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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01
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PROVINCE OF A NEWSPAPER.

There are some people VINO take
the view that newspaper IS a garb-
age bucket into which anything may
be dumped. Mistake No. ]. There
are some people who think that a
newspaper is published. only to
serve their selfish interest and throw
the harpoon into the other fellow.
Mistake No. 2. There are some
people who think that newspaper
should print what is obviously adj
vertising matter without single
cent of compensation. Mistake No.
3. There are many other similar
mistakes with regard to the publica-
ton of a newspaper, but these VIII
answer for the moment.
A newspaper is not duty bound
to print anything that it doesn't
want to print. There is no rule
that REQUIRES it to print something
of absolutely no news value just be-
cause somebody /. wants it printed.
1t is not obliged to effusively laud
some person where laudation is not
earned, nor lambast some individual
where adverse criticism is not de-
served 1t is not printed tor the
purpose of satisfying selfish motives.
There is not the remotest reason
why it should give away its space
to somebody who is running some
thing for monetary benefit.
The mission of a newspaper is to
print news of general interest. Ad-
vertising is not news. Something
cocerning single individual is not
news. An article SHINING some
private enemy or opponenet is not
news. Numerous other things of a
like nature that find their way into
newspaper Office are not news.
1t is not hard for trained news
paper man to draw the distinguish
ing line. 1t is not hard for any
body to draw the distinguishes
line if they will stop a moment an
give the matter logical thought.
True it is. that a newspaper 6 yes
away much especially where char
ity is concerned, but it does not fol-
low that the publisher should adopt
charity as an established custom
and open the door freely to all
corners. Space is the only thing
that newspaper has to sell, and
the publisher who gives it away is
no wiser than the merchant who
gives away a hat or a suit of
clothes to the man who comes into
his store and asks for them.-Bur-
linpton IN. J.( ENTERPRISE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01
vER|N|LION RANCE
RESUME FOR 1922.
OLD STANDBY RANGE HAD A
MOST PRODUCTIVE YEAR
SHIPMENTS LARGE.
From Skilling,s Reyiew.l

The Vermilion range mines are
completing a busy shipping season
and are preparing for an active
winter. Most of the ore to be for
warded this season has been ship
ped, and stocking is in progress at
all but one property. The total
shipment from the range for 1922
will be approximately 100000.
tons, an increase of $3.50 over that
of last year. This may be called
normal shipment for the Vermilion,
which has the reputation of being
the most consistent of all ranges in
production and shipments. About
100000 tons of ore remains in
stock on the range, the large piles
of last spring being nearly ell ship
ped out. All indications point to
busy stocking season this winter,
with large crews being employed.
Pioneer Heaviest Shipper.
The Pioneer Mine, the most inn
portant of the Oliver Iron Mining
Company's group, was the heaviest
shipper of the district, sending
forth approximately 100000 tons.
This immense mine, located at Ely, |
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01
TO THE VOTERS OF ELY, MINI.

I wish to-, announce that / am
offering myself as candidate for
Reelection to the Office of MAYOR
at the election to be held Decem-
Der 9Th, 1922, and solicit your
In making this announcement,
and asking your votes, wish to
state that ! have no apologies to
make for my actions during the past
two years, neither have / any
promises to make during the ensu-
ing two years If / should be re-
turned to. Office to serve yeu, fur
Their than to say that / will en-
deavor to administer the duties of
the Office to the best of my ability,
and to the interest of the Tax Pay
ers Of your City. In closing / wish
which has been clipped from a
Mr.. ]. G. Holland, for your con-
sidsration, not only in the coming
City Election, but in County, State
and National, entitled;
God Give Us Men.
God sgive as men, The time de-
rinands
Strong. minds, great hearts, true
faith and willing hands;
Men whom the lust of Office does
not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office can
not bay;
Men who possess opinions and a
will;
Men who have honor; men who will
not lie;
Men who can stand before dema-
:. cog
And damn his treacherous batteries
without winking;
Tall men, sun crowned, who live
above the fog
In public duty and in private life
Thanking you for past Honors,
and soliciting your support at the
coming election, / beg to remain,
Yours Truly,
: HENRY CHINN.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01
sARE you A STARTER?

