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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-06

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Evening star., 1926-08-22

You will not find a more be-
coming style m earrings than
this new one of button-shaped
rings of manufactured ipde-
structible pearl beads. They
have fat surface-either
smooth or baroque-and come
in all sizes up to one-quarter-
and in white and pink.
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Evening star., 1926-08-22

Kann's-:Street Floor.
Evening star., 1926-08-22

An unusual value in hand
kerchiefs for Monday. Real
Irish Linen Handkerchiefs for
only 10c each. The centerS
are white with woven borders
in the pretty colors of pink.
blue, orchid. orange. light
green and tan. All finished
with lie inch hens. Buy in
quantities.
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Evening star., 1926-08-22

Fashion diScloSeS many new ideas in this
first showing of Fall hats-ndividual mod
els. every of them-hardly any two
alike--and including in the lot hats for
matrons. young women and misses. Smart
new colors and shapes. Come in and get
yours before they picked over.
Kanns-Second Floor
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01

der the guiSe of stimulating i'm
provements and equaizing expense,
the federal governmnt offers the
state certain sums if the state will
match these sums dollar for dollar,
and comply with their regulations.
to cut car running costs. Tax
economists in other states regard
the plan as acceptable whtre motor
vehicles are taxed with other per-
scnal property and the gas tax is
supplementary and special tax for
highway improvement. Friends Of
the Minnesota good roads plan, how
ever, maintain that the present
scheme of distributing the expense
of road development is probably the
most equitable that can be devised,
although motor vehicle owners de-
rive most direct benefits from it
and pay nothing toward general
state, county and town government
expense as do owners of all other
classes of property.
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01

thought and effort to discussion of
their probable causes and the most
effective remedies therefor.
''The causes of high taxes in Min
resota, as in other states, can be
grouped under four main heads:
l. Public improvements, such as
schools, roads, sewer systems, ditch.
es pavements, libraries, armories,
parks, curbs, sidewalks, etc.
2. Administrative expense, such
as that caused by the executive and
legislative departments of the state,
by your county officials, city coun-
els. and school boards.
3. Interest on interest-bearing
debt. The Bureau of the Census
issud a statement last year showing
that, in ten years, the interest-bear-
irg debt of Minnesota increased 283
percent, of North Dakota 204 per-
cert, South Dakota 298 percent, Iowa
329 percent, Michigan !. sos percent,
and the United States, including the
federal government, forty-eight
states and the District of Columbia,
.536 percent. The interest-bearing
Gebt of Minnesota and all its civil
subdivisions at the present time ex-
ceeds $315,000, 900, and we are pay
ing annually interest over 5,000,-
600. Here is very important
Cause of high taxes and one that is
very little considered or discussed.
4. Federal and state aid. This
is form of subsidy that has grown
up in recent years, which is very
much condemned by President Cool
ioge and many state officials. Un-
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
ELECTION FOR CITY HALL BONDS
NEXT TUESDAY JANUARY 5.
Building is Needed..-Council States That il
Can Be Built Without Increasing The Tax
Rate or Additional Levy.
Opinions Vary As to The eNecessity.-.Issue Is
Being Discussed By The Voters Most
Thoroughly.

the accepted time to build the struc-
ture and build for the future as well
as the present.
The matter is being generally
discussed by the voters and the
opinions as to the needs of such a
structure seem to be varied. Some
contend that the present quarters
are good enough while others are
o. the opinions that with Ely's fut-
TIRE outlook, the new city building
will be an absolute necessity, if not
just at present, year or SO later.
All contend that we need the City
Hall, but all are also of the opin-
ion that taxes are high enough now
but that if the City Council is right
in its contention that no additional
taxes will be required, that now is
the time to build it before valu-
atoms drop.
The City Council makes the state
ment-and makes it without any
strings attached-that the payments
ct the bonds for the next ten years
can be taken care of without an ad-
citional levy by saving in other
quarters, viz; in light and water
maintenance, street and sewer main
tenance, court and police mainten-
ance, and other places where saw
ings can be listed, providing it is
absolutely necessary.
1t will be found that the tax rate
this year is lower than last years
rate owing to additional valuations
The valuations for the City of Ely
are $8,394,6s8 an increase over last
year of $171,276. The rate this
year is 9S.6 as compared with 100.s
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01

