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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
MOTOR FIGURES
BY SEC. HOLM.
GIGANTIC GROWTH IN THE USE
OF TRUCKS AND AUTOS.

During the year 1921, 336,292
motor vehicles were registered in
the office of Mike Holm, Secretary
of State, or one for every seven
of population. Two-thirds of the
entire population could, therefore,
be loaded into motor vehicles of the
state and there would still be space
enough to accommodate all the
people residing in the State of Ne
jvada as invited guests for the same
ride. A trip through the depart
ment with Mr.. Holm reveals the
fact that this was a tremendous Job
to care for.
Under the law it was necessary
to examine each application and
compare it with the official rate
b o o k. A registration certificate
was made out for each one contain
ing description of the vehicle as
to model and serial numbers, the
name and address of the owner, the
tax paid and other particulars.
Eight copies of this card were
made for various files, one copy
being sent to the public department
of each of the three large cities.
The registration certificate was
mailed out with the plates to those
whose applications came in through
the mail. In cases where the ap-
plicant appeared at the office in
person he was given his plates at
once and the registration certificate
was mailed to him later. All these
applications were classified accord
ing to the serial letter of the reg
istration number and filed away in
the vault for future reference. All
this procedure entailed more cleri-
cal work than would have devolved
upon bank carrying $4,000 de,
positors. $5,616,113.60 were col
lected in registration taxes up to
December 81, 1921.
From 1000 to 10000 letters
were received each day requiring
opening, examination, and, in many
cases, "a reply. From 100 to 800
sacks of mail were sent out daily
during the rush period. Double
shifts were put on and the work
was carried on night and day to
accommodate the public and ex-
pediate business. In the heighth
of the registration period from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
Be Pleasant to Strangers.

Be pleasant to the stranger with
in your gates. Lots OF times that
is one of the best investments you
ever made.
Just think what a boom a town
would take if everybody in it made
it pleasant for every stranger who
showed up. ~
The trouble is that so many folks
grow careless in this as in lots of
other things that ought to be
looked after.
This is a mighty good time to
start new policy in the town
building game by never saying any
thing about your town unless it is
something good.
This will work in neighborhoods
Just as well as in towns, and your
nelghbor will return the compli-
ment.
Besides that, you feel mean after
you have done mean trick
whether it is saying mean things
about somebody or otherwise. So
why not keep pleasant and do good
all the time when it is so easy?
Try the Sunshine route awhile.
then. The. tax is off now and there
is plenty of room aboard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27

10000 to $4,000 pairs Of plates
were mailed out each day weighing
between five and six tons, each set
bearing two kinds of postage and
the registration certificate in a
separate envelope.
Almost 200 tons of steel were
required to make the total supply
of plates and the statistician has
calculated that, if the plates were
laid end to end they would make
a line reaching almost from ST..
Paul to Duluth.
The department has worked un-
der serious handicaps as to space
and last year under the additional
handicap that the law was passed
so late in the session that no time
was left for preparation and prac-
tically all the applications for reg
istration came in at once. This
year there was time to prepare for
the registration and, as the office
is now organized, registrations are
taken care of as fast as they como
in.
Secretary Holm also announces
that the penalty for delayed regis
tration will be waived for the first
fifteen days in February. Motor
owners will therefore be allowed
until Feb. 15 in which to make ap-
plications for registration without
penalty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27

