The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-23

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1t is hard to conceive of human
being so depraved as to commit such
a dastardly crime as the killing and
Remembering of the Los Angeles
girl. If the right party is located,
we sincerely hope that judge will
not be needed. An inquest will be
the proper procedure for this beast.
Ely merchants report a fair
Christmas trade so far this year.
The sales of the better class of goods
is also reported. Labor saving ma
chimes, electrical supplies, radios and
motor cars making up the bulk.
Clothing also plays a big part in the
holiday trade.
The Legion poll on the wet and
dry issue has been called off and
will not be taken. National Com
mander Spafford announced the poll
but after making the announcement
he discovered that it would require
an order by the national executive
committee to take the vote. He also
announced that the matter would
not be brought before the committee
which meets in January.
Hand-painted claw hammers as
bridge club prizes have gone out of
date since the eastern lady used one
of these handy utensils to K. o. her
husband who objected to her bridge
playing. After performing the gentle
act of quieting the husband, the lady
drove her car fifteen miles to a
bridge party and played, sang and
smoked until the police took her in
tow. Instead of bridge, this dame
is now playing checkers with her
nose in the hoose-gow.
Now comes the Anti-Saloon
League with the statement that tley
will raise $1G,000,G00 and thai :
and 10 chain store prop :;etor will
contribute 100000 OF this amount
towards the cause. The saloon is
out. Why an Anti-Saloon League?
This 5 and 10 man might also use
his money to better advantage. Why
not increase the wages of his 81 a
week girl clerks and give them a
chance to live Ten million is a
barrel of money to raise to combat
an evil that went out several years
ago when the saloon was banished
and the League did what it set out
to do. While the salA0n has gone,
the officers of the League go on for.
ever. Also the salaries and over
head.
The county commissioners are on
the right track when they talk paw
ing of No. 2 between Tower and
Virginia. After 500 cars a day pass
over highway, it is impossible to
maintain the same except at an
enormous expense. Traffic figures
show that over 500 cars per day
passed over this highway last sea-
son and the same figures apply to
the stretch between here and Tower.
The whole route should be hard-sur-
faced or paved. Over 500 cars pas
sed over the Ely-Tower route this
season ad the state is having hard
time keeping this road in condition.
When paving is talked, talk paving
between Virginia and Ely.
Editor Rossman wrote very enter
tainingly of the lowly pancake in his
always readable editorial columns
last week. He bases the claim of
the pancakes return to popular
favor after a surfiet of artificial
breakfast foods on the actions of
President Coolidge who calls his
political friends together at break
fast for a conference and the prob
lens of a nation are settled while
pancakes and sausages are consum-
ed. The pancake has played an i'm
portant part in the history of the
country. The old time lumberjack
fortified himself with stack of them
before beginning his days work.
The farmer also swears by the pam
cake and now President Coolidge
adds to their popularity.
The people of this nation are
pictured as scramblers after money
and filled with rush, hustle and ex-
citement. The foreigner on the con-
trary is easy going and slower in
matters of business. Some one has
come out with a reason why the
foreign nations are not in a mad
scramble for money because there
is no money to scramble for. Ameri-
cans are always in high gear wheth-
er it is in the scramble for money,
athletics or anything else they I'M
dertake. George Newett over in Ish-
peming says 'we aim high and shoot
fast" We rush because we have
something to rush for. No other
country in the world is as prosper
Gus as America.
Millions of Christmas trees have
been cut in this state this year and
countless numbers are being cut
throughout the United States 20 be
used for day and then thrown on
the ash heap or burned in giant bon
fires. Some rule should be estab-
ished for the cutting of these trees
and it should be done under the
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