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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15
Many Wedding
Customs Relics
of Barbarisn

Throwing old shoes after a bridal
couple dates back TO the Old Tesla
ment. when IA man Transferred IA
piece OF property he took off his
shoe and handed II 20 the purchaser
TO seal the bargain. In the marriage
ceremony. II has come TO mean that
the parents give up all dominion
over their daughter.
The throwing OF rice In an old
Hindoo custom emblematic OF life
and fruitfulness. At present. II is "A
symbol OF good wishes
In ancient times when the young
man was unable 10 arrange with the
parents for the purchase Of the girl.
he would run off with her and hide.
Many times he employed the help OF
trusted friend. From these Incl.
dents comes the well.known custom
OF the wedding journey OF hidden
destination. The trusted friend OF
long ago ia the best man OF today
who stlll helps with the arrange.
mcnts OF the marriage.
The wedding ring 70 relic OF bar.
barihm. IL hiFnified the band by
which the woman was bound 20 her
. lord and master. From this time
also dates the custom of leading the
bride To the altar. when a woman
married. she sacrificed herself. her
liberty. and her life 10 the man. The
ring now is symbolic Of the trans
ference Of property and when II Is
placed upon the BRIDES finger. IL In.
dicaiea that the man cndows her
with his worldly goods.
Tho wearing OF orange blossoms
originated with the Saracens and was
brought 10 Europe by the Crusaders.
IL Hignified fruitfulnesA 10 the on
entails. when the western nations
adopted the flower. IL became hignifi-
cnnt of wealth and high station since
the scarcity Of these flowers placed
them beyond the reach OF poor
people.
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horrid row with Bob. ought 10
have chung 10 that new theory about
sacrifice. IL never does any body any
good. according 10 the new cult.
when We follow our own incllna.
tions honestly. We proceed In the
best way for all concerned. By mix.
ing In. am now in n far worse
state than that which threatened
Ann. And have n 10, more TO lose.
guess"
Yet there was one compe nsation.
was learning a good deal about,
my husbands mental processes. At
least that IN what / told myself.
Bob. finding "A man friend In a
distressing situation. would have
marched up 10 him. would have ae-
cep,cd his friends version gladly.
and would have extended n strong
helping hand
But Bob. finding his wife In an
awkward predicament. closed all
doors OF communication. withheld
his support. and canouflaged his in
| tcrest
Bob was treating me cruelty. The
hur, OF this knowledge was becom-
ing uncndurable.
How II was all TO end. who was
going TO take the first step toward
reconciliation. I hadn't an idea.
fTo he Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15

Dear Daddy Lorimer helped to
shorten that bitter day for me. He
came over 20 my house In the morn.
ing with a bit OF important news:
Say. girlic. want to get into the
decorating game" he chuckied.
shook my head soberly. cmphati.
cally. I never again wanted to think
OF anything which suggested Claude
Ives.
Daddy paid no attention to my in.
difference.
give away TO somebody" he con
tinued. Pretty paper. too. and can.
diesticks and some cushions - and
/ things Sure. Jane. That's straight
| Now can't you think OF anybody
who'll make good manager for the
placer"
II don't get you. daddy ! said.
Daddy likes TO hear me talk slang J
rive bought that damn rascai's
shop. my dear, ! went TO him my
self-wanted him to know I meant
business and ! suggested TO Mr..
Jacob Smart that the folks back In
Ashton. Arkansas. probably wanted
to see him. At any rate. I'd take
his shop-at his own figure-if he'd
get out OF town and stay out BY
ginger. the bird took me up at what
I call "A decent valuation. He says
high wages have hit his business
hard. He's glad TO stop. My law.
yers are making out the papers to-
day. Tomorrow I'll need "A new head.
| who's II TO be. Janc7"
Il know, daddy! The very ONE
Mrs Best AIMS mother doesn't
want to remain in the movies. She
does want to be independent She
was an arts and crafts teacher be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15
Confessions faBride|
Copyright 1920 bY he Nuspa per Errprre As,oeiaion
THE BOOK OF ANN
DADDY, HOWEVER, PROVES TO BE MR.. FIXIT
IN THE END

