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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03
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In view of the fact that the issue

In view of the fact that the issue
has been raised against several of
the county commissioners in this
election, the above table will prove
very Illuminating, inasmuch as it
shows in plain figures the variation
in the bids for bitulithic as COM
pared with concrete on these 54.97
miles of paving just completed. Not
going into a comparison of the two
materials for road building purposes,
which is said by those who should
be in position to know to favor
concrete as to wearing ability, the
table shows the difference in the
bids most auuspicously and shows
that $15,766.00 was saved b y
the county on every mile of road
constructed on the Miller Trunk by
the use of concrete. This saving,
at this time of intensive road con-
struction in this county, is, worth
thinking, and talking about.
The County Commissioners, at the
time the matter of material for the
paving program was up for discus
sion, weighed matters very carefully
and the majority voted in favor of
concrete. However this did not come
about until after Commissioner. U. S.
G. McMahan of the Fourth District
had most decisively fought for the
lower priced material. In this fight
he was assisted by Commissioner
Harvey of the Sixth District. Mr..
McMahan had studied the matter
from every angle and was prepared
with facts and figures to prove that
concrete, outside of saving the
county a small fortune on every
mile of road built as compared to
the use of bitulithic, would also be
the material to give the best salts
faction and stand the wear and
tear of the heavy traffic better than
the other material. Those present
at this meeting make the claim that
had not Commissioner McMahan
taken the stand he did, the. btu
| lithic paving material would have
stood fair chance of winning the
day and an additional cost of over
Sic 100000 would have been added
to the mile of every paved road
built in st. Louis County. Con-
crete saved the county an enormous
sum on the Miller Trunk alone.
Not only in this matter has Grant
McMahan shown his worth to the
county. A resolution fathered by
him at meeting a few weeks ago
at which the levy for next year was
discussed held the board down to
the lowest possible expenditures
consistent with conditions. While
several of the commissioners had
planned increased budgets for their
particular districts, McMahan stood
solidly for a levy not to exceed that
of last year which was considered
by everyone to have been fair and
equitable. In some quarters the
claim has been put forth that the
tax rate for the county in view of
the intensive road building and
other improvement work was far in
excess of what it should be and
that a halt should be called. In
this connection it will be well to
consider that while the county gen.
eral rate has gone from 5.25 in
1915 to 9.67 in 1921, the local
rate has jumped from 27.4 in 1915
to 1856 in 1921 and the school rate
from 1873 in 1915 to 30.8 in 1921.
The rise in several of the towns in
this near vicinity is even greater
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

The Reds are digging in right
along and while a false security
has the majority of US lulled to
sleep, these apostles of free love
and sabotage are working right
merrily. The past week has seen
the city plastered with stickers CALI
ing on the woodmen to join the I.
w. w. The stickers are truly works
of art, printed in red and read as
follows: wooden Heads for Wood
en- Bunks. Wake Up! morgan
lied Lumberjacks, time to join the
L. w. /. U. No. 100 of the I. w.
W" The presidents and secretar-
les are busy but you will notice
that "BilP' Haywood is keeping him
self safely hid in Russia and living
off the dues collected from the lab
oring man of this country. The
collecting of dues is done at any
old time but the work of the rotten
outfit is done at night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

Ely has the reputation as being
the best town on the ranges from
a business standpoint. A town is
just what it's citizens make it
Good citizens who are boosters
make good towns. The knocker
fails to benefit anyone and should
be suppressed, or killed off. If you
are the kind that can't see any
good in the town or its people, for
heavens sake move somewhere else
and make room for someone who
will appreciate the city and its in
stitutions. If the town is good
enough to make your money in il
surely should be good enough to
buy your goods in. The man who
buys his goods in Chicago when he
has payday and his goods in Ely
when he is broke is damned poor
citizen. The merchants here carry
just as good and better goods thar
do the catalogue houses and you
have the advantage Of seeing what
you are buying and getting you,
money back if not satisfied.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

