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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29
ELY MERMEN TAKE
CLOSE SECOND PLACE

Splashing into an early lead by
winning the 160 Yds. Relay, first
and second in the 220 free style
and first in the back stroke event,
the Ely high school boys swimming
team lost to the older rivals, CHS
holm, by the narrow margin of one
point. The score being Chisholm
33, Ely 81.
Up to the diving event the Ely
team had lead of points and
victory seemed a certainty, but not
this time, the divers did not by far
perform as usual, partly on ac-
count of the diving board and part
ly because victory seemed certain.
Nappa lost out with $40 of point
for first place, which spelled defeat
for his team. Chisholm is now the
only school on the range with swim
ming as major sport, that has not
installed the interscholastic regu-
lation diving board, and no doubt
but for this reason won the meet.
The result of the meet was as fol-
lows:
16O Yds. Relay-Ely first. Hok-
kanen, Wiinikainen, Tantari and
Paapanen. Time 1.34 and $40.
100 Yds. Breast Stroke West
man, Chisholm, first; Gerzin, CHS
holm, second; Nicholas, Ely, third.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29
SP 0 R 7 5
Ely High School Five Trounced
by Biwabik. Score 10 to IL.
(By Arnold Anderson

S$AoSt
by Biwabik. Score l9 to IL.
By playing good basketball and
shooting brilliantly the Biwabik
team ran off with a 10 to IL vic
tory last Friday night. The &C
curate shooting of Hogan of Biwa-
blk, who made a total of five bas-
kets and three free throws, was the
downfall of the Ely team. Ely
brought the ball down the floor on
numerous occasions, but when a
shot was attempted the ball always
managed to illude the basket. The
shooting of the home team has been
decidedly off form during the last
three games and if any games are
to be won in the future they will
have to improve the future on their
ability to cage field goals and free
throws.
The game was only a few min
utes old when Hogan of Biwabik
made two free throws. soon after
he added another point and then he
tossed in three successive baskets.
Howerton shot the other basket for
Biwabik curing this half. Mean
WHiC OtiuhCi anu uTuld VI Ely ndU
each secured a basket to give Ely
four points at the end of the hall.
Ely showed fight and determine
ton during the third quarter but
they were unable to get started; the
alertness of the, Biwabik players be-
ing the main cause. Six points
were added to Biwabik's already
large total during this quarter.
At last when the fourth period
arrived Ely seemed to hit its stride:
basket was made, a free throw,
another basket, and three more free
throws. Biwabik called time. Two
and one-half minutes to play and
five points behind the Ely players
fought desperately but to no avail.
for the ball persisted in encircling
the hoop and not falling in. Hogan
of Biwabik made the final basket
in the last few seconds of play.
The lineup of the teams and
summary of the game follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

The judiciary council of the
Chicago board of aldermen has vot-
ed IL to In favor of the daylight
saving plan for the coming summer.
The people OF Chicago in refer
endum vote two years ago gave the
daylight saving a large majority
and the plan will probably become
effective this summer. The argu-
ments are all in favor of the extra
hour of daylight in the summer.
Formerly it was claimed that only
those who had cars would be bene-
fitted, but now that everyone has a
car this argument is knocked out.
Several years ago the travelling man
also claimed the change in time in
terfered with his train schedule.
Now he travels by car and bus and
this also knocks out his claim. The
farmer also has an idea that day
light saving is work of oppression
for the farmer on the part of the
city man and that his cows would
60 on strike if the clock was
changed. Many parts of the coun-
try are now using it and find it a
fine thing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

and Sig. Larson, 1924 diving cham
pion will probably win their events,
however, the winning of three
events will not win the meet for
Eveleth. In the first dual meet of
the season at Eveleth Nappa defeat
ed Larsen of Eveleth and It is very
possible that they can do it again
Saturday
AS the Eveleth girls team boasts
lineup as strong AMI capable as
their boys te am the Ely mermaids
certainly have much work to accom-
plish if they expect to trim Eveleth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