son, Senators Kellogg and Nelson
regarding several matters referred
to them at a previous meeting were
read. Communications from other
sources were presented and the
Club instructed the president, Sec
rotary and H. j. Merdink to attend
the meeting of the Presidents and
Secretaries of the State Commercial
Clubs and the Ten Thousand Lakes
Association meetings in St. Paul.
Mr.. Merdink is to read a paper at
this meeting on the tourist bust
ness in this section of the state.
Several committees were appointed
to appear before the city council
and the county commissioner. Com
missioner McMahan is to be asked
to keep the road between here and
Babbitt plowed out and we under
stand Mr.. McMahan has already
taken steps toward this end. A
committee was named to take up
the matter of salary increase with
the city council for Jos. Klobuchar
the newly appointed clerk of the
court. The matter of a juvenile
officer for this end of the county
also came up for discussion again
and committee was named to in
terview the judges of the district
court in regard to the matter.
The election of officers resulted
in the following being named:
President-Jas. Moonan.
Vice Prest.-A. j. Thomas.
Vice Prest.-H. E. White.
Sec. w. Hanson.
Treas.-L. j. White.
A rising vote of thanks was given
the outgoing officers for their part
of the service and in talks made
by several of those present the
united support of the Club was
promised the newly elected officers.
This is the proper spirit. An of
fice in an institution of this kind
is of much Importance, is no
sinecure and means hours Of effort
of no visible effects, besides the ex-
penditures, more or less, of per-
sonal funds. Situations constantly
arise requiring quick action and it
is up to the president and secretary
to see that they are met and salts
factorily adjusted as it is impos-
slble to call the club together every
time anything of Importance arises
requiring instant attention. Com
ing in contact with almost every.
tourist arriving in the city who is
expecting attention and diplomatic
ally stalling off those with schemes
of questionable value takes much
time and tact. In the newly elected
officers the Club has made a wise
choice. It's up to the members to
get behind and boost. They said they
would. Let's go.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
TONNAGE TAX
SUIT FILED.
MINING COMPANIES ASK u. s.
COURT FOR INJUNCTION
AGAINST STATE OFFic-
ERS.

1t has come and we will bet dol
lars to doughnuts that the higher
court will declare the act uncon-
stitutional Notwithstanding the opin-
ion rendered by Attorney General
Hilton. The mining companies have
asked the United States Court for
an Injunction restraining the state
officials from proceeding with the
per the bill passed at the last
session of the legislature. This
occupation tax" robbery bill was
one of those might makes right"
measures pushed through the legis-
lature by an element which singled
out. the mining industry as special
prey for special taxation. The law
provides that every person en-
gagged in the business of mining
iron ore in Minnesota shall pay the
state an occupation tax of 6 per
cent of the valuation of all ores
mined in addition to all other taxes.
Suit was begun at this time in
view of the fact that members of
the Minnesota tax commission, to-
gether with several other state Of
ficials, who are made defendants,
have just served papers on the min
ing companies, ordering them to
supply certain information on which
the tax could be assessed. Failure
to supply such information is punish
able by additional taxes, failure to
open the books of the company for
inspection is also made a criminal
offense, and failure to pay the tax
on time is also subject to further
financial penalties, under the law
itself.
The plaintiffs assert, first, that
the tax is a property tax. Under
the general laws of the state, all
iron ore, mined or unmined, is now
subject to the general ad valorem
property tax. But the new law,
it is claimed, imposes an additional
tax on iron mined in a given year.
Therefore, it is held, in the year in
which any particular iron ore is
mined two taxes would be imposed
on that ore, whereas in the year
that the ore was still in the ground
or ore that had been mined in
previous years, but was left in the
stockpile would be subject to but
one tax.
1t is claimed the plaintiffs are
therefore denied equal protection
of the laws provided by the Feder-
al constitution and further that the
proviso of the state constitution is
violated which states that taxes
must be uniform on the same class
of subjects.
Going into further details, the
plaintiffs recite how the tax oper-
ates to create inequalities. Among
their assertions are the following:
"a The efficient operator is
punished because he is allowed
lower deduction by reason of his
lower operating costs.
(2) There are discrepancies in
the cost of operating open pit and
underground mines, between in
dividual mines, and in the cost of
opening up various mines. No con-
sideration is given to carrying
charges over a period of years.
90 The more mined from one
mine, the higher the taxable value,
thus creating inequality and lack of
uniformity.
(4) No deduction equivalent to
royalties paid is permitted the own
er in fee who mines or produces
ore from his own properties.
Besides all this, several other
causes are assigned bearing on the
constltlonality of the act.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
ADVISORY BOARD
TO GATHER FUNDS,
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE TO
BEGIN IN THIS CITY.

