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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

failed to render service and supply
goods and commodities to consum-
ers.
1t is the old experience witnessed
throughout the ages, what is every
body's business is nobody's bust
ness. Without profit there is no in
centive to render service. Where
service is eliminated, costs rise 80
unreasonable figures.
In the face of this record in
Russia, we have some agitation in
our own country to launch the gov
eminent. in various lines of business,
At the present time we see this
manifested in an attempt to estab-
lish monopolistic state workmen' 5
compensation insurance. There is
no more excuse for it than there is
for a monopolistic state grocery
store or bakery.
1t is entirely within the function
of the state to pass workmen's com
pensatibn laws setting forth how ;
workman shall be paid and how
much he shall be paid. After thi.
machinery has been provided to pro
tect the workman and with the pow
| er of the state behind the laws t.
guarantee their fulfillment, there i
| no earthly reason for the state en-
tering into any line of private
business so long as the public is be
ing satisfactorily served by privat'
enterprise under state regulatio,
and control.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27
WILL THE sToRK GET US?

A story founded on La Fontaine's
classic IaDle tells about nation OF
frogs.
Iney were prospecting, living
peacefully and having good TIME.
But there were ulssatisned cltl-
zens in trogland, who wanted a
change, not because conditions were
baa-Dut because progress seemed
to call for something different.
Prayers went up Tor new ruler
and suddenly one appeared in their
midst in the form of solid, sub
stantial old stump with its protect
ing strength rising up above them.
This did not do at ALT was no
great change such as they desired.
Prayers were again sent to
Heaven and behold, the frogs were
sent another ruler in the shape OF
stork.
AS he stood in their midst his
crafty eye surveyed the scene and
he smiled as he saw what fine pick,
Ings he was going to have in that
land of frogs.
The next thing the frogs knew
the sharp bill of the stork was COB
bling them up one by one. They
had secured a radical change from
their old peaceful and safe govern
ment under kind ruler. For ever
more they We're kept busy lodging
the troubles they had brought upor
themselves by unwarranted discon
tent.
The moral is that persons seldom
know when they are well off.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

family of w. d. Gallagher was taken
into membership. Storage room for
the furniture of the church has
been secured and until the new
church is ready for occupancy or
other arrangements made, services
will be conducted in the Odd Eel
lows hall on Sunday morning.
Last evening the contract for the
erection of the new church was let
to E. A. Farnum for $21 10000. The
electrical contract to the Vermillion
Electric Co. and the plumbing and
heating contract will make the cost
of the building about $4,000 or
$4,000 less than the estimate. Mr..
Farnum also has the contract for
the erection of the residence for
Supt. Duncan of the Zenith now in
the course of construction opposite
the High School.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

Just as we expected. After be-
ing handed a most decisive wallop
in the primaries week ago Mon
day in the larger part of the range
towns along comes the mouthpieces
of the Farmer-Labor party with the
statement the voters were coerced
into voting the Republican ticket by
the mining companies. With only
about so per cent of the normal
vote cast, it seems strange that the
mining companies did not coerce the
stay-at- home voter enough to go to
the polls and make the triumph
.arger by about SO per cent. If the
Farmer-Labor party wants just a
small tip, we will give it to them
straight. Let these mouthpieces keer
t. ,ir traps open until November 4tt
with that kind of silly twaddle
they will not need to mess up any
c'ean white tally sheets with the
vote of their candidates. Every
time some mediocre candidate get.
downed at an election, the voter:
were coerced is the cry of the
nouthpiece.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27
WHAT A WRITER SAW
AT VETERANSVILLE

