroom Tin furni-
ture shOp)-These prices make me
give up all thoughts of marriage. 1
now realize it'll be cheaper 20 let her
sue me for breach of prOmise.-LCn-
don Opinion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03
ELY LOSES
FIRST FOOTBALL GAME OF THE
SEASON WON BY THE VISIT
ORS-6 TO o.

The Two Harbors City and the Ely
City Football teams put up scrap
py article of line bucking, forward
passes and punts at Athletic Park
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03
(By Representative Hitchcock.)

(By Representative Hitchcock.)
The passage of the tonnage tax bill
in both houses was a certainty from
the moment that Governor Burnquist
called the special session.
Following the regular session the
Nonpartisan League realizing the val
ue of a political issue upon which
they could let loose their spellbinders
with the "steel trust" as an object of
attack, instituted vigorous cam
paign of appeal to prejudice and ig-
torrance throughout Southern and
Western Minnesota. They hailed the
special session call as their opportun-
ity and openly boosted at their pic
mics and in the Leader" how they
would pass tonnage tax bill without
committee consideration and without
debate.
League Outwitted.
But Bendixen of Redwood, a fine
old gentleman upon whom the ton
mage tax mantle of Father Bjorge fell
some years ago, was too quick for
Anthony WEIGH and his party prepar-
ed League bill. Bendixen, his ambi-
ton to be railroad and warehouse
commissioner burning brighter than
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03
Sacred MantiIIa.

In Spain wOman's mantilla Is held
sacred by law and cannot be sold for
debt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09

sail 90 bring tho news Of her lovers
conviction Ruth Garrison lcaped TO
her feet and cried what u ~
What Is IT."
Hes guilty, Ruth" Cono replied.
Ruth stared ~ II stunned. dropped
20 her chair and buried her head In
her arms
1T can't be true. she sobbcd We
love each other 80 much. %
Then realizing the fuulity o. weep
ing. the slayer 81 Mrs. Grace T.
storrs raised her head with toss
ana cried. "tts tough. Mr. Cosno.
isn't itf'
Ruth refused TO sleep in her quar-,
tiers at the Hotel Bureau saturday
night
Il want 10 stay here IN Jail. 30 that
won't let mo see him she told
Cosno
Can't See Each Other
From s o'cicck saturday night On
tile nearly midnight iron bars and
locked doors failed 10 keep Ruth and
Storrs from communicating with
each other. They exchanged love
messages Knowing that Ruth was
held In a cell only 80 feet away. but
unable 90 sce her. Storrs repeatedly
whlstled. -rin We Meet Again
Ruth caught the message In reply
she sang Il Hate 90 Lose You. Cause
I'm used 10 You Now she follow
cd this message with Daddy" 20
which he whistled ''Oh. Boy
Ruth and Storru made repeated re-
quests that they be allowed Co $50
each other. but sheriff Harry r..
stark. Just before departing on a
sunday fishing trip. left the order
that under no circumstances should
the pair ho given an opportunity TO
sec or talk 10 each other.
Aitho Ruth was compelled by cir.
cumstances 20 take the witness stand
aa the chsef witness against her
bud. Boy her love for Storrs still
runs high.
On May II. two DAYS after the VT.
Dict was returned In Seattle that sh.
was not mentally Responsible
when she placed stryrhuine In the
fruit cocktail consumed BY Storrn'
wife IN the ira room Of the Ron
Marche. Ruth wrot. letter which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
Continued From Page One

