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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
REINFORCEMENT WILL
BE STRONG ISSUE.

Senator Boylan of this district
heads the reapportionment commit
tee in the senate while Representa-
tive Thomas is chairman of this
committee in the house. Without
a doubt a reapportionment bill will
make its appearance at no distant
date and every effort put forth to
have it come to something. 1t is
also a foregone conclusion that the
measure will be most bitterly fought
by the down state law makers.
Senators of southern Minnesota
admit they are not urging that re-
apportionment legislation be enact
ed. A similar state of affairs mark
ed the 1911 session when the late
Chester A. Congdon of Duluth,
made a vigorous fight for what he
termed was "only justice for north
ern Minnesota" and a condition
similar existed in the 1918 session
when the subject was gotten rid of
for 10 years.
In addition to being chairman of
t he reapportionment committee,
Senator Boylan is a member of the
general legislation, workmen's COM
pensation, public highways and
towns and counties committees.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
PORTAGES To Be
SUBJECT OF BILL.
SENATOR BESSETTE is LOOK.
ING AFTER PORTAGE
PROTECTION.

The people of this city and vic
Unity will be interested in bill
being prepared by Senator Fred
Bessette to enact law making port
ages safe for the tourists and
others taking advantage of the
many fine canoe trips offered by
Ely and the country north of here.
The accumulation of lake shore
property on the hundreds of lakes
in this vicinity has brought the mat
ter of free portages to the front
and considerable apprehension as
to the future outcome of these
trails has been felt. The following
dispatch from st. Paul of a few
days ago gives an idea of the leg
islation sought by Senator Bessette :
Historic canoe routes in North
Minnesota, over which the white
man made his first advances into
this region, will be preserved per-
manently under a bill being pre-
pared by Senator Fred w. Bessette
of Orr.
Men who have taken up land
along some of the portages on the
canoe routes object to canoe trav-
elers passing over their land, Mr.
Bessetta said, in discussing plans
for his bill. The practice in time
would prevent the use of many of
these canoe trails, among the most
interesting historic spots in the
state of Minnesota.
Seeking means of preserving
these ancient water routes into
the Northwest for the use of pres
ent-day voyagers, Senator Ressette
found that under an old common
law principle they might be de-
clared cartways. A bill is being
drawn up to accomplish this.
This will enable future travellers
to use all the old portages alor,-
the Grand Portage and the other
historic routes in Northern Mime
sofa. Over the Grand Portage and
the string of lakes along the north
ern border, early explorers from
Canada brought the first advances
of civilization to the Indians in the
Far Northwest.
Great cargoes of supplies came
up the chain of lakes from the
Grand Portage and canoes laden
with furs went back, headed for
the markets in the North. Here
were the first highways of COM
merce in this wide region. In
deed, the Indians had used these
routes of travel for many genera
lions before the coming of the
white man.
Now steps are to be taken to
preserve the routes. Passage of
the bin is the only thing necessary,
according to Senator Bessette.
Owners of the adjoining farms will
not have to be recompensed, for
the right to use the portages al
ways has resided in the people and
was not conferred to the land own
ers upon settlement, according to
this view.
Increased Importance has been at
tached to the old canoe trails with
the development of the tourist bust
ness in Minnesota With great
throngs of Minnesotans and visit
ors from other states taking canoe
trips in Northern Minnesota each
summer, feeling that the historical
associations in this region should
be preserved is increasing.
One suggestion made is that
points of historical interest along
the old canoe routes should be
marked appropriately.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
WEST EMBARRASS SCHOOL
HOUSE BURNED SATURDAY.

The new school erected in Dis
ally destroyed by fire Saturday
had completed their work on the
building. The structure was two
room building constructed at a
cost of $4,000 and was to have
been occupied for the first time
Monday morning at the opening of
school. This building was recog-
nized as the finest two-room school
building in the county and had
just been equipped with the neces-
sary furniture for the opening, be-
sides books and furniture for the
instructors who were to reside on
the second floor. School was re-
sumed in the old building Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
RANGE DELINQUENT CASES
SLIGHTLY INCREASE IN 1922,

