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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14
st. Paul, Feb. IL,

The ignorance of the legislature
in regard to Northern Minnesota is
colossal. The general attitude is
that Northern Minnesota is vast,
good-for-nothing wilderness, place
that is always irritatingly wanting
something. The one bright spot in
Northern Minnesota, the legislature
thinks, is the iron range. The legis-
lature's idea of the iron range is that
it is place owned by few multi
millionaires back east, who, in ten or
eleven years more, will have carted
away from Northern Minnesota the
one and only thing of value there is
in that benighted section. That
there are any real folks in Northern
Minnesota, to be helped or hurt,
never occurs to the legislature; of
course, there are a few stttlers
living in log huts, as Minnesota s
erudite geologist, Professor Sar-
deson says, but they are an 'unam-
bilious lot" Northern Minnesota is
a nuisance; but the iron mines are a
chance to get even for the troubles
that Northern Minnesota causes the
state. That Northern Minnesota is
the states greatest asset, vast store
house of resources such as no other
state in the union possesses, never
occurs to the legislature. The legis-
lature never thinks of making some
thing of it's Northern Minnesota pos
sessions; it's one idea is to grab some
thing from it. The legislature is
like man with valuable farm, re-
fusing to work it and make it great
revenue producer, determined only
to sell it for what little cash money il
can get out of it..
1t is in this fact that makes the
tonnage tax inevitable and so for
midable at every session. The au-
thor of the Bendixen tonnage tax
bill made the astounding statement
at the first tonnage tax hearing last
Thursday that the tonnage tax is not
sectional question. eff / lived on
the iron range, would be just as
strongly in favor of tonnage tax as
l am now" he declared. Mr.. Ben
dixen is absolutely honest-but al
most absolutely ignorant of what he
is talking about. Either that, or the
people of the iron ranges, none of
whom believe in a tonnage tax, are
all dishonest.
One Southern Minnesota member,
not knowing I was from the north,
said to me: "Do you know what
think of Northern Minnesota? 1t is
nothing but waste land-good for
nothing" Another member thought
that the iron mines cover practically
all of Northern Minnesota, so that
when they are all dug out there will
be absolutely nothing left in the
northern end of the state but. yawn-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14
Estimated
SHIPMENTS.
DULUTH IRON ORE MAN MAKES
FIGURES ON FUTURE =
SHIPMENTS.

Recent articles in the Mining Re-
view calling attention to rhe rapid,ty
with which iron ore reserves are
being drawn upon with increasing
years, have brought forth good
many interesting comments and
among them has brought TO light
some estimates made by a Duluth
iron ore man in 1907, says Skillings'
Review. He forecasted annual ore
shipments with considerable accuracy
as for example he had 1918 pegged
for 58,350,000 tons, whereas it was
over 61,000,00O. But the average
for such long period was remark
ably good. His estimate for 1919 is
62,6S0,000 and for 1920 is 66,000,-
600 tons. Little high for 1919,
probably, but may be not for 1920.
We hate to do it, but to tell it all
we shall have to give his estimates
for what may be expected to be ship
ping in 1880 and 1910 and 1850.
His estimate for 1880, based on the
theory that shipments will double
every 10 years, is $4,000, 900 tons.
Proceeding in the same manner the
shipments would approximate 1884,
100000 tons, and in 1850, doubling
as before, 52S,o00,0 900 tons.
While it is not expected, of course,
that the demand for iron ore will
double every ten years indefinitely,
the situation contains much of in
terest and Importance. Just where is
the big 10-year gains going to dwin-
die sharply? When Lake Superior
was first called upon for 1000, 900
tons of iron ore in a single year it
was considered big, and was big at
the time, and few if any dreamed
that the day would come as it did in
1916, when 65,000,OO0 tons would
be needed for furnace requirements
in single year. The once familiar
term, ''inexhaustible ore reserves"
has not been heard very often in the
past few years. One thing is GER
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14
letter each week to number Of Bel
trami county papers.