Ely Junior College Downed by
Virkinia in Hard-fought Game.
Score FL to Is.
Last Friday the college five played
an entirely new brand of basket
ball and as result Virginia was in
Iced fortunate in winning. The
pot shots missed by local men dur
ing the game cost them a sorely
needed victory.
Virginia played their shock troops
during the first quarter; however,
these second team players showed
ability that threatened to outshow
that of their team mates. They
made seven points before the quar-
ter ended. At this time the So
called Virginia first team stars en-
tered the game with the "air" that
betokened i'll for the Ely players.
They accomplished the remarkable
feat of scoring three free throws
during the second quarter. Luhtan-
en- of Ely made basket and a free
throw to tie the score at ten all be-
fore the end of the first half.
The speed of the game quickened
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29
WEEKLY CONGRESSIONAL LETTER
VIM. CARsS, Member Congress, District.

| this year. However, the outlook
is not very encouraging at this writ
ing. Only 20 days are left for the
| tax bill, and indications are that a
filibuster is fairly on its way. A
peace offer of the opponents of the
World Court Protocol for vote on
the Court after the Tax Bill is dis
posed of was rejected by the Court
proponents, who insist upon a vote
on the Court before the Tax Bill is
taken up. And SO, it seems that
the debate will go on and on prob
ably into night sessions, unless the
cloture rule for restricting debate
IS invoked. This means that a petit
ton signed by 16 members is. pre-
sented to the Senate. A two-thirds
vote of those present is required to
invoke the rule to limit debate.
This is rare procedure, and con-
trary to the general custom of the
Senate.
$50 factory, store, and office
working women, each carrying the
purple, white, and gold banner of
the National Women's Party march
iiSd in the rain last Sunday to the
White House to present a petition
to the President asking him to sup
port the equal rights amendment to
the Constitution now pending be-
fore Congress-. The occasion was
the meeting of the Industrial Sec
ton of the National Women'S Party
under the auspices of the Women's
Bureau, Dpartmnt of Labor, Miss
Mary Anderson, of Minnesota, who
came to this country by way of
Ellis Island, heads this Bureau, and
it is interesting to note also that
Miss Myrtle Cain, formerly MEM
Der of the Legislature of Minnesota,
was member of a committee that
called on the President to elaborate
the plea.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, on
the floor of the Senate charged
profiteering by retail soft coal deal
ers in Washington for selling coal
at $14 ton, which should sell for
about Sc.
House has adopted a resolution
authorizing the United States parti-
cipation in the preliminary disarma-
ment conference to be held in
Geneva, and appropriated $4,000
for expenses. The vote was $50 to
1. Mr.. Connery, of Mass, who vot-
ed against it, did not explain his
opposition.
By a vote of 257 to 1873 the
House adopted a resolution to
authorize acceptance of the Italian
Debt settlement terms. 1t agreed
also to settlement of war debts of
Belgium, Ruomania, Lethonia,, Lat
via, and Czechoslovakia. The Jugo
Slav debt commission has started
negotiations with the United States
for settlement.
The House has passed the Inter-
Tor Appropriations Bill, and has
been for several days working on
the Naval Appropriations Bill. Al
fight between the Appropriations
Committee and Naval Affairs Com
mittee is looked for over funds re-
commended by the former for per-
sonnet, fuel, and experiment with
lighter-than-air craft The members
of the Naval Committee will try to
amend the bill to provide an enlist
ed strength of $1,000, which as the
bill stands has been cut to $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

And now comes Wills C.. Leonard
of the Pennsylvania railroad with
the statement that the roads are
quicker and better service on the
part of its employees and cites the
overtime" bonus system as the
cause. He makes this statement in
the Outlook. He points out that
the bonus applies only to the
freight business, but that is about
80 per cent of the business of the
first class railroads. The passenger
service being standardized, operat-
ing on regular schedules, the pay of
crews and yardmen handling pas
senger trains is fixed. But the
handling of freight trains is not a
standardized business. Crews are
supposed to make the best time pos
sible, but Mr.. Leonard declares they
work for overtime, not for freight
speed. A common question among
these crews, according to Mr.. Leon
ard, who ought to know his men,
is how much overtime can be made
on this or that train. Their extra
pay-time and half for overtime,
with a still higher pay for the odd
minutes variously nicknamed
bootleg, gasoline, "shoes for
the baby, etc. 1t is as plain as
human nature that such a system
is sure to be abused. A better sys-
tenn, and it is a system recommend
ed by the writer, would be to put
the premium on expediting the
freight trains. AS there is actual
gain in speeding up deliveries, a
railway company could afford to pay
extra for the greater speed attain
ed. Under present practice it pays
extra for losses already imposed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29
FORMER ELY CITIZEN
DIES AT TWO HARBORS

