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The Hobby Rider.

He liked the fads his fellows wooed
And at some time was sure to try
them;
No matter what his whim and mood
He had the wealth to crafty them.
Snun boxes and old prints he bought
And paintings and old armor called
him;
Blue china, coins and stamps he sought
And early printed books enthralled
him.
But he was prey TO, every shark
And every cunning humbug bilked
him
Alas. he was an easy mark
And takers by the dozen MIXED him.
Such Junk he had been gathering
And not one mortal he suspected
Experiences was the only thing
or any value he collected
NATHAN NJ. LHvr.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18
Home Owners In America.
From the Thrift Maoasirc.

From the Thrift Mdgdsirc.
Pennsylvania has the highest percentage OF
home owners Of any State In the Union.
Tho population OF this State in 1920 was
B,T00,00c. As the average family In the
United States consists OF $40 persons,
this would mean that there were 100000
families IN the State OF Pennsylvana. OF
these 1,730,00o own their own homes. Ohio
ranks second In the list of home owning
States. This State has population OF
8 5.so0,ooo. or 1,37o.Ooo families, and Of these
.216,542 own their own homes. OF the
25. 900, 600 families in the United States H.
100000 are home owners. In Greater New
York one family In eight il a home owner.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18
For the Community's Good.
A Virginia Farmers Motive in Help.
ing to Break Tieup.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Recently
there was walkout at the freight sta
tion at a town In Virginia on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway.
A well to do farmer In the neighbor-
hood. the supervisor of highways in his
county. who when younger had learned
to receive and ship freight as well as
operate a locomotive. volunteered and
carried on the work at the freight sta
tion. While he was thus engaged loco
motive broke down at a lonely point
near by and had to be left on siding.
The railroad superintendent visited
and asked our farmer II ne could not get
three or four mechanics and go out with
him In an automobile to repair the loco
motive, at the same time warning him
that It was. rumored that there were
twelve men at the place determined to
prevent any one from restoring that en-
gine. Our farmer procured the men and
vislbly and effectively armed. went to
the disabled locomotive, very emphati-
cally dened the mob. drove 1t away, re-
paired the locomotive and went home.
Later the superintendent wrote, ask
ing him for his bill for the services 81
himself and his men, and 1 inclose a
copy Of his reply:
"CovINGToN, Va, August 10, 1922.
"Mr. J. r. B'sant. SuperIntendest @. 4
o. RaAtoay Company. CHtton Forge.
Vir0iMia;
my DEAR SIR: Referring to your re-
quest that I send you bill for my time
and expense and that OF the several men
who have aided me, Iwant to state that
the men who helped mo when you were
with US at Barber on July 2S did SO
for the coed Of the community. and there
is no bill to be rendered for their SER
vices.
80 far a. my services are concerne l.
! want to state that you are one of my
personal friends. just as Mr.. Carey and
q number Of the-Qther officials and d.
rectors of your company, and probably
the little have done would have
gladly done for any one Of you or for
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway but
want you to understand that the SER
vice have rendered and am rendering
was not and Is not done for you or your
company but for the good Of my coua-
try. and want to be on no ones pay
roll for my service during crisis such
as has existed for some weeks past.
THE time Is at hand when every true
American should volunteer to promote
and preserve the liberty for which Amer
leans have always stood. and I thank
God for the health and strength with
which He has SO abundantly endowed
me- making 1t possible for me to do my
bit. ! only wish / could do more.
with my personal regards / am most
sincerely your friend,
1T. NJ. GATHRIaHr."
have asked and obtained the writ
er's consent to have the letter published
the suggestion, however, coming en-
tirely from me. I am proud that this
man Is native American. and I hope
and believe that you will publish his let
ter as an example to others.
Z. T. D. NJ. Jr.
RICHMOND. Va, August 16,
The New York herald., 1922-08-18
KEITH'S BANS DRY JOKES
JUST BECAUSE THEY BORE
No Prohibition Propaganda
Intended, Critic Admits.