letter each week to number of Bel
trami county papers.
Oscar Arneson, chief clerk of the
house, and always much in demand,
is having battle to recover from
the "Flu," and is threatening to re-
sign and go south if he does not get
the better of it very soon. He is on
the job every day, however.
Speaker Nolan's popularity wakes
greater every day. He was given a
great ovation when he rose to speak
at the dinner rendered to the MEM
bers of the legislature by the ST.
Paul Civic and Commerce associa-
ton.
The towns and counties commit
tee is swamped with bills, but the
biggest battle it has yet had was over
bill to raise the pay of town super
visors from So to SO per day.
Sullivan and Wilcox are both can
didates for the much fought over
Washington county senate seat; be-
sides there is soldier boy candidate
and a second farmer. Primaries
February 13 and election February
20.
The house committee sent to Du-
luth, Cloquet and Moose Lake to in
vestigate relief needs was appalled,
at the losses and sufferings of the
people of the burned over district,
and reported that every dollar asked
for, and more, was needed. The
house promptly suspended the rules
and appropriated the ent;r. S1,S5c,-
900. The committee also unqual-
ifiedly endorsed the work of the fire
relief commission.
President Hall Of the American
Federation of Labor made {. strong
plea against the Motor Corps bill at
special hearing one evening in the
house, but former Mayor Van Lear
of Minneapolis waved the red flag
and dared the legislature to pass the
bill. The committee responded by
recommending the bill to pass by
vote of Is to 1. The mob that
packed the galleries and the floor Of
the house hooted the pictures of the
Tyler cyclone disaster and the Nor
thern Minnesota fire.
Lincoln Day services were held in
the house Tuesday and Speaker No
Ian delivered stirring address on
the martyrcd president.
There is no county division bill
yet, but the ghost of the last one
seems to worry the Duluth. members.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14
LEGISLATIVE Letter
By R. w. HITCHCOCK.
Representative Goth District.

ing holes. "You can't farm the
holes" he said.
The Nonpartisan league had sew
eral able lawyers at the first tonnage
tax hearing last week. These law
yers thought that the Bendixen bill,
which levies two per cent tax on
the gross value of the ore, is just as
bad as we of Northern Minnesota
think it is. But they thought that
the Nonparisan league bill was abso-
lutely all right-at least they said so
quite cleverly. But the next day
they discovered that it was not all
right, so they re-wrote it and intro
duced it again. There will be one
or two more hearings before the bill
is reported to the house. The fight
on the floor of the house will not
come for three weeks or more, but
when it does come it will be hot.
Good Roads Bill.
The amendment to the state con-
stitution providing for more than
5000 miles of paved highways will
probably be passed by both senate
and house this or early next week
1t will pass practically in this shape
It will specify the roads to be paved
will limit the outstanding bonds te
SIS, 100000, will provide that after
rs per cent of the roads have been
paved the legislature may add other
roads to the system, will authorize
the state to reimburse the counties
for any paving they may do before
the amendment is adopted by the
people, and will provide that the en-.
tire expense of the paving shall be
borne by a tax on automobiles to
average about SIS per car, the tax
to be in lieu of all other taxes on
autos, and to be graduated accord.
ing to horsepower, weight and price
of car. Many hearings have been
held and delegations from all parts
of the state have presentd their
briefs for additional roads, but il
now seems probable that few, if any
of these additional requests can be
granted.
Cornfield Philosopher.
Among the interesting hangers-or
lat the session is ]. w. Witham OF
Kandiyohi county, mild hammered
but fully be-whiskered, Bolshevik
He does not describe himself as a
Bolhsevik, but as "Cornfield Phil
osopher' and Lecturer to Farm
er's Clubs" He is contributing well
written legislative letters to a number
of Southern Minnesota papers. His
letters are mildly suggestive of the
town from which he halls from
Spicer. The Cornfeld Philosopher
says that Mike Boylan is ''the
plumber orator Of the Range"
Billy Noonan, publisher of the
Baudette Region and desk clerk in
the house, is sending a legislative
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

