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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30

the whole Mesaba Range on the
trough theory which we had evolved
ten years before Professor Van Hise
promulgated that theory which made
him world famous.
"And yet, dear friends, neither
Alfred or myself regret the fortune
of three millions of dollars which
we had at the above time accumu-
lated and first put in to exploration
and development of the Range, nor
the Twenty years of hard labor we
put in as an aftermath of other
peoples debts amounting to the
sum of one and one-half million
dollars that we had become surety,
for in view of the great results
vouchsafed thereby to humanity at
large.
"You know well how we all fell
down in 49,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
LON MERRITT'S CLASSIC
Delivered by Him a, the Road Opening at Biwabik)

lights in happy homes and heard
the tread of coming millions. En-
tranced with the vision we heard
the hum of busy life on every hand
and saw, as if by the welding of a
wand, the tall warehouse loom up
on the deep driven pile, the saucy
tug plying here and there; the
white winged ships of every cline
crowding our harbor and long lines
of shining steel reaching out bring
ing to the doors of that community
of which we were the proud found
ers, the surplus wealth of empires.
81 we'll remember that at the
close of that eventful voyage before
mentioned, my brother, Alfred, and
myself, standing sid by side as we
have ever stood, on the deck of that
| old steamer looking across to the
north shore range under the glow
of one glorious autumn sunset and
wondering what was beyond, we
never dreamed that in after years
we should become, in the hands of
an overriding Providence the dis,
coverers and developers of an in.
dustry so far reaching in it's effects
as to place our beloved country far
| in the lead of the civilized nations
of the world. Nor yet could we
dream that the development of this
mighty range has already N it's re,
suits rocked the old world empires
to their fall, and today is bringing
about a new and better civilization
'They who glibly quote the popu,
lar myth, that the upturned root OF
a giant pine discovered to the Mer.
ritts the wealth of ore beneath,
know that not at the Biwabik mine
our men were in blue ore weeks be-
fore that tall pine fell across oul
camp ground, and less of the year!
of toll and hardship we endured OF
the actual blood tracks we made
along the rocky trails. of that ther
wilderness. Neither do they YET
understand that we have court re-
cords that We located and mapped
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
UNLIMITED SELF CONFIDENCE.

The self confidence of many OF
our politicians is astounding.
The plans they suggest for rail
road valuations and rate making
causes one to marvel that public
men in high official positions should
present such views and actually be-
lieve that they are suggesting some
thing in the way of a remedy for
question of national Importance.
1t must take tremendous sell
confidence on the part of men who
never ran a railroad to go into Con.
gress and in a few short months
tell the people that the management
of the whole transportation system
is wrong and that by a simple pro
cess of political sleight of hand, il
can be corrected. 1t would seem a:
if such a man would be worth mil
lions as the manager of any of oul
great railroads and that their time
is being wasted in Congress or OF
the farm.
How is it that such men never be
come managers of properties which
they know so much about running
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
Election Tuesday, December 4tt, 1923

Board of Fire Underwriters to COM
Dine, under the classification OF
Understanding fires due to either
of these hazards" says w. E. Nal
lalieu, General Manager of the or
ganization, because so many of the
match fires are due to burning luci-
fers thrown away by thoughtless
smokers.
THE destruction of property
from this cause now amounts to
nearly $26,O00,00O year, which
is far more than the toll exacted by
any other hazard, despite the fact
that the damages from Matches
Smoking are so largely preventable.
1.-THE remedy lies in educating the
people to greater degree of care
fullness in handling lighted matches,
cigars, cigarettes and pipes, and, to
their credit, it may be said that
two of the largest tobacco COM
panies in the country, and two OF
the principal match producers, are
endeavoring to change the habits OF
their careless customers by imprint.
ing suitable precautions upon cigar,
cite and match boxes"
In course of time, the effect OF
these appeals to the public should
become visible; otherwise it is far,
ly safe to predict that public senti-
ment will bring about further en-,
actment of personal liability laws
providing for civil punishment OF
persons guilty of causing fire de.
struction by their obvious careless,
ness.
A life sentence has Just been
given to a Mexican at Sacramento
California, who set fire to school,
house and burned 10 japanese
children to death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30

