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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

81 would gladly pay twice youl
license fee if we had your roads,
a North Dakota man wrote to the
Minnesota Highway department al
ter returning home from vaca'
ton spent in one Of the lake regions
in Minnesota. The North Dakota
man reported that to his astonlsh,
ment he found a doctor In one OF
the towns he visited who bought
large new car before July /, drove
more than 800 miles during July
but used the dealers license plates
in order to take advantage OF the
lower rate winch goes into effect
August / each year. is that moi
cheating the puDnc as well as him
self" he asks. He could not un
derstand why a man who can afforc
a good car should try to avoid pay
ing the modest sum which the Law
asks each road user to pay toward
the building and maintenance OF
Minnesota's good highways.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
RISE OF THE RURAL. PRESS

The most remarkable feature OF
American journalism is the growth
development and influence Of the
country weekly newspaper and
small town daily. Fifteen to TWEEN
ty-five years ago practically all OF
these representatives of the smaller
cities and tow.s consisted of poorly
printed sheets of local items and
boiler plate. Today look at them.
The great majority are clearly
printed; they carry a certain
amount of the more important
national and international news
along with the strictly local col
umns; they are filled with adver-
Using; most important. they have
editorial columns.
Above all, this last cannot be
exaggerated. from mere reporters
of town happenings, they have risen
to an important, possibly the most
important place as leaders of
thought and comment on local,
state and national problems. Their
opinions are usually well founded
and intelligent. They sway politics,
industrial and business progress,
and national affairs in large way.
1t would be we'll for the average
citizen to better appreciate the
character and influence of the rural
press. 1t may give him another
slant on the reason for Americas
unprecedented progress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
DOLLARS Do NOT GROW ON
TREES.

The manner in which taxes are
mounting and the staggering bur
dens they are putting on all the
people should give concern to every
individual who has any interest in
the future of Our Country. II
seems to be easy to incur obliga'
tions and get into debt and CORE
spondingly difficult OF curtail extrav'
agance and get free from our bond
warrant and interest burdens.
While federal taxes have been
reduced by hundreds of million:
since 1921, state and local take:
have risen twice as fast as federal
taxes have been reduced. Local
taxes of municipalities and districts
of one sort and another, which are
ofganized on various pretexts for
the purposes of levying some new
form of tax, are responsible for t 4e
orgy we are passing through.
Every tax dollar comes from the
pockets of the people. 1t does not
grow on money trees. Every dol
lare wasted or spent unnecessarily
is a dollar of capital destroyed. II
has ceased earning, developing and
producing.
Business and property cannot
forever endure this increasing
drain, this steady confiscation Of
capital.-Ex.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

by groWn-up or alone. It's the 1927
ruling Of the fair managers. who all
remember what they would have liked
to get when they were kids.
And what a program has been pre-
pared for the boys and girls of the
Northwest! There's the fish and
game exhibit; the wild animals: the
midway shows; funny-looking horses,
cattle, sheep, swine, and chickens:
all kinds of moving machinery; the
boys and girls club demonstrations !;
sixteen bands and orchestras: the
hundreds of drink-and-eat stands; roll
er coaster, gigantic merry-go-round,
auto racing, fireworks, open-air circus
acts; horse racing-and thousand
other big and little features.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
RAILROADS AND employees

The railroads in the past few
years have devoted great deal OF
thought to the welfare and pros,
perity of their employees.
They have been carrying on cam.
paigns to interest the men in the
,,.rpany that gives them employ.
ment, and policies unknown q
decade ago have been developed.
Their departments of public re-
lation have emphasized the welfare
and prosperity of the men and the
corporation being interrelated, and
based upon the .UyaiCy, energy and
economy of the employees.
There is mutual interest among
the men, women and managers in
all becoming stockholders and shar-
ing in the prosperity of their COM
pany, creating a further interest
in better and more efficient en-
ployes.
me Duluth & Iron Range and
the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
nave been foremost in this move
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