The report of the Probation Of
ficers in the range towns for the
year 1922 shows that delinquent
cases have increased the past year
over those of 1921.-Although de-
linquent cases show a slight in
crease the annual report of the
range declares that for the past
few weeks there has been a notice
able letup in activity based on de-
linquency.
Delinquent boys and girls re-
ported in the year 1922 totaled
1872, as compared with los in 1921.
Dependents totaled $40, as COM
pared with 800 for the preceding
year.
Juvenile court cases numbered
All in 1922, compared to Ala in
1921. Twenty-seven cases were
tried by the municipal court in
Hibbing, as compared with fifty
one considered in the Virginia
court.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
HIGHER PRICES FOR ORE
IMMINENT FOR 1928

A substantial increase in the
shipments of iron ore from the
Lake Superior district in 1923 and
an advance in the price of ore is
indicated, according to the opinions
of men well informed in the min
ing industry.
1t is thought that the raising of
wages at the mines in the mining
districts of the range and the high
cost of coal purchased for use this
winter are factors which will have
an important bearing on prices,
critics claim.
The fact that the mining COM
panies have been unsuccessful in
securing lower lake freight rates is
thought to be another factor which
may increase the ore prices.
According to figures prepared by
A. j. Hahn of the Iron Trade Re-
view, the standard wage now paid
in Minnesota for surface labor at
the mines is 371a cents an hour,
this representing an increase of Is
per cent, dating from September
At the peak in 1920, the wage was
481s cents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
MDME. HOMER AND DAUGHTER
AT VIRGINIA JANUARY 81.

Among the really brilliant Of
ferings on the All-Star Course at
the Virginia High School Auditori-
UNI will be the concert recital of
Mdme. Homer and her daughter on
Wednesday evening, January 31st.
This course is being promoted by
Mrs. Richards and Miss Carter and
is recognized as the musical event
of the season. An eastern critic
writing of the Homers said: SIT is
a question which the huge audi
ence enjoyed more, the singing of
Mdme. Louise Homer and her love-
ly daughter, or the charming pic
ture they mSde as they sang to-
gether. Homer's beautiful central
to voice, with its fun, round tones,
contrasted pleasingly with the fresh,
youthful quality of the daughters
sweet soprano, and the whole con-
cert was both thoroughly enjoyable
and delightful"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
PICKANDS MATHER COMnANY
SAFETY FIRST CALENDAR.

The safety first calendar issued
by the Pickands Mather Co. has
made it's appearance and is truly a
work of art. The calendar is the
handiwork of S. j. Sicotte of the
Hibbbing district office. Each page
while including a fine calendar of
the month is further embellished
with an instructive cartoon with
safety first" as it's theme. The
Miner acknowledges receipt of one
of these calendars delivered by
Superintendent Duncan of the Yer
million Mining Company operating
the Zenith mine in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
NORTHERN MINNESOTA
ENGINEERS ELECT

Edward Loye, engineer employed
by the Oliver Iron Mining company
in the Hibbing district, was elect
ed president of the Engineers club
of northern Minnesota at the regu-
lar meeting in Hibbing.
L. c. Moore and c. J. Calvin,
both of Hibbing, were named vice
president and secretary-treasurer,
respectively.
Directors of the club named are
George A. Moore, Hibbing; w. E.
Bates, Chisholm; F. R. Mott, Vir-
ginia and w. j. Kaiser, Eyeleth.
The engineers present from all
over the range were the guests of
the board of education at a BAN
quet arranged in the new high
school building. After the ban
quet the engineers were taken on an
inspection of the building.
The club as body expressed APP
probation to the board for the re-
ception.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
NEED MORE CASH
TO CARRY ON.
LEGISLATURE WILL BE ASKED
TO INCREASE APPROPRIA-
TON.