Edward f. Albee. president of tho
u. y. Keith circuit of vaudeville theaters.
sent a letter yesterday to Pau Henkel
OF Keen's Chop House. 1o7 West Forty
fourth street, chairman of the publicity
committee OF tho Society of Restaura-
teurs. explaining his recenet ruling
against prohibition Jokes In the Keith
theaterd
The ruling was mads. Mr.. Alhee said.
solely because the jokes had been used
for the last three years and are about
played out. People go to the theater TO
see a show. he said, and If three or four
hots every week spring che same pro-
hibition Jokes the customers begin to
get tired OF them. Mr.. Henkel expressed
the belief that there was very little
nourishment for the dry forces in this
explanation.
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Abolish Picketing.

To THE NEW York HERALD: The labor
unions obtained their strangle hold
through picketing-merely an excuse to
intimidate, MAIN or murder any one who
sought the job they deserted. Men go on
strike, knowing they can picket. intimi-
date, main and murder; women the
same boys the same.
Therefore, to put an end to strikes put
an end to picketing.
WILLIAM II. GILMoRE.
NEW YORK, August IL.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18
Bubble Song.

I am a bubble. dance
Light. light. lightl
Red. gold, green and white
See how bright
I am with color
am sky. am flowers.
am sun
Watch where the winds run.
That Is I
Blue with the glance
or the skyi
Touch me not.
Touch me not!
Leave me here
With the sun
And the shadows so near
Poufl Only one touch
And l 60
AS the flame Of a candle goes
Sol
Then, nothing.
I am a bubble,
/ dance. -.
ABIGAIL CREssox.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18

There now remains a problem equally
serious: namely. the education Of hu-
manity in the science OF proper eat
ing and the Importance of sunlight
and clean air. II normal longevity is
to be reached 1t must be brought
about by better ways of living.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18

The superstitious will say that the
failure of tina latest Entente conference
to accomplish anything definite for the
relief Of Europe shows the validity OF
their belief, as the gathering was the
thirteenth of it's kind. optimists, how
ever, will argue that the fact the meet
ing dissolved in amity is sufficient to
relieve 1t Of the stigma of failure.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

National Retail Dry Goods Association
merchandise fair, Grand Central Palace, II
A. M.
DR.. Walter II. Eddy will lecture on '.yita.
mines" Horace Mann Auditorium. Broadway
and 120th street, $3.50 p. M.
Foresters OF America OF Kings and Queens
counties, carnival, Luna Park. Coney leland.
Navy Yard Band. concert. Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, p. NJ.
National Garment Retailers Association.
style shows, Seventy first Regiment Armory.
evening.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18

Governor BANTER OF Maine has is-
sued a statement in which he urges
his fellow citizens to prepare for coal
shortage this winter by cutting wood.
Wood chopping bees arc to be organ
ized and all hands are to help get the
fuel to those who need It. Maine men
are ever sensible and practical; an ak
in the forest is better than an appeal
to Washington.
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of paternalism, with the result that
a situation has been created which
makes generalized deductions from
experiments there Of uncertain value
as regards conditions elsewhere.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18

Whites Club of London is consider
ing the lifting of a 2o0-year-old ban
on pipe smoking In the club. If the
liberal faction has the victory it's a
safe wager that pipes will be smoked
in Whites for at least another 200
years.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18
The Thirssiest Town.

Nafrobt correspondence London Times.
Rumur,iti, tiny township in Kcnya Col
ony. claims the distinction Of being the
thirstiest town IN the empire. There are
ten adult Europeans In the settlement,
which has now four liquor licenses and Is
planning to have a hotel.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication of ALL news die
patches credited to Il or not otherwise
credited In this paper. and also tho local
news published herein.
All rights OF republication OF special dis
patches herein are also reserved.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18

Highest temperature. 81. at $40 p, M.
Average temperature. 50.
The New York herald., 1922-08-18

Fireman says woman welded black
jack.-Neuspdper headline.
After all, isn't it a lighter weapon
than the conventional rolling pin?
The New York herald., 1922-08-18
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature In this city yesterday.
as recorded by the official thermometer, II
shown in the annexed table: -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27

