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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13

TOWELS
Turkish Towels
15e, Csc, 35e, SOC, Soc, 75e
Huck Towels
2Sc, S5c, soc, Soc
Bureau Scarfs, Soc, 6Sc,
S9c, $1.00 up to $500
Mercerized Table Cloths
$1.9S, $2.49 and S2.9S
2 and 2 IL yds long
Silk Stripe Sheeting put
up in 3 I'd cuts enough for
q shirt for ........ $1.O0
big lire Of white and col.
ored Percale Aprons
Csc to $3.50 each
i
UMBRELLAS
$1.25 to S5.sS
:
All new. All colors,
Guaranteed Goods ut New
Low Prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
ADVANTAGES OF TRADING IN AUGUSTA
PRESENTED IN NOVEL ESSAY CONTEST

Augusta Women and School
Students Give Many Logical
Reasons for Patronizing
Home Stores and Shops
Judges Find Many Meritor-
fous Papers Submitted by
Contestants - Essays of
First Winners in Three Di.
visions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-13
NOTICE.

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11
JANUARY TERM
LASTS TWO DAYS.
ONE JURY CASE AND THREE
OTHER CASES DISPOSED OF.

Judge Freeman opened the jan
uary term of the District Court here
Tuesday afternoon at 1880 and
closed the court at 8 O'Clock We'd
nesday. In his opening remarks
Judge Freeman paid tribute to the
memory Of Chief Justice Calvin NJ.
Brown in conformity with the MEM
orial observance of ell the courts of
the state as arranged by the State
Bar Association. Sheriff Frank
Magic and Deputies John Lamuth
and Erick Antilla, Clerk Holloway
and Court Reporter Dwyer were also
here.
The call of the jury disclosed the
following present: E. F. Chaplin,
Jr., Chas. F. Ellison, George A. Fay,
George Gonyea, Adolph Lundquist,
Harold Miles, Henry L. NORM, Emil
G. Pearson, Mrs Henrietta Reno,
VIM. c. Robinson of Duluth; A. E.
Graci of Virginia; Axel Aho of Bull;
Mary Levstek of Chisholm; Ole H.
Gjora of Prairie Lake; E. S. Smith
of Fine Lake; A. j. Sundquist of
Munger; James Moonan, Frank
Church and Richard Hodge of this
city.
A jury was drawn and the case
of John B. Snsrekar VS.. John Skube
called for trial with A. J. Thomas
and A. w. Nelson as opposing attor-
neys. The case occupied the atten-
ton of the court until Wednesday
and was given to the jury which re-
turned verdict for Smrekar in the
sum of $102.8D. Owing to the fact
that the attorneys in many of the
other cases were busy in other
courts, there was nothing more to
do for the jury and it was dis
charged. While the jury was out
the Smrekar-Skube case three cases
We're tried and submitted to the
court, the attorneys having waived
jury in each case. These were
Jacob Smuk VS.. John Lusnak; Joe
Smuk VS.. John Lusnak; Frances
Butala VS.. South Slavonic Catholic
Union and Mary Rom ct. al. VS.
Casper Rom. All the other cases
were continued.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11
ROAD FUND USE FOR
GREATEST BENEFITS
From Highway Bulletinl

Winter maintenance on Mime
sofa trunk highways is limited solely
to the Mort Shore section of Trunk
Route No. / on which the people in
large region are wholly dependent
for other than wire communication
with the outside world.
Clearing snow and keeping open
the big 7,000-mile state system
would cost upwards of half mil
lion dollars each winter, and leave
maintenance funds depleted the fol
lowing summer before the end of
the season when highway use is
more than ten times as heavy as in
winter months. The policy of the
state highway department is that
the limited funds should be used for
the greatest good of the largest
number, save only in the case of
absolute public. necessity.
The announcement is repeated in
answer to number of inquiries
such as always reach the depart
ment offices after the first snow
storm each winter. Many bus COM
panies are keeping their routes open
at their own expense, but the state
is operating only in the single in
stance.
When the public decides that
traffic demands warrant the keeping
open of trunk routes in winter and
provides the necessary funds, the de-
partment will undertake the task.
1t is a matter of simple economies
The public pays for what it gets.
Old territorial roads, the arterial
routes now making up large part
of the trunk highway system, have
been closely paralleled by railroads
which are operating in all seasons.
The expense if snow removal from
the railroad lines is borne finally by
the public. The question is one of
doubled expense of keeping open
whether the public wants to pay the
doubled expense of keeping open
both the railroads and the highways.
At this stage of the highway pro-
gram with constantly increasing
calls on limited funds, the depart
ment is unable to justify any ex-
pensive winter maintenance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11
POPULAR ELY BUSINESS MAN
AND MISS BAUcHER MARRIED

