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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25
LEGISLATIVE LETTER
BY R. w. HITCHCOCK.
Representative Goth District.

still has number of them to con-
sider.- Final action is still to be had,
however, in both houses on the pro-
posed changes in the primary election
law and on the conference report on
the bill for enforcement of prohi-
bition. Two per cent beer was de-
feated in the senate just as it was in
the house. Prospects for any change
in the primary law, at this writing,
seem slight.
Now You See lt-Now You Don't.
Both the senate and the house
juggled with the state safety COM
mission the past week. The house
unexpectedly took up the Pittinger
bill to abolish the commission and
passed it without discussion of any
kind, 108 to IL. Saturday the sem
ate refused to pass it by vote of So
to z. The bill was not considered on
its merits in either house. The House
evidently wanted to be rid of the bill
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25
MUST BE SPED UP
MORE PAPERS MUST BE ISSUED
HERE OR THE OFFICE
WILL CLOSE.

Deputy Clerk of the Court U. G..
Holloway has been in the city since
Tuesday from Virginia for the pur-
pose of issuing first papers and re-
ceiving applications for second pa
pers. ~ ..%g,
Mr.. Holloway makes the statement
that the work must be sped up here
or the Office will have to. close as it
will not pay to come here once a
month for the small number of pa
pers being issued. 1t is requested
that an effort be made to have all
aliens intending to secure papers to
get busy.
The registration of aliens in the
district Immediately surrounding Ely
last year showed total of 14Sd
registered. A few of these were
women and also few have since re-
moved. So far, AZ have filed pc
titions for second papers here and
up to the first of the week only 246
first papers had been issued. This
leaves total, according to the reg
istration of 1243 without papers of
any kind.
Attention is also called to the fact
that the time is coming very shortly
when the wife must also qualify and
take out papers. At present the
naturalization of the husband makes
the wife a citizen. This should be
borne in mind and advantage taken
of the opportunity.
1t would be shame to have the
Office of Clerk of Court for this city
discontinued now that we have the
chance to keep it open and thus
saving the alien much trouble and
expense. 1t was by special request
that the Office was opened and the
1243 now without papers should al
once apply for them. Friends OF
aliens should also exert themselves
and see that the dilatory ones secure
their papers.
The time is coming when they will
be needed and that very soon. II
will be necessary to be citizen OF
this best country on the face of the
earth shortly in order to stay in the
country and papers will be hard to
get. In fact, it should not be neces-
sary to solicit for CITIZENS and the
alien should either come across or
go across. This may be compulsory
a little later. Who knows?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25
COMMUNITY CENTER.

= Manager R. V. Fox announces
that the Community Building is now
open to the public and that COM
munity dances will be held there
every Saturday evening to which all
are invited. The past week has been
busy one at the Community, Center.
Things are shaping themselves for a
successful season of activities. Every
one is invited to use the building as
often as possible and try to make it
pleasant for visitors and also to
assist the management in keeping
order.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25

This loan now on should be easy.
We won the fight and ought to pay
the bills cheerfully. Suppose that
we had been beaten and still had to
pay for the dead horse-but that's
different with US. We win and we
should meet the bills like the dead
game sports that we are. It ought
to be oversubscribed in every pre-
cinct. Those who bought ON the
first loan, bet that we would win.
They took a chance then. Today we
have won and our money is still Am
erican money-not Hun money as
it would have been had we lost.
There is no chance now and we should
grab at the chance to pay for such a
victory as we have won.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25

The flight across the ocean is COM
ing. We doubt, however, that the
first man to try will get across with
out tasting salt water, but it is going
to be done. V 1t, took hundreds of
years and hundreds of lives to stick
tack in the North and South poles
but our boys did it. And, we be-
lieve that an American is going to
be the first one to make the trip
And we shall soon know which as the
gas tanks are already filled for the
flight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25

One of the mysteries of the world
is how Leon Trotzky, a man with a
rubber collar and a financially non
Reliable beer can, could in the year
he has been in Russia organize such
complete and marvelously efficient
machinery of propaganda as to
spread it over the world to the de-
gree that right here in Detroit one
of his disciples stole. our ash can last
night News. =,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25