And now comes a controversy
among the Indians on one of the res
ervations RECORDING the tribal dances.
The charge is made that the dances
are indecent and that during the en-
thusiasm of the dance many presents
were given and that some of the In
dams gave away the most of their
possessions. 1t is a custom at these
dances for those who ask for dance
to give present and it is said that
the Indians gave away too much of
their worldly goods the case being
cited of one dusky warrior in order
to give suitable present to his dane
ing partner bestowed upon her his
shirt. Considering the ''nutty' pro-
positions of the present day dances
and the tendency to initiate things
bizarre, it might be fine business to
establish the custom among the white
population of the country. Some
"jazz baby" can make a hit for him.
self right here in Ely by starting
this custom. With little ingenuity
on the part of the recipient, shirt
will contain material enough to make
fair party gown. The Indian had
a much better system at that, than
had the fashionable parties of few
years ago where favors of paper hats,
tin whistles, and other jim-cracks were
distributed in the cotillion. A shirt,
pair of sox,. suit of underwear,
there is some sense to that.
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old curtains to new windows, and
so placing the pictures to cover
the cracks in plastefifig to the best
advantage that it nearly broke my
heart, and nowadays / never see "a
woman on a load of furniture NOV
ing across town that it does not
cause a gulp in my throat.
"After making the first payment,
astonished myself by paying out
and getting a deed in one year.
'It taught me something | had not
before known-How to Save. Also
it convinced me that the age-old
advice Save and get Home is
not the best advice for most fam
lilies, but should be changed to
Get a home and save"
Two years ago Mr.. Woods con-
ceived the idea that others might
be helped in similar way. A
number of business men started a
campaign, company was formed,
and they now have fund of over
$4,000.
They lend to home seekers. So
far no borrower has been so much
as one day late in making his
monthly payment and there has
been no loss.
Wellington is a real American
town. 1t has the largest park acre
age per capita of any city in the
United States.
1t has a Park House, or Com
munity House, where any woman
can entertain. 1t is constantly in
use.
It has Stadium for athletic
sports, and in it all the Churches
combine and worship during July
and August.
1t is planning to take over a
whole block for civic center and
has voted $4,000 to build a new
auditorium.
On the whole it is the kind OF
town that is peculiarly American
kind found in no other country
| on earth
Out of such towns come the boys
and girls that are going to be the
preferred stock of the human race
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COMMERCIAL CLUB

January "a, 1929
Meeting called to order by Pres.
ident Peter Schaefer at 8:15 P. M
Minutes of meeting of December
IL read and approved.
T lie following communications
were read:
Letter from Carlos Avery, Game
and Fish Commissioner, stating that
tentative agreement had been
made to close all international
waters to commercial fishing lying
between Sand Point lake and Lake
Superior
Letters from Senators Kellogg,
Nelson and Congressman Larson
acknowledging receipt of Mr.. Mer-
drinks letters relative to the pro-
posed amendment to the Transpor-
tation Act and the holding up of
the Illinois Central Railroad double
track across the Ohio River at
Cairo, Ill.
Letters from Senators Kellogg
and Nelson in response to Mr.. Mer-
drinks letters relative to the trans
fering of the National Forests from
the Department of Agriculture to
the Department of the Interior. and
the introduction of a, bill for the
construction of a Federal Building
in Ely.
Letters from Minnesota Associa-s
ton of Community Secretaries and
Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota
Association relative to annual meet
ings at st. Paul, Feb. 8, g, 10th.
No action taken on these COM
at this time.
Reading of report of Treasurer.
The report was ordered placed |
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$4,000 churches in the U. S. are
without pastors and only 1,450 new
ministers were graduated last year.
This is strange condition and the
mathematical question involved is
unanswerable. 1t must be thought out.
Leslie's Weekly in commenting on
the matter says ''the church is not
COMPOUNDED. The age is not degen-
crate. fearful pity need not yet sit
with sorrow. Fat sinners are not
eating the feast while lost souls nib
BILE the scraps of divinity. Never
theless, pulpiteering is unpopular be-
cause it is improbable. Fame and
wealth, the two spurs to human act
ion, are picked up elsewhere. The
influence of wages is memorable,
whether in philandering for pleas
ure or in grandmarshaling the prof
essional through the sapphire gates.
The saintiest men have earthly needs,
and every altar should have an ex-
chequor."
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Without a doubt, the Ely Cor

