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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
RUBBER HEELS AND THINGS

Rubber heels are now on 90 out
Of each 100 pairs of shoes worn by
men. Such is the estimate going
the rounds in the shoe industry.
II is not surprising if you have
noticed how many men wear rubber
heels. But maybe you remember
back only few years when rubber
heels were unusual.
What brought about their popu-
iarity?
The answer advertising.
Three-fourths of the rubber heels
are sold for mems shoes. This is
because most of the advertising has
been directed at men.
One of these days some wise
manufacturer of rubber heels will
notice this. Then he'll call in the
advertising man and his staff of
writers and artists.
Campaigns will follow. And soon
women will be wearing just as
many rubber heels as men.
It's all a matter of advertising
the most powerful force n the sale
Of goods. The ideal combination is
advertising, which reaches consum-
ers' brains through their eyes, and
personal craftsmanship which reaches
less wildly through their ears.
Our present standard of living is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
ABOUT MERCHANT MARINE.

The merchant marine or the Ship
Subsidy matter has been attracting
considerable attention of late and
owing to the Divergence of opinion
on the matter by the several fac
lions created, considerable misin-
formation has. been breadcasted.
Senator Nelson in writing to one
of his constituents in Minnesota
gives the following explanation of
the matter. The senator says:
MY Dear: "Your favor of
the oath, relative to the Ship Sub
sidy matter, is at hand. l think
you are laboring under misappre-
hension. The facts are that during
the war and for two years subse-
quent to the Armistice, at an ex-
pense of upwards of three billion
dollars, the Government constructed
something Ike 600 wooden ships,
hastily built, of green timber; 10
concrete ships of cement; and some
thing like 1900 steel ships.
'fOf these ships, the wooden ships
turned out to be utterly worthless
and have been sold in a lump, for
a mere song. The concrete ships
are of no value. Of the steel ships,
we have in the neighborhood of 400
in operation by the Government, but
we are operating them at an annual
loss of $50,000,000 year. In
hands, lying idle and deteriorating
thousand steel ships, varying from
tonnage of 5000 up to 10000
each.
s1Tho o,xos+;oo ,,L,+ - IL ,,,;+b
these ships that we now have on
hand is of three-fold character: ()
Shall we try to sell them to our
competitors in Europe, if possible?
This would make it easier for our
competitors in Europe to drive us
from the ocean. (2) Shall we
scrap them, throw them all into the
scrap pile and mark it all as dead
loss? 81 Shall we make an eff
fort to put them afoat under the
American Flag and encourage our
own people to buy the ships and OPP
crate them in competition with the
countries of the Old World? This
is the real situation of the case.
Owing to the high cost of liv-
ing and the higher wages we pay in
this country to our officers and sea-
men, it costs more to operate our
ships than the ships of foreign gov
ernments, and the object of the So
called subsidy is to make it possible
for our people to compete with the
various countries of Europe by MAX
ing up this difference in cost of OPP
Grafton.
at is estimated that the subsidy
proposed to our shipping will not
exceed $25,000,000 year. We
are now operating such ships as we
have in the service at loss of
$50, 100000 a year. This subsidy
plan will cut down the present loss
of $50,000,000 a year one-half,
and it seems to me that in view of
the situation-in view of the fact
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

largely the creation of advertising.
For advertising creates demand,
makes people want the thing adver-
tised. When the lure becomes pow
erful enough, they hustle about and
get the money to obtain what they
want.
Advertising thus spurs sales. It
also stimulates production-both of
the things advertised and the things
that have to be done on a bigger
scale to obtain the money for pur-
chasing advertised wares.
There is a new thought for you
that advertising is definite
agency of production. Most of us
have been thinking of it merely as
a medium of craftsmanship.
Advertising is what is making us
buy.
Advertising is what enables us te
buy.
1t creates the demand. And the
demand induces US to work harder
to get money to spend. If all ad
vertising were abruptly discontin
ued, the American standard of liv
ing would quickly drop to the level:
of grandpa's day.
Read the ads. They are part Of
the news, telling the intimate stor!
of the average Americans inner de
sires. The real history of civiliza
tion is written in ads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
DECEMBER In
MINNESOTA HISTORY

