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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-27
I. Action deferred.


lowering. Action deferred.
Adams, Special Council for st. Louis
County to F. B. James City Assessor
was read. Communication ordered
filed.
Petition from the Vermillion Min
ing Company for an extension of the
city water system to the Zenith Mine
was read.
Petition from the Vermillion
Realty Company for an extension of
the water mains thru the Pioneer
and Zenith Additions to Ely in the
event that the extension is made to
the Zenith Mine was read.
Moved by Alderman Strachan,
supported by Alderman Champa, that
the petitions from the Vermillion
Mining Company and the Vermillion
Realty Company be accepted and
filed and referred to the Committee
of the Whole for further considerat-
ion. Carried.
Petition from the st. Anthony
Catholic Parish to purchase strip
of land in the Ely Cemetery and for
the construction of retaining wall
therein was read.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
| ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
petition be referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole for further con-
| sideration. Carried
Surety bond of the American La
France Fire Engine Cmpany in the
amount of $14,150.OO with the
American Surety Company of New
York as the surety thereon was read.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman johnson, that
the bond be approved, accepted and
filed. Carried.
Surety bond of the American
Heating Company in the amount OF
$17,475.00 with the American Bond.
ing & Casualty Company of Sioux
City, Iowa as surety thereon was
read.
! Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
bond be approved, accepted and filed.
Carried.
Surety bond of L. M. Bartlett of
Minneapolis, Minnesota in the
amount of 100000 with the South
ern Surety Company of Des Moines,
Iowa as surety thereon was read.
Moved by Alderman Johnson, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
bond be approved, accepted and filed.
Carried
The Chair appointed Alderman
johnson as Chairman of the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Recess derlared, the Council dis
Whole to consider the various matters
referred.
Meeting called to order.
Report of the Committee of the
Whole read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota. August II, 1920.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council. City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
We your Committee of the Whole
to whom the various matters were re-
ferred, beg to report and recommend;
1. That the petitions of the Yer
million Mining Company and the
Verminion Realty Company for
water main extension be laid on the
table for further consideration.
2. That the report of William T..
Townes on the ex examination and audit
of the City of Ely for the year 1919
be accepted and filed and the various
recommendations be carried out.
3. That the petition from the st.
Anthony Catholic. Parish be accepted.
4. That the request from the City
Engineer for an increase in salary
for his two assistants be granted and
that salaries be paid these assistants
as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-27
THE CHURCHES,

CATHOLIC CHURcH-First Mass
at $3.50 with Slovenic Sermon.
High Mass at 1890 with English
Sermon. Vespers and Sermon at
7:30. Children's Catechism at g..
A. NJ. every Saturday.
Rev. Frank Mihelcic Parish Priest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-27

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday Services: Sunday SCH
at 1000 A. M. Preaching s1in0o
A. M. Everybody cordially invited.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-27
THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL

THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
Services every Sunday at IL 100 A.
M. and 1880 2. M. Sunday School
t. 10 zoe A. M. Services and preach
ng at Winton at 200 P. M. Every
body welcome
John Blackhurst, Pastor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
THE woMANs INCOME TAX.

The Internal Revenue Bureau rec ords show a high percentage of wo- men among the income taxpayers. Not only do they include the "daugh- ters of the rich,'' who have large in comes from stocks, bonds, and real estate, but thousands of working wo- men are paying substantial amounts of tax on income gained through their own intelligence in trading and in business. And here's the biggest tribute the bureau can pay them: There are few tax dodgers among the women.
 An unmarried woman, a widow, or a married woman living apart from her husband must file a return if her net income during 1919 was s1,000 or more.
 A wife and husband living together must file a return if their joint nei income, plus the earnings of any minor dependent children, if any equalled or exceeded $2,000.
 A married woman who has income from a separate source than her hus- band is entitled to file a separate re turn. Ordinarily, unless the total net income exceeds s5,00O, husband and wife file a joint return. But if tho husband omits the wife's income, she
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
The Park Ave. News.
Ice PaP0

