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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
STATE NEEDS BETTER ROADS.

If no one were permitted to buy a
car If he went into debt for it, how
many would own cars? And 1t is just
as unreasoning to say that no state,
county or municipality should build
roads if it must go into debt for them.
The same reasoning applies in either
case, and if it be a bad thing to go
into debt for roads then it Is a bad
thing to go into debt for cars, and if
it be good thing to go into debt to
buy cars then it is a good thing to
go into debt to buy roads. But as a
matter of fact the going into debt for
cars, roads or anything else is neither
always a good thing or always a bad
thing. The decision depends upon
various factors, chief of which are the
need for the article, it's usefulness and
the ability to repay. There is lot of
good space being wasted on discus
sion of whether or not the state of
Minnesota should issue bonds to build
roads, as tho the problem we're some
how different from any other PROPOSE
ton of going into debt, which it isn't.
The real question is the ability to re-
pay, and if sufficient road revenue
were provided with really adequate gas
taxes so that bonds could be repaid,
then there would not be much left to
debate about. The state certainly
needs the roads, and better roads will
certainly save money to the people
who drive cars, and they should be
willing to pay gas tax big enough to
pay for the roads. With the money
provided to pay for the roads, any
financial arrangement that will bring
the roads little sooner would GER
tainly be welcome. But the essential
question is the road revenue rather
than the bondS.-Morris Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
GASOLINE, CIGARETTE AND
HORSES TAIL BRING
DISASTER.

We have heard many tales of the
serious consequences wrought through
the near proximity of gasoline and
lighted cigarettes, but when horses
tail enters the train of accidents, the
effect apparently is overwhelming
Judging from the story received from
Evanston Illinois.
There, milk truck driver, smoking
a cigarette, parked in the dairy yard
to refill the gasoline tank Fuel over
flowed on the ground at the moment
ne flicked ashes from his cigarette. In
Stantly, the gasoline f1ared up and
ignited his coat, which, in hastily re-
moving, he threw on the tail of one of
IL horses in nearby barn This an
noyed the animal so that he switched
his burning tail, tossing the flaming
coat onto pile of hay.
Result: A policeman managed to
lead out the frightened horses but the
fire loss included the barn, five trucks
and some wagons; damage, $4,000.
The National - GARD of Fire Under
writer's estimates that careless use of
matches smoking-caused fire losses
Of over $29,000,00 in 1927, while petrol
cum and its products resulted in losses
of more than $12,500,0OO. It is well to
treat these products with due care.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
WHY SOCIALISM DOESN'T GROW

'Tabulation of the votes cast in the
November Presidential election is at
last complete" says the Globe, Arizona
Record. ut reveals one rather sur
prising fact; the Socialist party polled
a vote, throughout the nation, of only
100000.
Norman Thomas, Socialist candi-
date this year, was probably the ablest
man that party has ever named as a
standard bearer. He made a strong
campaign Yet the Socialist party
polled its lowest vote since 1904. Why
should this be? What has happened,
anyhow, to give the Socialist party
pernicious anemia?
Probably it Is because the funda-
mental tenet of MARKHAM socialism
that the workers form a distinct class
Of the population, with aims diametri-
cally opposite to those of the upper
classes-is entirely out of line with
modern American thought
In Europe the worker is class con-
SciouS.' He feels solidarity with his
brother workers; he feels that the cap-
italists are forever looking for an op-
portunity to crush him, and he uses
his vote to gain every advantage he
can.
"But in this country there is little of
this solidarity. The worker is more
apt to look on himself as future en-
ployer. He knows that if he has the
ability and the determination he will
rise; and if he stays a worker, he
knows that he will earn more wages
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
BIWABIK SWIMMERS WIN
OVER ELY ON 1923 SCORE.

