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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23
tBy carl B. s.ov}

It's . good plan to get ostsiA,
your bosineos oecasaosalty and 80
up your farm. your store. your pro
fsssion or yoar trads-from an out
sidsrs point Of view. And when yos
do tAiA Pea compare ysur AosAiagl
with similar iavestnents. and cau
analyss both the resources and LA
baities Of each business. Thsn from
tAsss Investigations you know be.
yond = assstiea Of doubt - u
whether Il b - your interest 70 dis.
pose Of year property. or return te
your own farm or business and de.
lieeratsly. definitely ard decidedly
lay your plans and chart your course
for broader activities and bigger
records.
For period OF four and q hall
ysars the writer has been away from
the San Luis valley. and while alb
ssat has visited eight states and
closely observed and studied the az
ricultural interests in each Of these.
AID whenever investigating crop
Production and discsssing land
values IN these different localities.
always had In mind the idea OF
comparing the production. the re-
turns. aad the land values with
tlpss Of the Monte Vista agricultural
dbtrict.
In TEXAS, Oklahoma and casters
Nv Msxico the cotton crop has
bsa very profitable to the growers
IL Dast tvo years - prices Oh the
bOg stapls cotton has rsnged from
t11rty - thirty csats . pound.
q ksnsas anA Nsssaska cora aaA
WAsae hevs hsea the big CROPS pro-
Aess1. eo1 - lews sac litinots tAe
cssa ssso 80 ~ easssaias q Asss
- snesos sssa' - sahs ~ SsaA n
'pgrSsis1ral purssiaa h he sztsa-
sivs irrigated fAsaiag tlstrseb nerth
of Dsavss. Divsssifisl csops are
psoAucsl wteh tho sngas bsst crop
rsnking flrst. and laob anA cattle
fssding ssssaA.
Dsriag TIE past two years no
state hes sajsysd sueA psssperity ~
hss TEXAS. rhts progress and growth
70 dss - The saormous yislds Of cot
To- aaA ths extrsmsly high pricss
paid tAs grewsss for the crop. II
western Tsxas sloas tAousands sf
aerss oa laaA that hes hsrstosors
bssn s44sasivs cattle ranehss ssA all
II gross. have beea divided and sold
II lee sDl 33o acre farms during
the past two years. anA cotton
grown saeeassiully. TAsss farnsss
ere eseseAlagly prosperous today.
bet tAsy are growing but ore crep
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23
HOOvER's TRIP TO
VALLEY IL DELAYED

Secretary Hoover will not visit
the San Luis valley until late In the
month OF June. according to mes
sage received from Senator Car
penter to Judge Wiley.
MIR. Hoover. secretary OF Com
merce, and q party OF engineers were
to make an inspection OF streams
and storage sites In the valley about
May l6.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Erickson left
last Saturday for y motor trip to
California. They will 20 via FL
Pa9p Texas and visit there but ex-
pe0 to spend most of their time
visiting at Santa Rosa. CAL. where
hrs. Erickson's father. Earl Bise-
low. former editor OF the Tribune
rsDlAes.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23
Memorial Day Exercises

All persons desiring to decorate
T. n and will be accompanied
Legion firing the ia,
services II 1880 q. m.
lo:3e-1nvOcation by Wiser.
,l0:3s-Band Concert bsad
N:tS-AA4ssss by Mr. Calkins.
ll:Ie-Addreas by Jesse Stephenson
On Sunday May IS the Chapel
gnatng at l:3e Rev. Of the American LEGION
officiating.
From to p Band Concert by Vista Band and
drill By the Boy under the Of
George B. Boutwell,.
p m Program At the Speakers staad.
soaS--- Battle Hymn he Republic
soea Soo A. W. Hogie
FlaS Monte Vista Of Mrs NJ Wsman
Liaesns 0etsysbsrs Address White
.ss s..
Hssoiag-Shertoans Ride Mrs Alice Tucker
Mrs. A. W. HoEie. r. H. Peters, Com. Troop A.
N"ss America
msdistely after the form of the
various and
water services . e
oneer Of the DayJ Of Republic
"'oes--+-- w. j. Conlin. Spanish War
r. Murray. Indian
(Order of March-Speakers Stand 70 Cemetery
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23

