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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
IMMIGRANTS ARE
BEING SWINDLED
American Sharpers Throng New
York City to Prey on People
From Old Word.
USE SIMPLE SCHEMES
Sell Brooklyn Bridge and Statue Of
Liberty Every Day - Five-Cent
Subway Tickets Bring $40 for
a Trip to Chicago.

New YOrk.-"From steerage to sue.
cess briefly sketches the careers of
many immigrants to America. But it
does not tell the struggles, the hard
ships and even the indignities endured
by many immigrants, including some of
the most successful ones, during the
intervening period between their arriv-
al in America and the time when they
achieve success or suffer failure, as
the case may be.
Every year brings a fresh crop Of
stories about successful immigrants,
but 1T brings also stories about immi-
grants leaving America, disappointed
and discouraged, because, lacking gov
ernmental protection and friendly
guidance, they fell into the hands Of
New York city Sharpers who fleeced
them of their savings.
Tricks Are Many.
The tricks of these sharpers. as cata-
logued by persons who have investigat-
ed complaints, range from the outright
sale of the Statue of Liberty and
Brooklyn bridge for an amount equiva-
lent to the entire savings of the immi-
grant to the sale of subway tickets at
a cost of from $40 to $40 each, "good
for trip to Chicago"
One artful confidence man who
waxed wealthy without the necessity
for prolonged honest effort garnered
immigrant dollars through the sale of
green tickets at 81 to So apiece enti-
Ting the bearers to admission to the
United States.
More than 1000 immigrants annual
ly file complaints Of exploitation with
the bureau of industries and immigra-
ton of New York state. ... ...
Immigrants Fall Easy Prey.
Newly arrived immigrants, unfamil-
lar with our language, customs and
laws and form Of government, are easy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
KILLS SON FOR BERRY THIEF
Two Farmers Try to Protect Patel,
From Raids Unknown to Each
Other.

Concord, N. H.-Oliver c. Dimond
farmer of West Concord district,
was shot and killed late at night by his
father, who mistook HIM for a berry
thief, according to reports to the POI
lice. Raids upon their berry patch
had aroused the ire OF the DimOnds
The father said he decided to arm.
himself and lie in wal: for the raid
ers.
Unknown to the father. the son de-
cided upon the same coarse, and wiren
the elder Dimond saw an armed man
emerge from the thicleet he said he
fired. Oliver Dimond died soon af-
terward. After investigating the shoot
ing the authorities decided no action
on their part was necessary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
HAYWOOD MUST
SERVE 20 YEARS
U. S. Circuit Court Of Appeals
UphoIds Convictions for OBJ
structiny the Draft.
WAS out UNDER BOND
Held Highest Office In |. w. VS. and
Was Member of Executive Board
Four of Six Other Members of
Board Also Convicted.

Chicago--The United States circuit
court of appeals handed down a de.
| cision uphclding the conviction of Will
liam d. Haywood and SO other l. w.
w. who were found guilty and SEN
fenced to Leavenworth penitentiary
for obstructing the draft law during
the war;
Two counts were thrown out by the
appeals court, but in all others the
decision CT the lower court was af-
firmed
Haywood, former general secretary
of the l. W. W., and most of the other
defendants have been at liberty under
bond for more than year pending
hearing of their appeal
Haywood To Serve 20 Years.
Haywood and IA other defendants
were sentenced to 20 years in prison,
by Judge Kenesaw M. Lands, and in
addition were fined sums ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000.
OF 166 tried, 81 were found guilty
and all but three appealed. Some of
these who failed to obtain their liberty
on bonds have served out their SEN.
fences and been released.
The government had indicted the 166
on four conspiracy counts-conspiring
to prevent forcibly execution of certain
federal laws, to intimidate citizens
from exercising certain rights, to in
duce male citizens charged to register
for selective service to resist, and to
cause disloyalty and refusal of duty in
the military and naval forces. The
last charge was brought under the
espionage act.
Haywood held the highest office in
the organization and was a member of
its general executive board There
were six members of this executive
board normally, of whom four were
convicted. William VirtolIa was in
dicted, but never apprehended, and
vacancy caused by the lynching of
Frank Little at Butte, Mont, has not
been filled. 1t was shown at the trial
that the l. w. W. maintained separate
headquarters in different cities for the
various industrial unions, each of
which had branch unions Most of the
heads of the industrial unions, known
as secretary-treasurers, were among
the defendants.
The defendants were arrested in
Washington, California, Arizona, Utah,
Pennsylvania, Kansas, Michigan, Min
nesota, Illinois, New York and other
states. Judge Lands dismissed the
first venire for the jury because of i'm
proper approaches alleged to have
been made to them by friends of the
defendants.
The trial was followed by several
sensational incidents including the ex-
plosion of a bomb in the federal build
ing and the receipts of bombs by Judge
Lands and by Frank K Nebeker, who
was special prosecutor for the gov
eminent in the case. Mr. Nebeker now
is assistant attorney general.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08

