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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05
THE SILENT ENEMIES.

lit was in war-torn France. Back
in the last grim days of 1917, the
10th Infantry, First Division, one
of the first American outfits cover
There" waS making final prepara-
tions to undergo its baptism OF
enemy fire. A constant boom-boom
could be heard throughout the
Camp, but the menace of being
among the twisted wire and screech-
ing shells within the next few days
was not the uppermost thought in
the minds of these doughty Amerl-
cans. They were thinking of back
home and hearts were heavy for the
uncertain welfare of their loved
ones in THE event of their being
bumped off,"
Amid feverish preparations for
an early departure, the news was
received that the Government back
home had gone into the Insurance
business for it's soldiers. The otfic-
ers of the regiment were command
ed to call the men together and
sign them up for life insurance.
An insurance value of $4,000 had
been placed on each soldier, but
this entire amount was not cOmpul-
sorry.
With the end OF the line in a
muddy street, the other in back
room of a tiny billet where a Sec
ond lieutenant wrote application as
fast as a short set of simple ques-
tions could be answered. Uncle
Sans soldiers were taking insur-
ance while big guns roared but a
few miles away.
"Put me down Tor $4,000, Lieu
tenant"
"Why don't you take ten?"
"Well,s make it ten. Who car
tell"
This was heard up and down the
line in that little French village as
the boys stepped off with ightenec
hearts, ready to face the enemy
1host who made the supreme sacri.
flee, as many did, during the fol
lowing hazardous days left a cash
estate to those back home.
Today there is no war. Peace
has come and with discharge many
of the veterans allowed tneir In
surance to lapse, rninking all immin'
cIt PIlot. ~ o5S
dependency, uninSurability, and
want are the silent enemies just in
the offing, more menacing by fan
than rumbling cannons.
Certain treasurtS there are
which veterans acquired from the
world yar," said C. ID. Hubbard, Re.
gional Manager OF the u. S. Vet
Grams Bureau at Minneapolis. Next
to experience is the right to be in
sured by the u. S. Government
Here is insurance offered only to
veterans of the world war, at cost
which cannot be met by any life in
surance company for participating
insurance with similar benefits
This is made possible because the
cost of administration is not levied
on the premium but is borne, by the
government in a separate approprla-
ton. This u. S. Government Life
insurance is issued only to former
soldiers, sailors, marines, and army
and navy nurses. :"
The law gives those entitled only
until July 2, 1926, to regain their
Insurance. Mr.. Hubbard reports a
marked tendency of the ex-service
men to reinstate their Insurance be-
fore the expiration of the time linn
it. Under the simple rules of re-
instatement, hundreds of applica-
tons are. daily being made at the
Minneapolis Office of the Veterans
Bureau. The "Silent Enemies will
taste the bitter dregs of defeat as
did those enemies met on French
battlefields in 1918.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05

Minnesota, as the all-year-round
playground of America, will be in
timately known to people of the
Mississippi Valley when the calva+
cade of motor cars southbound from
the Ten Thousand Lakes region
parks beside the curb in New
Orleans this week. The unique
pine to Palm" pilgrimage passed
through a week ago Monday-35
cars and liz persons, a number of
them from Minnesota cities. The
tour originated in Winnipeg and in
cooperation with communities of the
northern lake region, officials of the
Manitoba city are on their way to
Florida to show the South that win
ter-time and summertime in the
Ten Thousand Lakes region differ
chiefly in the type of outdoor act
ivity. The South will be told that
twenty-five Minnesota summer re-
sorts were open until December 1st
and that golf courses were in use
after Thanksgiving day. The "Pine
to Palm" tourists will prove to the
South that the old barrier of the
northern winter has been eliminated
by the great increase in the mile
age of improved highways, records
of the trip already showing that
neither temperature nor snowfall in
any way handicapped the caravan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05
For Satety's Sake

Buick surrounds you with every
ordinary protection, and then a;.ds
Buick projections: Buick depend.
ability, which takes you and brings
you back, on time, all the time.
Buick mechanical 4-wheel brakes,
with no liquid in them to expand,
contract or leak away. And Buick
Comfortable Beam Headlights, with
steering wheel control, which make
night driving a pleasure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05

