The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-27
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ganizers. Millions of dollars have
been fed into the rapacious NAV OF
these organizations by easy marks and
the leaders have waxed fat and saucy.
All that has been accomplished has
been the stirring up OF racial ana
religious, labor against capital and
man against man, feelings in the
country.
The many friends on the ranges OF
w. j. Olcott, president of the Oliver
Iron Mining Company tender their
sympathy to Mr.. Olcott and surviving
family on the death of Mrs Olcott
which occurred in California Saturday.
She was very prominent In SeVeral
charitable bodies in Duluth and espec-
tally the Children's Home. She VIII
be missed
We apologize to our readers for Civ
ing so much space this week TO the
Forest Week matter but feel that IL
is necessary as this is one OF the most
vital subjects before the American
people at the present time. Not only
should we consider this week Forest
Week because President Coolidge and
Governor Christensen has asked us TO
observe it but we feel that every week
should be forest week and should be
observed The stories on the first page
of the Miner in regard to the SITUATION
by prominent mel who know wnereol
they speak should be read and digested
througny.
The Twin City papers are still tel
ling Of the crime and rum SITUATION
at or and Cusson. The latest is that
the FEDERAL prohibition commissioner
i. contemplating the establishment OF
permanent mounted pronloltlon
SQUADRON in that vicinity to curb the
..reign of terror" What gets us Is,
that fast moving cars with officers are
unable to keep up with the lllclt
LIQUOR traffic throughout the state.
what then can be done with the slow
or moving horse? If the moonshin-
er's shack, as claimed, Is inaccessible
to the car, we can't see how ne gets
his supplies for the still to the IN
accessible" spot or the manufactured
product out. The patrol should De
put on between the Twin Cities ana
Duluth and the ranges. There seems
to be a growing opinion among many
people that the larger part OF the III
cit booze comes from the sanity IWln
and its partner and points farther
south. 1t takes tons of material TO
make booze in the quantities accred-
tied to Orr and CuSSon and lnacceS-
slble places are not to be feared only
in a small way. The big source OF
supply should be plugged. Don't think
Tor a minute that we are in favor OF
the muchly magified situation at these
places, but why send out a brass Dand
with an announcement that raid
would be made at Such-and-Such
time and then expect to clean up?
Moonshiners may be menace but
they are not all fools and forewarned
is forearmed.
The brass band" method of attack
has been in vogue in the range towns
ever since the 18th amendment was
put in force. No sooner did enforce
ment officers leave Duluth on their
way to the ranges, but some little
bird brought the information to the
towns and cities and courier was
dispatched to warn all dealers OF the
impending raid. One thing the Orr
Cusson affair has done is to curb this
underground communication and since
then several have been nipped In all
the towns and cities Of the county.
once in a while some one was caught
but it was always some little fellow
or his wife who was trying to get some
easy money without working for II,
but the wholesale distributor in his
high-priced and high-powered car got
away. Besides, for filthy few dol
lars, some one was the fall guy to
protect the big fellow. Newspapers
are furnished glaring accounts OF an
impending raid several days in ad-
vance. Naturally, nothing ever hap