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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28
HIGHWAY Plan
A YEAR OLD.
c o M MIS- SIONER BABCOCK
MAKES STATEMENT OUT
LINING WORK DONE IN
YEAR.

One year of the Babcock Plan
makes heavy increases in improved
mileages on trunk highways accord
ing to Commissioner Babcock. The
first year under the new plan there
were completed 815 miles of grad
ing and contracts awarded for 1856
miles more 500 miles were gray
eled and 626 miles contracted for.
11G miles of paving was laid and
l23 miles more under contract.
First year operations included also
the re-shaping of 1,131 and re-
travelling of S85 miles of the big
system.
First year results of the Babcock
Plan, as condensed above, are given
in state highway department bull
letin this week making the first an
niversary of Inauguration of Min
nesota'a new highway development
program Bills to put Amendment
No. l into operation signed and
Charles NJ. Babcock reappointed
highway commissioner BY Governor
J. A. o. Preus, the new plan took
effect April 25, 1921.
The highway bulletin refers to
these important events in the Min
nesota annals of the good roads
movement, and presents the official
figures on results obtained during
the first twelve months, with a
short statement by the commission
er. The tabulation, however, gives
the comparatively large mileages of
improvements added during the
year to the totals listed when the
state took over from the counties
the 1000 miles Of trunk highways
TO improve and always maintain
them with the proceeds of the motor
vehicle tax and federal aid appor-
tionments.
Big Gains Listed.
Miles of trunk routes paved were
more than doubled the first year,
paving projects being run up by
the use of reimbursement funds
which can be expended only in the
counties issuing the bonds and with
the approval of the county COM
missioners. Graded mileages were
increased nearly SIS per cent and
gravel-surfaced nearly 45 per cent
during the year through the ex-
penditure of the bulk of the state
trunk funds for those and main-
tenance purposes. Grading an d
gravelling took more than four
tifths of the trunk funds used for
new construction. according to the
official figures.
In addition to the construction
showing made, the maintenance
forces mended and smoothed 1855
miles of routes designated as part
of the 7,000-mile trunk system.
Nearly 1000 patrolmen, each equip
ped with team, grader and other
tools to give daily service on a s.
mile section, represented the big
part of the force, the bulletin
states, although the big fleets of
tractors and trucks were credited
generally with getting good results.
Many new bridges and miles of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28

attented the meeting of the Eighth
District of the American Legion and
Legion Auxiliary at Hibbing Sat
urday. A very successful meeting
was reported at which William Jen-
nings Bryan spoke. A banquet was
served at the Androy Hotel. Mrs.
Schaefer was elected vice president
of the District Auxiliary at this
meeting. Various questions were
disposed of, principal among which
were the following:
Recommended that each post have
delegation and float in the torch
light parade at the state convention
in Virginia.
Decided to issue gold-filled medals
to the graduating students who ex-
celled in athletics and scholarship.
Set the dates for the showing of
the motion picture, Cardigan"
Recommended that each post COM
plete census of ex-service men
Immediately.
Set the next meeting for May
20 at Virginia, at which time plans
for the state convention, which is
to be there, will be made.
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guard-rails and other like items
add more to the grand totals of
highway improvements.
Every Section Benefits.
The start on the highway pro-
gram year ago was without adj
vance preparation, officials being
without funds or authority in adj
vance of the new legislation. Com
missioner Babcock promptly named
John H. Mullen, chief engineer, as
first assistant and the big task of
perfecting a larger organization and
beginning actual road operations
was undertaken. During the first
wo months large volume of con-
tract work was started and nearly
900 maintenance patrolmen were
placed on beats.
Official figures at the end of the
calendar year showed that 70 out
of the sc counties in Minnesota
had received road betterments in
excess of their respective payments
of motor vehicle taxes to the fund
at an average of five-fold. The
remaining counties were listed as
having better than average trunk
routes or sections scheduled for
early permanent Improvement.
The showing reflected the depart
ment policy of spreading permanent
construction that the maximum
number of sections might share in
early permanent benefits as we'll as
those made general by extensive
maintenance.
Outlook Called Bright.
Commissioner Babcock said the
department is better situated to
give service this year. Headquar-
tiers are in the new building put up
especially for its use and leased at
less than half the rental rate paid
formerly. The principal concern of
the department is that of funds,
the commissioner said, referring to
unexpected financial handicaps. The
average motor vehicle tax being
$16.75 instead of SIS, the automo-
figures last year, when $6,000,000
bile revenue was $5,600,000 in round
or more was predicted, he said, and
there is slight likelihood of any de-
crease this year.
Federal aid cut by congress last
year, Minnesota received $2,130, 900
and this year may get only ST.
100000, instead of $2,840,000 an
nually as expected. Thus the re-
venues for the 2-year period may
be $3,000,000 less than was antici-
pated.
But in spite of the reduced funds
available, Mr.. Babcock continued,
lower road building costs and other
factors may nable the department
to keep the improvement and main
tenance pace set the first year The
great regret, he added, is that the
state is not in a financial position
to take advantage of the prices now
offered and build the trunk high
way betterments needed in virtually
every county in the state.
with local road authorities gen.
orally giving business-like attention
to their duties and earnest efforts
being made on all sides to get a
full dollars worth for every road
dollar, the public may be assured of
steadily improving highways-both
trunk and LOCALS necessary funds
are forthcoming" said Commission
er Babcock
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w. c. swart Here Wednesday.