fore she was married. And this Is
just the most fortunate thing for
her. And for all Of us. Now she
can take care OF Amir ] stopped
only because was out of breath.
''Hooray. Tirliel You've hit Il
again' Can't beat you for idcasl
III wire Mrs. Best this minute.'
With that. daddy stepped to the
phone and the Invitation went off to
Mrs. Best at once.
so here endeth the history Of
Jacob Smart" said with a sigh of
relief.
The Lord knows I hope So" said
daddy. y didn't like TO manage II
this way. Seems as II ! had done
wasn't any other way which would
work 80 fast l guess you get meg'
Il guess I do. old dcarr' Daddy
loves to be called that. but Il was
probably not the reason he wiped
away n few tears before he left me
fairly hated Ann for causing him
so much worry. He adorcs Jim, Jr.
Never before had he let any one per-
eeive how he feared for his CONS
happiness.
After daddy had gone. realized
that most OF the family had had a
share In saving Ann from her own
folly She had survived without
wasting single brain cell. but
daddy was the worse for lot OF
anxiety. and my own affairs were at
skies and sevens on account OF her.
Maybe | deserve II ALL" thought
I. II ought to have known better
than TO mix In. Daddy had TO be
Mr.. Fixit in the end All l have 20
show for my honest endeavor is n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15
THE OLD
GARDENER SAYS

when roses come into bloom II
IN the delight OF every rose grow
err to cut the flowers and dis.
tribute them among his friends.
The flowers will last much longer
II the stems are cut slantwise In
stead OF straight across and nm
extra inch or two taken off each
day. Don't hesitate 10 take long
stems with your roses. I, Is only
by cutting back the plants that
you will keep them In bloom and
you might as well do your prun'
ing when you cut the flowers as
any other time. III the blossoms
begin 20 decrease in size. dig
bone meal or pulverixed sheep
manure into the soil around the
plants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15

Are yes reading Confessions Of .
urias," In The seattle starr n ts the
mc-t fascinating. illuminating d~iisea-
t,oe es the development Of . nsssicvn
wessAs's soai. told In an Intensely tnfev-
~~iins story form. that you eoaid Rad
Yet y.a can't find " In any library os
book .so~~. You must be q reader Of
The star In get ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15
HAVE PICNIC
SUPPLIES ALWAYS
ON HAND

ON an out-of the.way shelf in the
pantry is good place 70 keep all
picnic supplies.
Plenty OF oiled paper. paper plates
II your lunch kit has no metal ones.
aluminium salt and pepper shakers.
shining tin cups and napkins are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15

them" isaiah viii2o. Mark them
avoid them Rom. WAITS. by
their fruits yo shall know them
Matt vii..o.
study 10 show myself approved un
TO God" End Tim. mas.
Sincerely, A BIBLE STUDENT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15

features OF the old min
eral salts OF iron. and
gives 10 every careful.
thinking physician a tried
and valuable prescription
which he can recommeud
nearly every day with
benent to his weakened
and rundown patients"
Nuxated Iron. by en-|
riching the blood and cree
atinP new blood cells.
strengthens the nerves.
rebuilds the weakened tis-
sues and helps TO instilf
renewed energy into the
whole system whether the
patients be young or old.
In my opinion. Suxated
Iron IN the most valuable
tonic. strength and blood
builder any physician can
prescribe
II you are not strong or
well you owe IL 10 your
self TO MAKE the following
test: See how long you
can work or how far you
can walk. without becom-
ing tired. Next take two
five-grain tablets Of or
binary Nuxated Iron three
times per day after meals
for two weeks Then fe9t
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15

Photo by CrcssDnle.
This young lady is wearing nobby black suit
The coat which is quite long straight and full 1t has
black satin turn-back collar, otherwise it is quite plain
Especially chic is the wo-tone Chin Chin sailor II is
dark blue with under-brim of white. The trimming
consists Of wide band Of dark blue silk ribbon tied in
fancy bow side. DAISY HENRY.
II the LADY pictured viii Tho editorial
win receive two e To the The Mig Chance the popular drama which
L. bring presented ths by the WiIkr Players
Saturdays Fashion picture Of Mrs H. Olson 1893 Weller
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15

the essentials.
As 20 napkins. Old linen ones. TOT
worn out for table use. are much
nicer than paper ones. A paper nap
kin is a more or less superficial afu'
Gle at a picnic where fingers wers
made before forks.
a vlfht 10 the five and ten.cene
store wall enable one 10 put In a fun
supply Of phnic conyeniences az
small c,yst.
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the teeth.
noru ne
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15

Nsys ssA gtsh ~ lesrvtsG MANY sev
fa~ss sb~st seattle fvo@ the sps~tsi
srvtsu 81 sSst~tes suomtrG daily II The
~s~ssie star. estisies The ssss ss~ssie
stsvy nmDk.-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15

A Prominent New York
surgeon. Member New
York State Medical
soei~t, and Former
A q net Professor.
New York Post Grad
ate Medical School
and Hospital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15