Up to the time Of the great war
the Salvation Army was known in
timately by comparatively few
people, but since then public at
tention has been directed to them
and their great emergency institu-
tions are brought into full view.
Their slogan ga man may be
down but he is never OUT" is the
basic principle upon which they OPP
crate and everyone of their emer-
gencies are applied in putting
people on their feet and encourage
ing them in independent and useful
citizenship.
They carry on sixteen major act
ivities, among which are, the emery
ency department, missing friends
bureau, rescue and maternity homes,
slum settlements, industrial homes,
working mems hotels, prison work,
free employment bureaus, etc., etc.
Besides this, the Salvation Army
is now engaged in establishing
their huts at permanent camps and
naval bases as they are designated
by the government.
The Sal. Army is taking the
leading citizens into their confid-
ence through its advisory boards
and really places its wonderful
working machinery into their hands
for useful services IN any city or
county where located.
In turn they ask the citizens to
aid them in financing their opera
tions. They take the peoples mon
ey, do the peoples work and give
their own inviting service in the
accomplishment Of the work.
All of the corps centers of the
Sal. Army are already reporting
the great demands being made on
them IN these stressful times. In
fact the harder the times, the more
the Sal. Army has to do. The an
nual appeal is now being made to
the people of Ely and adjacent ter
ritory through its local Advisory
Board who are acting as the repre-
sentatives Of the Sal. Army.
The following are the members
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
COMMERCIAL
CLUB ELECTS.
JAS. MOONAN MADE PRESIDENT
AND ERNEST w. HANSON
SECRETARY.

Nearly a hundred were present
at the Annual Meeting of the Ely
Commercial Club Tuesday evening.
The large attendance resulted IN
one of the best meetings for some
time and it is to be hoped that with
the fine start made at the first
meeting of the year, this record
may be maintained.
The Ely Commercial Club is one
of the recognized institutions of
the country and its reputation for
accomplishments is one of the best.
1t may be news to some, but where
ever you may go the Ely Club is
spoken of as a live, going body
and one used as model by many
other cities and towns organizing.
This high regard and fine record
was achieved by the united action
of the members who looked upon
the club as a means by which
things could be accomplished no
other organization could accomplish.
The charter commission forseeing
the Importance of such an institu-
ton embodied a clause in the new
charter giving the city council
power to levy tax of not exceed
ing one mill against all the taxable
property in the city for the main
tenance Of Civic organizations.
This has proven happy thought
and the Club has been enabled to
accomplish much with the funds
thus secured. Never has the full
limit of the charter allowance been
levied and the Club has kept its
expenditures down to a minimum.
Notwithstanding this, Ely is on the
map in large letters and is known
in almost all parts of the country
and Canada through the judicious
advertising received and made pos
sible by the Civic fund.
Many things come before the city
council in the course of the year
which this body is unable to handle
owing to c harter restrictions.
Meritorious matters are usually
turned over to the Commercial
Club and in this way they are
takes care of. The Club acts as
a clearing house for matters which
the council cannot handle. In
complished for the city by the pub
lie spirited citizens composing the
Club. The report of the secretary
at Tuesdays meeting gave a list
of forty or more activities set in
motion by the Club the past year.
The coming year promises to be
even more eXacting than the last
on the time, patience and efforts of
the officers and members. The eff
fects of the work done will be felt
for years and will become more APP
parent as time passes.
A noticeable feature of Tues
days meeting was the fact that
many of the younger citizens were
present and took an active part in
the work, of the evening. This is
as it should be and it is to be
hoped that this attendance record
will be continued at every meet
ing. The older heads who have
worked for the upbuilding of the
city since the beginning of the city,
should be allowed to take it easy
and the younger generation should
make it point to keep things
moving. A fine start was made at
the first meeting of the year. The
dues ) are coming in quite rapidly
and many new members are being
added to the roster. Every citizen
of Ely should be a member of the
Commercial Club. In union there
is strength. Let's go.
Letters from Congressman Lar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
FINE GAME
HARD LUCK.
ONE OF THE CLEANEST GAMES
OF THE SEASON PLAYER
BREAKS LEG.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Ely-Gilbert basketball game Satur-
day night was one of the cleanest
games played s0n- the local floor,
hard luck was right behind the
Gilbert team from the time they
left home. The team accompanied
by the second team and several
admirers left Gilbert Saturday after
dinner in a bus for Ely over the
Ely-Virginia road. The storm of
Saturday had made the roads al
most impossible and coupled with
the extreme cold made travel a
hard matter. The bus, with per-
sistence got as far as Embarrass
where the boys of the first team
took the train, the other team and
the admirers attempting the bal
ance of the trip and which had to
be abandoned short distance from
Embarrass. The first team arrived
here at $50 the train being also
delayed. The bus with the balance
of the party returned to Gilbert.
The game was called at about
9 o'clock before a large crowd of
spectators and was going along
finely, both sides putting up an
excellent exhibition. Shortly be-
fore the end of the first half one
of the Gilbert men was removed
owing to an injury and John Kukar
took his place. Kukar had fol-.
lowed the ball from the center to
under the cage at the north end of
the hall when he collapsed and it
was found that he had sustained a
compound fracture of the leg. He
was removed to the hospital. The
game ended with a score of 81 to
18 in favor of Ely. Only six
fouls were called during the game,
five of these being on Ely and one
on Gilbert.
inc in piyan aS follows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27