w. G. Swart, general manager
of the Mesabi Iron Company at
Rabbit was in the city Wednesday
on business. Mr.. Swart says that
the sintering plant will begin oper-
atoms in about two weeks. The
crushing and reduction works have
been operated more or less for
some time. Work in the quarry
was discontinued for several months
owing to the snow and cold but
will resume with 3 full force Mon
day. During the time the quarry
was imperative, the crushers were
fed from stock placed there early
IN the winter. The road between
here and Rabbit is now in good
condition and many Ely visitors
are at the plant weekly and many
OF the Rabbit people visit here.
Mr.. Swart says it will be relief
when the plant begins to success
fully operate which he thinks will
be the case early in May.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28
Sc PER YEAR m ADVANCE

and referred to the Advertising
Committee.
Letter from Shadbolt & Nolts
soliciting complete agency service
in the placing of the Clubs adver-
Using in various magazines and
newspapers was read and referred
(, to the Advertising Committee.
Letter from Mr.. Donald Hough
relative to one, Mr.. John Stoyka
who is contemplating the establish
ment of a restaurant for tourists
was read.
Moved and supported that the
Secretary write to Mr.. Stoyka in
viting him to come here and look
over the situation as an individual
undertaking. Carried.
Communication. from The Port
land Cement Association with sug-
gestions for permanent concrete i'm
tprovements for Tourist Camp Site
was read and referred to the Tour.
st Camp Site Committee.
Letter from the Rotary Club Of
| Ely referring communication from
the Country Gentleman relative to
travelling carnivals for whatever
action the Club deems proper was
read.
Moved and supported that the
City Council be advised that it is
the sense of this meeting, that the
license granted the Carnival Com
lpany to show in this city, be re-
voked, and that the Chair appoint
Ia committee to confer with the
City Council in this matter. Car
lried.
Chair appointed: M. j. Murphy,
A. J.. McMahan, H. E. White, Peter
Schaefer and H. j. Merdink.
Communication from G. A. Dahl
lgren, Forest Supervisor, expressing
the appreciation of the Forest Ser
vice for the splendid cooperation
received from the Ely Commercial
Club, and hoped that this spirit Of
cooperation would continue for the
mutual benefit of both Ely and the
Forest Service was read.
Moved and supported that the
Secretary be instructed to express
to the u. s. Forest Service the re-
ciprocal attitude of the Ely Com
mercial Club. Carried.
The following bills were read:
u. j. LeTourneau, printing
Preliminary Prospectus,---$47.50
E. w. Hanson, telephone
tolls, express, postage, 9.s4
The Ely Miner, printing 11.50
ioeoi, Soo.64
Moved and supported that the
bills be allowed and paid subject to
the approval of the Finance Com,
mittee. Carried.
Geo. T. Ayres, Chairman of the
Committee on Tourists Camp Sites
reported that the COMMITTEES had
recommended to the City Council
that the pr sent site be retained
and enlarged, if possible, by the
purchase of additional lake shore
property to the East, and that the
/ City I'D made azarious improve
ments which would make the site
superior to any outside the city
limits.
Moved and supported that the
report be accepted and filed and the
action taken by the committee be
approved of, and the City Council
be advised to that effect. Carried
Report of the Advertising Com
mittee recommending the purchase
Iof five thousand booklets and ten
thousand leaflets was read and or
dered filed.
The matter Of the recreational
development Of the Superior Ma
tional Forest as per the Prelimin-
airy Prospectus drawn up by Mr..
Arthur II. Carhart, Recreational En-
gineer of the u. 8. Forest Service
was discussed.
DIR. j. E. Thompson spoke on
matters pertaining to his depart
ment.
Motion to adjourn. Carried.
E. W. HANSON,
Socretarw
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28
COMMERCIAL CLUB

April 25th, 1922.
Meeting called to order at 8:15
Z; M. by Vice President A. J..
Thomas.
Minutes of meeting of March
18th were read and approved as
read.
Communication from the Foster
q Reynolds Company relative to
their advertising service was read
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28
Keep Your Stamps.