except a more marked palcness. The
only spectators 20 receive the yer
dict wcrc one travelling salesman
and three newspaper men.
As tho word dropped from the
county clerks lips Mrs Storrs
rrasped fsrr sons hand convulsiVely
Storrs pasted his mothers hand
gently and urged her Co control hcr.
SELF. Tho defendants sister stared
straight az the clerk without moving
a muscle.
lie Expected II
lust as | expected" Storrs said
IN hts cell az the county iail after
taking leave Of his mother with a
rcassuring. You should worry
mother. Tho Judges instructions To
the Jury licked me. was sure this
Jury would turn me loose after
heard Ruth's testimony, she did her
best for me. ahho her testimony
hung me. These PEOPLE up hero In
okancgan had TO have goat and
1 was elected. It's tough. that's an.
Now suppose Judge Juroy will
draw back his truKfy right hand to-
morrow and throw the buck AT me-
One juror stated that tho first
ballot taken at $50 Saturday night.
when the jury retired. showed ten
for conviction and two for acauittsL.
After reading all the letters and tele-
grams whkh passed between Storrs
and Ruth Garrison the jury took a
second ballet whsch resulted in a
unanimous verdict OF guilty.
.Under the evidence and in face
OF instructions from the court there
was nothing 10 do but convict
Storrs.- ono juror said sunday after.
noon. the facts were plain TO US.
While we felt SOME sympathy, for
Storrs because OF the vigorous pros
ecution. we felt that he was guilty
Of having seduced Ruth Garrison.
Tho giri's own testimony. in the light
Of the courts instructions. left us
nothing TO do but return verdict of
guilty
Goes Word From Guard
When Horatfo T. Cosnc. Ruth's
guard. entered her cell at the county
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
STORRS FACES PRISON TERN

don't believe I have "a friend Your
affairs are pretty well Strengthened
out now ana mine are IN the hands
81 the gods. Ny suspense will be
over very shortly. I'll soon know the
worst rive years will be- "a long time
20 me and 1 am donthly afraid II will
mean that I have loaf you forever
You ara younger than and five
years will give you plenty Of time 90
forget You have been Judged mot
responsible therefore no stain viii
ever be attached 10 your name. while
will be- an 'ex-convict.' and very
few girls cars to go thru life linked
To an 'eN con-
II wish you would insist on seeing
me before YOU are taken back ~
may be allowed after my trial. and I
am 80 anxious 10 talk 10 you even
for little while II will do mo no
good 60 make Hucn request Your
folks will object, aitho I am going 20
try. The age Of miracles has passed.
but II | do beat them and you are
willing TO take on n lifo's job az Mrs.
storru. We will be married just az
soon as you are released. regardless
OF what your family may be telling
YOU and in spite OF tho fact that /
am In Jail / love YOU. My blessed
baby. God bless you and keep you
from harm Answer this IN you have
a chance DO you Htili love me7
Your lover man
'Iis would not have been con-
victrd n they had not Insisted on
making mo come here 60 testify. .
Ruth walled 90 her attorney. A. IL
Hllen, Sunday when told she must
pack for the trip back to walla
walia.
The bitterness which was dis
played dozens ~ times during
Storrs' trial dubbed harder Just az
tho close Of the trial Saturday.
when =. - Smith. counsel for the
defense. cast asperaions upon Hi
lens motives and his activity dur
Ing the taking Of evidence. Smith
raised Hil~ns temper when In a
bitterly sarcastic TRADE he referred
70 Hiien and his friends as won
dcrfui friends who kept Ruth Gar.
rinon In Jail because She was not
fit 90 asrociate with him and his
friends
In an imprornptu and irrpassion-
ed speech iiiicn eioqucntiy replied
20 Smith and referred Nardouicaiiy
10 his bar room humor." which
he used rather than a dlgnlfied ar
gument when the virtue Of wom-
anhood In al stake
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09

