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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
WEEKLY CONGRESSIONAL LETTER

meantime regular titles to the land
had been acquired.
In 1919 the United States made a
treaty with Great Britain covering
matters relating to boundaries and
a commission was appointed to make
a survey of the boundary waters
The commission reported that the
building of the dam caused the over
flow of the farm lands along the
shores of the lake. In 1925 the
State Department concluded treaty
with the commissioners from
Canada, providing that the level of
the waters of the lake shall be main
tanned at certain point and that
the United States shall protect that
level. Canada has agreed to fur
nish $275,000 for the construction
of works to prevent further over
flow, and the United States agrees
to pay all damages previously in
Cured by the settlers along the
sides of the lake. Z
Mr.. WefaId of the 9th District,
Minnesota, who introduced the bill,
was permitted to close the debate,
and I quote the following from the
Congressional Record:
Mr.. Connally of Texas Mr..
Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. Wefald Yes.
Mr.. Connally of Texas:-I am
very much interested in the gentle
mans discussion of this subject,
and | appreciate very much his
compliment to the gentleman from
Tennessee, (Mr. McReynolds); but
l want to say that if it had not
been for the zeal and enthusiasm
and constancy of the gentleman
from Minnesota himself, this bill
would probably be reposing in the
files Of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee at this moment. The gentle
man from Minnesota is deserving If
the credit of getting this legisla-
ton before the House.
A new proposal for settling the
$4,377,000 French War Debt was
submitted yesterday to the Ameri-
can Debt Funding Commission by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

The flesh Of the ostrich Is used
for food to a limited extent In the
sections Of the world where the os-
trich is bred. 1t Is used fairly fire.
quently by the Arabs, who regard 1t
az most wholesome and palatable. The
value Of the feathers, however. makes
II improbable that the flesh of the
ostrich will ever be used 10 any con
siderable extent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

In this issue of The Ely Miner
annears the first of a series of edit
orials by Herbert Kaufman. THESE
have been appearing daily in the
Minneapolis Tribune and the edit
or;als by Mr.. Kaufman in the Miner
are printed through the courtesy "
the Tribune. These editorials deal
with the possibilities of the great
northwest. They are worth while
and contain much of benefit to the
town builder. Mr.. Kaufman lays
great stress on working in harmony
with the neighboring states and
cities in all his editorials.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Indians Had Little Fruit

Indians Of many tribes ate the nuts
and fruit Of trees growing wild, but
there Is no record of their planting
or caring for fruit trees before the
white men came After bananas were
brought In by the Spaniards, Indians
In South America quickly took to the
raising of that fruit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

Wednesday, April 21st, the House
passed unanimously, the bill to car
ry into effect the provisions of the
convention between the United
States end Great Britain to regulate
the level of Lake of the Woods con-
Guided on the Oath day of Feb.
1925.
Beginning about 1898 certain
power interests operating on the
Canadian side, built what is known
as the Norman dam in the Winnipeg
River. The dam was completed in
1895, and in 1898 it was raised to
a higher level. Soon after white
settlers took up the land for cultiva-
ton, It was discovered that their
lands were subject to floods, and it
was claimed that the building of the
dam was the cause. Complaints
were made in Washington. In the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
To Clean Patent Leather

Patent leather shoes need very care
ful cleaning to prevent them from
cracking. An effective method is to
clean of any mud or dirt and then
rub inea little vaseline. Leave the
vaseline on till you want to wear the
shoes, then rub 1t OFF and clean with
a proper cream sold for the purpose.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

