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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
EVERYBODY A CAPITALIST.

1t is more amusing than other
wise the way certain schools of agi-
tators and economists prate about
"Capitalism" as if it were some ter
rible monster that is destroying the
substance and liberties of the people.
Capitalism is based upon indiv-
idual thrift. Capital is what the in
dustrious man accumulates above his
immediate necessities to set aside
against the day when through age or
infirmity he can no longer earn.
He may invest it in life insur-
ance, in corporate properties or de-
post it in banks and trust companies
to be invested for his benefit.
The capital thus individually &C
cumulated and judiciously concen-
trated enables the great business
leaders of the country to construct
great industries, great transporta-
ton systems and other agencies to
promote the progress of the nation,
the conveniences and comfort of the
people and augment their wealth.
But it is the savings Of the thrifty
upon which American capitalism is
based.
The 1900, 100000 which thrifty
toilers have to their deposit in
savings banks and upon which they
draw more than $600,O0O,000 an
nually in interest, is a considerable
part of Americas Capitalism.
The hundreds of millions, which
thrifty citizens pay in life insurance
premiums constitute a considerable
portion of the nations Capitalism"
Any, man, woman or child who
saves is capitalist.
Capitalist enables the thrifty per-
son who saves to enjoy the fruit of
his industry.
1t is true that there are phases of
capitalism which require correction,
not for the purpose of destroying
capitalism and it's great structure of
enterprise, industry and finance, but
to maintain justice as between man
and man and class and class.
Communism or common owner
ship which would efface capitalism
would destroy thrift and industry,
and in the end would compel the
prudent, industrious toiler under a
reign of tyranny to support vast
brood of indolent and worthless
creatures who would not be product
i've under any system.-Houston
Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

The prevalence of serious crimes
against young children in range
communities of late was investigat-
ed by the grand jury which ended
it's session in Virginia Wednesday
afternoon, with the result that re-
solution calling upon juvenile offic-
ers, probation and police officers, as
we'll as parents to cooperate, using
greater degree of vigilance in pre-
venting these acts, was adopted.
These several departments are urged
to see that children are not permit
ted about the streets, in particular
at night, and under circumstances
which might lead to other offenses
of serious nature being committed.
"All the towns of the ranges have
curfew ordinances, said one of the
jurors in speaking. of the recon-
mendations made. "The authorities
of the towns seem to believe that
this is all that is required and after
ringing the bell or blowing the
whistle at nine or ten o'clock, the
provisions of the ordinances are
promptly forgotten. Even if child
rem move from the main streets
after the signal, they congregate on
vacant lots and in back alleys and
this is where the trouble is Matched,
or young girls are enticed into cars
by INSCRIPTIONS young and older
men and invited for rides into the
country. The majority of these
cradle robbers" are known to
officials who wink the other eye"
and do nothing"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
POOLING the Doctor.

According to Hygeia, stimulation OF
diseases Is founded on many primitive
motives: love. hate. desire for SYM
pathy, or the wish to evade an un-
pleasant situation. The physician Is
sometimes deceived but can often dis.
cover the truth by the exercise of care
full observation and sometimes by spe.
cial tests. Medical training Is direct.
ed toward skepticism rather than ere.
iulity and the physician is sometimes
charged with overcautien A famous
physician wrote, "The more gross the
fraud the more glibly will 1t 60 down
folly will always find faith
wherever impostors will find impu.
dence." But II Is worth realizing that
the fact Of mallngerlng means the
probable existence of mental disturb.
ance for which the malingerer needs
treatment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
KEEPING THE TAXES DOWN.