A holdup artist in Chirago tackled
a butcher shop and in face of odds
held in the hands of the robber in
the shape of two guns, the butcher
grabbed the artist and laid HIM on
the meat block with cieaver helo
threateningly over MS neck until bhe
police arrived. The news item also
states that Mr.. Robber laid nice and
quiet not relishlng the threatened
gulllotine. An exchange remarks
that the next butcher shop this fel-
low robs will be grocery store.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05

not superior BEASTS because we hap
some tourists are cranhs, but they
will work all right if turned in the
right direction and in the right way.
Why not plon to see that we meet
them with a pleasant smile and
really make it, Welcome to our
y."-Brainerd Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05

The election contest Oh Magnus
Johnson against Thos. Schail In
Washington Is not gettlng along as
smooth as anticipated. Consider
able evidence, expected to be clinch-
ing in its nature for both sides was
ruled out by the committee hearing
the contest. The Minnesota Har-
poon which was supposed ito pc the
piece de resistance of the contest
was not admitted in evidence and
several witnesses who had heard
someone say to somebody that they
hau neard from someone who was
told by somebody, was also stricken.
The committee on the hearing feel
that the people elect and their
choice is supreme.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05

Ely Junior College Beaten by Four
Points in Fast Basketball Battle at
Eveleth. Score ~ to %.
Although Ely out-pointed their
opponents from the field, neverthe-
less Eveleth, by showing uncanny
free-throwing ability, scored nine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05
Nuvnex1Lr
should bea
BUICK '''.''.''
For Comforts Sake

The Better Buick offers every
ordinary motoring comfort, and
many that are exclusively Buick:
Easier starting--a nesV, high speed
starting motor does it. Smooth run
ming from the go--Automatic Heat
Control is an exclusive Buick feature.
Easier Steering Bucks 5rcon,roL
surface steering gear is the most ex-
pensive and most efficient type today.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05
For Economy's Sake

No other car has the "Sealed Chassis''
and the triple. Sealed Engine" The
"Sealed Chassis" lowers operating
costs by enclosing every operating
part inside a dirt-proof, oil-tight
housing, while triple Seals close
every engine point of entry 20 dirt
and the wear dirt causes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05

Yes. we vnlnk spring will be
along in a few days and are only
patiently awaiting to hear from
Grand Rapids where the first robin
is due to appear about this time OF
the year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05
For Values Sake

At present prices, Buick with all of
Its added comfort, safety, and
economy, is easily the greatest
automobile value in the world.
If you want finer transportation at
lower cost, come In and see the
Better Buicki
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

No, Geuevieve. The man of the
hour is not the fellow who puts In
the larger part of his time watch
ing the clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05
follows:

Ely High School to Play Noun
tain Iron Here February S.
Ely has already defeated Noun
tain Iron, however Mountain Iron
has emphasized much of late and
as a result the game Friday will un
doubtedly be fast and interesting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05

Ely Junior College Will Play Vir-,
ginia at Virginia Saturday, Feb. 6.
Although the local team has not
yet won a game, they also have not
played true to form and a change
is about due.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05
Indoor Baseball.

Monday-Duluth & Iron Range
VS.. City Team.
Tuesday-The Zenith Mine VS..
the Oliver Iron Mining Co.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-05

Better Bnick Six Cylinder
A Valve-in>H ca d motor cars X
range in price from SIPS to
" $I9o5, +. o. b. BSick factories. II
4 Among the Buick open and
closed models there e one that
evil meet yoHr desires exactly.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20
The TeII-TaIe Radio.

We will all be living in the pro verbal "glass house" if the scientists keep 0 ndiscoVering new means of checking us up. With dictographs and truth serums and new device said to be capable of making moving pictures of what goes on in a room, without the knowledge of. it's occu- pants, they are getting things down pretty fine.
 Besides tthese schemes for the in- vasion of privacy, of, which evil-doers might be warned, Fred M. Taylor. of Kansas City, would probably caution them to keep off the air---for the radio proved to be his undoing.
 Some months after deserting a wife in Illinois, Fred married young so- ciety woman in the Missouri city, the wedding being a swell affair, with the ceremony performed by bishop. To make the occasion strictly up-to-date. the proceedings were broadcasted over the church radio.
 Wife No. happened to be listen ing in at her Illinois home, and as Fred had neglected the minor detail of getting a divorce or changing his name, his duplicity, was exposed. The deserted wife journeyed westward.
 When the judge asked the two Mrs Taylors to suggest suitable punis7- ment for their joint spouse, they agreed that five years would be about right, but his honor thought that two years in Jefferson City would satisfy the demands of the blind goddess, and so decreed-
 There, Fred will have ample oppor- tunity to reflect on the workers of science, particularly the radio.-Ex.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20