The idea of deportation of OBJ
jectionables is growing. From the
West comes the news that start
has been made there with bunch
of fifty or so of the red faggers for
the old country. The idea is spread
ing to village and hamlet and an
alien who wants to tell us Americans
where to head in at, has trip
coming to him. Were there any
need for the red flag, dynamite and
the torch, we might sympathize with
them, but in America there is no
need of anything of the kind. Abso-
lutely no excuse for it. America has
the best living conditions of any
nation. Any man not satisfied with
our country would not be satisfied
with any country he could make him
self. Deport such an undesirable.
Deport any man who claimed that
he was an alien and refused to give
this country aid or comfort during
its time of peril. In that very act
he repudiated us. Why give him a
job and let the soldier lads stand by
marking time while the alien draws
down the salary? Why should this
man without country step ahead of
the man who fought to make it what
it is-the best old country in the
world. Send this cream separator
alien back to the land he came from
and let's have America for Amer
leans. Offer them citizenship. If
they refuse tell them "Here's your
hat-what's your hurry.?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14
WOODMEN ELECT.

At the last meeting OF the Modern
Woodmen held Tuesday evening
officers were elected and the date of
installation set for February 25
The following were chosen:
v. C.-Henry Smith
w. A.-John A. Harri.
Clerk-A. Schroeder
Banker-Fred B. James.
Escort-Ed. Edwards.
Watchman-Chas. Anderson.
Sentry-A. Stenlund.
Physician-Dr. G. T. Ayres.
Managers. w. Laing (3years)
o Knudson e years., M. Kangas-
neimi Il year,.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

trapped few weasels at times. What
is that to him? They were needy.
They were homeless and hungry
There were women and children in
that fire who barely escaped with
their lives. Some did not escape
Sardeson's remarks that they were a
rabble and undeserving of help from
the state or anyone deserves reply
in which he shall be laid on the junk
heap. He insults the half million o,
so of people who gave their dollars
to these needy ones as fast as the tel.
egraph wire could carry it to them
These should demand his retirement
from the state institution where
it is said he is employed. Sardeson
is dead-his mouth killed him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

i 1t is probable that no money the
city has spent has produced more un
alleged happiness than the dollars put
into the city skating rink. Sunday
the rink was crowded all day and fan
into the night Hundreds of the ''little
fellers" played tag and other games
and halo of happiness lit up the
ice all day long. To see the red.
checked youngsters cut up and zig.
gag and pirouette their way over the
rink, shouting and laughing, would
make the toughest old sore head &c
down after his checkbook to help the
kids to be yet more happy if pos.
sible. 1t was good investment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14
INCOME TAX

There will be no general extension
of time beyond March 18th for the
filing of returns and for the payment
of Income and Excess Profits taxes
due on that date, is the decision OF
Daniel C. Roper, Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue The announce
ment was made Monday by Col
lector Lynch Immediately following
the approval by the Senate and
House of the report of the conferees
on the new Revenue Bill.
cit is necessary to get the initial
tax payments in by March 18TH" says
Commissioner Roper. ''No other
course is possible. Some months ago
the Treasury issued certificates of in
debtedness to an amount approx
mating $4,000, 900, 900, maturing on
March 18th. The first payment Of
the Income and Excess Profits Taxes
for 1918 was planned for that date
to meet this huge obligation.
''The American people have
proven that there is no emergency
too great to be met and solved by
co-operaioh. This present situation
is another emergency which can be
overcome by cooperative effort. The
Bureau extends it's every force to-
wards this end, and am relying up
on the people to meet the situation
intellectually.
"The Internal Revenue Bureau
must carry out the program pre-
scribed in the new law, which re-
quires all returns for 1918 to be
filed on or before March 18th, 1919
and requires the first quarterly pay
ment or the entire payment to be
made on or before that date.
every taxpayer who can possibly
do SO is urged to make full payment
of his income tax on or before
March 18th. The quarterly pay
ment method is intended for tax
payers whose financing of the tax at
one time would tend to upset finan-
cial conditions.
"The approval of the report of the
conferees by the Senate and House
of Representatives brings the new
Revenue Bill to the point where il
may be assumed to be law. The In
ternal Revenue Bureau has been
making preparations to collect the
taxes which it provides, and is now
putting all of its efforts into aiding
the taxpayers to fulfill the obliga-
tions imposed.
"The Bureau has arranged to send
an advisory force of several thousand
of deputies and agents to assist tax
payers. These officers will be stat
Toned at convenient points where
they may be consulted without any
charge. Taxpayers should take the
initiative and get in touch with
these Revenue men for any needed
advice and assistance in preparing
returns.
"The forms for the tax returns
are being printed and all forms will
be in the hands of the Collectors
between February 18th and March
first"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