"To all the jewellers on the
Mesaba Iron Range-citizens all
within the sound of my voice
greeting! On an occasion of this
kind my mind runs far back to the
very dawn of the history of this
favored portion of our fair land of
which, unfortunately, we know so
little.
"To the days of Benjamin Frank
lin, who by his astute statesman
ship, his then unequalled knowledge
of the geography of the Lake
Superior region, his transcendant
and prophetic vision of rich mineral
deposits hidden to all save that one
loyal heart saved US, that incompar-
able Isle Royal and all of the coun-
try west of Pidgeon River to us and
our children's children forever.
"Sixty-seven years ago on the
9th day of last October at the
close of a ten days storm tossed
voyage we landed upon these shores
with the first AK that felled tree.
The smoke from our log cabins
mingled with that from the Indians
wigwam, beside us amidst the allies
of the leafy forest. Between our
new made homes westward to the
sunset sea there was not one fixed
human habitation.
eve climbed the. mountain and
from a sheer cliff back of old
Oneota looked down on the tall
pines of that fair valley, the Great
Lakes, the broad bay and far reach
ing river. We christened this the
gateway to the Northwest beyond
and visioned the worlds homeless
hosts passing our doors to people
that great lone land. We saw the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
MANIA FOR LAW-MAKING.

Speaking in Boston on June 10
Bunker Hill Day-former United
States Senator Albert J. Beveridge
characterized in the following un-
equivocal language the American
mania for law making:
Government supervision of and
interference with human life and
activities in the United States bid
fair to break down our entire ex-
pertinent in popular self-rule.
Consider the appalling fact: One
adult person out of every twenty
persons engaged in business or in
dustry in this country is Govern
ment agent, official or employee. !
mean, of course, all government,
county, city and national. ***Today
all the gold known to exist in the
whole world barely pay the total
cost of Government in America for
only single year.
Another astounding fact is that
Americans are forbidden by law to
do more things, and by law forced
to do more things than were the
Russian people under the Car or
the German people under the Kaiser.
Moreover, nearly all of these re-
pressive, oppressive and autocratic
laws and regulations have been
forced on the statute books by self
ish minorities of whom our lawmak-
ers and administrators are in ter
ror***
Let our laws be expressions of
the will of the majority instead of
ukases Of the minority; and enforce
all laws with absolute equality. Up-
hold the American Constitution
all Of it, not merely such parts of
1t as suit our fleeing within or pass
ing convenience; support American
institutions against every assailant
foreign and domestic. open or COW
ert-all American institutions. not
merely some American institutions >,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30

N. Thompson, a disabled soldier,
who has been living with his mother
at Fordville, North Dakota, has
notified the U. S. Veterans Bureau
that he disappeared from Fordville
on August Is, 1923, and nothing
has been heard of him since.
He is described as follows:
''height, five feet eight inches,
weight $50 pounds, thin face, red
complexion, light hair, blue eyes,
age 80 years, no visible marks"
Mr.. Thompson was lieutenant
in the army, and at one time lived
at 2919 Eighteenth Avenue North,
Minneapolis.
His widowed mother is very
anxious to learn where he is and
anyone who can give such informa-
ton is requested to write to Mr..
Martin Olson, city commissioner,
Devils Lake, Norh Dakota, or the
U. S. Veterans Bureau, Fargo,
North Dakota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
CHILLY" NOONANISMS.
(From the Baudette Region.