floors and woodwork are serious
fire risk and should either be des-
troyed Immediately after use or kept
in tightly covered fire-proof con-
tainer.
Whites or yolks of eggs may be
used instead of whole eggs in MAX
Ii ing fancy white or yellow cakes, or
as an economy in using parts OF
eggs left over. For most purposes
| two whites or two yolks may be
considered roughly the equivalent
of one egg. When yolks alone are
used a little extra baking powder
is sometimes needed.
The right height for the kitchen
sink depends on the height, length
of arm, and general build of the
person who is to use it. Thirty-six
Inches from the rim to the floor
/ is often given as a good average
height. If the sink Us too low, a
flat box or block may be used on
(which - set the dishpan while
working at the sink.
| One of the secrets of French
lflavoring in cookery is the discreet
|use of garlic. Put one nubbin or
"clove" of garlic in with the stew
ling or soup chicken; it's flavor will
lbe scarcely perceptible, but will
greatly improve the flatness of the
boiled meat. Rub the salad bowl
with garlic, and drop it into gravy
or stew removing it as soon as the
Flavor is delicately noticeable. Car
lie can be used so that those who
think they object to it do not know
what gives a dish it's unusually
Igood taste.
i A two-course dinner. providing,
lin addition to meat, one green-leaf
vegetable, one starchy vegetable,
land a dessert served as the second
!, course, may be considered a COM
pletely balanced meal if all five
stood groups are represented in it:
Protein foods, fruits and vegetables,
lstarchy food, fats, and sweets. Soups
land salads are not necessary for the
home dinner, but the salad may
take the place of cooked vegetable
and the soup may serve to use up
J materials already on hand. By
sometimes having such courses and
sometimes emitting them, the pat
tern of the 4anrlIy meals is more
Interesting and varied.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
CARD OF THANKS

We extend our heartfelt thanks
to our relatives, friends and neigh
bors and the two lodges for their
beautiful floral offerings and sym
patty shown - during our recent
the loss of our be-
loved husband and father. Especially
do we thank kew. F. Mihelcic for
his comforting words, and Miss Mary
Hutar for her singing.
MRS. MARY PRYATEL,
ANN PRYATEL,
JOE PRYATEL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
,a|S;llls y.

Watch a good woodsman light
his pipe. He shakes the match out,
feels it with his finger, and nine
times out of ten will break 1t In TWO
and then LOOK for safe place TO
throw it. A match can not De
broken with ease and safety unless
it is thoroughly out, and a match
that is Thoroughly out cannot start
a fire. The carelessly flpped match
is responsible for considerable
percentage of the disastrous fires
both IN city ana forest. When you
have Ilnised lighting your pipe
or cigarette break the match IN two
pieces, cautions the Forest Service
of the United State Department OF
Agriculture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

CANNIBALS-VERSUS PRO-
EllABLE RELATIONS

. AS president of the Silk As
. ISOLATION OF America, Mr.. Chas.
= Cheney SAID, we have got TO
y get away from the cannlballs-
. tic theory of business where
= each one Is going to profit out
. of getting something out OF
. the other. That means that
= you must build up and sustain
. business connections an d
. friendships. 1t means that you
= must not put your business up
y on the auction block every time
y you want TO buy pocket
. handkerchief. Find those that
y you can trust. Put your con-
. 1Idence IN them, make it worth
. while to them to cooperate
y with you and give you their
= best efforts, and build up
, sound, satisfactory, dlgnlfled,
. agreeable, pleasant and profit
= able reiaIIonS. Get away from
. the little tricks of the trade.
. Realize that when you are sell
- ing the product OF a manutac-
. turer that you are taking his
. welfare and his future into
. your hands"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

,nent until today the best of under
standing exists between the en-
ployer and the employe OF these
roads.
The papers are full of the events
staged by these two corporations
of interest to employees and even
last week when the Northern Min
nesota Editorial association met at
Two Harbors, President johnson
and Vice President owens were al
The head of the committee COM
posed of everyone in Two Harbors
working untlringly Ior the enter
tainment of The editors and thell
ladies.
The same applies to President
McGonagle of the Missabe who Is
continually thinking up new schemes
Tor the benefit OF employees OF his
road and is in the lead on all mat,
6ers of public import transplrlns
in the cities along his line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
HIGHWAY NO. l