I Storrn never received.
Il was read into the record of tho
trial saturday afternoon by Prose
cutting Attorney Gresham
The letter follows "pearcst Dad.
dy-now what am to ray 90 YOU
First, Oh. nud hoy, your very own
sweet mother and sister Elsie came
90 see me tn the county Jail They
were 20 good and sweet TO me.
They ought 90 hate me but on the
contrary they were sweet and kind
My attorney talked so against YOU
and after the trial wanted me never
Go see you again ! just sat with
grlttcd teeth and chung 10 my
chair what do you think ~ me
I would give my lie 20 bring her
back again don't know why
did a. didn't give in when the
crowds FaWked az me iust not to
give them the satisfaction Of seeing
me break down Lover boy ! know
YOU cant forgive or forget think
I will be sent TO Medical lake.
over there they viii have orders
from my attorney to keep me- from
receiving word from YOU I'm hop.
tng and praying TO God that YOU
will get no time Gresham will so
the limit tried 90 be square with
YOU on the witness stand DO Try
to fight that miserable yellow dog
Gresham. and win viii wait for
you II Il takes one or two. or ten
years II Will be- weeks and months
before We can see each other but
you must fight
LOVER GIRL
Deny Every Appeal
Every appeal Of Storrs 20 re
Ruth Garrison has been denied him
by sheriff stark. and Guard cosno
has kept close watch over bis
ward. during the period she Is al
lowed TO leave the county jal.
Despite the efforts Of sheriff and
guard. s,orrs wrote a letter Friday
nigh, TO Ruth In which he de-
SPARED Of escaping conviction and
IN which he protested his undying
low for her.
Tho letter follows MY sweet
heart. love you. love you. low
you. can't tell you all feel on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09

paper hut want YOU 60 know
that altho I am IN Jan thru an act
% yours. / love YOU ana only you.
when you came into my life with
your love and laughter and light
hearted ways you got me more hap
plnrfs than I had ever known.
Sometimes | used to stop and won
der why you loved me when you
could have had go many better men.
II seems too wondeSful to be real
and now that | may have that hap
pincss taken away from me u ~
almost more than l can bear ~
doesn't seem quite fair. | have done
nothing but love. aud all | wanted
was to see you happy. When YOU
were happy I was happy when
you were sad I felt blue and other
people love without going 20 the
pen because ~ a. Gresham and
your family are 20 bitter that I am
afraid that / haven't got u chance.
aud 10 his forces he has added near.
~ everyone connected with your
trial-Mrs. Rice. iillen. Carmody
Tenant. Fred Garrison. Mr. Glatk
Mrs. Aakren. fauraine. and a host
Of local people who viii testify
against me ! have no one 10 back
40 my statements just myself
against 80 many people. all trying
TO send mo TO the pen for five
years.
-Afraid He'll Love Her"
because I love you don't you
think II looks rather hopeless Moth
cr feels u so kecniy. would do al.
most anything 60 save her sorrow 81
seeing me IN Jail. Poor mother. be.
u~ve she has suffered more than !.
II such thing Is possible. Many
people say IN be- convicted on preiu.
dice alone. The griliinR your coun.
nel gave me at your trial Was used
with that end In view knew you
surely didn't realize u az the time.
The only way I could help was 20
keep quiet and not defend myself in
any way. II u helps you In your
fight for freedom ! am glad I was
NO anxious 20 help you and | waa
helpless. You will never know how
hard tho warinE was for me. when
your fat, hung In tho balance. No
visitors nor friends 60 cheer me-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09

The annual pilgrimage OF the
Mountainous 10 the rhododendron
fields In <itsap county was held
Sunday morning, members OF the
club walking from Erland to Chico
A huge cabin has been constructed
on the clubs 75acrc tract at Chico.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
THEY LIKED cANARiEs.


Mike Schwartz and his wife are
epicureans Of the first order. Mike,
while delivering some goods, noticed
= fine Roller canary in the home Of
Paul Kajpust. Said Mike: "My
wife and | like canaries. III bring
you load Of wood for him." Mrs.
Kajpust turned over The canary and
waited several weeks for the wood.
None came. She summoned Mike
before Judge Cummings to recover
the bird.
"What was the canary worth ?"
asked the court Of Mrs. Kajpust.
"Fiftcen dollars. He was a fine
bird" she answered.
sWhere ia the bird now?" Mike
was asked.
ooh, We ate him. We like cana
ries."
The court awarded $40 damages
to Mrs. Kajpust. Milwaukee Jour
ual.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
ADAPTED TO ITS PURPOSE
demned Because u 10. According
to Most Views, Unsanitary.

