The Ely miner., 1928-11-16

ginning with the two national conven-
tions in Kansas City and Houston, the
expense of radio speeches went con-
tinually upwards until a total of about
twelve million was reached by both
parties. The Kansas City convention
broadcast cost $1.05 per second and the
HoSton convention cost $1.15 per sec
ond In all probability the campaign
of 1882 will be purely radio one with
television added.
A man recently told us that educa-
ton was everything and that no man
should be chosen to ony position who
did not have college degree. We ad-
mitted that he was partly correct and
that knowledge was necessary. We also
admitted that many man has gotten
along without college degree and
that by looking around and counting
the large llst of successful men among
the everyday acquaintances, were
many whose schooling ranged from
to about 40 per cent. Work has been
the greatest educator and coupled with
education has made successful men.
This is not saying that college grad
yates are not successful but what we
are trying to impress on the reader is
the fact that an education without
the added school of work, has not
made superabundance of successful
men.
The superabundance of knowledge is
sometimes a detriment instead of an
asset. Among the Greeks, the motto
for wisdom was know ThySelf." A
certain young man in Kansas City had
an ambition to know things His moth
er taught him there was a moral law
but others told him otherwise and he
with others laughed at his mothers,
teaching. His education developed to
such an extent that a normal, intelli-
gent boy became the most fiendish
criminal of the present generation He
was wise beyond his years and styled
himself ''The Fox. Run to earth his
life on the gallows paid the forfeit.
You can't beat the law. It will get
you sooner or later, no matter how
much book learning you have. know
Thyself" is a good motto in the pres
ent day as well as know thy books.
Governor Smith took occasion over
the radio on Tuesday evening to rec
ommend to the people of the United
States to stand behind the president
elect. Governor Smiths talk was one
| of the best ever made by a defeated
candidate and his bow. to the will of
| the voters was tribute to the governor
as an American citizen which further
| endeared him to the people of the
| country. "It must be remembered %
| said the governor, that while political
parties may seriously divide public
opinion throughout the country during
the progress of campaign, after the
American people have made their de-
cision the man selected is not the pres
ident of the republican party, but is
the president of the United States. He
is the president of all the people and
as such he is entitled to the coopera-
ton of every citizen in the develop
ment of program calculated to pro-
mote the welfare and best interests of
this country. He is entitled to a fair
opportunity to develop such program
Only when he fails to accomplish it
does the administration become the
subject of proper criticism of the op-
position party"
County Commissioner Chas. Penttila
over in the Sixth district has again
been ousted from office by a court de-
ciSion. Penttila was convicted of tech
nical infractions of the multitudinous
and intricate provisions of the elec-
ton laws. He was charged with hav-
ing promised jobs to voters before elec-
ton and also of having failed to file
election expenses incurred by workers
in his behalf. Yesterday he stated
that it was his intention to obey the
court order and will resign tomorrow
While he does not admit having gain
ed the office wrongfully as charged
he does admit that the constant per-
secution and trials have cost him an
immense amount of money and that he
is not able to stand another appeal to
the supreme court. He also admits
that the affair has caused him to de-
vote the major part of his energy to
| fighting the case against him and that
he cannot be hampered for the coming
! two years of his unexpired term by
the petty jealousies which have crop
| ped out. He was elected by a vote of
| the people of his district and sees no
reason why he should not be permitted
| to do the work for the people of his
| district Being one of the custodians
of over 100000 yearly business in
| one of the richest counties in the
United States is no snap and the men
elected to administrate this business
should be assisted and not harrassed.
| The county is fortunate in having
good administrators at it's head and
| their records are above board.
L nna of tho r,acf i,,t,, ao4. g.,
some time was the shooting of a man
in the Hibbing hunting area this week
when after being hit he begged of
the man who shot him to take him
| out and all would be forgiven. The in
human brute refused and left the man
dying to be found by another party and
brought to the hospital where he died
shortly after, never recovering suffi-
GENTLY to name his killer. 1t is to be
regretted that it is necessary to live in
the same county with such character
One thing the legislature should see
to at the coming session is the closing
of the polls at reasonable hour. With
an eight hour work day throughout the
state it is not necessary to keep the
polls open until nine o'clock Several
states in the union have the larger part
of their votes counted and tabulated by
that time
A diseased liver of deer has been
sent to the state laboratory to deter
mine the nature of the infection. The
infected deer was shot near this city
and Commissioner Jacob Pete had the
liver sent in. 1t is claimed that the
disease known as tuleramia has killed
off the rabbits and it is feared the di-