YrHE ears of Time gather few new truths Funda-
mental experiences usually handme-downs
Whenever particular generation thinks itself a
Columbus discovering original problem, history apt
to smile and produce prior road map to the situation
Valorization for rubber and coffee crops antci
pated by cinnamon planters in Ceyon more than
fury ago.
Buckles notebook published in 1872 refers Laings
might deposit his seasons eave-over collateral for
loans, and purchasers could withdraw the gain by paying
his note and accrued interest.
Which suggests that experiment is POSSIBLY cloth
ing agricultures hopes for surplus crop relief in of
Europe's discarded and misfit theories.
An Asiatc slave named Aesop doubtless inspired by
early Greek versions of the Nonparsan league tells
that various parts of the body decided to boycott
the stomach.
We're tired of doing all the work and getting moth
ing for it,, they protested. Hereafter we'll not MOL
and strain for thankess parasite that gobbes all the
fruit of our effort"
Whereupon eyes refused to locate food, limbs de-
cned to till and fetch and carry it, and teeth and guet
joined the strike against "that greedy profteer."
But Immediately the rebelous members and senses
found their strength sappng away and realized by
ostraczng the stomach that they foolshy destroy
ing the source of their OWN power.
Later on, the working classes of Rome decided that
money lenders and traders weren't essential to their
stence and organized separate community from which
the White Toga" element excluded Shrewd states
manship first let them founder awhile through the sad
muddles to which inexperienced leadership had brought
them, and then used Aesops apt tale to illustrate how
no ONE section of the body polite SUCCEED or
SURVIVE without the assistance and cooperation of the
rest
Finally Russia disregarding precedent takes blind
fling at the identical game reconrms eternal verities
and desperately calls skilled management back to
industry and finance
Civilization is an exquisitely balanced machine with
stresses and strains distributed through the entire eco
nomic structure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
genealogical Note

There has been some discussion of
how the name Miami originated. One
version Is that Seminole buck told
his ducky sweet back In 1860 that she
was standing on land that would some
day sell for $4,000 a front foot, and
her reply was: my, am I?'-Florida
Times Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Old Idea Persisted

IL was an old British theory that
acts of parliament should consist of
a single sentence. 1t required the
authority OF special statute In 1850
to allow from that date forward
parliamentary craftsmen to insert full
stops, In acts of parliament.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

Another candidate for. County
Commissioner in the Fourth District
has nut in an appearance in the per-
son of Chas. Johnson of Tower, who
last week filed his candidacy This
makes eight in the field. Ihey are
Grant IdcMahan, Frank Jenko, JACOB
/. Pete and Thos. Harri OF tins city
and VIM. Fay and Chas. Johnson Oh
Tower and Sumner Purvis of Bear
Island Lake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Hands Across the River
Bv Herbert Kaufman

Nations are dependent upon no particular class their
bardens proportonately sustained by producing,
Prosperity is borne by farm and city alike perhaps
highalutn way of saying that giveand take and get
together commonly rule progress.
All of which foregoing long ago handily crowded
into phrase and bazoned the shield of democracy:
United we stand. divided we fall
From HeLgate to Golden Gate, mutually rely upon
diverse resources.
Granted that the Northwest has the most and the
needed products consuming states have much to
offer in return.
Demand and supply are copartners-the buyer is
important as the seller. Neither can prosper alone
The Northwest requires outside shortages and the
outside hungers for Northwest profusons.
This NINTH RESERVE DISTRICT is Croesusly rich
ncomparaby endowed with natural weaths but it does
not YET possess the to self-expoit such vast
assets Its full promise may be realized only through
to capital the coming of and greater indus
tries and by influencing the best possible type OF farmer
to settle upon excess land
But be WARNED nobody wants to buy into dis
cordant establishment.
Quit slamming the money centers. Jbes and SANDERS
keeping big enterprises and constructive funds out
of the Northwest
Local jealousies and long faces for special legs
aons sake tend to discourage investment and obstrct
projected programs.
Confidence is the worlds crack salesman: pessmist
couldn't sell ice water in He'll.
Remember that single purpose subsidy hunters
STILL playing Agricultural Blues for the benefit OF
congress and the eastern press
Back at 'eml Quit shaking fists at home and start
shaking HANDS across the river
Bring on your rainbowsi Band town and country
together and let every horn of plenty from Wisconsin to
Montana loudly trumpet "As well along the Mississippi
cs,yrssA. ,sss ~ Hsssr.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Extremes Are Close