Exceptional style advantages-this II
lonGnethin9 peculiar TO Cherry's.
You win like Cherry's. and you VIII
ne the quality and styie OF mer.
handtse carried Come and see
large departments for men. women
"a boys. All outer apparel
IA Cherry's style shop. .o7 Riaito
0Frederick 4 Neison) Bldg. Sec
kond ave-. between Madison and
Dpring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-15
Values
Combined With
Credit
CHERRY CHAT

THAT'S the un.
l. usually attrac'
tive combination OF,
. fered you by Cher
rys-good values,
with accommociatr
ing credit
Many stores car
give you values
many stores car
give you credit--bu,
to find the two to
gether-and with NJ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-16
ORGANIZE new
IRON COMPANY
So, o0o, 900 CORPORATION /.
FORMED TO DEVELOP Low
GRADE ORES.

The Mesaba Iron company has been
organized with a capital of $3,000,-
900, per cent of cumulative con-
vertible preferred stock and 10000
shares of common stock of no par
value, for the purpose of developing
and working low-grade iron depos-
its on the eastern portion of the Me-
saba range.
Directors Of the company are
Charles Hayden, chairman of the
board; Daniel C. lacking, president;
John d. Ryan, w. E. Corey, Percy A.
Rockefeller, C. M. Mcneil, Sherwood
Aldrich, w. Hinckle Smith, Alva c.
Dinkey, Seeley w. Mudd, Horace V.
Winchell, K. R. Rabbit, w. G. Swart
and j. Carson Agnew.
The organization of this company
means much to the ranges. The low
grade ores will come into use and by
their use will develop immense ter
ritory. 1t Is estimated that the. COM
pany have control of 100 million
tons on one property near Sulphur
on the branch line from Mesaba. 1t
is also known that the deposit ex-
tends south of this city nearly to
Lake Superior with immense amounts
of ore at present not marketable but
which, by new system just perfect
ed will be made merchantable. The
White Iron Mining Company south
of Ely has much of this ore and the
Cyrille Fortier claims, much more.
There are also prospects that cleo
trio power will come into use for the
handling of this ore and il this is
contemplated the water powers OF
this vicinity will be utilized.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-16

anything heretofore dreamed of, and
will add millions to the tax rolls of
the state, thus bringing substantial
financial assistance to every county
in the state and materially reducing
the tax burdens of every citizen, and
Whereas, The adequate and just
taxation of the mineral industry of
the state is matter of vital concern
to the development Of the state and
the complete realization of it's ut
most possible prosperity, and at
tempts are now being made to change
or destroy the condition under which
the states mineral prosperity and
mineral supremacy have been
achieved; now, therefore,
"Be it resolved, That the iron ore
industry should be made to pay, to the
last dollar, it's full share Of the tax
burdens of the state; that there
should be granted to the iron ore in
dustry and the steel industry in Min
nesota no special favors whatever in
taxation; but that, on the other hand,
no tax should be levied which will re-
tard or prevent development of the
vast iron ore resources of Minnesota
or encourage the development of
competing ore fields by imposing an
extra burden on the iron ore industry
of Minnesota; and be it further
Resolved, That the development
|of the states mineral resources and
manufacturing possibilities to their
utmost is the vital element to be con-
sidered in determining the best form
of taxation of iron ore and that what
ever method will in the end most eff
fectively and largely contribute to
the growth and prosperity of the state
is the only method of taxation that
should be applied to iron ore; and be
lit further
Resolved, That any tonnage or
supertax on iron ore will seriously
impair and retard both the agricul-
tural and mineral development of the
state and should be, therefore def
initely discarded and forever forgot
ten as a public policy in Minnesota. I"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-16
Addresses Made by Prominent Men all
Tending to Show that Tonnage Tax
Would be Disaster.
CAMPAIGN PLANNED.

by delegates from the three ranges
and as far south as Brainerd were
present on invitation of the commit
tee named several weeks ago at the
Eveleth meeting when the matter of
a campaign of education was
launched.
Addresses were made by Mayor
Magney of Duluth, Senator Chas. b..
Adams Of Duluth, w. ]. Archer of
Virginia, Representatives Hitchcock
of Hibbing and Murphy of Aurora,
E. C. Kiley of Grand Rapids G. H.
Lommen of Biwabik, M. N. Kohl of
Cass Lake and others. Mayor Mag
ney stated that the mines were al
ready paying supertax inasmuch as
their properties We're valued at SO per
cent for taxation purposes while the
farmer paid on a basis Of 40 per cent
and implanted land held for spec
ulation was based on 33 and one third
per cent Valuation.
ne OIc III Tile SIoUuu, Hc uSSlaICu,
would be there and none would be
able to mine it. There are at present
billions of tons of ore in the state
which have never been so much as
scratched and which, if mined, will
bring millions in taxes to the state,
but which on the other hand, would
lie dormant if burdened with exces-
sive taxation.
Mayor Magney also stated that
much of the prejudice against the
northern section of the state came as
a result of claims of reckless expend-
iture of money in community con-
struction work here and in other
cities of the ranges. To this Mr..
Magney replied that the school sys-
TENS of the range, by far the most
modern in the country, were an asset
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-16