Judging by the number of muir
der trials, a lot of city wives think
marriage license is shooting
permit.
The state will soon find out
whether or not Magnus Johnson
amounts to anything. He is due
in Washington in another month tic
try to get what the people think
they want. :.
''The first touch of winter" said
a Baudette man Tuesday after read
ing a letter from his son in the
city.
If any of our brother editors
crave a large, juicy, tender steak
about two inches thick, now is the
time to chirp up and make their
wants known. We're going over to
Canada next week to harvest q
moose.
Duck hunting is great sport
but it is hard on the system. For
instance some of the hunters play
poker until it is time to go to bed
and then they keep on playing until
it is time to get up again.
Baudette has a few speeders that
are evidently anxious to attend
their own funerals.
"How to Handle Wife," is the
Heading of magazine article,
proving that the author isn't mar
ried.
In spite of the jawing of Magnus
and Shipstead, Minnesota is honored
by Frank Kellogg's appointment.
The Crown PRINCE iS hack in
Germany, but it doesn't matter.
His head is as hollow as stove
pipe.
Jim Arneson ran for Mayor of
Thief River and was elected last
week. Otherwise Jim is mighty
snsible fellow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30

Some of the papers are spring
ing McAdoo TO president and we
understand that this constant men
ton of McAdoo has had the effect
of making appointments in several
states of men to handle the cam
paign. We understand that Mr..
Weiss, formerly of the Duluth Her
aid. will have charge in Minnesota.
a fact we are sorry to learn as
Weiss is much too good a man &c
be put in charge of lost cause
McAdoo has attracted to his stand
ard, one Charles Edward Russell, IN
the forefront as socialist of the
real, Russian-soviet kind. This is
probably sop thrown to this branch
of voters to secure the support OF
the party of which Russell is recog-
nized as one of the leaders. Hank
Ford and his following is aso to be
recconed with as it is a well
known fact that Henry has been
receptive for some time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30

A merchant in a neighboring
town states his advertising thus far
this year cost him 81 cents for every
500 worth of goods sold. He used
half a page of his local paper each
week for his business announcement,
and says that as long as people
read newspapers he will continue to
advertise. There's man possessed
of a good head. Just as soon as
merchants begin to look upon ad-
vertising as branch of their bust
ness which requires as much care
as any part of it, then will advertis-
ing pay. Honesty, force, origin
atty and persistency in advertising
makes it a paying investment.-Hen-
nepin County Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
WATCH THAT MATCH AND
Smoke.

1t will probably surprise great
many people to learn that carelesss-
ness with matches and smoking mat
erials today constitutes the greatest
single cause of fire loss in the
United States, yet the carefully
compiled statistics of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters show
this to be true.
sit is the custom of the National
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
ANNOUNCEMENT.

! wish to announce to the voters
of Ely that / have filed as a candi-
date for Alderman and solicit your
support at the election on December
4. / have no promises to make
more than if elected, l will fulfill
the duties of the office to the best
of my ability.
Yours Respectfully,
JOHN E. PORTHAN.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
ANNOUNCEMENT.

l wish to announce that | am a
candidate for the office of Alderman
and take this method of soliciting
your support now and at the cleo
ton on Dec. 4th. No favors, but a
square deal to all will be my policy
if elected.
Yours for support,
FRANK ERCHULL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
Old Salt In Fresh Water.

The master of the salt water steam
ship Aggea, from Bergen, Norway. re-
fused to accept the aid Of tugs to pull
his vessel off sandbar In the harb0r
of Superior, Wis, where she had
grounded. He preferred to walt for
the tide and was surprised when 1t did
not come In.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ take this means of announcing
to the voters of Ely that I have
filed for Alderman and solicit your
support, and also your vote, at the
election on Tuesday, December 4th.
If elected / will make good.
ED. EDWARDS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH

There will be no services on Sun.
day, Dec. 2. But on Dec. 9 one
Swedish service is held at 0:3O
A. M.
The Sunday School meets at $3.50
A. M. Christmas. The most joyous
time of the year is soon here and
the children will begin early to pre-
pare for it.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets
with Mrs. l.. Sundholm Thursday
Dec. 6, at 2:30 P. M.
E. o. JOHNSON, Pastor
Subscribe for the Miner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
NO T ICE
TO CREDITORS

All creditors of M. R. Lund of
the Vermillion Electric Company
are requested to mail certified ac-
rounts of the same to H. 1. Cum
mings, Trustee, 210 West First
Street, Duluth. Mimi. on or before
December 18th, 1923. IL 80 12-14
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
DISABLED SOLDIER MISSING.