the hope of success is much greater
at the beginning. Intelligent people
must learn to recognize the danger
signals and seek advice and treat
ment at the earliest poss BILE stage
when cancer is most curable.s NO
matter how great his skill or adequate
his training, the doctor cannot help
a patient who does not come 90 him.
The Average Year of Delay.
Studies of considerable nunfherEof
cases reported by many different dc
tors would indicate that on the avtr-
age people afflicted with this diseaSe
wait almost twelve months after not
icing some symptom before they con-
suit doctor about it. The educa-
tional campaign against cancer has
as its problem the humiliation Of this
factor of delay, the reduct'o on Of this
twelve months to three months, or
better three weeks, or ideally three
days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
Acre Lots.

Surveyors are at work on the Over
man ~ south of the city which will
be placed on the market in acre lots
and sold with the mineral rights.
Ihls will be the first instance on rec
ord IN this country where property
Is being placed on sale containing
the mineral rights and the same will
probably bring ready sale. Mr..
overman states that there are a large
number of desirable garden and home
building lots in the tract.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
K. of p. Social.

The Knights of Pythias were hosts
to members and friends Wednesday
evening at the lodge rooms and a
fine time was had. The evening
opened with musical program. The
Presbyterian Orchestra rendered sell
ections followed by vocal solos by
Miss Hosmer, Miss Wilcox and Har-
old Chinn. piano solo by Mrs. E. w.
Hanson and mandolin solo by John
R. Hanson. These features of the
entertainment met with the applause
of those present and all were forced
to respond to encores. A lunch was
served and dancing and cards filed
up the evening until IL o'clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
Taxes Begin to Worry.

With indications that tax receipt.
from st. Louis county may fall
short of $2,500,000 this year-an
average of 81 for every person in
the. state-officials at the state
capitol today said that the amount
may have to be made up by a gen
eral tax increase.
preliminary reports from st.
LOUIS county Indicate that the tax
es from the iron producing country
Will fall off tremendously.
:. The recently enacted per capita
limitation and tonnage tax bills are
sad to be responsible for this stu
alton. Complications are brewing
over the tonnage tax, it was said,
CLAIMS are being made that it does
away with all other taxes on iron
ore and ore properties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
Entertained Large Crowd.

