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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

According TO deducJlons made BY
a gentleman VINO has gwen Lne MAJ
Ter some STUDY, II VIA not De many
years until every clCIzen Will nave
one otnce-noioer 60 support, ana the
assertion may not De as MUMMY az
iC would appear at hrst glance.
when our government starJeo aolng
business one hundred ana nifty
years ago there was one oItice-hoIo-
or to every one-thousand ADULTS. In
1860 this ratio had been increased
TO one otnce-hoIder to every one
hundred adults, ana in 1900 there
was one man on the government
payroll for every twelve adults.
curing the past quarter of CEN
fury tine burden upon the taxpayers
for useful and useless office-holders
has been materially increased, and
1t is safe to say that there is one
office-holder in the United States to-
day for every eight or ten adults.
Political jobs are easily created and
as fast as they are created men are
as easily found to fill them. There
may be limit to the thing, but
with the ever increasing number of
office-holders it does not seem to be
anywhere near in sig'ht.-Hibbing
News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
YEARSAGO
Taken from The Ely Miner Of
the same date in 1906.

A. D. Ellefsen was in Virginia
several days this week noting the
progress of the work on the build
ings of the Virginia Brewing COM
pany. of which he and Mayor Vail
are members.
First papers were issued this
week to Chas. Tarkman, Chas.
Gorse, Lovrenz Dejak, Frank Ben
ko, Frank Intihar, Victor Lovshin
and Louis Dejak, all natives of
Austria with the exception of Tark-
man who was native of Finland.
Heikki Pitkanen was injured at
the sewer work Tuesday afternoon
by being blasted. The accident
happened by Pitkanen striking a
missed hole. His eyes and face
were filled with sand and earth.
The young man was taken to Du-
luth Wednesday morning for treat
ment.
Arthur Toms and Tom Harri en-
tertained the High School boys at
their shack on BURNSIDE Lake, Mon
day. Pork and beans, rabbit bouil-
lion, pancakes and Johnny cakes
were served for the hungry guests.
After lunch, plans were made for
track-team work for the coming
summer.
The marriage of William NJ.
Stuck to Miss Ida Mae Cowling will
be solemnized at the M. E. church
tomorrow evening, Feb. II, by the
Rev. C. H. Blake. A large num-
Der of invitations have been issued
and no doubt the attendance will be
| large. as the young couple are
popular favorites.
! Grant Miller, one of the conduct
org on the Duluth & Iron Range
was killed at Mile 48 Sunday morn
ing by being crushed by logs which
| fell from a train of which he had
charge. He has been a conductor
on the Iron Range for thirteen
years and leaves wife and three
small children at Two Harbors. He
was well known in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

This section of the state Will In
a wear or so be on the longest
stretch of paved highway in Mime
sofa. A concerted effort will be
made to have the pavement con-
tinued from Virginia to Ely and
from indications. this is liable TO
happen within the next two years.
The paving between Duluth and st.
Paul will be completed the coming
summer. From there the pavement
already extends to south of Ovation
ma and should it be completed to
Ely as anticipated there will be
about $40 miles of pavement, one
of the longest continuous stretches
in the world. After that, the road
between here and Grand Marais will
probably be completed. The road
between here and Finland is one of
the most popular highways in the
state for the tourist and while this
highway averaged 240 cars day
last season. next summer will see
these figures doubled. Talk about
YOUR trips? The circle trip being
advertised by Ely furnishes every
thing desired for one of the finest
trips ever taken by any tourist:
The Lake Superior route to Finland
and then return via. Ely through
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
February u, 1926.

February 27, 1926.
The tax-raduction bill became a
law yesterday. The House adopted
the conference report on the 23rd,
by vote of 354 to %, the Senate
agreed to the report on the 25th by
a vote of 81 to 10, and the Presi-
dent signed the measure yesterday.
The bill carries reductions aggregat-
ing 1881 900 to the tax Layers,
and goes into effect in time 20 apply
TO the next income tax payments on
March 10th. As finally adjusted,
the bill carried S69,O0O,U0U less in
reductions than the Senate Bill, as
hrst passed, and approximately $6O,-
JUU,UUO more than the original
House bill. Major effects of the
law are as follows:
Personal income taxes are out
about $206y 100000. Of this amount
$119,0O0,0O0 is a cut in sartaxes,
the maximum surtax on big incomes
being reduced from 40 to 20 per
cent. Of the $2O6, 100000 total,
about 100000 directly relieves
the big taxpayer. About 100000
persons are relieved from all income
taxes, their total benefit being about
$21 100000, as against total out
of 5000, 100000 for persons with
incomes of $1,000,000 or more a
year.
The bill cuts the maximum in
heritance taxes on big estates from
40 to 20 per cent, which will
ultimately relieve these estates of
$55, 100000 a year. 1t gives back
Sic, 100000 already assessed, to the
heirs of large estates by providing
retroactive cut. Also it takes off
the gift tax, which eliminates about
81, 100000 a year more. For the
present capital stock tax, which
BROUGHT in about $93. 100000 a
year, is substituted for 1926 an in
crease in corporation income taxes
from 121a per cent TO 13 per cent
This raise will net about $43,000,.
900 for the year. Next year the
corporation income tax will be 1914
per cent, raising about $50, 200, 900
The law cuts auto taxes about
$50, 100000 by reducing the tas
on pleasure cars from five to three
per cent, and by repeating entirely
the taxes on trucks and on auto
parts.
1t takes 100000 off of theatel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