When you get your little pink
ballot next Tuesay, with the Con-
stitutional Amendments on it, Gre
member the Maine"
While a failure to vote on any
amendment will count as a vote
against it, it is hoped that every
man or woman on the ranges will
place a nice, big, fat NO after
Amendment NO. 2 and thus. show
our bewhiskered friends in the low
er section of the state that w, are
unanimously against this abortion
receiving a place on the constitu-
ton of this fair state. We don't
give a d for the opinion of
the Attorney General as to its leg
atty. Morally it is as WRONG as
the Kaiser's might Makes Right
slogan. This is the kind of stuff
our boys went to Europe to fight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

In another column will be found
a word from VIM. E. Fay of Tower,
candidate for county commissioner
against U. S. G. McMahan. The
issue of "bitulithic VS.. concrete
was raised long bfore this and has
been a familiar subject throughout
the county ever since the board
went on record as favoring con-
crete. The Miner has stood for the
reelection of McMahan since the
first, not because we did not think
Mr.. Fay had right to seek the of
flee but because we think that Nc
Mahan is the man for the place and
because McMahan has been our
good neighbor for over thirty years
and we know him and the work he
has done for humanity, the county
and the district. Also, we are for
Ely and its people, first, last and
all the time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

"The Minnesota Sanity League"
has sent out literature which bellies
it's name in every particular. While
we are not any too highly imbued
with the operation Cor non-opera-
tion) of the Volstead Eighte nth
Amendment, it is our candid opin-
ion that the SANITY" League has
not, as yet, suggested method of
rectifying errors made. In their
literature distributed to the voters
the League asks for the defeat of
Senator Kellogg on his vote for
the Volstead act. The Dassel Dis
patch pertinently remarks that
Candidates sometimes get a lot of
help from unexpected sources"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03
MR.. LARSON SHOULD BE RE
ELECTED.
Duluth Evening Herald.


Congressman Oscar j. Larson has
served one term in the house of
representatives in Washington, and
he is a candidate for a second
term.
There are many reasons why he
should be reelected, some of them
personal, some political, and some
on wholly public grounds. Among
them aye these:
First, because he has served the
district, state and country faithfully
and well. He deserves reelection
because he has earned it.
Second, because no reasonable
call has come to him from his dis
trict that he has not responded to
promptly, courteously, diligently and
effectively. =
Third, because he can be much
more effective in a second term
than in first term. Any con-
gresham can do that, for it takes
a first term for any man to get
adjusted to the intricate processes
of legislation and government at
Washington, and to form contacts
that make him serviceable both in
congress and in the departments.
Fourth, because it is stupid for a
congressional district to keep chang
ing its representative in congress,
when there are so many, many
evidences that even mediocre men
who are kept long in congress get
better places and are able to do
better work than the most brilliant
men who are there but short
time.
Fifth, because he is Republican,
and as the national administration
will be Republican for at least the
next two years, a Republican can
do more for his district than a
Democrat.
think of the deeds and misdseds of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