prey, and many individuals take adj
vantage of that fact.
New York is not the only state
where immigrants are being exploited.
California, Massachusetts and Ohio
have also official reports of frauds
practiced on immigrants. Practically
every other state can tell the same
story.
Overcharging for baggage, frauds
perpetrated by so-called private"
bankers, the sale Of worthless inven-
tons, fake partnerships, the passing
of Confederate money and counterfeit
coins and outright robbery through
pocket picking and open violence and
force are common throughout the
country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
DEMAND RELEASE OF 3 SHIPS
Orders Boats Loaded With Munitions
Turned Over to Poland.

Paris-The Council of Ambassadors
dispatched note to Germany demand.
ing the immediate release of three
ships loaded with munitions for Poland
which are being held in the Kiel canai
by German authorities. Germany has
taken the position that she is neutra
in the Russo-Polish war and that.
therefore, she could not permit pass
age of the ships which are destined
for Danzig. The note is couched in
the strongest terms and leaves no
room for further discussion on the part
of Germany
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Pickford Case Set For Nov. 6

San Francisco-Argumen on the ac.
ton filed by Attorney General Fowler
of Nevada to dissolve the divorce of
Mary Pickford Fairbanks from Owen
Moore has been set for Nov. 6 in the
Minden, New, court, where the divorce
was obtained.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
P0NZI TO PAY 81 FOR EACH SO
Creditors viii Lose More Than Profits
They Expected.

Boston, Mass.-Charles Ponzi can
pay less than one dollar in three on
the claims Of creditors of his shattered
scheme of high finance. Instead of SO
per cent profits which he promised,
those who expected him to lead them
to quick riches will lose more than
that on their actual investments.
The extent to which the millions en-
trusted to Ponzi had been reduced be-
came known definitely by c. N. Ritten-
house. auditor for the federal receivers
OF Ponzi to meet liabilities which he
set at $7,50OOOO. The auditor said
Ponzi had total assets of only $685..
6S5.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
petroiters TO Aid Police

Detroit, Mich.-More than 100 BUSH
ness men have offered their services
and their cars to DR.. James w. Inches.
police commissioner who has plan
to raise 1000 volunteers to patrol the
city this winter to forestall crime.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Worlds Largest Vessel Burned.

Berlin-The uncompleted steamship
Bismarck, which would have been the
worlds largest vessel, has been burned
at Hamburg. Gross tonnage of the
Bismarck was to have been $4,000, as
against 54,2S2 of the Vaterland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08

At the exact moment the proposal
is made young man actually believes
he is not worthy of the girl.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Killed Former Sweetheart at Church.

Wichita, Kan.-Theodore Osweiler
ham. forper sweetheart. as she was
entering the door Of s.. Mary's cathe-
dral TO attend mass. Csweiler then at
tempted suicide, but his pistol missed
fire. He is under arrest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Texas Governor sions Labor ain

Austin, Texas-Governor w p Hob
by signed the bill passed by the spe
cial session of the legislature creatir :
state body to investigate labor /.
putes in Texas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Bolt Killed Animals: Barn ,Jnharme,

Georgetown. Ky.-Lightning struck
the barn of George Lee. near here and
although 1t killed eight sheep and five
hogs. it did moi ignite the building in
which $1,000 worth of hay was stored
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Domestic