Just as indicating that people may
accumulate more money than sense,
note the project for a $2,500,O00
fund drive, the money to be used
in erecting at Washington $50
foot national peace carlton tower
with 81 bells. Fads. notions, whir-
sizes, fancies, dreams, vagaries.
superfuous, intangible, useless and
inane schemes to be counted by
hundreds, and particularly note this
singular fact: Every consumed one
of the ding-busted projects calls for
a whale of "a fund, an intensive
drive and salaried organization to
handle and share in the money!
Our guess is that the proposed ST.
500, 900 fund might be used for a
much more practical and helpful
purpose than that carlton tower.
even though it were to carry more
than "a peace bells.-Lafayette
Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.

Several hundred citizens of Ely
are not members of the Ely Com
mercial Club. Why this should be
is a mystery? The Club is the
only vent to opinion on matters
pertaining to the public and Is
go-between for the public In mat
uers pertaining to the city councils,
boards of education and other ON
cial bodies and the people. Ofhcial
bodies are hedged about by laws
and restrictions and the Commercial
Club steps into the breach allowing
these bodies to function on matters
of Importance to the public and not
PROVIDED for in the restrictions
placed on officials. The CONNER
cial Club acts for the good of the
community and every right minded
citizen should be a member. The
Following clipping is from the Sioux
City Spirit of Progress which APP
plies to the Ely Commercial Club
as well as to the Sioux City club.
1t says:
did you ever stick your tongue
| to a frozen pump handle on cold
winter morning! OF course you
have, for there breathes not boy
or girl who has not tried the ex-
pertinent. In doing this you have
experienced about the same feeling
as the civic worker who calls on a
business man to join the CONNER
cial club and is informed that the
solicited one has no use for the
| Commercial club or anything else
of that nature.
There are still a few who car
see no good in things clvlciy
There are still few who feel thai
they are doing someone a favor
when they join the Commercial club
Tor give to any cause for the gooe
of the community. They are right
in a way because they are doing
lsomeone a favor. That one, how
ever, is themselves.
"a community is as good as it:
citizens make it. Making it is mo-
the job of any one man or any one
Organization, but every man, woman
and child and every organization
Any organization that does not con
tribute to the good of the com
Imunity should cease to exist regard
less of the good it may do a few.
"About the most discouragine
thing to community workers is tt
meet an Individual who is too Gloss
to give to a cause but will hide hi!
failure to give behind unjust in
suits against the fund. He defends
his not giving under the assumption
to himself that it is unworthy. Per
haps he eases his own conscience
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

"This," said the able citizen as he
looked over the columns of his home
paper, sis what I call spicy. sheet;
it seems to be absolutely fearless,
and whenever it sees the head of a
wrongdoer, it gives that mead a
crack. Such paper illustrates the
true mission of journalism; it is not
only to educate the masses, but to
protect the masses from dishonest
people-hello! What? The blamed
paper says / am utterly unfit for
the office to which / aspire. Now
of all the id reeking, rotten and
reprehensible newspapers in the
universe, this is the worst. / never
want to see the scurrilous sheet in
the house again, and now IN goine
to knock hung out of that gas-fed
editor"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

on the range. All skating has been
stopped on both the Hibbing and
Eveleth Kinks and every ecort will
be made to have the big sheets in
perfect condition for the Duluth
games tonight and Saturday.
The Duluth games have another
interest in the fact that the range
fans want revenge for the double
victory Duluth scored against the
Rangers on Duluth ice. Nothing
else but double victory will APP
pease the wishes of the fans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
PUT YOUR NEW LICENSES
ON BEFORE APRIL 1,

