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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Mexico Murder Mar

Theodore Roosevelt, in a powerful speech delivered at Phoe-
nix, ARR. October n. 1916. indicted the Wilson administration
for its vacilation and tmidhy in dealing with Mexico. He charged
that Americans had been the victims Of murder. outrage and
plumber; that the government at Washington afforded them no
protection whatever, and that neither the promises and mcDaces Of
President Wilson nor the pledges in Democratic platforms were
worth the paper on which they were written or the breath expended
in utering them
The conditions depicted then are the conditions, intensified,
existing Today.
Over three years ago-on June 20. l9l6-Prcsident Wilson
through his Secretary Of State, admitted that there had been cor.
tnuous bloodshed and disorder in Mexico and that Americans had
been barbarously murdered and vast properties developed by Amer-
can capital and enterprise destroyed.
Six years aso-August II. l9l3-President Wilson spech-
cally promised to protect Americans and "vislan,ly watch the for
tunes Of those Americans who cannot get away" and on the same
date instructed the American Consul General and consular agents
in Mexico TO notify all officials, military or civil exercising author.
hy. that they Doud be held strictly responsible for any harm done
to Americans or for injury to their property"
These were fine words. said Theodore Roosevelt. Excel
lent wordsl"
But they meant ENTHUSIASTICALLY nothing. Words. words.
wordsl
Since they were uttered the situation has gone from bad to
worse.
A map has just been prepared and submitted to the State
Department, and Ito the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations which
shows that 55l American lives have been sacrificed to Mexican
lawlessness during the Cananza resime. Of this number 123 mem
bers Of the military forces Of the United soldiers
and sailors-wee killed.
This graphic prescntaion-aIcd the Murder Map of Mex
ico"--has created the most profound impression at Washington and
throughout the country. 1t emphasizes strikngly Theodore Roose-
vehs indictment Of the administration in 1916 for its weakness and
vaciDaton in dealing with problems across the border.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
SMILE AWHILE.

The Acid Test-The strange de-
lay that marks the extradition of the
ex-kaiser led Senator Owen to say at
a Muskogee banquet: "Isuppose it's
on account of Holland. Holland, you
know, objects to our extradition pro-
ceedings. Strange" he added, "that
the country which fathered William
of Orange should now mother Will
lam the Lemon Baltimore Ameri-
can,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

tions find Ford films particularly
valuable because of their high moral
and educational value.
Many reels of Ford film showing
how certain special war materials
were manufactured have been secur-
ed by government officials to serve
as a part Of the national records in
Washington.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Guest-Do tell me, was your
daughter a success at college?
Fond Mother-Yes, indeed!
Guest-And did she graduate at
the head of her class?
Fond Mother-How absurd. Most
assuredly she did not graduate or any
of that sort of thing!
Guest-But don't comprehend.
Fond MOther-(very haughtily)-
My daughter married the son of John
D, Vandergould the multi-million-
aire, before she finished her second
year,-California Pelican.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

pany the largest circulation of mo-
ton pictures in the world. Ford
films are run in 5,238 theaters in the
United States each week. They are
also distributed throughout Canada,
Europe, Asia, South America, Africa,
Australia and many other islands.
The Ford pictures are viewed by
more than ten millions Of people in
motion picture theaters each week.
But they are also found In demand
outside of the theatre. Churches,
colleges, the Y. M. c. A., public and
private schools and even many Of
the country's largest penal institu-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

The real job is just starting for
these two men-both lifelong
workers for prohibition. Above is
Ernest Hurst Cherrington, who
heads the organization for a
worldwide prohibition. He is also
In charge Of all anti-saloon pub
LEGATIONS. Below is Wayne B.
Wheeler, attorney for the Anti
Saloon League OF America, who
has prosecuted over 1000 cases,
some of them in the United States
Supreme Court
.---- -.----
TEN MILLION SEE FORD PIC.
TURES WEEKLY
Automobile Manufacturer Greatest
Distributor of Motion Picture
Film.
The Ford Educational Weekly
a film put out by the Ford Motor
Company has earned for that com
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Misc Marcia Winnard, who is
teaching at ~Tellocasset, spent the hol-
idays with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Winnard, at their home south
Of this city.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Heard at Game Between American
and Moslem Boys.

