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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-01-31
R E PUBLIC. A N S
Your Attention to d Little Story

tional Committeeman. lie had no
further immediate use for the Gush-
er or for Mr.. Wildman.
A letter TO the National Commit
teeman asking him to reimburse us
foI the money we had expended in
his behalf, resulted in flat refusal
and SO we had to work little hard
er at that time to deny ourselves
and our families, because we mad
been so foolish.
A few weeks ago the Gusher began
to receive pretty stories pertaining
to the Honorable J. J. McGraw, tell
ing of his wonderful acts, aud what
a wonderful man ne vas, and incl
dentally mentioning the fact that he
was to be a candidate for reelection
at National Committeeman. The
press agent at Ponca City was. in
formed that they were wasting
stamps, and to please not clog the
mills with the McGraw dope.
We. you will imagine, are against
Mr.. McGraw for National Republi-
can Committeeman. Well, you i'm
agined just about right, and we are
perfectly willing to let the gentle
man understand the reason therefor,
or Lartly therefor.
Our precinct caucus is to be held
OF February Sth, and we expect TO
90 into the caucus with our slogan:
"REMEMBER THE $3OO.OO," and we
expect to go to the county conven-
ton at Sapulpa with the same slogan
and then on to Oklahoma City to The
State Convention.
Fortune has rather favored both
Mac Wildman and the Gusher in The
last four years, and the debt of Nc
Graw's has long been cancelled by
us. IF J. J. McGraw is so small that
he would not pay his own campaign
expenses, isn't he too damn small to
be National Committeeman =? The
fight this year is between Jake l1a-
mon and McGraw and we believe
that Mr.. Hamon will win in a walk,
ot least we hope so.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-01-31

DR.. ii. ]. Watson has been i'll for
several days, but he is convalescing
al this writing.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-01-31
VERNON A M. E. CHURCH.

Myers Hall. Ga +. Archer st.
Sabbath School 900 am; Preach
ing 1900 am; Allen Endesvor
League, 500 pm; Preaching, 700
pm; Choir Practice, Wednesday
evening, 500 pm; Glass Meeting,
Thursday. 500 pm.
REV C.. II. TUCKER. Pastor.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-01-31
COlOred People Subscribed Literally
to Humane Fusd.

The Colored people Of Tulsa were
called upon Thursday by Agent A. NJ.
Welch of the Tulsa Humane Society
III Tie campaign for the years budget
of S20,0OO.OO.
c. G. Clifton, assistant TO Mr.. Welch
spent one hour among the Colorcd
business men Thursday and in that
time secured $4,000. Editor Smith
erman gave up The business of his Of
flee to accompany Mr.. Clifton and in
troduce him. The hours drive re
suited as follows:
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-01-31
AN EXAMPLE WORTHY
OF EMULATION ELSEWHERE
Ada Negroes Take Bold Stand De.
lending Virtue of Their Daughters

Tulsa Star News.
ADA, OKLA, Jan. Ell. p Me-
eu'cheon, principal of a Negro
school in the northern suburbs of the
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-01-31
THE GUSHER,.
By ELI l.. ADMIRE.

at your regular polling place and
Convention who will be for Jake
e Republicans of Creek County to
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-01-31

WANTED-A clothes solicitor. 81
1-2 East Archer ST. Phone Usage
$40.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-01-31

Messrs' J. ]. Jones of Taft ana
JAKE Slmmons of Haskell and Mus
kosee, were in Tulsa Thursday on
business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

Some times on coming home from the
movies we have thought that there should be
law giving one authority to swing meat AK OF
hind you and whistles the air of the orchestra
all through the evening. Perhaps we may be
grouchy, but we believe that every music lover
in that movie show would chip in on buying the
ammunition for the gat or securing the meat ak
if they were allowed to use them legally. There
are persons who go to the movies that seemingly
forget that there is any one else in the house
but themselves They make just enough dis
turbance to make nuisances out of themselves
and so that the manager is not called to throw
them out They talk and discuss the films as
if they were alone in barn and til wit anyone
else. Some law should be enacted so that an
aggrieved person could smear the ceiling with
few of this kind of people just once at least,
as an example of justice pure and simple. And
perhaps little home training would help some.
1t certainly is mighty poor manners and shows
woeful lack of good horse sense
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

