The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-01
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enCer the eighth tuCy-one, OF ap-
proximately one-sixth of those drop
out before entering High School. Out
of the 200 entering the high Scnooi
only lot graduate. approximately
nalf of these enter college and only a
third finish. The Bemidji Pioneer edl-
torially calls these yelled tragedies
and further says that I'VE know failure
in the business world can cripple the
fighting spirit of business man ana
blight his future. The plight OF the
discouraged student is less obvious.
High powered cars are still trying 10
race the train to the crossing and In
every case it is declared draw. Inc
coroner gets busy. the victim or victims
are buried and the same thing Is re-
peated everywhere there is crossing
and a car to complete the nlixup. 1t
can't be done. The car has not as yet
been made that can beat the train over
the crossing.
Tuesday, May %, was the date set
by someone who deposited their pre-
diction in the great pyramid for a
world tribulation" Many in England
expected a tidal wave to sweep over
that staunch little island and some
even went so far as to cancel their en-
gagementS at seaside resorts. In the
year 1000 it was predicted that the
world would end Thousands In Eur
ope gave their lands or sold it for
what it would bring, dressed in pure
white and went to mountain tops, all
ready for the event. When the world
didn't end and they couldn't get their
land back, they felt foolish. The end
of the world predictions all come true.
1t ends with us when we pass away
Chief Ed Murnane of the st. Paul
police department has issued five
methods of inviting burglars to your
home while away on vacation. He
says to make the thing absolutely
easy for the burglar is to forget to
notify the police of your absence;
forget to notify the newsboy; for
get to notify the postoffice; forget to
lock doors and windows; draw all
shades and close the blinds; raised
shades may fade your rugs and If you
draw them, you may return and find
none of them left to fade" 1t looks
as if in either case, they fade.
The state banking department has
isued an order limiting the rate of in
terest state banks may pay on saw
ings deposits to per cent The ordin-
airy merchant or newspaper man is not
affected to any large extent by this
order. If the state department would
set a minimum Of that amount on in
terest rates for money borrowed and
paper hypothocated, there might be
something to interest them.
The newspaper fraternity of the
Lake Superior mining districts lost
one of it's most influential members
when Geo. A Newett, editor of the
Ishpeming Iron Ore passed away Sat
urday after lengthy illness. He was
70 years of age and has lived in
Ishpeming since the early 70's. He
was fearless writer and an authority
on minerals. He was newspaper foe
of the "blue sky" peddler and many a
dollar was saved unsuspecting investors
by his expose of fake companies He
gained national prominence in 1912
when he was sued by the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt for damages arising
out of an article Newett had printed
stating that the former preident was
addicted to liquor. The case was tried
before Judge Flanagan of Marquette
and verdict was rendered against the
publisher in the amount of 6 cents.
Hershel v. Jones, editor and owner
of the Minneapolis Journal, died last
week. He made the Journal what it is
today, one of the best newspapers in
the United States, through his sterling
character. He began his career as a
printers devil. When reporter on the
Journal he bought the paper for ST.
200 900 without a cent and paid for it
out Of the earnings of the paper He
had character and his credit was good
for practically the whole of the pur-
chase price The Journal advertising
pages were clean and the reputation of |
the paper stood behind the adver-
tiser. It would print no advertising
of the quack or of the doubtful kind
for any price.
The first candidate for governor of |
the Farmer-Labor party Of the state |
of Minnesota, David H. Evans, died |
in Los Angeles as the result of an
auto accident. He formerly was a |
merchant of Tracy and came into
prominence in 1918 when he was nom |
mated for governor after Chas. A. |
Lindbergh, father of Chas. A. Lind |
bergh the international air hero, had
been defeated as Nonpartisan Lea
que candidate in the Republican pri-
maries for governor by Governor
Burnquist. In all probability this will
be about the last year Of the party he
represented in that memorable cam
paign and he would probably have
outlived it had he not met with the |
accident. All the party colleagues are
slipping back into the two parties of |
the nation which have outlived all the
fads, fancies and isms-Republican |
and Democrat.
Without doubt, Geo. T. Simpson |
candidate for governor of Minnesota |
on the Republican ticket against Gov