Delegates from almost all the cities
and towns of Northern Minnesota
were present at Virginia Monday af-
ternoon when the permanent organi-
cation of the Minnesota Fair Tax As
sociation was launched amid the
greatest enthusiasm and with a de-
termination to do all in the power of
this end of the state to forever put a
stop to the biennial attempted rob-
berry and confscation under the title
of Tonnage Tax"
Speakers who had made study of
the issue hammered home the fact
that any supertax, in form of ton
mage tax or any other form of Excess
sive tax, placed upon ore mined in
Northern Minnesota would paralyze
industry in not only the districts of
the state where ore is now being
mined, but throughout the entire sec
ton of the state lying north and west
of a line drawn from Duluth and ex-
tending far into the southwestern
section Of the state into Rock county,
in which riches unlimited, of iron and
other ores are known to exist and
which await the arrival of capital to
begin activities in mining, industry
would be destroyed and the greatest
source of revenue the state will have
ever known would be forever elimi-
mated.
Mayor Edward C. A. Johnson of
Virginia welcomed the delegates in a
rousing address in which he brought
out the iniquity of the measures here
tofore attempted in the "get some
thing for nothing" campaigns for a
tonnage tax on iron ore. w. J. Arch
er of Virginia member of the ex-
ecutive committee acted as chairman
of the meeting which was attended
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-16
FAIR TAX ASSOCIATION
Given Running Start at the Virginia Meeting Monday
Delegates From Northern Minnesota Meet

to the state and country, bringing to
the section men who would have their
families grow up with the best Of adj
vantages of education and with that
comes true Americaniation but who
would without these chances refuse
to live here and the country would be
filled with undesirables who could
live in shacks and colonize among
themselves keeping up their customs
brought from over the seas and max
ing of this a dumping ground for the
offscourings of every land.
Representative Hitchcock of Hib-
bling, through whose untiring efforts
and work the organization of the
Fair Tax association was made pos
sible presented figures to show that
should the DOWNSTAIRS succeed
in foisting the tonnage tax on
us, eventually the mining prop
critics would all be assessed on
a tonnage basis and the ad va
lorum method of taxation would be
valorum metho of taxation would be
done away with. He stated it as his
candid opinion that this was the
program contemplated by the adher-
ents of the tonnage tax and based
his opinion on what he had learned
from interested men while in the
legislature during the heat of the ar
gument last session when the bill
was passed and our section was saved
from this confscatory grab by the
prompt action of Governor Burn
quist's veto.
Mr.. Hitchcock pointed out and
produced figures to substantiate his
claim that should the range com
munities lose the ad valorum method
of taxation of mines under the pro-
gram as proposed by the advocates
of the tonnage tax measures, the rate
of taxation here would be such that
the prosperous towns and cities
would be paying instead Of the pres.
ent per cent the following amounts
for each $1,000 Of valuation, pro-
viding expenses in the municipalities
remained the same as last year:
Hibbing, $1,000; Aurora, $420i
Biwabik, SIT; Gilbert, $1,144; Ev-
eleth, $1,026; Mountain Iron, ST.
7O6; Kinney, 1888; Buhl $2,695i
Chisholm, $3.50; Virginia, 1855
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-16
YOUR TAXES
ASSESSOR JAMES EXPLAINS
THE RAISE-HEAvY IN
CREASE EVERYWHERE.
Editor The Ely Miner:

Editor The Ely Miner:
Several complaints have come to
the notice of the Assessor. Of the City
of Ely regarding the increase Of taxes
for the year 1920 as compared with
che year 1919.
To account for the increase for
the year 1920, the levy for this year
for state, county, school and city is
$422,921.24, while for the year 1919
the levy was 1925, 172.51 an in
crease of $123,748.73 or APPROX
imately 41.37 per cent.
The assessor has nothing to do with
the amount of taxes you pay He
values the property and the tax rate
is based on the total valuation tas
|equalized by the State Tax Commits
sion) and the levy made for state,
county, school and the city.
Look up your tax statements and
note if there has been an increase in
your valuations on personal and real
for the taxes of this year over those
of last.
If there has been an increase OF
your valuations, ask the assessor. He
has record of all property within
the assessment district.
If your property has been valued
too high the assessor can help You t.
make proper adjustment.
| The assessors Office and records
Iare open to the public and he win b,
pleased to give you any information
he has.
| FRED B. JAMES, Assessor
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-16
DISTRICT COURT
NEXT WEEK
JUDGE CANT WILL PRESIDE AT
THE SESSION-cASES NOT
VERY NUMEROUS.