There are plenty of good people
that are good starters, further
equipped with hair trigger. latest
model self commencers but that is
about as far as they get unless they
have the good staying qualities that
are so essential in reaching the de-
sired goal.
You would not invest much in
an automobile that had an excellent
self-starter but lacked the power to
pull its load over all the hills that
it would be expected to encounter
in. it's travels, would you? There
fore the self-starter is useless with
out a combination of staying and
finishing qualities.
bum with bottle of booze can
start a stink that will always re
main a black smudge on the fair
name of community. A boy with
a single match can start a. confiagra-
ton that will wipe out millions of
dollars worth of property. An an
archist can involve great nations
into deadly war by the hurting of
a small bomb at the proper time
and place. All these things are
easy.
We can go out tomorrow and
start any number of big movements
that would be a grand thing for
this town, but unless we have the
staying qualities and the ability to
concentrate the powers of the COM
munity to pull in unison with our
plans, the work we have started
will soon be found in the ditch
alongside the road of progress. All
there will be left of it is the starter.
The slayer and finisher never even
got to the quarter pole they were
out of time with the starter.
In this town, as in every COM
munity, there are plenty of starters,
but there is a lack of stayers and
finishers, and for the latter two
places there should be enlisted a
great school of trainers.
Starters are necessary to any
project, but the stayers and finish
ers are the very bone and sinew
and the elements that put over the
big things and pull down the prizes.
Be starter, a slayer and fin
isher.-Ex.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

During the war the government
offered war savings stamps, paying
about per cent as a method Of
saving for people of small means.
Since the war, and to take the
place of war savings stamps, the
Government offered Treasury saw
ings certificates in denominations of
SIS, 500 and $1,000, now sold to
investors at $2O.50, $82 and $500,
respectively. They pay per cent
if held until maturity, five years
from the date of issue. About
$625, 100000 of War Savings
Stamps, series of 1918, become due
January 1st, 1923, and the Gov
eminent now offers to issue Treas
ury savings certificates in exchange
for them, affording the owners an
opportunity to continue safe in
vestment with good interest. Saw
ing has furnished the life blood for
many nations and insures prosperity
to the people. The Government is
doing everything possible to enconr-
age saving in the United States by
offering sound and attractive secur-
tiles for the investment Of small
sums. If you want to save, and
insure your future, it would pay
you to investigate Uncle Sans Saw
ings System.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

