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Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-22
trievei - lighters belonging to
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Refugee Problem Acute


Refugee Problem Acute
Shanghai refugee problem was
becoming acute tonight. Thousands
Of tugitiy,s were streaming into the
settlement from the war area on the
borders Of. ;hc city. Foreigners rs
well - Chinese were among those
seeking safety with their furniture,
hedding and valuablcS packed
aboard RickshaS and trucks. They
were cvacuating their formcr homes
as rapidly rs possible. All border
roads lead along the water front,
and tha >.git there WIS hectic with
men, women and children swarming.
riding, Walking, rpeHing to safety.
The authorities were doing their
utmost to provide shelter for the
newly arrived thousands, bat many
doubtless viii sleep outdoors. The
weather vas warm and the SKY
clear.
hundreds OF northern sOlulerS
this evening were permitted to en-
ter the settlement after they had
been disarmed. They were being
kept under strict guard. Many en-
tered. the settlement along the north
Szechuan road under escort of Jap
anese marines.
Casualties were mounting late to-
night as fighting continued in the
Chapel district. All British posts
were doubled. The authorities fear
ed the Cantonese as we'll as the II
responsible mobs which were parad-
ing death through the native areas.
An intensive armored car patrol
vas maintained.
Altogether. 1900 disarmcd north
crncrs entered the settlement.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-22

heavy renr tire of the vehicle.
At the time of the fatal accident,
Mrs. A. Fl. White, mothet Of the
lad, was visiting her husband and
father of the boy at Los Angeles
hospital where he is in serious con
ditiOn following n recent operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-22

MoLey to Loan on Automobiles
Sterling Securities Go. Juc.. Fred K.
Cross, Mgr. GEO Main st. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-22
Mail Schedules
Are Announced

With the recent change in train
schedules, corresponding change
IN The arrival and departure of mail
is announced hv Mcpherson Spence.
acting postmaster Of IT Centre TIE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
WHO is THIS pERsoNr

Somebody is always taking the
joy out of life
Somebody spoiled q perfectly
good day for Us by crowding his
car in front when he should have
been behind Somebody orders
the things we like best at the res
taurant and when we get there
they are gone
Somebody is always getting all
the advantages of life; getting al
the plums. Somebody did some
thing yesterday we planned to d.
Tomorrow and today doing some
thing we planned to do next week
Somebody ruined the air so oul
radio doesn't function properly
somebody sits in the seat we wantes
lat the bah game.
wonder If this somebody is eve,
myself? Or Is It you?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02

to watch the progress of the case
and to aid in preventing advance
steps on the part of the Backus in
terests to do construction work on
the Canadian side that will affect
the American lakes
Canadian citizens, it is pointed
out are making no protest, as they
are desirious of securing the addi-
tional electric power from the con-
struction of the giant storage basin.
If the Backus representatives would
appear on this side of the line, steps
would be taken Immediately to have
the courts stop any procedure until
after the joint commission makes its
final report, officials of the Arrow
head association said.
According to a statement just Is
sued by Fred H. Doellner, formerly
of Winona and now national Sec
rotary of the Izaak Walton League
of America at Chicago, the plan as
presented by Mr.. Backus to the i'm
ternational joint commission for
complete commercial development
OF Inc Superior National forest
boundary region represents the en-
tire destruction of the area from all
other points of view, without any
compromising public benefit to be
derived" The statement follows in
part:
1.-The league does not at any
time contemplate an unreasonable
attitude toward the commercial de-
.velopment of the outdoors when
such development represents the
march of progress and benefits more
people than does the recreational
development, but careful research
and study of the evidence submitted
by power interests discloses that
these interests have virtually asked
the Canadian and American govern
ments for permission to destroy ex-
isting waterways and flood forests
nj the Superior region without per-
hitting anything other than the
most hazy and indefinite plans for
the economic use of the power,
without showing that it is either
needed or desirable, or that it in
any way compensates for the loss
of the most magnificent recreational
areas in the Middle West.
"This effort is comparable only
to the old, rough-shod way of whole
sale domination of natural resources
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
WAL TON LEAGUE
OPPOSES bACKUs
BAckUS INTERESTS REPORTED
BUSY IN CANADIAN TERRI
TORY IN ANTICIPATION OF
CONVERTING BORDER LAKES
INTO RESERVOIRS.