Weather. Invisible sunsets on ac count of rain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
Automobiles Are
 Fast Displacing
 Horses On Farms

Washington, Mar. 13.-The extent to which motor vehicles are supplant- ing the horse on farms is problemat- ical Department of Agriculture ex- perts declare, after a recent survey which disclosed that at least 50,000 farmers in the country own. motor trucks which they use on their farms Passenger cars and traiIers were ex- cluded. In many cases the introduce tion of truck on a, farm indicates provision for increased hauling rather than an actual reduction in the num- Der of horses used- Horses on farms reached their maximum in 1913, and since then have been gradually de- creasing.
 Their number on January 1 this year was 21,109, 900, decrease of 373,000 head from January 1 last year. The horse market is regarded as unsettled and the future equally uncertain. The best demand during the last year has been in the south.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13

Fearse Axsident! Leroy Shooster was wawlking down stairs backwards jest for a change last Wensday aftir- noon wen suddinly all of a suddin he lost his iballents and fell down the last 8 he'd over heels, and if his tung had ent of been out nuthing would of hap pened, but it was and he bit it. Have you lost enything lately? Wy not have it looked for by expert look CTS for 10 sents a, hour? The Ed Wer- nick and Lew Davis Hunting Agency. (AVvertize zeme ent-)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
Pome by Skinny Martin. A Matter of Taist.

I went fishing in our bath tub For sharks with dotted tales, Tho there was nuthing there to fisb
 for So I could jest as well fished for
 wales.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
Notice to Property Owners
By HGyLUdrG

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned is required by Law to file liens against all property on which the taxes upon the List of 1918 re- main unpaid on the last day of March, 1920. Payments will be received at the office of the Tax Collector, Rooms 4 and 5, City Hall, up to and tnclud- ing Wednesday, March S1st, 1e2os without lien expense.
 HOWARD F. SMITH, 10 ais Tax Couector-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13

is required to file her own return.
 In figuring net income, all earnings and other income must be considered. The best way to ascertain net income is to follow the instructions on Form 1040 or 1O40-A.
 Returns and payments must reach the Collector of Internal Revenue by March IS, 1920.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
AND YOU NEVER CAN,

Queer thing about religion"
 What is it?"
 "Yeu never can tell what church a man goes to by the way he acts downtown on weekdays"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13

Exter Spoarts Sid Hunt slid PJ1ds Simkins for the ice sliding champeen- ship Satidday aftirnoon and lost by 2 feet and inches according to Benny Potts, the official umpire with a tape measure donated for the occasion frum his mothers sewing basdt in her absents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13
TRUCKING AND STORAGE.

c. STRAM for your upholstering and ref1nishing of antique furniture. Mattresses made over, 226 Colorado Ave, in rear residence. 1231 State St. Barnurn 1194.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-13

Spoarts. Sam Cross has a black and yel1o tertle named Sam, IT,, after him self, but he don't think he will be al- lowed to keep it if his father finds it in his slipper many more times.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Our s'Main Street"

There are thrills aplenty in Main
Street for any youngster in small
village, and we can think of no
higher praise for Fifth Avenue than
to say that it looks its part as the
Main Street of New York, which is
to say Of the country. 1t does not
disappoint either the youngster
grown a man and come to New
York as the goal Of his ambition or
the New Yorker who has lived here
a generation and seen the avenue
make it's stately march uptown
amid an ever-increasing splendor.
We are glad that Fifth Avenue
week april 5 to 10Y is to be
permanent yearly event. 1t is an
excellent idea that the various and
manifold shows Of this most extraor-
dina'"y of shopping thoroughfares
shou:d once year culminate in one
great show, an exposition second
rot even to the great international
expositions in magnifcence, variety
and beauty. The material is there.
The architectural background is
there. All that is necessary is the
cooperative will and skill to display
the treasures of the fine and applied
arts as decorative unit.
1t will be interesting to see how
successfully this labor of arrange
ment and display is accomplished.
Just once has Fifth Avenue sung
in a harmonious triumph of color
and lighc-when 1t was the Avenue
Of the. Allies. Since then it has
been sadly desecrated upon num-
ber Of occasions. We shall expect
much from the Forthcoming week.
There is an extraordinary talent
for decoration represented. There
should be & high mark of window
display and street decoration. Every
New Yorker will look forward to
this celebration Of Fifth Avenue
with pride and eager interest.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
AS to Reservations