With couple of millions of our
boys coming home and looking for
work, it would seem wise for our
government to refuse for time at
least to allow anybody but Americans
to get by the Statue of Liberty. Until
we who. live here are cared for, it
would seem foolish to let foreigners
come here to compete with us,who pay
taxes here and have fought for this
country, given our good money, and
the services of our sons to make it
one of the best countries in the
world, seems like we should have the
first grab at the benefits. 1t is prob
able that congress will think of this
and provide ample laws to protect
US. And then later, should the doors
be open put a man at the gate with
good "specs" on and let him scan the
Corners to see whether we want 'em
or not. Give the undesirables ticket
of admission, but stop those who
know how to make bombs, and
trouble, and have no remote idea
even of ever becoming good Ameri-
cans. There is whole lot of room
here for good men, and mighty little
of it for an undesirable. And we
who love America can smell an UNI
desirable a mile away. There are a
lot here now who have 'smelled" to
high heaven for a long time. Too
long. And now that the ships are
running regularly again it would be
a good stunt to make some of them
use few of these outgoing boats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

with kidney troubles. He has been
ailing, more or less, for several years
and few years ago underwent an
operation. At that time the phys
icians felt that his life was of only
few years duration.
He was "a years of age and sur
wiving him are widow and two chill
dren. His father and three sisters
reside in this city. Two brothers,
Elias and Tom are in the service of
the government. The remains were
brought to this city today. Ar
rangements for the funeral have as
yet not been completed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

When one takes a good look at a
returned soldier lad that he has
known previous to enlistment, he
begins to think that after all COM
pulsory military training has its good
features after all. What a change
for the better, physically, in all of
them. Not one but shows what
good military training does for them.
We believe in military training, but
only so far as becoming fit is con-
cerned. We do not believe in war.
Six months of military training in
the life Of a boy at the right time
will make man of him in every
sense of the word. And men of this
kind can fight like hellcats if called
upon to do it in the defense of home
and country. We can be as optimis-
tic as we like, but there will be wars
always. There has been wars con-
tinually somewhere since the famous
days of that jawbone episode and
there always will be wars on to
eternity so long as men are built as
they are. It is then no doubt the
better part of wisdom to keep up our
training during peace times rather
than hurriedly when trouble breezes
along like it always has. It is sin
cerely to be hoped that this will be
the last war. But it is not settled
yet. Three wars for this country
have come to us within the writer's
life. Yet it was hoped and believed
that each war was the last one.
When all men are built armless and
legless then will we be at peace with
one another and not much before.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14
MAIL TO FINLAND.

Notices have been received at the
postoffice that mail for Finland will
now be received for transportation.
This will include all first class mail,
postal cards, newspapers, first class
packages, etc. No parcel post mail
will be accepted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

tain, and it is that the iron and steel
industry of this country is a great
and rapidly growing institution, and
will continue to need more and more
of the raw materials to meet require
ments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

Sardeson, of the state university,
had quite brainstorm for man in
his position. Suppose it were true
that all the recently burned aut set
tiers were "livingsin log houses" and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14
DIED IN DULUTH.

William LeBeau Jr. died yesterday
morning at st. Mary's Hospital in
Duluth following an illness of a week
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

/ pledge allegiance to My Flag
and to the Republic for which it
stands. One Nation, indivisible;
with liberty and justice for all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

PICTURES CHANGE-Sun-
day, Monday and Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14

Week Day Shows at 7:15 and $50
Sunday Shows at 2 and $3.50.
Matinees 8 o'clock.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-17
53 Moonshiners Are
Sentenced At ALBANY

