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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

around the issuance of plates and
certificates are designed to discourage
car stealing by making it dihcult TO
sell stolen cars This protection, the
Highway bulletin suggests, win be ef-
fective only If every buyer OF used
car viii see that the number plates
and certificates correspond, and that
the serial and engine numbers on the
machine correspond with those on the
certificate. Amy person finding alter
ed numbers win be protecting himself
against q possibility Of buying stolen
property if he VIII ask the police 10
check UP the car. He may also be
aiding IN the apprehension of a car
thief
II is also suggested that law-abiding
people who learn of any car being
operated with plates not issued for
that particular car can aid In enforce
ment of the license law by notifying
either the Highway department or the
local police.
License plates also serve as a means
of Identification in the event of an
accident This is another reason, the
bulletin suggests, why law-abiding
citizens viii be doing a public ser
vice by notifying the Highway depart
ment or the police Of any machine
operated with numbers other than
those under which it is registered.
If either one or both of your plates
are missing. il is best TO notify the
police and get duplicates at once from
the Secretary Of State Doing so
promptly may help to catch an auto
thief. II viii also relieve you of any
suspicion or embarrassment in case the
lost plates are used by someone else
on car involved in an accident
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Defeat Had Good Re.ult

Kentucky history records the Bat
tie of the Blue Licks" as the bloodiest
engagement between the whites and
the Indians of the pioneer days Ii
was in this battle of August 19, 17S2,
that 40 Shawnee Indians, led by Brit
ish and Canadians and the notorious
renegade Simon Girty, ambushed 200
comrades of Daniel Boone and slew
and scalped more than half OF them.
including Boane's youngest son, Israel
Recent dedication of two memorials
by Kentucky called attention to the
fact that this battle. while a great
disaster, yet aroused the pioneers to
the danger of their determination west
of the Alleghenies- Reorganization Of
the whites followed and with rein
forcements and supplies from Virginia
fhe Indians ultimately were driven be-
yond the Ohio river. never to return
Detroit News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Messages Written by
Royalty Have Lasted

In a London inn there Is preserved
an old stained glass window from the
Manor house, Abbots Bromley, Stat
fordshire, which bears an inscription
alleged to have been scratched on II
with a diamond by Mary Queen OF
Scots shortly before her execution
The translation of the writing. which
is in Latin, is as follows: MARY,
queen of Scotland passed through this
town September q, 1886. on the way
TO Burton and Fotheringay."
Another inscription discovered some
years ago. al the Mermaid inn al Rye,
was written by the king Of France,
John, who was brought TO England as
a prisoner after his capture az the
battle of Poitiers- This inscription
consists of the unhappy monsrch's
name and title. followed By a few
words of gratitude for the kindly re-
eeption accorded him by the landlord
of the Mermaid In bis exile.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Many Basic Patents"

The term basic patent" Is used
ordinarily with much the same signif-
canoe as pioneer patent"-that Is 70
say, as having reference to q patent
covering an invention which repre-
sents marked advance In some art,
as when an inventor for the first time
aceomplishes a certain result There
have been good many basic patents
granted, from first to last. but no pre-
else enumeration Is possible, since
opinions vary as to which patents are
entitled TO be so elassed We note
Bells patent on the telephone and
Hawe's patent for the sewing machine
employing an eye-pointed needle.
There are basic patents now In force
for inventions relating to wireless.
radio and other subjects-Washing-
ton Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Electric Lamps Lure
Moths to Their Death

Finding that from 30 to so per cent
of the tomato crops In certain dis
tricf were ruined by grubs at the cen
ter of the fruit. professor Of the En-
genealogical institute In Switzerland
had the happy thought of seeing
whether the moths laying the eggs
from which these larvae were Matched
could be destroyed by electricity.
He installed eight electric lamps,
varying from so TO 200 waits, about
three feet from the ground. The
lamps were furnished with refectors
directed toward the soil. and under
meath the lamps were placed basins
filed with water on the top of which
was poured little petrol.
The plan proved highly successful.
The moths. attracted and bewildered
by the lights, were drowned by thou
sands in the bowls beneath the lamps.
and as q result so acres yielded per-
feet fruit, while neighboring lots of
land not so protected lost from 80 TO
60 per cent of their crops
The same method has been tried
with equal success in connection with
melon culture, and the fruit has been
free from worms and graded as per-
feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
In the Good Old Days"