To extend the advertising OF
Minnesota's lakes and care for the
rapidly increasing number CT tour
lists, the legislature will be- asked to
appropriate $4,000 a year.
During the last two years, the
state has expended but $4,000 an
nually to carry on this highly i'm
portant work in behalf of the tour
list industry which now brings more
than $25,000,000 yearly.
However, with the spreading of
knowledge about the attractions of
the Minnesota lakes, demands upon
the Ten Thousand Lakes of Mime
sofa Association, through which
the Minnesota Land and Lake At
fractions board functions have been
doubled and even trebled.
In 1921, the number. of visitors
from other states was 100000 while
in 1922, the number jumped to
100000, according to figures OBJ
tanned from a traffic census taken
by the state highway department.
In 1921, the number of inquiries
about Minnesota lakes and resorts
received by the association did not
exceed 1000. Last year, however,
jumped to $4,000. incidentally,
that suggests how rapidly interest
in the Minnesota lakes is growing
in other states.
'The coming year will be the
biggest in the history of the tour
list industry in Minnesota" said R.
R. Wise, President of the Associa-
ton and Chairman of the State
Board. eve must be prepared for
the big increase in the number of
visitors which we may expect. More
literature, more postage, more help
will be needed, as the visitors in
crease.
During 1921, we used $4,000
map folders of Minnesota. So
great was the number of requests
for the Minnesota recreation maps
last year, that we found it neces-
sary to print $4,000 copies of the
map. Activities of the association
practically have trebled in many re-
spects.
eve need money to extend the
advertising of Minnesota lakes into
other sections which we have not
reached in the past, particularly in
to certain parts of the South and
the Southwest. The people down
in these states will come to Min
nesota in large numbers when they
learn of the attractions we have
to offer.
1--WE are just beginning to reap
the reward we may expect from
the tourist industry. Money spent
now in advertising our lakes will
come back many fold. Think of it,
we received $25,000,000 from tour
lists last year, according to the most
conservative figures.
THAT represents a lot of money,
but it's only fraction of what we
may expect in time. Look at Cass
Lake. Stores and other business
places there did summer business
of 100000 in 1921, and last year
a business of $164,000. These fig
ures were gathered by forest ser
vice men and represent actual bust
ness transacted"
The Ten Thousand Lakes Asso-
citation also hopes to carry on this
year campaign to enlist additional
capital in the summer resort bust
ness. With thousands of additional
visitors being attracted to Mime
sofa each summer, officers of the
association believe the state must
be prepared to take care of them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
FARMER SUPPORT
BABCOCK ROADS.
FARM BUREAU DIRECTORS RE-
FUSE TO ADOPT CON-
MITTEE REPORT.

Minnesota Farm Bureau direct
ors framing a farmers Legislative
program in st. Paul refused to OPP
pose highway bond proposals after
hearing the plan outlined by
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner. Directors, one from
each county organization, voted
unanimously for the motion to in
sert the words "do not" and made
the recommendation read:
I'VE do not oppose the bonding
policy of the Highway department
or any extension of issuance of
bonds for highway or similar i'm
provements, provided no increase
in taxes results"
Called before the farm bureau
directors, Commissioner Babcock in
frank 15-minute talk showed the
necessity of the bonds to give a
fair share of returns for every dol
lar used on highways in these times
of heavy taxation without adding a
cent to taxes. He told how the
motor vehicle taxes will cover all
bonds and added that the depart
ment is not advocating any in
crease in automobile taxes or any
gasoline tax He referred to the
big portion of motor taxes paid in
St. Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth
for betterment of outside roads.
Road building prices he said are
back to 1915 levels, the lowest of
record, he said, and road improve
ments should be pushed before adj
vances come.
Director Jacobson related Morri-
son county experiences, asserting
that every highway promise has
been kept and explaining how local
or feeder roads are being more
rapidly improved and local road
levies are increasing now that the
state has supported the highway
program likewise and pointed to re-
suits.
Friends of the good roads move
ment expressed special satisfaction
with bureau action as indicating
the manner in which the highway
bond proposals command support
when correctly understood.
bad road taxes" one of the
heaviest levies falling particularly
on the farmers have gone down
much faster than good road taxes"
have increased and the latter lev
les now are going down.
Charles NJ Babcock, state high
way commissioner, made the point
in the address which won the sup
port of farmer audience for the
highway recommendation to the
legislature.
'Just as real although less real
lied than other taxes are the bad
road taxes which the farmer has
been paying in cash but not with
his other taxes at the court house,"
said the commissioner. "Good roads
levies have increased but not as
fast as the bad road levies have de-
creased, and the new highway pro-
gram the first year started road and
bridge taxes downward, cutting
them nearly 100000 or one mill.
Transportation all begins and
ends on the roads and has a direct
effect on the farmer, on farm OPP
Grating costs and farm values.
Funds are being used for better
roads to reduce this cost--because
good roads pay for themselves many
times over. And with the large
cities paying more than a third of
rural road building costs in Mime
sofa, and prices at rock bottom, the
extension of better roads commands
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
DULUTH MEN PERFECT ONE
OF THE FINEST INSTRUMENTS.