Recently there appeared a state
ment that at the end of the fiscal
year a surplus existed in the treas
ury.
When it was suggested that re-
duction of taxes might follow, Sen
ator Reed Smoot of Utah warned the
public that taxes could not be re-
duced. The Utah Senator is more
frank than some other Senators and
does not hesitate to speak very
plainly.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, says
there must be found new sources
of taxation.
He has found one, the billboards,
the advertising signs along the
highways, as legitimate subjects for
Federal taxation.
Instead of cutting down taxes
these Senators, and perhaps others,
are planning to increase taxes.
They want more money to spend.
That is what they consider to be
their mission to spend money, not
to save it.
The man in Congress who advo'
Gates saving money is not consid.
cred to be good politician.
But the peoples attitude on this
question is not the same as that OF
these distinguished men.
Progress has been made in put
ting business into the government
eliminating the duplication of work
reducing the number of useless en-
ployes and practicing economies.
If the good work is continued a:
it has commenced, in a little time 6
reduction in taxes could take
place.
The majority of the people think
they are paying high enough take:
now.
They think they are getting too
much government and that it i!
costing them too much. They want
to see some plan carried out which
will consider their pocketbooks {
little and enable them to enjoy JUS
as good government as they have
today and pay less for it.
These are old fashioned notion!
but they exist and must be reckonet
with.-Portland, (Me) Press Her
aid
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
BILLY NOONAN SAYS.
I'm the Baudette Region.

YIN the bduQeCCe ReSlOn.)
And now for the sunshine of q
glorious Northern Minnesota autumn.
A moonshiner near Bagley is LOG
years old, demonstrating that he
doesn't drink his own stuff.
women are a peculiar sex," says
a magazine article. Yep. they're
the second most peculiar sex in the
world.
The twenty-first child in FL years
has just been born to a Kansas
couple. Mother and child are doing
well. So is the father.
Magnus Johnson says his motto is
work for every able bodied man in
the country. It's noble idea, Mag.
nus, but the trouble is that every
able bodied man in the country isn't
hankering for work.
Frank Johnson says he won't vote
for man for President who thinks
that 298 F. o. B. Detroit is the
greatest date in history.
One thing we can't understand is
why certain residents of towns in
Northern Minnesota turn the color
of Christmas jewelry when the
names of other towns are men.
toned. Tourists are continually be-
ing told that the road to the next
town is impossible and the truth i.
given an awful beating IN other
ways. Any person who thinks he
can boost his own burg by lying
about neighboring town is binder
| than a blind mule.
An exchange wants to know what
the girls will wear to keep warn
next winter. Amt he the nosey
, guy.
An exceptionally large number Of
squirrels are seen along the state
road this year, probably in search
of the nuts who drive at 60 mile!
an hour.
Governor Preus has been suffer
| ing with bad cold at Port Arthur
There is no excuse for anyone keep
ing bad cold at Port Arthur.
A woman, aged 102, near Mime
apolis, can talk and hear perfectly
but look at all the practice she'
| had.
| Speeders are a menace at an!
time, but when one of them ha
about six drinks of moonshine boil
ing under his vest, the highways ar,
as safe as a set of chinaware in
japanese earthquake.
! This would be a tough world fol
Magnus Johnson if it weren't fo
/ Governor Preus. Magnus finds Jak,
handy to blame things on.
Gasoline dropped like a Repub
/ lican's chin in the recent Mime
sofa election but don't cheer TIL,
companies are about to have con
ference. Their motto is "Whateve
goes down must come up."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
For Amateur Carpenters.

Amateur carpenters usually expert
ence some difficulty in sharpening
their tools. A real boon to these Is
a recently invented plane and chisel
holder for use in setting edge tools
on the oil stone. The body consists OF
a casting having at the forward end a
gripping device capable Of firmly hold
ing any chisel or plane blade at ap-
proximately the correct angle for
sharpening. At the other end Of the
body is an adjustable support running
on wooden roller The tool having
been clamped In place, and the back
support adjusted, all that Is necessary
Is to run the tool backwards and for
wards on the oil stons to insure that
it is properly sharpened. BY the use
Of this tool 1t should be impossible
either to rub of the keen edge. as
soon as II Is formed, or to produce a
'fat" rounded edge which does not cut
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
WHAT'S THE USE