In 1850 or whereabouts there seems
TO nave been a strong idea as TO the
business of being a wife. Here il is,
as printed In the man-made books and
newspapers Of the good old days
'The wife's occupation is to make her
husband and herself some clothes. TO
make blankettes and couerlettes. TO
washe and wrynge. to wynowe all
manner of cornes (grain), TO make
matte. TO make heye, to helpe the hus-
band TO fylle the dounge cart, drive
the ploughe, to loade heye, corne and
suehe other. To go to market, TO sci
butter. cheese, mylke, egges, chekyns,
hennes. pygges. gese, and all manner
of eornes-" Three gentle cheers for
the men of old. and see how you like
iti-EXcbange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Not Inviting

A man out near Ontario had been
pestered by fruit thieves and although
he had applied to the authorities, they
had failed TO help him Finally he hit
upon a bright idea that SO far has
worked like charm
The motorist as be pulls up along
side the fence with the intention of
climbing over and helping himself to
forbidden fruit, is suddenly confronted
BY the sign. Skunk Farm.
OF course. you may believe It or
not, as you choose. but most people.
whether they do believe II or not. do
not care to take any chances.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Radio Gave Pointer

Plenty of miscellaneous information
comes over the radio every day, but
not all of II goes in one ear and out
the other.
A woman in Amherstburg heard
some fire prevention Official ann0unc-'
ing one day that ordinary soda-bicarb
was efRcacious in putting out fires.
Some time later a small FIRE Hoke
Out in the woman's house She
grabbed pail of water. dumped In q
package of soda end poured the mix
ture over the flames. which went
quietly out as If q blanket had been
thrown over them. = Detroit Free
Press n
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
= GAS TAX COLLECTION
PLAN is EXPLAINED.

The statement by c. NJ Babcock,
commissioner Of highways, that four
cent gas tax viii yield the trunk high
way fund approximately the same
amount IN 1929 as the two cent tax
yielded IN 1928, has been miSunder-
stood by some people not familiar
with the method Of collecting the tax
An explanation may make it clear.
The tax is computed on shipments
coming IN during each month State
ments are mailed by the state oil in
spector on or before the 18th Of the
following month The oil companies
then have until the 18th Of the next
month to make their settlements with
the state. II a bill increasing the gas
tax is made effective May l, the first
statements based on the new rate
would 60 out shortly before June Is,
and the oil companies would have I'M
II July Is to pay the tax
The amendment adopted last No
vember is already in effect and the
trunk highway fund at present is re-
ceiving l-3 cent per gallon II a
four cent gas tax is adopted il viii re-
ceive 2 % cents per gallon If ii
takes effect May the trunk highway
fund would be getting months at the
! Is cent rate and six months at the
2-3 rate.
- II the increase were adopted early
IN the session and put in effect March
or April !, the trunk highway fund
might receive little more u 1929 than
1t received when II got al the in
come from q cent tax, but If il goes
into effect later than May l, the re-
ceipts are likely TO be less than in
1928.
= a scent tax would yield the state
less IN 1929 than q cent tax yielded
in 1923. In 1880 the state would get
no more from a cent tax than it
formerly got from cent Tax, and a
cent tax would bring the trunk high
way fund only % cents more per gal
lon than the 2 cent tax brought in
1928.
= The state aid fund for secondary
roads viii again by an increased rate,
and the earlier II is put IN effect, the
greater the gain This fund is now
getting % cents per gallon On the
basis Of the 1928 consumption, this
would amount 10 about 81 BOZ. 600 n
year With cent rate, the state aid
fund would get l-3 cents per gallon.
and If 1t could be made to apply 70
six months business, the secondary
roads would draw an additional $780,
900 this year and q total Of S, SOC, 900
IN 1880, plus the increase from greater
consumption
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
AUTO LICENSE TAGS
HAVE TRIPLE VALUE
LICENSE MONEY BUILDS HIGH
WAYS-NUMBER PLATES CURB
THEFTS AND RECKLESS DRIV-
ING-KEEP YOUR EYE ON YOUR
PLATES.