The Girl Scouts entertained a large
number of people at the Community
Center Saturday evening. Supper
was served beginning at o'clock.
owlng to the extreme cold the at
tendance was not as large as antici-
pated. A jitney dance also took
place IN the assembly room where
music was furnished by the Scout
orchestra. The girls wish to ex-
press their thanks to the merchants
whose donations made it possible to
give this entertainment and also to
all those who attended.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27

Of the local Advisory Board:
A. j. Thomas, Chairman, Thos.
E. Miller, Vice Chairman, Oscar
Freidsburg, Secy. and Treasurer.
The other members are: DIR. Geo.
T. Ayres, B. O. Strachan, John E.
Porthan, DIR. H. j. Lockhart, Mrs.
E. G. Jones and D. R. James.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27
Tomorrow night the fast Auro

Tomorrow night the fast Aurora
team will be here, it is the general
opinion that this will be, some game
as Aurora is somewhat ranking
over the defeat administered to
them few weeks ago on their
home floor by the Ely team--the
first time Ely has defeated Aurora
in the past two years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27

Tanlac is manufactured in one Of
the largest and most modernly
equipped laboratories in this coun-
try. James Drug Store.-Ad.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27

Score at the end of first half, II
and 8 in favor Of Ely. Referee
Farley; Timer Prisk; Scorer Skala.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-10-04
The Storm" II here,
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
Eating Too Much Meat May Cio.
kidneys, then the Hack
Hurts

Most folks forget that the kidneys
like the bowels, get sluggish and
clogged and need n flushing occasion
ally, else We have backacho and duh
misery In the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twingcs, torpid
liver. acid stomach. slceplessncss ana
al sorts Of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kid
ncys active and clean. and the NOM
ont You feel an ache or pain In the
kidney region, get about four ounces
OF Jad Salts from any good drag
store here. take q tablespoonful IN u
glass Of water before breakfast for
u few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia, and Is
harmless to flush clogged kidneys
and stimulate them To normal acti-
witty. II also helps neutralize the
acids In the urine so 1t no longer ir-
ritates, thus helping to relieve blad-
der disorders,
Jad Salts IL harmless; inexpensive;
makes n delightful effcrvoscent lithla
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to help keep their
kidneys clean.
a well-known local druggist saws
he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who
believe in trying to correct kidney
trouble while 1t liz only trouble.,--
Adv. l0l,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-10-04
WHY SUFFER SO?

Why suffer from ~ led back. from
rh1rp, shuuting twiuErs, headache .
disyiurFs Jud distressing urinary ill1'
Klamath Falls people Trco mnond
Deans EidIcy pillB. Ask your neigh
bor' Could You ask Tor stronger
proof uf mUrit'
Mrs lrn Wilson, tt0a Oregon
Ave, klamath Falls. says "Doan'H
Kidney pillN are family remedy In
uur humc and Whenever the occasion
calls for n kidney rcmcdy noan's
never fail 10 do the work. I have
taken DoanE for iong time for I
have hc"n NOR" or lcsH subject To
huchnrhr and kidney irOuhl", Al
iIurs ! hay" such terrible pains
through my kidneys that I can hard
" gn Ny Kidneys act irr"Eularly aud
f,ul miserable. ! used boan'g XIII.
nvy PILLS aud am not bothered with
haokachr or kidney trouble now
Duau'H have been u great benefit 10
me" Statement given March ~.
1876.
On March 10. 1920. Mr.. Wilson
raid: II GLADLY repeat all said IN
favor of DOan'y Kidney rus as there
is nothing better Tor kidney com
plant, | use DpIn'g occasionally To
keep my kidneys In good order"
GOo. AZ all dealers Foster Milbnrn
60, MlrH,. hurfalo, n. Y, Adv,