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The Bozeman courier., 1927-12-23
a |. e CAPITAL

looks as Of the money bogey of the
old Democratic campaigning days has
become a rather indiffernt scarecrow,
and instead of envying men like Ford
and Mellon and Schwab, who have
sweated out their millions, the popu-
lar desire runs to the requirement of
some six cylinder vehicle which will
enable them individually to do like
wise. For these various reasons, it's
fair guess that when the Democrats
assemble to write their own party
platform next June, there will be nc
particularly Obtrusive plank for the
sentencing of the money devil to bC
hung, drawn and quartered.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-12-23
PRESENTS STAFF
With Big TURKEY

With the real spirit of Christmas in
his heart, John Biering on Friday
called at The Courier office and pre-
sented the staff with a fine, big
dressed turkey, at the same time ex-
tending his best wishes for a Merry
Christmas and a Happy and Prosper
Gus New Year. 1t is needless to say
that Mr.. Behring'S gift and his
thOughtfulness were deeply appreci-
ated, and to him the thanks of every
member of the staff is due. The big
feed his timely present made possible
was an occasion of considerable i'm
portance to the staff and was much
enjoyed.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-12-23
A LUCID EXPLANATION

If Postmaster Kirby Hoon of Helena and other
postmasters in the west end of the state who
are struggling with the Christmas mail" will
check up again. they will find it is not the greet
ing cards which are making the unheard-of large
amount of mail, but the circulars, letters and
speeches of Congressman John Morgan Evans, all
sent at government expense and intended to snare
voters.-HeIena Independent.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-12-23
WOOLGROWERS HAVE
MEMBERSHIP OF 665

The membership of the Montana
WoOlgrowers' association is 665.
gain of 401 members this year, ac-
cording to Murray E. Stebbins, sec
retary. Previous to 1927 member
ships cost from $3.50 to $5. This
year dues ara computed at one cent
per head of sheep, with minimum
dues of $3.50. One Montana wool
grower pays 1896 in annual dues.
The association was launched April
20. 1921. There were II members at
the meeting. 1t has been active since
March !, 1926. c. H. Williams, Deer
E"e, a has served continuously as
pyssi rlt.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-12-23
MUNICIPAL RULE CGsTs

Washington, D. C.-The incre> IN
cost of municipal government ,s,
frankly, disturbing the expsrt> IN
Washington. They have the fEellg, +,
that for all of the gains they max
in lowering the cost of federal op-
The Bozeman courier., 1927-12-23

One reason why the Republicans are taking
their national convention to Kansas City may be
that they want to show Senator Reed they aren't
afraid of him, even in his home town.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-12-23

The new Ford would impress us much more
favorabIy if the claims Of it's makers about its
The Bozeman courier., 1927-12-23
AN INDIFFERENT sCARECROW

AN lNDlf EhENI SOAhEOttOW
Washington, D. Certain Of the
stalwart Democratic newspapers Of
the country are not quite as enthusi-
astic as was expected over the selec-
tion Of the prize-winning Democratic
slogan: 'Iless of Wall Street - Give
Main Street a Chance" The truth
is some of them have confessed that
the possession of million dollars is
not now regarded as the high crime
and misdemeanor it was in the days
when Bryan and other Democratic
apostles and leaders were stalking
across the stage. A very consider
able portion Of what the intelligentsia
style the ''prOletariat' Of the country,
instead Of being aroused to indigna-
tion over the millions which Henry
Ford has acquired, seem inclined to
pass him and his flivver with a
greeting instead of a bomb, and the
intimation that whatever he's got he
has worked for and deserves.
1t is also worth noting that while
at times q few Of the beligerently
vOciferous grow red in the face over
Andy Melons millions, the mass of
the "proletariat" seems Inclined to
think that his ability to acquire Iail-
lions for himself has equipped him
as q pretty good watch dog for the
people Of the country. All in al, Il
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
FIREMEN SEEK ADOPTION OF
INCREASED PENSION Bill.