Next Tuesday, January 5th, the
people Of Ely will be called upon to
vote on the question of issuing
bonds in the amount of $225, 900
for the purpose of erecting new
ity Hall building.
The plans for the new building
prepared by Architect Taylor of
Hibbing call for city Offices, munich
pal and district court rooms, Jail
and other necessary rooms for the
conduct of city business besides the
quarters for the fire department in
a separate section.
The City Council has maintained
fcr years the necessity of struc-
ture of this kind as the cramped
quarters now occupied sometimes
makes it hardship to transact city
business and especially during the
sessions of the courts.
The State Board has condemned
the lookup and to put this in condi-
ton to correspond with the state de-
mands for an institution of this
kind will cost much money besides
being botched job should it be
done. The heating plant in the
city hall must be renewed within a
very short time and this also will
necessitste the expenditure of a
considerable amount.
1t has also been pointed out that
in order to keep pace with the
growing demands of the city, a new
city hall must be had sometime and
with these needed Jail and heating
FL; Mt expenditures staring the city
in the face and which will be what
is termed dead loss, that now is
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
Talk it over and vote accordingly
ard by al neanss vote.

Talk it over and vote accordingly
ard by al lneanss vote.
There is one thing that must not
be overlooked. II the people want
service and buildings on the part Of
the city and school district, they
should not object to paying taxes.
TIlice, fire, street, water and other
services cost money as well as does
education cost money. Only few
years ago it was found that it cost
$500 and over for each child go
i:,g to school which the taxpayer
was forced to pay. We have not
the figures for this or last year but
presume that the individual cost has
increased correspondingly with every
thing else. If you have child go
ing to school and are paying less
than $500 in taxes, you are get
ting something for nothing from the
schools besides streets, sidewalks,
community service, fire and police
protection and other things the city
has to offer. Somebody is paying
for this. Think it over.
Keep Ely foremost in your mind.
We have the best town in the north
west and getting better every year.
Lcok around you. See the improve
ments made last year. We don't
notice these things as much as does
the outsider but when you stop to
think that there is not an unem-
p'oyed man in the city; that Ely has
r ore individual home owners than
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
BOB" WHITESIDE GIVES
STATE A NICE PRESENT.

A piece of land at Winton on
which the new cabin for Game
Warden Hanson and his assistants
was built last summer under lease,
was presented to the Game and Fish
department of the state as Christ
mas gift by Robert Whiteside of
Duluth. The land is fine piece of
lake shore property and will be of
tf the state as
immense benefit to the department.
Commissioner Gould in acknowledge
ing the gift warmly commended Mr..
Whiteside on his public spirit and
interest in game conservation.
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01

year ago. inlS SHOWS d uecTedSe
ever 1924 of IT.
The decision of the courts in the
annexation case enriched the city
with a valuation of approximately
81 900, 600 for the annexed terri
tory During the years this case
was in the courts no taxes were
raid and after the decision some
months ago there became available
to the city treasury three years
payments amounting in the aggre-
gate to $175,000.
The levy for City purposes in
1924 was 1924, ,727.OS. This year
the levy has been set at s277,-
s64.17; a decrease of SIG, 6,862.91
ever last year. The rate as fixed
ty the county auditor for the city
this YEAR is 1910 as compared with
1884 last year. The school district
rate has been set at 48.04 as COM
pared with 1887 in 1924, The
school district is levying $414,-
056.66 for this years taxes.
The Council feels that additional
cuts in the levy can be made and
the efficiency of city activities. will
rot suffer. The Council also feels
that with judicious expenditures of
city monies, besides carrying on the
paving program as outlined where
by a certain number of blocks are
tc be paved yearly, the erection of
the city hall building can also be
done without levying additional
taxes. The matter has been figured
to the bone.
The long term bonds are being
decried in all quarters and tax ex-
'empt securities are what is rocket
ing the tax rate throughout the
lard, The Finance Committee of
the City feels that the ten year
payment. bonds will be easily hand
led and not felt to any alarming
extent. by the payer of taxes where
as long term bonds besides. draw
ing big interest charges will also
reach into the time when valuations
on mining properties will be on the
Fratural decrease which follows the
removal of ore from the mines.
That decreases will follow on
r,ine taxation is as natural as the
rose on your face. Every ton of
ore removed makes less valuations
and the exhaustion period of both
levy and ore hastened. 1t is felt by
many that now is the time to make
improvements which should have
been made years ago. With the
statements of mining officials and
others who are supposed to know
that the mines of Ely are good for
about thirty years with reserve ores
Low shown up, it can be seen that
if we are to have improvements
commensurate with the growth of
the city it is high time to be about
it.
AS we said before, the opinions
cn the matter vary and everyone is
entitled to their opinion. If You
feel that the City Hall is needed,
vote for the bond issue. If to the
c; ntrary, vote against it. But be-
fore condemning the move as out
lined by the City Council, look the
matter over carefully. The Council
members are willing to discuss the
matter in detail and give you the
benefit of their figures and ideas
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01

