The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-09-20


colleges Of the country have added Gil
education to their curricula. And why
not? It is perfectly natural that any
industry as large as the petroleum in
dustry, should receive a share of the
educational attention. Oil has a mark
ed influence on the world at large and
upon a considerable portion OF its
population. Many of the universities
and colleges have had gas engine
courses for some time and it was to
be forSeen that the oil course must
follow. The students have been made
aware that oil made the engine go but
have been somewhat at loss as 10
what made the oil go.
It has been pretty thoroughly in
veStigated and the causes for the
ruination of men and women has been
attributed to undernouriShment in
youth. The same authority that made
the investigations have decided that
it is criminal for a parent to allow
child to choose what he or she wants
to eat. "a balanced dietary is highly
essential as an undernouriShed child
is considerably handicapped before he
starts in the game of life. He is rem
dered doubly susceptible to diseases of
the mind and body" says Commissioner
John Mcmillan Of the Salvation Army.
Suavity is not always the sign Of
character and many a noble heart
beats under an exterior not condoned
in polite society. 1t develops that Gil
Peterson, the Minneapolis bandit had
the manners Of a gentleman, loved his
family, played golf and associated in
society. These traits won for him a
parole from the parole board. 1t also
develops that Peterson was about as
tough as they make EN- and would
shoot to kill as fast as any ordinary
crook.
Now that the White Iron farmers
are making a determined effort to
electrify their farms, adviceS from
headquarters are that the use of cleo
tricity on the farm is expanding
rapidly. On January l, 1224, electric
service from high power lines supplied
175,000 farms in the country. On Janu-
airy l, 1929, the number had increased
to 100000. The past six months has
seen exceptional activity and it is eSti-
mated that at the present time a
million farms in the United States are
using electricity. About half of these
have individual plants.
The development of rural electrified
ton is still in its infancy. There are
about 6,5OO,0OO farms in the United
States. The farmers, constituting one
fourth of the country's population, use
only one-fifty second of the electrical
energy consumed in the United States.
The average per capita consumption Of
electricity in the country is $50 kilo-
watt hours. The average per capita
consumption on all farms is only 40.
The farmer is beginning to realize the
part electricity can play in developing
better conditions on the farm. The
rapid development of rural electrified
ton is highly desirable and the White
Iron Farmers Club should be given
every encouragement.
The editor attended a meeting Of the
st. Louis County Press Association at
Birch Point Inn on Lake Vermilion
last Sunday. While the meeting was
designed as purely social gathering,
several matters of business crept into
the discussion which followed the din
ner This was in all PROBABILITY account
ed for by the presence at the meeting
Of L. A. Rossman president and Sam
Haislett, secretary Of the Minnesota
State Editorial Association who were
called upon and talked some shop in
addition to matters of Importance per-
tanning to the newspaper boys.
The logic broadcast and advice given
by these two gentlemen in their short
addresses further substantiated the
claim of the Minnesota newspaper men
that Haislet and Rossman are the
proper men for the places they fill so
manager, Sam HaiSlet has a diStinc-
ton all his own. He is manager Of
the best and largest state editorial
association in the United States and
is considered by long odds the best
secretary and field manager now in the
field. Mr. Rossman is a live wire
president and during his incumbency
has visited nearly all the printing
establishments conducted by members
in the state The ST. Louis County
Press Association was signally honored
by their presence.
However, these two notables were
not the only notables present. eve
have reference to those outside the
regular members of the aSsociationD
There were MeSSrs. BoShart, johnson,
Swanson, Baumgartner, Orr and others
of Duluth and Editor Lum and family
of North Dakota. Mr. Lum is a visitor
to this section of the world every sum-
mer and says he is more favoably i'm
pressed with it after each visit.
Another very "elevating" accom-
plishment has been added to those
heretofore engraven on historys pages.
A fellow named Foreman over in
Baltimore made record by sitting on
a flagpole for ten days, ten hours, ten
minutes and ten seconds He was
rewarded with an official certificate
by the mayor in which he was declared
hero and that his heroism reflected
"the old pioneer spirit of early Ameri-
ca" Yea, and what else