February 18th, the last day for buy
ing automobile, licenses without q
penalty, is only two weeks of Car
owners are paying the fee with less
protest each year, for they realize that
since the trunk highway plan was put
into effect, the improvements made in
the highways are worth many times
what the license costs. Building and
maintaining highways however are not
the only benefits car owners get from
their licenses, q State Highway bulle-
tin points out
Horse thieves, we are reminded IN
the past were frequently punished by
hanging. While the cost of an auto
mobile or truck Is generally much
above the price of a horse, no one is
hung for stealing a motor vehicle.
Automobile theftS would unQuestion-
ably be much more common today than
horse stealing was in the earlier days
II 1t were not for the obstacles put
IN the way of disposing of them thru
the use Of the numbered plates and
certificates Of ownership.
When an automobile is stolen, q
description, with license numbers, Is
sent TO the police Of many cities. The
thief knows this, but he also knows
that a car with the plates removed
would attract attention So he more
likely puts on set or plates taken
from another car If both plates are
taken from one car, the owner win
notice it and report It. II he takes
one plate from each of two cars. the
thief reasons, the owner VIII not re-
port it as promptly IS If the two were
taken from one car.
The stringent regulations placed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
GAS TAX REFUNDS
ACTION Is PLANNED

Gas tax refunds for agricultural
and industrial purposes reached a
total of s443 y6s751 IN 1928. In 1927
the total refunds were $33537769. an
increase of sl06,3lo In one year.
In 1926 the refunds amounted TO 81
per cent Of the gross tax. in 1927 the
refunds took 60 per cent Of the gross
receipts and in 1928 the refunds had
increased so that they took IA per
cent Of the total
A recent article prepared by the
State oil inspector indicates that q
great variety Of subterfuges are re-
sorted to by those who try 70 get re-
funds 10 which they are not entitled.
Many Of these are discovered in check
ing the claims, but the oil inspector
has nearly 100 cases In which he is
preparing to take action against per-
sons who have made false claims for
refunds
Every claim for a refund must be ac-
companied by q sworn afhdavit. and
those who make false afddavits lay
themselves open TO prosecution for
perjury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Interest IN An Lives

If man is fairly intelligent. be has
had experience Of interest; Ii de
posed To frankness. his autobiograply
would be OF value Every man can
place celors on the life picture little
differently. I find much more inferesf
In q good autobiography than In any
story of polar exploration. There ID
nothing al the North pole that con
Germs any Of as: nothing in life that
does not--E w HoEeis Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
ARROWHEAD IN
WITH THE BEST.

Minnesota Arrowhead country Is
now clasSed with Americas greatest
recrSational regions, sucn SIS FloT7oa
and California. the AdironGackS. Cana
dian Rockies and White Sulphur
Springs. .-.
Ofncials Of the Minnesota Arrowhead
association have just been advised that
the Arrowhead is now included II the
travel information service conducted
BY the Ask Mr.. Foster bureau ID al
the Leading cities OF the country, where
pamphlets. maps and galoe books OF
this area VIII be available for dlSITlbu-
ton 81 the year round II the future.
In addition, the Motor Transit Man
agement company, which operates the
Greyhound bus lines, largest chain ID
the country, is publishing data about
the Arrowhead in It's booklets, as
well as lengthy account OF the recre-
ational features and the iron mines ID
the companys monthly magazine foI
March
The Northland Transportation COM
pany, which operates buses through
this area md ii conjunction with
other lines In the Northwest, is pre-
pairing an attractive Arrowhead book
let for distribution this year.
Similar pamphlets On the Arrowhead
are IN preparation by the Northwest
ern, Great Northern, Northern Pacific,
Canadian Pacific and 500 railroads
for national distribution this spring
and summer.
The Arrowhead country is now
recognized as Americas greatest sum
mer playground ana every agency is
helping advertise this region" said
Fred D. Vlbert, executive director OF
the Arrowhead association. The tour
iSt army Is growing annually, while
the fame Of the Arrowhead has spread
70 al sections Of the United States
and Canada within the last few
months, as the result Of President
Cooldge's stay II the Lake Superior
country last summer"
The ASK Mr.. Foster" bureau, where
Arrowhead information VIII be avail
able ID the future, are located IN Buff
falo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo, De
troiI, and Grand Rapids, forming the
central service; Chicago, Minneapolis,
St. Louis, Denver and Salt Lake City,
western area, and Cincinnati, south
ern service. There are three branches
~ S4-CASO
Omcers Of the association are also
busy now preparing for the 1929 sea
son, with thousands OF pamphlets.
maps and hotel gnoe books ready for
distribution during the next few
months. Resort owners are also active
building additions and making i'm
provements, indications everywhere
pointing TO 1929 IS the banner year in
the local history About SOC, 900 visi-
tors are expected, as compared 10
226, 900 last year, the increase due in q
measure 10 the presidents visit. 4
special Coolidge booklet with pictures
Of the chief executives tour of the iron
range country and Duluth visit IS also
being prepared
Special exhibits are under prepare
ton for spring shows; outdoor exposi-
tons and Eastern railroad stations,
while Arrowhead movies are being
Shown everywhere Is part Of the edu-
caJional campaign
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Matter. Of Weigh.