any other place in the northwest Of
its size; that we have school facil-
tiles that would be credit to
Chicago; that we have the only ex-
elusive canoe and outing country in
the United States; that nearly every
family has car; it must be con-
iceded that Ely is SOME city.
Do what you think is right at the
polls next Tuesday.
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
AUDITOR CHASE
SPEAKS ON TAXES.
STATE AUDITOR CITES fig
URES ON TAX SITUATION
IN THE STATE.

In an address before the business
men of the Mesaba range, State
Auditor Ray Chase denied the cry
of high taxes in Minnesota constant
ly heard throughout the state and
said it was about time to look the
matter square in the face as taxes
il. this state are no higher than in
other states. He also put his stamp of
dasapproval on the long term bond
issues. His talk was very interest
iEg and contained much food for
thought.
''The assessed valuation of Mime
sofia this year is a little less than
two billion, to be exact it is $l,951,-
306,258," said Mr.. Chase. "The
average tax rate for all the eighty
seven Minnesota counties is 57.26
mills and there is being paid in Min
pesota, in direct taxes, state and
local, for all purposes, $12l,136,-
992.26. This is exclusive of auto
mobile tax and tax on monies and
credits, and on this basis of assessed
valuation, tax rate and tax payment,
we hear from one end of the state
TO the other an unending complaint
about high taxes. For clearness
sake, the subject is presented under
three main heads:
]. High Taxes.
2. Their Causes.
5. Possible Remedies.
There is very natural division
Of the first head, namely high taxes
From the standpoint of many in
dlvidauls there is no peril in the
high tax rates of Minnesota, and no
menace in their continued increase.
These men have either a compara-
lively small amount of taxable prop
erty or a comparatively large cash
income. They are able and willing
tn pay their taxes. All that they
ask is two things:
/. Honesty in office-that their
public officials are not corrupt, and
that the tax money which they vote
for public improvements goes into
those improvements and not into
the pockets of grafters; that public
servants give dollars worth of
service for a dollar in salary.
2. Intelligence in office-that
public employees administer public
affairs with the same wisdom as de-
r'anded in private business.
''This class are able and willing
to pay their tares. They are glad to
DO so and they are entitled to what
they want.
"But there is another class in
Minnesota, and very large class,
including both men and industries
to whom taxes are a real burden
ard their continued increase a real
menace. 1t is unnecessary to go in
to extended detail to prove. this
point.
1T is time now to soft-pedal the
discussion of high taxes in Mime
sofa. They are no higher here than
in our sister states east and south
and west, but continued harping on
the subject gives the people of other
states the idea that they are. 1t
would be well, therefore, for us to
refrain from further extended dis
eussion of taxes and devote our
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gambol of Hib-
bing and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Jack
SON and children and Einar Jackson
spent Christmas at the home of Jack
Jackson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-25

