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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30
LET'S FINISH THE JOB.

Every individual in the Ninth Fed
eral District will be urged to sub
scribe and live up to financial creed
during 1920. This statement of be-
lief will be brought to the attention Of
all newspaper readers, to all school
children and War Savings Society
members and emphasized every way
possible by the Ninth District War
Savings Organization.
The Source and nature of the fin
ancial creed is explained in the fol-
lowing telegram received last night
from Washington by M. E. Harrison,
War Savings Director of this dist
riot:
Because of the successful solution
of the economic and financial prob
lens of the coming year demands the
concentrated effort of every American
citizen, the Savings Division of the
Treasury Department urged today
that each adopt and live up to an in
dividual financial creed and course of
conduct.
"To obtain the views of the various
parts of the country on this matter
the savings directors of the twelve
Federal Reserve districts were asked
to draw UP such a creed and resolu-
ton.
"The following is complete sum-
mary of these suggestions:
81 believe in the United States of
America.
"My opportunity and hope depend
upon her future.
81 believe that her stability and
progress rest upon the industry and
thrift of her people.
Therefore, I will work hard and
live simply.
81 will spend less than earn.
81 will use my earnings with care.
! 81 will save consistently.
81 will invest thoughtfully.
"To increase the financial Strength
of my country and mystlf, will buy
Government securities.
81 will hold above barter the obi
cations my country has incurred.
81 will do these things to insure
the greatness of Americas future"
"Only the most determined efforts
towards economy, thrift, saving and
simple living" said William Mather
Lewis, Director of the Savings Div
ision, will bring about reduction
in the high cost of living, the stabil-
ization of National industry and cam
merce, and the continuation of pros
porous condition"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30
Steel STOCKS
FOR employees
COMMON STOCK CAN BE Sc.
CURED AT $106 THIS
YEAR.

The New York Offices of the u. S.
Steel Corporation has announced
that the price of the stock to be al
lotted to the employees of the Steel
Corporation for subscription this
year will be $4,000.
This means common stock. The
price of the stock in the market has
ranged from $104.75 to .$106.50
The price fixed by the corportion for
employees possibly contains a hint
that the stock will sell higher later
on. At least it did year ago when
the price was fixed at $92. The
price in any event indicates that the
corporation takes an optimistic view
of the future of it's securities.
The annual offer of stock to its
employees for subscription by the
Steel Corporation constitutes one of
the notable successes of the kind in
the history of industry disposed to
encourage thrift and steadfastness
of purpose on the part of employees.
The employees Of the corporation who
have long participated in these sub
scriptions now look forward with in
terest to them, and well they may.
They find it very profitable and a
safe investment.
The Steel Corporation inaugur-
ated this system of enabling it's en-
ployes to become stockholders in
1908, and up to and including 1908
it was optional whether the sub
scriber took preferred or common.
In 1910 preferred stock only was
offered, but from 1911 to 1914 in
elusive both issues were offered.
There was no stock offered for sub
scription in 1915. From 1916 to the
present time the employees were per-
mitted to subscribe for common
stock.
Following have been the subscrip-
ton prices for the stock to employees
from the inception of the system:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30
STEEL STRIKE EFFECTS.

Chiefly as a result of the steel
strike, which was at its heiht in Oct
ober, total earnings of the United
States Steel corporation for the final
quarter of 1919 fell to $35,791 1902,
a decrease of $4,385,930, compared
with the previous quarter. Net in
come of $23,04O,272, and surplus of
$5,222,288, compared with $29, )
429 and $11, 105,167 respectively, in
the previous quarter.
For the year total earnings aggre-
gated $143,813,219 as against
sos, 281 ,104 in 1918. Net income
totaled $98,35O,239, as compared
with $158,631 1856 during the prev
ious year.
Regular dividends of 13 per cent
and IA per cent on the preferred
and common shares, respectively,
were declared. There was no extra
dividend.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

We are doing considerable bowling over
the small purchasing power of the American
dollar. Monday the rates on foreign exchange
dropped to extra low levels on the market. De-
mand bills on the pound sterling were quoted
at $50, off 21s cents from Saturdays close, and
IA of per cent above the record low Franc
checks were quoted at the rate of 1927 for the
dollar and lire checks at the rate of 1442. The
German mark, worth between % and "a cents
before the war, was quoted today at LOO.
Where would the American dollar have been
had the Beast of Berlin been victorious? If
you don't like this country get out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30
EventuaIIy-Why Not Now?