Dec. 10, 18O5-The expedition Of
Zcbulon Pike, on the march into
northern Minnesota, left the forl
near the site of Little Falls.
Des. "a, 1850-The first official
Thanksgiving Day in Minnesota
was celebrated.
Dec. "a, 1894 bill was intro
duced in Congress by H. M. Rice
to authorize the formation of a
constitution and a state govern
ment by Minnesota.
Dec. 2, 1857-The first Minnesota
state legislature was convened.
Dec. 10, 1857-The first United
States senators from Minnesota,
Henry M. Rice and James Shields,
We're chosen by the state legis-
lature.
Dec. 26, -Thirty-eight Indians
were executed at Mankato for
crimes committed during the
Sioux Outbreak.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

Evidence has been presented by
an oil man from California that N.
J. Holmberg, state commissioner of
agriculture has oil on his land near
Danube, MINI. This sounds good.
It is to be hoped that Renville
county in which the property is loo
ated will break into the plutocratic
class reputation enjoyed by st.
Louis, Itasca and Crow Wing
counties through an oil boom and
that as soon as this happens the
state legislature will open up con-
fiscation proceedings by levying any
old kind of an occupation grab for
the benefit of the oilless counties
of the state. By doing this an
"oii trust domain" can be estab-
iished similar to the "steel trust do
MAIN, which the south end natives
have established for us up here and
if the exactions for each barrel of
oil are based on the exactions for
each ton of ore, the exacters will
be able to cut down their general
taxes to a bare nothing and auto
matically cut out all this tax fol-
de-rol in every county but those
having iron ore or oil. This idea
is passed along and We sincerely
hope the Waseca Herald will thor
oughly look into the matter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

ferer with consumption for many
was buried Monday from the Swed-
ish Lutheran church. She was ~
years of age and leaves many rel
atives who reside in this city.
Charles Riley the innocent CD
young gentleman who went through
the Weed & Wadsworth safe at
Winton early in the summer secur-
ing about $500 and was a scarce
article until captured at Hibbing
was indicted by the grand jury for
larcency in the first degree. When
brought before the judge he plead
guilty and will be sentenced later.
During the few months he spent in
Jail, he had all kinds of stories of
how he was being prosecuted by the
people at Winton and up to the
time he plead guilty protested his
innocence of the crime charged
with.
Thomas Fenlon, who shot and
killed Gust Anderson at Tower in
October, has been released and in
all probability no further action will
be taken against him. Fenlon adj
mits the shooting but did it to pro-
tect his wife whom Anderson, while
drunk had assaulted. The people
about Tower are of the opinion
that Fenlon did what was right in
the matter. Anderson was the
gentleman who a few years ago,
shot and killed Chas. Carlson a
man about six feet high and
weighed about 215 pounds, for a
rabbit while hunting. The assault
and shooting was the outcome of
the strenuous manner in which And
erson collected bill for load of
wood.
The Rainy Lake gold country is
again coming into active promin-
ence by reason of the companies
owning property there doing con-
siderable work. j. G. Foley, who
is at the head of the Protogne Gold
Mines company said in Duluth a
few days ago: "Some wonderful
strikes has been made recently in
that section and big boom is on.
The country Whereabouts contains a
wealth of mineral, and some big
companies are opening up proper
ties. One company with $3,000,-
900 capital is going in, and another
has put up $4,000 for the develop
ment of its mine. Large deposits
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

