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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-10

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-10
Noted Author Scores
Argument Of Defense
Made for Hickman

b. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author 81 "TliA War Chief.
tCopyrieIlt. 1898, ~ Universal servicel
Los ANGELES. Feb. iO Mr..
walsh does not want Hickman
hanged for fear that ii viii be con
strued as an Indictment 81 All AnlerI.
can youths. Reasoning from the
same premises cannot bring myself
to believe that It would be highly
complimentary to American youth to
send Hickman to an insane asylum
But ] do not reason from any
such premises. Hi lkn1an 1T the end
sOf Il rope, or Hickman Id mad
house cannot and win not ayInbolize
American youth of this day. OF On
any other day, unless unless for SO
long 4 period 81 time We permit his
kind to 90 unhung that their blood
has IS permeated our social fabric
ag to render the vast ma jority 0k
human beings criminal by heredity.
Implication Scored.
Hickman Is no more represeIi tive
Of the majority OF the youth of this
or any other country than Is five
legged calf repfeseii tatfve Of the
genus hos and / have no patience
with Mr. walsh Or anyone else who
by implications attempts TO suggest
that the American youth 81 today
is decadent morally 0r physically,
or upon the verge of such decadence,
or even tending toward II ia any
slightest degfee.
have had experience Of several
generations 81 children through my
observation and through the observe
ti0n Of my parents and my grand
parents, AZ well as thai 0f historians
and rise up in my hind legs to a..
serve that Ii an time there has
never been evidence 0f timer,
cleaner, more intelligent lot az IA.
tionaI. reasoning right living young
people than ere represented BY the
boys and girls 0f America 1T the
present time.
Trial illumination
This trial has been illuminating
and instructive IN many respects,
not the least of which. to ne. has
been the discovery that layrnen. law
enforcement officers. physicians and
jurists kree fully with my CRITICISMS
of modern methods of handling
major criminal cases like the Kick
nlan case. It Has proven post.
eraduate course in the study of hui.
man nature and human emotions
and have emerged from All tn
sordfdness ana Srue sofl1eneGa with 4
finer faith IA human nature than I
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
TAX IN
HISTORY Of STATE.
STATE AUDITOR CHASE FORE
TELLS THE HIGHEST TAX RATE
IN 2S-VALUATIONS AND TAX
RATES GIVEN FOR A PERIOD
OF YEARS.

Citizens of Minnesota in 1928 Will
pay the greatest total in taxes ana
at the highest average tax rate ia
the history of the state according to
Ray P. Chase, state auditor. This is
disclosed in an abstract Of tax lists
of all counties that has just been
compiled by the state auditor. This
will pe SO Notwithstanding the fact
that in six of the past eight years
the total value Of property in the
state has been greater than that OF
1927, the taxes for which year viii be
collected this year.
The total taxes levied for 1927 and
payable now, aggregate Sl29,998, 170.75,
an increase of $7,057, 975.21 above
1926 and $4,O46, 68269 more than in
1925. The total is S., 48O, 177.98 higher
than the previous record of Sl26,517,
99277 in 1923.
The average tax rate also is the
highest that has ever been reported
6216 mills :, elusive of spec al taxes,
an increase of 3.76 mills above 1925
and the biggest Increase that has
been made since 1920 with the eX-
ception of 1922. The average direct
tax rate, state and local, in 1902 was
249O and by 1912 had increased to
2774 In 1917 it had mounted to
1922 mills and by 1922 to 54.23 mills
Direct taxes levied in Minnesota in
the past ten years have almost doub-
led. In the same period there has
been an increase of less than 20 per
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
Personal Prop.

Taxes levied Tor state. revenue funds
constitute an extremely small part of
the total The levy for the state rev
enue fund for 1927 is only 33 mills.
The total state tax is only TO mills,
OF which Is mills is for the soldiers
bonus bond retirement, mill Tor
state road and. bridge funds, one tenth
Of a mill for soldiers relief, three
hundredths Of q nil for National
Guard armories, thirty two hund-
Iedths of a mill for the University of
Minnesota building fund, one-tentn
Of a mill for teachers colleges and
four hundredths for the special aid
funds. al of which are fixed charges
created by legislative action since 1913.
Taxes of I.23 mills for school purposes
and One-JWentieth OF a mill Tor Jhe
teachers retirement fund make up the
total state tax levy Of ITO mills.
The trend of tax payments for state
purposes and the average state tax
rate for all purposes exclusive or
special taxes follow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
EASTER SERVICES AT THE PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH.