The Biwabik girls swimming team
1928 state champions, opened the 12e
season with a 1923 win over our girls
Saturday afternoon in the local nata-
forum. Miss Fannie Wilson, star OF
the Biwabik team, was not able to
enter the meet because of injuries
but will be with her teammates In
their next meet. Winners Of the var
ious events follow:
Relay, Biwabik, first, MARY Riley
Vera Maxi, Dorothy Peterson and
Sylvia Himango); Ely, second, (V.
Mack, w. McCarty, A. Wooden and B
Hanninen).
40-yard breast stroke, K. Lomasney
Ely, first, j. Somrock, Ely second: Mae
Tapolka, Biwabik, third
40-yard free style, Dorothy Peter
son, Biwabik, first; Sylvia Himango,
Biwabik, second; B. Hanninen, Ely,
third
1OO-yard back stroke, Vera Maxi.
Biwabik, first: Dorcas Christian, BIZ
wabik, second; M. Mclaughlin, Ely,
third.
Dives, E Maddern, Ely, first: d.
Milcovich, Ely, second; Mamie Sigler,
Biwabik, third.
luu-yard breast stroke, K. LomaSney,
Ely, first; Jennie Talus, Biwabik, sec
ond; Mary Riley, Biwabik, third.
40-yard back stroke, Dorcas Chris
tan, Biwabik, first; Vera Maxi. BIZ
wabik, second; G. Thompson, Ely.
third.
l00-yard free style, Sylvia Himango.
Biwabik, first; Dorothy Peterson, BIZ
wabik, second; " Mack, Ely, third.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
GIVE US ENFORCEMENT INSTEAD
OF MORE LAWS.

1.-The World Conference on Narcotics
Education" says the Portland Oregon
ian, insists on twentieth amend
ment to Federal Constitution as q
means of combating the evil it is or
ganized to suppress. It does not ap-
pear, however, that passage Of Fed
eral amendment would greatly facili-
tate detection of higher-ups who could
now be heavily punished if convicted
The problem is not constitutional but
administrative. The Federal govern
ment and states, operating under
present laws, can handle the situation,
provided they will arise to its gravity,
as well as they could if an amend
ment were passed"
The drug habit is abhorrent to all
normally minded persons but, as the
Oregonian says, an amendment to the
constitution on top of our present
drastic legislation on the subject, will
not secure enforcement. The program
of the conference for model narcot-
les control law to be submitted to all
legisi atureS, Is practical and should
have hearty and unqualified support.
We have a prohibition amendment
to our constitution but that does not
INV kAdtC
been attempts to enact anti-pistol-
owning laws as meals of crime pro-
vention but such laws merely dodge
the issue which is proper enforcement
of our present statutes. Naturally,
more laws mean more law breakers
and in the past the multiplicity Of
laws has meant more loopholes by
which criminals escape Just punish
ment.
Fewer laws, more specific in charac-
ter, with strict enforcement and GER
tainty of serving sentences once con-
viction has been secured, would, in
the opinion of persons experienced in
criminal matters, be the best remedy
for crime.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
Glow Worm Still Puzzle.

Because II Is TO be found In the
grass and similar places the so-called
glowworm is generally regarded as a
worm, but II is really beetle and
does not deserve the name It popu-
larry bears. There are about 500
glow-producing insects, but the why
and wherefore of their glow is more
or less secret. If their secret could
be learned 1t might probably lead SCI
entists to the discovery of heatless
light. an end which they have sought
for years. There are various theories
about the purpose Of their light, but
none is really satisfactory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
Barred All Argument

Many years ago there lived wise
man named Ptah Hetep. He was re,
garded as an ancient philosopher long
before Tutankhamen was born. Some
of his sayings or maxims are reported
in a roll of Is columns of Egyptian
writing of the Twenty-fifth century B
c., which Is preserved in the Louvre
and in one of his letters to his son,
Ptah Hetep says: do not argue with
your superiors: II does not do any
good. Do not argue with your equals
make a plain and courteous statement
and content yourself with that. Do
not argue with your interiors: LEI
them talk and they will make fools of
themselves"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
speed Of Failing Bodv.

An experiment was recently con-
Quoted to determine how fast q man
falls when dropped from a great
height. The velocity was found to be
considerably lower than that deducted
from the theory Of falling bodies.
Were there no atmosphere, man
would fall 16 feet the first second !;
"a feet in two seconds; 246 feet In
four seconds; 1924 feet in eight Sec
onds. etc., the distance increasing as
the square of the time. Due to the re.
sistance of the air, however, there
comes time when the velocity is no
longer increased. This Is known as
the terminal velocity" and was found
to be less than 200 miles an hour II
was reached after the man dummy
had fallen 1900 feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
REGULATION INSTEAD OF
TAXATION.