,Chicago hotel owners
agreed to cut their restaurant prices
from 25 to 3S1s per cent.
Louisville-Five thousand miners
on strike in western Kentucky were
instructed to return to work
Harmon, N. VI. Barleycorn is
dead all right. Constables found the
evidence when they stopped hearse
here. Six cases.
Smiths Valley, Ind.-Bodies of three
men were found beneath an overturned
automobile near here. The automo-
bile apparently struck hole in the
road.
Chicago-Lieut. Sidney Pedott of
Chicago, naval reserve officer, was
drowned when a naval seaplane which
he was flying, plunged into Lake Mich
igan two miles off Lake Forest.
Chicago-Confessio of Joseph
Counselbaum disclosed that $4,000
had been obtained from coin boxes Of
the Chicago Telephone company within
the last six weeks. Thefts were finally
stopped by burglar alarm.
Wall st. explosion Sept. 16, was in
creased to 3S last night when Alfred
G.. Phipps, %, New York broker,
died as result of burns, internal in
juries and fractures of both legs.
Chicago-Reductions of from 20 to
20 per cent in prices of retail clothing,
effective at once, were announced in q
St9fnnnnf NV
child, proprietor of stores in Mime
apolis, st. Paul and Chicago. Further
reductions will follow, Mr.. Rothschild
said.
Los Angeles-The navy dirigible bal
loon CO became lost in a dense fog
while proceeding from San Diego to
San Pedro to take part in some feet
maneuvers and crashed into a noun
tain peak in the outskirts of Holly
wood, spilling the car and it's crew of
five men about 200 feet down Laurel
canyon. Four men were hurt.
Chicago-Robert J. Durham, an.
nounced his resignation as vice-presi-
dent of Armour and company, effective
Nov. 1, after 13 years with the firm.
Mr.. Durham was formerly chairman
of the board of directors Of the Kan
sas City Railway company, and is now
president of the Sioux City Service
company, the Union Stock Yards Com
pany of Omaha, the Fort Worth, Tex
as, Stockyards company, and is di-
rector in several banks.
Clhcago-The first direct commune
cation to laymen from Pope Benedict
was read at meeting of the Knights
of Columbus seupreme board of di-
rectors meeting here The communi-
cation invited the order to extend its
work to Rome The board decided to
build a new national headquarters in
New Haven, Conn.
Newport-Carrying out his threat to
leave this country because of prohibit
tion, A. L. Audrain, senior member of
A. L. Audrain & Co., art dealers. New
York, and a summer resident of New
port for Il years, sold his estate and
will leave for Paris to reside.
New York-Thousands, both Jews
and Gentiles, mourned Jacob H. Schiff.
millionaire banker and philanthropist,
at funeral services.
Harrisburg, Pa.-The conference of
governors of the United States, which
was to have been conducted here last
May, will meet Dec. in Philadelphia.
Details are in the hands of Miles c.
Riley, Madison Wis
New York-Gimbel Brothers, large
New York department store, will be
tried on charge of profiteering Dec.
l.. The Indictment charges sales price
in some instances was fixed as high
as 275 per cent above cost.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Lived Happily Ever After.

@NSo 'TaPPiiy ISCF fAitSF.
One of the nOvelists, referring to his
hero, says:
His cOuntenance fell
His voice broke.
His heart sank.
His hair rose.
His eyes blazed.
His words burned.
His blood froZe.
1t appears, however, that he was
able to pull himself together and mar
~ the girl In the last chapter.-BOys'
Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Old SUaES, PILES
AND ECZEMA VANISH
Good, Old, Reliable Peterson's
Ointment a Favorite Remedy.

HAD 81 ulcers on my legs Doctors
wanted to cut off leg. Peterson's Oinf-
ment cured me."-Wm. J. Nichos, 40 VIII
der Street, Rochester, n. Y,
Get a large box for IS cents at anv
druggist, says Peterson, of Buffalo. ~ Y.
and money back IL 1t isn't the beat you
ever used. Always keep Peterson's ONT
ment In the house. Fine for burns, scaIds.
bruises, sunburn, and the surest remedy
TOR itching eczema and piles the world
mas ever known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
lnstaIiment Stuff,

"Been visiting the Newcombes, ell r
Is their furniture antique%
No; on tick, fancy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Tip They Deserve Sometimes.