Mr.. Martin Olson, City Commits
sioner of Devils Lake, North Dakota,
who is the legal guardian of Charles
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
AT THE CHURCHES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Church School 80
Morning Worship -------10:45
Vespers 80

The regular vesper Service will
be held at 4:30 o'clock. The pro-
gram will include two selections by
the Church Orchestra and short
meditation by the pastor. The hymn
singing will be lead by choir of
women's voices.
Work has been started upon the
Christmas program which will take
place upon December 10th. An
augmented choir, under the direction
of Mrs. Strachan, will furnish num-
bers from "The Messiah" and in ad-
dition to this there will be selections
by the Church Orchestra and in
strumental and vocal solos.
H. R. BROWNE, Pastor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
FINNISH EV. LUTH. NATIONAL
CHURCH.

Sunday Evening Service 80 p. M
Sunday Morning Services,------
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30

"Back to the Beginning, being
the story of Abrams second chance.
There will be special music at these
services. If you are well, come,
you are welcome.
S. AINSWORTH LUMB, D. D.
Pastor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30
METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday Services.

Sunday Services.
Sunday School for all 1000 A. M.
Public Worship 100 A. M.
Sermon Subject: "The Epitome
of Christianity.
Preaching Service 80 P. M.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-30

The Overland Champion was introduced
only month and half ago 1t has taken
the whole Nation by storm! Demand has
nearly swamped the factory! This is the car
thousands and tens Of thousands have been
waiting for!
Steel body. Washable blue Spanish long
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-16

DIR. Alexander Goldstein is native
of Russia, born in Minsk in 1883. A
lawyer by profession, with degree
from Petrograd University, his prin-
cipal work has been in literary fields
and Ms Zionist propagandist. He is
editor of RaZsviet (Enlightenment)
formerly published in PetrOgrad, but
now being printed in Berlin as the
result of the soviet interlude.
A leading figure in Zionism for 10
years, an orator. virile writer and
widely Travelled, the opportunity Offer
ed Denver's residents to hear DR.. Gold
stein is one not to he missed. He has
toured England. Bulgaria and the Ar
gentine as Zionist organizer. After the
Keren Hayesod was established DR..
Goldstein was entrusted with the con-
duct of the publicity department iit
London He is the author of several
books dealing with Jewish life.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-16

ents. Born in Cincinnati on August
-. 1860. DIR. Silverman was 81 years
of age when he graduated into the
rabbinate from Hebrew Union College
after finishing his bachelors degree in
the University of Cincinnati. Following
a short term as rabbi in Dallas, Texas,
he was for little more than three
years in charge of Temple Benai tisrael
at Galveston, Texas. In 1883 he went
to Temple Emanuel, New York City.
The record of his activities since he
became head of New York's foremost
Reform Temple covers n wide scope,
inside and outside of the Jewish realm
member of the Council Of the Re
lieious Congress, Chicago Worlds Fair
1898: president. Central Conference
of American Rabbis. 19OO-O3; member
of the executive committee of the Jew
sl Community of New York City :;
member American Jewish committee :;
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-16