Without doubt, the Ely Com
mercial Club is the center of the
community activities and is receiv-
ing the support of the majority of
the business men of the community.
Still, there are some who cannot
see& in the activities of the club
anything of particular interest to
themselves, hence they oppose any
thing and everything in which they
are not directly the head and tail.
This is not a rule in Ely and only
isolated cases as above can be
found. Many of the leading men
of the city are devoting much at
tention to the problems and to the
activities of the club. Such devo-
ton cannot help but bring results,
not only to the individuals who
participate, but to the community
as whole, and no better statement
of a mans duty to the city or vii
lage in which he resides could be
found than that which is repro
duced herewith from the Lawrence,
Mass, Telegram:
"What does business man owe
to the city in which his business
is located besides the payment of
taxes? Nothing, some close-hsted
and tight-ipped business men will
say. But they are not the kind of
business men who make the big
gest success nor are they the kind
of business men who get the most
out of life.
''The business men who. make
the biggest success and who get
the most out of life are the kind
who believe they owe something
more to the city in which their
business is located than the pay
ment of taxes, who believe they
owe it what they can contribute of
active aid in solving the problems
that confront it. social, political or
economical.
Fortunately for the cities of this
country, there are many able bust
ness men who, disregarding the adj
vice of the kind of business men
who say that it may cause them to
lose some trade if they take sides
in city affairs, are devoting con-
siderable of their time and their
talents to doing something for the
general good of their city. And
the number of such business men
is growing"
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More Picric Acid for Farmers.
III a IIn;tnI CtnAnr nnrn "A, a.


The United States Department of
Agriculture has just announced,
thru the University of Minnesota,
supply of picric acid to distribute
among farmers for land clearing
purposes.
AS before, this explosive will be
given away by the Government but
it will cost cents pound to
cartridge and box it. In addition
there will be all the freight charges
to pay. The former supply came
from Sparta, Wis. This supply
will come from Fort Wingate, New
Mexico and hence freight will be
more. In fact the freight will be
six cents a pound or almost as
much as cost of acid, making the
explosive come to $500 per humid
red pounds.
st. Louis county is allotted four
cars, two for the South end and
two for the North end This will
not be as much as our supply last
fall so, first come, first served"
No order can be taken for more
than 500 pounds and not less than
100 pounds. Each order must be
accompanied by check $500 per
hundred pounds and can be sent
direct to county agents Office at
Virginia. Picric acid has the
strength of 40 per cent dynamite
which costs S.. per hundred so,
even due to high freight charges,
there is a saving of almost 100 per
cent. t%e
Farmers should send. in orders
Immediately SO that explosives can
be received here in time for spring
clearing. Unavoidable delays fire.
quently happen so it pays to order
early.
A No. 8 cap should be used with
picric acid for best results.s,sgTh
can also be eotten thru this office
as well as fuse.
AUGUST NEUBAUER,
4 County Agent.
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YOUR OWN HOME.
(By DIR. Frank Crane.)

(By DIR. Frank Crane
In Wellington, Kan, they have
an organization known as the We'll
lington Home Foundation.
A number of citizens, rich and
poor, have Clipped in and estab-
lished a fund, from which loans
are made to any one desiring to
buy home
The solidity and morality of a
community is in significant proper
tions to the number of its people
who own their own homes.
A home owner makes poor soil
for the nourishment of the bacil-
lus bolshevikus.
No means have yet been discov-
cred more certain to make a man
decent than to have house and
yard of his own, where he can be
bossed by his own wife and look
after his own children.
Mainly instrumental in establish
ing this foundation was H. L.
Woods, who owns and edits the
Wellington Daily News. In a re-
cent letter to me Mr.. Woods re-
lates how it all started:
THE vision of the Foundation"
ne says, grew out of my own ex-
periences. In the first ten years
of my married life / moved ten
times-the last removal being be-
cause | could not pay the rent.
When | was looking for a new
habitation friend came to me and
suggested that / should have
home of my own; l confided that
was moving because I could not
pay SO a month and must have a
cheaper house, by which he could
see that owning a home was an i'm
possibility for me.
He said, I have place you
IAN have if you can raise $50 to |
pay down; it is a good deal of a
shack, but it is the kind YOU are |
rying to rent / found the $50 |
md moved in. had never had as
much as 500 at one time since
'eing married, and in the many re-
novals | had seen Mrs. Woods try
ng to fit old carpets to new squares,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27