constantly being built. The rich
farming sections tributary to Tower,
Cook, Angora, Buyck, Harding, Ely,
and other places In Che district set
tied up and the demand for high
ways increased. McMahan was on
the job and highways were built
until today the country west of
Tower known as the farming Sec
ton of the Fourth District is ver-
liable network of good roads and
practically every farmer has a good
road of his own. White Iron and
BURNSIDE farmers have roads, and
wherever there is a settlement, new
highways are being built.
Every cent appropriated for roads
in the McMahan district has been
spent on roads. Every dollar has
been made to count. No expensive
political barnacles are maintained.
To work for McMahan means to
work and results are apparent. The
residents of the district all know
this and it is a forgone conclusion
that they will not forget it on cleo
tion day. Road building is not all
that is required of a commissioner
in a county like this with an asses
sed valuation greater than that of
Montana, North Dakota, New Hamp-
shire and Wyoming and a territory
larger than the states of Connecti-
cut, Delaware and Rhode Island.
The Fourth District alone comprises
1855 square miles or nearly humid
red square miles more than the
state of Rhode Island. The des-
TIMES of the county are presided
over by the county commissioners
and it requires men of business
ability to properly conduct the af-
fairs in businesslike manner. This
is not saying that there are not
others capable of doing this but it
must be conceded that Grant Nc
Mahan has met the business test
and has come out of it with high
honors.
The campaign against the re-elec-
ton of McMahan is on a platform
of "He Has Been There Long
Enough" Why should public office
be different than private business
in this respect? A faithful en-.
ployee is not set adrift because he
has made good in private affairs.
Grant McMahan has made good as
county commissioner and will con-
| tinue to give the best service that
is in him providing he is returned
to the office. Mr.. Fay cannot be
blamed for aspiring to a position of
trust and if elected has all the ear
marks of good official. However
the people of the district should
weigh carefully the benefits to the
district to be secured by having a
man of the calibre of McMahan in
the Commissionership. His record
is before the people. The entire
county, although not able to vote
on the district ommissionership. is
interested in the retention of Nc
Mahan and the papers are not slow
in saying SO. A plain, outspoken
man, not given to rhetoric but who
makes every word count. A friend
of the people. A business man at
the head of an institution involving
millions of dollars in which we are
all stockholders. A pioneer in the
upbuilding of the greatest county in
the greatest state of the Union.
Think this over carefully and if
you do, it is certainty that YOU
will cast your ballot next Tuesday
for u. S. G.. McMAHAN
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

AS a means of reducing the price
of coal John L. Lewis, head of the
coal strike forces is now yelling his
head off for a six hour day and
five days week. Lewis engin-
eered the late strike and it was up
to him to dig up some new PROPOSE
ton in order to collect the fancy
salary from the miners union. It
is horse play of this sort between
the operators and the unions for
which the public is obliged to dig
up from $500 to $4,000 per ton.
It is great indoor sport for them
but the public pays the freight
C. w. Hencke in Dassel Dispatch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

If there is any excuse for voting
the Democratic ticket at the COM
ing election, we fail to see it. We
can remember back to 1878, 1898.
1913, and the conditions in these
years spoke like thunder of Demo
cratic inefficiency. 1t is sincerely
to be hoped that 1923 will not re-
peat the experiences of those years.
Don't run away with the idea that
you are helping yourself or the
country by voting Democratic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03
Thanks, AwfulIy!

The Ely Mothers Club hereby
wishes to express their appreciation
and thanks for all donations, which
SO materially helped to make their
Charity Ball success, and es-
pecially the following firms:
Brownell & Co., lbs. boiled ham.
Grahek Bros, 2 lbs. boiled ham.
Miller Store Co., 2 lbs. shelled
peanuts.
Jacob jSmrekar, 2 lbs. butter.
Ely Table Supply, lbs. butter.
Skala & Erchull, a lbs. butter.
Ely Finnish Stock Co., 8 boxes
sugar.
Kovall Bros, 2 qts. pickles.
John Pengal, 2 OTIS. pickles. ;.
Chocolate Shop, 1 pit. cream.
M. ]. B. Coffee Co., lbs. coffee.
PARK AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS
Have just added a full line of
Park guaranteed Automobile
Springs. | also repair brokea
springs as good as new.
A. STENLUND, Blacksmith.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

On the campaign cards of ]. H.
Nelson of Hibbing the slogan is
''Vote for a Range Man." This
is considerably misleading and would
infer that Geo. H. Vivian was not
a range man. Mr.. Vivian has been
personally known to the writer since
1888, he being at that time resi-
dent of Soudan and at which place
he resided until called to Duluth as
deputy in the county treasurer's
office. He is considered in every
sense a range man, so much that at
the July meeting of the Vermilion
Range Old Settlers Association he
was elected president of this organ
ization of range old timers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

gu. S. Grant McMahan of the
Fourth District; Coleman F. Naugh-
ton. of the Second District; George
Harvey of the Sixth District. They
have been faithful officials, and be-
cause of the kind of work that falls
to the lot of a county commissioner,
they may be truly called publ SER
wants. In meeting the cardinal is
sue of paving they showed that
they could be counted upon to do
the right thing. AS they were
faithful then, there is every reason
to believe that, if continued in the
public service, they will rt.main
faithfup'-News Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