Representatives of E. W. Backus
are reported busily engaged on the
Canadian side of the border pre-
paratory to converting the boundary
lakes into a power storage basin.
Despite the strong objections
raised by various associations, the
Izaak Walton League of Minnesota
and other organizations against the
raising of the lake levels along the
border, the ultimate destruction of
the great recreational. area in the
Superior National forest, officials
have learned that Mr.. Backus is
proceeding with preliminary work
on the Canadian side.
National executives of the IZaak
Walton League of America, it was
learned, have ordered an expert to
the border country Immediately to
investigate the activities of the
Backus interests. Officers of the
Arrowhead body have already Of
fered to assist the Walton league
officials in this work.
Two years ago this month the in
ternational joint commission held
a hearing at international Falls on
the application of Mr.. Backus, with
indications that the final findings
may not be made for some time. 1t
was announced at the time that the
necessary surveys and preliminary
study viii require at least two years
before the commission could begin
It's formal consideration of the tes-
timony.
The Walton league will imnnedi-
ately start a national campaign
against the Backus proposal APP
pealing to groups throughout the
country to save the last wilderness
in the heart of the continent, officers
of the Arrowhead association have
DcII advised. Citizens are asked
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02

lby private individuals, which went
out of fashion half q century ago.
"One entire river, lying in Canada
land containing several beautiful
falls, would be dried up by shutting
loft the water by a diversion dam
lat its outlet from Lac La Croix.
The entire Boulder river, in Mime
Isota, a beautiful stream, would be
lobliterated by high water. Loon
lake, one of the most attractive on
THE boundary, would be entirely sub
merged under the great backwater.
Agnes lake, a famous moose center,
would be at least partly wiped out.
OF the 500 islands in Lac La Croix,
|only few of the largest would be
visible. The rest would be sub
merged. The same holds good for
hundreds of islands in various other
lakes between Rainy lake and Saga
maya lake, at the west and east ex-
trennities of the contemplated flood
ing.
Every one of the beautiful wa
|terfalls along the boundary would
be wiped out or converted into a
concrete dam. The flooded areas
would present scene of desolation
for many years, State Forester
Comet says several hundred.
"The area along the boundary,
now the backbone of the entire Su-
perior forest region from the view
point of bays, connected by narrow
channels and changed from net
work of great many beautiful
lakes, containing countless rocky
peninsulas,s bays connected
ny narrow channels and by water
falls, bordered by pine forests, to
three or four very large bodies of
overflow waters lying between dams.
''The backwater from these dams
win flood the entire boundary for
a distance of about 200 miles, ex-
tending TO a distance of from one
to two miles on either side beyond
the present shore lines, and would
divide the lower portions of the Su-
perior National forest from the
Quetico park, In Ontario, all of
which has constituted distinct ma
tional playground of unique charac-
ter, destined to become, under de-
velopment, one of the major recrea-
tional areas of the continent be-
cause of its central location"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
WISE CRACKS
BY RICO.
BY RICO.