Endorsement of two bills presented
to the state legislature which would
COMPEL all village councils to levy
one-tenth mill tax for the benefit
of the state fremen's relief associa-
ton and would raise the minimum
and maximum retirement pensions of
fremen, was voted at the quarterly
meeting of the Northern Minnesota
Firemen's Association in Virgins.
last week.
Fire fighters from approximately
35 communities of Northern Mime
sofa were present at the meeting
and reelected Chief Chas. E. McIll-
hargy of Hibbing, president; Chief
Nels Quist, Virginia, vice president
and A. w. Hedlund, Hibbing, secre-
tary-treasurer.
The present state law permits vii
lage councils to levy a one-tenth mill
tax for the freman's relief fund, but
does not make such action compuls-
sorry. Minimum pensions at present
are $40 monthly and maximum $50
The bill which members of the asso-
citation hope to see passed at the
present session of the legislature,
would increase both minimum and
maximum by $50.
The next quarterly meeting of the
association will be held in Bemidji
on April II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
INCOME TAX FORMS HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED HERE

Income tax forms for 1925 have
been received from L. NJ. Willcuts,
collector of internal revenue for the
district of Minnesota at st. Paul.
approximately 10000 taxpayers
have received blanks. The 1926 re-
turns must be filed before March
18th
Collector WIllcuts calls attention
to the fact that all corporations, ex-
cept those specifically exempted,
mu t file returns of income on the
proper forms, whether the business
of the year shows a gain or loss.
This is likewise true of all business
operating under partnership form.
The liability of individuals for filing
returns is determined by the amount
of their gross or net income. All
individuals with gross income of
$1,000 or over must file returns re-
gardless of what their net income
may oe. All single persons must file
returns when their net income is
81 500 or more, or their gross in
come $4,000 and all married persons
must file returns when the joint net
income of husband and wife is So, 500
or more or such gross income $4,000
or more. The rate of tax for indi-
viduals is the same for the year
1925 as it was in 1925. Returns
may be filed at any time now and all
returns must be filed before the 18th
of March.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
NO STOCK OFFERING BY
u. S. STEEL JUST NOW.

The annual offering of common
stock TO employees of the United
States Steel corporation, usual at this
time of the year has been deferred
TO June 1, t await action by stock
holders on the 40 per cent stock
dividend at the annual meeting in
April. The shares TO be offered for
subscription, therefore, will not carry
with them any stock dividend.
1T is believed this plan viii prove
more satisfactory to employees" a
statement said, than an offering at
this time on the basis of the pres
ent status of this stock, and win
avoid the many complications which
would arise through adjustment of
fractions of shares. both in respect
of application of same to subscrip-
ton accounts, and IN connection with
annual special compensation allow
ances to subscribers extending over
a period of five years"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
ELY DEBATERS
SCORE CLEAN HIT.
FOR THE SECOND TIME OUT OF
TWO TRIALS, HIGH SCHOOL
DEBATERS SECURE CLEAN
SCORE-FIRST EVELETH NOW
MOUNTAIN ION.

Ely High School debaters upheld
the affirmative side of the question
Resolved, That the United States
Department of Education Should be
Established With a Secretary in the
Presidents Cabinet" against Mount
ain Iron Saturday evening on score
of three to o.
Early in December the debaters of
the Ely High School won from the
Eveleth trio on a score of 3 to O..
This gives them a clean slate. The
trio winning from Eveleth was COM
posed of Frank Bourgin, Betty Mills
and Florence Thompson.
The team winning over Mountain
Iron on Saturday evening were
Frank Bourgin, Vienna Somero and
Betty Mills.
The next forensic battle win take
place at either Duluth or Grand Rap
ids, these two teams to contest for
the privilege of meeting the Ely
team. Being an elimination contest,
only three teams remain at this time.
Ely is assured a place in the finals
and the other place is either Duluth
Denfeld or Grand Rapids.
The Judges Saturday were v. E..
Boardman, principal of the Eveleth
high school; F. Drothning, principal
of Chisholm high school and E. W..
Hitchcock, principal of the Virginia
junior high school. N. ]. Quick
stead of Mountain Iron acted as
chairman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21

$50. Others ranking in the first ten
were Pipestone, Sal; Martin, 534 !;
Dakota, sgt; Lyon, SIG; LIE Sueur,
SO; West Uttertail, 470; Blue
Earth, 461.
About so per cent of those enrol
led, says the state leader, worked on
agricultural projects even though
there were 5000 girls to 11,73S
boys. Of this combined enrolment
or 26,778 members, LILO finished
their work by preparing reports.
This was 70 2-3 per cent against
1871 per cent in 1925. Of the 103
colt club members 81, or ga per cent
finished. In the leadership work 80
per cent were steadfast to the end.
The bee club members finished sc
per cent strong.
The greatest increase IN member
ship was shown in sheep and canning
clubs. Both were 46 per cent ahead
of last year. Most popular OF all
the projects was garment making
with $3.50 enrolled. Poultry was
second, 3,001 members; gardening
third, 2,998; dairy calf fourth, 1888;
canning fifth, 2,347; bread sixth.
1928; pig seventh, 2,133; sheep
eighth, 1,186; baby beef ninth, 1, 061 /;
health tenth, 804 members.
Organization work for 1927 was
started several weeks ago and fur
Their increase in membership is fore
cast by the state leader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
INDOOR BASEBALL
BLOODY BATTLE.
MARRIED AND SINGLE MEN TO
STAGE VISCIOUS BASEBALL
BATTLE ON JAM AIRY 81. BE
THERE AND SEE THE GORE.