Old automobile licenses must be
replaced with THE 1926 license
plates by April 1. Mike Holm, sec
rotary of state. has warned.
Motorists using 1925 license tags
after April l will be subject to ar
rest and a fine.
Holm also called attention to the
25 cent daily penalty for tardy ap-
plicants for automobile licenses.
This remains in force for 20 days
and after that time the penalty will
be So a month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

Wouldn't it be just one grand ana
glorious feeling ii everyone that
owed YOU money would come in ana
pay it and then you could have that
extraordinary pleasure OF taking
your little check book around ana
pay your bills and the other fellow
could do likewise and So on ad
infnitum. Just how much Equida-
ton does a hundred dollars mean.
\ on pay the grocer $40, the grocer
in turn pays the delivery man the
SO, the delivery man pays a dry
goods merchant, and the dry goods
merchant comes in and pays his $40
to you and you have the little old
ten spot back but see what an
amount of hquidating it has done
in the short time it was out of your
possession. "You pay me so / can
pay the other fellow" would be a
rather unique and most appropriate
form of greeting.-Exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
HOCKEY GAME WITH CHISHOLM
ON LOCAL RINK SUNDAY.

Sunday afternoon at 200 o'clock
the Ely hockey team will try con-
clusions with the Chisholm team.
The game will be played on the ball
park rink and an admission fee of
25c will be charged in order to meet
expenses. This promises to be well
worth seeing and without a doubt a
large crowd will witness the en-
counter. Hockey enthusiasts are
many here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

Anv man who can afford to keep
an automobile can afford to by Tor
the living expenses of his minor
dauphter-or go to Jail. This was
the ruling of the state supreme
court in the case of man Who
cited the cost of maintaining his car
as one reason for his inability to
make payments called for IN the
divorce decree granted his wife.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP

This is to notify all concerned
that the partnership heretofore ex-
listing between Beaulah v. Travis
and JOS. Gerzin, Jr.. doing business
as the Ely Pharmacy, has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent.
All accounts owing the Ely Phar-
macy will be collected by Jos. Ger
Yin, Jr. and all accounts against
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
WEEKLY CONGRESSIONAL letter

tickets by providing that tickets
costing less than Is cents shall be
tax-free. A long list of other
nuisance and war taxes, the most
important of which is on jewelry,
are also repealed.
A joint House and Senate COM
mittee, consisting of five members.
is created to recommend changes in
the tax laws and to carry on in
vestigations of the work of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau.
One-fourth of the number of
Senators have been Ill with grip
during the last two weeks, and the
business of law-making is conse-
quently being delayed. Committee
meetings have been temporarily dis
continued, Committee reports have
been held up, and action in the
Senate on bills has been postponed.
The Aluminium investigation has
been before the Senate during the
week, since the passage of the Con-
ference Report on the Tax Bill.
the Watson-Parker railroad bill has
been under consideration for almost
| the entire week. This measure pro-
vides for abolition of the railroad
labor board and the creation of new
agencies for settlement of disputes
agreed upon by railroad operators
and employees. Attempts are being
made by those who desire 10 pre-
vent friendly relations between the
employees and carriers to amend the
bill in such a manner as to destroy
it's vurpose. These attempts are be-
ing literally opposed by Progressives
generally and by all who are in
clined to be favorable to both work
ers and carriers. 1t is predicted
that the bill will be passed by the
House practically as reported by the
Committee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

but he makes the work doubly hard
for the workers.
"Civic work is as rule thankless
enough without the added insults of
those who are out of sympathy with
anything that does not spell money
to them and not from them"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

Auto Note: There is a standard
model made for the man who isn't
interested in his neighbor and who
doesn't boost the town he lives In.
The same model is used for the
merchant who fails to advertise.
This beautiful model has ,nahog-
any stream-like body and plate glass
top. 1t is equipped with silver
handles instead of wheels and is car
ried by six men walking slow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

A man is a person who can see a
nrettv ankle three blocks away
while driving a motor car in a
crowded street, but will fan 70
notice, in the wide. open country
side the approach of a locomotive
the size of school house ana
accompanied by a flock of forty-two
box cars.-Exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

Many petitions are being received
by members of Congress from farm
organizations favoring the abolition
of the Tariff Commission, basing
their opposition on the ground that
the Commission has failed to safe
guard agricultural interests, espe-
cially in~yegard to those of the but
ter industry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
IN THE BARBER SHOP.
(From Hit and Miss: Chicago News
Then