The population of the world Is
now 1,9O6, 800, 466, according to the
best advices of the Peace Fedora
ton. The world is not growing in
population as fast as some guessers
think and there is no present need
lof anybody starving to death-at
least while the farmers of Mime
sofa are on the job.
Soda jerkers as a rule don't look
like wonderfully original and inven-
tive fellows. So we can't help won
dering what unknown genius thinks
all the new, alluring names UNI
der which the same old soft drinks
are sold to US.
No, George, that Hawaiian hop
cannot besused in making home brew
although it will be ,heady enough
for the fiiers.
A scientific observer says that
the house fly sounds the note Of f
in its wing movement. Anybody in
Ely catching fly that is off the
key should swat it without mercy.
Scientists say that men made
primitive instruments IN Nebraska
4, OOO,0O0 years ago. That record
probably takes away from Detroit
the highest honors in manufactured
antiques.
A pessimist feels, no doubt, as
cheerful as a norsefy hunting a
meal in Sunday traffic.
War clouds lower again over the
Near East. The Turkish women are
having a convention for the purpose
of agreeing upon a national cos
tune to replace the former styles
IN dress.
From time to time solemn en-
bassies in top hats and walking
sticks crossed the sea between the
United States and France and ac-
lcomplished absolutely nothing in the
way of promoting good feeling
Along came Lindbergh, just hoped
lover and accomplished more IN the
way of creating international good
feeling than any single person in
| the history of America.
Science, we are told, is on the
eve of making synthetic food. Let's
hope it is an improvement over oul
synthetic drink
Contemporary paper says thai
"as the train was pulling into the
station Henry Ford arose anc
stretched his six feet" We submit
that nothing less than centipeds
win be able to FIJI that mans shoe.
when he is gone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
OBEY TRAFFIC LAW;
PREVENT ACCIDENTS
XIX. Parking on Hishways.

The section of the new traffic Law
governing parking is clear and
definite. 1t says:
mo person shall park or leave
standing any vehicle, whether at
tended or unattended, upon the
paved or improved or main travelled
portion of any highway, outside of
municipality. when it is practicable
to park or leave such vehicle stand
ing off the paved or improved or
main travelled portion of such high
way; provided, in no event shall
any person leave standing any We
hicle, upon any highway unless a
clear and unobstructed width of not
less than fifteen feet upon the main
travelled portion of said highway OPP
posite such standing vehicle shall be
left for free passage of other We
hicles thereon, nor unless clear
view of such vehicle may be obtained
from a distance of 200 feet in each
direction upon such highway"
Failure to observe this section of
the law not only causes danger and
delay to others, but it may result in
serious damage to yourself or your
car.
Xxx. Exceptions to Parking Rule.
Another paragraph in the law pro-
vides that the rule against parking
on the main travelled portion of the
highway shall not apply to any We
hicle which is disabled while on the
highway in such manner and to such
extent that it is impossible to avoid
stopping and temporarily leaving
such vehicle in such position.
This paragraph is as strong in
what it does not say, as in what it
says. 1t makes it clear that it is
not permitted to stop and make re-
pairs on the roadway if it is pos
sible to move the vehicle to the
side of the road. Unless there is
a broken wheel, most machines on
a level road can be pushed to the
side by one or two persons. For
safety sake, it should be done as
soon as possible.
XXI. Parking at Certain Places.
The state law prohibits parking
or permitting a vehicle to stand,
whether attended or not, in front
of a private driveway or within fif-
teen feet of a fire hydrant or the
entrance to a fire station nor within
twenty-five feet of the intersection
o. the curb mes, or if none, then
within. fifteen feet of the intersec-
ton of property lines at an inter-
section of highways.
These rules are both for the safety
of traffic and the safety of the pub
lie in general. Parking too close
to a fire station or hydrant might
cause serious delay in putting out
a fire. Parking too close to an in
-ers@ction obstructs the view and
may cause serious traffic accidents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
Modern Writers No Fronker

My point Is only TO explain that.
certain sniggerers apart. the novelists
Of today are more strongly inhibited
than the novelists of the last genera
ton. II anyone doubts this fact ]
shall be pleased. on receipt OF
stamped addressed envelope, to send
him the titles Of Nineteenth century
works that would make the modern
novelist blush.-H- G. Harwood In the
Outlook. London Giving Age).
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02