The sublime and ridiculous are Of
ten so nearly related that it Is diff
cult TO class them separately. One
step below the sublime makes the
ridiculous, and one step above the
ridiculous makes the sublime again.
Paine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

Senator Mike j. Boylan of Vir-
ginia has filed for reelection in tins
district. He will be opposed by
Geo. H. Lommen of Eveleth VINO
last term represented the 6lst aus
trict tn the lower house
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Last of Liberty's Battles

The battle of Eutaw Springs, s. O.,
Is called by some the last real bat
tie of the American Revolution. II
was fought September 8, 1871, over a
month before the surrender of York
town by CORVALLIS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Voltaire's Name Arouet

Voltaire was not the real name Of
the great French writer His name
was Francois Marie Arouet The exact
origin Of the name "Voltaire" is not
known, though many explanations are
given by students of the writer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
First Seen at Exposition

Two of the greatest inventions of
modern times, the telephone and type
writer made their first appearance
at the centennial exposition in Phila-
delphia In 1870
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
PlRATES!M
Porto Bello
Gold
By A. D. Howden Smith

By A. D. Howden Smith
Author of The Doom Trail, ""Ths
Treasure of the Bueoleon," etc.
Without a doubt this is
the pirate romance OF the
decade. Action takesplace
a few years previous to
Robert Louis Stevenson's
famous novel Treasure
Island" and tells Of how
Captain Flint and Murray
raided the Spanish Gold
Calleon and buried their
il-gotten treasure on the
lonely island known as the
Dead Mans Chest. Long
John Silver again thumps
his ominous way through
the pages Of breath-taking
adventure, and there are
Pew, Billy Bones, Gum
and others made famous
by Stevenson, along with
many Of the authors own
creation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Open, Darn You'll

Guy Ruff is dentist in California.
J. r. wonders If his name reversed
indicates the kind of dentist he is
Boston Transcript
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30
Explaining the Unicorn

The unicorn" mentioned In the
Book Of Job was probably the au-
rochs, kind of wild cattle now ex-
tinct
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

French Ambassador Henri Berenger.
"A 62-year payment plan is offer
ed, with initial payments the first
nve years amounting to $25, 000,0 900
annually, and increasing thereaft ,r
to $lOO,0O0,000 or more each year
France is willing to drop the So
called security clahee," ca guaran-
tee for lower payments should
french capacity be diminished by
lowered reparation receipts or other
causes
Ambassador Berrenger, speaking
French, read the offer and left Eng
lish translations for the commission
The session yesterday lasted only
30 minutes, but the conference will
meet again today, with view to
Fastening a settlement.
The Senate Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads ordered
favorable report on the bill to re-
duce by SO per cent postage rates
on farm products mailed directly
from the farm, garden or orchard
for delivery at Post Office from
which route used starts.
The budget ordinary expendit-
ures for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1927, are estimated at about
$3,494, 900 900.
Total appropriations provided for
IN bills already passed by the
House, in round figures are as fol-
lows:
-----n
Agriculture S127 002 N00
District of Columbia, 33,759,00O
Independent Offices 507 ,279,00O
Interior Department, 226, 1926, 900
Legislative Department,
16,406, 900
Navy Department, - 312,312,000
Justice, Commerce and
Labor, ------ 1856, 900
Treasury and Post
office, ------- 867 $4,000
War Department go 339, $4,000
First Deficiency - 381 ,684,0OO
Another deficiency bill will be re-
ported shortly, carrying something
like 150,000,000. The grand total
will be approximately $4,000, 000,-
600, without the public buildings
bill and many other smaller items
still to be considered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

The Hin,aiayan cedar. or deodsr
thrives well In California. and q .
favorfte Christmas tree there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

A new proposal for settling the
$4,377,000 French War Debt was
submitted yesterday to the Ameri-
can Debt Funding Commission by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-30

Reproduced by Courtesy of The Minneapolis Tribune
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
u. s. MAY ASK STATE
TO PAY 1886 DEBT
Government Advance Indiana $8500OO Ninety Years
Ago-CongrSesman Proposes Settlement