to FRAGILE.
And we also notice that when
one of those European countries
gets into trouble, or is afflicted with
disaster, the aid of America is
eagerly sought-and evidently soon
forgotten.
The Americans are the champion
easy marks of the world, bar none.
Foreign actors and musicians Come
over here and go home with their
pockets lined with good American
gold. We overlook our own talent
and fall hard for those from for
eign shores.
Some day, the American people
will come to realization of the
fact that about all Europe wants OF
us is our money. And when that
time comes, the Europeans will find
that their easy money will no long.
er be forthcoming from a generous.
hearted people. Winnebago Enter,
prise.
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is the largest underground mine in
the state, and its output compares
favorably with those of the big
open pit properties of the Mesabi.
Since 1889, when its first shipment
was made it has sent forward nearly
100000 tons. Its shipment this
year was the largest in ten years.
The Pioneer is in splendid shape
at the present time with large
tonnage of ore blocked out. It has
two hosting shafts, "A" shaft on
the north footwall being vertical
and sunk to depth of 1,46b feet,
while "B" shaft on the south foot
wall is an incline, with steel sets:
The hosting is done mostly at "A"
from the 18th and 18th levels. The
Pioneer Mine was one of the flrst
to develop the slushing system using
the double drum tugger hoist. A
number of machines are in use at
the present time resulting In IN
creased tons per miner.
During the summer new track
arrangement was completed at
Pioneer''A" shaft to permit of min
ing the ore along the north foot
wall.
Inc bIC iOhSSA
grade, high grade Bessemer, and
the Frontier, non-Bessemer grade.
/ At the present time the mine en-
ploys about 450 men, and is stock
| ing at "a" shaft.
Sibley Is Stockpiling.
The Sibley Mine at Ely is also
operated by the Oliver Iron Mining
Co. 1t has been producing in a
small way during the past year, and
its 1922 shipment will total about
| 10000 tons. It's stockpile accum-
ulation of last winter was shipped
deposit of very high grade ore and
is equipped as to shaft and hosting
equipment to produce heavily, but
has not been worked by large crew
for several years. The Sibley shaft
is a comparatively new one, with
steel sets and concrete latn and is
one of the best in. the state. Min
! ing operations at present are on
the 9Th and 9th levels, day shift
only being employed. The ore is
| being stocked and it is expected
| that a normal crew will be en-
ployed this winter.
Zenith Concludes Shipments.
The Zenith Mine is another one
of the Ely group, lying between
the Pioneer and Sibley. 1t is oper-
ated by Pickands, Mather and Com
pany. It has been active during
| the past summer and this week fin
ished shipping, sending forward
about 100000 tons for the season,
an increase of 100000 tons from
last year. This brings the total
!. pments of the Zenith to over g.
100000 tons, it's first shipment hav-
ng been made in 1892. This mine
did not clean up it's stockpile but
will carry over 100000 tons.
New Superintendent for North
Chandler.
The North Chandler Mine lies
west of the Pioneer and is operat-
ing with a day and night crew,
shipping about 200 tons daily to
| the Zenith Furnace Company at
Duluth About 70 men are en-
| ployed. The Chandler product is a
Bessemer grade, included under the
Ely grade. A stockpile will be
carried over.
The Chandler Mine is famous as
the original property of Ely, hav-
ing shipped nearly 100000 tons
since its career began in 1888.
the nature of scram it is giving
a very good account of itself and
will be active for several years to
come. 1t is operated by the Chand-
Ter Mining Company, of which Cap
tain Frank Kent, of Ely, and E.
Mcneil of Virginia are the leading
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figures. r
A new superintendent takes hold
of the North Chandler this month
in the person of Guy H. Moore. who
will succeed Herbert King, whose
death occurred recently. Mr.. Moore
has been for the past three years
chief clerk at the Zenith Mine, and
previously had experience on the
Mesabi and Michigan ranges He
comes to the Chandler splendidly
equipped, and his many friends are
pleased with his promotion.
Soudan Has Deepest Shaft.
The Soudan Mine at Tower In an
other one of the Oliver. group which
has been active as usual. Its ship
ments are approximately $4,000
tons for 1922, which is about a
normal output for this property in
recent years. A small stockpile is
being carried over. A day and
night crew is at present employed
and stocking is in progress. The
| Soudan shaft was recently sunk to
the 10th level, making it the deep
est shaft on the range.
| The Soudan, formerly known al
| the Minnesota, is the oldest mine
! in the state, being opened in 1884
1t has never missed shipping a year
since, and has just completed its
seth year. Total shipments are be-
ltwee 100000 and 10000,
| 900 tons. The Soudan produces
| Vermihon lump ore, hard non
! Bessemer running about 64&o iron
which is very desirable furnact
| ore, and is much in demand at al
the Steel Corporation plants.
Ships Silicious Ores
The Section Thirty Mine located
three miles east of Ely had a busy
season, shipping 100000 tons of sill
cious ore and 5000 tons of non
Bessemer from stockpile. This
property was not active in 1921
| At the present time a small force il
employed and the sinking of large
! five compartment shaft is being
started. A new warehouse was re
| Gently completed at the Section
Thirty Mine and other surface I'M
proNements made. 80
This mine was opened in 1915
| and has shipped total of about
| 1 100000 tons to date. 1t is hopec
| that the latest developments insure
| resuming of activity at this fam
Gus property. G. A. st. Clair con
trolls the mine, while Ralph St
Clair is superintendent.
No Shipments This Season.
The South Chandler Mine at Ely
| is closed down, and has not oper-
ated for two years. This is con-
trolled by B. M. Pattison, lessee.
The Armstrong Bay Mine, be-
tween Tower and Ely, is at pres
ent stockpiling. No shipments were
made in 1922. A railroad now
serves the property. The mine is
operated by the Chippewa Iron Min
ing Company.
The McComber Mine located near
Robinson Lake is idle and no de-
velopment work has been carried on
during the past year.
Progress at New Electric Plant. !
| Work at the new hydro-electric
plant of the Minnesota Utilities
Company at Fall Lake near Wintor
| is progressing rapidly. Two humid;
red men are employed all winter
| Concrete is being poured daily
The foundations for the power line
| are being placed. The power pro,
| ject will be an important develop
ment for the Vermilion range, ana
for the Mesabi as well. Cheap cleo,
the mining industry.
Will Get Out Mining Timber.
There will be. considerable wood.
work on. the Vermilion range this
coming winter. The ClogueJ> Lum
Der Company expects to work five
scamps north of Wfnton and there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