The Veterans Bureau frequently
receives requests for information
concerning the rights of men who
are now enlisting or re-enlistinp
with regard to their privileges un.
der the War Risk Insurance Act.
C. D. Hubbard, Manager District
No. 10, u. S. Veterans Bureau has
issued. statement covering the
regulations governing applications
for Government Insurance. The
statement says:
Amy person enlisting or re-en-
listing in the military service has
the privilege of applying for Gov
eminent Insurance without further
medical examination, providing APP
plication is made within 12O DAYS
after enlistment. Government In
surance is granted in amounts from
one thousand to ten thousand dol
lars, in multiples of five hundred.
If a person at the expiration of his
term of service has a policy in
force, on re-enlistment it is not
necessary to make any further ap-
LEGATION, as the original contract can
be kept in force by reauthorizing
payment of premiums by deductions
from pay or requesting a new al
lotment."
The statement further shows
that a daily increasing number of
former veterans now in civilian life
are realizing the value of Govern
nent Life Insurance and are TAX
ing advantage of the liberal rein
statement regulations by renewing
the insurance they carried during
the war.
If the veteran is in as good
health as ne was at the time of his
discharge, he can reinstate his War
Term Insurance in full by the pay
ment of only two back premiums.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
Iitera,Iv Marries Family.

An account of life in remote part
Of Tibet, where women propose to
men, and marry a whole family Of
brothers at the same time, Is given
by F. w. Thomas, chief Librarian at
the India Office and reader In Tibetan
In London university. The women are
robust and unveiled and wear skirts
and bodices, and tie their somewhat
plentiful hair in a framework above
their heads. They marry whole
family of brothers at the same time.
II there are ten brothers in the fam
lily she desires to marry into the wom-
an marries them all. The counting Is
done in the ordinary go-between sys-
tenn Of the East, but the Tibetan
woman has great deal to say In her
choice Of the family into which she
VIM marry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
Don't sneeze Before Noon.

Sneezing was the subject of much
superstition In the ancient world and
almost always endowed with sinister
import. Jewish folklore has 1t that
in the flrIsae e~~I of the world sneezing
was always a presage Of death until
the coming of Jacob. That astute
patriarch, anxious lest he himself
should perish from such an insignifl-
cant cause, besought the Almighty to
endow sneezing with more beneficent
attributes. Since then 1t has been
lucky to sneeze between noon and
midnight-Detroit News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

The League of Women Voters,
while not successful in politics to
any large extent at the late cleo
ton, nevertheless has platform
that appeals and their influence will
be felt providing they stick to the
planks in their platform which
contain the following sound and
sensible provisions:
A minimum school term of 8
months.
Forty-eight hour week and eight
hour day.
Ban on travelling carnivals.
Federal and state budgets.
Proportional representation.
Cooperation to solve economic
ills.
Abolition of child labor.
Education, the only sure safe
guard of the citizens rights, the
community's progress and the states
stability.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

that we have a thousand ships idle
it is our duty as good American
citizens to aim to put these vessels
afloat in the service under the
American flag.
"The Government itself ought to
get out of the business of operating
the ships. 1t has proved as ex-
pensive a luxury as the Govern
ment operation of our railroads.
81 think when you have looked
at the situation in the light that
have pointed out, you will entirely
change your views.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

The local election excitement has
now subsidized and the population
can again enter peaceful pursuits.
Coming, as it does, just before
Christmas, the annual shopping is
relegated to the rear for week
while all interest is centered on
election activities. Now that we
have elected new mayor and
aldermen, let's get down to business
and "sell" Ely to one another. This
is the best town on the range from
a business standpoint. Let's keep
it such. Remember also that there
are only Is shopping days before
Christmas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
The Certainty of Good.