Three services will mark the advent
of Easter. Young Peoples Sunrise
service, 7:30, Morning Worship, 10:45
and Vespers, 4:30. AT all these SER
vices great musical compositions wild
carry the message of Easter JOY.
The selections and singers tor the
hour of morning worship are: las II
Began To D&wn," by the choir; Solo,
1.-The Resurrection" Mrs. B. o.
Strachan; Lift Your Glad Voices" by
the choir. The string quartet COM
posed of Mrs. Sarkipato, Miss Noah.
Mr. Bell and Mr. KnutSon win render
two numbers, "Scherzo" and "!Adante.'
The selections for Vespers at 4:30
are: "Hosanna." sung by the choir,
In the End of the Sabbath, Mrs. E.
C. Jones; unfold We Portals" by the
choir
The pastors morning message will
be Joy Cometh in the Morning" The
Vesper Message will be "The Walk IN
Emmaus."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06

The trend III Jne value or prop
critics has peen decidedly mixed tor
the past decade The grand JoUal
value OF property on which the 1929
TAX was levied, Sl,944,011, La, was
SI3I,334 higher Jnan IN 1926, puC rep
resents decreases ii personal property
ana lands other than Cnose OF town
and city LOIS, comprised mainly OF
IA lrlng ana LlLnL4g properties. The
personal property values have re-
corded steady ana gradual declines.
There also was sharp decline il
1921, wnen automobiles were taken
on the personal property tax roAs
and there was established the pres
ent ncense-Jax system whereby all
automobile taxes 90 into the highway
construction fumes The personal
property valuation mas never since
reached the total OF 1888, 1873, 0O2 at
tanned IN that year.
The value OF CITY and town lots ana
structures thereon has increased
steadily with gains each year since
1900 except in 1914 and 1924. 1t was
the increase OF city and town prop
erty valuations Jhat brought about
an increase in grand totals this year.
Value OF lands outside towns ana
cities reached a peak OF S1,200,816,729
in 1920 and the trend has been down
ward each year except 1923. The
average value per acre reached a peak
in 1920 at S2608, and increase from
$21. 95 in 1919. The trends OF average
value per acre OF lands outside OF
cities and the total value Of such
in recent years follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06

by the firemen and police department
and have a thousand advantages you
would not have If /. were not for local
merchants and industries. Why not
spend your money in the same place
which enables you to earn it and thus
make of your home town a better
place in which to live? Business is
not all "beer and skittles" Some of
our business men will read this and
say You pet" and then when the
agent comes along, give him nice
order for printing that could just as
well be done here at home.
Duluth did a fine thing when it
named F. w. Paine as the fourth
member of the David visited Post
Hall of Fame. Mr.. Paine has been
a resident Of the Zenith City for
nearly fifty years and has been promi-
nent in the upbuilding of the city al
ways. Many of Ely's old timers will
remember Mr.. Paine and his family,
they having visited here on many &C.
casions. The Miner is pleased over
the honor conferred on him and un-
qualifiedly states that it was fittlngly
bestowed. He was selected out of a
field of nineteen mentioned for the
honor There were other good men
in the bunch but Mr.. Paine was the
best of them all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
Telephone

Telephone for Maytag. Then some morn
Ing at $50 awaken to new washday happiness.
There will be no cost, no obligation. If the
Maytag doesn't sell itself, don't keep it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06

was $11,715,32S, or $4.3s per capita
In 1926 the per capita net debt was
S4.65, and in 1917, $061
The debt for Minnesota includes
the debt incurred for rural credits,
but does not include the county re-
endorsement road bonds. These bonds
were issued by the counties of the
State for road construction, but the
State is obligated to pay both princi-
pal and interest of the bonds. The
debt on account of rural credits is
practically offset by the assets OF the
sinking fund of the Rural Credits
Bureau. The gross Understanding
debt Of Minnesota was $56,115,859.
Assessed Valuations and Tax Levies.
The assessed valuation Of property
in Minnesota subject to ad vaIorum
taxation was S2,365 ,019, 100; the
amount of State taxes levied was $10,-
1880; and the per capita levy. $4.02.
In 1925 the per capita levy was $5.79,
and in 1917, S258.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06

Inc tcends Of personal properC
and town lots are mixed. The follow
ing table shows the trend:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
HOME TALENT CONCERT DRAWS
VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE.

