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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14

Ponder just little and see what
is happening to Ely. clown Knock
ers' in particular are requested to
take a look around. Everywhere
there is shown a spirit of improve
ment and the work goes merrily on
notwithstanding the pessimistic wall
ings of certain "crabs" who contin-
uously 'sknock" everything and
everybody. Note the new residences
built and being bull. Also note
the improvements being made on
business properties. Go down and
see the building tile factory being
built by the McMahan Lumber Com
pany and then take look at the
handsome new Seliskar business
block on Chapman street and the
other Improvements in the business
section. See the surprised looks on
the tourists when they get into the
city and carefully note their COM
m flts in the metropolitan appear
ance of Ely and the clean condi-
tons of it's streets and alleys. The
past two years has seen the con-
struction and re-modeling of two
hundred or more houses and the ex-
tension of the city residence Sec
ton to places inaccessible five years
ago. With all these new homes, it
is almost impossible to find place
for rent or lease not already rented
or leased. Ely has distinctions not
usually showered on cities in a min
ing country. We have more in
dividual home owners than any
other city of its size in the coun-
try; we have mines producing rhe
best ore in the world we are the
entrance to Gods great and IN
married outdoors, the puter's para
disc; our mines operate winter and
summer furnishing employment to
large forces, making Ely an all
year city and not what is known as
Summer town.; Ely has an ex-
elusive industry in the shape of the
Emeralite Products company plant
where stone is crushed for roofing
purposes and employing large for
ces. Ely has more than these: 1t
has people who believe in the city
and its future and VIII, back their
belief with their time anu money.
Ely has-but what's the use. 1t
has everything every other progress
sive city has-and then some. 1t
also has some knockers" and we
move that this variety of pest be
taken .out to the city dump and
knocked in the head. The motion
is carried.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14

On Tuesday, August 25th Ely
will subscribe its quota to the $5,-
100000 United States Endowment
Fund of the American Legion for
the care and cure of disabled SOL
diers and for the proper care, up
bringing and education of the or
phaned children of these who gave
their life in battle in the great
World War This fund is being
raised as an endowment of which
the interest, 1925, 900 g year, will
add to the excellent work being
done by the government for the dis
abled. Every citizen of Ely should
see that his or her name appears on
the honor roll for little or large
amount. Be prepared when the
committee calls on you and don't
side-step this worthy cause with
alibis or excuses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14

The Duluth & Iron Range is max
ing every effort to perpetuate the
memory of the early cay struggle
of the pioneer in this section of the
country and the pioneer builders of
the railroad. Two years ago the "3
Spot, oldest engine on the road
was rescued from the junk heap
and pedestaled as mcrument near
the handsome station building at
Two Harbors. This yesl, the orig
inal sleigh upon which were hauled
the first supplies over the Vermilion
Trail was secured and will be en-
shrined near the "3 Spot" to mark
the progress in the transportation
epochs of the railroad. Now that
the transportation end has been fit
tingly memorialed, we don't want
the company to feel that we are
fiippant, when we make the sugges-
tdon that the oldest depot on the
line, still in use in Ely, be added
to the list of historical relics along
side the others as monument to
mark the business end of the road
and perpetuate the fact that the
cash freight and passenger business
of this particular old station has
been in excess of the combined in
come of all the other stations on
the main line, with the possible ex-
ception of Duluth. We are certain
that the people of Ely are in full
accord with these suggestions and
feel that no impediments would be
placed in the way of the company
or crew removing the station to the
pedestal of honor at Two Harbors
We make the suggestion in all sin
cerity. The editor has seen this
depot for the last 35 years and
while it has been camoufaged with
a varigated assortment of paints
and equipped with an inside toilet,
it nevertheless remains Inc original
Ely depot and a disgrace to its
brother stations along the line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

We want to make a suggestion.
Minnesota is beautiful name and
beautiful state. Why not write
it Minnesota in full en- each and
every occasion. Write it and print
it, Minnesota, on your letter heads,
envelopes and all advertising matter.
Let's cut out the "Minn." stuff.
You don't see California, Florida,
Maine or Colorado using any abb
breviations for advertising their
states. This abbreviation of Min
nesota sounds too mu h like Andy
Gump's clarion call to his illustrous
better half.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14

