The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-21
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Just a few thoughts by the Editor on things
Material and Immaterial.

The Owatonna Journal-C Chronicle
waxed sarcastic several days ago and
brought out the following: "a China
man married the daughter of a rich
merchant to get control of some need
ed finances, took her to England and
murdered her. Subsequent occurrences
indicate that he made a gross error in
geography. He should have come to
America, for they hung him in London
the other day."
Oh Yah. In the old days when
shoes were So a pair more people had
to go barefoot than in these days
when they average $40 a pair.
Only 283 Americans had incomes of
ST. O0, 900 or more in 1927. 1t is need
less to state that The Ely Miner was
not with this minority. We like to
stick with the proletariat and be with
the majority. However, we would not
object to getting into the minority
class once in a while. Our stock of un-
used subscription receipts is still far
in excess of the uemand.
The annual Gridiron Club dinner IN
New York yearly brings out some good
ones. During the campaign, Mr..
Hoover said a good deal about the
American home and the Gridiron boys
thus pictured it:
Twas the night before Christmas
When all thru the house
Not a creature was sleeping,
Not even a
The glasses were set on the mantle
with care
In hopes that the bootlegger would
soon be there.
The children were dancing to KDKA
For six brand new tubes
Had been purchased that day.
And mamma with her diamonds
And I with no trumpS,
Were winning a hand
With a couple of chumpS.
When down the street there arose
such a clatter
The children all cried: What in hell
is the matter?"
The Gridiron Club has nothing on
the Ely Rotary Club when it comes to
poetical quips on some of its members.
At the Christmas party on WedneS-
day there wa u and laughter ga
lore. Poets were no scarcity and al
though their identity was a mystery
their illusions were not. Each gift
from an unknown donor was accom-
panied by verse relating to the gift
and the business of the recipient.
Ask Doc. Parker, Jim Laing, Harvey
Lockhart, Charley Trezona, Ed Bolitho,
Tom Miller, Doc. Thompson, n a
few others to show you the illusions
accompanying their presents. We
would publish them but feel unequal
to the task of placing into cold type
some of the hot stuff.
A suggestion made after the con-
cert Sunday by Prof. and Mrs. Schacht
and the Minnesota Arrowhead Singers
will bear looking into. 1t was sug-
gested that, if possible, some arrange
ment should be made to have the
chorus and singers at the Chicago
outdoor Exposition in May. The adj
vertising to this Playground of a Ma
tom section Of the state that would
accrue from such an appearance would
mean much. All the singers have Signi-
fled their willingness to give their SER
vices free of charge and only expenses
for transportation and living while in
Chicago would be necessary. This GER
tainly would be an innovation which
would further enhance the Ely exhibit
and attract countrywide attention. If
it is possible to carry out the sugges-
tons, Ely and the Arrowhead Country
would become famous, not only as the
vacation center of the United States,
but also demonstrate the fact that we
have other attractions.
The Fort Atkinson Journal said a
mouthful when it brought out the fol-
lowing: Theoretically, the perfect tax
would be a tax on inaction. The prop
er man to tax would be the loafer, not
the worker; idle land, not used land;
inactive capital, not active capital;
lack of enterprise, not enterprise. Such
a tax would not be practical, but it
would be a just tax. Our present taxes
are based on an opposite theory. We
levy taxes in proportion to ability to
pay, which means that the harder a
man works, the more we tax him; the
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