control of those who occupy high
places by methods other than
direct vote of the people. Some
how the direct primary has
wrought changes in campaign
tactics. In Congressional Dist
riots contestants depend more on
their local leaders than in state
committeeman w h en- Senators
and others were practically
elected at party conventions,
State leaders had something to
say but times have turned the
tables.
The National Committeeman, it
is true, has a word on National
campaigns but that is more or
less an honor for services rem
dered-not for power. Agita-
ton based on World Court votes
in the Senate has subsidized but
will undoubtedly crop up shortly.
The two orators of the Senate ir-
reconcilables, Senators Borah and
Reed, are out cunning for their
colleagues who voted against the
theories of these two spellbind-
ers. The first test comes in Illi-
nois next month. Newspaper
polls of public sentiment on pro-
hibition enkindles fires of hate.
The notifications and dry ex-
tremists are locking horns daily
in acriminous debate which
means nothing but noise. 1t pro-
vides campaign data for both
sides, but non-partisans declare
that amendments to the constitu-
ton are changed over night by
Glamour. 1t requires educational
campaign or propaganda of the
intensive sort.
1t appears that only a vivid
imagination can provide agricul-
tufal legislative issues for the
primaries. The subject has been
sidetracked in Congress this ses-
sion for lack of public interest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-25
PETIT JURY

Convenes April 9Th, at $50 a.
M, in the court house at Pine
City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-25
RURAL ROUTE NO. 2
WILL BE EXTENDED

Official notice was received the
first of the week from the De-
partment at Washington, D. c.,
that the application for a two
mile extension on rural route No.
2 from Askov had been granted
and is scheduled to become eff,
fective on April 10Th.
This extension will add approx
imately a dozen new customers
to the route who have been with
out rural free delivery service
heretofore; they are all located
along a stretch of road seven
miles north of Askov..
One mile of road that is now
served will be omitted, namely
the mile past the Dubbels and
Eaton farms. The route will be
the same as usual until reaching
the center south line, Section 20
Is miles north and ] mile east
of Askov), at this point the
driver now goes south 1 mile and
then west, but commencing April
16 and thereafter, he will from
that point go north !, west /,
north ], west !, north J and west
1 mile to southwest corner OF sec
ton Is, south 2 miles Ito H. R.
Bucks corner) and west 1 mile to
the southwest corner of Section
Is; from then on the balance of
the route is the same as always.
Patrons along the new portion
of the route will please consider
this as official notice to erect
their boxes on the right hand
side of the roads as it will be
Travelled in the description above,
and have them ready for mail on
April 10Th. Any patrons along
this new stretch who do not now
receive mail through the Askov
post office will please call at
the post office and give the list of
names of those who will receive
mail in their boxes.
Patrons along the mile of the
route that will be omitted will
after April 18th please change
their boxes to the nearest corner.
Respectfully, -.
Postmaster, ASkOV.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-25
Our WASHINGTON Letter
By " pDaley
NJ sSl1oAM EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION sptelG

Washington, March "a With
signs indicating continuation of
the present session until early
in June, there is constantly in
creasing class of men treking
towards the Nations Capitol like
faithful followers of the Eastern
cults. The visitors come to sit
before the mighty of the politi-
cal realm. Briefly, Senators and
Congressman believing it unwise
to leave their posts at Washing
ton have summoned their bench
men for conferences. These
powerful leaders in political af-
fairs in the home communities
pass unnoticed in the throngs of
notables and the smaller fry so
prevalent in the Capitol. The in
cumbent who desires to return to
official life is a genial host and
the conferences are punctuated
by dinners in surroundings cal
culated to impress the small town
politician who can deliver his
district on demand. The favorite
stunt is to present these over
welcome guests to the President,
by appointment, if possible, or
otherwise in a special receiving
line. The flustered visitor may
go home and tell the county
leaders how close their congress
man is to the President. These
stage effects go over big when
related at political rallies.
Speculation grows as Republi-
can House leaders read the riot
act to their National Committee
men, from Texas. Some predict
it will, in effect mean stripping
state leaders of a few preroga-
tives which come to the politi-
cally anointed. House leaders,
particularly those representing
the majority, are DESTROYS of
maintaining control in the next
Congress. They would like to
run their own affairs free from
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-25