In another place in this paper
will be found an advertisement cal
ling attention to the cardinal points
in the construction of the new
"Songster" photograph. This mach
inc is being built in Duluth and
was perfected by Duluth man, j.
E. Williams, who spent years in its
perfection and has produced an in
strument which does away with
the scratching and metallic noises
of the ordinary photograph Two
men we'll known by Ely people
associated themselves with Mr.. Will
liams in the production of the in
strument, Glen Locker and Walter
Lindell, and have now placed the
same on the market. Call at the
Smith Jewelry store and listen to
the machine or have it sent to
your home for demonstration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
THOMAS RECEIVES GOOD
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.

Representative A. j. Thomas
Jared well at the hands of Speak
er Nolan in the several important
committee appointments which were
announced early in the week Mr..
Thomas is chairman of the reap
portionment committe, one of the
most important committees at this
session of the legislature when the
matter of Reproducing the state
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
Exeleth Hockey Games.

Several of the Ely fans attend
ed the hockey games at Eveleth
Monday and Tuesday evenings when
Eveleth trimmed up the Milwaukee
team on scores of 5 to 0 and 8 to
1. These games were the opening
ones at Eveleth for the hockey
season. On January Is and 16
Cleveland will be at Eveleth for
two games and it is expected that
a large number of Ely fans will be
in attendance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
universal farmer support.

universal farmer support.
"Under the highway bond pro-
posals, the present users of high
ways will get a fairer value for
each dollar of motor vehicle taxes
and the only added expense will be
the interest or cheap rent on the
road improvements and all without
one cent tax increase"
Good roads advocates mobilizing
to speed up the highway program
and take advantage of favorable
conditions to extend needed roads
predict that the proposals will be
adopted and express confidence ass that a
may be skeptical now.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
CHARLEY oSTERBERC
OF TOWER DEAD

Charley Osterberg, well known in
this city by reason of his diamond
drill operation on several properties
near here, died at his home in Tow
er Monday after a short illness.
He is survived by widow and
one son. He was a member of the
firm of Osterberg & Osterberg,
diamond drill contractors and has
made his home on the Vermilion
range almost since the beginning.
The funeral was held in Tower yes
terday, being in charge of the
Masonic lodge of. that city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12

on more equitable basis will be
one of the foremost matters to
come before the session. In addi-
ton to being chairman of the COM
mittee named he is also a member
of the committees on education,
general legislation, judiciary, NUM-
cipal affairs and public domain
representative Murphy is chairman
of the committee on banks and
member of the committees on ap-
preparations, judiciary, public do
main, rules, taxes and workmen's
compensation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
Called to Canada.

Rev. H. R. Browne was called to
his old home in Canada Wednesday
by wire announcing the serious i'll
ness of his mother Mr.. Browne
stated before his departure that he
was not further informed and that
the length of his absence could not
be forecast at that time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12
Will Attend Grand Lodge.

Ed. &. Jones, recently elected
Master of the Masonic Lodge of
this city will attend the Grand
Lodge convention in the Twin
Cities next week as representative
of the Ely Lodge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-12

C. w. Rice left Monday for
Kansas City where he will remain
for a month or more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-10
MARKS
MAY ASSIST
HUSSEY

When the Amateur Athletic
Union holds fits annual convention
next month in Detroit schoolboys
all over the country will follow the
proceedings with interest For the
national organization will pass upon
the application for worlds record
recognition of Frank Hussey, the
Stuyvesant High School wonder,
who ran the 100 yards in g 3-5
seconds last June in the P. s. A.
L. championships.
All signed affidavits of prominent
officials are ready to be filed with
the A. A. u. Among them are
those Of John 7. McGovern, a lead
ing figure in intercollegiate and
A. A. u. athletics, who refereed
the meet; John J. McHugh, Tom
Keene. Syracuse coach; Keene Fitz-
patrick, Princeton coach, and those
Of the timers.
: There is also a document from
the Weather Bureau showing that
the wind that day was at it's lowest
velocity at the time Hussey sprinted
to worlds fame. This is something
new, but the P. 8. A. L. officials
have left no stone unturned to see
that Hussey gets the credit for his
remarkable feat.
Meanwhile Hussey is starting the
training campaign that will lead
next June to the Olympic tryouts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-10
VIRGINIA TECH
WOULD TRIM
ARMY TEAM
Hope TO Make Third Corps
Clash Annual Attraction
IN Baltimore.