Jack Seraphine, the reliable stand
by of the Ely Miner is on vaca-
ton this week and is spending the
time with his family visiting friends
on the Mesaba range. Jack has
been with The Miner almost since
the beginning and the editor hopes
he may enjoy every minute of the
time he is away from the office.
Besides being a good workman and
a printer. of the old school, now few
and far between, Jack is faithful
and always alive to his employers
Interests, trait almost lacking in
the modern scheme of things of the
least work for the most money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14

You may have been in business
at the same old stand for ten or
twenty years, yet be utterly mis-
taken in taking it for granted that
everybody in your trading radius
knows about you and your store.
There are lots of people who have
fine "forgetters', you know. And
new folks are always moving in.
How will they know about your
store? Better advertise in the Min
er and take no chances.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14


Criminal-coddlers over in Mich
igan are trying to prevent an ap-
popriation of $4,000 .vI a block
of new solitary cells In the Mar
quette branch prison on the grounds
that this interferes with the reform
of criminals. A man so desperate
as to resuire a solitary cell is a
hard nut to crack and it requires
desperate methods to hold him in
check. The Marquette prison is
old and every once in a while a
bunch of prisoners get sway. Muir
derers and gun toting highway rob-
bers and hold-up artists, for the
good of the balance of the world;
should be confined where escape is
impossible Notwithstanding the per-
sonal opinions of criminal-coddler
and others of their Tx.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14
1873 Different Magazines.

A branch of the Minnesota News
Co. is located at the Chocolate Shop.
138 different magazines and period
icals. on display at our stand. Maya
zines received earlier than at any
other stand in the country. Whole
sale prices to agents.
If. CHOCOLATE SHOP.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14

Saturday we received a notice
from the secretary of the Dept. of
Agriculture in Washington stating
that the Secretary Agriculture
was taking a brief rest in a Wash
ington hospital and that he had a
slight stomach or belly ache. A
letter of similar nature was sent
to every newspaper i'll the land.
Should one of the department heads
become real i'll, we suppose the mails
as well as the newspaper waste
baskets would be clogged, and this
would be an excuse for the next
Congress to again monkey with the
postal rates upward in order to
avoid deficiency caused by just
such dope as this being sent broad
cast when one note to the Associ-
ated or United Press would have
Fufficed to let people know the con-
dition of the secretary stomach.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14
Was Egyptian General

Gen. Charles Pomeroy Stone, who
was In charge of the erection of the
pedestal of the Statue Of Liberty In
New York harbor, spent 13 years in
the service of the khedive of Egypt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14

Men who try to do something
and fail, at least have the satisfac-
ton of knowing that they are in
finitely better than the fellow who
tries to do nothing and succeeds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14

A few years ago when fellow
needed a little extra cash, he held
up a railroad train and got away
the mail pouches. Postmaster Cen
aral Hayes at that time post.d mar
ines on trains with orders to shoot
to kill intruders who failed to move
on. Since that time mail robberie-
from the outside have been rare
occurrence. The bankers of the
state are organizing gun squads to
prevent bank robberies. AS soon
as this becomes sufficiently noise
about and one or two of the fest
i've hold-up gents are brought in
with their pants and hide full of
buck-shot, robbing banks will be
come a lost art. These guards will
be instructed to shoot first and
secure the explanation after the re-
covery of the robber. -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-14

Women are as competent auto
mobile drivers as men and some
times more so, according to the
American Automobile Association |;
and women, because OF their i'm
pulsive natures" are more likely
than men to commit some of mot
'orist's worst sins, according to Il
New York grand jury. Both sides
of the American family's favor
perpetual nonstop debate are thus
provided with fresh talking points.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21
RADIO EXPOSITION
EXHIBITORS
lamo Sales Company, 131 e. Ohio