tOrdsr OF Msrch-speakers Stand Cemetery
Monte Vista
Legion Firing Squad.
Boy Girl
American Legion.
United Spanish War veterans
Ansrtcan Legion Auxiliary.
United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
Welcome Circle Ladies' OF the q. Il.
Woman's Relief Corps-Alamosa
The Band standing Immediately line of
march, other units In ranks outside
mitting the Civil War Veterans pass thru.
The line OF march from this point as follows:
Monte Vista Band.
Legion Firing Squad.
Commanding Officer Gen. A. speakers singers
National Guard Troop (unmouncd.)
Flower Girls
Post Flag Bearer with Flag. Home Corps.
Civil War Veterans.
womans' Relief Corps.
Welcome Circle. Ladies' Of the q. A. r.
tsttsd Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary.
Americas Legion Auxiliary
csitsl Spanish War Veterans.
American Legion.
Boy and oiri Scouts
AZ the Monument the Civil h .-.sd with IN.
ewss oaris standing Immediately a. A. H. The
iosdea arosad monument ia circles unit 10
ne sar order Service the Monument the
ctvt War Veterans. ~ -
tn march Will the co.evso. Of
sss ~ peocssd direct II regular
dsee = ne water ssrvtess Js1gs short
TIA Dese cordially nvis1 ~ O ehs sodts,s
hooA 1saO unsh baskses ueh Aay
pse11aa -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-15
MABEL NORMAND LEAVES
FOR LOS ANGELES

Miss Mabel Normand the well
known screen star who has been
spending the past ten days at "Leis-
ure Lodge" on BURNSIDE, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Sprague
Of Los Angeles, left Wednesday for
her California home where she says
she viii begin work on her new pic
ture in whish she will be MARY
Ann"
Contrary to the idea expressed in
the Duluth dailies almost daily since
Miss Normand has been at Burnside
that she was dissatisfied with her
vacation here and was at one of the
Duluth hotels 'incog", she told her
friends on her departure that her
visit here was fraught with much
pleasure and that she would return
next year for longer stay. While,
she said, she liked California, the
eternal sunshine sometimes gets on
your nerves and the weather of MIN
nesota proved an agreeable change.
The cool, bracing atmosphere and
the excellent waters of BURNSIDE
hold health tonics not found in the
orange belt.
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ton. Others have tried it but in
riably they desert and go the
bright lights.
"Our own copper country is shin
ing example of this condition. While
the people of other nationalities
were winning their high wages from
the copper mines, the Firms were
gradually taking up land and carv-
ing out farms. When he slump
came it was the others that moved
away. The Firms remained and
constitute the back bone of the cop
per country today.
1.-THE same is true Of the iron
ranges and the Same is true of the
Minnesota ranges. All along the
west shore of Lake Superior there
are farming and fishing hamlets
with the Firms constituting almost
the entire population. What farms
we met in Canada were all worked
by Firms.
Zone is led to wonder what the
future has in store for the decend-
ants Of these hardy pioneers Will
they, too, grow tired of rural life
and like the other nationalities who
conquered the prairies and oak open
ings of Michigan, Illinois and Wis
consin, give way to some other ma
tionality?"
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CANDIDATE is
STREET SPEAKER HERE.

Thomas Keefe, independent can
didate for U. s. Senator, was in the
city Wednesday evening and spoke
to the voters on the old Vail Hotel
corner. He travels in q ear cen
structed and decorated for the occa-
sion and left yesterday for Finland
and north shore points. on his way
to Two Harbors. He has ideas of
his own on the present situation in
the country and in the course of his
talk said:
''Our troubles since 1920 are due
to the fact that the buying power of
the dollar has greatly increased, thus
really increasing all debts, interest
charges, and taxes levied TO pay in
terest upon our huge public debt.
1T is unfair that debts contracted
in dollars Of little buying power
should have to be paid in dollars of
much buying power. I propose a
law providing that in making all pay
ments, changes in the buying power
Of the dollar shall be taken into ac-
count. Then payment would always
be of the same amount of buying
power that an obligation or agree
ment meant at the time it was made,
no matter whether that took more
or less money"
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COLLEGE BOYS LEAvE~HERE
YESTERDAY FOR TRIP.