Regret was voiced by a host of
friends in this city Monday when it
was learned that Frank r. James
was pneumonia victim, he having
died Sunday evening after an illness
of only a few days.
MIR. James was a resident of Ely
up to 1895 nd was associated here
in the drug business with his
brother, A. S. James. He has con-
Quoted a drug store at Two Har-
bors since that time and only last
year erected and was occupying a
handsome brick building opposite
the new hotel in that city.
He was 65 years of age and is
survived by his widow, one son and
two daughters. The funeral took
pace yesterday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

While many are calamity-howling
about the billions expended annual
ly in the United States in the pur-
chase, maintenance and operation of
automobiles, it may alleviate their
fears somewhat if we engage in a
little prosperity-bellowing for the
same reason.
Every year when the statisticians
issue their voluminous findings
showing automobiles valued at so
many billions junked, tires worth so
much sold for old rubber, and the
amazing sums expended for new
automobiles, it is not surprising that
there are some people who wonder
what the end will be, whether the
nation can economically endure this
huge expenditure and if the Ameri-
can people are not on the road to
bankruptcy. Human beings are in
stinctively and habitually pessimis-
tic.
On second and more studied
thought on the automobile situation
as it applies to the nation financial
ly, it is obvious to many that buy
ing an automobile has become as
much an American trait and in
dividual objective as buying home.
The men and women who need
money to satisfy major desires in
variahly work harder and save
more: While they are accumulat-
ing the capital they are increasing
production and providing money for
industry through their growing saw
ings accounts. After the home or
the automobile is possessed accumu-
lated capital is again in circulation.
Sluggards do not own automobiles
or homes.
The automobile is providing more
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29
TWENTY YEARSAGO
Taken from The Ely Miner Of
the same date in 1906.

*
The st. Croix boarding house at
Winton was the scene of merriment
and jolliication Saturday evening,
when friends of Miss Julia Forciea,
from Ely and Winton, rendered her
surprise gathering, including a
parcel throw. Cards, dancing
and singing were amusements of
the evening, lunches being served at
appropriate hours. Reluctantly did
the gathering disband but unan-
imous in voice, of its being one of
the most social gatherings ever
held in Winton.
The O'Neil Bros. logging inter-
ests have been purchased by the St.
Croix Lumber company. The O'Neil
company having put in timber for
the st. Croix people for many years.
The Office and warehouse now locat-
ed in this city will be moved to
Winton in the spring and that city
will be headquarters in the future.
The senior class organized Mon
day evening when the following of
ficers were chosen: President-Ar-
mold Johnson. Vice Fran
els Adams. Secretary-Mary Lind
gren. Treasurer-Helen Cowling.
X
Nick Cowling arrived last evening
from Port Arthur and Rainy River,
Ont, for visit with his father and
other relatives in this city.
j. S. Lutes, superintendent of the
Biwabik mine at Biwabik was in the
city Tuesday on business connected
with the Whit Iron Lake Iron
company.
Mrs. Jas. Morrison and Master
Howard Carey were in the city from
Eveleth over Sunday on a visit with
Mrs. Morrison's daughter, Mrs. JOS
Seraphine, Jr.
*
A diamond drill has this week
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

