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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
These Tax Bills Radically Different

innate, approximately 90 per cent of
all actual farmers. The bill aims to
tax holders of natural resources, yalu-
able sites in cities, and the holding of
land out of use.
The Inheritance tax bill applies a
tax Of per cent on estates of from
$4,000 to $4,000, 2 per cent on es-
tates from $4,000 to $4,000, per
cent on estates from $50O00 to $780,
600, 6 per cent on estates from $780,
600 to $250,0OO, and graduated taxes
on larger estates on an increasing
scale until the point of $100000,000
is reached, after which the tax is 80
per cent.
One bill repeats all existing trans
portation and sales taxes except those
on tobacco and distilled spirits, oleo-
margarine, habit forming drugs, and
products of child labor, and repeats
the excess profits tax and the 10 per
cent tax on incomes of corporations.
Another bill amends the income tax
law so as to distinguish between
earned" and ''unearned" income. The
tax on ''unearned" income, together
with the super-taxes, is retained, but
the tax ON earned" incomes is cut in
tXVn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
WASHINGTON
SIDELIGHTS
S2,OOOOOO Gibraltar of the Skies

100000 cubic feet; total lift power
under normal conditions, SO tons; to-
tai horse power, 200; engines, Sun
beam Cossacks Of $50 horse power
each crew, 80.
Its gasoline capacity is 80 tons,
which is sufficient for a flight of 5000
miles, if flying at full speed, 20 miles
an hour, or $500 miles, equal to the
distance from Great Britain to Japan,
if travelling at 60 miles an hour, the
cruising speed. The maximum height
the ship can reach is $4,000 feet, as
compared with $4,000 feet by the LII.
As warship it will be the most
powerful thing twixt the earth and
the sky. Its armament will consist of
II Lewis machine guns; one 1-pound-
err automatic gun, eight 25O-pound
bombs, and four other bombs. There
will be two machine gun platforms at
the inlet ON the outside of the ship,
one at the very stern, and another
100 feet from the tail on the bottom
side of the ship to repulse attacks
from beneath. Other guns will con-
trol the cabins and each of the en-
CINE gondolaS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
"Never Did," Says United States Steel

THE United States Steel corpora
i ton and its IL subsidiaries have
filed with the federal trade commits
sion an answer to the commissions
complaint of last April in which un-
fair competition in interstate COM
merce was alleged. The case will now
go to trial on it's merits before the
commission.
Answering each of the II allegations
set out in the original complaint, the
steel corporation and its subsidiaries
call attention to the decision of the
United States Supreme court on March
1, 1920, dismissing the suit brought
against the corporation by the gov
eminent under the Sherman anti
trust act They aver that the record
of the court shows:
"That respondents did not have a
monopoly of the iron ore deposits,
either in the Lake Superior district or
in the state of Alabama or in the
United States at large; did not own
or control the ultimate iron ore supply
of the United States; did not own or
control monopoly of the coal suitable
for steel making purposes in the United
States; did not possess a monopoly
of the railroad and lake transporta-
ton systems which carry ore from the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
Major Fleet" in Pacific?
board without naval protection.

board without naval protection.
For one thing it would mean the
disuse of the large navy yards and
other shore stations with their valu-
able dry docks and repair plants.
The proposal to consolidate the fleet
in the Pacific is based upon the be-
lief that serious tactical error was
committed when the naval forces were
divided by Secretary Daniels.
Those who believe the fleets should
be consolidated point out that the
United States has nothing to fear
from the Atlantic side, while she has
certain definite interests in the Pa
cific in addition to Hawaii, and the
Philippines, to say nothing of zap, the
natural tendency of American COM
mercial development is toward the
south and west, and it is believed that
the maintenance of an imposing fleet
In the Pacific would UNNECESSARILY en-
nance the prestige of America there
Any concentration in the Pacific, 1t
is stated, should not be regarded as
from any point of view in the ma
ture of menacing gesture toward
Japan
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01

mines to the manufacturing plants of
said subsidiaries.
THAT respondents did not own or
control a sufficient amount of any
branch of steel manufacturing to con-
stitute a monopoly thereof; did not
fix or control the prices of steel; did
not possess the power to either con-
troll or destroy their competitors; did
not control the prices of steel prod
ucts nor fix the prices charged by their
competitors"
The companies admit that the cor
poration has capital stock outstand-
ing of the par value of 1858, $50, 600,
and of book value exceeding 81, 500,-
100000, and that the gross sales of the
corporation and its subsidiaries aggre-
gate more than S2,O00,000,O00 annu-
ally
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
Small Luxuries: s2O,OOO,OOO Spent Daily

