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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

lists between town and country
people; a large Community Club. of
which a farmer is the president,
functions effectively. The town looks
progressive and does not belle its
looks.
Situation Is Dishsartening.
In the second town the business
men are not agreed upon anything
unless it be in their dislike Of each
other They have no community
organization-no common meeting
plaee-no accommodation for the
travelling public or the farmer
people-not even a rest room.
They have no band, no baseball
club. Their local fair has been
discontinued, their creamery has
closed it's doors. Their schools are
low grade and church life is dor
mant. The merchants complain of
decreasing trade. The mail order
business fourishes and many Of the
to trade.
The difference between the pres
ent condition and the future out
directly traeeable to the difference
spective business men, toward each
operate for the common good. in
the other they do not.
Organized Communities Wanted.
An organized minority is often
obstructive; an organized majority
if frequently tyrannical, but an or
gsnized community usually func-
tions benefficially; .constructively.
Preliminary to the work of or
ganization must come the develop
ment of neighborly sentiment, the
creation of better community
spirit. The get-together idea must
be popularized. This il not always
an easy matter because the COM
munity idea is of such recent de-
velopment. Usually inside leader
ship combined with outside help is
the most effective method to en-
ploy, keeping always in mind the
fact that if the main consideration
Of those behind the movement be
What is there in it for me" that
the undertaking is doomed to fail
ure from the beginning.
Discord Called Unnaturai.
But hear somebody remark /:
"Ours is a peculiar community, the
people will not work together"
Like most other common sayings
this one voices a common and mis-
chievous delusion. Your commun-
ity is very similar to all other COM
munities. Your people would rather
work together than not if given a
good reason and shown how. The
thing we call civilization" tends to
separate them but that other thing
we call mature" provides against
such q calamity.
"To act. with effect men must act
in concert; to act in concert they
must act with confidence; to act
with confidence they must have
common opinions, common affec-
tions, common interest"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05


The st. Augustine, (Fla.) Record
has the following to say editorially
of the late d. H. Bacon. Such
words as these build monuments to
the departed stronger and more
lasting than those of granite The
Record says: Don H. Bacon, be-
fore he left the world in which he
had lived for seventy-three years,
thought of all the pain and suffer
ing there is to alleviate, and deter
mined to do what he could to les
sen the burden. His act of gener-
osity is one that will live through
the years to come. 1t was not of
such deeds that Shakespeare makes
Mark Anthony say in Julius Gaze
sar'', The evil that men do lives
after them; the good is oft inferred
with their bones Such an act of
mercy is truly immortal"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

the listeners. At about 1 1 o'clock,
most delicious lunch was served
and at midnight when the bells
proclaimed the birth of new year,
the party broke up, wishing all
Happy New Year. Mr.. and Mrs.
Trezona are entertainers OF the
first water.
The masquerade ball given by
the Ely City band at the turf Hall
last evening was a successful event
and the band boys realized S68.25.
The music was furnished by the
band and was good A large crowd
from Winton were in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Horovitz and
daughter spent Christmas with
friends in Tower. Ben also visited
Duluth this week
The Two Harbors Journal brings
the following regarding former
citizen here in which he is credited
with making a rich strike at High
land. The Journal says: J. D.
Anderson and John A. Barton spent
Sunday at Highland on the land of
Malcolm Mcleod. Messrs. Ander-
son and Barton purchased an in
terest in the land some time ago
and went up to see what the pro-
spects were for getting iron ore at
that point. Both gentlemen were
more than pleased with the result
of their Investigations and are sat
isfied that there is iron ore on the
land. Mr. Barton has had consid-
cradle experience in the iron ore
business, having lived on the range
for several years and he is espe-
cially pleased with his investment
feeling sure, as he does, that he has
got something worth having. This
land adjoins that owned by the Two
Harbors syndicate. This latter
property is regarded most favorably
by both gentlemen who were over
it Sunday last. From the outlook
which becomes more and more fav-
orable, somebody is going to get
rich out of the Highland property
before long.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