Married men are inwardly jealous
of the single mans better position
in life and only seldom do they have
an opportunity of administering to
the timid single man a duplicate of
the razZings they so often receive
and the beatings also.
Thursdays game of next week, is
one of those opportunities and the
married men are planning TO make
the best of this rare chance. Tub
Buckley, pitcher for the benedicts,
will find genuine glee in seeking
Two-Har Call on the head with the
ball when he can afford to waste a
pitch while Buzz-Saw Murn will find
unlimited enjoyment in rapping the
single mans bean as he slides into
third base.
Compared with this baseball battle
next Thursday night, the Battle of
Troy, Gettysburg and the Marine
were tinlid affairs, in fact there is
no comparison. The opportunity of
witnessing real battle is at hand.
Don't miss this chance for the oppor-
tunity may never again be afforded
you. The lineups for the game is
as follows:
Married Men-C., Butch Kobe; P,
Strike-Out Hanson and Tub Buckley;
1st B., Gum-Shoe LaBeau; S. S.,
Spider SLENDER; I'd B., Rip-Saw
Mosher; S. s., Lookem-Over Powers /;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21

this section of the country. The re-
suits of experiments with new proc
esses for reducing low grade ores
have been successful. In speaking of
the Davis report, the Minneapolis
Journal has the following comment:
IF Mr.. Davis report Of the results
to date is at all conservative, then it
looks as if nothing-no competitor
anywhere-can keep Minnesota from
possessing such billion-dollar in
dustry.
1.-The work of the University Sta
ton has demonstrated that this
States enormous store of low grade
ore-estimated at enough to furnish
the country's iron for q thousand
years to come-can be satisfactorily
transmitted into pig iron by COM
mercially practicable process.
The work at the University Sta
ton has demonstrated that Ignite,
of which there is an almost hmitless
supply in the nearby North Dakota
fields, is a satisfactory fuel, when
fields is satisfactory fuel, when prop
erly charred, for use in connection
with the new process.
Here, then, we have ample sup
plies of raw material and fuel both
close at hand, combination usually
essential to the successful develop
ment of a basic industry.
But there is another factor that
would seem to insure that this new
industry of reducing low grade ores
viii remain exclusively Minnesota's.
This ore is so bulky, in proportion to
its metallic content, that it cannot
well move down the lakes in compe-
tition with the concentrated metal in
the higher grade ores. It's convers-
ion into pig iron, to be profitable,
must take place close to the ores
source. Shipped out as metallic iron,
however, it should compete success
fully with any iron ore in the world,
owing to the enormous and easily
accessible supply.
Hence the picture Mr.. Davis
draws is not only attractive, but
plausible And Minnesota, when the
day of realization comes, viii profit
doubiy. 1t is hardly conceivable that
billion dollar pig iron industry will
not Ultimately breed a formidable
steel industry, and close-to-home
source of steel can not help but
promote the welfare of scores of
other industries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21

Sd B., Buzz-Saw Murn; L F., Sure
Shot Hanson; C. F., Stealem Thie[
man; R. F., Hot-Rock Lndbeck; Util-
ity, Fats Lambert; Waterboy, Dizzy
Kempffer; Mascot, Ole Knutson
Umpire, Blondy BONNER; Base Dust
er, Fuzzy Kapsch; Trainer, Doctor
Muck; Chief Arbitrator, Judge
Lands Boldine; Cheer Leader, Skin
nay Joncas.
Single Men c., Sweetie Takkun-
men; P, Wee Wee Wilke and Smoky
Joe Lenich; 1st B., Kaiser Lozar; SIS.
Kotchunk Kotchevar; I'd B., Chicken
Lindbeck; s. S., Two-Hair Call; Sd
B., Pug Pogorelz; L. F., Greeny Mar
kovich; c. F., One-Hair Anderson;
R. F., Speed Rom; Utility, Sweeney
SCUBA; Waterboy, Shiek Popovich ;
Mascot, Concrete Zgonc; Umpire,
Spark Plug Grahek.
Kapsch Bros. store is offering a
prize for both the winner and the
loser. One will be the worlds most
popular loving cup while the other
prize has not been made public.
This will be good. A. A.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21