It may not be popular statement
to make, but 1t is an economic M
Justice to impose general taxes Ior
wholesale elimination of railroad grade
crossings says an authority. II there
be any danger in driving across most
railroad tracks, the danger Is In the
driver or in the absence OF suitable
warming signals and not in the cross
ing.
Many of the worst grade crossing
accidents occur where the driver has
an unobStructed view of an approach
ing train. Instead of slowing down or
stopping to let a train go by, too
many drivers step on the gas and try
to beat the train across.
The real problem to be dealt with II
careless driving. Ten times as many
accidents occur on the highways as at
railroad crossings. Expensive grade
changes at crossings will not prevent
these. Men, women and children are
daily run down and injured on streets
and highways. Careless drivers cause
head-on crashes, go through fences,
skid off the road, go down embank-
mentS, manning, Gripping, killing and
filling the morgueS and hospitals with
victims of their reckleSSneSS.
Wholesale grade crossing changes
which would take millions in tax funds
to make any impression, would in no
way eliminate or prevent the terrific
loss of life and damage done to proper
ty, caused by the pure carelessness and
cussedneSS which is exhibited by many
automobile drivers. Instead Of expect
ing elimination of few grade cross
ingS to do the impossible, establish
standard qualifications for licenses,
standard practices in driving, full stops
for main highways and railroad grade
crossings, appropriate penalties or i'm
prisonment and loss of license in all
cases of fragrant violation, and uni
form police practices. This would be-
gin to get at the real problem.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
Elastic Arbor Day

The American Tree association says
that the law In New York state Ia
very elastic in respect to Arbor day
and permits of naming the date sec
tionalIy so as to take full advantage
of climatic conditions in different
parts of the state. Hence there are
three Arbor days In New York-one
for Long Island, one for upstate"
and one for northern counties. AS
rule, the .last Friday In April and the
first two Fridays In May are the dates
selected. California observes March
Z, the birthday of Luther Burbank.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
Mutual Coincidence

They had not been married very
long and the young bride was busting
her presents. She stopped suddenly
at a pair Of silver frames.
81 don't think It was kind of Mr..
Griggs to send US present, Jack"
she said. "We scarcely knew him."
Her husband tossed aside the eve
ming paper and drained his unsugared
coffee at gulp.
"Oh. WE'LL" he murmured, II sent
him a wreath when his wife died. !
suppose he remembered l thought of
him in his time of trouble, and de-
cided he'd think of me In mine"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
Malicious Justice

Certes, l have often been vexed to
see judges impudently making use of
fraud and false hopes of pardon and
favor to cozen poor criminal into a
confession of the fact alleged against
him. 1t would become justice, and
Plato himself, who countenances this
manner of proceeding, to furnish me
with other means more worthy of my
appreciation; this Is malicious jus
tice, and / look upon 1t as no less
violated by itself than by others
Montaigne.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
than his European brother ever dared

than his European brother ever dared
dream of.
1T used to be said that Napoleons
army was so successful because every
private carried marshal's baton in
his knapsack. The same thing applies
to American workers. Each one feels
that he may some day be capitalist.
Accordingly. Socialism fails utterly to
prosper here. If conditions ever change
and opportunity is shut off-that may
be another story. But under present
conditions, Socialism cannot grow"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
Just q Starter

The hour was late. All was hushed
and dark. Suddenly the stiffness was
! broken by crash from upstairs.
i "G-gg-good heavens, what was that,
d-d-darling?" exclaimed the timid
young man.
Merely father dropping a hint" re-
piled the girl, quite unalarmed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
Kneso His Stuff

One of the janitors out at the Big
q applied for transfer into the trans
portation department as mechanic.
"But why do you think you would
make good auto mechanic?" Manager
Kurland wanted to know.
SWELL" said the applicant. "Pve been
studying it and I've found that all 1t
amounts to is, that while you're sup
posed to be fixing one part make sure
that you break something else" Los
Angeles Times
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
On the Hoof Anyho,u