No wonder Gov Preus made a
boiler on Representative Keller.
This fellow, Keller made consider
able of a jackass of himself in
Washington when he so dramatic
ally arose on his hind legs and
made statements regarding Attor-
ney General Daugherty which he
afterwards failed to prove. Keller
even went so far as to fail to obey
a subpoena issued citing him to ap-
pear before a congressional COM
mittee in support of his charges for
the impeachment of the Attorney
General. Skilling's Mining Review
thinks Keller is one of these fell
lows who puts his fingers on buzz
saw to see if it is moving.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

Not much profit. At Bridge, Mass.
the manufacturers of wooden goods,
The Davis & Brown company, re-
Gently declared a stock dividend of
1888 per cent. The increase IN
capital stock is from $4,000 to
100000. The new shares capital
ize part of surplus of $740, 900.
The entire 100000 is made up of
common shares. Poor business, we
guess, the manufacture of wooden
goods, with only 1928 per cent
stock dividend. Who would rather
run Observation-Disclosures Gaz-
cite.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
PAYING THE PRICE.

This Office received a contract
from one of the largest mail order
houses in the United States a few
days ago for advertising space in
the Banner for a period of one year
The contract was good one and we
studied on the proposition of accept
ing or declining for some time but
home loyalty overlook US, so we re-
turned the contract, declining their
offer, which would only be in fair
ness to local places that are wide
awake enough to advertise While
the contract would have meant a
steady revenue for this office great
er than we derive from any three of
our best advertisers we could not be
true to our town and business men
to carry it. Our policy of doing
business calls for home support
above everything else and if more
would see in this light cur town
would be greatly benefited.
The above comment is from the
Hewett Banner, but it might as well
be from any other country news
paper. If it were not for this
spirit of home loyalty on the part
of the local newspapers, there col
ums would be flied without ques-
ton with the advertising of the mail
order houses. There is one news
paper in Minnesota which sells its
space freely to the Twin Cities mer-
chants willing to pay, and that pub
iication is one of the most prosper
Gus in the list of Minnesota week
les. Business is cold blooded, so
they say, but not with the loyal
country editor. He works and boosts
for his community, even when it is
evident that he is not being fully
supported by the local business
men. And the strange thing about
it is that whenever the newspaper
contains a competing out-of-town
advertisement, the local merchants
are likely to protest, even if they
are not in the habit of using space
themselves. Just why they should
protest, is beyond all logic, mas
much as they should be glad to
have the publisher sell space which
they do not care to buy; and not
caring to buy on their part is very
good evidence that they do not be-
fieve advertising is worth paying
for. One would think that under
such circumstances the local bust
ness man would be glad to see the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

If all the labor leaders were as
sane as is Commissioners Henry
Wenzell of the city of st. Paul, we
would all get along more happily
and prosperously together. Mr..
Wenzell is a foe to Socialism. What
he wants is square deal for those
who labor, and surely there is
nothing insane or radical in that de-
sire. He also believes in the rights
of capital, as without capital there
would be no wages. And again he
is right! We have an opinion that
if the leaders of labor and the lead
ers of capital would forget their
differences of opinion, and that they
would gather round table and talk
things over calmly and sansly that
they would find that they had no
wide differences of opinion, and
that they would walk out with more
respect for each other and firmly
dedicated to the sound American
policy of a square deal for every
man.-Winnebago Enterprise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
RahxIonian Hanoina Gardens.

Professor Breasted and other ori-
entalists say the Babylonian hanging
gardens were roof gardens. They were
on temples, palaces, and dwellings.
Egypt had them centuries before Baby
lon. The half barbarian Greeks who
first saw them called them hanging
gardens and put them down as one OF
the wonders of the ancient world
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
Mexico RECOGNIZES Beauty.

Under the laws of Mexico it is twice
as much an offense to mutilate the
face of woman as that of man.
The idea of this is very sensible
one, being based on the fact that to
woman her beauty is great asset; to
mar it is therefore very serious per-
sOnal injury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

ing Townships 61-62-63 and Ga
North, Range 10 West. Carried.
The Secretary reported on the
st. Louis County Club and the Ten
Thousand Lakes Association meet
ings held in Duluth.
Motion to adjourn. Carried.
E. w. HANSON,
Secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
Bird Blessed hx the Savior.