importance of the stock as an invest
ment was carried home to them.
Untitled tonnage on the corpora
tons books now exceeds that report
ed at the end of November, 1918, the
month of the signing of the armis-
tice, when it was 8,124,663 tons. A
great part of the tonnage at that
time was later cancelled whereas the
business now in hand is all for con-
structive purposes and must sooner
or later be rolled to meet peace
needs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Bryan is said to be advising Hoover to come
out into the open and place on display the lum-
Der to go into the Hoover political platform
the Presidency And Hoover is reaching out
for his good old bucksaw and continuing to saw
wood. He is non-committal. Herb. doesn't
need to have platform What he has done is
sufficient for that His politics will cut no fig
ure with the average voter of today. What he
has stood for at dollar year is enough for
us to know that he would make a good, bust
ness president and that is just what the U. S. is
in need of today. Hoover has never asked for
the nomination for President. The country at
large is pushing it on to him. Herb has shown
himself to be big enough for the place and to
get the votes regardless of any political pull
from either of the old parties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

The bonus system in connection
with the buying of the stock by the
employees makes the investment of
additional Importance. The bonus
system has undergone some changes
since the beginning, but it is better
understood and appreciated now
than at the outset.
To start with, the Corporation
offered bonus of SIS share to en-
ployes who held their stock five
years. That meant $25 per share.
Those who did not hold for five years
automatically carried all special ad-
vantages to those who did, and the
accumulation amounted to $65.04
per share that was held for the full
five years. This, with the SIS per
share per year earned for the five
years made a total of $1,000 per
share for the holders of the five
year period. In addition to that,
the stock, which was preferred, was
drawing dividends toward the pay
ment. AS the, stock subscription
price was $3.50 that first year, it is
easy to see that the stock in the end
did not cost the subscriber anything
if he held his shares for the five-year
period, and he had money in addition
to the cost. The result of that first
five-year employees melon cutting
did much to make all employees sub
scribing for steel stock keen to hold
their shares against any temptation
to sell and take fleeting profit. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30
Suggestions have been made that tb

Suggestions have been made that the
people of different communities protect them
selves from the profteers by boycotting certain
and in short time prices would
come down by the medium of supply and de-
mand. The history of community spirit when
it comes to regulating the method of living has
been that it usually. graduates into community
politics and bumps into disaster. We have the
sugar situation at present. Not content with
the sugar allotments made by the local merch-
ants who in turn have received allotments,
people are proving that they can "slip one
over" by ordering sugar from every possible
available source at high prices regardless of
whether they need it or not.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Advertising which has appeared in several
of the papers of late gave out the information
that clothing could be purchased in Chicago at
prices far below the present existing standards
here in Ely. It now develops that the clothing
was of the old stock left over styles and goods
and that the new stock had to be paid for at
the prevailing prices based on the costs of pro-
duction. Without a doubt the local merchants
have some of the old stuff on hand which you
can get at prices less than the Chicago quota
lions. Those who do not advertise are sure to
have out-of-date goods in stock. Moral: Adj
|vertse.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Under new law proposed, citizens and
aliens alike who cannot read or write and who
are between the ages of 16 and 81 will be COM
PEELED to go to school 200 hours yearly. The
law is q good one. Ignorance breeds distrust
One can talk to an educated person and reason
with them. An ignorant person is suspicious
because he does not understand. There should
be few illiterates in Northern Minnesota, judg-
ing by our magnificent schools. 1t should be a
crime anywhere in the United States for one
found unable to read or write. There might
be lone instance where an excuse could be
found, but on the whole there should not be one
in ten thousand who could not read or write
among those born in this country,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

1t is lucky for Holland that the Huns are
not demanding of them President Wilson's per-
son. Had Bill won out and our President had
sought sanctuary in Holland, by now that tight
little country would have been spaded up with
shells, turned over, gassed, blown off the map
and her head men burned at the stake. And
Holland knows that she is dealing with men
who know treaty from scrap of paper and
will respect it and is standing on her dignity,
knowing that it will be respected as WELL Bill
will remain their unwelcome guest. Let him
He is more dead now than if hung.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

The foreigner that comes here, tries hard
to learn our language, our ways and customs,
buys few Liberty Bonds, goes to night school,
is new citizen to reach out hand to and say
to-"Good Boy" Our language is not SO hard
to learn but what any man with ordinary intel
ligence can pick up if he will ten words in a
days work at it. In thirty days he will have
quite vocabulary. In year he will need no
interpreter and can get along very nicely. 1t
is disgrace for man to be here more than that
time and not apply for citizenship, have learned
to speak the language and have good, gen.
eral idea of Americanism; what it stands for
and is. We are coming to law of this kind.
This is America and if one expects to live here
they should want to know all about it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30
If a tonnage tax is levied, who will pay it?