Andrew Spolarich and Miss Mary
Baucher were united in marriage
Monday at the Catholic church, Rev.
Father Mihelcic officiating. After
the ceremony a wedding dinner was
served at the White Iron Beach
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jenko
at which large number of friends
and relatives of the couple were
present.
The groom is proprietor of the
National Bakery and has been a
resident of this city for several
years and one of our progressive
business men. The bride grew to
womanhood here and of late has
been employed with Gordon Bros.
Both have a host of friends who join
in congratulations
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11
BANKS ELECT
OLD OFFICERS.
BOTH THE FIRST STATE AND
FIRST NATIONAL ELECT
OLD DIRECTORS.

M. ]. Murphy, G. H. Good, A. d.
Ellefsen, Joseph Mantel, Jas. Moon
an, Peter Schaefer and Leonard
Slabodnik succeeded themselves as
directors for the First State Bank
at the annual meeting held Tuesday
evening at which 210 shares of the
$50 shares of stock issued were rep
resented. After the annual meet
ing the direstors organized with the
election of officers as follows, all
last years officers being reelected
Prest.-M. ]. Murphy.
Vice Prest.-Jas. Moonan and
Peter Schaefer.
Cashier-Leonard Slabodnik.
Asst. Cashier. E. Johnson and
Oscar Friedsberg.
The election of directors at the
First National Bank meeting of
stockholders resulted in the re-elec-
ton of last years directors as fol-
lows: Geo T. Ayres, A. j. Fenske,
VIM. Nudge, L. ]. White, R. M.
Sellwood and Kenneth Duncan.
The annual organization meeting
of the directors at which officers will
be named will take place later.
Both banks report increased bust
ness for the year in the statements
issued, with deposits in the two in
situations of over million and a
half or a little over $50 per capita
if our population is considered at
the 5000 mark. The statements
show that over a million of this is
in the savings accounts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11

number of schools reported that the
former Junior-Senior Prom had beer
dancing affair, but that in these
schools in recent years the event
has become a banquet and enter
tainment which usually included
some dancing. A number of schools
also reported that the members Of
the Junior class were entirely re-
sponsible for financing the affair
1t was moved, supported and car.
ried that it be the sense of this body
that school parties be limited tc
local school students and should
close not later than eleven o'clock
The Resolutions Committee sub
mits the following report:
Resolved: 1. That we recognize
the great value of the district bas-
ket-ball tournaments and feel that
they should be continued.
2. That we favor the holding of
state basketball tournament with
not to exceed EIGHT teams en-
tered.
8. That if regional tournaments
are provided, we favor the 'forma-
ton of three districts from our pres
ent district No. and the addition
thereto of another district of APP
proximately EIGHT teams to con-
stitute a region.
A. That we favor putting Mime
apolis in a region of four districts
and likewise st. Paul in another
region of four districts in order that
these schools may compete in tour
naments on the same basis as is re-
quired of the other schools through
out the state.
5. That unless the re-districting
can accomplish an arrangement
which will be of decided advantage
to the schools of the state generally,
we favor retaining the present plan
with district No. remaining as
now constituted.
Moved, supported and carried that
foregoing resolutions be referred to
District Committee with recon-
mendation that copy be sent to Sec
rotary Utne and to all school Super
intendents in the State.
It was the sense of the meeting
that superintendent shall deem it a
favor for fellow superintendents to
report any known violations (by
other high school students) of state
high school rules or of misconduct
by other high school athletics.
Moved, supported and carried that
secretary be instructed to collect in
formation from the schools of the
District as to giving athletic awards
and of providing uniforms for Phys
ical training instructors Coaches,
gym teachers, swimming instruct
ors.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11
.SUPERINTENDENTS AND
ATHLETIC COMMITTEE MEET