Eighteen students Of Northwestern
University at Chicago with two in
structors and a cook, left here yes
terday morning for novel trip
which viii take them over a terri
tory of three hundred miles on what
is termed an outdoor geological
course Of study. The party left by
canoe and will thoroughly study the
country north and east of here. 1t
Is expected that four weeks viii be
consumed on the trip.
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Sc PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

onstrated Sunday that he had good
game or two left in his 1.-THE young
arm. Good pitching is all the Hoef-
Ter outfit has needed AN season. and
now that &c alike and Gianotti are
giving evidence of returning to form
Ely must be reckoned with in the
battle for the league bunting says
'fRed" in the Hibbing Tribune.
Items like this seem refreshing
after what has been said of the Ely
team in the range papers, and we
viii say "Red" has been the fairest
Of all. The game at Virginia a
week ago demonstrated that the Ely
team can play ball.
The only thing that rankled-as
the remarks of the spectators at the
Virginia game showed-was the
fact that the Ely team had the tenn
Gritty to even think, of winning from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-15
WILL ARRANGE FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP CANES

The sport writers on the st. Paul
Pioneer Press and Dispatch are max
ing arrangements to have the sew
eral semi-pro baseball teams. win
ners in the Southern Minnesota
League, Friendly Valley League,
Eastern Minnesota League, Range
League and Iowa-Minnesota League
play for the championship of the
state at Lexington Park, st. Paul
The scheme is meeting with favor
by the several leagues and their
hackers. A meeting of the Range
league managers was held at Viz
ginia Monday evening and it was
decided to send President Carey
of the League to st. Paul to atten1
the conference .nd srrange fer the
series. Ray Hoefe- attended the
meeting.
The winners of the Range league
viii be determined by a series CT
possibly three games between the
champions Of the first half and the
champions CT the second half With
both Hibbing and Marble claiming
the title for the first half Of the
season The winner remains in doubt.
These two teams have been ordee
to play two games to settle the dis
pute. Should Hibbing win one
game the Richest Villagers may lay
claim to the title while Marble viii
have to win both games to acquire
the honor.
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GIRL SCOUTS
(By a Scout


Friday, Aug. 8, the Girl Scouts
of Troop 5, held a meeting at the
Community Center. The girls had
an interesting time dipping leaves in
parafin and mounting them on card
board in preparation for an exhibit
which will be held later. It is part
of Girl Scout work to know the
trees, birds and flowers, thus devel-
oping a love for nature.
Monday, August IL, the Scouts of
Troop met at the Community Gen.
ctr. First Aid was studied and then
plans for a hike were made.
Tuesday, the girls of Troop 4 en-
joyed the day at Porthan's cabin.
They crossed the lake in Sarkipato's
launch. Eleven girls in all went
Violet Maxi, Esther Maxi. Winifred
Lomasney, Vienna Porthan, Lucille
Cochran, Anna Cochran. Ethel Mich
olas, Irene Hall. Thresa Agnich, Sig
nora Lindbeck md Evelyn Nanker-
Wis. The afternoon was spent in
trailing through the woods and play
ing games. They returned to Ely
about five o'clock.
The girls of Miss Koski's troop
and Miss Wook's troop met at the
Community Center Wednesday af-
ternoon. They planned to take a
hike Thursday.
Violet Maxi of Troop 4, has COM
pleted the requirements for a First
Aid Badge.
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FORMER ELY BOY MARRIED
AT SAN DIEGO WEDNESDAY.

A copy of the San Diego (Cal1
Evening Tribune received by the
Miner early IN the week gives a
finely illustrated account of the mar
rage in that city on Wednesday of
last week of Michael II. Gleason,
eldest son. of Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew
E. Gleason to Miss Mercedes r. Shea,
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. John j.
Shea. Following the account Of the
wedding the Tribune said: aMr.
and Mrs, Gleason left by auto for
Portland, Oregon, to make their
home. The bridegroom is to be as
sociated in business with his father,
who has purchased the Peninsula
Iron Works of Portland The elder
Mr.. Gleason and family have also
gone to Portland to make their home.
Wednesday was also the birthday of
the bride and the birthdays of the
best man and the youngest member
of the Gleason family, Billy Gleason,
8 years Old"
The Gleason family left this city
about fifteen years ago and for II
years have been residents Of San
Diego, California Michael Gleason
is a graduate Of the high school and
Of Santa Clara University and is q
member Of the San Diego Rowing
Club.
Congratulations are rendered the
young couple by large number OF
Ely friends who also Join in wish.
ing the Gleason family the best OF
success in their new home at Port
land.
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DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
FROM SOUTH AMERICA

The Wilderness Outftters have
been informed that Thos. L. Daniels,
Second Secretary of the Embassy of
the United States at Rio, South
America, accompanied by Mrs Dan
iels and party wiz be here about
September L for one of our world
famed canoe trips. They expect to
stay some time in the Hunters Is
land country.
A party of II from Rockford
Illinois win arrive here Saturday In
special ear for canoe trip 'intt
the Superior National Forest.
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MICHIGAN MAN
TELLS Of TRIP.
CRYSTAL FALLS DlAMONU
uKILLs MAN GIVES Us InE--
ONCE OVER.