TIP They Deserve Sometimes.
Headline MAN in Restaurant
Knocked Down Head Waiter" This,
the waiter himself will probably adj
NIT, Is carrying the tipping system q
little too far.-Boston Transcript.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08

HIGHEST MARKET PRICES PAID for
PouItry, Horse Hides, Cow Hides, Wool
mckay Produce Co., st. Paul. Minnesota
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Big Happenings of the Week
Condensed for Benefit of
Busy Readers.
TOLD IN A few WORDS
Kernels cuIled From News of Moment
In Ali Parts of the World-Of
Interest to All the People
- Everywhere.
Washington


Neutrality-suspicious. one out of ev.
cry five soldiers whose enlistments ex.
pired during September have re-en-
listed
Washington-Cost RIGA is the last
of Is nations to have applied for mem
bership in the League of Nations, the
secretary told the state department.
Neutrality-suspicious. railroads of the
country recorded deficit of $6,653, 400
In operating income for July COM
pared with an operating income of
$S0,S25,4 S1 in July, 1919.
Washington-More than $50 mer-
chant ships are tied up in British ports
and several hundred in Japanese har-
bors, low freight rates and the general
slump in ocean traffic are said to be
the cause. , ..
Westinghouse new encounter be-
tween American marines and Haitian
bandits the bandit chief was killed and
his men routed, according to report
received by the navy department from
Rear Admiral Harry S. Knapp.
Westinghouse bill aimed to provide
new homes for at least 10000 Amer
leans will be introduced at the coming
session of Congress, it was announced
by Representative M. Clyde Kelly of
Pennsylvania. He proposes to make
vast deposits in postal savings banks
available for loan on real estate.
Washington-The arrest of Robert
Stockwell Hit, former minister to Pa
mama and Guatemala, marks the be-
ginning, it was learned, OF a nation
wide crusade to end the consumption
OF liquor in TASKS in hotels, restau-
rants and cabarets. Mr.. Hit was ar
rested in Washington hotel when he
took whisky from pocket flask for
himself and a Woman guest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08
Sporting.

Springfield, Ill.-Dan Oleary, cham
pion walker, left Springfield for ST..
Louis on the second lap CT his walk
from Chicago to Dallas, Tex. Oleary
is jaunting the LOO miles, more or
less, in celebration of his eightieth
birthday. 1900
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-08

canal. For more than six years this
has been the goal for which the canal
authorities have been aiming.
Mexico City-Control of the petro
leum industry in Lower California has
been secured by the British govern
ment, and Japan dominates the same
industry in the state of Sonora, &C
cording to reports printed in news.
papers here, which combine official
and unofficial statements.
Manila, p. IAN independence along
the lines of that granted for Cuba
with full privileges for American CAPT
tai and for such American concessions
as may be desired, is the latest pro
gram OF the nationalist party. 1t is
most likely that representations to this
effect will be made to congress when it
assemblies in December.
London-The British government
has decided to cease recruiting BLACK
and tans" for service in Ireland. The
BLACK and tans" are English former
soldiers recruited as auxiliary Irish po
lice. They were nicknamed BLACK
and tans" because of their uniforms.
Berlin-Prince Herman Won Hohen.
lohe-Langenbourg, who, with Prince
Joachim, was involved in an assault
upon a French officer in the Hotel
Adeon, has been arrested, with two
German army officers. on charges 81;
planning an illegal deal in rifles. They
had been surrendered by Germai. re.
fugees.
Berlin-"There are 100000 entirely
unemployed men in Germany and in.
Guiding those working half time or less
there are 2,500.000," declared the Ger.
man minister of labor, Braun, after
conference at Dresden with the Saxon
labor minister.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-12
RED CROSS ASSISTS
DISABLED VETERANS