And all as we've got to do Is to
trusten, Master Marner-to do the
right thing as far as we know and to
trusten. For II Us, az knows so little
can see bit o good and rights. We
may be sure as there's a good and q
right bigger nor what we know
feel It I my own inside as 1t must bs
so.-Dolly Winthrop In George Eliot's
"Silas Mariner"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

of copper and iron are being found
besides the gold. The United
States Steel corporation has 800
men in the woods looking for iron.
At Port Arthur the hotels are as
crowded as the St. Louis was at
the time of the first big strike Of
gold in the Rainy Lake region"
Z
The jury in the case of the APP
peal of Eliza Conan from the
award of the commissioners in the
condemnation of the ground where
on is contained a spring and sought
by the city for the developing of
it's water supply, brought in a YER
dict Wednesday in favor of the
plaintiff in the sum of $187.50. In
view of the fact that the original
award was $500, we don't see where
much satisfaction has been obtained
by the plaintiff.
Joseph Sellwood, Richard Sell
wood and N. L. Leach have organ
lied the La Rue Mining company
with capitalization of $1,000,000.
The property of the concern is loc-
| ated on the Mesaba range.
x
Mrs. j. L. Shannon entertained at
cards last evening and pleasant
evening was spent by a party of
friends. Mrs. Fry was the prize
winner on the ladies' side and Mr..
Upper secured the gentleman
| prize.
Frank Vouk, former resident
/ Nf 4. hit Of L
Mimi, accompanied by his brother
days in the city this week visiting
Frank is looking prosperous and
says that farm life agrees with him.
Mrs. Alex McCurdy, formerly of
this city but recently of Houghton,
Mich, died in Duluth Sunday while
on a visit there from Michigan.
Mrs. McCurdy has been a sufferer
from cancer of the stomach many
years and her trip to Duluth was
for the purpose of consulting ply
sicians. She was taken violently
i'll before arriving at her destina-
ton and died soon after. The fun
eral occurred Tuesday in Duluth.
She leaves husband, two sons and
six daughters to mourn her demise.
Misses Mary Fleetwood and Mamie
| Murphy of Tower came up today to
attend the wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton.
The chimes of the Catholic church
| proclaim the quarter hours regular.
ly. The clock makes quite an i'm.
provement in securing the time fol-
the citizens, the dials in the tower
being noticeable anywhere in the
city.
Thos. Polkinghorn returned Wed.
nesday from a trip to Chicago
where he had gone to take an en-
CINE leased out by the Duluth &
Iron Range to some southern road
Tom says he enjoyed the trip i'm
mensely.
| The Ely Fire department held its
regular monthly meeting Wednes-
day evening and considerable bust.
ness was transacted. Among other
things the nearest way to reach out
of the way buildings was discussed
A resolution to the members of the
legislature from this district asking
them to use all honorable means
within their power to secure the
other one per cent of the tax on
| foreign insurance companies doing
business in the state for the use OF
the departments in the various
| towns was passed and a copy OF
the same ordered forwarded to the
lawmakers
| Advertise in the Miner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

The Miner has received the 4Cth
anniversary number IF The Farmer
which contains many facts that are
Of particular interest to the people
Of the northwest. The Farmer
editorially comments on conditions
today and likens them to those OF
1890 and 1898 and that courage
with common sense will solve the
economic problems now confronting
the people. ...
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

Buy at home. The merchants of
Ely are laying in the finest of Christ
mas stocks for your selection and
while the bigger cities and the cata-
logue houses are making special
efforts to secure your holiday trade,
the local merchant is the man who
stays with you all the year round,
builds up your city and schools and
is deserving of your support.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

From the circular of an invest
ment company we learn that IT
young man at the age of twenty
five invests twenty-five dollars each
month and reinvests the income at
only six per cent, at the age of
sixty he will have accumulated more
than $4,000 and have an annual
income of over $4,000. And there
are hundreds of young men in every
community who could do that very
thing if they but set themselves to
do it-Morris Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

Carlo Tresca the agitator largely
responsible for the 1916 strike on
the Mesaba writes that he is still
''the enemy of Capitalistic order
and that he will come back to the
range later. Tresca has been a
disturber of considerable import
ance and his return to the range
will be heralded with glee-we don't
think.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
Red Always Disturbing Color.