will be considerable logging by local
contractors who will get out saw
logs, pulp wood and mining timber.
There is some labor shortage on
the Vermilion range. In common
with the other mining districts the
mines could use more experienced
miners If they were available. The
extensive road work has taken a
good many men, and it is expected
that with the let up on this work
in the winter, more men will be
released for mining operations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

Shoes go down a dollar pair
in price but this cuts no ice. When
gasoline drops cent gallon you
hear a shout of approval all along
the line. The cost of living today
is based on the price of gasoline,
silk socks, theatre tickets and booze
and not on the price of potatoes,
-four, salt pork or prunes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

Hot bread is often thought to
cause indigestion, but the United
States Department of Agriculture
says that when it does so it is be-
cause it lacks some of the char
acteristics of good bread, not be-
cause it is hot. Large or thick
biscuits, whether raised with yeast,
baking powder or soda, are likely,
if cooked only a short time, to be
seggy on the inside, and this, when
it happens, is the objection to
them, rather than the fact that
they are served hot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

The federal government has COM
menced suits to recover better than
twenty million dollars fraudulently
expended in war time contracts
given to government pets. The
newspapers of the nation-at least
those in the smaller cities and
towns have nothing to fear from
that source. The call came to
donate their space land about
everything else) and they respond
ed to the extreme limit, in the full
ness of their patriotic sense.-Hib-
bling News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

Safety First should be q course
of study in the schools of the land;
Education is about all that will
make the public highways safe. A
serious accident usually awakens
a spasmodic safety campaign only
to lose interest until the next ac-
cident. In the schools children can
be started right better than grown
ups can be set right aad it should
be possible to establish habits OF
safety as well as other healthy or
honesty habits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

Debs, in speech made in Chlca-
go this week deplored the fact that
he was not in jail with the rest OF
the Reds. He also made the crack
that Soviet Russia was the place TO
live as they had the governing sys-
tenn down fine. Why not let him
go on over and join his friend Big
Bill" Haywood in Russia or fill his
wish to be back in Atlanta with his
compatriots.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

New York City put on safety
week in October and during the
week accidental deaths dropped to
80 as compared with 70 for the
corresponding week year ago and
an average of 81 a week for the
year 1921. st. Louis cut down its
accidental deaths during safety
week from "a a week to only one.
After the week the war between
the pedestrian and drivers was
probably resumed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

Word comes from across the
water that America is not well liked
in Europe.
What Europe thinks of America
is of small concern to America. If
it had not been for this country in
the late war, England and France,
and others, would have been licked
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

An exchange asks where all the
automobiles go. A considerable
number of them go into the bitches,
against moving trains at railway
crossings, against one another in
collisions, and lot more wear out.
In this section Of the country at
this time not a few are wrecked
while being driven by individuals
who are blinded from drinking
moonshine, and who do not avoid
all the obstacles that get before
them. The moonshine driven car
is still the most dangerous on the
highway, although the birdie, lap
sitting steerer is a close second.
We note that in some states the
one-armed drivers are fined, this
when the other arm is holding tight
to birdie sitting alongside the OPP
orator. There are still some of the
old rules that hold good in saving
cars, among them being to keep
well on the rigkS-hand side of the
road, to make curves slowly and
well out to the right, and to drive
moderately where there are street
intersections Ishpeming Iron Ore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

The favorite indoor sport Just
now is telling the next morning
INV many radio stations they
heard over their sets the night be-
fore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-01