A young man ran for the legis-
lature of Illinois, and was badly
swamped.
He next entered business, failed,
and spent seventeen years of his
life paying up the debts of worth
less partner.
He was in love with beautiful
young woman to whom he became
engaged-then she died.
Entering politics again, ne ran
for Congress, and was badly defeat
ed. He then tried TO get an APP
pointment to the United States land
office, but failed.
He became candidate for the
United States Senate, and was bad
,ly defeated.
Then he became a candidate for
the Vice Presidency and was once
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

of mind of any red blooded citizen
motorist of Minnesota who will per-
NIT his neighbr or any of his towns
men to dodge what is his absolute
right to pay. Of course he wouldn't
tolerate the same mans coming into
his store and walking out with SIS
to $50 worth of merchandise with
out paying for it. No, indeed, that
would be robbery and he would call
the first peace officer and have him
placed in Jail.
We don't just see the line of de.
narration between his stealing mer.
chandise and his defrauding oul
Highway Department of funds that
should be theirs to build and main
, tain roads. He is stealing in the
one instance just as much as he i:
in the other and to our notion de
serves the same treatment for either
offense.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

The Waseca Journal is lambasting
Ed. Smith of Minneapolis, and
sneeringly refers to the political
Clique" that was headed by the
mill city man. With all his faults
and they are of the minor char
acter, Minnesota always went re-
publican when Ed Smith was in
the saddle. The Free. Press holds
no brief for Ed. Smith, but can the
Journal or any other newspaper
point out where he ever turned a
crooked card in politics or other
wise?-Mankato Free Press. Like
Mark Hanna, Ed. Smith is Jumped
on" by many presumably because
he does things. E. Smith is an or
ganizer for best results, but always
on the square. He is loyal to his
friends, and fair to his enemies
and that is not bad trait. Most
of the Ed. Smiths and less of the
other kind would be good for any
party-Le Sueur Herald.
1t has been our pleasure to have
political dealings with Ed. Smith
and we have always found him a
big, level-headed square-shooter.
Considering some OF the flascos
pulled off in the political arena in
the past few years, we believe that
the Republican party would be
doing something for its own good
were it to tie to Ed. Smith and the
Democrats would be in much bet
ter repute in this state, could they
find a man of Ed. Smiths calibre
to manage their affairs. Ed. Smith
always, in all his political acts
labored under the impression that
the State of Minnesota comprised
something more than that part south
of line drawn straight east and
west through the state just north
of Stearn's county. This impress.
sion is not shared by some of the
down state editors whose vision Oh
Minnesota embraces just that por.
tion embodied between the north
south, east and west lines of the
county in which they make THEN
stand and the north end of the
state is just piece hitched onto
their counties for the sole purpose
of paying taxes and acting as polit.
ical houn'-dog to be kicked about
at the will of every bewhiskereG
legislator from the south end.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
lydia ThrIved In Early DAYS.

Lydia thrived most from TIC B. @.
to $40 B. G. (when Croesus was over.
thrown by Cyrus. the Persian.) The
Lydians were the most advanced Of
all peoples in those days, as they were
also the richest. While they were eff
Terminate, they were also the most cul
tured Of luXury-lOving traders. The
Lydians loved the good things Of
life, exquisite garments, beautiful
gems, costly carpets and rugs. scented
oils and music. II Is recorded They
discovered the art OF dyeing wool. Of
coming money and were the irst to
use gold, which they procured in com
parative abundance from the Sarahai
and Pactolus rivers and the mines. as
medium Of exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

In their determination to elimin.
ate railroad crossing accidents, the
cities of North Chicago, Illinois and
Waukegan, Wisconsin, have passed
ordinances which provide that al
vehicles, automobiles, trucks and
ether conveyances propelled by ami
NAL or other power and used in, and
upon the streets and public high
ways within the city limits, shall
when approaching railroad cross
ing, be brought to a full stop ten
feet therefrom and the driver ascer-
tain if the way is clear before pro-
ceeding to cross. Penalty for violat-
ing the ordinance is fine of not
less than SIS or more than 5000 for
each offense. Similar city ordin-
ances or state laws throughout the
country would reduce to minimum
the grade crossing death toll which
runs between 10000 and $4,000
persons annually. Such a law which
saves life would be, instead of an
expense to the taxpayers money
maker through fines collected for
law breaking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

