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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21
MINNESOTA WEEKLY.
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW.
(From the Manufacturer
October II, 1929

October II, 1920
Moorhead- permanent quar-
tiers of First and Moorhead Ma
tional Bank opened in First Ma
tional Bank block,
Verndale-Pettit Grain & Potato
company has sold go carloads Of
potatoes from its local warehouse.
Fertile-Carload of steel arrives for
new water tank for village.
Movement under way to
start a bank here.
Princeton-G. A. Barrett & Sons
feed mill in Shrode warehouse on
Main street in operation.
Palisade- Weisbeck Lumber COM
pany building warehouse and lum-
Der shed on 500 line right-of-way.
Palisade- Contract let for ditching
south side of State Road No. 3
west of Palisade.
Litchfeld-J. c. Penney company
opens store here.
Atwater-P. F. Oncutt purchases
Atwater telephor business.
Twin Valley-Twin Valley bakery
moves to newly remodeled build
ing on Main street.
Motley-Work on state highway No.
2 from Motley to Button COM
pleted.
Duluth-Relocatio of No. high
way will start within next month.
Minneapolis-$200,G00 new school
building of Church of Ascension
on Dupont and 18th avenue dedi-
Gated recently.
State of Minnesota will spend ST.
100000 on highway construction
in 1928.
Litchfeld- Street crossing to be
laid this fall from Angler corner
to Crosby corner in east part of
town.
Quamba- Minnesota Power
company extending its transmits
sion line to Quamba.
Crookston-Northwest Shippers Ad-
visory board of American Railway
association will meet here Octo-
Der 25th.
Duluth-New roadway being built
by county from Morris Thomas
road to Miller Trunk highway.
White Bear Lake-Boppre Chevro-
let company building on Clark
avenue ready for occupancy.
Minneapolis = Ground broken for
first unit of Grace Presbyterian
church, Humboldt avenue S. and
18th street, to cost 100000.
East Grand Forks-41 blocks of
paving completed here.
Ely-New $125,0G0 hotel nearing
completion.
Staples-Local firm paid out more
than $4,000 this fall for clover
seed.
Clara City-Passeger service over
Minnesota Western railroad will
begin soon from Lake Lillian to
Gluck.
Clara City-Sugar beet harvest un-
der way in this community.
st. Charles-$5,000 voted for pur-
chase Of new modern fire truck.
Lakefield-Exterior of Milwaukee
station here painted.
Saltwater Work of installing white
way lighting system under way.
Northfeld-St Joints Lutheran
church to erect new parsonage.
Minneota-W. P. Tillemans shipped
8 carloads hogs from here re-
Gently to South st. Paul market.
Winona-38th annual poultry show
of Winona County Poultry asso-
citation will be held at armory on
November 80 to December a.
Winona- Additional track being
laid in Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad yards here.
GAINESVILLE Stretch of highway on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21
Fear Spread by Eclipse

Before their nature was fully under
stood eclipses were regarded with So
perstitious dread, and many legends Of
dreadful occurrences are connected
with this wonderful spectacle. In
some parts of New Guinea they are re-
garded as portents of good seasons or
success In battle, while In the Solomon
islands eclipses are credited to the
Vaccinations Of soreerers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21
UntrustsOorthy Historian

Flavius Josephus, Jewish historian,
was born 81 A. D. and died about %
A. d. Consequently, his birth occur
ring about eight years after the death
Of Christ, he was In a position to OBJ
tain first-hand information from ac-
tual witnesses of the acts recorded.
It must be said that much Of Jose
plus historical works are claimed to
be spurious, and that he also was
noted for exaggeration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21
Natural Bread

The breadfruit tree is native Of the
island of the Pacific ocean and OF the
Indian archipelago. This fruit supplies
food and its inner bark material for
making clothing. When the fruit Ia
gathered for use at an early stage the
pulp Is white and mealy and of con-
sistence resembling that Of new bread
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21
Flag Custom, Old

The origin Of the custom of raising
the flag at sunrise and lowering 1t at
sunset is obscure Such practice has
been followed since such emblems
have been used. Pirate ships seem to
have observed the custom, showing
the beginning and closing Of their
working" day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21
What Thrift Mean.