W ES, indeed, the people are fee. -ng
i mighty poverty-stricken these
days. Candy, tobacco, soft drinks,
jewelry and minor luxuries now are
being purchased at the rate of $7,2OO,-
100000 year in Chicago, New York
and other big cities of the United
States.
At least $2O,OO0,OOO daily now is
going over the counters of merchants
dealing in small luxuries, according
to the reports. This is an estimate
based on the fact that the govern
ment now is receiving approximately
$60,000,000 month from luxury
taxes.
With the approach of summer,
thousands of Americans are appar-
emily feeling the call of the open
road. The sale of new automobiles
now is putting nearly S7000,OO0 a
month in the governments Golfers, in
dicating purchases of approximately
$70,000,000 worth of cars.
The tax collectors are getting near.
ly $10,0O0,0O0 each 80 days via the
railroad ticket Office.
Pennies that go into the little glass
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
DELAYS REPLY TO
LLOYD GEORGE
De Valera Not Ready to Give De-
finite Answer to Premier's In
vitation to a Conference.
WOULD MEET CRAIG
Slim Feln Leader Wishes Ulster Pre-
mler and Various Parliament Mem
bers to Confer In DubIin-Ses-
sion to Take Place Monday.

Dublin-Eamon de Valera, Irish Re
publican leader, is not ready to give a
definite answer to Premier Lloyd
Georges letter inviting him to con-
terence for an Irish settlement. He
has briefly replied to the premier, how
ever, expressing the earnest desire for
a lasting peace, but deems unity Of
Ireland essential to that end.
De vaIera's Reply.
De Valera's reply to the British
Prime Minister follows:
II am consulting with such of the
principal representatives of our ma
ton as are available. We most earn
estly desire to- help in bringing about
a lasting peace between the peoples
of these two islands, but see no ave-
nue. by which it can be reached if you
deny Ireland essential unity"
Also Writes to Craig.
De Valera has written to Sir James
Craig, the Ulster premier, Earl Midle.
ton, who in 1920 advocated one par.
lament for Southern Ireland, with the
six Ulster counties under the imperial
parliament; Sir Maurice Dockrell
member of Parliament for the Rath-
mines division of Dublin county, who
was returned as a Unionist supporter
of the coalition government except as
to its Irish policy of home rule; Sir
Robert Henry Woods, member of Par
lament for Dublin university and for.
mer president Of the Royal College OF
Surgeons in Ireland, and Andrew
jameson, asking them to meet him at
the Mansion House, Dublin, for con.
ference. He wishes to learn from them
tions of the people they represent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01

jar kept by the soda dispensers now
bring the government nearly 100000
each month, indicating an enormous
demand.
Chewing gum brings the govern
ment the comparatively small total of
100000 monthly. This indicates that
the United States now is chewing
monthly approximately 26,OOO,OOO
packages, or 1,3O0,OOOOOO sticks.
The country is spending $4,000
900 a month for candy.
Smokers now contribute approx
mately $24,0O0,OOO monthly to the gov
eminent in taxes on cigars, cigarettes,
tobacco and snuff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01

TOUR bills imposing a land tax and
i heavy inheritance tax, and
eliminating most of the present taxes
have been introduced in the house by
Representative Keller of Minnesota.
The bills are sponsored by the COM
mittee of manufacturers and mer-
chants on federal taxation and by the
Farmers Federal Tax league
One bill imposes a tax of 1 per
cent on land values in excess of S1O,-
600, after exempting buildings and i'm
provements, and in the case of farms
the cost of clearing and draining and
maintenance of fertility. The exemp-
lions are so applied as to exempt from
taxation, according to Mr.. Keller's es-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
RUNAWAY BALLOON CAUGHT
"Deserter" From Pacific Fleet Create.
Aavoc Refore Capt,ra

"Deserter" From Pacific Fleet Creates
Havoc Before Capture.
Santa Barbara, Calif-After razing
fences, uprooting trees and lifting an
intrepid farm worker from earth, Bal
loon No. 10, which deserted" the Paci-
fic fleet some time Sunday night. was
captured at Santa Maria byk1 100 men
who grabbed the trailing cables and
brought it to earth. Balloon No. 1,
which was lost at the same time, is a
wreck on a farm near Lompoc
Fear that loss of life attended the
escape of. Balloon No. 10 was created
by the fact that the case of life pre-
servers in the basket had been broken
open
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01