Remember that Ely has two cam
didates on the ticket at the cleo
ton next Tuesday. Grant Nc
Mahan and A. j. Thomas. Both of
these are citizens of this city and
have been for thirty and more
years. You know them well and
you don't know the other fellow
who lives and spends his money in
some other town and, if constitut-
ed like the rest of us, will see that
his home town gets the breaks.
Don't be misled by any honeyed
words and bunkum about ''he has
been there long enough" When a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

Religion plays no part in politics
and the particular brand of handle
to mans religious affiliations
should cut no ice in any election
where men are chosen to represent
the people in the conduct of public
affairs. The candidate who brings
religion into politics or the support
ers of candidates who would do
this, deserve defeat. Qualifications
count.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

The real pest is the fellow who
has eaten garlic or is filled up with
fragrant moonshine and insists in
telling you the story of his life.
Not necessarily for publication but
"just that you may be able to tell
them about me if anything should
come up."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

: We cannot help saying right here
that the last team we had in the
legislature from this district was
satisfactory to the people of the dis
thict. Why change? Why not re-
elect Chas. T. Murphy of Aurora
and A. J. Thomas of Ely?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

man makes good, that is the fellow
to tie to and both Grant McMahan
and A. ]. Thomas have made good.
Work for your home town and it,;
people and thus help make Ely a
better place in which to live.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

Charley Calligan, Mason E. Forbes
and Walter Bergen are not worry
ing very much over their election,
Neither has opposition on the ticket
which simply goes to show that
fellows who wanted their jobs were
somewhat afraid of the cars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

In the death of DIR. A. w. Ryan
in Duluth last week the county loses
a valuable influence for good. DR..
RYAN was a whole-souled man be-
loved by all and his passing leaves
q void hard to fill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

Be sure and read the political ads
in this issue. All the candidates
before the people are too we'll
known to need comment. Pick out
your favorites and vote for them.
You will make no mistake by vot-
ing the straight Republican ticket.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

Exercise your citizenship and get
out and vote next Tuesdap. Vote
for whoever you want to and think
is best to fill the offices. ANYWAY
vote and do it early before Won for
get it. Let's get out the full yot-
ing strength of Ely next Tuesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

When you are offered something
for nothing it is foregone con-
clusion that what was meant is
nothing for something.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

The old time girl that stayed at
home when she didn't have any
thing to wear, don't do it now says
Abe Martin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-03

''In the Fourth district, consisting
of the Vermilion range and sur
rounding territory, Commissioner
u. S. Grant McMahan is candi-
date for reelection. He can point
to some of the best roads in the,
state, and to a wise expenditure of
public money in his district as his
warrant for reelection. Evening
Herald.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-09
Tears Come to Ewes of Uncle Joe Cannon
 at Tokens of Regret

WASHINGTON, Mav s. - Tears came to the eyes of Uncle Joe" Can non in the house today as members referring to his S6th birthday veste~ day, told of the regret occasioned in consress bv his retirement next Maro''
 Representative Mondell. the RenVh lican leader. said while Cannon wo~ld not he in the house ip nerson aftov that time. he will he with US in snir't and in the embodiment of that srleu- did influence he so lon9 exerted ir this body and the country"
 Crouched down in his seat and talI- inc no part in the brief ceremonv ~Uncle Joe" smiled just once wher Representative Garrett, Tennessee the Democratic leader. declared tho entire membership regretted his de cision to retire from the house 'in the bloom of his youth"
 Representative Alice Robertson, Re publican. Oklahoma, objected to a ref erence to Uncle Joe" as an old man and expressed the hone that he might be willing to run again after a rest oi two years.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-09
OPPOSITION TO MUSCLE SHOALS
 LEASE VOICED
Says Ford Plan Is Dream; Can't Come True; Doubts
 Report of Process