Local talent proved drawing card
Friday evening at the Methodist
church. The concert was one of the
best erer presented in the city and
went to show that importation of tai
ent to auuse and instruct local aud
fences was entirely unnecessary. The
program was carried through from
the first to the last without hitch
and the audience which filled tie
church to standing room only" was
more than pleased. ALI denomina-
tons, nationalities and divisions of
society were represented in the pro-
gram and the whole presented an en-
semble that certainly was pleasing
A repetition was asked for by many of
those present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our thanks to
all of our friends and neighbors for
their kindness and sympathy in our
bereavement-the loss of wife and
mother, daughter and sister Also for
the beautiful floral offerings our
thanks are due.
Alex Hanka and Children.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Saari
Helen and Aarne Saari
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Saari
Mr. and Mrs. John Dyhr.
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Continued from 1st page)

the close of last year there were 103.
Every one is working to capacity.
over $500 airplanes were sold in this
country last year-more than half to
private individuals. An airplane
school in Portland has 270 pupils in
training and the school is selling air
planes faster than an auto dealer
sells cars. The Jefferson Highway
Transportation Co. last week ordeded
a $4,000 IA passenger machine to
supplement- it's bus lines. Twenty
years ago they said automobiles would
soon be out of date. Now everyone
and all the members of his family
have a car and Henry is figuring on
five million or SO new ones before the
end of the year. Ely needs landing
field more than does any of the other
range towns. Here we are at the
beginning of the Superior National
dotted with innumerable lakes. In
few years people from the southern
states will be flying to Ely overnight
to partake of our uneXcelled recrea-
ton and we must have some place to
land or they will seek other fields.
County Commissioner Jake Pete says
the same thing and will do all in
his power to have the county estab-
hsh an airport in Ely. The citizens
should help him in every way pos
sible.
The Citv Council aft the meeting
Tuesday evening passed an ordinance
to curb the highly developed art OF
peddling within the city limits. Now
vigorous application of the provis-
ions of the ordinance will be bene-
fetal. Local merchants have suffered
greatly by the inroads of the peddler
and everything could be bought
from the itinerant hawker from a
prune to threshing machine. This
is dead wrong. Local merchants are
town builders town builders
while the peddler helps to build up
other towns. When you are in need
or in want and desire someone to
carry your account for month, two
months, or year, you turn to the
local business man for aid and the
peddler and the mail order house are
not on the list. Taxes, donations for
charity, churches, local assessments,
interest and insurance, are enormous
factors in town building for which the
peddler and mail order man is not
called on. The local merchant has
all of these besides the added cost of
goods on his shelves. If he cannot
sell these he is broke. You live here;
educate your children here; walk on
cement sidewalks and ride on paved
streets; have your property protected
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06

cent ii the value Of the properly o.
Tie sOaCe. Taxes are more Cnan Cl4ple
One UoOaI Oh ISIz ana more tAan 10
Cllnes Une lJO- CoCaI. comparisons o.
toJal taxes LEVIED ana ya4uaylon u
properly Ior several years follow:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
Average TIA.

state taxes Increase IN each. odd
year because Of heavier expenses re-
suIting from each legislative session.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-06
: OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS !
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April 3, 1928.