During a recent visit to Veterans
Fille and Silver Star, tributary to
the McGrath Trainisg Center, Aitkin
County, Minnesota, l was greatly i'm
pressed will the progress that the
disabled veterans in reject training,
have made during the past year.
Last year this timbered country had
practically no roads to the training
centers, but today an auto can be
driven to every trainee's farm.
There are fifty-five disabled vet
Grams living near to McGrath who
have seen service in France during
the World War. Their experience
has been such that they have no
fear of the brush or white pine
stumps or few boulders. Most of
them have comfortable buildings for
start, and over five hundred acres
have been brushed, stumped and
plowed. These boys are averaging
about 10 acres of cleared land this
year, compared with three acres by
the average settler. Tractors, large
plows and explosives have helped
them greatly in clearing.
The farming operations at this
center are being carried on along
lines recommended by the. Northwest
Experiment Station. Dairying and
poultry raisisg are the principal spe-
| cialties, but most of the trainees
plan to keep some sheep for delayed
clearing and every one of them is
encouraged to keep a good garden
and grow small fruit.
Most of the land plowed last
summer will be seeded to oats, al
sike clover and timothy this year
but some root crops, particularly
rutabagas, will be produced. Cert.
fed Irish Cobbler seed potatoes will
be grows by some. A large mum.
Der of the traineeS have incubators
and eggs have already been set fol
Matching. A carload of Sodatol ha:
been ordered through the county
agent. About two carloads of wire
will be ordered.
Guernsey cows are preferred by
most of the trainees and about fit!
have been purchased. The White
Leghorn is the favorite poultr!
4 breed, but some of the trainees are
keeping Barred Rocks. The egg
are being marketed at the presen
time through a special association
| for the purpose.
In building operations native tim
Der is used to quite an extent, par
ticularly5 tamarack poles placed up
right for the sides of the Buildings
A poultry house constructed by on
| ~ e =.
keep the birds from having thei
combs frosted during the past win
ter. The poles are plastered with ;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

The President signed the new tax
dill virtually under protest. He
says it has bad features but is the
pest that could be secured from the
Congress just adjourned.
Our lawmakers were determined
% "soak the rich. as the term is
commonly expressed. Coupled with
his idea, however, they absolutely
eefused to sanction the repeal Of
laws which permit the issuance of
billions of dollars of tax-exempt
bonds.
Therefore, while they try to "soak
the rich" with one tax bill, they
furnish the means for any one who
wishes to do so, to invest his money
in tax-exempt securities and thereby
escape all forms of taxation.
Not only does the government
lose hundreds of millions annually in
tax revenue due to tax-exempt
bonds, but private industry must
pay higher rates of interest for
every dollar which goes into highly
taxed business and industrial enter,
prises. Is
Maybe Congress will some day
see the folly of trying to collect
taxes on the one hand, while pro
viding a legitimate means to escape
tax payments on the other -hands
If the income from money which
goes into tax-exempt bonds paid it:
share of taxes, the tax burden of al
could be further reduced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

In another place in this paper
will be found an editorial by Hen
ry H. Curran, commissioner of I'M
migration, published in the Saturday
Evening Post. After analysing the
names of the Reds, Pinks and those
of a pinkish hue and then those in
the moonshine game-the names of
the latter almost invariably ending
with "itch"-is it any wonder that
Americans with a love of country
either talk of restricted immigra-
ton or cutting it out entirely until
those now here from foreign shores
consider America something besides
good place to eat, or a good place
to get money, and then beat it back
to where they came from? This
not only applies to the common
man but to the horde of wrestlers,
prize fighters, lecturers, fiddlers,
singers and uplifters, now invading
the country in hordes for the sole
purpose of getting the dough.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

then the item added: at is not
known whether the matter will be
dropped or prosecution made" In
the name of common sense, why any
doubt about it? Can there be any
doubt that this driver was violating
the speed law? Is it likely that our
passiveness is a large contributing
factor to deaths at the hands OF
these speed maniacs? Drive them
and the drunken drivers with them
from the highways that were made
for decent people.-Deer River
News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

What is to be the end of the reck-
less speed mania by auto drivers?
Large city dailies give lists of killed
and injured that are a travesty on
decency and common sense. One
of our county contemporaries last
week gave a gruesome account of
such killing. The poor victim was
hurled into the air and fell splashing
his brains and blood upon the pave
ment. The car jumped the ditch,
climbed the other side, and plowed
three hundred feet into a field of
soft earth before it stopped. And
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27
THE DAlHLGREN CASE.