Moslem Boy at the bat. Takes up
the bat, raises his eyes toward the
East: Allah, give thy servant a
straight eye"
Strike one," calls the umpire.
A second time the boy looks to-
ward the East: allah, give thy SER
want a strong arm"
Strike two" cries the umpire.
Again the lad raises imploring eyes
to the East: Allah, give thy servant
courage"
Strike three" thunders the UNI
pire.
American boy grabs up the bat,
bits three times on the plate and
looking towards the pitcher shouts as
lie raises the bat: you know me,
All"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Heinie Groh is thrifty. World
series money. as captain Of the
champion Reds, failed to divert
the peppery Heinie from his reg
ular winter job. once the season
was over So any day now Heinie
can be found behind the shirt
counter of a Cincinnati mems fur
nishing store. And Heinie's boss
says the Red captain is q fine
salesman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
DOING BIG WORK.

Hundreds of converts to the argu-
ments advanced by the Minnesota
Fair Tax Association, in its campaign
to show the unjustness Of tonnage
tax have been made last summer.
The "drive" carried on throughout
the state has borne fruit and the
issue has been placed in such light
as to convince the people of the
southern half of the state that there
are two sides to every question.
The. greatest obstacle in the way
of the campaign has been the effort
of many politicians in the south half
of the state to use the tonnage tax
as buoy to save their political boats.
This is mainly true where legislators
having stiff fight on their hands
hope to win votes by arousIng the
south half of the state against the
north.
The. Minnesota Fair Takers have
been diligent workers and if the
southern half of the state ever knew
the question from both angles, it GER
tainly knows it now.
The campaign will be carried on
throughout the fall months. officers
state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
MANY CARS VISIT US.

Facts of interest were brought out
by the road census. Checks obtained
from some 40 counties, showed a
weekly average travel of 24OO auto
mobiles on the main highway and
many of the county reports listed an
average of four persons in machine.
Close to 10 per cent of the cars were
from other states and on some of the
main highways the foreign car aver
age ran. as high as Is per cent.
Merchants and hotel keepers who did
not keep close tab on the business
which automobile travel brought
them, were quoted as expressing
sharp surprise. The travel was
heavier than expected. It is quite
certain that every county in the state
will spend considerable money dur
ing the next eight months to provide
additional comforts for motorists in
1921.
With the adoption of the Babcock
road plan and the attendant building
of the concrete road system for the
state, there will be steady stream
of tourists from other states passing
through Minnesota, the land of the
"Ten Thousand Lakes" the Superior
National Forest and the veritable
Playground of Nation" Vote for
No. 1.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
new ORLEANS TO
ELY IS THE GOAL.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HIGHWAY
ASSOCIATION MEETING
IN ST. PAUL.

H. E. White and A. j. Thomas left
Monday in the White car for st. Paul
where they attended the meeting Of
the Mississippi Valley Highway As
ISOLATION. Mr.. White is vice presid-
ent of the Association for the North
and Mr.. Thomas is the delegate from
the Ely Commercial Club and will
also represent Embarras, the citizens
of which community are anxious to
have the Highway routed via. their
section. According to word received
here, cars from all over the route of
the Highway are in the Twin Cities
to attend the meeting and primarily
to note conditions by making a trip
over the road. Nearly 400 cars came
from New Orleans, the southern
terminus and others from all along
the line. A dozen automobiles load
ed with enthusiasts left Duluth. The
convention discussed plans to keep
the good work going. "From New
Orleans to Ely" is the big aim
through the finest country in the
United States.
Meridian, Miss, has been selected
for the meeting of the Association in
1921. The 1922 meeting will be held
in Duluth and the two following years
in st. Louis Mo. and Ely. C. M.
Babcock, state highway commissioner
made a talk in which he presented
figures and facts to show how even
a small percent Of the actual saving
20 automobile owners by good roads
would finance the construction and
of comprehensive
system of arterial highways and
would aid in the maintenance of
feeder roads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE MARRIED,
MISS RUTH BLAcKHURST BE.
COMES BRIDE OF DOUGLAS
NANKERVIS WEDNESDAY.