State from the Federal Treasury in
1886, as a result Of a resolution by
Daniel Webster. The States were
suffering for want Of money to COM
plete internal improvements. About
twenty-six States shares, the total
advanced being $2S.OO0,0O0. None of
IL has been paid back.
Representative Simmons OF Ne
braska demanded payment to the
Government in a resolution re-
Gently introduced in the House His
action was in reprisal for the ac-
ton of various eastern Congress.
men in calling attention to the fact
that many western States obtain
more money in Federal aid than
they pay to the Government in Fed
eral taxes.
The twenty-six States, being those
In existence in 1885, are all east of
the mississippi. The ninety-year
debt was entirely overlooked until
1910, when Congress directed the
Secretary of the Treasury to charge
the States with it. But it's collec-
ton depends on a new act Of Con-
gress.
New York got the most money,
$4,O14,OOO. Ohio secured over S2,.
100000; Illinois, $477,000. an Ken
lucky, 81 1,433, 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
FIRE MENACES
y HUGE GAS TANK
Brooklyn Given Scare by
Boiler Blast.

BIZ United Press
BROOKLYN, N. Y, March 20
Firemen by daring work extin-
guished flames today that menaced
large gas storage tank of the
Brooklyn Union Gas Company here
today.
A boiler in a two-story frame
house exploded with a terrific force,
hurting off the buildings roof. The
building burst into flames. Men and
women ran from their homes with
their children and hastily gathered
belongings. Firemen poured great
streams of water over the gas tank
and prevented it from exploding.
They entered the wrecked building
and announced there was no trace
of any victims. 1t was the belief
that no one was killed or injured.
Such was the force of the boiler
explosion that section OF a fly
wheel was blown two blocks, mar
rowly missing a passing auto.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
HOURLY TEMPERATURE
WHOLE State
HEARS GAMES
Thousands Listen in on
Times BroadcaSting.

Hundreds of kilograms were re-
ceived today and Friday from per-
sons listening in on the accounts
Of the State tournament basketball
games, broadcast by The Indianapo-
lis Times over WFBM, Merchants
Heat and Light Company station.
Play-by-play descriptions of the
games, put on the air by Blythe
@. Hendricks, assisted by basketball
coaches and officials attending the
tournament, were received in all
parts of the State the messages in
dicated.
Many radio dealers and business
houses in Indianapolis and other
cities tuned in and held open house.
Several high schools received the
results in their auditoriums.
Coaches who aided in putting the
games on the air Friday were Ev-
erett Dean, Indiana University; q.
J. Mather, University Of Michigan,
and Ward Lambert, Purdue. Thomas
A. Hendricks, secretary of the In
diana State Medical Association, also
assisted.
Simon Roache, chairman OF the
committee of local coaches arrang-
ing tournament details, talked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
MAN STABBED
I'm ARGUMEK IT
Victim Says He Called As
SaiIant Informer.

Henry Anderson, 2O24 w. New
York St., stabbed Harry PolaslSl, 21,
Of 952 Elm St.. near the heart and
in the back In an argument today.
police said. Paloski is In city hos.
pital. II !
Police said Polaskl told this story:
Anderson met PolaskI tn front OF
the Polash home. Polaski accused
Anderson OF having told police Po.
laski was hauling liquor. PolaslSi
struck Anderson. Anderson retail.
lated with his knife.
Anna May Polaski. sister OF the
victim, came up during the argu-
ment and was chased by Anderson,
police said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
POLICE seek
ATTACKER And
HOLD-UP men
Intended Victims RepuISe
BanditS-17- -Year-0Id
Girl MoIeSted.