Red has been called the king Of
colors. The bull is not the only crea-
ture that resents red; the elephant,
the horse, the dog, the cock, are al
alike In this respect. 1t is sufficient
for example, to cover the doors and
skylights Of kennel with red mate.
rial to cause incessant barking and
commotion among the dogs confined
therein. A spider and wasp con-
fined In glass case, are reported to
have dwelt happily together until .
red cloth was placed against ths
sides, when the insects tackled each
other at once and a fight to the death
ensued.-Breoklyn Eagle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

The columns of the Miner are
open to the public and you are in
vited to use them and get those
little city matters off your system.
II you will sign your name to the
dope you fill our waste basket with
and which dope you expect us to
father for you, we will print it,
providing it does not conflict with
the ethics of the Office or the laws
of the land. Use a little backbone
of your own. ....
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

The Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner says that $4,000 rail-
road cars are needed in this state
at once in order to move crops
awaiting shipment in the territory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

A bear weighing 265 pounds
when dressed was shot Sunday near
the dumping grounds by a Finn.
1t is said that bear are quite num-
erous this year everywhere. Du-
luth has been infected with the
varmints this Fall and many have
been killed within the city limits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

Louis Sletten went to Duluth
Tuesday as witness in the case of
the appeal in the award of the
commissioners on the city water
power condemnation proceedings
against Eliza Conan and others.
He returned Wednesday the case
not having been called as yet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

Miss Anderson who resided with
her parents on the upper end of
Harvey street and has been a suf-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

The Oregon claim party composed
of Ed. and Louis Crossman, VIM.
LaBeau, Peter O'Connor, Grant
McMahan and VIM. Reagan, all re-
turned Saturday evening but Mr..
McMahan remained in Duluth for a
few days returning Monday, and
Reagan who remained in Oregon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08

Jerry Cashin, of Alaska, was in
the city several days the past week
visiting with his sister, Mrs. VIM.
LaBeau.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
YEARS AGO
Tuken from The Ely Miner Of
the same date in 1902.

VIM. Kevrn and Thos. Tonkin
took their departure Tuesday morn
ing for England where they will
spend the winter visiting with
friends and relatives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
MEN ENLISTING NOW IN ARMY
CAN GET GOV. INSURANCE.

Chairman, Duluth Chapter
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-15

to Bear Mountain Sunday.
DIR. Allen, of Keyport, visited
friends in town Tuesday night.
Miss Margaret Andrews was an
Atlantic City visitor Wednesday.
S. c. Thorn is enjoying a vacation
from his duties with the G. w.
Helme Company at Helmetta.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lowdnes, of Man
asquan. is spending a few days with
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schers are
spending a few days with relatives
at
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-15

home after an extended stay with
relatives here.
Miss Ada Thorn enjoyed the show
at New Brunswick Wednesday night.
Elsie Bernard, of Perth Amboy, is
visiting Mrs. ]. L. Squires hede.
Thos. A. Smith has secured a pcs
ition at Matawan. Mr.. Smith is p!en-
ming to move shortly.
Mrs. David Burkert and daush-
ter spent Wednesday with her par
ents MI. and Mrs. Theodore Clark
at Spotswood.
Gertrude Rice. Of New York Cry,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-15

visited her parents here Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Henry Wellman is confined
to her home with the grippe.
William H. Clayton has returned
to his duties with the Standard Oh.
Company after a vacation spent at
Asbury Park.
The Misses Bee" and Eiva
Appleby were guests of DR.. and Mrs.
J. Daire, of Jamesburg, over the
weekend.
The employees of the w. NJ. Apple
by's sons store enjoyed q motor trip
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-15
OLD BRIDGE

Kenneth Gray, of Bayonne, has
returned home after an extended
stay here.
Mrs. Jesse Clark and daughter,
Olive, of Jersey City, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. J. H. Clayton.
MI. and Mrs. G.. c.. Baker, and
Mr.. aand Mrs. Elston Hawke, en-
1oyed the dahlia show at Trenton
Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Benson, of
Bradley Park. have returned to their