At the M. E. Parsonage Wednes-
day morning, Rev. John Blackhurst
united in the holy bonds of wedlock,
his youngest daughter, Ruth, to
Douglas Nankervis. Only immediate
members of the two families con-
'cerned were present and after the
ceremony a wedding dinner was
served in the church dining room.
James Nankervis, father of the groom
and Mrs. Blackhurst, mother of the
bride, acted as groomsman and
bridesmaid respectively, very pleas
ing change in the custom of having
your best friend attend you. The
happy young couple will leave in a
few days for wedding trip to the
southern part of the state where
they will visit relatives at Grey
Eagle, Big Lake and other cities.
Both of the high contracting
parties are well and favorably known
by the larger part of our people and
need no introduction. Mr.. Nam
kervis is veteran of the World War
and spent two years in the service.
He is now employed with the Oliver
Iron Mining Co. at the Pioneer mine.
The bride is the younger daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. John Blackhurst and
is graduate of the Ely High School.
Since her graduation she has been
employed as stenographer with the
school board. She is an accomplish
ed young lady and the groom is to be
congratulated.
A host of friends of the young
people join the Miner in wishing
them every possible ahppiness. The
out-of-town guests attending the
the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickens, Iowa and Mrs. Kelly of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
FIRST GAME
FROM BIWABIK
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM SCORES AT
WILL AGAINST THE MESABA
RANCE BOYS.

The opening game of the football
season Saturday at the local grounds
between Biwabik and Ely teams
resulted in one-sided victory for the
Ely team on score of As to O.
Coach Dunphy's colts played rings
around the visitors in the first half.
The second half was more holly con-
tested and only two touch-downs
were registered. The Biwabik boys
showed lack of practice. and training
and later in the season will give
a much better account of themselves.
All the Ely subs were used in the
play.
Tomorrow the Aurora boys will be
here. Aurora usually has. a fast
team and good game will result.
The game tomorrow is called at 1 80.
Be there and help the boys win.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
WHY THE FINNSsARE ATHLETIC.

If the United States congress re-
CARDS sports at all seriously, 1t will
hearken to recommendation from
Finland.
Finland has, natural daylight saw
ing. AS result the Firms with an
almost Insignificant populstien to
draw from, romped away with sec
ond lhonors in the track and field
events of the Olympics this year.
E.. w. Bromen, q Chicago Finn, on
learning that his countrymeu had
taken los points in. the Olympics
against the 90 of the English and 35
of the French, said:
Finland is a. land Of 4 athletes.
Boys and girls from infancy delight
in outdoor sports because ofsthe long
days. It is daylight from 1 in the
morning until IL at night.
when I was a boylI never got to
bed until / or 2 o'clock in the morn
ing. ! was having too good O. time
playing outdoors
"Most of the athletes come from
the cities because the universities are
located there. Students are Obliged
to take part in daily, calesthenics, q
relic of the days when Finland was
Swedish. The Firms have .hupdreds
of athletic clubs and enjoy wonderful
health and vitality because Of long
hours exercise in sunlight hours"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24

in the Grant McMahan district and il
| is the intention to complete the other
end of the survey this fall. The
road will be about five miles in
length and will leave the Ely-Virginis
road at about mile post II. After
the survey is completed the county
board will legalize the proposed
route and work will be started next
spring and the road pushed through.
1t was pleasure to meet the
gentlemen and to further the pleasant
relations established, a party will
visit the works in the near future.
The trip will be made on Birch Lake
by boat to the Dunka River and from
there to Rabbit by foot over a well
marked trail. j. A. Rothman will be
in charge of the party.
Geo. B. Hughes acted as chairman
of the meeting while Peter Sshaefer
acted as secretary, Secretary Schreck
being away on the. trip with the
state highway commission and the
commissioners of Lake County over
the Gunflint road. Mr.. Hughes re-
ported on the meeting of the Mime
sofa Scenic Highway at Blackjack
and report was also made on the
meeting with the State Board. Of
Relief wherat $4,000 was secured
to complete the Ely-Finland road.
A communication from the AS
sociated Business Organizations of
Minneapolis regarding the, coal sit
uation and the request of these
organizations for a little help in
order to fight for coal for the north
west was read and discussed and on
motion by G. T. Ayers, $50 was
appropriated from the funds of the
Club towards tbs worthy move.
A communication from Geo. L.
Brozich relating to the growing
menace, the ragweed and golden rod,
was read. Mr.. Brozich recommends
ed that the several governing bodies
of the county and cities be Emporium
ed to take measures to destroy these
weeds in order to keep this section
free from hay fever and keep it a |
mecca for the hayfever sufferers of
the cities of which we have a large
number during the summer months. |
While hay fever is unknown here at |
present, it is feared that the weeds
named will bring it as authorities
claim the ragweed and golden rod are
one of the prime causes of the
The matter will be further
acted on.
Report of w. ]. Odds, secretary and
treasurer of the Ely base ball team
was presented. The report showed
a very good condition and excellent
which the team enjoyed
,he past season. The team closed an
early season by reason of the re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
NEW SLEIGH LAWS.