packaged Colorado potatoes were
selling at $2.S5. Another illustra-
tion of how necessary it is for farm
ers to inject better methods into
the business of farming. Better
potatoes than are grown in Mime
sofa have not yet been produced.
The only difference is the method
Of marketing employed. In Col
orado the potato growers are organ
lied. They know what the market
demands. In sections of the coun-
try where the potato industry is
well organized says an authority
the producer receives approximately
60 per cent of what the consumer
pays. In Minnesota, where the farm
ers are unorganized, they receive
less than 20 per cent. The Potato
Growers exchange IS calculated tt
eliminate this big margin of differ
ence. Every man in Minnesota witt
load of potatoes to sell should bt
a member.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

per mile, that some will build fifty
three miles of improved highways.
hundred and thirty miles of i'm
proved highways could be built a
year from the tax.
If the gas tax was A cents, 106
or LOGO miles a year, respectively,
could be built.
Where the roads are unimproved,
the 100000 car owners spend ST.
100000 a year on tires, which they
otherwise would save The million
car owners would spend $75,O0O,0O
on tires they otherwise would save
Proponents of the argument say
that a tax on gasoline, spent or
roads is the one and only painless
tax"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

the city and was successful yester-
day in capturing Esa Tapola with
the goods on one of the st. Croix
Lumber Co. tote roads about two
miles from Crawford's Lodge which
is located about thirty miles from
Ely. Tapola had three gallon jug
of coroner's delight which was con-
fscated and Tapola was arraigned
this morning before Judge Dennis
Dwan who bound him over to the
district court. Gust Risberg &C
companied the sheriff on the moon
hunt.-Two Harbors Chronicle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

Since 1913 the Steel Corporation
has advanced the wage rate 10
times and during the same period
the wage cuts have numbered only
two says Skilling's Review. The In
dependent iron and steel interests
have done the same thing. Labor
agitators have to find some fault,
and discredit the steel interests for
voluntary" advances, so they de-
clare that such advances invariably
are forced by economic conditions.
Not even a grudging admission that
the steel interests ever are actuated
by fairness. Every reader knows
that many of these wage advances
were not forced, and actually came
as a surprise to the employees. One
of the things that retard progress,
material and moral. is the petty
jealousy and the deeply grounded
belief in so many that nobody does
anything fine unless there is sell
fish string tied to it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
TAX DoDGING coNTEMPTIBLE.

Word has come to us that there
are several thousand motorists in
the State of Minnesota, who have
either not paid their 1928 automo-
bile tax or are carrying the tag of
a foreign state where the tax is
much less than that of Minnesota,
says Sparks, the official magazine of
the state automobile association.
We are advised that there are So
called honest, respectable citizens in
the different communities where
these tax dodgers reside who have
knowledge of this practice being
carried on right under their very
noses and still for one reason or
another do not report it.
We wonder what can be the state
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

Miss Mary Slogan of Ely was Wis
iting at the Gotlieb home the fore
part of the week ***The John Yapel
and John Tekautz families motored
to Ely Sunday and spent the day
with friends. ***Miss Barbar aStepan
is home for a short visit with her
sister, Mrs. A. Gotlieb. Miss Stepan
is employed in Ely **Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Snabbi and Mrs. VIM. Mills
of Ely were here part of the week
and attended the funeral of Miss
Mamie Sipola. *Among the Ely
young people who visited here for
a day or two last week were the
Misses Althea Coomb. Olga Nappa
and Mary Passi. Miss Ann Mey-
erie returned to her home in Ely
Sunday after spending two weeks
with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Byouk. ***Miss Eunice
V. Aubin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Phil Aubin of this city, and Mr..
Burton H. Stewart, former Soudan
young man, but now of Ely, were
quietly married at the home of the
bride last Sunday evening by Rev
Sutherland of st. James Presby-
terrain church. They left immedi-
ately for points in Wisconsin and
this state on their wedding trip.
Hosts of Tower and Soudan friends
join the News in extending best
wishes.-Tower News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