have been operating for period of from three to five years, and the last five have been operating from one to three years. The present production of foxes from these islands, in the as- sociation, is slightly better than one thousand pelts year. The sale of live foxes for breeders was more than $20,000 last year. Approximately 800 tons of fox feeds are either purchased direct or obtained through hired labor each year. Of this feed 10 per cent is cereal and meat scraps shipped up from the States. An average of $2,500 is expended annually by each ranch for provisions and extra labor, other than performed by the owners. It is stated that all of these ranches should be on full production basis by January, 1928, at which time 1t is es- timated the number of blue fox pelts taken from these islands should not be less than 4,000 annually It is stated that over 90 per cent of the ranches in Southwestern Alaska are in need of an equitable leasing law, that the investments made upon the islands may be secured to their re spective owners. The industry is one initiated by the residents of Alaska, who have their homes on or near the islands. Their entire future is tied up in the enterprise, and they should not be overburdened with excessive taxes.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20
ORDER AND NOTICE OF PRl. MARY ELECTION
 To Be Held On TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926

In the Office of the United States
 Commissioner at McGrath, Alaska.
 Fourth Judicial Division.
 Now on this day pursuant to Chap ter 39, Session Laws of Alaska, ap- proved May 3, 1919, entitled An Act to provide for the holding of primary elections in the Territory of Alaska, to fix the manner and time of holding the same, to prescribe the qualified tions of candidates to be nominated at such elections, and to designate the manner of filing and authentieating their candidacy, and for other pur- poses" " and in conformity herewith
 It is hereby ordered that, for the purpose of the primary election to be held on April 27, 1926, all of the ter ritory in the recording district known
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20

There are twenty large fox ranches in the Kodiak district, according to the Seward Gateway, the owners of which are members of the Southwest ern Alaska Blue Fox and Fur Farm CTS Association, which has its head quarters in Kodiak Four of these islands have been consistent producers of blue foxes for forty years. Five others have been raising foxes for six or seven years. Six of the ranches
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20

estuaries and tidelands, which alone would sustain state. This vast amount of tidelands under State con- trol would solve the problem of the governed by the consent of the gov erned. 5a
 What the people of Alaska want most of all are facts and figures.
 Ohio became State with a popula- tion of 45,000; Nevada with a popula- tion of 42,000. The population of Alaska under the last census (1920f was 55,036. This gives Alaska ap- proximately 10000 more population than Ohio, and 13,000 more popula- was granted to them-
 The following are some facts and figures taken from the report of the Forest Service, as of January 1, 1926: Southeastern Alaska Tongas National
 Forest Report.
 Board feet of lumber .--- 80,000,000,
 Chugach National Forest Report. Board feet of lumber Gin
 standing timber) ---- 5,000,000,000
 Total value of above, $100,000,000.
 Every 1,0G0 feet of lumber cut means $8 in wages
 Cutting 7O0,000,000 feet annually, as permitted under Forest rules, would, at $8 per 1000 feet, in wages amount to $6,320. .000.
 In addition to the above Forest re- sources we have available and unde- veloped hydro-electric power estimat- ed at 100000 horsepower. This power when developed and in use will fur nish employment to 80,000 persons in the manufacture of pulp and paper alone. In other words, the timber of Alaska is capable of supporting a permanent population of 25O,0OO.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20
.vern by the consent if the

govern by the consent if the gov erned.
 If elected Delegate to Congress from Alaska, my efforts will be di- rected toward the granting of State hood, and my services in the future will be, as they have been in the past, ever for this Alaska, our adopted home.
 FRANKA.T. T.ALDRICH.
 (Paid Advt-l
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20

as Mt Mckinley Recording District, outside of incorporated towns, is here by divided into voting precincts, in each of which a polling place is here by specified.
 Said voting precincts are described and bounded as follows:
 Voting place at McGrath:
 Voting place at Takotna;
 Voting place at Medfra.
 Notice is hereby given that a gen eral election will be held on Tuesday, April 27, 1926, for the purpose of nominating candidates to the various political parties for the following offices to-wit:
 A Delegate to the House of Repre- sentatives from the Territory of Alaska;
 One Member of the Senate of the Territory of Alaska;
 Four Members of the House of Rep resentatives of the Territory of Alaska;
 Two Road Commissioners for Road District Number Four.
 The said election will be held in the voting precincts above named and at the polling places. specified. The said polling places will be open between the hours of eight o'clock a. m. and seven o'clock p. m. of said day.
 Dated at McGrath, Alaska, March 1st, Is2j.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20