The January term of the District
Court will convene in this city next
Tuesday afternoon at 20 with Judge
w. A. Cant on the bench.
The jurors summoned for the term
are H. R. Carl, John Hogan, Duncan
McNee, r. E. Patterson, Chas. w.
Stewart, C. A. Stewart, Anton A..
Sternal, Geo. Thorberg, Jake Weiner,
Emil Wagner and Mike Willett of
Duluth; w. E. Englund and John
Prout, ST., of Ely; John Fogelberg
and Konst MARTHA of Tower; Frank
James, Max Loceff and Herbert Moon
of Eveleth; Thomas Canelake and A..
E. Mack of Virginia; Chas. E. Brown
and David B. Cavan of Biwabik; C.
P. Baker and Louis Hedin of Alborn
JOS. S. Whitner Of Proctor; Orval
Mowers of Fairbanks; Jacob Backa
Of Zim; j. R. Marshall of Munger;
Henry Bjorklund of Cotton; VIM.
Ahola of Toimi.
The calendar is exceptionally light
for the coming term, only eleven
cases being listed. Ten of the cases
are for the jury and one for the
court. Seven are continued cases
and four are new actions. The cal
endar reads as follows:
Continued Gases.
North Star Timber Company VS..
Adolph Peterson ct al, H. G. Gear
hart attorney for plaintiff and Larson
& Marsch attorneys for defendant.
]. L. Miller VS.. Fogelberg & John
son, Larson & Marsch attorneys fol-
plaintiff and Joseph A. Quinn fol
defendants.
| National Surety Company VS.. Thos
Kearney, Alvin Maxi, Joseph Weed
and A. D. EllefseM, Courtney
Courtney for the plaintiff and M. H
Mcmahon & w. N. Montague 70,
defendants.
Michael Weinzierl VS.. ]. c. Rus
sell, A. j. Thomas for plaintiff AND
A. w. Nelson for defendant.
Two actions, State of Minnesots
VS.. Daisy Redfeld, E. L. Boyle, as
sistant county attorney for the plain.
! tiff and John H. Norton for defend
ant.
City Of Ely VS.. John Harri, Fl. j
Merdink for plaintiff and A. j. Thorn.
as for defendant.
| New Gases.
City of Ely vs.. John Teran, H. j
Merdink for plaintiff and Victor l.
Power for defendant.
Two actions, State of Minnesots
VS.. Andrew Leroy, E. L. Boyle fol-
plaintiff and A. ]. Thomas for de.
| PENDANT.
Martha Schrader VS.. Fred Schrader
divorce case, A. j. Thomas for the
plaintiff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-16
LIABILITIEs:

LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid ir-------- 100000
Surplus Fund ------ 125o0.0e
Undivided profits ----------------- 10.950.U
Interest aud discount collected or
credited, in advance of maturity and
not earned Zap proximate) ------ 1.2ioe4
Circulating notes outstanding IL. $4,000
Certified Checks outstanding --------- E2S0
Cashiers checks on own bank out
standing ------ 2.s4l.12
Total of Items 81 80 and 50. $3os3.62
Demand deposits tother than bank de-
posits) subject to Reserve deposits
payable within 80 days.:
Individual deposits subject to check 197.04l.58
certifcatesof deposit due in less than 80
days (other than for money borrowed rs, 40000
Dividends unpaid $4,000
Total of demand deposits (other
than bank deposits3 subject to Reserve
Items 49, IS. IS. 81. IS. and 80 $227 .36l So
Time deposits subject to Reserve tpay-
able after 80 days. subject to 80
days or more notice, and postal saw
ings):
Certificates of deposit (other than for
money borrowed 40Zl7.Oo
Postal Savings deposits 2.6e6.02
other time deposits 38313ss7
Total of time deposits subject to
Reserve Items AZ. 43. "A & As $426.02165
United States deposits (other than
postal savingsE
War savings certificate and thrift
stamp deposit account -------------- 65S.9S
~, 40
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FOR SALE.

Two centrally located modern
houses of and room each. In
quire at
FIRST STATE BANK.