A meeting of School Superintend-
cents aid the District Committee of
Athletic District No. was held at
the Virginia High School, December
ID, 1928, to consider the re-district-
ing of the State for athletics and to
take up any other matters pertain
ing to the welfare of the schools of
this district. The schools represent
ed were Aurora, Biwabik, Bull, CHS
holm, Duluth, Ely, Eyeleth Gilbert,
Grand Rapids, Hibbing, international
Falls, Mountain Iron, Nashwauk,
Keewatin, Proctor, Tower and Vir-
,ginia. Superintendent Duffield of
Virginia acted as Chairman.
After considerable discussion it
was moved and supported that Dis
trict No. A remain as at present.
After further discussion the support
to the motion was withdrawn and
the motion was lost. It was then
moved, supported and carried that
the Chairman appoint committee
tof three to draw up resolutions en-
ibodying such suggestions and plans
of re-districting as had been offered.
The Chairman appointed Mcmillan,
Vaughan and Voorhees,, who retired
to draw up resolutions.
1t was moved, supported and car
ried that there be no dances or par
ties after athletic contests, and that
all schools of this athletic district be
so informed. The annual event
given by the Junior class in honor
of the Seniors was discussed. A
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11
GAS TAX IS HELD
FAIR ROAD LEVY.
MINNESOTA ONE OF ONLY IL
STATES HAVING YET TO
ADOPT "MOST POPU-
LAR MEASURE.

"All over the country, appar-
emily, automobiles are conclud-
ing that, whether he wills it or
not, the road user must pay a
toll. Either the big "Toll of
Folly" in payments for more gas
and tires and upkeep than ought
to be necessary, or the ''Toll of
Wisdom" which means not only
less gas, fewer tires and less up
keep but a bonus of efficiency
and comfort. AS phrased by a
Wisconsin county supervisor,
We've got to pay some kind of
tax, whether it be a good tax
or bad tax. Bad roads get a
bad tax out of our cars by caus-
ing heavy wear and tear" And
the majority of that county's
supervisors are with him in his
approval of gasoline tax for
the state of Wisconsin, feeling
that they must build the road or
rebuild the car.-Good Roads
Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11

Berglund.
Vice Recording Secretary-Mrs
Freda Meline.
Marshal-Einar Anderson.
Vice Marshal-Miss Ida Abra-
hanson.
Chaplain-Mrs. Beatta Hanson.
Outside Guard-Mrs. Hylma Sund.
Inside Guard-Andrew Sund.
District Deputy-John A. John
son.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11

AIMED to carry the reasons for
its widespread popularity to Ely
and vicinity before the November
election when it will be voted on to
speed the good roads development,
the Minnesota campaign for a gas
oline tax is on.
The Saint Paul Association, the
civic organization of the capitol
city, after full investigation, vol
unfairly took the initiative by APP
pointing a committee to further the
gas tax amendment, without con-
sulting state officials or any others.
This action coming from business
men who already pay a consider
able percentage of the motor veh-
icle taxes used wholly on state
trunk highways in rural districts is
regarded as significant. eff the city
man who pays special assessments
for the cost of the streets he uses
most, is willing to pay still more
toward country road improvement,
the people in the country certainly
ought to let him and join with him, .
was the comment of a good roads
advocate.
Minnesota is one of only thirteen
states without gas tax laws, accord
ing to official reports. Sixteen
states adopted the gas tax last year,
convinced that it is the best and
fairest method of raising additional
road funds. Nineteen states which
adopted the gas tax earlier, in
creased rates 1, 2 and 8 cents there
by indicating its popularity after
trial. Secrets of the popularity of
the gas tax in the states having il
now are rated three-fold:
1-Fairest way to collect addi-
tional road funds from road users.
Most reasonable method for
collecting large part of road money
proceeds increase with use of roads
A favorable vote on the gas tau
amendment at the general election
in Minnesota next November viii
enable the legislature to establish
such levy probably of 2 cents 8
gallon. This will mean about IL
cents for each 100 miles covered b,
the average car, less the gas, tire
and upkeep savings.
From more than 100000 of ex
ira highway improvements the ta1
will build every year.
1.-THE public seems to have mad,
its own Characterization of the ga
tax as the only painless tax, which
is justified on the ground of tn,
ease of collection from the point o.
view both of the citizen and of tn.
state and on the ground of the fig
ures which picture the savings tt
the automobilist that are insured b,
1
the speed-up and widespread roat
improvements" says nationa
highway journal.
HPay as you ride wherever yol
ride" already is the highway slo
gan in progressive states, according
to the same journal 1t adds tina
states like Minnesota are especially
affected by the gas tax benefits be
cause of the large volume of tour
list traffic their roads are called upor
to carry. The old objection tina
the collection cost might be exces
sive has been answered IN officia
figures from Indiana which mad,
the biggest collections at an ex
pense of "less than one-tenth O.
one per cent"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE OF
u. s. VETERANS BUREAU.