A federal prohibition agent in
Missouri says that "The Face on
the Barroom Floor" should be .
skull with crossbones and then goes
on to tell what should be done to
make "moonshine" safe for democ-
racy. First run moonshine" he
says ''is full of fusel oil and fnsaI
OIL is rank poison. Double distilla.
ton and ageing in charred barrels
for at least four years is necessary
TO remove the fusel OIL" This IS
the kind of education necessary for
the welfare of the country. Not
only will it minimize the violent
ueaths due to raw liquor but will
also keep the prohibition agents on
the job as the more moonsb;ners
the more jobs What is more
tnese directions should be printed
IN tour or five of the languages
prevalent among the moonshiners,
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Ely, Minnesota, Jan. %, 1922.
Adjourned regular meeting of
the City Council called to order at
8 o'clock P. M. by Acting Mayor
Maxi.
Present: Aldermen Maxi, Jones,
Erickson and Kovall.
Absent Aldermen Judnich.
Champa and Mayor Chinn.
Moved by. Alderman Erickson.
supported by Alderman Jones that
the minutes 8 of 1.-The regular meet
ing held January 8, 1922. be an
proved as published. Carried.
Report of the Committee on Ac-
counts and Finances was read as
follows: ..r
Ely, Minnesota, Jan. IL. 1922
To the Honorable Mayor and Civ
Council, City of Ely, Minnesota
Gentlemen: We, your Commits.
tee on Accounts and Finances to
whom were referred bills and nav
rolls, beg to report that we have
approved of the following and in
structed the City Clerk to draw or
ders on the City Treasurer in nav
ment therefore, viz;
Payroll, Official Department,
Payroll, Court and Police De- j.
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Total, ----------$14, 007. 81
Respectfully submitted,
E. C. Jones,
John p Erickson,
Steve Kovall
Committee on Accounts and Fin.
, ances.
! Moved by Alderman Kovall, sup
ported by Alderman Jones that the
report of the Committee on Ac.
counts and Finances be accepted
and filed. Carried.
The Parks, Grounds and Build
lngs Committee recommended that
the city suitcase one room in the
X. X. Building to the County of
st. Louis for quarters for the
County Nurse.
Moved by Alderman Erickson.
supported by Alderman Kovall that
the recommendations of the the
Parks, Grounds and Buildings Com
mittee be carried out. Carried.
The City Engineer was instruct
ed to ascertain the number of new
trees required for planting during
1922 and to report at the next
regular meeting.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
tie matter of having the front
wheels on the city sprinkler re-
tired be referred to the Sales and
Purchasing Committee with power
to act. Carried.
Financial report from the Treas
urer of the Community Service
Center Board was read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson.
supported by Alderman Jones that
the report be accepted and filed.
Carried.
Recommendations from the Com
munity Service Center Board per-
tanning to appointments for the
year 1922, salaries to be paid and
length of leave of absences was
read.
Moved by Alderman Erickson
supported by Alderman Kovall that
the matter be laid on the table
until the next regular meeting.
Carried.
The City Engineer recommended
that the final payment in the
amount of $598.50 be made to
the Ely Hardware Company for the
furnishing of inch water main
and fittings.
Moved by Alderman Jones, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson that
the bill from the Ely Hardware
Company be accepted and filed and
that the City Clerk be authorized
to draw an order on the City
Treasurer in full payment thereof.
Carried.
The City Engineer reported that
he has appointed Dave Blackmore
as assistant Engineer and asked the
Council for their confirmation.
Moved by Alderman Erickson
supported by Alderman Kovall that
the appointment of Dave Blackmore
as assistant Engineer be confirmed.
Requisition for supplies from the
Light and Water Department was
read
Moved by Alderman Jones SUM-
ported by Alderman Kovall that
he requisition be referred to the
Sales and Purchasing Committee
With power to act. Carried.
financial report pertaining to the
Ely Fire Department Relief Associa- [
lon was read.
Moved by Alderman Kovall. sun |
'orted by Alderman Jones that the /
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IN another place in this paper will
De found an announcement to the
punhc that y. S. Grant McMaban
viii De a candidate for reelection as
Gounty Commissioner from this the
rourth District. From all parts IF
tne district comes the demand that he
20 before the people for retention 70
e ene position ne has so acceptablv
niled during the past. Several have
s,gnihed their intention of filing for
the office providing Mr.. McMahan
would not stand for reelection
without doubt, Grant McMahan Is
one of the best commissioners in ST
LOUIS County. He is recognized as