Elderly persons i've longer. accord
ing TO some authorities. II they are
thin. II Is believed that young PEG
ole win do better If they are slightly
overweight This gives reserve of
internal food TO draw on for extreme
exertions which are more frequent In
the young. National health would
benefit IL young people were willing
to Je plump and old people deter
mined % be thin
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Fair Warning

When Viola Lawrence, Goodwin film
editor, was first learning to drive her
nifty coupe, she hied herself TO the
great open roads around Beverly
Crawling up one Of these, she was
Mortified to see a turtle directly In
her path. 1t was q hundred-foot boule-
ward, but VI didn't want to take any
chances so she stopped the car, picked
up the turtle and carried It across the
road
Next day. In about the same place,
she saw the turtle again crossing the
road, but In the opposite direction.
Turtle" she cried, feeling more con-
fdent of her steering ability, "you
take your own chances, I'm not get
ting out today."-Los Angeles Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
D,327 MORE CARS
TEARING UP ROADS
But LICENSE INCOME Is S115,6l7
LESS THAN IN l927-AyERAGE
FEE ON ALL CARS CUT.

There were 1926 fewer "a cars
registered In Minnesota IN 1928 than
ID 1927 and 28,378 more B" cars u
1928 than IN 1927. But in spite Of
this decrease IN the small cars repre-
Senteo by the "A" licenses at $1,000
each, and the increase In the B"
licenses, representing cars which were
taxed more than $1,000 each, the
average license tax for all passenger
cars was ID cents lower in 1928 than
IN 1927.
The explanation, suggests State
Highway bulletin, is that people are
buying heavier, better cars, but they
are getting them for less money. The
tax Is based on the list price and the
rate was the same both years, "a per
cent. Getting better cars for less
money, car buyers can well afford TO
put q little more money into better
highways, the bulletin suggests And
the more they put into the highways,
The more they viii get out Of their
cars, the bulletin adds.
Comparative figures for the two
years are given below:
1927 1928
a" registration, ...265,4 Asst 255, $50
B" registration, -. .299, $50 327 ,938
Total "A" and B" 565,o17 5ss. 40
Revenues from "A"
and B" cars, s8o0s, 400 ss,l5s,3 4l
Average Of all "A"
and B" cars, .1416 1898
Average B" car, ....-17.7l 1888
Buses were fewer and bigger in
1923. There were 384 in 1927 and $50
in 1923 REGISTERED in tn &C" class, taxed
at 10 per cent Of list price Total fees
on buses were SCOT 500 in 1927 and
s201 ,698 IN 1923.
There were 1924 IT" trucks, A.
534 TX" trucks, 3,l98 "Y" trucks and
255 IS" trucks registered IN 1927, a
total Of 1921. In 1928 there were
1851 IT, trucks, $4,000 .X' trucks
and 753 ~" trucks registered, a total
Of 89,784 In spite Of this increase,
the receipts from trucks dropped from
sl,899, 1872 in 1927 to 81 ,65o,718 in 1928
This was due TO cut in the tax on
u" trucks and change in the law
which transferred many trucks from
the ~ TO the TX" class. The average
truck license was S234l in 1927 and
1888 in 1928
Gross receipts Of the motor vehicle
4CS4Ss@ db4O44 wCIC S4UySzt,ooo IL
1927 and S1o,l4l ,362 in 1928 Some of
this had TO be refunded, due to the
supreme court decision that motor
vehicles owned by public utility COM
panles which pay gross earning tax
were exempt from the license TAX
Deducting these refunds and receipts
frcm duplicate plates, chaudeurs Il
eenses, reciprocity permits and several
other items which go into the general
revenue fund, the net revenues from
motor vehicle taxes going into the
trunk highway fund were s1o,17o,288.9l
II 1927 and sl0,054,671 in 1928
In other words the state highways
got S1l5,6l7 less from motor vehicle
taxes IN 1927 than in 1928 although
THEY had to carry 27,327 more vehicles
last year than the year before
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Irish Army Slang