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In an editorial in to-day's issue
entitled "The Round Robins Vindica-
tlon'" referring to the President and
the treaty of peace, you say: "He can
still have ratification on terms the
members Of his party in the Senate
acknowledge are reasonable" So far
Is this statement from the truth that
the leaders of the Republican party do
not seem themselves to consider the
Lodge reservations (the terms in oues-
tion) reasonable. Ex-President Taft
Mr.. Root, Mr.. Wickersham, Mr.. Hughes
and others are willing to accept them.
but prefer that they should be modi-
fed, while no Democratic Senator. ex-
cept those who desire the defeat of thu
treaty, considers such reservations
reasonable, although number like the
gentlemen above mentioned are willing
to accept them rather than have the
treaty defeated.
HENRY w. WILLIAMS.
Chairman League to Enforce Peace
Maryland Branch.
March 20, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
international ring Of Oppressed ma

international ring Of Oppressed ma
tionalities."
Descendants Of stray Morse set
lers, the race Of F@rings, sturdy,
simple-minded fishermen, numbering
about 10000, have lived for CEN
turies life Of their own in almost
total isolation from the rest Of the
world. They have governed them
selves by means Of their elected
Lagting in the primitive fashion
Of Scandinavian tribal democracy.
Danish interference was largely
limited to the appointment Of gov
ernor, the maintenance Of a mail
service and contributions to the
modest budget Of the island admin
istration. If the Earrings have
learned Danish, it is because that
language is the only link connecting
them with the outside world; in
public, as in private, they are COM
pletely free to use their own idiom,
a middle stage between old Icelandic
and modern Scandinavian.
What under these Arcadian con-
ditions the National grievances Of
the Emrings are it would be difficult
to tell. Certainly the easy-going,
skeptical Danes have never attempt
ed to Dainty" them. Yet the agita-
tion for recognition as the fifth
Scandinavian nation is on, and lately
there has been talk Of abstaining
from Danish in correspondence, an
embarrassing measure, if successful; /;
for in Denmark, with which the
Farce trade is conducted, not soul
would understand a letter in the
island idiom. But that the F@ring
leaders have also heard Of tho word
"Realpolitik" is evidenced by their
clamor for monopoly of the whale
fishing industry. What next? May
be they will demand before long a
F@ring navy, second to none.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
The Larger Lesson

Admiral Mayo testified yesterday,
as SO many other naval officers have
done, to the failure of the Navy De-
partment to prepare for war and to
the serious delays thus caused in
going to the assistance Of our allies.
It his testimony took wider range
and contained a specific warning as
to the iuture. The delays of 1917
were not fatal, because Germany was
Considerably outmatched on the seas;
but they might bring disaster in
another naval war which was less
one-sided.
The admiral says that the present
naval organization is unsatisfactory.
and that so long as it exists un-
changed "the maximum efficiency.
either in preparation for war, in the
conduct of war or Of economical de-
'velopment Of the navy in peace, can
not be attained"
The maintenance Of the navy in a
state Of military preparedness Is g
task which can properly be confded,
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Are Lower Take. Wanted !?