If tonnage tax is levied, who will pay it?
Not miner OF ore. Not the men who mine it.
1t will be paid by you and of the ranks of the
ultimate consumer. When we buy anything
with iron in it's makeup. Or, whether it has
iron in it or not, you and must put up the ton
mage tax. 1t will be an additional expense on
all of us. The added cost of production means
higher costs for all of us. The companies min
ing it must sell at profit else quit in time. The
ultimate consumer wherever is the man who
will pay the tonnage tax. And the Lord knows
that right now the ultimate consumer is going
plumb crazy over what taxes he is compelled
to dig up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Larry Hodgson the efficient mayor of
st. Paul absolutely refuses to announce himself
as candidate for governor. Larry" says he
has about all he can do to be mayor of city
like st. Paul and that he would far sooner be a
good mayor with many friends than governor
to act as a target for all the sore-head, back
biting, peanut politicians of the capitol city and
state to fire at with their filthy, homemade
stink balls. However, this is just the kind of
a man we need for governor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Last year there were 5,121 cases of sui
eide in the United States. Statistics from Ger
many Russia, Syria and other foreign countries
report extra large numbers of suicides the
cause for which is given to despair owing to
miserable living conditions brought about by
the war. Lawyers head the list in the United
States in the professions and this seems strange
Had it been jurymen there would not have been
much to wonder over. Physicians came next
then teachers followed in numbers by preach
ers. Unhappy married men numbered $50 of
the tragedies Out of the whole lot there was
no newspaper editors In commenting on this
latter phase of the question a friend made the
statement that the average newspaper man was
$50 taken up with his home town here that he
would not change his residence for heaven"
The general opinion among newspaper men is
however, that the ordinary editor will starve
to death anyway providing the Niagara of free
dope for every body and everything does not
letApp.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Liberty Bonds are up today and down to-
morrow, but, at that they are still drawing in
terest to us holders of them the same as if they
were at par regardless of their quotations. And.
the holder of bunch of them can laugh at the
daily fluctuations They are backed by Uncle
maturity for less than what we paid for them.
They may not be get-rich-quick scheme, but
they safe and sure and that has its compen-
sation The holder of them can rest at night
with the assurance that their value not vanished
in the night time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

1t is to be regretted that Geo. L. Brozich
found it necessary to retire from the presidency
of the Commercial Club. Mr.. Brozch has been
the life of the club and his efforts have been
responsible for the excellent work done by this
institution. His business interests have become
so engrossing that he has not the time to de-
vote to the several positions of public nature
he has held. He promised however to be of
service at any time. z..~,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Lady Astor member of the British Parlia-
ment, is certainly human and knows human ma
ture to IT She is recently quoted on Prohi-
biton and says that: 'She hates the word and
that she has enough devil in her that if anyone
prohibits her anything, it then becomes the one
thing that she wants. Now that Pussyfoot
Johnson is over there pushing Prohibition down
the British throats let us hope that Lady Aston
will be keerful of the wood alcohol should
Pussy succeed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

The chief of the bureau of plant industry
at Washington makes the statement that there
are only six varieties of peanuts known He
must have made a mistake as there are more
varieties than that at present in this state run
ming for state offices. -.@.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Tom Frankson is sending out his propagan-
da looking towards securing seat in the Gov
errors chair. On card containing his plat
form is one of his buttons with the word
"Frankson" printed thereon. Along in his
platform is the following. "For fair tonnage
tax" Fair? Is there such an animal? His
buttons are being received here as eagerly as
Bill is giving his carcass to the Allies. Tom had
better keep his buttons as they are needed on
his pants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

There are still hermts in Italy who
live solitary lives in mountain caves
and they number no fewer than 800
Among these refuses there are six.
teen who are over ninety-fiye years
of age and three centenarians. while
all the others have passed the age OF
tifty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

And here comes another horrible example
in the foresight and the hindsight problem we
have heard so much about all our lives. If our
foresight of few years ago had been as good
as our hindsight is today we should have robbed
the babys bank and hooked the range cook
stove at that time and put the proceeds into
sugar shares. That is the biggest graft on the
old earth today. But you know that, now. j
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

the "isms" are manufactured. w. w. ism /;
Bolsehvism radicalsm; Communism; Social
ism; anarchism and anything else tough with
an ism to it but Americansm. There are too
few factories of this kind doing business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

When you see a head bob up with a
tonnage tax label on it, get your ammunition Tor
a killing. Some of these perpetual state office
chasers with that kind of a platform will be
strictly out of luck this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

The cold wave factories seemingly are not
handicapped for lack of material these days
1t is Just one on top of the last one for months
now, with no breathing spell in between them
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

The world is now some two hundred bill
lions of dollars in debt. But one would never
suspect it by the looks on the faces of our folks
as they crank up their Henry and cut the cor
ners on the fifth speed ahead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Duluth seems to be having long, hard job
in finding that 100000 population. Perhaps
if they continue long enough the stork can help
them out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

Our S may be only soc. one but Bill
mark once was 24c. but is now quoted at ABOUT
a cent-Mark (ed) down, as it were,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