The irish Free State army has its
peculiar slang few Illustrations
viii serve to show the trend of their
particular bent in this direction FoI
instance. what we call a dead beat OF
gold brick the Irish soldier calls 9
-scrounger." a doughboy is known
as q fist sIugger" He also has bis
s-chow." but II does not mean &c
straight" as In our army. but refers
TO the extras" he is able to procure
at the canteen. while his &C. L" Il
just riain grub. Philadelphia Eve
ming Bulletin
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

The solar system is travelling al the
rate Of about 100000 miles day In
the general direction of the constella-
ton Hercules. or, more exactly, the
boundary between Hercules and Lyra.
The stars In these consultations are
not all al the same distance from the
solar system, and no fixed point can
be set at which the sun win arrive at
a specified time. Observations have
not been continued over long enough
period to determine whether the sun
is moving through space In a straight
line or along q curved line.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

Aren't people the craziesf things
So many gathered al Lakehurst. NJ j.
to see an airship arrive that q great
automobile tangie resulted and thou
sands were compelled to spend the
night there. What an idle PEG
ple we are becomingi Look at the
great crowds that assemble every
where ON slight occasioni Look
al the touringi And the fact staring
as in the face that industry is the
only way out i-E W Howe's Monthly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Underground Wonders

The quantity of water underground
beneath the crust of the earth's sur
face is nearly one-third the total vol
ume of the oceanic waters. says a
scientist who has just concluded in
vestigations Of buried rivers and
caves
The earth's ground water has been
accommodating for countless ages. and
extends to great depths, perhaps six
miles, and pereolates slowly through
the porous and jointed rocks. TO form
a great system Of underground drain
age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

Mix Is not the best food for grown
cats II takes great quantity to
nourish them. and this distends the
stomach, causes various sicknesses.
and is wholly unnatural The diet OF
a milk-fed cat should not be instantly
changed TO a meat diet. A sudden
change Of this sort may cause fits. be
cause q cat fed on milk. cruel and
vegetables probably has worms. and
these rebel at meat diet A change
of diet should be gradual and follow
a thorough treatment for worms Ii
il not the meat that causes fits. but
worms
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

was more patriotic than this man
whom Pennsylvania gave TO the nation
N its early days
Be sure 10 read the illustrated lea
ture article about Albert Gallatin IN
this issue Of The Miner. Its title Is
"A Great Secretary Of the Treasury
and it's by Elmo Scott Watson, regu-
lar contributor 70 this paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15

Americans use almost as much cleo
tricity as the rest of the werad som
bined In the past IS years the popu
lRtion Of : United es has In
creased "a per cent, while the proper
ton of that population living In cleo
trically wired homes has increased so
per cent The electricity generated
has increased 626 per cent. while the
total of customers has increased as
per cent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Why Worry7

Some one remarked TO Shaw, on see
ing a LOT Of wealthy loungers hanging
around q London hotel: These rich
people gef mel What's the use of hay-
ing money II sou don't know how to
enjoy if?r
But why fret about ii, old chapf
returned Shaw Are you any better
Off What's the use of knowing how
to enjoy money Il you haven't anyr
Vancouver provinces.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
Fools Idea

Men study theology. economy, re-
ligion. chemistry. physics and pfflos-
ophy many years before they daim
20 know much about those subjecta
Bun on tie spur Of the moment every
fool thinks ne kn.Es how 10 run q
government -Afeflisnn Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
GREAT TREASURY SECRETARY
WAS FOREIGN-BORN CITIZEN

Speak Of a great secretary Of the
treasury" and the average person
thinks Of the first man to hold that
position-Alexander Hamilton But
there was another who was nearly as
great as Hamilton. who is being hon
ored by the republic he served so wei
after many years Of neglect Of his
memory. He was q foreign-born citi-
zen Of the United States but no man
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-02-15
"See Green" He Sid

II is related that In q north OF
England town. the tramway mana
gers Office inquired. by telephone
what color some new trans would be
painted See Green" 1.-THE engineerD
was the reply The tr. ; were &C
eordingly painted Sea green"