The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-09-21

The state drainage engineer, E. V.
Willard, has made a suggestion of
merit and one which should be looked
into. He states that there are SO lakes
in the state which bear the same
name and that the names Of many
Minnesota lakes be revised to avoid
duplication. There are 80 Long Lakes;
81 Mud Lakes and 76 Rice Lakes, to
say nothing of numerous Bass Lakes,
Twin Lakes, Round Lakes and Clear
Lakes. Besides these there are many
lakes in the state with trivial and I'M
worthy names. How to proceed to-
ward the remaining of the lakes is the
question. Local communities should
join in getting the matter Strengthened
out. It is our opinion that the names
given the lakes by the Indian in the
b early days should govern and that
Long Lake should be Shagawa as orr
ginally planned. The same with the
others. In this way distinctive names
would be secured and besides the old
Indian names and legends would be
conserved.
While the several beliefs of the sew
eral political parties are being given an
airing, the voter should not lose sight
Of the tariff for protection purposes
and kind of put salt on the several
other ifs and ands. The older citizen
can recall what the Democratic tariff
has done to them in the past and what
1t will do today should it again be-
come a law. Dig back into memory
and remember 1873, 1893 and 1913.
The 1913 Democratic depression was
getting along and had gotten to the
point Of wholesale unemployment in
industries when the war popped right
up and saved the country from one
of the worst slumps it has ever eX-
perienced. In another place in this
paper will be seen the difference be-
tween the Democratic and Republican
tariff principles as applied to the far
mer.
Don't be surprised if you should
hear a voice out of the ether extolling
the virtues of a certain cigarette or
tooth paste. The latest method of ad-
vertising is known as Suggesting" and
three thousand feet over New York
Ann Pennington Sang and some fell
low told of the merits of a certain
cigarette. The voices from the plane
were amplified 100000 times.
proclamation for aid for the Porto
Rican and Florida hurricane sufferers
and at once some Duluthian sent in
his check for $500 to the Duluth
Chapter of the American Red Cross of
which the Ely Chapter is a part j.
w. Lyder president of the Duluth
Chapter a few minutes after receiving
the request wired $1,000 for relief to
the N. w. division headquarters in ST.
Louis and Immediately asked for con-
tributions. The $1,000 was taken from
the emergency fund raised by the Red
Cross Roll Call annually.
The American Red Cross is on the
job and before the wires were cooled
off after sending out the news of the
disasters, trainloadS of food supplies,
clothing and bedding were on the way
to the afflicted territories, the same
as has been done by this noble or
ganization after every disaster since
the Red Cross was organized. Dona-
tons will be received by the Chapters
everywhere and if you don't know
where to send your contribution send
to this office and we will see that it
reaches the proper channels. Send It
ia.
An afterthougft. Both political
parties are being accused of having a
barrel for campaign purposes. Why
not lop off just little from the mil