April 3, 1923.
The Town Board met in regular
session with Supervisors Starkman,
Mclaughlin and Riikola present.
The minutes Of the last regular
meeting read and approved.
The following bills were read and
the Clerk was authorized to issue war
rants for same. Carried.
Labor Since February Is.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
Sergeant P. 4. McAvay investigat-

Sergeant P. A. McAvay investigat- ed the accident and obtained a state- ment from Walter Hiler of 1S5 Main street, Hartford. that he had fol- lowed Titus from West Hartford and was surprised the former did not meet with an accident sooner. His car was swaying from side to side. Hiler said. and Joseph Paquette oi sl Walnut street, who was passen- ger on the trolley car, told the ser geant he saw the oncoming sedan and was attracted by the uncertain manner of it's approach. The street was covered with broken glass and sergeant McAvay called q tow car to take the sedan to a junk yard. The trolley car was somewhat dam aged about the front vestibule and was taken out of service for repairs, Titus. who is IS years of age. was discharged from the hospital this morning. According to Sergeant McAvay's report, Officers Hellberg and Brophy, who took him to the hospital in the police ambulance, smelled liquor on him. but no charge was ploc against him.
 The second accident in which Mar tins car figured was slight. He was going north on Man street about II o'clock and II k owned by Will liam F. Hayden of I1 Hammond street, Waltham, Mass, and driven ty Frederick s. Hayden of the same
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
SAME M0TORMAN
 IN TWO CRASHES
Martin Not Blamed by Police
 for Collisions

Motorman Thomas Martin of 5l5 Stanley street was driving two troll ley cars when they figured in acci- dents last night. neither of which were found due to his handling Of the controls. according to police re-
 ports He was guiding his car past the corner of Stanley street and Rox- bury road about 1850 o'clock when a sedan owned by William Titus of 24 Putnam street. Hartford, and driven by John Titus of the same address. came towards him in zig gag manner, according to witnesses. With great force the vehicles crash ed, and the impact demolished the sedan and threw the driver out He was taken to New Britain General hospital. where 1t was found he had painful decorations about the head.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
and Dill. democrat. Washington. di not vote.

and Dill, democrat. Washington. did not vote.
 Moral Fitness
 In his statement, read before West and committee members. Nye said there was no question about the moral fitness or the general qualifi- cations of the secretary. He declared that he based his objections to him on his background and his long con- nection with Samuel Insull.
 Remembering that tho federal power commission (of which the secretary of the interior is . mem- her} not only has the power to grant leases upon power sites in our great streams" Senator Nye said. but has also the power of fixing valuations of power developments It is extreme ly hard for me.in view of MT. Vests connections and background. to feel that the great public interest in- volved in these power schemes fos- tered under the leadership of the Insull interests. can be positive and secure in the hands of Mr. West" Asks Reply
 After completing his statement. Senator Nye invited West to reply. The secretary in . steady voice said he felt that he was unbiased and had | judicial mind but that he was willing ito refrain very care- fully from participating in any de- cision or finding wherein the 1nsull properties are involved"
 Senator Nye had previously read a report received from the federal water power commission which said that there are 10 applications from Insult companies for waterpower Ii. censes pending before the commis. sion of which tho secretary of the interior is a member. The othel members of the waterpower com mission are the secretaries of wal and agriculture.
 COnaults Insull
 In the course of tho hearing be fore the committed. Senator Walsl of Montana said some committe' members were not satisfled with tes timony MT. West gave tho senat' campaign funds Investigating com mittee in Chicago in ls2S. He wa quoted at that time as saying h.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
SALOONS SITE NETS
 COLD IN SEATTLE
Workman Finds Nugget and the
 Rush ts on Yielding Many Valuable Objects

Seattle, Dec. 20 R-A gold rush stopped street repairing operations at Washington street and First ave- nue south for several hours yester- day when q workman turned up a gold nugget with his shovel. Job less onlookers saw him make the find and the stampede was on.
 Over the site of what once had been the M. & N." saloon and gambling house, a mecca of return ing prospectors during the Klondike gold rush. fighting crowds of men reenacted the scenes in the north of 90 years ago on a miniature scale
 The muddy street yielded gold nuggets. gold chains. gold coins South American currency, lockets rings, necklaces and brooches, and brought Christmas to that part ot town where December 25 is just an. other day without work.
 Old timers suggested that the treasure uncovered was lost by pa. irons of the M. (; N." three decade, ago and probably had slipped through floor cracks and became buried in the mud under the build. ing.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
CONFIRM WEST AS
 SEC, 0F INTERIOR
Any Further Opposition Will Be
 on Senate Floor