For theinast ten years the value of copper mined has exceeded the value of gold mined by. seventy {70) per cent.
 The total gross revenue from the
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20

mining industry to 1926 has been $553 100000. The total gross revenue from the fisheries during the last ten years. only has been $4o0, ,000,0 900, or a grand total of $953, 10000.
 The natural revenues of Alaska, as quoted above, create an income to the residents and the governing body which would take care of any two States in the Union, much less Alas ka. The Territory of Alaska does now pay annually for Territorial off cials $50,000. This arrangement is working satisfactorily. This amount would be applied to State government in the event of Statehood. This sum IS distributed as follows:
 Treasurer, per annum -------.--..... $5,000 Attorney General ---.--..--. 5000 Superintendent of Schools ~ 5000 Highway Engineer -..----.---.-.-.- 1000 Mining Inspector .--.-------. 4,000 Federal Secretary of the Terri
 tory -------,--,,,-,,-. -.--.----..-..-. 5000 Governors office, clerical and f, Territorial. Boards --.-----..-- 19,0Q0 { Superintendent of ioPneers' ys Home -.----.------..-.-- 2O0U +; Total ...---.-..-.--.--...--... $50,000 Total annual revenue now collected by the Federal Government which would be applied to State Govern ment:~
 From seal industry, 1923 $491 ITO Alaska fund outside incorpor-
 r, ated towns s...-......-------...----...2 POS ,553
 Grand total ..--.-............. s77O, 1928
 These ar eanual revenues to take care of the State of Alaska now di= verted to the Federal treasury.
 What Congress needs are facts and figures. What the people of Alaska need is the elimination of dual gov ernment, and the inherited right to
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20

W. T. VANDERPOOL, U, s. Commissioner for the Mt. Mckinley Recording District, Fourth Division, Territory of Alaska.
The Kusko times., 1926-03-20
SENATOR ALDRICH'S. DECLAR-
 ATION OF CANDIDACY FOR
 DELEGATE. TO CONGRESS

Entering the primaries as candl- date for Delegate to Congress on the Republican ticket is done with full knowledge of thes4 responsibilities. Thirty-four years a.resident of Alas ka, ten years member.of the Alaska Legislature, and eight years. chair man of the Finance Committee in the Territorial Legislature, has given: me a complete understanding of Alaska S problems. ~
 The vexatious. technicahties of long-distance bureaucratic govern ment from our National Capital is di- rectly or indirectly responsible for most of the problems of non-eXpan- sion.
 Fourteens. years ago Judge James Wickersham, author of the Organic Act, speaking to a lp9nt; session of the Alaska Legislature, at Juneau, Alas ka, stated in almost the exact len guage used by the. Supreme Court of the United States when handing down the recent decision on taxation of the fisheries of Alaska, namely, the right to4 impose prohibitory tax if they deemed it necessary to preserve the fishing industry.
 This dual power, vested in the Blu reau- of Fisheries on the one side and the Territory of Alaska on the other side, is conflicting, and can be reme- died in but one wayz-control through Statehood.
 Alaska has 4,000 miles of salt water frontage, and 30,000 miles of
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23

cass Of a whale, entengled in many
loops Of cable, was hauled up by a
cable ship. It was disclosed that the
animals death struggle had parted
the cable. At another time the story
Of what had happened to the insula-
ton was told by the finding Of a
sharks tooth imbedded In the cables
covering. Closer in shore cables are
often caught up by the travis Of
fishing boats which drag the ocean
bottom to a depth Of 200 fathoms or
more. The first international cable
laid from Dover, England, TO Calais,
France, was picked up by a fisherman
who thought it was a new kind Of
eel.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23
SIX BALLOON TIRE
rim SIZES ADOPTED