An English professor in a college
in Siam was teaching the natives to
translate their language into English
He gave them in Samese the follow
ing line from an old hymn: 81 was
a wandering sheep"
When the results were turned In
they read, 81 was travelling mutton"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
CHURCH NOTES
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Charles p Keasf paSfar


Services, Sunday, January 20, 1929.
GAS A. M. The Sunday School.
Title of lesson: Christ the Saviour"
Scripture: Luke 1887.
Hear the Sunday School orchestra.
HOO A. M. Morning preaching service.
Sermon theme: Bubbles"
GAS P. M The Epworth League.
Topic: Industry and Personality"
Leader to be announced
1880 P. M. Program, observing the 9Th
Anniversary of the Adoption of the
Eighteenth Amendment. Fifty-two
young people and boys and girls TAX
ing part.
Prayer service every Wednesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock The public is
cordially invited to all the services.
Serve God and Be Cheerful.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18

Since the practice of removing snow
from highways began in 1921, there
has been great increase in snow
removal work, and 111,645 miles of
highways in the SO "snow States" were
cleared during last winter, according
to the Bureau of Public Roads, U. S..
Department of Agriculture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18

For an attractive and colorful salad
place half large yellow canned peach
on lettuce, put q tablespoon of cottage
or cream cheese in the center, and a
spoonful of mayonnaise, and sprinkle
paprika over all. says the q. s. De-
partment of Agriculture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18

If the dairy cow is in good condi-
ton feed her all she will respond to in
milk production without adding
weight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-18
Where Tornadoea Occur.

TornadueS seldom occur outside the
United States. The Mississippi valley
reserves them mainly for itself, says
Nature Magazine Texas, Oklahoma
Kansas and Missouri run neck and
neck for funnel-ci 'ud hOnors. Nebras.
ka easily takes second place. Then
comes Mississippi Alabama, Iowa. ILL
nois, the Dakotas and Minnesota. Out.
side this region the whirling cloud sci.
dom strikes. II is unknown In Cali.
fOrnia. New England Is never visited
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-28
Poplar People Barely Es-
cape When Ferry Lets
Car Into Missouri

Poplar-Mr. and Mrs. Irven
Bawden and two children and Mr..
and Mrs. James Bawden and
friends of Mrs. Bawden's narrowly
escaped fatal experience with the
Missouri River the forepart of
last week when their car went over
the bank as they started onto the
Macon ferry boat.
The party passed the ferry man
en- route to the boat and he told
them to drive on and he would be
right there. AS they started onto
the boat it swung out from the
bank just as the front wheels of the
car went on. Mr.. Bawden started
to back off but the boat swung too
rapidly and the front of the car
dropped into the river, the rear be-
ing still on the bank.
The water is reported to have
been so deep at that point as to
almost rise above the windshield.
However, the car stayed in its pre-
carious position and the occupants
were all able to get out on the
bank through the rear doors.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-28
WOOL SALES Held
UP FOR HIGHER
PRICE PER POUND

Great Falls.-Inability of the
growers and buyers to come to an
agreement on prices has greatly
reduced the amount of wool con-
tracted this year in Montana and
especially in this section. To date
no sales have been reported in Cas-
cade or neighboring counties, while
sales in other sections of the state
have ranged from 81 to 35 cents.
Growers who have in the past con-
tracted their clips direct are this
year looking to the pools which
will take the product out of the
state on consignment unless price
equal to the average in other parts
of the country is offered by the
buyers. On the other hand, the
buyers contend that low prices pre-
vail due to the situation in the
mills and manufacturing plants of
the east and middle west.
Prices offered by buyers in this
section, ranging from 27 to 81 cents
per pound, depending upon TIN
quality of the wool, has brought
sales to a standstill. The semi
monthly news letter of the Mon
tana Woolgrowers' association ed
tied by Murray E. Stebbins, secre
tary, takes exception to the con
tention of the buyers about tieup
/ in the mills and manufacturing con
; Germs. The association publication
for June Is states that wool con
: sumption is placed at 100000
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-28

this year. This same buyer, a
Philadelphia firm, paid "a 5-8 cents
for the clip Of Victor Gabica and
35 SIS for the Alastra clip. These
sales indicate that prices being
paid by dealers are higher than
two weeks ago, Mr.. Stebbins said.
On the basis of 100000 sheep
in Montana, a prominent breeder
of this district contends that Mon
tana sheepmen will lose $S00,OOC
if wool is sold at the top being
offered by buyers now visiting the
Great Falls area, namely q to 81
cents. He also holds that if one
company can pay a price of 81
cents, others can do likewise.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-28
MINE GAS NEARLY
FATAL TO TWO Balm
VILE COAL MINERS