ALBANY, Dec. 17.-In United
States district court, Albany division,
Judge Beverly D. Evans Monday sem
fenced fifty-three defendants in IL
llcit distilling cases who had entered
pleas Of guilty. The sentences ranged
from one month in Jail to year and
day in penitentiary, and each iail
or penitentiary sentence carried with
it, in addition to imprisonment a fine
of from 800 to $1,000.
The following are among those sen.
fenced:
Andrew Fem, Crisp county, S1O0.
James H. Smith, Crisp county, one
year and one day.
Otis Roberts, Lee county, three
months and 500.
Henry Royal, Crisp county, three
months and 500.
Webster Powell, Lee county, four
months and $10O.
Hartwell W. Bass, Crisp county,
one year and one day.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-17
Gas Coal Arrives
In Nick Of Time

The receipt of a car of coal from
which gas can be made, just in the
nick of time, saved Americas from
going supperless tonight. 1t did not
arrive in time however, to permit of
more than a cold lunch for dinner in
many homes.
A car of emergency coal deliverey
at the gas plant last evening proved
utterly unfit for making gas. Imme-
diately search was begun for gas coal
and it was Afternoon today when a
carload was delivered. The supply
of gas ran out about II o'clock and
remained exhausted for a couple of
hours.
The Times-Recorder was one of
those hit by the gas trouble, the metal
in the linotype machines being heat
ed by gas. Blow torches helped to
relieve the situation.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-17
Georgia Cuts Wheat
Acreage 10 To Is Pct

ATLANTA, Dec. 17.-AccOrding
2 tnG cooperative crop reporting SER.
wee for Geol gis., a Joint agency -
the state department of agriculture
j. ). Brown, commissioner. and tho
United States bureau of cron esti
mates, q. r. Pettet, field agent Geor
gla has cut the wheat acreage between
IL and 10 per cent. This is dpe 10
a variety of causes. In the first Mac
there was great difficulty in breaking
the ground early in the season on ac
count of dry weather. Recently tbo
tremendous rains have made il inn
possible to put in grain in North
georgia. Next is the resumption of
normal crop planting after the war
emergency has passed. Some Ave
years ago there was less than $50.
Ooo acres of wheat planted in the
state For patriotic reasons this area
was greatly increased during tbe
war reaching as high as about 35O-
OoO as a maximum. The crop is now
working back toward its old basis
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-17
Wallace To Grade Hogs
At First Sale Here

The first hog sale in the new county
pen on the Central of Georgia rail-
road just off Spring street will take
place Thursday. County Agent
George o. Marshall, who will be in
charge of the sale, stated today that
he expected to have at least one car
H hogs and perhaps two carloads Of
tered at this initial sale.
The hog market is a bit weak at
tbs time, and fancy prices are not
expected, but it was decided best to
Mold the sale regardless of the con-
Gtion of the market because of q
Oumber of farmers having hogs are
how ready for market and to hold
Which would prove expensive and
without advantage. The forenoon will
be spent in grading the hogs and the
sale is expected to take place at
about II o'clock. Carl Wallace, OF
tie State College of Agriculture
SRne department, wired today that
be would be here to grade the hogs.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-17
.STOCKADE FOR
WOMAN SINNER
Minimum of so Days
Given Negro Woman
In Superior Court

Judge Littlejohn in Superior Court
Yesterday proved himself no respec-
Tor OF persons when he sent Sallie
ruler, negro woman, to the coun-
ty stockade for a minimum of sixty
days, following her conviction on the
charge of making whiskey. He made
the penalty II months imprisonment
or 90 days and a fine of $3.50
jim Culbert, colored indicted on
two counts for assault with intent to
murder, whose trial took IN a largo
part of Mondays and TUESDAYS SEES
slons, was found guilty of stabbing
and given fine of $75 and costs on
one charge and allowed to settle the
other case by the payment of costs
Frank Bush, colored, who was
found guilty of shooting at another.
was given II months or rs davs and
$100. Gnu
Sam Gibson, colored, indicted for
assault with intent to murder ON two
counts, pleading guilty on one count,
received IL months or fine of S75,
ana was given permission to have the
other charge dismissed upon payment
of costs.
Nathan Moss, charged with larceny
from the house, was acquitted TODAY
after a trial lasting nearly day.
Willie Halstead, white charged with
making whisky, was found guilty,
with recommendation of misde-
meanor punishment.