Alamo Sales Company, 131 e. Ohio
ST.
b. and b. Accessories Corporation,
927 N. Capitol Ave
Baldwin Piano Company of Ind
ana, 35 Monument Circle.
Brendel. Charles. 916 Ft. Wayne
Ave.
Broadcast Receptor Entertain
ment Service, $500 Salem ST.
Brunswick Shop, 124 N. Pennsyl-
vania st.
Carlin Music Company, 143 E.
Washington ST.
Clifford Company, A. l., SOS Odd
Fellow Bldg.
Cooper Rubber Company, /. J.,
338 N. Capitol Ave.
Continental Corporation, The 555
Century Bldg.
Circle X Radio, Indianapolis.
Eide Battery Company, rs w.
Eleventh st.
Ekko Company The. Ill w. Mon
rue 81, SNJCdSU, III.
Equipment Service Company, 719
N. Illinois St.
French Battery Company, Madi-
son, Wis.
Bibson Company, 433 N. Capitol
Ave.
Guarantee Tire and Rubber Com
pany, 211 S. Illinois st.
H. E. Electric Company, 612 N.
Capitol Ave-
Hatfield Electric Company, 102 S.
MERIDIAN St.
Hook Drug Company, Illinois and
Washington SITS.
Indiana Manufacturing and Elec-
trio Company, Marion, Ind.
Indianapolis Electric Supply Com
pany, 1872 s. Meridian ST.
Indianapolis Music House, 1874 N.
Pennsylvania st.
Indianapolis News, Washington st.
Indianapolis Radio Club, 400 City
Hall
Indianapolis Radio Corporation,
COS 1. o. o. F. Bldg.
Indianapolis Star, 301 N. Pennsyl-
vania ST.
Indianapolis Times, PA W. Mary
land st.
Indiana Battery Service Company,
George Taylor, 1876 N. Meridian ST.
Klein, Seth. I'LL N Illinois st.
Kellogg Switch board and Supply
Company, 1906 w. Adams ST.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21

Kresge, S. s., Company. Al E.
Washington St.
Kreig Mellen Furniture Company,
SIG S. New Jersey st.
Kruse-C Cornell Co, SO w. Ohio St.
Lauter Company. The Fl. W.,
Washington and Harding SITS.
Larkin company. NJ. D., Dayton,
Ohio.
Madden, Thomas, Indianapolis.
Messenger Company. w. H., POI
+. Washington st.
Meyer-Kiser Bank building. Meyer.
Kiser Bank.
Midland Electric Company. 500
Transportation building.
National Carbon Company. Chi
cago, III.
Nelbea Radio Company, 1l9 w.
Maryland st.
Newcastle Radio Cabinet Company,
1902 Race ST. Newcastle, Ind.
Okay Radio Corporation. Brazil,
Ind.
Pearson Piano Company. 12S N.
Pennsylvania st.
Pettis Dry Goods Company, rs e.
| Washington St.
Presto-Lite Company, Speedway,
Ind.
Publishers Association, l39 N
Clark ST., Chicago, Ill.
Radio Broadcast, Garden City, N.
Y.
Radio Cabinet Co. 1928 Olney st.
Radio Corp. of America, Chicago,
Ill.
Ratio Digest, $40 N. Dearborn ST..
Chicago, III.
Radio Journal. 317 Central Ave,
Los Angeles, Cal.
Radio Sun, N. Y.
Riser Bros, SCI E. Washington ST.
Sanborn Elec. Co., 3O9 N. Illinois
st.
Slagle Radio Co, Fit. Wayne, Ind.
Sleeper, Inc, M. B., 81 Vanderbilt
Ave, N. Y.
Stewart Sales Co. SOC Occidental
Bldg.
Stewart Warner Pro. Ser. Sta, BIZ
N. Banford st.
3Sth Signal Co, Capt. II. w. Hyatt
Curdy, 1903 Merchants Rank Bldg.
Uder Works. Inc, Twenty Eighth
vt. and Barnes Ave
Varney Electrical Sup. Co. 121 N.
Meridian St.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21
amateurs TO
ASSIST army
Will Be Trained as U. S.
Operators.

BIZ NEA Service
HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. III
Amateurs of the United States are
to be trained as operators for every
national guard and organized reserve
unit in the country.
They will constitute a complete
network OF communication by which
every military unit will be in direct
touch with headquarters at Wash
ington, or with any other unit in the
country.
Organization of this radio net has
been put up to the American Radio
Relay League, headquarters for the
II, 900 amateurs of the United States,
by the u. S. War Department. The
organization is cooperating with the
u. S. Signal Corps in this work.
The first move in this plan is the
enrolment Of members Of the league
in the various radio nets that Will
comprise the organization. The en-
rolled amateurs VIII be assigned as
operators for batalions, regiments.
brigades, divisions and corps area
Headquarters. Thus every corps
area will be entirely linked w by
these stations.
It is the hope of the signal corps
that this plan will build up strong
defense unit of civilian radio stations
that will be able to function when
land lines are down because OF
storm, riots or actual warfare. The
amateurs also will constitute an
active reserve force, trained in army
methods and in the principles of
using radio in the field.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21
TWO-WAY RADIO
Made POSSIBLE
MPolar Trip Establishes New
Communication.
NEA Service Writer