An American captain said to me
"You want to cross the ocean if you
would really know what America
means to you. Oh, boy, when came
in sight of New York my heart was
shouting and my eyes were leaking
and I just ached to get down on my
hands and knees and kiss the cobble-
stones Of the good old u. s. A." He
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25

said the rest of the boys felt the same
way, and that it would be very sad
chill day for the fellow who cussed
Uncle Sam in the hearing of any fell
low who had been fighting in France.
That's the stuff. Hope they all get
home in a hurry.-Larry Ho in the
Winnebago Enterprise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25
Cold Water as a Purifier.

Fresh cold water is a powerful abb
sorbent of gases, therefore it should be
greatly used in a sick room or, In one
which cannot be frequently ventilated.
A bowl of cold water kept in such a
room and changed daily is Of great as
sistance in purifying the air.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25

in the paved road program.
Let's duplicate at the May meeting
the splendid turn out from every
part of the county that we had in
March and
Make certain that we get St. Louis
county paved NOW.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25

The game laws in various states
are prohibiting the hunting of ducks
from an. airplane. Pretty soon the
laws will reqdire us of Ely to go out
after deer in November with pair
of brass knuckles or a bean shooter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-04-25
COURT BUSY,

? The municipal court has been
having a rush of business the past
week. Several pugnacious speci-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
Geneva Is Chosen
as Seat Of New
Nations League

Paris. Friday, April 1l.-Geneva,
Switzerland, has been chosen for the
seat of the league of nations, &C
cording to announcement here.
At a meeting of the commission
on league Of nations, 10 sections
of the covenant were considered and
passed. The Japanese amendment
was not reached and the actual text
OF the section exempting the Monroe
doctrine from the provisions of the
covenant of the league of nations is
not yet available.
American commissioners stated,
however, that the document was def
initely named i'll the provision guar
anteeing that it will not be affected
by the terms in the covenant. An
other meeting will be held tonight,
when it is hoped that the work will
be completed.
The adoption of the section ex-
empting the Monroe doctrine was
the only real exemption made dur
ing the meeting last night Pres
ident Wilson offered the amend
ment and made plea for it, saying
that he believed the doctrine was
protected under the terms of the
covenant as they stood but because
of the demands for specific ex-
emption. he felt it imperative that
the amendment should be adopted
There was some adverse argument
but the amendment was adopted
without prolonged ODDOsition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
PHONE RATE INCREASE
NOT TO BENEFIT OWNERS.

Washington. April l0--Postmas-
ter General Burleson declared to-
GAY that increases in telephone and
telegraph rates under government
supervision of the wire systems pro-
vide only for advances in the wages
Of employees granted or contem-
plated, and for greater cost of ma
terial and supplies and that no part
of the increases benefit the own
ers of the systems. Officers OF the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of
America, which is now conducting
a strike vote, have charged that en-
p1oyes have failed to receive ad-
vances in wages commensurate with
the increased rates.
The increase of wages allowed
employees of the wire systems un-
der government control aggregate
for telegraph and telephone COM
hined $54,000,000 per annum, while
tic total rate increases made or
contemplated amount to less than
S40,000,000 1t is necessary 10 pro-
vide for increased cost of apparatus,
material and supplies, as we'll as
for the wage increase and tie in
crease of rates is not as great as
applied to either service, as would
have been unavoidable under pri-
vate control"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
Omaha Charter Bills
Both Postponed by
Municipal Committee

Lincoln, Neb., April 10,-Special
Telegram. 1.-The cities and towns
committee of the lower house Thurs
day afternoon indefinitely postponed
house rolls los and loo. These are
known as the Omaha charter bills,
whose provisions were to enlarge
greatly the powers of the city COM
mission to order new grading and
paving and create larger bonded in
debtedness on its own initiative.
The bills were held in committee
by Chairman Druesedow, who had
petition signed by 1000 Omaha
property owners, who we're opposed
to the passage of the bills.
Commissioners Ure and Towle
District Clerk Smith and R. B. How
ell, manager of the Metropolitan
Water district, worked hard to OBJ
tain the passage of the bills. but
without avail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
Hines Refuses Steel
Prices Agreed Upon
by Industrial Board