BLACKSBURG, Va. Oct. TO-
''On to Baltimore" is the cry Of the
Polytechs this week and the Vir-
ginia Tech Gobblers are out to trim
the Third Corps Area team In the
Baltimore Stadium next Saturday.
The Tech men will hold a monster
mass meeting tonight in an effort
to put the big red team In az poppy
condition as possible. There will
be speechmaking by President Ju-
Han A. Burruss, Graduate Manager
Miles, Coaches Ben Cubbage and
Rip Wallace, along with short talks
by members OF the team.
The demonstration VIII be pre-
coded by monster parade through
Blackgburg. The entire corps Of
cadets 976 strong with their seventy
five piece band will be in the parade
along with the Orange and Maroon
eleven. The Tech men are counting
heavy in next Saturdays mix-uD and
nothing will satisfy them but victory.
The demonstration tonight win be
much like the one before the West
Point game Of several years ago
when the Polytechs trimmed the
Army, 16 to 6. They will make every
effort to duplicate the trick on Sat
urday and II hard work and lots
OF .scrimmaging makes a team, the
Gobblers will have one for the Palti.
more public as they have been
putting in overtime this week.
Coach Cubbage hopes to have as
slick an aggregation as possible as
the locals desire to make an I'M
preston in the Monumental City
and cinch this game as an annual
affair. Cubhage has as yet given
out no information as to the starting
lineup against the Third Corps but
it is believed here that he will
start Holly and Rhodes at ends;
Baker and Graham at tackles; Ham
mock and Bob Rea. at guards: Joe
Moran, center: Captain Sutton,
quarter; Flory and Don Rutherford
at halves and Buchanan, fulIhack.
There may be a change from this
as Greene may go in at end at the
start and De la Barre at fullback
Both Greene and de Ia Barre have
been showing improved form in the
last two days and they may re-
place Rhodes and Buchanan at the
start.
Cubbage had his men out early
today and gave them four stiff
nine-minute quarters against the
second varsity. The men finished
off with round ~ the charging
machine. Tonight there will be in
door signal work at the Field
House, topped off with blackboard
drill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-10
Elsie Janis To Start
Army-Notre Dame
Grid Contest

NEW YORK, Oct. 1O.-A
woman will kick off, starting
Saturdays annual gridiron bat
tie between the West Point and
Notre Dame elevens.
Elsie Janis, the Queen of the
A. E. F., who, because Of her
great work abroad in entertain
ing the soldiers during the war,
was commissioned an honorary
captain in the United States
Army, will do the stunt. Spe-
cial permission was granted
Miss Janis to start the ball a.
rolling by Captain Ridgeway of
West Point, and Joseph M.
Bryne, Eastern representative
of Notre Dame, after a confer
ence among them and Judge
Darrell, representing Miss Janis.
The noted actress will appear in
her ''iron hat" and after the
game will start on her. world
tour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-10
LOOMS
AS SCHOOL
CHAMP
Purple and White Shows Class
in Victory Over Eastern,
7 TO O.

Gonzaga proved its status az a
leading contender for the scholastic
football championship of Washing.
ton by beating Eastern High, z
to 0. The lone touchdown was
scored by Left Halfback Geannau,
who caught a poor punt by Jack
Smith and ran twenty yards, in
the second period.
Young Smith had been perform
ing nobly with his toe and the
punt which aided in Eastern e
downfall was one of few punk ones
he made in the game. It went for
ward about ten yards and nearly
outside. Geanau grabbed 1t on the
run.
Fie CoIliere was a star at shirting
ends and returning punts. TIC
Eastern line at times was torn By
the GonZaga forwards and the Con
zaga backs dashed through stable
hole