Every dollar saved gives the saver
not only additional capital, but also
Increases the available capital Of the
nation whose employment In legiti-
mate business Indirectly returns to the
saver considerable dividends In what
we are pleased to call prosperity
Grit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21
WeIl-Doctored Nation

In comparison with other countries
Of the world, the United States has
the largest proportion of physicians.
There are 1873 doctors to every 1OO,-
600 persons, according to a recent sur
vey. In England there are 90, in Ger
many 81, and In France 35 In ratio to
the same population.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21
Not Peculiar to Bible

The Bible uses the terminal Of
words "eth" no more than any other
literature of the period at the time
the King James or authorized version
OF the Bible was made. At this time
such expressions as 1.-THE wind blow
eth whittier 1t listeth," instead of THE
wind blows as 1t lists" were in com
mon use both In sacred and secular
literature.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21

Papyrus is kind of rush reaching
sometimes to height Of 10 feet, found
In marshy districts of Abyssinia. Pal
estine. and Sicily. In Egypt, where 1t
is now rare, It once supplied the paper
used for priestly writings. Up to the
Tenth century Egypt was the main
source Of Europe's supply Of paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21
Neurological Hero

Orpheus was legendary poet and
musician of ancient Greece, famed for
his mastery Of the Tyre, which he re-
ceived from Apollo. He accompanied
the Argonauts In their search for the
Golden fleece.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21

BERNARDINE TROENDLE.
achieved great
tour year. Chicago
perfection of PITCH BRILL
execution She poise personality which
for real artist Miss Troende will be heard the Wash
Auditorium this coming Monday night October 24h with the
lombard Concert solo featuring
Lomb al piano. Ill
through practically all the leading business and professional of Ely
friends
lie spirit, sponsoring and supporting the concert.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
TO BUILD
NEW DORMITORY

i.oro'r. Mcy 6-An executive ses-
sion of the board of trustees of the
Appalachian State Normal school at
Boone was held here several days
ago with T. H. Coffey of Blowing
Rock, chairman; B. B. Dougherty
of Boone and J. NJ Bernhardt of this
place present. At this meeting
plans were discussed for the new
dormitory for girls at the school, and
Benton and Benton, architects of
Statesville, were employed to draw
up plans for the building. Also a
pOwerhouse with heating system to
run from the pOwerhouse to the new
building. There will be a meeting
of the board of trustees within a
few days and in al probability some
definite action will be taken about
the erection of this new building.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
PARIS-NEW YORK FLIERS
LIKELY LOST IN ATLANTIC

Hope for the rescue of Capt. Nun
guesser and Francois Coli appears to
hang on the slender thread that they
may nave been picked up by some
New Foundland fishermen or some
coasting vessel off Ireland. The
tliers overdue a full Gay in New
York on their air flight from Paris
have become another my jtery of She
sea. Wireless stations from New
York to Labrador have sent messages
in all directions asking steamships i'll
their courses to hunt for the avia.
ttrs. But none repo' ted seeing the
white Bird" which Ftpped off so
b. avely from L. Bourgct field with
the skull and cross bones AMI
Deaths head" marked on the white
4ueelage as + to defy ,Ee elemca
i.e government at hington, re-
spending to a request of the French
government, has set about to make
an organized effort to locate the lost
birdmen.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
New Town Board
Holds Initial Meeting
City Officials Sworn in May 9th;
No Police Officer Yet Been
Named to Succeed Mr.. Gross

The first meeting of the new board
of town aldermen since it was sworn
in on May 9th, was held Monday
evening. Little or no business was
actually transacted, although items
of moment came up for consideration.
1t will likely be some time before the
new officials get a thorough check
up on municipal affairs and get down
to business proper.
A rather warm contest is on be-
tween various candidates seeking ap-
pointment as chief of police to sue
ceed A. Lee Gross, resigned. Ten
were presented to the
board Monday night, which were
thinned out to three, then one was
selected. However, it was found on
Tuesday morning that public senti-
ment was too strong against him to
warrant his retention (the board not
knowing of charges against the ap-
plicant) and Mayor Gragg called a
meeting of the board for the purpose
of rejecting him. Up to time of going
to press the matter was still open
and likely will be for several days,
Deputy Sheriff Poly Wyke acting as
temporary police chief.
Three applications were received
for the position of city water COM
missioner but no action has been
taken.
Mayor Gragg says a meeting will
be held early next week to decide on
these and other matters. He says the
books of the city will be thoroughly
gone over to find out what is avail
able for street work, how much the
tax rate must be, etc. The board will
also investigate unfinished work and
prepare program for the years
work
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
Attention, Members of
Legion and Auxiliary