Was hington, April lO.-Accept-
ance by the railroad adm,nistra-
ton of the steel prices agreed upon
by the representatives of the in
dustry and the Department of Com
merce's industrial board was defi-
nitely and formally refused today
by Director General Hines. The
refusal was announced after Mr..
Hines had conferred with Chairman
George N. Peek of the board.
The director generals decision,
announced as final, was based on
the grounds that the prices as
agreed upon are too high; that the
industrial board is without power
to impose them upon the railroad
administration, and that the return
of all prices to normal will BE Sc
riously retarded by the approval by
a governmental purchasing agency
ot prices which it deems excessive" I"
Chairmafr Peek OF the industrial
board let it be known after his con-
ference with Director General
Hines that he would present the
questions involved in the cortro-
versy with the railroad adninistra-
tion to President W
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11

Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska will
place their booze hounds at the bor
der counties, and by interchange of
information, organized interstate
pursuits of criminal suspects and
exchange of evidence for prosecu-
ton, will obliterate state lines so
far as law enforcement is concerned.
May Adopt New Plan.
Attorney General Davis is Sc
'1iously considering the use OF the
Kansas method of dealing with liq-
uor smugglers. In Kansas the mat
ter of prosecuting prohibition law
violators is placed in the hands of
special prosecutors. These prosecu-
tors are rewarded for their activi-
ties by being awarded all of the
fines assessed against persons found
guilty on prosecution. In some of
the larger counties Of the Sunflower
state the position of special prose-
cutor is a sinecure. The special
prosecutor of Wyandotte curnty,
Kansas, for instance, makes as high
as $1,000 per week net by his &C
tlvlties.
His office is so profitable that he
employs his own booze hounds, who
4. Kansas, are called spoilers" 1t
is thought that under this arrange
mcnt the office of special prosecu-
tor at Falls City, Nebraska City
or Scots Bluff would be extreme
ly profitable.
Attorney General Davis has sent
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
Red Army Promised
Bavarian Radicals
by Leader in Sovie,

Munich, April l0.-Bavarian soviet
government and the government
which it is attempting to depose is
sued appeals to the Bavarian popu-
lation today. Eric Muehsam. a
member of the communist central
council, in an appeal to the prole-
tariat. said;
Without regard to differences of
opinion, the communist leaders and
the working population are united Ill
working for the realization of So
cialism and communist dictatorships.
A red army will be created and con-
nection with Russia and Hungary
will be effected Immediately.
The new revolutionary power
will order new elections as soon aa
possible on the revolutionary basiS
in which the council system wiz
build itself up and in which all ques-.
tions about their. affairs will be de-
cided by the working people. But
only by the working people, because
the capitalists will not share in the
right Of determination"
From Bamberg the Hoffmann
government countered with an ap-
peal to the Bavarian people, calling
attention to the sutferings of four
years of war and outlining a pro-
gram which the cabinet has decided
upon for the welfare of the state.
The appeal concludes by urging the
workmcn and all others to stand be-
hind the government they elected
and in a spirit OF democracy to carry
on the reconstruction work notwitfn-
standing the dictatorship of terro.
(which threatens the freedom OF ~
Bavarian people
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
High Water Forces
Jamestown Residents
to Flee From Homes

jamestown, N. D., April l0.-More
than 50 families were forced to flee
from their home tonight in the
northern section Of the city because
OF water of the James river and sew
eral other families, unable to make
the way to Safety i'll time. were
forced to spend the night i'll the sec
ond story of their homes.
The flood is due to the spring
thaw and the heavy snow fall here,
the first part of the week.
Every bridge between Jamestown
and kensal, about 80 miles north OF
here, has been washed away and the
water, which has risen two feet in
four hours, is slowly creeping to-
ward the main business section OF
the town.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
SOLDIERS
REFUSE TO
ADVANCE
IN RUSSIA
Demand Definite Assurances
Regarding Withdrawal; Say
America Not at War With
B0IShevik Forces.