Bainville.-A near fatal accident
that nearly claimed two lives &C.
Cured last Saturday shortly after
noon at the Earl Holder coal mine,
at the southwest part of town,
when his two men, Ben Gooslin
and Mr.. Hobby, who had been en-
ployed by him in sinking big
shaft. were overcome by gas when
they were lowered to the bottom
to resume work after dinner. Mr.
Holder was operating the windlass
that raises and lowers the buckets
which in turn is propelled by a
gasoline engine, and when he had
lowered the two men a distance of
forty feet he felt the tension of the
rope loosen which was shortly fol-
lowed by the sound of the falling
bodies of the men, who upon reach
ing the accumulated gas were ov-
ercome and fell out of the bucket.
Mr.. Holder withdrew the empty
bucket and shouted to the men be-
low but received no answer. After
repeating this several times with
no response from below he came to
town for assistance. John Iwen,
L. F. Berwick, Clyde Swami and
Gene Rogers returned with him
and upon reaching the shaft could
hear low mumblings and splashing
in the hole below and upon looking
down could dimly make out the
outline of the men who were
splashing around in the water in
dazed condition. The bucket was
lowered and the men finally were
able to get in and were hauled
rapidly to the surface and when
rescued both were unconscious. The
fresh air revived them in about q
half hour and the boys although
In weakened condition for Z
couple of days, are now able tt
be about their dutie- little the
worse for their experience.
The mine is a new one that Mr.
Holder recently opened and this
was the first intimation of gas. The
men had been working in the hole
that forenoon and noticed nothins
wrong but upon their return afte,
dinner enough gas had accumulat
ed to render them unconsciou
while passing through it. Mr.. Hol
der has installed a blower in tn
shaft to blow out the foul air an
it is now safe from all danger S,
far as is known.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-28
BOYS PARENTS AR.
RIVE TO AID ERRING
SONS IN TROUBLE

Harlowton, June 24.-Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Diltz of Laurel and Mr.
and Mrs. c. H. Shannon of Fair
view arrived at Harlowton FRIDAY
In the interests of their sons. who
caused complete destruction bv fire
Iueday night of two planes and
the hangar on the local airport.
while looting the ships for gaso.
line to refuel two Nash sedans
stolen at Billings last Monday.
The boys were accompanied on
their escapade by two girl COM
panions, Catherine Ridgeway and
Leona Swartz. The boys were Bill
ngs Polytechnic institute students,
Miss Ridgeway attended the Bill
lngs normal college and Miss
Swartz was student at the Bill
ings Business college.
Lloyd Shannon, under IS, is in
a serious condition from burns on
both legs from the ankles to the
waist. He was moved from his
Jail cell to the home of Mrs. w. A.
Sheldon, a nurse, for care.
John Diltz, 10, PAGES the cell
corridor in his natty clothes. He is
restless and nervous. He claims
he is engaged to marry Miss Ridge
way and declares that none had any
definite purpose in stealing the
cars at Billings. He says that bed
ding found in the car was that used
by the boys at. the institute and
that it had been removed from
the school. The party had $1.2O
upon arrival here.
The girls now are in the custody
of Sheriff Bert Howard at Bill
ings, who took them from Ryegate,
where they had been captured af-
ter a 200-mile chase through rain,
mud and wind. They are held for
stealing car.
Mrs. Ridgeway went to her
daughter at Billings and Mr.. Ridge
way came to Harlowton to see the
boys.
Perry Moore, Herman Hendrick-
son and Stanley Cavill, who owned
the two burned planes and the
hangar, will clean the airport and
remove all debris in preparation of
joint purchase of another large
ship. They will also build a new
hangar on the same field and hope
to have the new plane here July 4.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-28

The new mill at Highland shaft
of Ardsley Butte Mines Corp. will
be completed about July 10.