trustee Hebrew Union College: Grand
Chaplain of the Masonic Order Of New
York. 1906 OS; president, Order of
B'nai Birth. Dist. /, 1913-15; member
executive committee National Associa-
tion for Advancement of Colored Race :;
vice president International Peace
Forum and also associate editor Peace
Forum magazine, 1913; member Mo
hawk Peace Conference. 1911-13; Presi-
dent Eastern Council of Reform Rabbis.
1917; secretary Emanuel Theological
Seminary Association author: Catech-
ism on Judaism. Has written pamph-
lets on Jesus, Moses, Origin and Sig
nilicance of Easter, Patriotism of the
Jew, Popular Errors About the Jews.
etc Wrote article on "Refcrmed .Iuda-
ism in America" in Encyclopedia
Americana, and corresponding editor of
the Jewish Encyclopedia.
DIR. GOLDSTEIN.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-16
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
FOR HOUSE BUILDING
IN POLAND.
}. ID. c. Increases From $e00, 900 to
$500, 900 Its Polish Reconstruction Ap-
preparation; s,tee Houses Already
Rebuilt and 1900 Now Made Possible.

Four hundred thousand, the largest
appropriation ever made for the pur-
tpose. was voted at the last meeting of
the Joint Distribution committees re-
construction committee. This, together
with n previous appropriation of $500
900, makes the sum of 100000 available
for construction work in Poland, exclu-
tribution committees Refugee Depart
ment for barracks to shelter returning
fugitives from war and pogroms.
This huge appropriation was granted
on the representations made by Leona
G. Robinson, European reconstruction
director. who came to this country for
the specific purpose of detailing the
work that still has to be done in PO-
land in order to set the Jews of that
country Oh their feet 1T will make pos
sible the erection of 1000 new houses,
in which from 10000 to $4,000 families
will find homes.
Twenty-Five hundred houses have al
ready been built with the aid of the
, Joint Distribution committee in over
100 towns which were the chief suffer-
ers from the war, in the districts of
Brisk, wilma, GrOdnO. Pinsk, VOlhynia
and East-Galicia. They are intended
to house three families and even four
families each. The new building opera
tions made possible by the last appro-
priation will be carried on in 100 towns
in the same districts. With the compile
tion of these new operations the total
iiHinINsr OF houses built in Poland with
the aid of the Joint Distribution com
mittee will total 6,OO0.
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-16
Liues of Eminent Jewish Leaders Who
Are Coming to DenUer
Varied Work of Dr. SHERMAN and Dr. Godsten
for Jeuuish Advancement Sholun by Their Life Histories

for their common devotion to the Jew
ish people.
Perhaps while DR.. Silverman, in his
earlier years. could not see in Zionism
the appeal it holds for all truly Jewish
souls. his conversion in his maturity
lis on echo of his ancestry. Because he.
too. comes from Russian Jewish par
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-16

The two men-Dr. Silverman coming
from probably the richest Reform Jew
ish Temple in the world, Emanuel of
New York City, and DIR. Goldstein, a
leading Russian Zionist for the last 10
years-have agreed upon the Keren
Hayesod. The Palestine Foundation
Fund. as the most practical vehicle
The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-16

DIR. Joseph Silverman of New York
CITY and Dr. Alexander Goldstein, once
tvpifying widely divergent viewpoints
in Jewish affairs. now stand upon the
same platform-effective service for the
Jewish people of the world by estab-
lishmcn1 of national homeland IN
Palestine
The Nevada County picayune., 1923-05-10
OIJACHITA COLLEGE TO
 BE Al STANDARD

In the next few weeks the Baptsts of Arkansas propose to increase ths endowment of Ouachita College to at least $300,000.
 Ouachita is located at Philadelphia, and it is the oldest, largest and strong est Baptist school in the state. It s fully accredited as a standard Al college in every respect except en- dowment. Tn order to be fully accred- ited as a standard college the school must have at least s300,000 of pro- ductive endowment.
 At the last meeting of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention it was un- animously voted to raise the endow- dowment of Ouachita College to at least S300,000 and the time was Set for the latter part of June.
 S1oo,o0o TO BE RAISED.
 The college already has little more than S100,000 of productive endow. ment. When the Baptists of the