WASHINGTON Washing
w ton is beginning to sit up and
take notice over the delivery by John
Bull to Uncle Sam of the S2,000,000
naval airship, RIBS, scheduled for
early fall. This Gibraltar of the
Skies" is now tuning up at Bedford,
and Commander Maxfield, U. S. N, is
now in England with an American
crew. The trip across the Atlantic is
expected to take two or three days,
the airship's cruising speed being go
miles an hour.
These are its main dimensions and
characteristics: Length, sos feet; di-
ameter 50 feet 4 inches; capacity,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
American

N EORGANIZATION of the Ameri-
N can feet is to be expected soon.
The general board of the navy has
recommended it and it is the under
standing that the board has urged the
creation of single major feet" with
it's principal base in the Pacific.
1t is indicated, however, that what
ever plan may be adopted by the sec
rotary of the navy, the Atlantic will
not be denuded of capital ships. Out
side of the opposition that stripping
the Atlantic of fighting vessels would
arouse, the naval administration is said
to be convinced that it would be
poor policy to leave the eastern sea-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
LARGER HOUSE is OPPOSED

Increase Would Make 1t Mob, Says
Burton of Ohio.
Washington Opposition to any in
crease in the size of the House when
representation is re-apportioned under
the 1920 census was expressed before
the House census committee by Repre-
sentative Burton, Republican of Ohio,
who declared larger House would be
"veritable mob" and permit domina-
ton by few members. A membership
of 800 would function most effectively,
he commended
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
DISABLED VETERANS MARCH
Impressive Parade Held at Opening of
Detroit Convention.

Detroit, Mich.-Represe ntatives Of
the nations war disabled marched here
in parade intended as a mute appeal
to the country for more speedy relief
for American wounded.
The parade, held in connection with
the first convention of the American
disabled veterans of the World war,
was headed by a float depicting pop
py-covered grave in Flanders field, in
memory of war dead
Several thousand disabled soldiers
marched or rode in the parade
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
Chicago Votes Bio Sum.

Chicago-The largest yearly budget
in the history of Chicago, providing for
the expenditure of s3S.319,0OO, was
adopted by the city council The total
was s3,000,000 more than the total in
the 1920 appropriation ordinance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
Police, Firemen Given uItimatum,

Quebec-An ultimatum directing the
striking police and firemen to report
for duty by Wednesday noon was de-
livered by the City Council after its
members had spent four hours in CON.
ference with the mayor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
Poland To Celebrate Julv 4.

New York-Peland will celebrate
July this year as national holiday
in order to show the gratitude of that
country toward America, says an Of
fetal announcement received here from
Warsaw.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
NEGRO Gets Place.

Washington-Lincola johnson, Re.
publican National committeeman OF
Georgia, a Negro, was nominated by
President Harding to be recorder OF
deeds for the District of Columbia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
Fish Bite Causes Blood Poison.

Crandon, Wis.-Stanley Purdy, a
fisherman, is suffering from blood poi
soning in his right hand as a result of
the bite of large pike. Purdy was
removing the fish from a hook when
the accident occurred.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
FOREST FIRES IN ARIZONA
Incendiaries Blamed for Damage; Two
Arrests Are Made.

Arrests Are Made.
Albuquerque, N. M.-Two large
forest fires covering 41,O00 acres are
burning in the Coconino forest near
Flagstaff, Ariz., according to advices
Sixty-fve men are fighting the flames.
Both fires are believed incendiary, and
two men have been arrested.
Advices said the situation was seri-
ous
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
SPORTING

London-King George presented tn
American polo team with the cup
won in the international matches a
birmingham.
New York;. Harry Ertle of JeI
sey City was selected by the New Jel
sey State boxing commission to re
fierce the championship Dempsey-CaI
pentier fight on July 2.
Cleveland-Tommy Gibbons, ST
Paul light heavyweight boxer, scores
his twelfth consecutive knockout her,
when he stopped Willie Meehan il
the first round of scheduled 12-roun,
decision bout.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-15
THE KIWANIS CLUB