The gossip monger is an abomina-
ton of the worst kind and we have
not hesitated to say so on several
occasions. Only few weeks ago
one of our citizens, C. A. Dahlgren,
who has held the position as Forest
Supervisor on the Superior National
Forest since 1909, was forced to de-
fend himself from attacks made by
character wreckers, the case even
coming before the grand july. 1t
seems that some one maliciouSly cir
culated run.ors that Dahlgren had
taken brides from trappers to allow
them to illegally take fur from the
forest. The rumors spread rapidly
and came to the attention of the
Forest officials in Washington-prob-
ably having been embellished to
some. extent before reaching head
quarters Forester Greeley took the
matter up with District Forester
Peck at Denver and ordered that
the same be brought before the
grand jury-primarily to purge the
service from the nauseus charges
and to vindicate Mr.. Dahlgren. 1t
was so done and the grand jury
promptly quashed the thing after
hearing several witnesses. Forest
err Peck appeared as witness as did
also State Game and Fish Commits
sioner Gould and his Chief Game
Warden Petersen. These gentle
mems testimony was in the highest
praises of Nh. Dahlgren's conduct n
the position. Crosby Hoar. of Du-
luth also appeared as did the trap
per whom rumor had it was the one
who had paid money for the
privilege of trapping. Not one iota
of testimony was given which tend
ed to incriminate Mr.. Dahlgren in
any manner with the fur robberies
said to exist. Mr.. Dahlgren has let
tiers in his possession from the For
estry department of the United
States, the District office at Denver,
the state game and fish commission.
innumerable business officials. and
others in all walks of life deploring
the gossip and extending to hir of
fers of assistance in running the
same to earth. The Miner editor,
who is in position to know consid-
Ilc Ease, uIIHly US-
lieves that the gossip was nothing
more or less than character wreck
ing scheme. Mr.. Dahlgren resigned
it is true, but we can safely say that
it was not on account of being
asked to as some of the mouthy ones
indicate in their rehash of the rum
ors. The department, was very adj
verse to accepting the resignation,
which we know. We also know how
the investigation terminated and sew
eral other things which prove to US
that the affair was all bunk of the
bunkiest kind. Some of the reporters
on the daily press also messed things
up by putting these various rumors
together and led their readers to be-
lieve that mountain had been dis
covered where only a mole-hill ex-
listed. In justice to the several re-
porters it must be stated that the
impression was publicly corrected
as soon as it was discovered that
they were misinformed. Insofar as
the Forest Service and Mr.. Dahl
gren is concerned the incident is
closed. The gossip however is be-
ing traced to its course and so far
with fair show of success.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

The Eveleth Clarion is now the
property of Grove Wills and Louis
A. Omarzu who two weeks ago pur-
chased from the Northwestern COM
pany the plant and business. We
failed to note this transaction IN
last weeks issue. Both Mr.. Wills
and Mr.. Omarzu have been manag-
ers of the Clarion for some time
and the excellent paper they have
produced speaks in glowing terms
of their ability. The Northwestern
company will continue to publish
the Queen City Sun at Virginia.
We Join all those acquainted with
the publishers of the Clarion, in
wishing them continued prosperity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

eve were talking of the fitness
of foreigners to vote in America five
years after they step off Ellis Island.
We could change the requisite period
for naturalization from five years
to ten, or even Is or 20 years. l
am for ten years, to start with, I'M
til we see how it works. That
seems to me little enough time for
a new member of the American
family to take for getting ready to
vote.
"But we can do still better by
limiting further the number of i'm
migrants who come here every
year. That IS what congress is now
proposing to do, and l hope it will
do it. Our gates have stood open
to the immigrants of the world for
many years. Now it is time 20
close them bit. We have too
much in our country of foreign
colonies, foreign papers, foreign
points of view and foreign loves and
foreign hates, inherited from the
history of other continents. We
need a breathing spell and rest,
and we need time for the foreigners
now here to become more like the
rest of America, before we renew
the granting of the privilege of ad-
mission to this country to the
hordes who come if they could. No
nation can bear its part effectively
in the future of the world if it is
discordant, disunited, divided against
itself within its own borders. We
are dangerously near to that today.
We shall do better if we become
more homogeneous than we are at
present. "-H. H. Curran, Commits
sioner of immigration in Saturday
Evening Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27
MIKE WEINZIERL BUYS
HIMSELF A CHURCH.