Miss Florence Nankervis of Ely,
former member of the Biwabik
school faculty, was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. McGivern over the
week end. She will teach at Eve
leth this year Mr.. and Mrs. R.
H. Pierce of Ely motored here Sun
day en- route to Hibbing to attend
the county fair and visited with Mr..
and Mrs. M B. Thomas and family.
Mr.. Thomas accompanied the Pierces
to Hibbing, where they also visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomas.
***Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carlson of
Ely motored down and visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron {. Carlson over
the week end. Both families at
tended the county fair at Hibbing
Sunday. *** William Phillips of Ely
arrived Sunday at the home of his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Thomas. Mr.. Phillips will
lay the concrete walks about the
Thomas residence, which has recent
ly been raised and which the
Thomases are improving a great
number of ways.-Biwabik Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

Miss Louise Sartori returned on
Sunday from Ely where she visited
with friends for the past week. ***
Joe Martinetti of Ely was a guest
of local relatives on Sunday. Matt
Skala of Ely was a Chisholm visitor
Sunday. ***Miss Jennie Palcher of
Ely was a Chisholm visitor over the
week end.-Chisholm Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

"Jay" Gould celebrated his APP
pointment of State Game and Fish
Commissioner by naming Chas.
Haenke of the Dassel Dispach as his
assistant. Jay" picked a live wire
for the place and has been receiv-
ing congratulations over the APP
pointment of Haenke along with
congratulations for himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM OTHER PAPERS

Mrs. Peter Popovich was severely
injured in an auto accident near
Duluth over the week end and was
taken to a Duluth hospital to be
cared for. This is the second acct
dent the Popovich family has been
in this season.-Aurora News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

The many friends of Fred Had
ley, editor of the Winnebago Enter
prise, are grieved to learn of his
serious illness. Fred is real news
paper man with a real paper and
it is hoped he soon will be back on
the job.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

Back taxes in the sum of $5,103,-
967 are due from % mining COM
panies operating in the state under
the occupational tax which was re-
Gently declared constitutional by
the supreme court. The state aud
itor and state treasurer are now TAX
ing the necessary steps for the col
lection of this sum, to which pen
alties amounting to 35 per cent of
the total will be added before col
lection. Taxes for 1921 and 1922
are involved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

Magnus Johnson, Junior United
States Senator-elect from Minnesota,
assured business men of Minneapolis
that they have nothing to fear from
gress with the intention of seeking
legislation which would be of benefit
to business men as well as to the
farmer and worker and urged CO.
operation of all three classes for
their joint success.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

The 1896 "Free Silver" excite
ment, which was most effectively laid
away at that time now seems to be
hopping around quite Justify in this
state at least, in the shape of a
Guarantee of Wheat Prices. AT
that time it was proposed to guar
antee silver and the people of the
country took a most unholy wallop
at the presidential aspirations of
William Jennings Bryan. Thi S
wheat" dope is practically the same
thing. At that time the country
was going to the dogs because we
didn't have silver price regulation
and now the same thing is pro-
phecied and the only thing to save
US is wheat regulation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

The Potato Grower official organ
of the Minnesota Potato Growers
exchange, reports that field-run, UNI
graded, homegrown Minnesota pota-
toes were selling on the Minneapolis
market at 85 cents a hundred. On
the same day in Minneapolis care
fully graded, selected, uniform and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

Recently we received from the
State Industrial Commission a cir.
cular letter calling our attention to
the "One Day Rest in Seven Law"
being Chapter 298 of the general
laws of 1928. The circular gave
everyone to understand that all EN-.
ployes must have one day of rest
in seven and then goes on to state
who was exempt in the operation OF
the law. We have read the law
carefully and in our meager manne,
have come to the conclusion that
about the only ones not exempt are
those not working.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-14

Mrs. Ernest Merrill of Ely was a
visitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Andrews last week. - Brakeman
Ole Isaacson was injured Tuesday
night on train No. 81 caused by fall
ing from the side of box car. He
was taken to the hospital, where
several stitches were taken in a
cash in his head and where he was
otherwise found not to be danger
ously injured. ***S Sheriff Emil Nelson
spent four days this week in a gum
shoe campaign for bootleggers
known to be transporting liquor into