Throughout the nation today there
are forces that are leavening the So
cial and business fabrics-the forces
of service and usefulness. These ire
mendous forces are directed through
groups of men who have associated
themselves together for strength in
their endeavors, and they call them
selves Roarians and Kiwanians.
A little over a year ago one of
these groups took being in Palatka
under the head of Rotary Club"
There is in process Of formation an
other group, which will be classified
under the head of "kiwanis Club
The purpose of each group, is iden-
tica, ideals are the same, objective
is in common and community benefits
are certain to be tremendous under
the friendly rivalry to excel. This is
the new artistocracy', the aristoc
racy of service.
This idea Of an aristocracy OF SER
vice originated in Chicago sixteen
years ago. Since that time it has
spread, like a flame, over the uni
verse. Rotary has become interna-
tional, and Kiwanis is fast becoming
so. Between the two organizations
there is one great big rivalry-to see
which can excel in service, unset
fishness and in general betterment of
all living conditions. With two such
organizations in Palatka the commu-
nifty S progress in material and sipri-
tual things is certain to b. much
more rapid and substantial.
1t was a splendid thing that the
Rotary Club did yesterday when, by
resolution, it pledged its support and
undivided effort to every enterprise
which the Kiwanis Club might under
take, congratulated those who were
the moving spirits in the formation
of that organization and welcomed
them to the lists of endeavor for the
common good.
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naming were scarcely enough to ar
ford their chieftain living. Desper-
ate at the thought that return to his
fatherland might never be realized,
Alayam began to gamble, seeking, he
told Mr.. Olson, to multiply the tithes
Of his colonists into the fortune he
needed.
But instead of winning Alayam lost.
With money gone he gave a worthless
check for $50 for last stack Of chips
and those, too, were lost. Alayam was
arrested.
In his plea to the county attorney
Alayam begged for recommendation
of probation. He could call his follow
ers together then, he said, and would
depart with them for their old home
In Armenia. Even without money
Alayam was confident he could rally
his fathers tribesmen and, with the
power Of Turkey weakened, regain
again his heritage.
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RULER IS VICTIM
OF ROYAL FLUSH
Amar AIayam, Tribal King Of Ar
menia, Lands in Jail
in Minneapolis.
POKER GAME HIS UNDO|NG
Seeks to Rally His Tribesmen to Re-
gain Heritage of His Fathers
Turns to Gambling to Sup
ply Necessary Funds.

Minneapolis. - Amar Alayam, by
right of birth tribal king of Arme-
mia, is a prisoner in the Hennepin
county jail, held there on the charge
of giving worthless $50 check to
redeem his losses at poker and afraid
to summon his clansmen to his aid for
fear they would repudiate the leader
ship of man in felon's cell.
At least such was the story told by
Alayam to Floyd b. Olson, county at
torney, from whom he besought a
recommendation of probation that he
might once more rally his tribesmen
and seek with them to regain the her
itage of his fathers.
Ten years ago Alayam, according to
the story he told Mr.. Olson, became
the king of his tribe in Armenia upon
the death of his father, Abu Alayam.
Abu had been strong ruler. He
had amassed lands and fortune. Dur
ing his lifetime he had held at bay
the emssaries of the Turkish sultans
who had sought to despoil his lands.
Upon his death the Turks came.
Looted by Turks.
Alayam was but q youth of twenty
two at that time. Marauding Turks,
backed by the power Of the Sultan,
seized upon the richest of his inheri-
lance. 1t was useless to resist their
strength by force. For money they
promised to release the farms of his
fathers, so, gathering about fifty of
his young men, Alayam came to Amer
lea, the land Of tabled fortunes.
After the custom of the Armenian
immigrants, Alayam was spokesman
for his tribesmen in the new land. 1t
was through him that they hired out
for various occupations. A 1.-THE of
their wages they gave to Alayam, who
boarded the money that he might go
back to ransom his kingdom from the
Turks.
Almost enough money was raised to
accomplish the purpose when the
world war came. Upon the heels of
news Of the war came tidings of the
ravishing of Armenia by the Turks.
Tales of the suffering of his country
men caused Alayam to abandon his
dream of going back to his kingdom.
The money saved for that purpose he
sent overseas, a contribution to the
Armenian relief funds. Many of his
colonists returned to enlist as soldiers
to fight against the Turks. The rest
were scattered.
Still those who remained continued
to give part of their wages to Ala
yam and he stayed on in this country,
feeling that the money he could raise
here would be of more value to his
countrymen than his presence in Ar
menia as a common soldier.
Turns to Gambling.
The end of the war was also the end
of Alayam's resources. So many of
his colonists had gone back to Arme-
mia that the contributions of the re-
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-15
An Advertisement Helped Her.