brought his man-Mr. Applegate
head of the drug company, to
the office for a conference with
Nettleton and Johns. Arthur
Fleming, a young man, played
the part of Mr.. Apologize, and he
looked and acted very much the
part of an experienced big bust
ness man up in the fifties. Ac-
ton at this point was fast and
furious. Nettleton and Johns
both wanted to be the big
cheese. The office man, steno-
grapher, salesman, office boy and
the shipping clerk, played by
Everend Thorne, were all on the
jump. During the >commotion
and excitement Mr.. Johns stamp
ing his feet accidentally stepped
on Mr.. Applegate-the big pros
pective customer. This cut off
all relations and he left.
Nettleton and Johns now de-
clded to part, one to take over
the business and the other to be
his butler for a year. Thomas J.
Vanderbilt, an attorney with a
good flow of language played by
George Wolff, drew up the pa
pers for the agreement. A hand
In poker decided their fate. A
pair of SKIES held by Nettleton
won so he managed the business
and Johns was his butler.
Two weeks later Johns is seen
as butler in the Nettleton home,
rather downhearted. 1t was his
birthday and his master-Nettle-
ton-presented him with pres
ent. Expectantly and with a
smile perhaps anticipating an
Easter lilly-Johns opened the
package but with disgust found
it to be a buster.
Ne.ttleton as the rich man and
belittleing his former equal, GER
tainly acted good. Here he was
at his best.
Goodies, the maid in the Net
Teton home, with a Swedish dia-
lect-played by Alma Nylen-
was much interested in the new
butler. He tried to shun her but
she was persistent. Johns said
he had been married three times
but she was more than willing to
take chance on his fourth cpl
sode, insisting that if the other
women had been killed they
must have deserved it. A phrase
she used much was for petty
saykes", and once made a remark
about not wanting to go to the
crazy hus". She was good.
Johns wanted to work in the
kitchen on his birthday when he
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-25
"A PAIR OF SKIES"
is WELL PRESENTED
Sandstone Amateur Players Gave
Splendid Performance
in ASkOv.

The play, "A Pair of Sizes"
presented at Askov last Friday
evening by local talent of Sand
stone, was very good and was en-
Enthusiastically received by a good
sized Askov audience. For uni
formity and all-around good act
ing-no particular weak spots
it was likely the best that has
ever been presented in Askov by
amateur players. Sandstone citi-
zens have good reasons to feel
elated over the success of their
Dramatic Club.
The plot centered around two
men in business who could not
agree at all. The name Of
the firm is the Eureka Digestive
Pill Company, located in New
York City. The partners are
George B. Nettleton and T. Boggs
Johns, the former played by Sam
Gjertson and the latter by DR..
E. H. Bertels.
Nettleton invented the pill but
Johns sugar coated it with an
attractive color, making it more
saleable. It was constant bone
of contention as to who was the
biggest man in the firm and it
was the cause of many humorous
scenes in the office. Krone,
played by Lloyd Richards, was
the office man and he as we'll as
Miss Sally Parker, the stenogra-
pher, played by Kathleen Ures,
were constantly between the
devil and the deep sea" having
to take orders from both bosses
and the orders were often con-
tradicting. Elden Hawley as the
office boy, was bossed around and
constantly told to pick up his
feet.
The stage was well arranged
as an office. There was the usual
office desks and other furniture,
typewriter, signs on doors, tele-
phone. door bells, etc.
Tony Toler, the salesman of the
firm, was promised one-third in
terest in the concern and 10 per
cent commission on his sales, if
he succeeded in securing the
patronage of a large wholesale
drug company. Myron Klein
acted the part of Toler and he
did well as a salesman. He
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-25
Y. P. CONVENTION +, :.
TO BE AT ASKOV

The dates for the annual con-
vention of Danish Young Peoples
Societies of the Third district
which will be held in Askov this
summer, has now been an
.nounced. It will be on dF'riday,
Saturday and Sunday, June Is, 10
and 20.
This will be the third time the
convention is coming to Askov
and many visitors are expected
perhaps in the neighborhood of
300. Committees have been Sc
lected and preparatory work has
already commenced.