Tom Conlin, editor of the Cry
stat rails, (MIch.J Diamond Dn4-I
recently made trip over the MN
nesota ranges and IN his excellent
paper tells OF his observations whlle
here.
Mr.. Conin was misinformed as
to the lone buck" law in thus state
While there are some who seem TO
think this law would be a fine con-
servation measure, nearby states
which have the law are being watch
ed, and if it proves good thing
there, this state viii also adopt it.
The law now is one antlered moose
or one deer and from the "antlered'
part of the game law, the error as
10 the lone buck" law has probably
arisen.
In his papar Mr.. Conlin says:
Taxation and conservation Icing
two of the questions that are Just
now engaging the attention of the
people of this peninsula, especially
of Iron county, / was interested In
learning first hand what Minnesota
is doing along these lines. Our host
at Grand Rapids had very positive
opinions on both and also upon pro-
hibition which he held to be one of
the greatest blessings of the cen
fury. e
He complained greatly Of taxa
ton and during his conversation
made the statement that he paid
S16.32 per hundred dollars of valua-
ton. We thought he meant thou
sand" instead of hundred" so he
turned to his desk and drew from
pigeonhole his last tax receipt and
it bore out his statement He didn't
say what the ratio f the assessed
valuation TO the real value was but
we surmised that 1t was made on a
so per cent basis which makes the
rate very high, even at that ratio.
We were surprised at the rate. In
answer TO our questions he stated
that the state portion was only p
cents-per hundred we took it
leaving the balance of his more
than $500 of tax upon the property
in question to go to the county and
municipality. He said that the ex-
tensive road building program is the
reason for the high taxes in Mime
sofa.
''At Hibbing and other points on
the range we found a like disgrun-
tied feeling because of the taxes
that businessmen and home owners
have to pay. This condition is all
the more interesting because of the
very great proportion of the taxes
that is paid by the mining interests.
1t would seem that in taxing the
traffic all it will bear" and squand-
ering money on extravagant or un-
necessary projects, those responsible
for the policy have overshot the
mark and the reeoil is being felt by
the very small proportion of local
residents who are less able to pay
than the big mining interests so the
chickens are coming home to roost.
Minnesota has a tax commission
which operates very much as does
the commission in Michigan. The
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commission fixes the Faluation Of
the several mining properties and
of the ether property of the state.
The commissions work is considered
by many who have made study of
iron mine appraisal in the three
states of Michigan, Minnesota and
Wisconsin, to have progressed far
Their than has our commission in tax
ing cognizance of understandable
ores.
Minnesota has put into eject an
occupational tax which levies upon
iron ore q certain tax which we
would call a tonnage tax. This oc-
cupational tax doesn't seem to have
lowered general taxes much, judging
from our Grand Rapids information.
The tax goes INTO the state fund.
"Our Grand Rapids friend was
also intreste in the conservation of
fish and game. He is an enthusiast
tic fisherman and deer hunter. He
tells US that Minnesota has the zone
buck" law and that to prevent the
practice of having hunters who hap
pen to kill doe let the carcass lie
in the woods a provision is made
whereby a hunter who kills a doe IS
required to take care of the carcass
Immediately; that he then must &C
before a justice of the peace and
make an affidavit that he killed such
an animal in mistake. By paying a
fee of SO he obtains possession of
the carcass under the courts per-
mission. 1t would seem that this
arrangement would be a fine thing
for Michigan to adopt as there GER
tainly are many carcasses left to rot
in the woods. Many are surreptit-
iously taken and used but the neces-
sity makes a law violator out of
many who would gladly pay the SO
if they could legally do so.
Minnesota has many fish hatch
cries, so our host informs Us and
has, by taking time by the fore-lock
avoided getting where Michigan has
with its streams depleted.
1.-THE state is also well advanced
in forestry as we could see when we
passed through the forest reserves
north. The state has been making
an investigation of the fire menace
and after careful summing up of
experiences of the years past the
chief forester says that experience
shows that the forest fires in April
in Minnesota center, as a general
thing, about trout streams. In May
the fires center about lakes, espec-
tally lakes where pike abound. In
the fall the fires are found to en-
anate mainly from farmers clearing
lands.
Instead OF following the pave
ment to the extreme east end of the
Mesaba range we took the direct
road from Virginia to Tower. 1t is
county highway, surfaced with
splendid grav and makes mighty
fine driving. At Tower it merges
into the trunk line which continues
on to Ely.
1--WE didn't stop at Tower but con-
tinued on our way through Soudan
to Ely. We caught a glimpse of
Vermilion lake which is a beautiful
sheet of water and is one of the con-
Meeting links through which a canoe
may pass for miles north into the
Canadian wilderness. Many have
taken this wonderful trip and all are
satisfied.
SLY surprised US. We had been
there many years ago when it pre-
scented anything but an inviting ap-
pearance. Today it is modern city
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The Eveleth team will be here
Sunday TO try conclusions with the
Ely team. It is supposed that Ely
viii make short work of the visitors.
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Geo. L. Brozie.. was in the city
from Duluth over Sunday for 9
visit with his family at White Iron
Beach.
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the larger places in the league.
Watch out for Elyp'
The game scheduled for Hibbing
last Sunday was called of Saturday
night with the statement that the
Hibbing team was not in shape to
play Sunday. We are sorry for
this as re had everything all cooked
up for cinching the lead for Ely in
the second half of the range series.
Eveleth viii be here Sunday.
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ELY BALL BOYS ARE
TO BE WATCHED.