In commenting on prohibition, The Review
says that mot since the formation of the Union
has so gross an injustice been done to the char
acter of American institutions. For the injury
is threefold. 1t has struck blow at the very
life of the idea of state autonomy in state af-
fairs, and has made easy the path of every agi-
tatlon that may arise in the future for the con-
centration at Washington of power over any
matter Of local concern which the itch for reg
ulation may seize upon as it's next victim It has
swept away forever what was left of authority
IN the idea OF the liberty of the individual to
lead his own life in his own way, subject to res
pect for the rights of others to do likewise. And
last, but not least, it has immeasurably lowered
the standing of the Constitution of the United
states by Embedding into its substance mere
police regulation and entrenching behind il
those safeguards which were designed for the
preservation of the nation and the protection
OF the essentials of liberty" And now what
Is the next tn thing to be tackled on to the Con-
stitution? The field is now open-wide. Hop
to it brother.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20
SCHOOL NEWS
Prepared by the Pupils)
Prepared by the Pupils0
PHYSICAL Education of Today.

Physical Education of Today.
Civilization advances rapidly. In.
stitutions which once seemed perma,
nent, now cease to exist. One OF
these institutions is our system OF
Physical Education. The idea Of
the benefits derived from this sort OF
Education have not changed but
rather it is the demand of the prac-
ticable application with regard to
every day needs that has brought the
change. Now what is this change
and how has the Nation as a whole
worked for change? A few years
ago, most people had the idea that
Physical Education was training
for the few, who could master the
tricks and devices of Swedish gym
nastics and other forms of rigid APP
paratus work.
Were those who believed this about
our Physical Education right? Yes,
for such was the case. Statistics
shows us that up to the time of our
great war the majority of our school
children, and college students were
getting very little training that would
build their bodies up to a degree that
would carry them through any emer-
gency that might arise.
Common sense tells US that most
of the Physical defects found in ad-
ults today would not be there if (the
defects) had been dealt with in child
hood. The Life Extension Insti-
tutes experience shows US that of ten
thousand insurance policy holders it
has examined physically 97.6 per
cent needed advice regarding phys
ical conditions or living habits and
SO per cent of these didn't know
there was anything wrong with them.
When the young men of our land
were examined for the service the
eyes of the world were opened wide
at the high per cent Of physical de-
ficiency among them. The draft
proved that only seventy per cent
of the men called could pass the army
test and one man in three was phys
ically unfit to bear arms. Thus
again we see where our country was
sliding backwards in its upkeep of its
loyal supporters. Much time was
spent in treating these men to make
them fit, consequently We were slow
in showing our real force and mill
lions of dollars and thousands of
lives were lost. Why? Because the
American people of today think more
of keeping automobiles going; of
feeding themselves all the time; of
going to parties and shows during
their spare time, instead of building
up their bodies so as to be physically
fit to meet the demands Of present
and future ages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

The municipal skating rink is still furnish
ing the very best of outdoor sport Crowds
have been taking advantage of the excellent
weather for skating and the rink has been
crowded. The ice has been exceptionally fine
the place being flooded as required Ali win
Ter long TINS mas been popular place and the
youngsters have gathered there from far and
near. The enlargement of the rink over that
of year ago, did wonders to it. While the
addition was small, it added greatly to the
pleasure of the place. This rink is we'll worth
an tne money 1t mas cost in the health it has
given the users of it. An hours glide over its
mirror surface and an appetite is developed
that will cost Dad something. But that is ali
to the good. Better that than ill health with
medicine to it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

1t has been suggested that a good way to
make drivers of cars more careful would be to
sentence the reckless ones to witness the in
qest. Send him out for week on the public
highway in uniform, to work Take no money
for fines. That is too easy. Where a driver
shows that he is murderer at heart deprive
him forever of a seat at the steering head. Acct
dents are accidents, but an accident precipi-
tated by a drunken driver is NOT an accident
However, now that prohibition is on there
should be no drunken drivers or broken bottles
on the highway-possibly. The deaths by autos
will soon now begin to increase in numbers.
Each year the list is growing larger. With
millions of cars here and more to come, it be-
hooves every driver to use the utmost care in
handling his car. Safety first should be paint
ed in red on every windshield
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