It Is related that the wife OF Silerius.
the Roman, had q habit Of insulting
her husband at least once q day. be
lieying this her wifeIy duty, In order
to keep him within proper bounds
Silerius once said to her: Madam.
! fear you overdo your duty. ! beg
that you insult me only three times q
week. that I may be able to overlook
It and save Us from final break In
our domestic affairs."-E w. Howe's
Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
souYce of Oninine

This drug is extracted from the bark
Of the cinchona tree. Although the
native inhabitants of South America
were acquainted with the medicinal
qualities of quinine, the drug was 10
studied by Europeans until 1885, IN
Colombia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02

Panama hats are not made In Pana-
ma, as popularity supposed. They are
manufactured almost exclusively In
Ecuador and Peru The misnomer
arose from the fact that such hats
were introduced to the world through
the Isthmus of Panama-Pathinder
Magazine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
Weather W;sdon,

Farmers and sailors say gray low
ering sunset. or one where the shy b
yeIlowish green, indicates rain: q red
sunrise. with clouds lowering later In
the morning. also indicates rain A
halo around the sun or moon occurring
after fne weather indicates storm A
morning rainbow Is regarded a.
sign Of rain; an evening rainbow. q
fair weather. Fogs indicate settled
weather.-Grit-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
Army Unite on March

The average number Of miles per
hour which a regiment of Infantry,
cavalry and field artillery, fully
equipped, travels is as follows: In
fantry. IA miles; cavalry, miles at
walk. 8 miles at trot. or 9 miles per
hour average; field artillery, miles
per hour.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
Otfomans Warlike Race

Ottemans Is the name given to the
Turks inhabiting the territories for
merly under the rule OF the sultan OF
Turkey. The Turks are of Tartar
origin. and In the Sixth century A. D..
they occupied a district in southern
central Asia. They began their con-
quests In the Eleventh century.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
Machine Measures LoUe

How one reacts TO love, alcohol,
cigarettes, coffee, fear or surprise may
be determined with scientific accuracy
by new vitality meter" which re-
cords graphically the rate and nature
Of pulses. The sensitive detecfor Is
attached to the wrist and transmits
to q recording paper drum every
heart action and vibration of the
nervous system.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02

The biological survey says that the
largest rattlers of which 1t finds rec
ord are one feet Z inches long, killed
In Florida, four or five years ago, ano
one feet 9 inches long. weighing u
pounds, having Is ratties, caught In
South Carolina in 1925
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
Mexican Gold Fields

Gold Is found in Is Mexican states
Owing to the greater difficulty and ex-
pense in mining and reducing gold.
formerly It was produced only when
found with silver. Recently gold
bearing lodes have been worked
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
SauO Rulers DosDnfali

Philiphaush Is an interesting coun-
try seat in Scotland. three miles west
from Selkirk Here, In 1645, Montrose
was defeated by General Leslie, and
the cause Of the Stuart king, Charles
I. was ruined In Scotland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02

A small box of coke or charcoai IN
the corner Of the refrigerator acts az
n deodorizer, absorbing all sorts OF
smells and helping to keep the 1000
fresh. The charcoal or coke should
be renewed every three weeks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02
MICkA ASPLUND CO.

Micka Asplund Co.
The Stenson Co.
Maseaba Maytag Co.
New Hardware Co.
Mieka Asplund Co.
: Albert Weinzierl
jenna Bros.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02

Science, we are told, is on the
eve of making synthetic food. Let's
hope it is an improvement over our
synthetic drink.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-09-02

Contemporary paper says that
"as the train was pulling into the
station Henry Ford arose and
stretched his six feet" We submit
that nothing less than centipedeI
win be able to I'll that mans shoes
when he is gone.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-18
EXPLODES IDEA THAT PARSONS
CHILDREN COME TO BAD ENDS