.Archangel, April 10-(By Asso-
ciated Press. IA company of Amer
lean troops recently showed some
hesitation in returning to the fight
ing front south of Archangel, declarl
ing that the war with Germany was
over and that the United States was
not at war with' the bolshcviki. The
regimental commander, in7a speeck.
said that they were fighting dcs-
perate defensive battle and appealed
to them to stick it out. The com
pany then left for the front.
The situation arose when the
company named was ordered back
to the front after rest period al
Archangel The officers we're IN
formed that the men did not want
to go to the front again, They
asked to have their arguments
answered
Not at War With Russia.
The men contended that they
WSre draft men, conscripted for the
war with Germany, which was fin
ishcd now, that America was not at
war with the bolsheviki, that the
entire bolshevik question was the
subject of much political debate and
indecision in the United States and
that so far as they were concerned
they were unable to see why they
should be fighting if there was no
war.
The regimental commander said
that perhaps their own lives de-
pended on the fighting on this front.
aud then made his successful ap-
peal, rcciting to the men traditions
OF the American army.
Service Distasteful to All.
This incident was only the out
cropping Of what seems to be the
general feeling among the Ameri-
can troops, officers as well as men.
Because of this feeling, it is admit
ted more or less generally, that the
troops now here probably will be OF
little use after June /.
In oti%cial circles in Archangel
there is no disposition seriously to
blame the troops for this condition.
On their arrival in north Russia last
September the Americans we're keen
for fighting the bolsheviki, who they
had been told were German agents.
They have fought bravely through
out the campaign and they are still
doing so,
Propaganda In Evidence.
However. since the armistice with
Germany was declared. the Soldiers
have been subjected to constant
bolshevilN propag ganda, which. to-
gether with their desire to return.
home after the end of the war for
which they were drafted and the
!ardships and loneliness of the
Arctic winter, has caused them to
lose their spirits.
Meanwhile, they have had no Of
fetal statement from the govern
ment to answer bolshevik propa
ganda and no American in
Archangel is in a position to tell
them officially what they are fight
ing for.
Official Statement.
Washington, April 10-The War
department issued tonight All Of
Continued on Page Eleven, Column Threel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11

to the state officials of Kansas for
copy of the law relating to the
appointment Of special prosecutors
and if he finds that it complies with
the constitution of Nebraska, may
make an effort to have the law
adopted during the present session
of the legislature,
Attorney General Havner Of
Iowa. Attorney General Knox Of
Kansas and Attorney General Davis
Of Nebraska have entered into the
compact for cooperation in enforc-
ing the prohibitory laws and are
placing all the enforcement ma
chinery of their respective states at
each others disposal.
Interstate Police Force.
To all intents and purposes this
arrangement will have the effect of
creating al interstate police force
for the suppression of bootlegging
and automobile stealing and the
originatorS Of the plan are hopefu!
that it will suppress the activities
Of the organized gangs now operat-
ing in the three states.
State Law Enforcement Officer
Hyers, who helped manipulate the
ganization. is now awaiting the
passage Of the law which gives his
subordinates the power of sheriffs
in order to put the plans he has in
mind, IN the use of the enforce
ment officers Of Iowa, Kansas and
Nebraska as cooperative units.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
C0mPERS
WEEPS AS
HE TREADS
j. s. PIER
American Labor Leader Re-
turns to "OWn Land' and
Thanks God That He
Has Reached Home.