Minnesota now has continuous
stretch of paved road of which II
may properly be proud.
Highway No. /, covering the span
between Steele Center, near Owa,
tonna, to Knife River, is today q
|great established institution. II
taps a rich farming region in the
southern part of the state, ties this
region up with the populous Twin
Cities, and then runs like silver
string through a strand of beads
(which in this case is strand OF
towns) far into our northland.
There is not, and there cannot
be, a finer visible testimony than
this road to the wisdom of the
voters of Minnesota who approved
at the polls in 1920 the states un.
dertaking to build comprehensive
system of trunk highways. 1t has
taken some years to knit Highway
No. l into an unbroken stretch OF
concrete through the length OF the
state, but that has been accom-
pnsned.
The primary virtue of Highway
No. l is, of course, that it has q
first-rate road bed, good for al
seasons. That, however, is only one
of It's charms. The highway runs
through or past magnificent farm.
sides, dotted In many instances with
line farm animals. 1t hooks ur
numerous communities which are
attractive because of their historical
interest. On either side of it are
many rural vistas of great beauty
1t goes it's way through noble trees,
past rivers, lakes and waterfalls
1t skirts Lake Superior for many
enticing miles. 1t creates closer
bonds and contacts between cities
and towns. In a very real sense it
makes the eastern part of the state
an elongated neigborhood.
The present name, Highway No. l,
suggests the rank and precedence
of this road in the network of high
ways in the state. The number has
an unmistakable significance for
both the home folks and travelling
tourists from other states. The
title is likely to stick in the public
mind though another should be
added for distinctive purposes.
Whatever the road be called, it
will remain the imposing and color
full thing it is, suggestive of the
majesty, the variety and the pro-
gressive spirit of great common
wealth.
In all probability this road would
not be what it is today if there had
been a division of trunk highway
funds between the state and county
jurisdictions. Minnesotans are well
advised to continue for some years
to come to center in the state high
way department the responsibility of
carrying on the trunk highway pro-
gram toward the goal the people
had in mind when they ratified the
good roads constitutional amend
ment. The state has had the best
possible system to insure well in
tegrated net work of good roads of
state wide scope. Never was a pub
lie work of such scale and import
ance carried on with greater public
and hence less criticism.
1t is no easy task TO bring the great
est good to the greatest number at
smallest cost, but the state highway
department has achieved well in
that respect, bound as it was to cut
the coat according to the available
cloth.-Minneapolis Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Home Of Fur Seal.

Pribylov islands are group of four
small islands Of volcanic origin In the
Behring sea between Alaska and ST.
IBERIA In Asia. Their area Is only 80
square miles. but they are important
because OF the fact that they are q
favorite breeding ground Of the fur
seal, to be seen in thousands on these
islands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Fiffy-Fifty Chances

certain comedian who was re-
curing fresh number" sent the fol-
lowing laconic note to song-writer:
Please send new song; II good. will
send check" The song-writer. how.
ever. was not doing any business on
such risky terms. so he wrote back:
"Send check; If good, will send new
song."-The Taller.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
A Deep Book

The librarian had one customer who
used to say: "Well. give me q book
to wade through"
'See If you can wade through this,
was the reply on one Of these occa-
sions.
"What is TT"
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under
the Sea-"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
I.IFE'S
LITTLE.
JE.STS
ON SCHEDULE

Scan I go to the funeral Of Tony's
father on Saturday, asked Little
Bobby Of his mother directly after r.
turning home from school.
"But, Bobby" protested his mothes,
this is only Monday. Surely they are
not going to keep his body that lonsr'
"Of course not" Bobby retorted In
dignantly. why, they aren't even 60
ing to hang him till Friday"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Wise Maxin,s