A medieval legend is that the cross
bill, bird of the family of fnches,
whose bill is peculiarly formed en-
abling it to extract substances deeply
Embedded, worked at the thorns Of
Christ's crown, seeking to extract
them and its plumage became stained
with blood. For this act Of mercy
1t was blessed by the dying Savior.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
Indian otems,

A totem is the name ana emblem Of
a kinship group within the primitive
tribes, as the North American Indians;
originally at least, hunted and exploit
ed specially by that group as their
patrimony.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
Eating.

Women eat too much, says Cecil
Webb Johnson. Women are apt to eat
Eat anything you want, advises Sir
James Chrichton-Brown. All three
are English medical men, famous ex.
perts on diet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
Held Theory Before Maroon.

About 1870 Maxwell established the
theory that waves of light were due
to an electromagnetic disturbance I'm
the ether. 1t was not until 1895 that
Marconi applied a provisional specifi-
cation Of apparatus for signaling by
electric waves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

Let him who grspes painfully IN
darkness or unesrtsin light, and peays
vshementiy thatNihs dawn nag sip0
int day, lay this presspt wen to
heart: DO the dsty whioh Mes near
est to thee" whish tksu hRsusst -
be tatyl Thy ssesnA ssH WI -
ready have become elearef-Carivie.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
Can Make Ones Self Better.

Have patience with all things, but
chiefly have patience with yourself.
Do not lose courage by considering
your own imperfections, but instantly
set about remedying them; every day
begin the task anew.-Francis de
Sales.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
The Acme of Inertia.

As zero, or base, line for labor, Il
is proposed to use the maximum effort
of small negro boy paid so cents In
advance for raking the leaves off the
lawn.-Cincinnati Enquirer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
On. q H.rm.ny, eu. 4 Luck

Gut 81 Harmony, out 81 Luck
-yhis sA weird isa't say VERSE cd
than the pespis - 1t. Mere felix's are
ssk e harAssy With tasnssives and
saSnre Sksn sas can esuat In sea
ssa's tel Aad jsst - sssa ~ sae
ssts sst It harnsay he's cut e luck
unMe Ben n Grit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

mail order houses spend their
money in such an unprofitabls (?)
manner-Pioneer Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

oAs sysazag was dressed IN new
ysAsw parW gown whsa NJ teayear-
81 sea rs4arkel, 'sNs<hsr, yea lssk
tasf Nike geld to me-" wh@sS4sa ~
fsur1sar-sld sen said: "Ysz issk Ike
nice hig bswi Il csssard to me-"
0assrA b his f4vsrtts Sesssrt. Chi
eagN YrabWxe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

TIE ether nisht / tsSk NY nephew
10 ne movies. At the pstnt whore the
here cane fsrth to esAauW tbs bull,
Ddeh4s, breaking the aisak ssspcass
IA arsa.d, piped up. "oh, nce. the
naa's ssias ~ kisi the csw. isa't hep
nKsAaAge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

Mas-"Jssk was ever 70 see NO the
stksr night And | kept telling him
what q rspststisa he lad fer being .
ds,n amsng shs wsnss." Mary (aui-
asatedly) AND did he Ave ~ 70 it?'
Aae-"Ns, he jast sat sAere like q
perfect bsss and kept dsayiag IT,
Maohiean 0argexie
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

nAthsr Mixed.
Servant (sseanaed frsm m ecrand)-
'Hsass. na's.. ssuldn't .gst It." Ms
nsss-ae3 whatr' '-ri3 said thsy
ant keep IL, xa.aA." keep whAtf-
sWtEt ysa tsl1 nae to tscnA, na'an."
'WkA was daaty' <D2zns, ns'sn
I ff3et."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
Why Enc nsvIi Wanders.

Why the bsVIi Wanders.
"T rsekss Dc rrassa o. Satan dsa't
stay n hssae Asea Is kass de wsrr has
way Of lsskis' fssessms wen he
aiat hangin srsua' ."--AtiaRts Gonsti.
tsasR.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05

After yesterday a passenger rate
of cents a mile will go into eff
feet on the Duluth & Iron Range
and the Duluth, Messabe & North,
ern. This reduction in the fare is
a voluntary one on the part of the
company and meets with approval
The Washington times., 1923-08-11
BOY IN JAIL To
HAVEBETTER
CARE
Publicity Causes Officers to
Speed Up Transfer to Chill
dren's Home Society.