There will be,a call meeting
of the Legion and Auxiliary in
the Legion hall Monday night,
May Is, for the purpose of ar
ranging and completing plans for
the Fourth of July celebration.
If you are not interested in Civ,
ing the American Legion your
support in behalf of the July
celebration, we must now cancel
this undertaking. Please consid-
er this as our plans for or
against as final.
We wish to urge every man
and woman in the county who
are eligible to belong to the
Legion or Auxiliary to be pres
ent at this meeting and become
a member and help us out in all
our undertakings.
l.. S. ISAACS, Post Commander
c. S. STEVENSON, Adjutant.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
NEXT CONGRESS MAY
MAKE DRASTIC TAX CUT

Washington, May 9.-The greatest
tax cut since 1921 can and probably
will be made at the next session of
Congress.
Receipts under the present law
have run away with the estimates
and buried the fiscal prophets under
an avalanche of unexpected revenues.
The surplus in 1927 will be the
largest, save for single year, of
any II months since the nations re-
turn to normalcy.
Income tax receipts, far from shriv
cling under the lower rates have gone
higher than at any time since 1921.
Debt reductions will exceed $780,
100000 and may pass $1,000, 0,000,-
600.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
UNITED STATES CALLS
in LIBERTY BONDS

Washington, May S.-Using one
of the greatest publicity machines
ever adopted by government agen-
cy the treasury tomorrow will call the
S1,70O,O00,0 outstanding of the sec
ond liberty loan.
These bonds, will be paid on No
vember Is the tenth anniversary of
their issuance and will not bear in
terest after that date.
These bonds would weigh 222 tons
and if spread out would cover almost
exactly one square mile of the earth's
surface.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING
AT UNION CHURCH, MAY 2s

The program for the fifth Sun
day meeting of the Three Forks Bap-
tist Association will be held with
Union church at Mabel, beginning
Saturday, May 28th and continuing
through Sunday:
Saturday Afternoon
2 p. m.-SOng service led by
Union choir.
2:15 p. m-Sermon by Roy Dot
son.
2:45 p. m.-Organization.
$50 p. m.-Loyalty to the Baptist
Cause, E. c. Hodges, W. s. Farthing.
$50 p. m.-Question box
80 p. m.-Evening service.
Sunday Morning
'3O-Sunday school
i0:25-Singing led by UnIon
CHOIR.
1O:3O-What should be the
chdrch's attitude toward amuse-
ments?-A. j. Greene, l. G. Greer,
w. r. sherwood.
11:15-Singing in the "Christian
Harmony" led by Middle Fork
class
11;20-Sermon by L. A. Hurst.
II m.-Dinner.
Afternoon Session
/ p. m.--Song service in "Chris-
tian Harmony lead by w. 7, Van
dyke.
1:2O-The new problem of the
country church. by Smith Hagaman.
followed by the pastors Of the
churches.
2:3O p. m-Assurance and its Evi-
dence, by L. C. Wilson.
2:45-Closing exercises.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
VALE CRUCIS HAPPENINGS

Vale Crucis, May 11.-Mrs. 7. H.
Taylor, Miss Alice Taylor, Mrs. T.
w. Taylor, Mr.. J. NJ. Shull and Clint
Baird attended the funeral of Robert
Dula in Lenoir last Sunday. Mrs. D.
F. Mast and Mrs. w. L. Baird also
returned home on that day, having
spent the previous week with the
Dulas in Lenoir.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Graves of
Yanceyville, are visiting the Rev. and
Mrs. James p. Burke.
Daniel Townsend is i'll at his home
with congestion of the lungs.
Mrs. Lucinda Mast returned Sun
day from a visit to Mrs. Greene in
Boone, accompanied by Misses Militia
Mast and Floy Cottrell
Mrs. E. K Snodgrass is now with
her sister, Mrs. W. H. Wagner, who
is planning to move into her new
home which is nearing completion.
Mrs C. T. Baird is still very sick.
Mrs Auburn Farthing entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Stout at dinner
Sunday.
Mrs J. NJ, Shull was hostess to the
Woman's Missionary Society on Sat
urday afternoon.
1t is delight to parents and
friends to have the boys from the
Normal school at home again. They
are William Mast, Henry and Gilbert
Taylor.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
NEWS OF ROMINGER