At a special meeting of the Pres
byterian congregation held Friday
evening it was announced that the
church building had been sold to M.
Weinzierl who is this week tearing
down several of the smaller addi-
tions to the edifce and the front
after which he will move the main
building to some lots he owns south
in Desjardin's Addition where it
will be remodeled for residence pur-
poses.
At the Friday meeting the entire
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

And now again comes an agita-
ton for a city filing station for
gasoline in several of the cities of
the country, the claim being made
that the gasoline dealer is making
a profit and that a city can sell at
cost. Every business man is en-
titled to a profit on his goods and
a mo profit" business is worth
nothing to anybody or any town.
Why not agitate for city owned
shoe and clothing stores, groceries
and meat markets, ETC.? City stores
would be tax exempt and goods
could be sold cheaper than now.
With the government owning and
operating everything, the consumer
would have nothing to pay-only
the upkeep, overhead, etc. and we
all know that it costs absolutely
nothing to administer governmental
affairs. Didn't the railroad admin
istration prove this? You see, tax
exempt securitie could be issued for
any deficiency. Sounds fine, don't
it? y
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

An act of Congress just passed
and signed by the president, grants
citizenship to every natlve-born
Indian in this country. The Indians
remain wards of the government as
far as their property is concerned.
Uncle Sam will continue, for the
present to look after their tribal
possessions as if they were minors
and be their guardian. But they
are endowed with political rights
and the rest will come in time. Now
that he has vote he may ask for
reforms, both on the reservations
and in the Indian Bureau at Wash
ington, which according to state
ments made by some, has been
maintained in order to furnish a
place from which employees could
go out to lunch. The India has
had to fight for everything ! got.
Some even have gone to work to
get it. He can now vote himself
into anything his heart desires.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

In Russia, the land of greatest
experiments in communism and pub
lie ownership, government operation
of industry has failed by reason of
its own deadly inertia.
1t is stated that private industry
and initiative has recaptured 83 per
cent of the country's retail trade,
simply by reason of better service,
better prices and more efficient
and economy.
The stores established to serve
the people"at cost-without profit"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

mixture Of two pals of sand, two of
sawdust, and one of lime, which
makes a very durable plaster and
one that does not crack easily.
All of the work is carried on
under the direction of the United
States Veterans Bureau.
The trainees at each colony have
club house and their activities are
numerous. At Veteransville there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

The Farmer-Labor element has
had its day the same as the Popu-
lists, Free-silver, Bull-moosers, etc.
and will soon pass into innoceous
dessitude the same as its predeces-
sors in the secessionist movement
from the two old tried political
parties. The voter knows that two
parties is an elegant sutficiency es-
pecially when the new party is made
up of disgruntled, politicians and
those whose proper place is Russia
and not here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

is an association which has control
of the club house and the property
on which it stands. There is also
the community club, which takes in
not only the trainees but also the
neighboring farmers and their fam
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-27

lilies. Recently they organized q
local chapter of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. The women of the
community also have their organ
izations.-From article by H. A.
Daum in The Farmer of st. Paul.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-14
FIRST NJ. P. CHURCH NEWS

Because of conflicting meetings this
week the Woman's Home Missionary
Society will postpone their meeting
from the second to the third Tues.
day evening of this month, the 18th
Every member is urged to be present
Devotional topic for March, "The
Spirit of Health"
The annual membership meeting
will be held in the church on Mon
day evening next at 1880 1t is the duty
of every church member to be pres
ent at this meeting.
The congregations last Sunday were
unusually large at both the morning
and the evening services and any who
were not present surely missed hear
ing some splendid sermons.
Mrs. Oscar S. Wilson Of George
town was present at the morning SER
vice and gave very inspiring talk on
Christian EndeavOr work, and invited
all members and their friends to at
tend the Annual County C. E. Con-
vention to be held in the M. P. Church
at Georgetown on March Goth.
Special sermons next Sunday by the
pastor with music by the choir and
orchestra. Everybody invited.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-14
Presbyterian Church