To reduce confusion and multi
plicity Of sizes Of l~ow-pressure, or
balloon tires, the standards commit
tee and council of the Society Of
AutOmOtive Engineers approved a
restricted list of six standard rim
sizes for these tires ait the semi-an-
nual meeting Of the society in June.
These sizes are as follows, all in
inches:
81 K 81 rim for 20 x 40 and 80 x
AIS tires;
20 x 4 rim for 20 x Ats and 80 x
5.25 tires;
81 x 4 rim for 80 x 4.95 and 81 \
5.25 tires;
20 x Ak rim for 80 x SIT and 81
X 6 tires;
Fl x AZ rim for 80 x $40, and 8;
x 6 and SO X $40 tires, and
Fl x 5 rim for SO x 6.75 tires.
The tire sizes are not part Of tn.
S. A. E. recommended practice, bu
are given to show the regular size,
of tire that can be mounted on tn
several rims. It is recommended ais
that the detailed dimensions of tn
rims conform with the standards o
the Tire & Rim Association Of Amer
lea. No action was taken regardin.
high-pressure tires, as they have bee
superseded so extensively by low
pressure tires on new passenger car'
Neither was any action taken on lO'
pressure tires or rims for motor
coaches, as these r regarded q
still subject to much further develop
ment.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23
FAMILIAR figure
in PARK MISSING
Jesse James,, the HOld-up Bear,
Is GOne-PLace Taken by
Raffles, the HOld-up Deer

YELLOWSTONE PARK, WyO-In
past years, Jesse James, the hold-up
bear, was familiar to thousands of
tourists in the park. This season he
has disappeared and his place has
been taken by Ruffles, the hOid-up
deer.
Although Ruffles is of a gentler
breed than Jesse James, his advances
to the tourists are every bit as bold.
He makes his headquarters along the
road near the Lower Geyser basin
and gObbles up an average Of sew
eral pounds of crackers each day.
He cautiously skirts the highway
along the pines until a car filled with
"sage-brushers" appears. The tour
lists see a beautifully antlered head
peeking at them and nine times out
of ten stop for a closer look and pos
sibly a picture. Imagine their sur
prise when Ruffles trOts out in the
open and does everything but speak
for food!
Ruffles acquired his bad habits last
winter, becoming one Of the band Of
40 or more mule" deer chat remain
in the vicinity Of Mammoth Hot
Springs during the cold weather, and
beg food from the winter residents
of the park. Chief Ranger WOodring
and the little buck deer became close
friends then and have renewed the
acquaintance half a dozen times this
summer.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23
VISITS GALLATIN.

E. e. Zimmerman, western repre-
sentative with headquarters at Boise,
Idaho, Of the George D. Barnard Sta
tionery company Of st. Louis, was a
Bozeman business visitor last Friday.
He referred to BOzeman and the Gal
latin valley in highly complimentary
terms, and declared that in no section
he had yet visited was there a better
crop prospect. He was also delighted
with the scenic beauties of this part
Of the country.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23
MONTANA BREAD WHEAT WILL EQUAL
COMBINED YIELDS OF Three STATES

On the basis Of present conditions
and prospects, Montana VIII produce
as much bread wheat as the other
threa principal spring wheat states
combined, in the opinion Of George G..
Bryant Of Chicago, representing a
brokerage house. Mr.. Bryant is max
ing n Of his periodical trips over
the northwest gathering crop Stats
tics. He just recently has been in
Canada where he found that dry
weather is dragging heavily on yield
prospects. Both winter and spring
wheat in Montana where he has
seen the fields thus far seem to in
dictate good yields, he said. He was
impressed with the showing around
Great Falls, where he spent Monday.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-23

Montana is the only state in the
northwest where an increase IN the
production of spring wheat is mdl-
Gated by the department Of agricul-
ture July forecasts.
The production Of spring wheat in
North Dakota this year viii be about
80 million bushels less than last year,
South Dakota 10 million bushels less,
with Idaho, Washington and Oregon
likewise falling below last years
production, and Montana showing
about six million more than in 1928.
Within the past few days trade re-
ports quote the Canadian govern
ment's July I estimate as being about
20 million bushels below the crop Of
1925, which was All million bushels,
Record Herald.