Rominger, May 11.-Mr. Dewey
Rominger's family is down with the
flu.
Mr.. Coy Rominger suffered a
broken leg while working near
Spruce Pine He is in the Grace hos
pital at Banner Elk.
Elder D. A. Greene, pastor of Zion
Hill Baptist church, spent Saturday
night at the home of Mr.. NJ. P.
Trivett.
J. w. Harmon is putting his saw
mill down near the home of F. NJ.
Harmon, where he will saw the boun-
Diary of timber which he recently pur-
chased.
The farmers Of this section are
now engaged in planting corn.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
STATE NEWS BRIEFS

Miss Mary Payne, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Pickney Payne died at her
home in Taylorsville on the 7th, She
had been ill for several years and had
been confined to her bed for more
than two months.
V. d. CURE on Tuesday of last
week was reelected mayor of Le-
noir for the sixth consecutive time,
With Mayor Guire the following COM
m;ssioners were elected: c. l.. ROB-
bins, S. S. Jennings, f. F. Allen, j.
T. Pritchett, J. G. Ba lew, H. E. Mer-
ritz and w. H. Sourtncy.
North Caro- ina led in the cigarette
tax collections of the current fiscal
year, the internal revenue bureau re-
ported Friday. The total in North
Carolina was $117,470,066 compar-
ed with S109,650,1S7 for the pre-
ceding year, An increase of $16,-
753, 3,66S was shown in collections,
the total of which was $203, ,526,701.
Damage estimated at sixty-five TO
seventy-five thousand dollars was
done in Kinston early Sunday when
fire swept through a Main street
building. The origin of the flames is
believed to have started in a press
ing club which was destroyed, along
with a shoe store and another bust
ness house.
Henry outman, chief of police
of Albemar,e, was accidentally shot
and killed by another officer, Dan
Spcight, Monday afternoon. The Of
ficers were attempting to arrest three
negroes when Speight struck one Of
the negroes over the head with re-
volver, it .disch@rging and the bullet
striking the chief of police on the
neck, severing the jugular vein.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
COLONEL ROBERT BINGHAM
DIES AT ASHEVILLE HOME


Colonel Robert Bingham, for ma
ny years headmaster of the Bing-
ham Military school, died at his
home at Ashevil on the Sth, follow
ing relap which occurred on Fri
day. He was 80 years of age. Funeral
services for the pioneer educator
were conducted yesterday from the
First Presbyterian Church of Ashe-
vile.
Colonel Bingham was the third
generation of Binghams to operate
thl famous Bingham Military school,
which was established by his grand
father at Mebane in 1898.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
219 Total Toll of
Mid-Western Tornado


Kansas City, May 11.-Scourged
by tornadoes, torrential storms and
blizzards over three-day period, the
middle west counted its dead at 233
late Tuesday, with probably a thou
sand persons injured, hundreds home
less and property damage ranging
into the millions.
In eight states from the Rocky
Mountain region to the east and
southeast the fury of the weather
brought death and suffering. Arkan-
sas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,
Missouri and Wyoming suffered cas-
ualties.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
Special School Tax
Carried in Cove Creek

The election held in Cove
Creek township Tuesday on
special tax roposition for the,
erection of a new building at the
high school was won by the tax
advocates by majority of 11O.
Only 80 votes were cast against
the proposition, there being 2S2
voters registered.
The terms under which the cleo
tion was held provided that a
tax not to exceed II cents on
the 500 property valuation and
sc cents on the poll, shall be
levied and collected for the spe-
cific purpose.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
Happenings In and
About J = wing Rock
Interesting NJ of Past Week
From Gus Resort
own