1t II maxim universally agreed
upon In agriculture. that nothing must
be done too late; and again. that
everything must be done at Its proper
season; while there is third precept
which reminds US that opportunities
lost can never be regained.-Pliny.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

II IL not true the aloe lives 100 years
before 1t flowers. 1t lives many years
ten to fifteen or more-before flow
ering. whence the name. Century plant.
The South African aloe flowers once
In about 20 years, and there are aloes
In the Scilly isles which do the same.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

Minneso t Z
State Fair
and North
west Dairy
Expositio n
Septembe I
3 to 10. any
d q y OF
n 1 g b I OF
t b g week,
whether &C.
conpanie d
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

Would you exempt from uneasiness;
DO nothing you know or even suspect
Is wrong. Would you enjoy the purest
pleasure; do everything In your pow
or which you believe IL right.-Rules
Of Life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
A Firm Stand Needed

Young Wife-My husband likes your
cooking, Della, but he wants to know
IL you can make your toast q trtda
thinner.
Delia-Tell him no, ma'am, from
both of us; If we'd be givin' In to him
now, in six months there'd be no uvin'
with him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Paving the FREIGHT

The Lady Ito beggar, as reported In
Numerol-"Here's a penny. And re.
member to pray for me to go to
heaven" The Beggar-"My eye
Travelling first class. l supposeT-
Boston Transcript
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
One Exception

Any healthy boy may be counted on
to come to the table with enthusiasm
and readiness-provided. Of course. It
isn't the multiplication table.-Los
Angeles Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
InHexibIe Ldu

Here Is a law that never varies
No man is bigger than those he hates.
When you outgrow them you stop
hating them.-Duluth Herald
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Brings No Resulf

he that waits for repentance, waits
for that which cannot be had as long
as 1t is waited for. 1t Is absurd for
man to wait for that which he himself
has to do.-William Nevins.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Rule for Guidance

We must learn to select out the best
that is in us, the best that Is in others.
Then we shall not have to worry about
the Constitution Of the United States.
Sherman Rogers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Kids Free at State Fair

Yes sir. and we don't mean maybel
Any kid under twelve years old will
be admitted free to the great
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
The Citrus Complex

An optimist thinks every lemon II
an orange and pessimist thinks ev-
cry orange Is lemon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
OF the Days of Gold

"The argonauts Of 40" was the lit
erary name given the California pio-
nsers. They were also called "49-ers."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Riflions for Autos

Something over s14,000.O00,O00 q
year Is the automobile bill of this
country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Not Always

When a man says he is making the
best Of 1t, It always means he has
gotten the worst of 1.-THE Progress
sive Grocer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Shape of the UniUerse

II n now believed that our universe
10 wafer-shaped and travels edgewise
through space with all Its stars and
solar systems.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
He Knou,s N

The adjective in "easy payments"
doesn't refer to the collectors Job.
her.-Springfeld Sun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

TIME tremendous of
fer Of $136, 511 in
premium money for
educational exhibits of
all kinds by the great
1927 Minnesota State
Fair and Northw est
Dairy Exposition, Twin
Cities, September 3 to
10, makes it one of the
Worlds Biggest Fairs. ;"
Two hundred buildings
will be needed to house
exhibits. The Fair will
have the most wonder
full amusement bill in
its history, including
fireworks, open-air circus
acts, auto and horse rae
ing, Sousa's band, and
scores of other attrac-
tions. You should not
miss It.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
The Obpioua

People who live In glass houses OBJ
viously should do one thing. They
should draw the blind.-Toronto Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Great Men and Scholars

The worlds great men have not
commonly been great scholars, nor its
great scholars great memo. w.
| Holmes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

Diamond Mile in Belgium
There are 10000 diamond mills in
Belgium and TOO or more workshops
for cutting the stones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
Carries Food for a Week

The pelican can carry enough food
In its beak to last the bird q week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
READ METERS