Gel towns and cities in the
United States last year INDUCED
in the quaint custom of Christmas
Caroling. The list is increasing
year by year and slowly the Gus
tom is being revived to The salts
faction of the people thanks to the
National Bureau for the Advance
ment of Music. Ely has had groups
of carolers on the streets for sew
eral years and was one of the first
cities in the state to revive the
English custom. Last year seven
Minnesota towns and cities were on
the list while the year before only
four were represented, viz Austin,
Duluth, Ely, Elysian, Hibbing,.
Monticello and S. E. Minneapolis.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-03-30
CENSUS OF Ex.sERvIcE MEN
Five Million missionaries to Be Used
In Obtaining Woias on compen-
sation Drive.

A nationwide census of ex-service
men will be taken by the American
Legion. Five million questionnaires
have been printed for use in the Lee
gion's Service and compensation"
drive, which will aim toward the com
pilation of vital statistics and which
should afford definite indication of
the exact cost Of providing compensa-
ton to all veterans.
The various state organizations of
the Legion will conduct their drives
separately, and at their, own date.
Every man interviewed by the census
taker will be informed Of the five op-
tions Of the pending compensation bill
and be asked to signify his attitude
toward the measure and his choice Of
the five features. He will also record
whether he was ever wounded, gassed,
or suffered On injury in service. AS
sistance will be provided in filing COM
pensation claims, and all ex-soldiers
will be urged to carry government In
surance.
The Legion's plon for rotating loan
fund will be explained, and every man
interviewed will be asked whether he
would be willing to turn over his COM
pensation toward such fund for the
relief Of needy service men.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-03-30
WILL COPY HoTEL-DE-vlLLE
Reproduction Of French Village 10
Planned at Medicine Park, Near
Lawton, Oklahoma.

Stored somewhere in the A. r. f..
doughboy's mind is a picture Of a
French village-the church, the hotel
de-ville, the estaminet. Very soon it
will happen that the unsuspecting
doughboy, rounding the base Of the
Wichita mountains in prosy Oklahoma
will stumble upon this vision in real
life.
A faithful reproduction Of a French
village is planned at Medicine park,
near Lawton. Okla, as a recreation
ground for members Of the American
Legion. Its hotel-de-viile will have an
auditorium seating 1000, and plans
are under way to have Legion posts
throughout the state erect their own
cottages where members may spend
their vacations.
Water and electric lights have been
donated toward the project by a citi-
zen Of Lawton. and the native stone,
which is abundant at the foot Of the
mountains, will make the cost Of
erecting the cottages small.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-03-30

the civil service rules, making, spe-
cial case Of 1t, and Bazaar Is now
employed by the Veterans bureau.
and is punching typewriter (Hnnt
system) at great rate Of speed with
his artificial hands.
In a letter to comrades in the
American Legion, Bazaar said: II
have taken my draw with grin;
that same grin Is still with me. have
found the shedding exceedingly rocky
at times. but my philosophy Of a
smile and no, worry, coupled with an
Unsuitable desire to get somewhere,
have helped me surmounr most Of my
fificulties."
Premature explosion Of defective
hand grenade at Fort st. Mango,
E',,ance, was responsible for the loss
Of Bazaar's hands. He is equipped
wsth a complicated double hook at
t. ched to the stump Of his right arm
s7hich enables him to write legibly,
drive an automobile, and attend to
a'l his personal needs unassisted.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-03-30

toward getting square deal for ex-
service men. Judge Landis has ap-
peared before scores of American
Legion posts to speak for the cause Of
rehabilitation and reconstruction.
During the war I thought the pete
pie Of America were made over" he
said recently, addressing the Blooming
ton, ILL.,, commerce body. s"Everyone
got his feet off the ground. Everyone
wanted to know, How can I best
serve? They gave so that the soldier
in the trench could strike his heaviest
blow. But with the armistice, all this
went down in cold-blooded selfishness.
II this isn't corrected, we will have
won the fight but lost the war!'
Judge Lands, as baseball commits
sioner, reinstated Joe Harris of. the
Cleveland Indians. ruling that his be
ing gassed in the war caused him to
do things that he otherwise would not
have done.