The man who upon examining his tax re-
ceipt this year does not decide in his mind to
lie like horse-thief to the assessor next year
is scarce, to say more.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30

The man who named it white mule was
not so far off at that.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-23
CITY ITEMS

Ticket exchange for N. B. Choral society concert tomorrow a. m. at C. l.. Pierce Co.-advt.
 Mrs. A. C. Guilford of the High school will leave for Ashfield. Mass. tomorrow afternoon where she, will spend the holidays.
 A "45" tournament will be held by the Y. NJ. T. A. & B. society in their rooms tonight and all games will he played in the upstairs hall. Six chickens and turkeys will be given the winners.
 Mrs. Jack Conrad of Arch street was operated on at Hartford hospital this morning for appendicitis.
 A. G. Hammond Camp, U. S. W. " will meet this evening at the Arch street armory.
 The conditions of William Frey, a member of the fire department and Thomas Woods, of the police depart ment, who are ill, was reported as unchanged today.
 A son was born today at the New Britain General hospital to MT. and , Mrs. John A. Fiske of 57 Ash street. "A Pageant of the Pilgrims" which was present by the young peopla of the South church last eveninp, was a great success It was based on the pageant by Esther Willard Bates and was under the personal direction of Mrs. Amy Guilford of the High school. The pageant was in three eni- i sodes. a prologue and an epiIogue. The Ladies' T. A. & B. minstrels will meet at o'clock tonight at the home of Miss Florence Fitzgerald of 1S6 East Main street. There will be no short calendar session of the city court this week. Ex-Mayor George A. Qpigley is ser iously i'll at his home on Maple street. There will be a meeting of the committee in charge of the fair of the Court Friendly. No. 45, F. of A, at the halls on Church street at s o'clock this evening.
 Ticket exchange for N. B. Choral society concert tomorrow a. m. at C. l.. Pierce Co.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-23

IT
 New York, Nov 23,-This taffeta frock is of that indefinable pink that changes from deep tone to flesh with the play of light on it.
 It has a straight skirt that is em- broidered and then gathered into a foot-band four inches wide, then a little jacket with very sh ort sleeves and revers that opeh over a blouse of chiffon, and finally there is a broad sash that also is embroidered and that ties in a huge bow. All around the sash and the jacket is a auilline of velvet ribbon trife deeper in tint than the taffeta of the frock.
 The hat is of velvet. precisely the tone of the quilting on the dress with crushed band of the taffeta and graceful trimming of velvet flowers and foliage trailing down over one side.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-23
LEGION MEETING
Eddy-Glover Officials Sanction Re-
 moving of welcome Homo Sign

At meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Eddy Glover Post. American Legion held in G. A. R. hall last night, is was voted to sanction the removing of the welcome home" sign on central park. It was also voted to request the mayor for the eagle on top of the sign for the post rooms. Many of the 'Y. D." boye were es- pecially pleased with the Yankee division flag on top of the National Bank building on Armistice day, so it was voted to send a resolution Of appreciation to the National Bank officials.
 A resolution of thanks was voted to be given to George Kimball of the American Hardware Corp. for his in- terest in the Armistice day celebra- tion in this city. MT. Kimball was instrumental in securing the band money for the parade in the evening in the evening.
New Britain herald., 1920-11-23
TO SHOOT FOR TURKEYS.

Company Veterans corps will hold a regular business meeting at the State Armory on Arch street tomor- row night. After the meeting an en- tertainment will be provided which will consist of vocal and piano solos and a series of chalk talks by Al Maimgren. This will be followed by an indoor baseball game between two teams of the company after which all members will go to the rifle range where they will shoot for turkeys
New Britain herald., 1920-11-23
i DENBY'S MEMORY
Mother of Local Boy Who Paid Su- preme Sacrifice With Canadian Forces Gets Mcmento From Eng fish Government.

Mrs. Catherine Denby. of 76 Pleas ant street, has received from the English government a memento in honor of her son William A. Denby of this city, who paid the supreme sacrifice in the World War. while serving with the Canadian army. The tribute is in the shape of a hand some cross, on which is inscribed the name of the deceased soldier, and the regiment with which he was serving at the time he was fatally gassed in action. Thursday will mark the third anniversary of the death of Private Denby, who was one of the first local boys to lay down his life fighting the Hun.
 The deceased at the close of the trouble at the Mexican border in 1916 after serving with Co. I'C. N. G. went to Canada where he enlisted in an infantry outfit. H was sent over seas at once, and from the staAt saw plenty of action. While battling the hordes under the command of the German Crown Prince. he was mor- tally gassed, and died on Thanks giving Day in 1917. He was a broth CT of George T. Denby, manager at the local store of the Liggett Drug company.