Blowing <, May 11.-Smith
Hagaman, nty superintendent of
education making out an applica-
ton for county's share of the
$4,000 ding fund for Blowing
Rock consolidated district, on the as
sumption that all of the three dis
tricts concerned in the consolidation
will eventually accept the curtailed
fund.
A small group of Blowing Rock
citizens who attended a meeting in
the school house last week voted to
accept the $4,000 fund, but f. G..
UnderdoWn, representing Sandy Flat,
said he was opposed to it and Collins
Greene, representing Silver Lake,
sad his district could not accept it.
The smaller fund, as compared
with the original proposal of $35,-
600, will mean that the school will
have to be built without the gym
nasium, for the site must be bought
out of the S32, 700.
Mr., Hagaman believes, however,
that with the proper economy, the
town can build a creditable school
with $4,000, Bids should be had
from large number of firms before
the contract is awarded, the superin-
tendent says, so that the town can be
sure of getting the lowest. Or, it
could appoint good local foreman
hire local labor, contract directly for
its own materials and make arrange
ment with the railroads for the spe-
cial rates granted for transportation
of school materials.
In this way, he believes, almost
everything in the original plans could
be carried out.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
TAX COLLECTIONS

Up to last Saturday, Sheriff L. M.
Farthing had collected approximately
100000 in county taxes for the
years 1886 The sheriff expects
that some $4,000 or 100000 more
will be collected by the end of the
thirty days grace allowed the tax
payers. About $4,000 remains to
be collected
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
The Mass Education
Movement in China
BY MISS MOLLIE E. TOWNSEND
(Returned Missionary to China)


China has been referred to for
many years as the Sleeping Dragon,
but that car no longer be said of h"r.
The world is beginning to realize thai
the dragon which has Leen restless
for some wears is awake and that
China is experiencing thorough
Renaissance. 1t is a very trying
time; one of searching, revaluing and
readjusting of every institution of
modern civilization While the
awakening is ll-comprehensive per-
haps the Student Movement" IS the
most significant evidence of the new
day.
There is no country in the world
where the scholar has held the su-
preme position that he has in China
and though his number was small he
has dominated her in the past. The
Student Movement" of today says
that education shall no longer be con-
fined to the few but must become the
common property and guide of all.
Within the last twenty years there
have sprung up twenty-five modern
colleges and universities accommo-
dating from ten to fifteen thousand
students An increasing number of
these 90 abroad each year for fur
ther study and better equipment.
There is not field in which these
students are not we'll versed. Nothing
is too time -honored nor sacred for
them to pick to pieces and thorough
" examine The fields of science,
philosophy, religion and government
are open books to them now in way
that was undreamed of by the scholar
of the ancient classics.
The movement for mass education
was a natural outcome of the increas-
ed interest in education along West
ern lines. 1t has been the returned
student who has organized the
movement and shaped its policy,
worked out its methods and selected
what should be taught and how to
teach it. Then came the problems
of community organization, publicity,
recruiting for both teachers and pu-
pills and the securing Of suitable
buildings. all of which have been ably
handled.
Undoubtedly there has never been
in the history of the world, move
,ment of this kind on so vast scale
as this one and | venture to say that
there has never been one so preg-
nant with significance. 1t aims at
such an adequate education as VIII
train for the best citizenship, unity
the nation. create a new literature
and strive for the realization OF
world peace.
This is big program ana is con-
Quoted in big way. We can not
predict how near it may come TO
achieving its goal. Mr.. Y. &. Yen
saws that it is a movement OF the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie and as such is surely must sue
aonl
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
SCHOOL BUDGET

The board of education will be in
session on Tuesday, May II, for the
purpose of making the school budget
for the year 1929. School COM
mitteemen are urgently requested to
present the needs of their several dis
tricts at this time, as the law directs.
Appropriation for the expenses
not included in this budget cannot
be made during the year.
w. F. Sherwood, Chm. Bd. Ed.
Smith Hagaman, Secretary.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12
FEDERAL COURT JURORS

The following jurors from Wat
.auga county have been summoned to
appear for federal court in Wilkes
boro on May 23, Judge Johnson j.
Hayes presiding:
Roby Ward, Sugar Grove; j. S.
Flannery, Villas; Clyde Mast, Sugar
Grove; J. A. Castle, Zionville; P. H
Hodges, Boone; R. D. Hodges, Boone
Thomas Hampton, Blowing Rock; w
M. Thomas, Mabel; w. B. Cheek
Zionville; H. B. Cook, Zionville.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12

The Corinth Canal was started by
Nero about two thousand years ago.
The protest was abandoned and re-
sumed, centuries later, the canal be-
ing completed in 1898. 1t is four
miles long and seventy feed wide.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1927-05-12

Guest Ito hostess) my dear,
where did your wonderful string of
pearls come from? You don't mind
my asking do you?"
Hostess: Certainly not. They
came from oystersw