watch out for ElyF
That's the cry that has gone out
from the six cities Of the Iron Range
league circuit since KowaIke DEM
Evening star., 1924-06-15
WANTED TO BUY-HoUsEs.
SHORE PROPERTY,

SHORE PROPERTY.
FOR SALE-EXCELLENT BAY FRONT LOTS
at North Beach and Chesapeake Beach. Low
prices and reasonable terms. Let build
LEWIS, 9l2 18th ST.
SEE THE OLD PIONEER LOTS AND COT
tsges for sale. North Beach and Chesapeake
Beach, Nd.
20, u APPLETON cADY.
Or at beach at Galveston and Buffalo sts.
PATUXENT RIVER NEAR PRINCE FRED
erick, Calvert County. Nd, 225 acres; 10.
SHRH % sat2 %fAMs Rersfs 's[ni f.sE sis
Baitimore Md. 24s
FOR sALE-BUNGALow, ROOMS AND
bath, $3.50, at Edgewater Beach. For in
formation E,n phone Main 677l or write Box 12s-x.
SOUTH RIVER MANOR.
WATERFRONT LOTS ON BEACTIFUI.
South River-Easy auto dist: good roads; all
saltwater sports. Prices, 500 to $500: You
cannot duplicate these bargains. Lots beauti-
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INST and get first choice; Three mi. from
on gds. or address Box 265-T. Star office. 26'
ARUNDEL oNTHE- Bay LOTS ON THE
water front: very reasonable Apply BER-
NARD J. WIEGARD, 81 School ST., Annapo-
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| tent. Col. 9472-W.
EDGEwATER BEACH; on SALT WATER;
boating. fishing and Grabbing Three com
munity piers; two community beaches. Cot
tages and bungalows for sale. Bungalow sites.
n TFrn at of Srf.
vania avenue Sc. and follow signs. Informa-
ti0n ion, and free automobile road map from VIII
Washington. d. c. Phone Main 6771. once
on beach open Saturdays and Sundays.
COLONIAL BEACH COTTAGE FOR RENT
IN ahree rooms and kitchen: near front, furnish
ed from July o,l5,;s to 10; s25; Zoo
NORTH BEACH, MD.-FoR RENT FUR
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WARD wIDDIFIELD, at North Beach, Md.
FOR SALE-BUNGALOW. GARAGE AND
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| mile frontage salt water, at Piney Point,
/ Md, on state road; good fishing. grabbing.
to seftie estate. e" Phone %e Gier. @SHr 1854 y. %
CHESAPEAKE BEACH. MD,-FoR SALE.
new. large six room cottage. For particulars
| address Box 32-A. Star Office.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, MD.-FoR RENT.
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Star office.
COLONIAL BEACH.
| For sale or rent-Furnished cottage. water
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the St. Marv's River.
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| frontage and level shore. containing ls7 acres
100 tiIlable balance in timber and wood. Has
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| near the shore. improvements consist of
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grainery and henueries. Also a fine young
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w. :. THRELL,
Blackstone. Md.
For Sale-COlonial Beach.
Large and small cottage. same lot; water
front: shade and fruit trees; well; piano
and canoe. Address 220J l. nv.