Houses with neither windows or
chimneys are being lived in by the
people of the Scottish islands, the
Hebrides. The peat fire is kept burn
ing day and night, and is, in spite of
the smoke, the savior Of the house
hold; the straw roof does not keep
ont the rain, and thus almost neces-
states "box-beds;;" there is often
more than propinquity Of the cows
and their manure. The "black
houses" are, of course, deplorable
and deteriorative; but that is not
their scientific description. The fact
is that, in point after point, these
"black houses" are like organisms
built up under difficult conditions,
meagerly perhaps, but with remark
able adaptiyeness. The stones are
from the moor; tiSlber is from the
sea; lime mortar is expensive; the
roof must be nodded every year and
therefore the walls must be low;
moreover, the gales are high. At
every point the house is adapted to
its fundamental purposes, and what
the doctrinaire student or the care
less visitor dismisses as unworthy of
savages, the product Of laziness or
perversity, turns out to be product
of long labor and sacrifice, funda-
mental part of the only system of
agriculture formerly found possible
in this island Of gneiss rock, clay
and peat moss.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
ENDED THREE DAYS OF Joy
Terminated When Officer Got on
to Their Precious Find.

The average soldier cover there"
would trade nearly anything short Of
his shootin' finger for a stack of pam
cakes, according to all reports, which
makes the more interesting letter
which Edwin s. Whitaker of Irving
ton recently wrote an Indianapolis
friend, concerning an experience he
and some other of the boys Of Bat
terry T., One Hundred and Fiftieth
field artillery, enjoyed.
They had been moving rapidly
trying to keep up with the retreating
enemy--whcn they came on three
room shack, which had been the shell
ter Of a German officer. They found
a kitchen complete, with quantity
Of food, ready for preparation, and,
best OF all, with lot Of pancake
flour.
For three days the men had all
the pancakes they could eat.
"But all good things seem to come
to an end some time," young Whit
akcr wrote. "After three days an of
.fcer found what fine thing we had,
and we moved out. to let him estab-
lish himself there --lndianapolis
News.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
TWELVE MORE NEEDED
Twenty.Four States Ratify Pro.
hibition Amendment.
California and Washington Lepisia
lures Take Favorable Action on
Proposition.

Chicago. Jan. l5.-Calif0rnia and
Washington ratified the national pro-
hibition amendment Of the Constitu-
ton, making "a states to act favor.
ably on the basic law proposed Colo
RADIO, which had been reported az rati-
flying. was discovered to have acted
irregularly and the Colorado iegisla
ture will reconsider.
Twelve more states are needed to
ratify the proposed amendment to
make II part of the Constitution. The
House OF Arkansas and the Senate Of
the Indiana legislatures voted for the
amendment and the Illinois house will
take up the question. the senate al
ready having passed It.
A parliamentary move In the Cali
fornia legislature will keep the meas
ure from the governor for a time, but
advocates OF the amendment said &C.
ton could not be reversed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
WE'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE HIM.

"Say," said the man with the con-
slant Crouch, shat guy | was just
talking to has more nerve than any
body ! ever saw. The impudent fel-
low had the audacity to ask me all
the details Of my personal affairs"
"Well. old chap. you'll have to
overlook that trait. He'll &c, over
it. You see he's been connected with
. draft board, helping resigtrants to
Gil out their questionnaires."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
LIVES Or REAL CRIMINALS
Aukhor Has Shown Up Careers 81
Gnsmlss 81 Society without The
0lamor o. Fiction.