Keep your War Savings Stamps.
is what Lew Wallace, Jr. Director
of Savings, Treasury Department
Washington, says to the people who
hold government securities.
War Savings Stamps of the 1918
issue will mature on January 1st,
1928 at which time the government
will pay $500 for each stamp of
that issue. The stamps were issued
at prices ranging from SAP to
$4.23 according to the month in
which purchase was made and have
always been redeemable.
Mr.. Wallace states that the $500
stamp issued in 1918 is worth $4.63
at the present time. Next January
it will be worth $500, a difference
of 81 cents. The owner of $4,000
maturity value in stamps will re-
ceive on January 1st, $40 more
than present redemption price.
AS a part of it's refunding oper-
ations the Treasury Department is
offering new issue of five year
Treasury Savings Certificates in
denominations of $25, $10O and
$1,000 costing $40, $50 and $500
each. Certificates pay 41s196 interest
compounded semi-annually and are
registered at time of issue to pro-
tect owner against loss or theft.
They may be purchased at any post
office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28

Is Your Camp Fire Out-With.
out A Doubt?
If In Doubt, Go Back And Put II
Out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28
Burned Forests.

4
Every year forest fires in the
United States destroy or damage
sufficient timber to build houses fol
the entire population of a city the
size of Washington, D. c.; New
Orleans, La; Denver, Colo; OF
San Francisco, California; according
to statement just issued by the For
est Service, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, through
Safeguarding America Against
Fire., the official bulletin of the
National Board of Fire Underwrit-
ers. The area burned over each
year, it is said, is equal to a strip
ten miles wide reaching from New
York City to Denver, Colo.
The publication directs attention
to the fact that fifteen years
ago the bulk of public sentiment
against forest fires was IN the
Last. Today it is in the West
where 81 per cent of the remain
ing timber supply of the country is
located. Over 81,000,O00 acres of
forest land that were formerly COW
cred with timber are logged off or
burned and completely denuded of
tree growth. The solution of for
estry problems, experts say, lies
largely in fire prevention and refor-
estation.
The National Forests, which con-
tain 498 billion board feet of mer-
charitable timber, or % per cent of
the remaining timber in the coun-
try, are said to bear an important
relation to an adequate future wood
supply for the nation. These for
ests are today receiving protection
from forest fires and are being cut
to limited extent so as to main
tain a continuous production of new
forests.
The fire loss in the National
Forests was limited in 1921 to &c.,
208 acres. A total of 1851 fires
occurred; rs per cent of which
were due to human agencies and
could have been prevented by care
on the part of forest users. The
direct loss amounted to $212,182
worth of timber and forage de-
stroyed, and $512,106 was spent
by the Forest Service in fire fight
ing.
Fires in the National Forests of
Montana, Idaho, Washington, Cali
fornia, and Oregon numbered g.
843 or 65% of the total. In the
National Forests of Arkansas and
Florida, 354 fires burned over 49,
500 acres.
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District Meeting.

Oscar Friedsburg, DR.. Rosen-
bloom, Albert McMahan and John
E. Johnson and Mrs. Pstsr Eehaefer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28
Initiate a Class of IS.

The Ely Rebekahs held an inter-
esting meeting Saturday evening
at which class of twenty-five can
dldates were initiated. Twenty
eight members of the Tower Lodge
were present and participated, the
Tower members coming up on cars
and returning after the meeting.
Several addresses were made by
local speakers and visitors and a
fine lunch was served.
Little Match-Careless Hand;
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-08
THE PREVENTION OF DIABETES
 MEILITUS

In my articles on boils recently,
 told you that among the diseases
 which lower the tissue resistance, dia-
 betes is foremost. I also told you that
 diabetes is very prevalent in the Jew
 ish people, and that would tell them
 why and how to prevent it later. But, first. why are the Jewish peo-
 pie So subject to diabetes? For this reason: There is not a more friendly
 or hospitable people in the world than
 the Jewish people. Always, as a.
 mark of their hospitality, you must eat and you must have good things to eat. They set what we call an unusu- ally good table. Their foods are very rich and delicious. They use a great deal of lovely unsalted butter, fried dishes, sweet and sour cream, nuts and sugar. Ergoi They become obese. Ergo, they are prone to dia- betes.
 The time in my life that was heav-
 fest was when I was superintendent of a Jewish hospital in Los Angeles. When the patients friends and rela- | tives found out that I liked their
 dishes. never a day but what some of the most delicious things were brought to me. And ct 'em.- And
 digested 'em. And I got fatter'n fat ter.
 The following are excerpts from a
 paper written by Dr. Elliott P. Joslin, a diabetes specialist:
 Possibility of Preventing Most Gases of Diabetes
 There are probably more than half a million diabetics in the United | States. Therefore. 1t is proper at the present time to devote attention not alone to treatment, but still more, as | in the campaign against typhoid fe- yer, to prevention. The results may | not be quite striing or as imm edi- ate, but they are sure to come and to i be important.
 The Relation of Obesity to Diabetes The association of obesity and dia- | betes has long been noted. A few years ago an analysis of 1,o63 of my l own cases showed that in more than | 40 per cent. of the number marked
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-08
lEAE2I@HOME! E2I OME ! pROts'BIEMSH pROts'lBI .:

. Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are two girls 19 years of age. We have been keeping steady company with two boys two years our senior. We have known them over a year, but have been going with them about three or four months. These boys seem to be very nice when with us. They attend Sunday school and take us to church every Sunday night. They have ask ed us to go to a city about so miles from here the Fourth of July to stay all day. Do you think it would be the proper thing for us to do?
 These boys have relatives there. Everyone speaks a good word for these two boys. As this will be the Fourth when a lot of young people will be going places don't you think it would be all right?
 SMILING TWINS.
 If you have had your invita- tion from the people you will visit it will be all right to accept. I understand that you will only be gone for the day. Otherwise you should be chap eroned.
 Almost every day a married woman writes to me complaining because her husband does not stay at home in the evening; he prefers a pool room UT iIheS lO uIOp lIIlO d IElenu $ house.
 have wondered if the chief reason why men do not stay at home Is be- cause there is no living room in the house. There may be a so-called liv- ing room. but it does not invite. There is no place where the light is good for reading and the chair is conf fortable and there is no couch for an evening dose.
 Every married woman should try to make her living room so inviting that it would be the natural thing for her husband to remain at. home rather than to exert himself enough to hunt a comfortable or inviting place else wh ere.
 First of all to make the room fn- viting it should be in order. The baby's playthings should not be strewn on the floor, pocketbooks. packa ges, coats, hats, etc, should not be dropped on the tables and chairs. In my est1ma- tion little dust doesn't hurt anyone. but disorder is depressing. A cozy chair next to a table with reading lamp, books daily paper and ash tray should be kept sacred to the man of the house. Then when he chooses to enjoy himself in that To- cation he should have quiet and be permitted to take up his reading without having to hear the latest gos- sip about the neighbors, the trouble with the grocer, how trying baby has
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-08

been, and all the rest that is so inter- esting to his wife.
 One thing the average wife can't seem to realize is that her husband wants to rest in the evening. After his dinner he likes to sit still for awhile and not talk. The woman who respects this mood usually finds that her husband reaches a point after an hour or two when he is glad to be so- ciable and hear all that she wants to tell him.
 Many women will argue that the average husband does not know how tired his wife is of being alone in the house with her work, and how much 1t means to her to share her days experiences. That is quite true, but the wife gains nothing if she irritates her husband and he fees from his home and seek shelter elsewhere
 When it is possible flowers should be kept in the living room. In winter the majority of people do not feel they can afford the luxury of flowers Much can be done to brighten the room by adding touches of color. The Ia mp shade, the couch cushions and one or two bright colored pictures can add remarable to the charm and invit- ing quality of the living room.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-08
MARTENS ROMANCE

Haltingly Ilona told Miss Martha of her life in the gypsy camp from the time that she was Is years on, of her admiration for Don Miguel his goodness to her and then of the last tragic meeting after her return to her own family, of Stella. the flaming. and her wild and passionate love for her chief, and Miguers rejection Of it, in fact of most things that had happened in her life shortly before leaving the clan
 Miss Martha listened attentiveIy, all ears and sympathy, holding, here and there, at a particularly virile descrip- tion of Ilona's, or again giving her opinion of the way that the young chief acted on certain occasions.
 Nothing to really worry about, bless my soul after all," was her final remark as the girl came to the end of her story You have nothing to regret unless you love this man, really love himi" she peered closely at Ilona as she said this, and noticed the flame come into the girls cheeks
 "I don't know whether I do or not. Miss Martha. that's the funny part of it all, but do know that I seem to think of him more and more as time goes on instead of forgetting him, as you'd think I would I often ind myself dreaming of Miguel, and wondering where he is and whether he really is happy now that I am gone, and all that silly stuff. Silly enough, to listen to, but terribly sad and tragic to the one who is wonder ng''. Ilona's eyes were miserable as she spoke.