EXCEPT THE ENERGY AND 10y
Atty OF IT'S PEOPLE. NO
TOWN CAN EXIST WITHOUT
BUSINESS AND IT'S IMPORT
ANCE IS IN DIRECT Proper
TON TO THE BUSINESS IT DOES
REMEMBER THIS WHEN THE
PEDDLER CALLS. REMEMBER
THE DOLLAR YOU SPEND WITH
HIM IS A DIRECT BLOW AT
YOUR OWN PROPERTY VALUES.
TRUE, ONE DOLLAR OR TEN
DOLLARS OF THEMSELVES, Do
MEAN LITTLE ONE WAY OR AN
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
MECHANICAL ABILITY OF
STUDENTS TESTED AT 'U."

Psychologists at the University of
Minnesota have evolved tests of the
mechanical ability which produce in
from 81 to 80 minutes measurements
of !. boys mechanical ability that are
as accurate as a test of SO hours
actual shop work would be.
The University has done this work
at the request of and with money
provided by the National Research
Council That body in 1923 decided
to carry on an investigation of indi-
vidual differences between human
beings as they are related TO the
problems of immigration. Inasmuch
as more than so per cent Of all
American wage earners are in mech
anical pursuits, it has become import
ant that many new citizens of this
country possess mechanical ability.
Elsewhere Investigations are being
made for the measurement of intel
ligence, personality and innate res
ponse.
After testing large number of
boys with the tests developed at Min
nesota, the psychologists sent the
same boys into the woodworking,
sheet-metal, printing and other shops
in Minneapolis high school, so that
the prediction of the tests and the
actual performance might be COM
pared. It was shown that so per
cent Of the predictions were correct
and that second As per cent pre-
dicted performance within a single
grade. That is to say, that in this
As per cent boy for whom "C'
grade had been predicted, received
a mark of either app or "B", or
only one grade away from the actual
prediction. Five per cent of the
tests were less accurate.
More than 1000 objective meas
urements of performance were made
for each of the boys who were stud
led The experiments also showed
that home conditions, the example
of a mechanical father or the pos
session Of tools had little influence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
BABCOCK MADE HEAD
OF ROAD BUILDERS.

Minnesota was honored by the
election of its highway commissioner,
C. M. Babcock, as president of the
American Road Builders Association
at its annual meeting at Chicago last
week. Mr.. Babcock was the only
nominee for the Office. The election
is a recognition of the road build
ing progress made in Minnesota dur
ing the last decade.
The American Road Builders As
ISOLATION is composed of federal,
state, county and municipal highway
officials, highway engineers, contract
ors and machinery manufacturers.
It is the largest organization of road
builders in the world, and the annual
meeting is the clearing house for all
the latest information on improved
road building methods asd road prog
ress. The meeting was attended by
delegates from every state in the
Union and from several South Amer
lean Republics and European nations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21

WHAT CREATES VALUE? THE
ANSWER IS-PEOPLE-THE DE-
MAND THAT PEOPLE CREATE.
THE FINEST STRUCTURE EVER
BUILT. IF LOCATED IN A DE-
SERTED MINING CAMP, is NOT
WORTH MORE THAN ITS NET
WRECKING VALUE.
ALL RIGHT-EVERYONE Is
INTERESTED IN THE VALUE OF
THEIR HOME PROPERTY BE 1T
A BUSINESS BLOCK, RESIDENCE,
VACANT LOT, A FARM, I'M
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21

OTHER. BUT DRIPPING WATER
WEARS AWAY STONES.
AND YOUR DOLLARS DRIP
PING AWAY INTO OTHER COM
MUNITIES WILL WEAR AWAY
THE FOUNDATION STONES OF
HOME BUSINESS ON WHICH
REST THE PROPERTY VALUES
OF THIS COMMUNITY.
SPEND YOUR MONEY AT
HOMEi
MAKE YOUR DOLLARS WORK
WITH YOU FOR A BIGGER, BET
TER, FINER HOME TOWN.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
Al MEMBERSHIP IN ST. LOUIS
COUNTY SHOWS INCREASE.