If our President is ill-he is ill. He has
not been right for some time as we all know
The recent designations point to the fact that
perhaps the President is sick mentally as we'll
as bodily. No one quits high position because
OF small matter. There's reason for all
member his illness. If he is incapacitated for
the place, then frmness should be shown and
his condition diagnosed accurately and not no.
iItlcally and remedy sought He has passed
through enough to weaken the strongest of us.
Today is the time for a vigorous President
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

On April 10 next, board of
judges consisting Of Secretary of
War Baker, General Payton C.
March and General John J. Per-
shing, will announce to the awaiting
juvenile world the names of three
boys or girls who on February 20,
wrote the best essays on the subject:
what are the benefits Of an enlist
ment in the u. s. Army?"
Then on May 5, 1920, these three
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

The two million or more of railroad men
have decided to combat the profiteer and the
high cost of living. Yet, they are about to
paralyze the country by strike in which they
demand more wages. What's the difference
between the two? 1t all reverts back to the
same thing. More wages-the more f costs To
live: The more profteering- the more it costs
to live: They both had better call it $3.50 and
both sides get down to business and reduce the
number of cylinders on that new car.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

boys and girls, accompanied by par
ents or guardians (railroad fares and
all expenses paid to Washington and
return for both winners and parents) +,
will be presented with medals by Sec
retry Baker himself. ~
Gold medal, suitably engraved, to
the winner of the first prize.
Silver medal, suitably engraved, to
the winner of the second prize.
Bronze medal, suitably engraved,
to the winner of the third prize.
In addition, three beautiful silver
cups, suitably engraved, will be pre-
|sented to the winners by Secretary
Baker to be carried back home by,
them as prizes for the schools they
ATTEND.
Minneapolis Journal-To the best
in the state, $50.
Geo. B. Dayton $50. 1st.; $50 End;
$40 3rd. To schools outside Min
neapolis, st. Paul, and Duluth.
The contest is under the auspices
of the War Department but the news
paper, "Come Back" the official or
gan of the Walter Reed Hospital in
Washington asked permission to
purchase the prizes. This permission
was granted and the school children
are really competing for prizes that
were provided by manned and injured
soldiers now at Walter Reed Hospital.
There is no age limit in this con-
test and the little seven year old girl
in Santa Barbara, California has the
same chance of winning prize as
has the nineteen year old high school
boy of Baltimore.
New York state has many times the
number of school pupils that Nevada
has, yet the chance of producing win
ners in each of these states is exactly
the same.
Essays will be written in the class
rooms on Friday, February 20, 1920,
from notes if desired.
No essay will be more than four
hundred words in length.
Pencil, or pen and ink may be
used but the essay will be written on
only one side of the sheet.
Essays will be judged strictly on a
basis of % originality, (2) express
sion, 60 sincerity.
Each school will be Judge of it's
own product. The principal of each
school will appoint a board of three
judges to select one essay as the en-
try from his school. He will then
forward the entry, not later than
February 81, 1920, to the army re-
cruiting station nearest his school.
The District recruiting officer will
appoint a board of three judges to
pass on the essays submitted by the
schools of his district. One will be
selected as the best and will be for
warded to Washington as the Dist
riots entry.
From the entries of the .fifty-six
districts Secretary Baker and Gen.
erals Pershing and March will select
three national winners. These win
ners may be boys or girls, of any
color, of any age.
Ask your father or your brother
to tell you something about our new
democratic peace time army. If they
do not know write to the nearest re-
cruiting station for literature.
1t may mean free trip to Wash
ington for your mother and you, with
a medal for yourself and beautiful
cup for your school and you'll be
envied by millions of children. It's
the chance of lifetime
Here's hoping that Ely win be first!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

