The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28
THE ELIGHTER
STAFF
Senior Class PLAY.

Senior Class Play.
The rehearsals for the Senior
Glass Play, Nothing But the Truth
are coming along fine. All of the
cast have been practising diligently
and the outlook for the presanta-
ton of the play is bright.
Nothing But the Truth" is built
upon the simple idea of its hero
speaking nothing but the absolute
truth for stated period. He bets
friends ten thousand dollars that
he can do it, and boldly tackles
truth to win the money. For a
very short time the task is placidly
easy, but Truth routs out old man
Trouble and then things begin to
happen. Trouble doesn't seem very
large and aggressive when he first
ipokes his nose into the noble re-
solve of our hero, but he grows
rapidly and soon we see our dealer
in truth disrupting the domestic re-
lations of his partner. In fact,
Trouble works overtime and repu-
tations that have been unblemished
are smirched. Situations are abb
surd and complications almost knot
ted, pile up, all credited to Truth,
and the result of the wager to fos-
ter and cherish that great virtue
from the lips of man who has ex-
posed the cause of Truth to win a
wager.
The play as whole is novel
ideal and clean, bright comedy of
well drawn characters. 1t is one
of the funniest and brightest COM
edies ever written, and it is adj
mirably suited to amateur produc-
ton.
Fire Prevention.
Last week having been set aside
as Fire Prevention Week by procla
NATION of Pres. Harding, chape
5 Thursday was favored by talk or
Fire Prevention" by Forest Super
visor Dahlgren. The speaker brought
2 his subject right home. He said
''The Superior National Forests in
! clude about million acres of for
est lands. Fire Prevention Weel
l are your acres, because of wha
these mean to you, and because VIZ
!. need your cooperation" Among thu
! different enemies of the forests
the beaver, the storms, the floods
the beetles and fire, the latter il
by far the most dangerous and mos
frequent. Mr. Dahlgren called tt
mind National Supervisor Greedy
D statement with regard to fores
. fres,-that if fires by human agents
could be done away with, three
fourths of our forest fires would b.
eliminated. With this Mr.. Dahlgrer
told the Assembly about the worl
of the local Forest Office, that theil
work was divided into Prevention
Protection, and Oppression, will
great emphasis on Prevention
which is the greatest reason fol
] which Fire Prevention Week ha!
been set aside.
without forests" said the speak
er, ely would not be-"
Our mills and mines depend upor
our forests for their existence; YET
thousands of acres of timbered area
are burned to the ground annually
Our tourist business in this vicin
ity is progressing in leaps anC
bounds, yet if we neglect our play
grounds, we lose tourists, forest
products, and wild game.
Don't build large bonfres,'
cautions Mr.. Dahlgren. winds viii
! start forest fires. Put out youl
campfres."
The foresters ask these things OF
all that go into Natures Play
ground. With the amount of waite,
. we have in this part of the country
there can be no apology for neg
lect. These things are of such vita
Importance that the Forest Service
has been forced to punish this care
! lessness with penalty.
In speaking of local condition
/ Mr.. Dahlgren stated that there were
: 16 fires last year, $3.50 of which
were due to carelessness, the bal
ance to electric fires, which are
less dangerous, as they are usually
followed by rain. The local for
est station has launches, 35 can
oes, and equipment enough for 500
men. Last years fires here GOV
l cred $4,000 acres, valued at $50,
! GOO plus $1,000, the cost Of ex
Thanking the H. S. for past help
: asking for future cooperation Su
! pervisor Dahlgren closed his speech
: The speech was interesting through
: out, dealing with things of direct
interest to the audience When the
Assembly was asked as to how
many of their number took canoe
trips on our lakes and rivers, nearly
all hands up. This goes to show
that the school is interested in Fire
Prevention. Since carefulness i.
but the use of Common Sense, put
out your camp fires, don't builc
large bonfres, for remember, it i.
: you that has the greatest privilege.
: and use of our forests, and it is ur
to you to take care of them.
Explosion in Office.
When Junior and Senior elias:
officers met in the office Mon. morn
ing, Apr. 9th, a high explosive
bomb lay waiting therein, about tc
explode. 1t was of a nature en-
tirely new to the E. H. S. Senior
: chemists analized its effects upon
their class as a composition of 81
should worry" powder" makes nc
, difference to me" liquid and either
is satisfactory" spirit. The Juniors
however went up into the air; their
, vision being a wear below that M