The American Red Cross is carrying
on a wide program of service for the
disabled World War veterans receiving
treatment in United States Public
Health hospitals, and those being train
ed through agencies Of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education.
In each of the Public Health Service
hospitals Red Cross workers devote
their time to the general welfare OF
the service men from the day they
enter the receiving ward until they
are discharged After the soldiers dis
charge the Red Cross continues its
friendly service through the Home
Service Section in his own community.
The Red Cross maintains GONZALES
cent house at all Of the hospitals,
where patients can amuse themselves
after they are we'll enough to be up
and around. Parties and picture shows
in the wards are also furnished, with
occasional excursions when GONZALES
cence comes.
Great service has been rendered by
the Red Cross in mental cases in iden-
tifying those who have appeared in
state hospitals for the insane, and help
ing them secure compensation due from
the Bureau ofWar Fisk Insurance.
In the Federal Boards various dis
trict offices the Red Cross worker, act
ing with the Home Service Section,
makes necessary loans to the men, ar
ha1
collect evidence and supply facts to the
Board, assists in appealing cases" and
settles various personal difficulties for
the men. The workers also follow up
and aid all men who discontinue train
ing.
The Red Cross agents find men "lost"
to the Board, help clear up delayed
cases and aid the college cOunselors In
their friendly work with the. men.
Many Red Cross chapters have set up
recreation facilities, and in some in
stances living clubs. SO these victims
of war may have attractive surround
ings and the fun which must go with
effective school work.
To the American Red Cross Institute
for the Blind near Baltimore, Md,
more than half of all the Americans
blinded in the World War have come
for training. The Institute, through
the Red Cross, long ago conducted an
exhaustive industrial survey to deter
mine the vocations for which blind
men could be fitted AS a result 1t Is
putting forth we'll trained men equip
ped to meet the social, civic and eco
nomic requirements of their respective
communities.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-12
PHYSICAL HANDICAPS
DID NOT DISCOURAGE

+. \. Kilvan has been closing out
some of his smaller holdings recently.
He sold t6 Don Pilgrim, an Iowa man,
a small farm in the town of Willard.
MI Pilgrim is residing at Weirgor at
present The "Haasl forty two miles
north Of town. was sold to E. E. Good,
Of Sheldon. \. d. y forty over near
H0rsman was purchased by n. n. An
derS0n. of Eau Claire, and lots 10, II
and II. block ,. Thomas first addition
ITO Ladysmith. were bought by Fred
Bell.
MI Kirvan came here from Michigan
about fifteen years ago, with just fifty
dollars and in poor health. During the
time he has lived here he has turned
Il good many pieces of property and
accumulated fair competence and
we never have heard it said that he
ever took an advantage of any man.
He has worked with both his head and
lis hands and has set an example for
others under conditions less favorable
than most men have enjoyed.
Mr. Kirvan was employed for %
wears in the woods and on the rivers.
T-nconsci0usly lie abused his rugged
health and his strength. resulting III
rheumatism an d other intirmities
which have handicapped i'll the later
years of his life, but which never dis
! cOuraged him.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-12
GLEN FLORA
Special Correspondence

Gust Lelm was Ladysmith visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. Adolph Pierson spent Saturday
at Bruce
Carl Swanson was visitor 1T Lady
smith Monday.
Ben Olson, Of Tony had business
here Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Fults visited at Prem
tice over Sunday.
Archie Stoker was visitor at Lady
smith Wednesday.
Ben Colburn had business at Lady
smith Wednesday.
Mrs Anna Newhoff visited at III
gram last Thursday.
Miss Myrtle pierson spent Friday
and Saturday at Tony.
Miss Lydia Anderson spent Friday
and Saturday at KEENAN,.
b. f. Holbr0ok, of Cameron. was Il
caller here last Thursday.
John \. Nelson transacted business
1T Ladysmth Saturday.
Mrs ID. W Maloney. of Ladysmith
Visited here last Thursday.
Clarence Stowe transacted business
1T Ladysmith last Thursday.
Miss Ruth Ingraham. of Tony was
Il caller here last Wednesday.
Mrs. Iver NJ Bergstrom spent
Wednesday with friends at Bruce.
Miss Anna Radiker Of Ingram, was
he guest of friends here Friday.
Thos. Hifferman and Chas. LaPorte
we're at Hawkins Friday on business.
Mrs. $. ID. Sherwood, of Ingram
called on friends here last Wednesday
Mrs. j. H. Chambers. of Ingram, Wis
tied here with friends last Thursday
Mesdames John Erickson and Albert
Johnson were callers at Tony over
Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Holmquist was the
guest of friends at Sheldon Friday ant
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Craney, of Lady
smith, were callers here Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Holmquist and Miss Anns
JakOubeE were guests of friends Al
| Hatawba Wednesday and Thursday.