Mrs. Lucille Mackey, 16 Buena Wis
ia ST., Washington. Pa, writes: Last
winter my 3-year-old girl caught a
bad cold which left her with a dry
cough. 1t bothered her most at night
and she would cough until she vomit-
ed. l think she must have had WHO'D
ping cough. I saw an advertisement
for Foley's Honey and Tar. I tried
it and bought two bottles and her
cough left her before she finished the
second bottle. She nad gotten awful
ly thin, but now she is as fat as ever"
For sale by J. H. Haughton.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-15
BEAN BEETLE BAD LADY BUG
Government to Spend 100000 to Run
Mexican Little Grip From
Country.

Washington.-Th Mexican bean
beetle is the only bad little girl of the
LADY bug" family, government farm
experts have decreed in announcing
reprisal warfare against the new crop
destroyer, active particularly in Ala
bama Colorado and New Mexico.
All other LADY bugs" are classed
as beneficial insects" but the bean
beetle from south Of the border feeds
on plant fertilizers and the govern
ment has 100000 to spend in run
ming it out of the country.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-15
WOODEN ARM IS DRUG CACHE
Clever Device Used by Cripple to Ped
die Oope--Gets Prison
Sentence.

New York.-Salvatore Santore, thir-
ty-four, was sentenced to from one
to seven years in Sing Sing prison by
Judge Mulqueen on charge of SELL
ing narcotics.
SantOre had an artificial left arm,
which DR.. Simons said was hollow
from the wrist to above the elbow.
In the wrist was a small door with
a spring. which Santore could open
at will and let fall packages of co
caine. The compartment held about 20
packages, and the space above the
elbow, as cleverly contrived as the
wrist, held about ten packages of
drugs.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

All creditors, legatees, distributes,
and all persons having claims or de,l
mands against the estate of R, s.
Mooney, deceased, are hereby notified
to present their claims or demands to
me within Two Years; and all per-
sons indebted to said R. S. Mooney,
deceased, are notified to pay the same
Immediately.
LAVINIA E. MOONEY,
EXecutriX of the last will of R.
S. Mooney, deceased.
This 7th day of June, A. D. 1921.
June 8-15-22-29; July 6-13-2O-27
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-15
ING SEASON IN LEMON
LEAGUE MAY BE DIVIDED

Thy associated Press)
ksonville, June 11.-Marcus
It, president of the local club
Florida State league expressed
'ation today when he learned
President Baxter, of the Orlan-
ub, had suggested that the
playing season be split into
alves. Mr.. Conant said if w. W.
president of the league should
meeting of the club executives
Id a vote by telegraph on the
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-15

latka, Florida at 10 o'clock a. M, on
the 18th day of June, A. D. 1921, that
they may be heard, to show cause, if
any they can, why the said Mathis
Merchantile Company should not be
dissolved as prayed for in said pc
tition.
1t is further ordered that this order
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-15

FOR RENT-Centrally located,
nicely furnished lower apartement.
Four rooms and bath for summer
Phone 1881, 208 S. 5th st. 6-12-3t
FOR SALE-A bargain, Studebsk-
err, 6 cylinder, seven passenger car.
mean a good car. Price $3.50. Must
be sold soon. See Mr.. d. Saucer, cor.
Lemon and 7th streets. 6-11-6t
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-15

$1,000 secures house. wo story
building, large lot, on X by stree,
balance $500 paid like ret. Leav-
ing city and anxious to Sc. P. o.
Box 306 or Phone 366-W.
--Address-H. II. Care the Nws. m
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-15
ORANGE TREES AND

FOR SALE-Five passenger tour
ing car, Overland. Good running con-
dition. Good tires. $3.50 takes it. APP
ply to n. B. Care General Delivery,
Palatka, Fla. 6-9-6t
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Wednesday Morning, June IS. 1927

he published in The Palatka Daily
News, published in Putnam County.
Florida, twice each week until SAID
date.
Done and ordered at Chambers IN
Palatka, Florida, this 7th day OF June,
A. D. 1921.
A. V. LONG. JUDGE.