Some dark horse candidate now in hiding
in the political timbers could take fall out
of this string of "would-bes'' for Woodrows'
place by deftly inserting in any platform for
the Presidency, plank on which was inscribed
the words-"Hurrah for the old brass rail and
something better than one half of one per cent
init We know of a lot of good men who
would put on their" 'specs' and read that plank.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

And now comes Secretary of State Lansing
with beautiful case of cold feet and quits his
job There is but little doubt of course but he
had reason in SO doing Men like Lansing do
not give up places of that kind without very
big reason. This makes the third resignation
from that important position within COMPARE
lively short time. Woodrow seems to desire
to have us know that he is in the who's Who"
column
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

Rose Pastor Stokes, indicted in Chicago
along with some two hundred red anarchists
who had tried for years to overthrow the gov
eminent, now seeks place in congress from the
18th New York district Some nerve that. Son.
What sorry figure she would make among the
men who love this government and who have
fought FOR it and not AGAINST it. She will
never be elected
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

Better be careful, fellows. The game laws
are being worked in other directions now. If
you are caught with venison or partridge in
your car--you lose the car. Now if you are
caught with any of that white mule in your
pants pocket you lose the pants-see? And
that would be embarrassing this weather
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

General Wood so far seems to have the
lead for the Republican nomination for Pres
ldent-regardless of Herbert Hoover. How
ever, Hoover leads in the Democratic ranks
over all the candidates they have trotted out
HERBS politics and his twenty years absence
from the United States seem to handicap him
trifie. But he has never asked for the NOM
nation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

What a great success out of life many of
US could make were we eager to go to work
in the early morning as we are to quit work at
ground listening for the six o'clock whistle
seems to be the ruling passion of too many of
US.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20
There are some

There are some 1921 draft evaders
whom Uncle Sam is now getting after. There
lot of cold feet in that bunch We'd rather
have been blown to atoms over there than to
live million years with our name on the above
list. And the children's children of these draft
evaders are to be disgraced forever by their
cowardly acts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

The former Crown Prince admits now that
our boys were good fighters. We wonder what
he would have thought of them had he ever met
one of them from Ely on the battlefield. Had
he had the CUTS to have done so it is likely by
now that he would have been forgotten.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

The man or set of men who invented the
Income Tax Law are no doubt by now in Fergus
Falls-along with lot of our boys who have
been trying to conform to the law honestly and
truly as required
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

A year and day is what the man with the
private still is facing today. Still, at $50 a
pint still will still be found shilling now and
then and all the time for years to come.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

For forty days now, the devil can go to the
devil, for he will have nothing else, to do. Lent
is now on in full blast
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

That bunch of grafters the Anti-Saloon
League is still alive and getting the money for
this, that and the other. We shall expect to
see them come out on the anti-Pro side soon in
order to perpetuate their meal ticket
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

Twenty nine divorce actions have been or
for hearing this week in the Duluth district
court. Now that Prohi is on, there should be
no more the cruel and inhuman' and all that
stuff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

Beauty Hints as Suggested by a
High School Student.
Beautiful eyebrows and eyelashes
are not always created by Nature.
A simple method would be to SINCE
your eyelashes and eyebrows by a
bunsen burner. The Chemical Lab
ratory in the High School has an
abundant supply of Bunsen Burners.
Each Chemistry student may have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20
OPEN LETTER
TO OUR
American Friends.

Since it has come to our notice that some
OF our American friends and the public in gen.
eral have been spreading rumors and insin-
uatlons to the effect that our newly acquired
Home or Hall has been or is being used for I'M
American Propaganda, which is gross injustice
to the members of our societies who are all law
abiding American citizens or declarents to be,
we feel that we have not been properly under
stood, hence the united societies owning the
hall wish to make the following announcement
and explanation:
The hall which has been acquired by the
undersigned societies is the former Moose Hall
IN the Hosking Building. 1t has been purchased
by 10 of the leading Jugosav Societies in this
clty-and is now owned and operated by them
and known as the Jugoslav National Home. The
owning societies are all purely fraternal as
soclations composed of men and women of Slav-
onic nationality in this city now numbering 1927
members, it is used purely for fraternal and
social gatherings and no un-American Propa-
ganda is or ever will be permitted on said prem
Uses. All the members are loyal to this country
and are endeavoring to spread the gospel of
Democracy. We believe that the rumors prev
alent are born of ignorance and we therefore
wish to appeal to our American friends to in
vestigate before blaming, and extend to us
helping hand in Americanization which we are
trying to propagate. A better understanding
among us all will make all of us better Amer
lean citizens. Any further information will be
gladly given by any of the following fraternal
lodges:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20
FINAL REPORT
Eastern vermi|iOn War Work Fund,
OF ELY. wINToN AND SECTION THIRTY.