THE old legend once associated
in the popular mind concern
ing the p%rofigate and ne'er-do-
we'll ends supposed 10 overtake
preachers sons and deaeons'
daughters" is now nothing more
than an exploded myth.
Figures prove this. And Bishop
Edwin Holt Hughes OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of Chicago,
who mustered the figures rises
vigorously to proclaim 10 the
world that they do.
Disturbed by the "wiseerack-
ing" that has gone on unrefuted
for so many years regarding the
fate said to befall elergymen's
offspring. Bishop Hughes set
about seeing how much truth II
any there was in the saving.
Goes TO the Books
He thumbed countless histories,
looked carefully through "Who's
Who" and consulted many other
standard reference works IN ms
research just ended
What he discovered should set
the question al rest
For after leaving their fathers
r~ectories. preachers children as
a general rule. with exceptions
only proving its general truth, do
anything else but hit the bright
lights
They are builders and rank
high in success. In fact. they are
so successful that to be q minis
ter's son is equal almos, to being
willed the key to Fortunes door
and the password to eminence.
: Gives a Few Names
Bishop Hughes does not mean
that all preachers children be-
come rich OF that all attain fame
But he says that his findings lead
him TO believe they have a better
chance to obtain such rewards
than the children OF other par
ents
He cites the following sons OF
ministers who have gone after
worldly things and gotten them
In high measure-Edward H..
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-18

Hartman. Levi P Morton. Cecil
Rhodes. John F Andrus. William
C. Brown. John d. A%rchibold and
Henry M Flagler.
Besides these he mentions An
drew Carnegie, whose grand
father was a minister and exerted
an influence on the steel kings
early life. and Aaron Burr, also
the grandson of a preacher
mot only Is the old saying
which had 10 do with preachers
sons and deacons daughters
false" says Bishop Hughes. but
quite the opposite is true. OF
curse the sons and daughters of
ministers sometimes go wrong.
But so do the sons Of plumbers.
lawyers and doctors go wrong.
Little attention is given the lat
tel. while the children OF q min
lister are always under observa-
ton
Statistics back me up when |
say that the chances fol- success
are greater when brought up in
the home OF a minister In the
frs, place q minister's children
have access to good books which
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-03-18
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT.
RUTH, A sPENDER SMALL TOWN STARS POOLING THE sCRBEs
BY PHILIP MARTN

W7HILE all this talk is going on
about Babe Ruth's salary a
fine story is buried. 1t is not how
much dough the Babe is receiving
its how much he spent. Early
in his career with the Yankees he
received $4,000 for a vaudeville
tour, real money, too. He spent
1t all and $4,000 more that win
ter. After making approximately
100000 in one season he was
obliged to borrow money from the
Yankee officials to go south on
the next spring.
Ball players are noted as a
thrifty tribe. Not so George Her
man.
pABE was an odd character from
~ the start. He began as a
pitcher for the Red Sox. Brick"
Owens was behind the plate. Babe
eased n over.
Ball one." chirped Brick
IF you call another n like
that" said Ruth quietly, I'm
gonna punch you right smack On
the nose"
He threw another,
Ball two,' barked Brick
Babe laconically tossed his
glove away with his left hand,
shrugged his shoulders sadly,
walked up to Brick" and pasted
him, as per agreement, right on
the snoot.
CPORTs editors, always more or
~ less gullible, are. beginning TO
get their dogs on the terra frma
again. Most of them have become
downright cynics since the late
lamented Dempsey-Tunney thing
at Philly. Few ever talk In super
aatives about the ravishing merits
of such and such an alleged fight
er. The awful odor that Charlie
Phil Rosenberg trailed in his wake
has sickened eve the noted Polly
annas of the Press. Tunney, Ma
Honey, Paolino and McTigue scored
victories and shortly after picked
lup the sports pages only to read
meat little accounts in which the
words bum, tramp, terrible. me-
diocre, cheesy" were used very,
Very cleyerly. ,
CMALL towns still furnish the
- majority of major league base
hall stars. There are a few col
Iege heroes scampering around the
bases but the little burgs are
looked to for material. Kids in
the city don't seem to go in the
old sport any r They play a
lot of golf on the municipal
courses, swim, ride-do every
thing, it seems, but choose uD !