For the benefit of those using
sleighs this winter and from now on,
it will be well to take note Of the
new law relating thereto which goes
into effect on and after January LIST,
1921. This act will be of vast
benefit to the highways in winter
travel, and will enable cars to run on
sleigh travelled roads which has here
tofore been impossible as the sleighs
have been of narrowerewidth than the
standard car width Chapter 189 of
the law of 1919 says:
AN ACT to regulate the use, manu-
facture and sale of sleighs.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. STANDARD GAUGE
OF SLEIGHS FEET 6 INCHES.
On and after the first day of
January, 1921, it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation
in this state to sell any new or first
hand draft sleigh to any person or
persons residing in the state, for use
therein, unless the runners of such
sleigh shall measure from center to
center not less than four feet six
inches. And on and after such
date it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to use upon any
of the public highways of the state
any sleighs, after said first day of
January, 1921, unless the runners
shall measure from center to center
four feet six inches.
Sec. 2. VIOLATION A MISDE-
MEANOR. Any person, firm or
violating any of the
provisions of this section shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon
shall be fined not less
than five dollars nor more than
dollars.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect |
and be in force from and after
January l, 1921.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
REGARDING OUR
FOREIGN BORN.
ITEMS OF INTEREST RELATING
TO AMERICANS OF
FOREIGN BIRTH.

That one-half of the foreign-born
people of the Iron Range district
are of Jugo-Slav origin, that most of
them are already American citizens
or are in process to become so, and
that they are taking prominent places
in civic and business life of their
communities, are discoveries recently
made by R. F. Hlacha, assistant
manager of Jugo-Slav section of the
Foreign Language Information Ser
vice, department at the American
Red Cross, who has been spending
month at Ely and surrounding
country in the interests of his
work.
Practically all of the Jugo-Slavs
came to this country before 1914,
Mr.. Hlacha said, since immigration
ceased to large extent when war
began. Twenty-Five per cent of
them are already American citizens,
and most of the rest have taken out
their first papers. Some of them
have become prominent in political
and business affairs on the Range.
For instance, G. L. Brozich, a Jugo-
Slav was mayor of Ely and is the
founder of the First State Bank in
that city. Another well-known fig
pre-, one of the oldest living pioneers
in st. Louis County, Rev. Jos. F. Buh,
came to the Iron Range some thirty
or forty years age, and did much
towards Outstanding the Indians
in that district.
In Chisholm, Mr.. Hlacha found
most of the firemen and policemen of |
the city to be Jugo-Slavs by birth, |
and very progressive in spirit. Here
and in Gilbert, particularly he stated,
the schools are doing splendid Ameri- |
work; and he spoke with |
enthusiasm of the public schools |
system all over the Range. Relat.
ions between the American-born and
foreign-born populations in st. Louis
County are unusually good.
In his travels through the country,
Mr.. Hlacha several times came across
men who had volunteered in the
Jugo-Slav army at the beginning of
he war, with the understanding that
hey would be returned to the United
States at the close Of hostilities.
This agreement was kept to the ex-
'ent of sending them back to New
York. There they were stranded
rs the greatest part of them were
miners and knew no other work,
when the Red Cross came to their
'escue and made arrangements to
nave them transported to Minnesota.
The Foreign Language informant
on Service was founded during the
var, as part of the Committee on
PUBLIC. Information. It's purpose was
o act as a connecting link between
ne foreign population, many of
whom did not yet understand the
American customs, yet whose con-
ribution to the cause, both of men
md money, was great. After the
var, when the Committee ceased to
xist, the Foreign Language Service
vas taken over by the American Red
ross, and it has since then been sup
'orted by this organization.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24