Fictitious criminals are very IA
miliar, but in "a Book Of Remarka-
BE Criminals" Fl. B. Irving, an
English writer, depicts with skill the
lives Of real criminals. Criminolo-
gists will find material for signifi-
cant comparison in the varied ca
recrs OF these criminals and the av-
erage reader can hardly fail to be in
terested.
The annals Of crime in England,
France and America have been
searched for interesting cases.
The American reader will, how
ever, find but two familiar names !;
one Of these is Holmes, whose ccle-
brated castle" in Chicago is still
remembered, says the Springfield
Mass Republican. Another Amer
lean Of an entirely different type is
Professor Webster Of Harvard uni
versity. Perhaps the most remark
able case is that Of Charles Price,
the Englishman, who evidently was
born with criminal instincts.
A majority OF the crimes related
appear to have been instigated by
necessity, the perpetrators being
forced to greater crimes in an en-
deavor to conceal lesser ones.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
APPROVES ONE WORRY.

doctor, do you approve of all
those don't-worry theories?"
well, l always like to have my
patients indulge in a little healthy
anxiety about paying my bills. -
Toronto Telegram.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
GERMAN ARMY OIsBANDINc
About 90 Per Cent Of tho Force Niue.
tered Out.

American Headquarters In Germany.
Jan. l5.~About 60 per cent OF the
German troops have been demobilixed
since the Rrmistice. II was revealed In
statistics complied in 20 towns oc.
cupied by Americans.
About IL per cent Of the men who
went to war from the Rhineland were
killed. and about an equal number re-
turned home before the armistice was
signed because Of permanent disable
ment
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
RELIEF At LAST.

Chronic .Ailer-Our old family
doctor went to war and ! had to try
another one.
Friend--Did he relieve you?
Chronic Ailer--Well | should saw
he did. He relieved me Of $25 the
frst crack out of the box.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
cLEMENcEAu's BEST Ep,cRAM.

Premier Clemenceau, the tiger
of France is a newspaper editor,
and in L'Homme Libre he says many
wise things in epigrammatic way.
Clcmenceau's best epigram is said
to be:
at is easier to go down hill
than up, but the view is from the
top"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
Aarbor Improvement Asked.

Honolulu. Jan. l6.-Resolutions have
been adopted by the harbor board ask.
Ing the 1919 legislature to provide
$2.oo0.000 for the improvement OF
Honolulu harbor. This will take care
OF the nrst unit In = plan for harbor
Improvement which will require an
approximate total OF $4,000. 900. II
the entire project IL carried through.
Honolulu In = few years. anticipating
expansion Of Pacific commerce, will
have system Of docks which will &C
commodate Is large ocean liners at
one time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
CHANGE or MENU.

Diner (just entered) Halo,
Jim! Anything new on the bill Of
fare today?
The other--There's a grease spot
! didn't notice there Yesterday
Boston Evening Transcript.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTER.

"Do You mean to tell me that eggs
are so cents dozen 2"
Yes replied the impcrturbable
dealer. 1T seems outrageous. doesn't
it. to part with anything so precious
as a dozen eggs for a paltry so
cents?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
Rather Risky Proceeding.

The governments efforts to cure the
mule Of the braying habit reminds the
Liberty Tribune that the same prob
lem was up during the Civil war.
Then. says the Tribune. a Colonel Gar
land of the Confederate army. after.
ward attorney general OF the United
States. asserted that the mule could
be made brayless by tying brick to
Its tail. as 1t was impossible for mule
to bray unless 1t raised Its tell and re-
leased the clutch on Its vocal cord.
But wouldn't 1t be far less dangerous
to operate on a mule than so to attach
. brickf-Kansas City Times
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
FORGIVENESS.

"Of course, you want to forgive
your enemies."
"Yes.' replied Miss Cayenne; "but
having to forgive the same enemy
over and over again does grow q lit.
Tie monotonous.'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
HERE'S YOUR CUP!

Socrates--Believe me. Ianthippe,
you'll yet drive me to the hemlock.
Nanthippe-iou dear old Soc!
My friends often tell me that look
perfectly stunning in black.-Buf-
falo Expresa
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
WITHDRAWAL FROM RUSSIA
Resolution Favorin0 Such Action Ap-
pears In Senate.

Washington. Jan. IA resolution
to record the Senate as favoring with
drawal Of American soldiers from Rus
ala. as soon as practicable" was In.
troduced by Senator Johnson OF Cal.
ifornia. with an assertion that the
United States government evidently
had no Russian policy and was invit-
ing disaster.