(From Hit and Miss: Chicago News
Then
A red and white striped pole.
Jars of leecheS for unforeseen shin
ers, a table covered with racing
forms and none too-recent maya
zines. Whiskered, long haired Gus
toners waiting their turn. Tobacco
smoke, cuspidors, Billiard Ball"
hair tonic, razors, combs, shears,
piles of towels and odiferous hair
balms and pomades. A white-coated,
bald-headed talkative old barber,
clipping, massaging, shaving, gas
sing, trimming. cutting and arguing.
A slow-footed Ethiopian shining
shoes. An air of contest considera-
ton, smoke, argument and q floor
of masculine hair, whiskers far
blown tobacco juice and cigar butts.
''Nextw
Dainty white hangings, brilliantly
polished chairs, hair dryers, curriers'
permanent-wave contraptions anC
mirrors everywhere. Fashion maya.
zines, movie weeklies and women's
pages clutter up the shop. Extra
polite BARRIERS yessing and compli
menting, meanwhile cycling provo
catiue ankles, knees and almos
losing their business sense. Fem
mime curls on the floor, feminine
voices unsatisfied with their hobs
BARRIERS. suave and condescendin1
One man in the waiting crowd. dis
gruntled, discouraged and ready t,
bite the barber.
LADY, will you please step up
you are nextp'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

said Ely Pharmacy will be paid by
Beulah v. Travis who will continue
to conduct the business known as
the Ely Pharmacy.
Dated, Ely, Minnesota, February
%, 1926.
JOS. GERZIN, JR.
2-26-3-12 BEULAH v. TRAVIS.
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-10
ZangwiU Not Exactly
Ideal, Obedient Son

Week ends Israel went to his
mothers house in Kilburn. A
valiant creature was that mother,
strong, simple, iron-willed, with
fixed beliefs impenetrable to dull,
prosy fact. When the author had
become world-famous, when his po-
sitiOn was assured and spacious.
when he had made his mother alb
solutely free from all toll and
worry; when he was giving with a
generous hand to everyone in dis
tress, especially tc 81! struggling
authors; when every Jewish inn
migrant landing on the shores of
Britain with no. property other
than Il stiff bowler hat, long.
shabby frock coat, a pair of
trousers, boots, and an impossible
manuscript In Hebrew or Iiddlsh,
would go to the British Museum Ii
brary with magic talisman. his
sole store of English, "Zangwill."
and be sent from the museum to
the quiet Sussex village. when the
author was at the height of his
fame, his mother shook her head
at her sons first disobedience, al
though not at the fruits thereof.
Had he not sven up the GER
taiDty of an income as school
master-who knows, he might have
become second headmaster with
perhaps salary of $1,35O-and in
stead-it was impossible that the
public would really continue to pay
any man for writing things which
everybody knew: the public would
soon discover the cheat. The writ
ing was not very clear, either, and
she could tell better stories than
her son.
And she could and did.-Trom
the New .Iudea
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-10
ST. MARKS CABINET
ADOPTS RESOLUTION
Mourns Passing of Samuel e.
Whitman, Warden of Church At
Special Meeting-Sends Mes
sabe to Family.

The rectors cabinet of St.
Marks Episcopal church at a spec.
ial meeting adopted the following
resolutions over the loss of its
member Samuel E. Whitman, who
was also warden of the church.
Copies were sent to the widow.
Mrs. Anna Whitman, and his two
SONS. Bertram e. Whitman, presi-
dent of the Pleasantville National
bank, and Walter w. Whitman,
postmaster of Pleasantville
ST. MARKS CHURCH, Pleasant.
vile, N. J.
Whereas: Our Heavenly Father
in His infinite wisdom and
mercy, has called to higher life
our Beloved Brother, co-worker
and Warden, Samuel E. Whitman.
Therefore. Be it resolved: That
while we bow with humble rover.
ence, and drop sympathetic
tear. let us rejoin that he lived
long enough to accomplish much
for his brethren he loved, and the
world in which he lived. Like him.
we were ushered into life, we
mature, perform our part, and
must pass away.
May we endeavor to emulate
his undyng devotion to our be-
loved Church. so that when we
shall be compelled by the laws of
nature to cease from our labors
we may sink into our quiet rest
with the consciousness that our
work was we'll done.
Our existence seems as brief in
tho cycle of time as that of a
meteor hiatt flashes across the sky
Tor moment and disappears in
inlinitude of space: but the gen
lus and worth OF our denarted
Brother, so radiant with hope and
light and love. seems more like
the blazing star of Bethlehem. a
messenger sent out to lead tho
way to higher and better Things.
Beautiful life is that whose span
Is spent in duty to God and man.
Beautiful calm when the course
is run;
Beautiful twilight at the set of
sun.
Beautiful death with life well
done"
De it further ,resolved: That.
we the members of the Rector's
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-10
Mainland Real Estate Transfers