]. G. Bennett, field representative
of the u. S. Veterans Bureau with
headquarters in Duluth was in the
city Tuesday on business for the
bureau. Mr.. Bennett called on
those here who had taken the voca-
tional training and had become re-
habilitated and also others in the
matter of insurance and compensa-
ton. He is representative of the
10th district stationed in Duluth
with offices in the Fidelity Building
Paul Chamberlain, Mutuality head
for the Oliver Iron Mining company
was in the city yesterday on his
regular visit to the Oliver mines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-11
S. F. OF A. INSTALLATION
OF OFFICERS.

Monday evening the S. F. of A,
installed officers as follows:
President-Henning Olson.
Vice Edward Hanson
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Mary
New Britain herald., 1924-04-10

gar at the noon meeting at the Bur
 1t hotel today.
 Other officers installed were as fol- ows: Vice-presdent> Frank II. Shield s"cretsry. Gardiner C. Weld; treasur- r, A. A. Mills; directors, Leon A, Sprasue and Judge B. F. Ganncy. red O. Rackliffe, retiring president, automatically becomes director.
 Mir. Rackiffe, upon leaving office liter a successful, year, was presented with n handsome gold watch, in ,cribed with his name and tho name of the club, Cncircing a wheel, the mblcm Of Rotary. The presentation vas made by Rev. Stanley lciek.
 Reports Of the officers for the past rcar were read and communications rom Rotary officers who attended he conference Vast week were pre- anted complimenting tho New Britain 'Iub upon handling big job in a Jig way.
 In leaving office, Mir. Rackiffe told Inc Rotarians it had been a pleasure 10 work with them ani that he felt o had grown with the club. Ralph hritton told the men Of plans for tho international conference in Toronto h June.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-10
CLEB REVIEW

New York, April ln.-The market on the New York curb was unsettled, a natural result Of the declines in many stocks on the New York stock exchange. Standard Oil issues were generally lower. Standard uii of Ohio falling three points in the early trad ins and losses were also sustained in Ohio oil, Standard Oil Of Indiana and Vacuum Oil. trading in the last nam cd stock falling away 10 a small VOL ume. Solar Refining was cxceptional- ly strong again today, advancing over 2 points. but reactiug from its high level. Prairie oil and Gas. after ad- tancing over one point reacted and showed a net loss.
 Movements in the industrials were irregular all through the day. Amerf- can Power was one of the strong fea- lures making gain of nine points in the forenoon while slight declines oc- cured in Lehigh Power securities and 2 few other stocks in this group. Candy products was heavily traded in. Mining stocks were fairly active.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-10
no PUPILS OUT BY
 SCHOOL BOARD RULE
Vaccination Problem Is Now
 Before Committee

Members of tho health and santa ton committee, with the exception of Chairman F. G. Nibberts, failed to put in appearance this noon for a meet ing to discuss what shall be done in the causes of children who were dis missed from school because they were not vaccinated, and it was decided to hold the meeting tomorrow after noon.
 There are no children out of school on this account. A state law requires that all children under Is years Of age be sent 10 school, but the school boards ruling excludes these 1i0 children. The school com mittee is seeking advice from other cities as 10 what procedure was fol- low under like conditions.
 It was reported about the city to- day that an effort might be made to revive committee appointed more than 20 years ago by a town meeting and authorized to hire buildings and engage teachers to instruct children excluded from school for failure 10 be Naccinated. This committee was never discharged, and in tho opinion Of many would be within its powers if it proceeded to do this work now. Dr. Thomas Mulllgan and ex-senator Thomas IT. kehoe were members of the committee. Before they could proceed with their work at the time of their appointment the school com mittee rescinded its order of compul- sory vaccination, it is said,
New Britain herald., 1924-04-10
AMERICAN LIKELY DICTATOR CHOICE.
Probably Will Be Chosen as
 Worlds Exchange King