Ely Minnesota. February 1S,
Clair Written,
Eastern Vermlion War Work Fund:
Gentlemen check
the War Work submita
correct and II balance
RECEIPTS:
School No IL 10000
Oliver Mining Co. 1920
Section Thirty and Chippewa Co. employees 3,00300
5774.O0
211230
45O5OO
DISBURSEMENTS:
American Red
Community $4,000
and Syrian Relief, 100000
w. c. A.
Organizations Observation-Disclosures $4,000
Respectfully Submitted
Schaefer
b
Visited, Jr,
Comm
approved
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

st. Barbara Society.
Sacred Heart Society.
st. Anthony Society.
Northern Star Society.
"Sokol" Society.
"Slovenec" Society.
"Grintovec" Society.
Morning Star Society.
"Majnik" Society.
Ely Miner Society.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20
The SOPHOMORE First Attempt at
Poetry.

Poetry.
When the sunlight comes creeping
from out the sky,
Heavens gates are Enclosed oft as
we sleeping lie;
And the soul of some dear one is
taken away,
While on earth we are left to fight
worlds lasting fray.
Lillian Kannianen.
Among the gloomy pines there lived
a poor old horse,
Who worked all day in mines and
died full of remorse.
Ralph Toms.
The other day their boy called Mike,
Came running home so fast to tell
That John had stepped upon spike,
And Frank had fallen in a well.
Laurence Moonan.
The prettiest spot on earth is Home,
A place from where l ne'er would
roam.
If l were offered wealth and throne,
wouldn't take them for my home
--Lembi Hipakka.
A boy did shout with all his might,
For he beheld a goodly sight.
The circus cars had just come in !;
And to the town it ne'er had been.
Sauna Saari.
Ely is pretty city;
Living elsewhere is a pity.
Matt KonScb
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-20

Ely is a pretty city;
Living elsewhere is a pity.
Matt Kapsch
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-04-28
FINE POULTRY RECORD MADE
Satisfactory Results Reported From
Number Of Cooperative Ship
n1ents in Arkansas.

Prepsred by the United states Depart
ment OF Agricultural
The rolHseit county (Afk.) agricNl'
turaI agent and home demOnstrati0H
agent report satisfactory results from
number "of. cooperative shipments
of chickens marketed by farm women
during the early summer. Shippers
listed their poultry in the same man
ner as is employed where hogs or cat
tie are shipped comparatively, using
Monday as shipping day. All the poul'
Try was shipped by express from ~
to $50 miles to the Memphis and ST.
Louis markets.
A total Of 1913 pounds Of poultry
was loaded Mt the shipping point in
July; the total weight at destination
was 1,4l1 pounds, the aggregate
Shrinkage in transit amounting 10 1G.
pounds, or an average % 1913 per cent.
The cost of marketing, including ex.
press. commissions, cGnp expenses. etc,
but not inclusive Of shrinkage, WAS A.
cents 81 pound. while the cost OF mar
keting pound including the drift
over the railroad was Hens, 10 cents
cocks, SO cents; and Springers, 80
cents.
The total grass sales amounted to
|, $42l.91, which left net return tn The
shippers of S:}h2.36 after the shipping
expenses ~ SGS.I1 were deducted. The
market value of This entire shipment
on the local market WAS only S2tS.So
80 that the net gain through cooper
! alive marketing aggregated Ss9.41, or
a total of "a per cent. Twenty-one
shippers participated. ....