January %, 1926.
Farmer Relief continues to be an
outstanding topic of interest. The
House Agriculture Committee has
reported the Haugen Bill to estab-
fish a division of cooperative mar
keting in the Department of Agri-
culture. The measure gives the
Secretary of Agriculture authority
over the matter of gathering infor-
nation and assisting cooperative
associations, and in turn these asso-
Citations are authorized to dissem-
mate all information gathered by
che bureau of the Department.
$685. 900 is appropriated for the
deeds of the bureau in 1926 and
1927.
While the Haugen Bill is desig-
mated The Cooperative Marketing
Bill, the Dickinson Bill is known as
The Domestic Surplus Bill, and pro-
vides for the establishment of a
Federal Farm Advisory Council and
Federal Farm Board, to aid in
the disposition of the domestic sur
plus of agricultural commodities
through cooperative associations.
This measure now pending in the
Committee, would promote the in
telligent and orderly marketing of
agricultural products in domestic
and foreign markets, prevent specu-
iation and waste in the marketing
of these products, and eliminate as
Tar as possible the basic agricultural
commodities by providing for the
disposition of the domestic surplus.
The Minnesota delegation at a
meeting Tuesday heard Mr.. C. r.
Noyes, of Minneapolis, expound a
plan for farmer relief, briefly stat
ed, the features of which are as fol-
lows: When the wheat raiser sells
bushel of wheat at the elevator
ne would be required to pay Zoe
tax. This 10c tax on every bushel
would be given as a bonus to the
exporter of the wheat. Assuming
that n of our crop is sold for ex-
port, that would yield a 40c bonus
to the exporter for every bushel he
exports, and enable him to pay 40c
bushel more than the world mar
ket price, thus increasing the price
ON the American market 40c. So
far no bill has been written en-
bodying the features of this plan,
and considerable adverse criticism
has been heard from consumers of
flour, which includes US all.
The tax reduction bill has been
reported to the Senate. This meas
ure which cuts taxes 1852, 10000
will meet more opposition in the
Senate than in the House. Some of
the changes made by the Senate
Committee are: Further reduction
on surtax rats applying on incomes
between $4,000 and 100000; re-
peal of the inheritance tax; agree
ment on House action for repeating
the gift tax; repeal of the capital
stock tax on corporations, and to
off set the latter loss of revenue an
increase was made in the corpora
ton income tax rate from the pres
ent 12h per cent to 13 per cent
for the first year and 1914 per cent
After the bill passes the Senate
it will go to conference for adjust
ment of differences between the
House and Senate bills. After both
Houses have agreed to the confer
ence report, the bill will go to the
who has intimated he
would like this law by March LIST in
time for reduction to apply on taxes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

been put in operation on the grille
Fortier property at White Iron Lake.
The work is being done by Cole &
Mcdonald.
Mrs. M. Grant, who for the past
seven years Conducted a confection-
cry store on Chapman street, moved
the stock to Two Harbors Tuesday
where she will go into the same
business.
Erick Bystrom and Levi Wilson
were in the city several days this
week, removing the bowling alleys
from the Jackman building. The
alleys will be moved to Tower where
party has purchased the same.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

Time 1.22 and 9-10.
40 Yds. Free Style-Runquist,
Chisholm, first; Tantari, Ely. sec
ond; Wiinikainen, Ely, third. Time
% and 2-10.
22O Free Style-Pucel, Ely, first
Paappanen, Ely, second; Lagather,
Chisholm, third. Time 3 min.
100 Yds. Observation-Disclosures,
Ely, first; Herrala. Chisholm, sec
ond; Laitala, Ely, third. Time 1.19
and Clio.
100 Yds. Free Style-Runquist,
Chisholm, first; Olson, Chisholm,
second; Paappanen, Ely, third. Time
LOT and 4-10.
Diving-B. Rajacich 80.2 Pts;
Nappa, Ely, 1914; j. M. Pucel, 67.8.
Medley Relay Chisholm first.
Herrala, Westman, Runquist. Time
800 and $40.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29
MASONS ENTERTAIN MEMBERS
AND FAMILIES TUESDAY

The local Masons entertained
their members and families at the
lodge room Tuesday evening with a
party augmented with a most APP
petizing lunch served at IL o'clock.
A vocal and instrumental program
opened the proceedisgs after which
games and stunts occupied the at
tention of the guests to the lunch
hour. All report very pleasant
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

While a little late, we wish to add
our congratulations to Con. Hedeen,
editor of the Biwabik Times, on the
celebration of the twentieth birth
day of his very readable and good
to-look-at paper. Con. has been
connected with the Times, formerly
as an employee and since the war,
during which he served with the
navy, as its editor and publisher.
He is a good printer and good
editor, characteristics reflected in
his paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

Only a few years ago it was
thought that speed on the public
highways was dangerous and go
Slow signs were everywhere in
jevidence This has changed and
signs now tell you to keep NOV
ing" and not block traffic. Many
states are considering 40 miles an
hour as the speed limit on public
and much travelled roads. Try ten
or fifteen miles an hour in the big
cities and listen to the traffic cops
picturesque language.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29
VS. Zenith Mine.
Thursday-Oliver Iron Mining Co
VS.. City Team.