Is the public really interested in
lower taxes and the development of
more efficient state government?
Governor Lowden is praised for what
has been done under his leadership
in Illinois, but are New Workers. only
stupidity discontented and without
energy to better conditions?
The answers, to these questions,
so far as the Legislature is con-
cerned, will be returned in few
days. The fate of constitutional
amendments for the simplifcation Of
the state government is about to be
decided.
If these amendments go through
this year, they can be passed
second time next year and submitted
in November, 1921. If action is de-
ferred it will be necessary to wait
for the election Of new Senate in
1923 before the amendments can be
adopted a second time, and thus
they cannot go into effect until
January 1, 1924.
Several partial reorganization
plans have been suggested to the
Legislature. But none of these pro-
vides for an executive budget sys-
tenn. The advocates of reconstruc-
tion, including practically all who
have given careful and intelligent
study to the question, unite in the
conviction that executive response
bility is the heart Of the proposed
reform. The Governor must be held
responsible for the size of the states
expenditure . and he cannot be so
held unle-a- he has correlating au-
thority. To lessen the commissions
and departments from 1874 to a
dozen or fifteen would, of course, do
some good, but the dozen or fifteen
would also fly about tangentially if
not linked to common center.
That Governor Smith happens to
be a Democrat and thus a member
of party commonly in a minority
in New York is of no consequence
and should not enter into the debate.
The present Governor is likely to go
out Of Office before the slow business
Of amending the state constitution is
completed. Only those whose parti-
sanship is of pinched and harmful
kllAd will get in the way of the busi-
ness of undermining and democratic
ing New York's state government.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Milk Bottle Waste
Cynical Customer Addresses
Himself TO Mr.. Horton


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: l am moved to comment upon
me Sheffield Farms Company's method
OF operation. Just before Christmas
just enough before Christmas to stimu-
late our thought of the gentleman who
delivers the milk daily throughout the
year (noble soul!)-the company dis
tributed printed notice of it's good
will toward it's patrons, said word for
the driver and urged the public to
adopt little diligence in the matter Of
returning empty milk bottles, which
were said to be large item of expense
and one Of the reasons for the high
cost Of milk. This note was rather a
waste of money, as we frequently Sc
evidences Of Mr.. Horizons interest in
the public and as we who remembered
the milkman remembered him in spite
of rather than because of the printed
prod, and because, speaking as one Of
the public, we would rather return the
bottles to the company than appropri-
ate them for flower vases or spend our
time breaking them up; but imagine
the expense item of printing these
testimonials was small matter to such
an immense corporation as the Shelf
field Farms Company, and the waists
was negligible to the firm.
Before and since Christmas 7 have
always observed evidences of the desire
OF the public to return the milk bottles
and have seen very little evidence, if
any, Of the desire of the company's
employees to collect them-whether
this is matter of carelessness or a
matter of policy is debatable, in the
light Of recent news items. During the
storm, when transportation was diff
cult, 1t was made more difficult for
pedestrians by accumulations of metal
and wooden bottle cases, and children
and grown-ups alike amused themselves
throwing milk bottles. These cases and
bottles didn't grow where they were
found; therefore they must have been
left about either before the storm or
thereafter. On almost any side street
one can see accumulations of dirty milk
bottles, day after day, uncared for and
gathering dirt that must be difficult to
remove.
If Mr. Horton would drive through
the city on tour Of inspection and if
ne would stay long enough in the
vicinity Of an apartment house dumb
waiter to hear the janitor begin his
sport Of smashing bottles, Mr.. Horton
would take steps to institute a dailv
collection service which would take
care Of the bottles and would at the
same time demonstrate the altruistic
interest that he frequently claims.
j. D. B.
New York, March 27. 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

they will mobilize As promptly
against an internal as against an
alien enemy against the tyranny Of
Bolshevist dictator as against the
tyranny Of a kaiser or car. Mill
tarlsm must be citizenized--its forces
dedicated to maintaining the institu-
lions Of consent and to unconquer-
able opposition to any movement
which cannot point to a popular
mandate, duly arrived at, in it's title
to authority.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