NEA SfTIbCG WTsICT
WASHINGTON, Sept 21.-The
Macmillan expedition, failing in its
purpose to explore the polar regions,
has achieved at least one thing as
far-reaching in it's Importance as the
polar flights would have been.
This was the establishment of long
distance two-way radio communica-
ton on short waves, during day
light.
Radio amateurs in various parts
Of the country have reported con-
tact with the explorers in the north
Some have been able to return mes
sages directly to the Bowdojn or the
Peary.
The naval radio station at Wash.
ington has been receiving messages
from the naval representatives on
the Bowdoin almost daily. 1t was
mostly from these messages that
the world learned Of the progress
of the expedition, although additional
news came drifting through amateur
sources.
At all times, the messages were
benI OH ~ 10 ~ meters WdVelenBtn,
and on comparatively low power.
The Bowdoin and the Peary have
been In constant daylight, the con-
dition existing at this time of year
in the far north.
With constant daylight up north,
and daylight in this region, at times,
low wave rnessakes have been re-
ceived and sent by American anna
teurs. These two-way talks have
proved the efficacy Of low wave COM
. munication during daylight, and on
\ low power.
Ordinarily, the best reception IS
noted by night. Low-wave, low
power transmission, however, has
proven Itself an exception.
What the outcome Of these sue
cessful experiments will be is hard
TO tell. But the low-wave transmits
sion will be put to more practical
use than it is today seems almost
certain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21
TwO HUNDRED WANT AIR

The Department of Commerce is
holding zoo applications for licenses
to broadcast. They have to be held
up. however. because there is no
more room in the air for broadcast
wavelengths.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21
RADIO FOR POLICE

A special committee has been APP
pointed in Holland to study the ques-
ton of whether radio can be Of any
service TO the police organization. 1T
present the committee is Investigate
ing American experiments win radlo
as an aid to police efficiency.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21
LISTENERS GET PICK

The German station at Koenigs-
wusterhassen has arranged to broad.
cast any concert chosen by private
individual at the rate of 20 gold
marks an hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21
RADIO INSTRUCTION

The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology is offering a thorough
course in the fundamental principles
Of communication. giving consider
able attention to radio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21

Vonncgut Hardware Co, 100 e.
Washington st.
Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co,
401 w Maryland st.
Western Electric Co, 400 w. Ohio
st.
Wilson Stewart Music Co. Al n.
Pennsylvania st.
Wood, +. w, 20 w. New Yorl; 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-21

A compact transmitter and
receiver, weighing sixty-seven
pounds altogether, has been de-
signed by Guglielmo Marconi, the
famous radio inventor, for British
airplanes. The instruments, cover
ing a wave range Of seventy-five
to 40 meters and a distance range
Of three miles. are intended to keep
a squadron i'm formation and in
harmony during maneuvers. The
transmitter is shown in the upper
part Of the picture, and the re
ceiver below.
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-13
Vast Estate Of Cattle
Baron To Be Divided

A business that started from
borrowed steer and grew to be one
of the biggest land and cattle pro-
jects in the world, was last week
turned over at San Francisco, for
a division of it's enormous assets,
which have pyramided to such an
extent in the past few years that
it is becoming too unwieldy to han
die. The business is that of Miller
and Lux, which found root back in
the gold days when young Henry
Miller not long over from Germany,
opened a butcher shop in a little
California town. The building of
the shop exhausted his assets. He
had to go out and borrow his first
assortment of beef cuts and steaks
while they were still on the hoof
From that beginning started an en-
pire of some 100000 acres of land
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-13
AUTO THEFTS ARE
CHECKED BY NEW
CHRYSLER SYSTEM