Washington. Dec. 20 R,-Any fur ther fight against the nomination of Roy o. West. of Chicago. to be sec retary of the interior. will be on the floor of the senate. His confirmation was favorably reported by the sen- ate public lands committee by . vote of [ to 5. but only after Chairman Wye had read a statement in Mir. Vests presence in which he said the appointment was unfortunate"
 Vests nomination originally was sent to the senate along with that of William F. Whiting. secretary of commerce. Whiting was confirmed several days ago but predictions that a fight would be made on West were borne out.
 Is Questioned
 He was questioned before the public lands committee about the Salt Creek Royalty oil lease and about his connections with Samuel Insull. power utility magnate. The in. quiry took on the character Of ar oil investigation before it wa, through. Dr. Hubert Work, former secretary of the interior. and Will liam J. Donovan, an assistant to the attorney general. being called. | then shifted back to West and aftel more talk of Vests relations witt Insull and Nye's statement the vot, followed.
 Wye. a republican: Senator Walsh democrat. Montana. and Wagner democrat, New York, voted agains West. Those voting for him were Senators Oddie. McNary, Glenn aAt Larrazolo. republicans. and Pittman Kendrick and Ashurst, democrats Senators smoot Utah, republican
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
LOCATE BOAT 0F
 MISSING COUPLE
AiatoB Scour. Canyon 5000
 Feet BelOV Rim

Grand Canyon. Dec. 20 N-The fate of MT. and Mrs. Glenn Hyde of Hansen. Idaho. missing in their attempt to navigate the Grand Canyon of the Colorado in . home made scow, remained undetermined today as searchers converged by air and water upon the point where their boat has been located.
 Army Planes
 Discovery of the craft, stranded on the edge of the turbulent river at Separation Falls. deep in the canyon west of here. was made yes- terday by army aviators near the end of . two day aerial hunt.
 The aviators. Don c. -Adams ana William G. Hummer. planned to take of today to establish contact with a river party believed to he camping nearby. Messages, report ing the discovery and location of the scow will be dropped to the party composed of P. P. Papraw of the Grand Canyon National Park stan and Robert Francy and Jack liar. bin.
 Emory c. Kogb, experienced river explorer. who accompanied one oi the pilots in a second flight over the scow. said it appeared intact and answered in every way the de- scription of the craft used by the adventurers when they left here T month ago. He believed it had go, out of control and stranded aftel floating downstream.
 The fiiers reported freezing tenn peratures in the canyon depth. which foretold hardship for the ad' venturers if they escaped the stream and now arc attempting to scale the
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
SEEKS TO WIN

Boston. Dec. 20 uP)-Beaten by the University club in it's first start of the season. the Harvard hockey sextet will attempt to strike win ming stride tomorrow night when it lines up against the University of NcGill at the Boston Garden. In their only previous meeting, in New York last year. McGill triumphed d over the Crimson.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20

address was being backed into driveway near | C Central Lunch. The left front wheel and fender oi the truck caught the right from step the trolley CT. bending tEs step and damaging the steering knuckle and fender of the truck. Officer William O'Day reported nc cause for police action.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY DECEMBER 2o

always" consulted Mir. Insull about his investments.
 West replied that his use of the word always. was wrong as that he consulted Insult only in general way. Vests friends are confident he will be confirmed. but further opposition is expected. A vote on confirmation may not be reached until after the Christmas recea.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
canyons precipitous walls.
 Daring Exploit

The daring exploit Of tho army pilots in flying 5000 feet below the rim of the canyon as they pursued their search almost along the wa. ter's edge drew praise from Hyde'i father. Dr. H. c. Hyde. who institut- ed the search this week when he be- came apprehensive because his soE and daughter-in-law were long over. due at Needles, Cal. He has posted S1.000 reward for the discovery ol the couple.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
LLOYD GEORGE ILL

London, Dec. 20 R1David Lloyd George was indisposed and confined to his home this morning. He was to have participated in a debate on adjournment in the house of com-
 mons today but his doctors forbade
 him to do SO.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
GAME IS CANCELLED

Syracuse. N. Y. Dec. 20 (UP)- An epidemic of influenza here forced the cancellation of the scheduled basketball game between Syracuse and Toronto universities last night.