"Is America Worth Saving?" by
Nicholas Murray Butler, is collection
of "addresses on national problems
and party politics" which bulks fear
somely to some four hundred pages,
and yet we read it almost to the end
at single sitting. 1t did not Gin
trigue" us, as the dramatic critics say,
nor soothe us nor inspire US to lofty
thoughts. On the contrary, it was in
dignation that led US on and on. 1t
cannot be, we thought, that there is
nothing set down in this book which is
not, according to our way Of thinking,
false and sophistical. But on and on
went DR.. Butler, like a contestant in
a long distance piano playing competi-
tion. He never struck right note, to
be sure, but still his fingers moved
and the sounds came forth. And then
on Page 384 we found, "There would
appear to be no limit to human folly"
"Hear! Hear!" we cried in raprure,
and threw the book away. Relief had
come. The quest was ended.
Only by the greatest effort Of the
will had we managed to keep to our
search. When we found on Page 500
that "Then there Is the vehement and
intolerant endlessness Of Mr.. H. G..
Wells, whose zeal for the lengthy dis
cussion Of education appears to be in
inverse ratio to his understanding of
it's chief purpose" we were minded to
give up just as we had been when we
found that DR.. Butler considered the
augmentation of Bernard Shaw pain
fully inconsequent."
But, of course, we never doubted for
q moment the proper answer to the
question "Is America Worth Saving %
After all, If America were destroyed.
Nicholas Murray Butler would 70, too.
And In that event, who would .hers
be In the whole world to preach the
doctrine, "The good teacher UNDER
stands the distinction between what
he himself knows and believes and
what 1t Is wise and proper for him
to teach the young and immature
student2"
Among the best of recent novels is
q. M. Forster's "Where Angels Fear
to Tread published by Alfred A.
Knopf. 1t suffers little from the fact
the final chapters grow muddy and
turbulent with too much analysis Of
the emotions of all concerned, but 1t
Is most unusual and engaging story.
1t concerns the fortunes of young
Englishwoman who marries a younp
Italian just half a step above the
peasant class. The study Of this man
Gino is filled with amazing under
standing. The book shows how avm-
pathetic figure may become when tho
author vigorously holds himself from
sentimentalizing about him.
In particular We were fascinated hv
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31

in It's details, only to competent naval
experts. There must be . policy
shaped by men who are familiar with
the principles Of naval warfare and
who keep abreast Of technical de-
ve!opments. Civilian control, through
the supervision Of a Secretary Of the
Navy, is, of course, an essential
feature Of our scheme Of govern
ment. But that supervision ought
not to invade too confidently the
sphere Of the strategists and the or
ganizers. The fleet should have it's
expert high command, to whose judg-
ment wise Secretary Of the Navy
would always defer. Mr.. Daniels
has been revealed in the testimony
before the Senate naval sub-commit-
tee as meddler in technical details
as we'll as, negatively, a strategist
and organizer on his own account.
His peculiarities as an administers
wa pol al yACu VIC WOIk OI Cklc QC-
partment. They prevented any
proper coordination of effort and
kept all the lower executive heads
and agencies guessing.
Admiral Mayo would like to see
the credit Of the General Board of
the navy restored and the chief of
operations obtain larger powers to
enforce definite and unified naval
policy. Mr.. Daniels's long suit was
procrastination and improvisation.
A navy cannot be maintained and
kept prepared by casual happy
thoughts. After responsibility for
the failure of 1917 is fixed a start
should be made toward reorganizine
the navy on a more practical and
militarily workable basis.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Up With the FLAG
To the Editor of Tha Tr,h,ne

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: When the press gives US the
news that the thirty-sixth State Leris-
lature has ratified the equal suffrage
amendment let the flag fly out every
where, for at last the principle of the
Declaration of Independence. that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent Of the governed" will
have triumphed.
Though you of New York are just a
little ahead of the Bay State in this
matter, you can all rejoice with those
of US who have worked for this day for
fifty years.
DANIEL G. HITCHCOCK.
Warren. Mass. March 20, 1920.