Bandits who made two unsuccess-
fh hold-up attempts and man who
alta ked a seventeen-year-old girl
Frida. night were the objects of
police searches today.
Intended victims OF the bandits
showed unexpected resistance and
as a result the would-be hold-up men
fled, according to reports to officers.
Jim Wilson, Danville, Ind, en-
ployed at II. and ii. garage, 1925
College Ave-, said he struck one Of
two Negro bandits over the head
with a gasoline can in the garage.
In the scuffle Wilson obtained the
hold-up mans revolver.
Another bandit fled when struck
in the face by Arthur Miller, 1914
E. Vermont ST., at Highland Ave.
and New York st.
The reported attacker eluded
eight police squads, after molesting
a girl going home from Manual
Training High School, where she
had attended night school.
According to Lieutenant Forsyth
and squad, the gil was seized by
the man at the first alley west Of
Talbot st. while she was walking in
Iowa st. After attacking her, the
man threatened her life and forced
her to accompany him to the Belt
railway and Madison Ave. After at
taGking her again, the man told her
to olgo home and not to look back or
he would kill her.
Police searched the vicinity for
several hours.
Several minor thefts also were
reported to police.
Sam Hughes, Y. M. c. A, said
late Thursday six young men took
sweater and $5 from him as he
was walking through the Statehouse
yard.
Mrs. c. W. Wade, 1922 Central
Ave-, asked police to help her find
$3.50 platinum bar pin containing
eleven diamonds, she lost downtown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
KELLOGG DENIES
LEAGUE REPORT
Says U. S. Has Been Con-
suited UnoffiCiaIly.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Sec-
retary of State Kellogg today denied
Geneva reports that this Government
had been consulted unofficially be-
fore the League council called the
September Conference to discuss
American reservations to the World
Court.
At the same time the State De-
partment issued a statement inter
preted as a defense of the councils S
action, which had aroused Senate OBJ
lection.
Officials declined on the ground of
not having received an invitation, to
say whether this Government will be
represented at the League confer
ence, but they emphasize that no
American representative would have
power to amend or interpret the
Senate reservations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
EX-COUNClL.MAN
IS CANDIDATE
John {. King Seeks Nomi-
nation for Assessor.

John E. King, 1920 Pleasant St.,
former city councilman and Federal
prohibition agent, at present in the
contract department Of the Indian
apolis Light and Heat Company, to-
day announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for as
SCISSOR of Center Township.
King, a Manual Training High
School graduate, was track team
captain and held the state record
for the mile run for three years.
He is a member of the Scottish
Rite, Shrine, the Odd Fellows. He
also is president Of the deacons of
the Seventh Presbyterian Church,
and heads the South Side Taxpayers
League. He is married and has five
children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-20
MARTINSVILLE DOWNS
PLUCKY LOGANSPORT
Marion Wins Way to Semi
Finals With Victory Over
Ft. Wayne-Bedford De-
feats North Vernon in
Other Morning Game.
Px DioI- NTiIIar
By Dick Miller

Martinsville, Bedford, Central of
Evansville and Marion went to the
semin-final round in the State high
school final basketball tourney in
progress at the Exposition Bldg,
Playground, by victories in second
round morning games today.
Semi-final contests: Martinsville
VS.. Bedford, at 2SO; Central Of
Evansville VS.. Marion, at $3.50. The
two afternoon winners meet tonight
for the State championship.
The first real upset Of the tourna-
ment came this morning when
Evansville defeated the champs Of
last season, Frankfort.
The score was 80 to 25. The
southern Indiana boys got the jump
and never were headed.
Martisville was given an exciting
battle by Logansport, but came out
on top, "a to 20. The Logans were
ahead at the half, IL to IL.
Bedford pulled away from North
Vernon to win, SO to %, after a
rather slow start Marion opened
up in the second half to win de-
cisively from Central of Ft. Wayne,
no to 26.
u All of the S. r. o. tickets had been
exhausted before Marion lined up
against Ft. Wayne Central High
School for the last game of the
morning round and the officials re;
fused to sell more tickets.
Marion started out strong against
Ft. Wayne Central in the fourth
morning game. e. Chapman and
Kilgore tossed field goals and r.
Chapman and Murphy foul goals
that sent the Marion total to 8. Ba.
ker broke the ice with a foul goal
for Ft. Wayne, making the score,
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