Ely High School Boys and Girls
Swimming Teams will battle with
the Eveleth Teams here January 80.
The Eveleth Boys Swimming
Team is not only well-balanced, but
has in its lineup number of state
champions; A. Skoog, 1925 breast
stroke champion; Ed. Larson, 220
yd. and 100 yd. champ. of 1924,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

We have travelled 1900 miles by
auto so far on our trip and have
seen nothing that compares with
southern Minnesota as farming
centre or northern Minnesota as a
tourists paradise. And this isn't
any children's bedtime story either.
Billy Noonan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

employment than new construction
work and probably as much healthy
pleasure and enjoyment in life as
the home. Depend upon it that that
which whole nation buys is not an
MISUNDERSTANDING Sentinel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

If you have a dollar to spend,
spend it in Ely and one of your
neighbors has the dollar. Ii you
send it out of town for something
you can get at home, it never comes
back and the town loses the mani
fold benefits to be derived from a
circulating dollar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

A wise man of a few years ago
was so wise that he knew that he
didn't know anything. 81 know 50
little" he said, shat know only
one thing and that one thing | do
know is, that l know nothing"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

Ely High School and Junior Col
lege Basketball Teams Will Play
Eveleth on January 20.
Ely High School team has lost
two consecutive home games while
as yet the Junior College has not
annexed single victory. "A chance
to avenge all former defeats will
be given at Eveleth tonight and the
locaD school teams mean to grasp
the opportunity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29
Indoor Baseball

DuiuIHI U ITUH NdHgt,----U /
Next weeks schedule of games is
as follows:
Monday-Commercial Club VS..
Duluth " Ion Range.
Wednesday-School Dist. No. u,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-29

A diamond drill has this week
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-23
TAX PENALTY
WILDE ADDED
IN FIVE DAYS
Payments Have Been Coming
in Better This Year Than
For Several Years

Tax payments this year have
been better by far than for sew
erai years past, according To
County Treasurer G.. L. spear
who, with his several assistants
is kent busy almost night and Day
in making out tax receipts.
A large amount Of taxes still re-
mains to be paid, however, and only
ave DAYS are left in which payment
NAV be made without an addition
al five per cent penalty. Mr.. Spear
urges all property owners TO pear
this fact in mind and if they have
not vet settled their obligations t.
the county, they should do so this
week to avoid penalty.
The law provides that the per-
scnal property tax, one-half the
real estate tax, and all the specla
taxes must be paid before March !
After that date the five per cent
ncnaltv is added. Inasmuch as the
last tlay of February falls on q
Sunday this year, however, Treas
nrcr Spear will accept all payments
made on March l without penalty,
An payments made on March
and thereafter must include tht
penalty, he states, except such re,
mittances as come in by mail ant
are postmarkcd March ! or before
Taxpayers have until October l:
tn nav the second half of their rca
estate taxes, after which date an
other penalty of five per cent Il
added.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-23
HANEY QUITS
SHIP BOARD
President Requested His Res.
ignation Last August
But He Refused

Washington, Feb. 23--lP) Bert F.
Haney, Democrat, Oregon. resigned
today as q member of the shipping
board, effective March l.
The action brings to head q
troublesome situation which has ex.
listed since last August. when Prcsi.
dent Coolidge requested Mr.. Hancy's
resignation on the ground that. by
proposing to remove Leigh C. Palmer
as president Of the Fleet corporation,
"the commissioner had run contrary
to the understanding had with you
when re-appointcd YOU" Mr.. Haney
declined to resign on tany such
grounds. denied any knowledge OF an
understanding with the president ia
support Mr.. Palmer, asserted that
the chief executive knew Of his OPP
position to Mr.. Palmer. and declared
that to acccdc to the presidents re-
quest for his resignation would car.
nv an implication which can not
permit"