REV. H. L. BUNSTEN. Am. MINISTER.
1000 A. MSunday School, Lesson "The Reign of David"
! 100 A. M-Sermon "Self Leve."
ZOO M-Chsian Endeavo Topic The Bible and The World
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-14
RehobOth Beach

The WOman's Foreign Missionary
Society held its regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. Joseph
Kunsman on Tuesday afternoon.
Many RehobOthians mOtOred to
Lewes to attend one of Douglas Fair
banks favOrite pictures, entitled
robin Hood" given on Thursday ev-
ening in the Lewes School Auditor
ium.
Mrs. George Calhoun was a George
town visitor on Saturday.
Mrs. King who is at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Salin, Jr., is
critically i'll at this time.
Little Paul Derrickson has been
away from school for some time on
account of illness.
Capt and Mrs! Franklin Quillen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Quillen were
Lewes visitors on Saturday.
The condition of Mrs. Chas. Green
who is seriously ill at her home here
is about the same at this writing.
Owing to the illness of her father,
Miss Ida Lyndale has been unable to
house for the last few days and Miss
Josephine Tracy has been teaching in
her place.
Miss Mary Lynch has been on the
sick list for the past week.
Louis Johnson of Wilmington spent
the weekend with his parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson.
Miss Floris Downing has been i'll
for the past few days.
Louis Roach left Sunday afternoon
for Philadelphia where he is to ac-
oept a position.
Mrs. Quackenbach was a Lewes
visitor one day last week.
Miss Tenie Ewing has been spend !
ng a few days with her sister, Mrs.
laura Clendaniel of Milton.
Last Saturday evening Ralph M.
Vingate had an auction sale of his
Mr.. Wingate is selling out
lis present line of stock and is plan
ling to have a soda fountain installed
d the near future.
Alice Joseph, Marie Holland, Hall
Ewing and Jack Quirk were among
he many who motored to Lewes on
saturday evening to attend the movie
ntitled "The Lone Star Ranger" IN
,hich Tom Mix starred.
Mrs. Hattie 2. Riley who has peen
isiting in Pittsburgh and Washing
IN, D. c., for several weeks, has re-
lrned to her home in the pines.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-14
Glendale

There will be a very interesting
meeting at Calhoun's school house on
Friday evening, March 28th, at 1880
o'clock. Albert Farley will make an
address. We are going to have a fine
singer and other interesting features
on the program. Hope everyone will
come out and enjoy some good speak
ing and singing.
Last Monday evening the young men
from town and the community gave
Fred Jones and his wife an old fash
ioned serenade. The party was COM
posed of about twenty-five young men
and girls. After the serenade they
were invited in and delicious refresh
ments were served, which were very
appetizing. At a late hour the party
departed, wishing Fred and his bet
ter half, very prosperous and happy
future.
Miss Olga Jester who is attending a
musical school in Baltimore is spend
ing the week with her parents.
Mr., and Mrs. A. T. Parker were the
guests of Mrs. John Prettyman over
the weekend.
Mrs. R. A. Wood is in Philadelphia
doing her spring shopping.
Glendale: Sunday school 10; class
meeting IL; Epworth League, leader,
Miss Grace Harper 7; preaching, sub
ject, "The Model Woman" 1880.
New Market: Sunday school, super
Herman West, 10; preach
ing, IL a. m.
Union: Sunday school, superintend-
ent. Mrs. AlOnZO TraVers. g: preach
ing 8, p. m.
McColley's: Sunday school, suporin-
tendent, ]. H. Anderson, 2 p. m.
This will be our last Sunday for the
year at Union and New |
Market churches, so give us your
please.