Spurred by publicity, the State of
Virginia moved today to alleviate
the condition Of a nine-year-old boy
held in the Arlington County Jail
at Fort Myer Heights.
The boy is Wilbur Dodson, son
Of an East Falls Church blacksmith.
He is classed as 'incorrigible. "
Wilbur injured his head in baby.
hood, and was deficient in school,
according to his mother. His par,
ents have displayed no active inter.
est in their son since he was taken
away from them.
It developed today that Wilbur Is
being confined in the jail until his
proposed removal to the custody OF
the Children's Home Society, OF
Richmond. Va In the meantime
red tape, delaying the transfer, has
put the boy in the class Of a
criminal.
States Attorney Frank L. Ball
and Police Judge Harry Thomas
have communicated with State vel
fare authorities in Richmond, and
an officer, of the Children's Home
Society is expected daily to remove
the boy. Mr.. Ball is in Richmond
today, to urge Commissioner Frank
Bane, Of the State Board of Public
Welfare, to hurry the transfer.
The Washington times., 1923-08-11
TESTS FOR SAFE
AUTO DRIVING
GIVEN
indianapolis Chief of Police
Adopts Method to Cut Down
Traffic Toll.
BY H. d. ROBINSON.
By International News Service.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. IL
Fewer lives to the mile, not more
miles to the gallon or more miles
to the minute, is the goal of an
automobile driving contest being
held by the Indianapolis police de-
partment.
Appalled, by the terrific toll of
automobile accidents in Indiana,
Captain Michael Glenn, head of the
police traffic division, hit upon the
contest plan to stimulate interest
in safe driving. In order to test
the theory that women drivers cause
a large part of the accidents, the
contest was limited to women.
The entrants will be required to
drive over a test course through
the business district with police
judges riding with them. The man
ner in which they handle their auto
mobiles in traffic, cross railroad
tracks, avoid reckless pedestrians
and observe the city traffic rules
will be scored by points.
Preliminary conests began August
s to narrow the field of scores of
entrants down to ten. These ten
will meet in the final contest later
in the month. Cash prizes have
been offered for the winers by an
indianapolis newspaper and other
awards by the Hoosier Motor club.
There have been speed, endur-
ance and economy automobile tests"
said Captain Glenn, but the most
essential thing in motoring, safe
driving, has apparently been over
looked. The result is that while
we get many miles to the hour, and
many miles to the gallon, our con-
sumption of lives to the mile re-
mains entirely too high"
A safe walking contest for pedes-
TRANS should be held after the safe
driving contest is completed, in the
opinion of Captain Glenn.
The Washington times., 1923-08-11
HOOD FUNERAL
To De HELD
TODAY
Secretary Hughes and Many
Embassy Officials Send
Condolences.

Expressing profound grief over
the death of Edwin M. Hood, one
of the best diplomatic reporters in
the Capital, whose funeral will be
held today at 1870 o'clock, embassy
officials and Secretary Hughes, yes
terday sent the widow messages of
coincidence.
From Marion, Ohio, where he at
tended the obsequies in connection
with the death of the Chief Execu-
tive, the Secretary of State wired:
II am deeply grived to learn OF
Mr.. Hoods death. You have my
most sincere sympathy"
1T was with the greatest sorrow
that l and all the other members
of the embassy learned of the death
Of Mr.. Hood" H. G. Chiffon, British
embassy counselor wrote. HE was
valued and trusted friend of all OF
us, and we were always glad to see
him and to feel that anything we
might tell him in confidence would
his visits greatly, and we all tender
to your our very sincere sympathy
in your bereavement"
In his message, Augusta Rosso
charge d'affairs of the italian lega.
ton declared: II had the privilege OF
seeing Mr.. Hood very often, and al.
ways felt a great admiration for
his qualities Of mind and kindness OF
character. All Of the embassy con.
slider him a very good friend. The
news of his sudden death has been
received with sincere grief. On such
a sad occasion I beg you to accept
madam, the expression of my sym.
pathy and deep sorrow"
L am shocked to learn from the
newspapers that Mr.. Hood died this
morning at o'clock" Minister SEE
OF China, told the widow "Please
accept my heartfelt sympathy. In
your husbands death l feel l have
lost lifelong friend
At the residence, 1926 Fairmort
street northwest, whence the funeral
procession will begin, floral tributes
surrounded the body in scores. NJ.
merous persons visited the bereaved
wldow and offered lamentations.
Leland Harrison, assistant Secre
tary OF State, will be in the process,
sion. Melville L. Stone, former head
OF the Associated Press, will arrive
today from New York and will also
attend. Foreign embassies also will
be represented.
The Washington times., 1923-08-11
ROCKEFELLER COMMENDS
FRENCH PEASANTS THRIFT