Automobile makers have long
concentrated their attention upon
attempts to solve the problem OF
preventing the millions in money
losses to motor car owners on ac-
count of automobile thefts and to
save them also the annoyance of
the loss of time and use in being
deprived of their cars, which is
highly important, even if it can
not be computed in terms of money.
Walter P. Chrysler, whose wonder
full mechanical mind is cOnStaAtS
ly at work searching out new plans
and new methods to help motorists
and improve motoring conditions,
has inaugurated system that will
go far to checkmate automobile
thieves, if not to stop their activi-
ties altogether.
1t has been generally accepted
by automobile insurers and manu-
facturers that if it were made diff
ficult to dispose of the stolen goods,
car thieves who in 1924 got away
with so per cent more cars than
in 1923, would be put hard up
against it. This is precisely what
is accomplished by the system in
troduced by Chrysler.
The plan involves the use of the
Fedco patented theft prevention
numbering system, exclusive on
Chrysler cars. 1t consists of a
serial number plate attached to
the instrument board of each car,
made and fitted in such a way that
it can absolutely not be changed
or removed without detection. The
ease with which stolen cars could
previously be turned into money
was the most helpful factor to the
car thief and only II per cent, of
all stolen cars last year were re-
covered. The Chrysler system
stops conversion at the sourse, so
to say.
"The numbering system for theft
prevention is model for the in
dustry as a whole Chrysler lead
ership, so often evidenced in the
development of motor car improve
ments, has perhaps never been bet
ter demonstrated than through the
announcement of this exclusive
theft prevention SYSTEM says ].
E. Fields, vice-president in charge
Of sales of the Chrysler Sales cor
poration. 81 feel safe in saying
that no more important step has
been taken toward the protection
of the motor car buyer, in the mat
ter of theft prevention.
"This new plate, which is now
placed on the instrument board of
all Chrysler cars where it is easily
visible for inspection, is made of
nickel and copper, by secret pro-
cess, and is anchored in place in
such a way that any attempt at
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-13

SETS PRODUCTION
FOR 15DAYPERIOD

Faced with the greatest dealer
demand it has ever experienced, the
WHY'S factory is enter
ing the fall months with production
and shipment records that break all
marks in the history of the com
pany.
More than 155 900 Overland and
Willys-Knight automobiles were
manufactured by Willys-Overland
in the period from January to
September Is, thereby establishing
new production mark greater
than any production record estab-
lished by the company for SINH
lar period. Not only did production
records of Willys-Overland soar
over any ever established, but ship
ment records at the Willys-Over-
land factory indicate that the press
ing demand from the national deal
er organization absorbed produc-
tion just as fast as cars could be
built.
In addition to breaking the eight
and one-half months production
and shipment records of the COM
pany, Willys-Overland established
a new mark in shipment for a fif-
teen day period when more than
10000 cars were shipped to deal
ers throughout the country from
September 1 to Is inclusive, with
the production mark during the
same period greatly in excess of
any schedule ever before estab-
lished.
Dealer reports at the WHY'S
Overland factory indicate that a
steady increase has been noted in
sales since January 1, with an add
ed impetus given to retail sales
following the general price reduc-
ton announced three months ago,
closely followed by still further
reduction in price on the Overland
Standard sedan from $655 to $500,
establishing a record low price on
a full-sized, five-passenger sedan
with sliding gear transmission.
Factory production schedules,
plus dealers future orders now on
hand, indicate that Willys-Overland
will break all production and sales
records for fall months. To care
for the greatly increased demand
for Willys-O Overland products Presi-
dent John N. WHY'S recently an
nounced comprehensive plant ex-
pansion program which will great
ly increase both production and
employment in the factory through
an expenditure of more than 81
100000 in new buildings and ma
chine eQuipment
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-13
SLATER SENTENCED
TO GALLOWS FOR
KILLING OFFICER

Death on the gallows for Jack
Slater and life Imprisonment for
his campanion, James R. Brown,
is the penalty the law will exact
for the Staying of Officer Jim West
at Needles.
This verdict was returned at 2:30
O'clock Saturday afternoon, after
over 10 hours of deliberating in
which "a ballots were cast. For
hours the voting was II to 1 to
hang Slater, single juror hold
ing out persistently. Once during
the morning. the vote was 10 to
but it quickly switched back to II
to 1, where it stood until the YER
dict was reached.
Jim West, 67- years old, was one
of the best known peace officers
in the southwest and had many
friends in Winslow.