By the Associated Press.
 Paris, April 10.-Thc installation of worlds exchange dictator, who would probably be an American is one of the most significant proposals in the reparation experts report which creates an agency for reparation pay iaents consisting of ''an agent for rcparation payments and five persons ,kiled in matters relating to foreign exchange and finance, representing live of the allied and associated pow ers," namely, United States, France, Italy, England and Belgium.
 Each member is to be appointed by yeparation commission after consult tation with the member of the gener- al board of the bank of issue of tho same nationality. The president of the committee the agent for repara- tion payments) will also be appointed by the reparation commission and it is considered that if he should be a strong man he would direct the com mittcc's work and be in himself the controller of the transfers from the new bank of issue to the debtor na- tions, choosing the time and means, but calling together the members of the committee from time to time for their approval.
 1t would be in part the business of the committee to go into the world exchange market and buy foreign trade balances to he used in the transfers for reparation payments. The committees representatives would most likely he stationed per in Now lork, London and so that the head of the committee whose office would he in Berlin, would direct tho contact with tho great exchange markets.
 This official would most likely he a neutral, probably an American, be- cause it was declared in the experts discussions that only a neutral finan- rier would have sufficient detach- ment from Gcrmany's creditors to be 0hle to exercise properly the immeGse powers bestowed upon him.
 The dangers of such a dictatorship were discussed at length by the ex- perts' committee but it was concluded hat such a control must be adopted In order 10 avoid other equally daupr" Dus contingencies to which allusion i@ made in the report
New Britain herald., 1924-04-10
City Items

Charles and Katie sita,icza sold to- day through the Camp Real Estate Co. a tWo-family house on City avenue 10 Robert and Bertha Kramer.
 Nictrolas and Pianos, Henry Morans --advt
 The Sons of Veterans Auxiliary will hold it's weekly social al G. A. F. hall tomorrow afternoon from s15 to ! o'clock. The regular meeting open at o'clock.
 Hallinan's Lunch from s:S0 a. m. 10 7:3O D. n.---adtt.
 Sir Francis Drake lodge, American Order Sons Of St. George. will hold n regular meeting tonight in Vega hall on Arch street.
 Mrs. Augusta Bellman was the guest of a party Of relatives and friends last night at a surprise party in observance of her 65th birthday. She has been a resident Of this cify for 43 years.
 The will Of the late Hcnly l.. Bailey, filed today in probate court. directs that the entire estate go to the wid- ow. Mrs. Melissa X. J. Bailey. The will was drawn Augxst II, 1915, in Middletown.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-10
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

New York, April 10, (Wall Street Opening)-Mixed price movements
 took place at the opening of today's stock market strength of the oil, cop per and rail shares being counteract- cd by the heayiness of motors and in- dependent steels. Woolworth dropped If points below 300 as against its recent high of 345. Studebaker and American Can yielded fractionally to new low records for the year.
 Persistent selling of American Can forced that issue below par and ad.' ditional new low records were es. tablished by American Sugar Refining common and preferred, Baldwin, Cru cible, National Lead, Du Pont, Cand- Ter and Endicott-J ohnson, the losses ranging from small fractions to two points. Atlantic coast line dropped 21a points but Texas & Pacific and Norfolk X Western moved ID 1 and l F, respectively. American Water Works advanced 1 point to 5012, new 1924 top. Otis Steel preferred, Magma Copper and Calumet &s Ari- zona sagged l to points. Foreign exchanges opened steady.
 Wall Street Noon Rcactionary price tendencies continued to pre- dominate throughout the morning, selling being influenced by the an- nouncement of another reduction in car loadings and reports of increased unemployment in Detroit. The mar ket continued to give primary con- sideration to the trend of business, apparently paying little attention 10 developments abroad. Woolworth extended it's loss to 1-4 and Fisher Body broke 5 points. Davison Chem icai. American Woolen and Willys Overland preferred were added to the list of new 1924 lows, independent strength was shown by the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit issues, each of which moved up about a point. the preferred touching a new top at eois Texas & Pacific also sold at new lsgt high. climbing 1 5-S to a Is. Call money opened at { 1-i per cent.