Boys and girls in st. Louis county
to the number of 1924 were MEM
bers in 1926 of All clubs which are
organized and directed by the agri-
cultural extension service of the Uni
versity of Minnesota. 7. A. Erick-
son, the state club leader, reports a
total enrolment the past year of
26,778, an increase of 1213 per cent
over 1925.
st. Louis county had 1924 club
members the past year and led all
other counties not only in Minnesota
but in probably all other states.
Winona county was second with 1857
members and Itasca was third with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
MAKE PIG IRON CHEAPER ON
THE RANGE THAN IN THE EAST.

Director E. W. Davis of the Uni
versity Mines Experiment Station,
has made public his findings on the
cost of manufacturing pig iron on
the Mesaba range as compared TO
Pittsburg in which he states that it
could be manufactured cheaper on
the Mesaba range than in Pittsburg.
The statement is startling one.
The entire billion dollar iron and
steel industry as outlined by Director
DAVIS is something more than mere
moonshine. In concrete form it
means that there Is bright future
ahead for the mining districts of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-01-21
OR uNIMPROVED.

PROVED OR UNIMPROVED.
THEN YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN A LIVE, THRIVING, PROSPER
Gus HOME TOWN. YOU'RE IN
TERESTED IN MAKING A HOME
TOWN IN WHICH PEOPLE WANT
TO LIVE, NEAR WHICH FARM
LAND COMMANDS BETTER AND
BETTER PRICES BECAUSE THE
TOWN is ONE THAT is WORTH
LIVING NEAR.
WHAT CAN MAKE A TOWN
WORTH WHILE AND HOLD 1T
IN THAT CLASS? NOTHING
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-01
For Meditation
100000
By LEONARD A. BARRETT
ARBOR DAY

MO LOSS is commensurate with
IN that Of the annual waste caused
by forest fires. The government
through, it's department Of forestry has
~endeavored to use every possible pre-
caution. In every woods and forest
you will find signs urging ~sprecaution
against lighted matches, campfires,
etc. The method of e%xtinguishing for
est fires costs the government millions
of dollars annually. The economic
loss measured in dollars and cents Is
not the only loss. No material Is more
essential to the progress Of our civilf-
cation, to our comfort and welfare
sand different purposes. 1t is even
now difficult to procure all the lumber
needed. Even the manufacturers Of
pencils are beginning to wonder
where all the red wood needed in the
next 20 years will come from. The
countries In Europe are now expert
menting with a substitute for the
American red cedar; the price of
which Is rapidly becoming p~rohibitive.
R~eforestation, of course, is neces-
sary If we are to have lumber. It
seems like something akin to a trag-
edy to cut down a tree which has
taken many years to grow. The use
less destruction Of trees should re-
ceive serious condemnation. Trees are
not only essential to shade and beauty
but are necessary for protection. A
community with many trees Is a far
healthier community in which to live
than one which has no trees. A home
does not seem complete without trees
about 1t. There is something so very
wonderful and real about a tree. It
knows many secrets, has weathered
many storms, and al tell you a great
deal If you only have ears to listen.
Reforestation is being urged by our
government and funds are being Gre
ated for that purpose. Rebuilding OF
the American forests is a big under
taking and must be conducted by ex-
perts. But, on Arbor day, everySper-
son can help a little to make the COM
munity in which we live healthier and
more beautiful. Plant a tree, watch
1t grow, and some day with pride you
will recall the day when you dug a
hole in the ground and put a twig into
1t. PLANT A TREE.
20. 1927. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-01
Soft Corns
Money Back Says Your Druggist
If Moone's Emerald Oil Doesn't
Do Away With All Soreness
and Pain in "a Hours.

Get a bottle Of Moone's Emerald
Oil with the understanding that If 1t
does not put an end to the pain and
soreness and do away with the corn
itself your money will be promptly
returned.
Don't worry about how long you've
had 1t or how many other prepare
lions you have tried. This power
full penetrating oil Is one. prepare
ton that will help to make your
painful aching feet so healthy and
free from corn and bunion troubles
that you'll be able to go anywhere
and do anything in absolute feet
comfort.
so ~marvelously powerful Is Moone's
Emerald Oil that thousands have
found 1t gives wonderful results In
the treatment Of dangerous swollen Or
varicose veins. Your druggist is sell
Ing lots Of 1t.