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE thrift
and industry Of the French peasant,
working in the fields from sunrise
to sunset to recover from wars
devastation, was the most striking
thing John D. Rockefeller, jr., oh.
served on his trip abroad, he said.
Back today with Mrs. Rockefeller
and their four children, Abby. John,
Nelson and Laurance, Rockefeller
declared French crops this summer
promised to be good.
"In the devastated regions" he
said, "the government sought to re.
forest the lands, but when offers
were made to the owners to sell
their property, many refused because
of their attachment to the soil of
their ancestors. They preferred to
exc out an existence and gradually
restore the land themselves. take
off my hat to these wonderful
French peasants"
The Washington times., 1923-08-11
CAPPER SPEAKS
ONFARMERS''
NEEDS
Declares They Will Solve Own
ProbIems-Do Not Desire
Extra Session.
BY A. o. HAYWARD.
International News Service.

While hard hit by 80-cent wheat.
the farmers Of the Middle West
will work out their own saliva
ton" through crop diversification::
Senator Arthur Capper Rep0 or
Kansas. chairman of the Senate
farm bloc" predicted today in an
exclusive statement.
Capper declared the Western
farmer was not in revolt and that
he did not expect impossible leg
islative aid from Congress-" The
farm bloc" leader carried this mes.
sage a few days ago 20 President
Coolidge with a declaration that
Western farmers do not desire u
"Our farmers in the West Will
plant from one-third to one-fourth
less wheat acreage this fall" Cap
per declared. "They cannot produce
wheat at a profit for the present
market price of 80 CENTS q bushel,
and they are unwilling to risk such
price for the next harvest. They
are turning to other crops and in
dustry, and their eyes are not fixed
on Washington for revolutionary
legislation.
There will be a larger acreage
of corn and grass next year, and a
greater production of cattle and
hogs. Many farmers are going ex-
tensively into the dairy business
and into poultry raising"
The Senator declared that the
farmers, while hard-hit by present
agricultural conditions, were willing
to work out their own future.
Farmer legislation at the last ses-
sion of Congress is proving its
WORTH" he continued. There Is a
belief among farmers that some
thing can be done by the next Con-
gress along specific lines but these
ideas must be worked out later.
Much study and consideration is be-
ing given the subject by the farm
ers and in the next Congress they
probably will send representatives to
Washington to be heard.
I'm the meantime they have de-
cided that a reduced wheat produc-
ton is highly desirable. During the
past two months have attended
fully seventy-five gatherings OF
farmers in Kansas and I have n
pretty correct knowledge of their
troubles and decisions"
The Washington times., 1923-08-11
Miss Kathleen LauDler
Returns to Washington.

Miss Kathleen Lawler has re-
opened her apartment in Stoneleigh
Court. Miss LAWYER came imme-
diately to Washington following the
death OF the late President Harding
and attended the official funeral
ceremonies here. She was assist
ant to the late President and
political secretary to Mrs. Harding,
and was with them in their Marion
home throughout the 1920 Presi-
Dental campaign. She attended the
Marion Homecoming with them last
year and accompanied the funeral
party to Marion. Miss Lawler re.
turned this morning and will re.
main in Washington for some time.
Colonel Duncan K. Major, jr.,
u s. A., Is spending few days at
the Hotel Aston in New York be-
fore going to York Harbor, Me,
for several weeks visit.