moval of three of the players. In
all total Of fifteen games were
played. Eleven of these were won
and one was tied, The team wound up
with final avrage of ..733. A total
of $2,233.50 was received during the
season and like amount expended.
$158.92 was paid in war tax and local
dealers received $220.10 for bats and
balls, shoes, etc. The printing was
$55.75 and auto hire amounted to
$4,000. Expenses of visiting teams
totaled $777.39 and of the home
team while away, $248.75. The
players received $4,000 on the Fourth
of July and $292.5s at the close of
the season. $188.00 was expended
for dance music.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
LYcEUM COURSE.

The Mothers Club has posted bills
calling attention to the Lyceum
Course to be put on by them this
winter, the first number of which will
be on October 7th. Get your season
tickets for the course and in this
manner assist worthy object apd
also yourself of all the treats promis-
ed in the course.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
INTERESTING
CLUB Meeting.
COMMERCIAL CLUB LISTENED
TO FINE TALK BY w. C.
SMART MONDAY.

w. G. Swart and H. G. Jordan
n charge of the work of installing the
100000 plant of the Mesabi Iron
Company at Rabbit, were guests of
evening. Owing to the absence from
the city of many of the standby"
members, the attendance was not as
large as is usual but all the chairs
were filled in Inc commodious Club
rooms in the Community Center.
In order to acquaint the people of
Fly of what work is being done at
Rabbit, Mr.. Swart gave a highly
appreciated description of the work
and expressed the wish that Ely and
Rabbit, being such close neighbors,
would get together and work for the
common interests of the two places.
This can be most effectively accomp-
hshed by securing roads between
here and there to make it easier to
reach the hustling new town. The
getlemen in order to get here had
to travel distance of about 70 miles
while the new city is not over twenty
miles from Ely by air line, being
about two miles south of Birch Lake.
Mr. Swart told of the $75O,OOO
expended in experimental work with
the ores before the Rabbit proposition
became reality. He explained the
several stages of the process and
showed how each process and machine
used was in successful operation. at
one place or another and that by
combining the several principles in
volved into whole, there was no
chance of falling down in the matter.
He stated that after the plant being
installed was in working order, it
would require from $50 to 800 men
to operate. If successful with the
first unit, the prospects were that
series OF plants would be installed
and that The proposed investment
would total SG0,0OO,OOO and that |
between 5000 and 4,uOC |
men would be employed. At present
some 300 men are employed con-
struction work.
Mr.. Jordan in his remarks spoke
OF the neei of the road from the
Fly Virginia toad into Rabbit and
she wed the Advantages this weuiL he
10 the city Of FL. Assistance was
/ romised by the members of the
Commercial Club for the road
proposition. A survey has already
been completed to the town line
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24

n
Aurora. Mr.. Blackhurst is brother
OF the bride and Mrs. Kelly an aunt
of the groom.
The couple were rendered several
chari-vari parties during the after
noon Wednesday and Wednesday
evening. In the evening the boys
OF the overseas company of which
Doug" was member, loaded the
bride and groom on a truck and with
accompanying cow-bell music and
other nerve-racking, noise-making
utensils paraded through the city.
The truck was followed by dozen
or more autos loaded with friends of
the couple.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24
FORD PRICES DOWN.

Re-establishment of prewar prices
on all products of the Ford Motor
company, effective Immediately, was
announced Tuesday by Henry Ford.
The price reductions range from ap-
proximately ID per cent on motor
trucks to 81 per cent on small auto
mobiles.
The announcement said the price
reductions were made despite unfill-
ed orders for 146,065 vehicles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-24

FOR SALE--Lot z. Block IL,
with barber shop. For. sale treason
able if taken atyonce. Erank Church.