I fonte, N. e. 125 #. by N. w. &c
it. Oct is.
Bayview Gardens Co., Inc, tc
| Gcorgiana G.. Bake; lot II, blk
! 210-A. Map of Bayview Gardens.
! Oct. 10.
Bayview Gardens Co., Inc. to
John 7. Frees; lot 18, blk. 210-A
Map of Bayview Gardens. Oct. 49,
Bayview Gardens Co, Inc, to
Laura +. Harvey; lots 26, 27, blk.
210-G Map of Bayview Gardens.
Oct. 10.
Bayview Gardens Co.. Inc, to
Laura Faus; lot 25, blk. 210-J.
Map of Bayview Gardens. Oct 10.
Bayyiew Gardens Co., Inc, to
Harold w Cloop; lot %, blk. 30
J. Map of Bayview Gardens. Oct.
49,
Arthur E. Chatterdon ct uX to
Louise Desney; N w. of Oneida,
s. w of Belmont. S. w. 120 #. by
N. e. 100 #. Oct. 90.
Florett Smell to Fred w Cherry
ct uX; L. Ii. of New Jersey. 125 TT.
N. Of Church Rd, N. 25 #. BYE. H.
116 TT. Oct. q.
Leon A. Blard ct Tx to Charles
Augustono, New Brunswick, N. j.:
S. f. of New Rd., 120 #. N. e. of
Glendale, S. E. 140 1T. by N. S.
80 it. Oct. 10.
Bayview Gardens CO., Inc, to
Jacob Lieberman lot /, blk 210-
f. Map of Bayview Gardens. Oct.
10.
Atlantic City Suburban Estates
to Francis L. Braddock; N. e. H.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-10

Jennie II. Gouldey to Mary
Clark ct vir; N. w. Ii. of New
Ro., N. w. 1876 TT. by N. E. 80 IT.
Oct. Is.
Bayvjew Gardens Co.. Inc, to
lot s, blk. 210-C. Map of Bayview
Gardens. Oct. 90
Bayview Gardens Co., to Gale
Keene Investment Assn; lot s.
blk. A 10-1. Map of Bayview Gar
dens. Oct. 90.
Bayview Gardens Co.. to Gale
Kene Investment Assn. lot 10, II,
blk. 210-H. Oct. 20.
Como FaZio ct uX to Salvatore
Giufre, Phila.; SO fit. N. w. of
New RI. and Wesley, N. f. 51.97
IT. by N. w. 140 it. Oct. Is.
Bayview Gardens Co., Inc to
Gale-Keene Investment Assn; lot
H. 20, blk. 210-A. Oct. 20.
Bayview Gardens Co., Inc, to
Gale-Keene Investment Assn; lot
%, blk. 210-J. Oct 90
Bayview Gardens Co, Inc.; to
Leon Rabinowitz; lot 8, blk. 30
F. Map of Bayview Gardens. Oct.
20.
Bayview Gardens Co., Inc, to
Ella l.. Farrell; lot 80, blk. 21O-H,
Map of Bayview Gardens. Oct. 90.
Chares S. Adams ct Tx to Thos.
J. McGrann ct ux; N. L. Ii. of
Spruce, $50 IT. N. w. of Chalfonte
N. w. 60 IT, by N. e. 234.49 TT.
Oct. 10.
Charles S. Adams ct Tx to JOS
eph A. Walls, Phila.; N. e. Ii. of
Woodland. $40 1T. N. w. of Chal.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-10

longing for this deeper spiritual
ity will find great help if in the
secret place OF prayer they read
pray the 130th, and 18th Psalm
over and over again. Then, turn to
Hab. 3rd-17 and 18th verses, COM
nit to memory, carry them with
you until they become embedded in
your "God-given optimistic faith,
Then your experience OF the inner
life will be deepened, and your soul
will mount heavenward Ali Per-
sonal communication received in
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-10

Heavenly Fathers keeping. He will
be our Guide all through life and
after death viii receive us into
glory
Note: Inasmuch as these dis
courses are thoroughly evangelical
reguardless OF ali denominations,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-10

Cabinet of ST. Marks Church, eX-
tend to the bereaved family our
sincere and heartfelt sympathy,
knowing how inadequate are
words to lessen the desolation of
the heart, and commend them to
Him who is our strength in weak
ness and our life in death.