New York, April lO.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. came ashore
from the steamer Rotterdam, which
brought him back from France with
the other members of the American
delegation to the international labor
conference which framed a covenant
to govern the affairs of labor
throughout the world.
The veteran labor leader had ex-
pected to spend the night aboard
the ship, which will not dock until
morning, but came back on the cut
ter with immigration officers. when
informed by two of his sons that his
wife was i'll. They did not tell him
that their mother had suffered a
paralytic stroke several days ago.
When Mr.. Gompers set foot in
the darkness on the concrete of Bat
terry pier, he asked:
rs this terra firma or BRIDGE"
When assured that it was the
south end of Manhattan Island. he
burst into tears, eXclaiming: My
own land, thank Godt'
Mr.. Gompers was i'll when he
boarded the ship at Plymouth, but
his health improved greatly during
the voyage, and he was able to make
three patriotic addresses to 2,238 and
the $40 civilians and officers on
board. In his last talk he denounced
vigorously the remarks made
through an interpreter by G. I'll
bourg, secretary of war i'll the ke-
rensky cabinet in Russia.
The labor leader declared the Rus
sian had shown pronounced bolshe-
wiki tendencies and as consequence
the immigration authorities decided
tonight to hold Zilbourg at Ellis ISL
and for further inve stiga tion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
STATE WITNESS
DISAPPEARS and
BLACK GOES FREE
Verdict Of Not Guilty Returned
by Jury in Case Wherein Al
legations Made That
Bribes Were Offered.

A jury in criminal court yesterday
afternoon, after being ont a short
time, returned a verdict of not
guilty in the case wherein Jesse
Black was charged with receiving a
bribe to allow Gladys Thompson to
escape from the Women's Detention
home, November %, last year.
Gladys Thompson. principal state
witness, failed to appear to testify
at the trial A bench warrant was
issued, but the police and deputy
sheriffs were unable to find her.
County Attorney Shotwell pro-
ceeded with the case without her.
il she is found in Nebraska a charge
Of contempt of court will be filed
against her.
Policemen on Guard.
County Attorney Shotwell's sus-
picions have been aroused by the
disappearance of his principal wit
ness. Several policemen in uniform
were on guard at the detention home
when Mrs. Thompson escaped.
Mrs. Thompson was at the court
house Tuesday morning. The case
vas not ready to go on trial then,
but both Mr.. Shotwell and Judge
Redick told her to be sure and be
on hand Wednesday. She didn't ap-
pear.
Black, according to the testimony
OF George Thompson. husband of
Gladys Thompson, Wednesday aft
ernoon came to his home, 700 North
Eighteenth street. November 26,
with note from Emma Brown ask
ing that Black be given $l00 and
that then the Brown and Thompson
women would "be home tonight"
An affidavit signed by the women
after their escape stated that Black
told them he would give them the
signal when to make a run across
the detention home and over the
fence and that he said the officers
on guard in the yard would shoot,
but wouldn't hit" the women.
Black denied that he had ever
received any bribes or had eyed
connived to assist inmates of the
home to escape.
Emma Brown, another former in
mate of the home, testified for the
defense. Chief of Police Eberstein
was on the stand for a few minutes
for the state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-11
RESTRICTIONS
IN trade With
POLES CONTINUE
Censorship of Mail and TeIe-
grams Still in Force; Ameri-
can Delegates Seek Modi-
ficati0n of Blockade.

Paris, April 10.-Although the
blockade has been formally lifted
against all enemy countries except
Germany and against bolshevist
Russia, restrictions on trade with
Poland, Esthonia and eastern and
southeas stern Europe continue. There
is still censorship of mail and tele-
grams and an absence. of postal COM
munication with the infant states,
and resumption of trade and of bus
mess relations is virtually blocked.
The American delegates have been
pressing in the inter allied economic
council for modifica ton of the CEN
sorship, but the system as regards
Europe remains i'll force.
Peculiar Situation.
The associated governments there
fore remain in the position of giving
with one hand by lifting the block
ade and withholding with the other
by maintaining commercial censor
ship. 1t is hoped, nevertheless, that
there soon will be relaxations in or a
removal OF the censorship.
The business situation in Poland,
Esthonia and the other new states
illustrates the entire dependencies of
trade upon communications. The
blockade no longer exists for these
countries in theory, but owing to the
absence Of postal or cable commu-
nlcations, business men in Poland,
Tor instance, are unable to commu-
nicate with the outer world to place
orders or arrange for a resumption
OF business relations.
One Pole reached Paris with the
Polish mission this week, brought
no less than l80 important letters
which will reach the United States,
thanks to this special opportunity.
Other business interests in Warsaw
and Lodz and similar trade and in
dustrial centers of the new state can
not even lay the preliminary foun-
dations for business with the United
States until a mail route is estab-
lished and the censorship is modi-
fled.