WASHINGTON, May S.-Opposition 10 any proposal for private develop ment of the governments property at Muscle Shoals, Ala, which promised" farmers fertilizers at half their pres ent prices and failed to guarantee" the reduction, was voiced today by Charles L. Parsons, former chief chem ical engineer for the war department before the senate agricultural commit tee. He declared his belief that cheap- ening the prices of fertilizers by pro- duction of those commodities at Mus cle Shoals could never be accomplish ed, and said Henry Ford's dream to that end ''could not come true.f
 , The, witness said be doubted the au- of reports that new pro cess had been discovered which would cut the cost price of fertilizers in helf.
 Work of preparing a report for use by the house when that body finally begins consideration of the Muscle Shoals bids was resumed today by the house military committee. It was un derstood that the committee member ship of 21 has split 10 to II on certain provisions Of the Ford proposal, the majority favoring the various sections of the proposal as they were taken UT from time to time.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-09
DEMOCRATS IN AT TACK UPON
 EXPENDITURES
Make Charge That Figures in Dawes Report Are
 Plainly Deceptive
SAY REPORT PURE BUNK
Attacks Alleged Saving of $I36, 100000; Declares
 Democrats Clubbing

WASHINGTON, May s. = Sharp Democratic attacks were made in the house today on the report by Director of the Budget Dawes, transmitted to the appropriations committee by Pres ident Harding, setting forth reduc- tions in government expenditures.
 Representative Byrnes, Tennessee, ranking Democrat of the committee, who had asked for specific informal tion in a resolution, charged that care full analysis of the report showed that the figures were plainly deceptive" !" and that they had been manipulated in an effort to mislead the public, into the belief that some economy has been effected by the administration" !"
 Joining in the attack, Representa- tive Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina also a member of the appropriation committee, declared if the president had had opportunity to examine "the itematiZed statement of alleged sav- ings constituting the total of $780, O00,000, he would discover that it is pure bunk"
 Defending the report, Representa- tive Mondell, Wyoming, the Republi- -can leader, asserted that Byrnes CTen nessee), was "quibbling" as to details of savings effected, and that some of the economics had resulted quite as
 (Continued on Page Two)
Bisbee daily review., 1922-05-09
SUGGEST THAT COMMISSION BE
 APPOINTED ID
 CANVASS FIELD
Neither Harding Nor Obregon Have Been Committed to
 Proposed Plan
PROPOSAL FINDS FAVOR
Believes Commission Would Be Acceptable if Mexicans
 Would Suggest It g

WASHINGTON, May s. Creation of an international commission to can vass the whole field of relations be- tween the United States and Mexico was suggested in official circles today as a possible means oh reaching an agreement to permit American recog- milton of the Mexico City government of General Obregon
 So far as details were revealed to- night, it was indicated that neither the Harding nor Obregon authorities had been formally committed to the commission plan. There were indica- tions. however, that the suggestion was being locked upon with favor by some officials both in Washington and in the Mexican capital
 f Almost a year has elapsed since the Limited States submitted to General Obregon the proposed treaty of amity and commerce which would provide guarantees aginst the Mexican confis- catory decrees of recent years. and would automatically accord the Obre- gon government full recognition. Tn lue HesOlldllOu WHICH nave lOitOWeQ this proposal. no basis of agreement has yet been found, and there have | been intimations on both sides that any proposed method of procedure ! which would contribute to a better un- i derstanding would be welcomed. The proposal for a commission was discussed with President Harding to- ! day by Senator Bursum, Republican. 1 New Mexico, who said afterwards he
 was confident such a plan would prove acceptable if General Obregon
 and his advisers cared to suggest it.
 In other quarters, it was indicated
 that some Mexican officials already
 had given the suggestion serious con
 sideration. It was made clear during
 the day, however. that whatever pro- tcedure was adopted in continuing the
 negotiations. the American govern
 ment still was determined that the
 guarantees against confiscation out
 lined in the proposed treaty of amity
 and commerce a year ago must be
 given before General Obregon would
 receive the formal recognition of Washington.