Viola-Oh, he's poet, I'm sure.
He says he's an expert at meter read
ing.
May-Poet nothingl He works for
the gas company, my child.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12
"INSIDE" INFORMATION

Pure ice cream is a wholesome
food and need not be regarded as a
luxury during the warm months
when it is most enjoyed.
Do you know New Zealand
spinach? 1t is often available in
the hot months when ordinary spin
ach does not thrive so well.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-12

Oily cloths used in polishing
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Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-13
Another Vessel
Meets Disaster
At Pt. Arguello
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13.-In an.
swer to an S. O. s. call sent out by
the Winifred o Donnell. California
Petroleum Company tanker, from
three to six ships today were rush
ing toward Point Arguello, 120
miles northwest of here, where the
tanker is reported ashore.
According to the latest radio mes
sages from Captain Wood of the
tanker received here by the Fedora
Telegraph Company. the ship was
pounding on the bottom badly and
he feared a number of the vessel s
plates would soon crack. This mes,
sage was received about a. m.
The sea going tug Peacock, a
coast guard cutter from the Los An
geles harbor, the coast guard cur
ter, Shawnee, near Santa Barbara,
and three coastwise vessels near
Point Arguello, headed for the
stricken vessel.
The Winifred 'Donnell is rated
at 1906 tons and was returning from
the Orient in ballast after deliver
ing cargo of oil from Los Ange-
les. A heavy fog is reported around
Point Arguello.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-13
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Latin OF
San Diego are leaving today for
their home on the coast. following :,
few days spent here as guests at the
Vaughn Thompson home. Mr.. Lat.
tin. who is connected with the tele.
nhone company in San Diego, is
Mrs. Thompson s brother.
NJ. o. King returned yesterday
from two days trip to Los An
geles. Mr.. King motored up to
Claremont to take his son, Melvin
Jr. who is attending Pomona Col
lege. to Los Angeles to visit a throat
specialist. Young King, WAC has
been having some trouble with his
throat following an operation which
he underwent last year, is reported
to be getting along well.
Mrs. John Wilkerson of Calipatria
was a visitor in the city yesterday.
Herbert Dupont of San Diego and
his small daughter, Alma Jean, will
be weekend guests at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. Norman e. Dupont.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Sprouse of Los
Angeles are stopping at the Hotel
Barbara Worth. They are former
residents of FL Centre, and were
prominently identified with the life
of the city in the early days.
Ira d. Aten, prominent Calipatria
rancher, was noted in El Centre yes
terday.
Mrs. Margaret Blackwell of Sierra
Madre left this morning for her
home, following a few days spent
here attending to her Main street
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-13
Pair Held Under
Heavy Bonds

W. II. Gray and w. Walters,
ranchers of the Imperial Distric'
were arraigned before Judge Haw-
kins at Imperial this morning on
charges of grand theft. Preliminary
hearing in the case was set dowr
for Saturday, October %, and bali
was set at $500 in each case.
Gray was arrested Tuesday after
noon and Walters Wednesday morn
ing following an investigation by
the sheriff s office into the alleged
stealing and butcher;ng of steer
alleged to be the property of Frank
LathrOp.
The defendant Grey is said to
have admitted killing The steer in
question. declaring thar he killed II
because of its ferocious nature af-
ter it had strayed on his property
and mingled with his cattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-13

business property. She expects to
return for short stay in about a
month, she stated.
Walter league, district manager
of the Richfield Oil Company, and
Grady Estes are spending a couple
of days in the valley locking after
tEat company s interests here. Both
men make their headquarters in Los
Angeles.
Walter Greer, inspector of the
state traffic department., is here
from Santa Ana, and is stopping at
the Hotel Barbara Worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Eichhold of
Imperial were among yesterday 5
out-of-town visitors noted here.
F.. B. Bishop, telegraph editor of
the San Diego Tribune, registered
at the Barbara Worth hotel last
night and was a visitor at the Press
office today. Accompanied by Mrs.
Bishop he is bound for a trip to Ar
iZOna.