The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-08-23
On This
Occasion
lust a few thoughts by the Editor on things
Material and Immaterial'

ton to the danger Of diSregardlng
stop signsaon through highways. These
signs were put up to be obeyed and
should be obeyed We don't know how
it is on country roads but have found
in this city that some of the drivers
seem to believe that stop signs were
erected in order to give them chance
to make a speedway of the through
streets, and this attitude almost
makes it impossible TO enter or cross
a through street by cars coming In
from the side. The sooner this speed
way idea is removed from the minds
of the car drivers, the better 1t will
be for all concerned. When anything
happens, the alibi, is that we had the
right-of-way on the through street
and the other fellow is to blame. This
right-of-way stuff is fine but it fails
to bring back the dead, or alleviate
the injured, or pay for the smashed
car
We notice also, that people as
rule obey the stop signs. This is prob
ably accounted for in a large measure
by fear of the speed demon making
race track of the through streets. The
stop signs are obeyed but the regula-
tons covering though streets are be-
ing smashed constantly. In conSe-
uuence. not only common sense driv-
ing rules are being disregarded but
every once in a while cars are being
smashed into by irresponsible drivers
who feel secure in their attitude on
account of the through street traffic
which is not regulated while the stop
signs regulate the side street. This
condition is being aggravated as fast
as more cars appear-and there are
many new ones being put into use.
Nothing has as yet broke" regard
ing the appointment Of Collector OF
Customs for Duluth although almost
every man who voted the Republican
ticket last fall thinks he is entitled to
the place and this will probably give
the appointive powers the chance 20
make another Republican by giving the
place to some Democrat. The straight
laced Republican is good fellow any
way and works for principle. The
4C1lO" - Oh Ok'oS~A PN-SNS $3.50
tagonist who must be Brought over
into Our party" at any cost.
Now Doug McEachin at Hibbing has
thrown his hat into the ring for the
lob. Nc. has been a hard worker in
the party and always with good re-
suits. The only thing he has ever Sc
cured in recognition was the appoint
ment of the state fair board. He is
deserving of the emoluments that go
with the position and fully capable OF
filling the duties of collector, or any
other job at the gift of the party.
Then there is William Hoshal OF
Hibbing. whose claims for the col
lectership is being pushed by the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. He Is with
the states department Of mines as en-
gineer, a capable and coscientious man
and withal a veteran Of the late un-
pleasantness with Germany. Then we
have A M Peterson Of Coleraine, an
attorney who has for years been prom
inent in the councils Of the G. o. P.
and never asked for anything. Both
o. K. and fully capable.
Duluth naturally, being the nurse
maid of the ranges and the Eighth
district, has made medicine in the in
terests Of its multitude of candidates.
Because the port is in Duluth and the
collectors Office is in that city, the
political sachems are under the I'M
Int h
entitled to the job. AS this has been
settled, it is hard to conceive how any
one has the temerity to even hint at
the possibility of the job going else
where.
However, when the ranges unite on
anything, they usually make good
Duluth had its opportunity when the
County Fair was located there. The
thing went into the dumps and Hib-
bling with range characteristics, took
it over and made success OF 1t. A
Duluth man failed to administer the
affairs of the collectors Office. Duluth
knocked into a cooked hat the work
farm location Of the ranges. Now
they come asking for all the cream
leaving the skinned milk for the next
pull Why not give the country out
side of Duluth a chance.
Professor Shook has received his
sentence. He will be electrocuted on
November 20 for the killing of his
girl paramour. A motion for new
trial in his case was over-ruled. Dis
patches state that he took the SEN
tence without a tremor. This is easy
to understand A fiend who can hit
woman on the head with hammer
and then painstakingly sever her jug
ular vein, would not tremor at any
thing. tremor will probably hit him
hard on Nov. %. One thing will be
certain. After that date, if all goes
well. he will not be in shape to duph-
cate his performances. Why wait un-
til November %?
We will give Duluth credit for the
attempt to stop Washers in autos who
pick up girls on the street. We will
in all truth also give Duluth permis-
sion to go as far as it likes with this
class of shieks. The auto MASKING pest
has become quite prevalent in the
larger cities, much more so than in
the smaller towns@probably because
there are more autos than girls in the
cities. Stillman Bingham in COM
menting on the orders issued by the
chief of police to stop the masher, says
wise things when he opines, that the
girl who lets stranger pick her up
and take her for a ride is too foolish
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