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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28

In the County Chairman" letter In
another place in this paper will be
found few pertinent political facts
as seen through the eyes Of Vance
Chapman who is in touch with the
game at the Capitol end. 1t is not all
smooth sailing on the troubled political
sea, especially for the Republican and
Democratic parties indicated by the
appointments made To the victor be-
longs the spoils and those who have
followed the political game for some
time know this to be a fact.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28
ELY QUADRANGLE
Work COMPLETED
CAPT. TAYLOR AND SERGEANTs
MCCULLOUGH AN WELLS HERE
FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS
FINISHING WORK OF AIR MAP
PING ELY AREA.

After spending two days here in the
work two weeks ago and after finishing
an uncompleted piece of work in the
Escanaba, Michigan, section, Capt.
Taylor and Sergeants Mccullough and
Wells returned to this city Saturday
AFTERNOON to complete the work of
mapping the Ely Quadrangle. The
party. as was told before in these
columns, is under the direction Of the
q. s. Geological survey and Is photo
graphing quadrangle with Ely as the
base Of 200 square miles.
The gentlemen were guests Of the
Ely Rotary Club on Wednesday even
ing and Capt Taylor explained the
work in detail to the members of the
club. He had with him the special
camera built for such work at cost
|pf nearly $1,000. His talk was enter
tanning and instructive. He told the
Rotarians that this was about the most
beautiful section Of the country he had
ever seen from the air and proposed
to return next year. He stated that
the photographs taken here were from
an elevation Of 5000 feet and stated
that the thermometer on Wednesday
at this altitude registered Is degrees
above zero. The pictures were sup
posed to have been taken at an alti-
tude Of 1900 feet but Capt. Taylor
stated that his ship could not attain
this height owing to being pontoon
equipped instead Of with land landing
gear. The pontoons are much heavier
than wheels and the air displacement
Is greater.
He advised the completion Of the
Ely landing field and stated that the
spot chosen was about the only avail
able airport site near this city insofar
as he could see IN his flights over the
country. He spoke Of the Lamont farm
at Rabbit as another fine site but the
distance from the city makes this pro-
hibitive. Capt. Taylor also cited travel
to and from airports in the country
and especially travel to summer re-
sort places by wheel-equipped planes.
He prophesied an immense air travel
to this section upon completion of a
landing field.
Capt Taylor and party left yester-
day morning for Isle Royale where
they meet the Isle Royale National
Park Commission. The commission Is
headed by James McNauyhton Of Cal
umet, Michigan as chairman and COM
posed Of many prominent conserva-
tionists from all parts Of the country
including Edsel Ford Of Detroit. The
commission Is interested in the early
establishment Of Isle Royale as ma
tional park.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28

Numerous accidents have occurred
this summer in collisions between We
hicles entering the highways from
private roads. These would not occur,
says a Highway bulletin, if drivers OBJ
served the clause in the traffic act
which requires every driver entering a
highway from an alley or a private
road to yield the right Of way to We
hicIes on the highway. If the view Is
obscured, vehicles entering highway
from an alley or private road must
stop. Highway in this case means
every public road or street, and not
merely arterial roads posted with stop
signs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28
On This
Occasion
Just a few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

With the decision to purchase the
hospital at Bull the demand for such
an institution at some central point
on the range will be filled. This de-
mand on the part of the range resi-
dents has been persistent and at one
time during the past winter, according
to our method of thinking, even over
Swallowed the county division move
ment on the western end Of the Mes
aba range In all probability this will
settle the demand for county division
insofar as Bull, Hibbing, and CHS
holm is concerned. However, time viii
tell
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28
RURAL MAIL ROUTE WILL
BE ESTABLISHED HERE.

Word has been received from the
department stating that about the
middle of September a rural mail route
win be established out Of this city to
take in the Moose Lake, White Iron.
Shagawa Lake and BURNSIDE sections,
in all distance of about thirty miles
One trip a day and six days a week
viii be the schedule. The trip out VIII
be on the Moose Lake road; then
on 81 through the White Iron dis
trict to SO and on the Shagawa lake
road to Burnside and back on the
BURNSIDE road
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28
Former Ely Girl Married.

Miss Eva Rosenbloom of Ely was
married to Mr.. Eugene D. Seipp of
Chicago, Saturday, August 22nd, at the
home of Mr.. Seipp's parents. They
were attended by Miss Beatrice Fine
stien and Mr.. Harold Rosenbloom,
brother of the bride, of Minneapolis.
They will be at home after September
1st, at 514O Woodlawn, Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Seipp is connected with the
Cook County Juvenile Court in Chi
cago and Mr.. Seipp is connected with
a finance company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28
Probate Court YESTERDAY.

Judge VIM j. Archer conducted a
term OF Probate Court in this city
yesterday. Twelve cases were disposed
of. Four were for Appointment of Adj
ministrator; three for Proof of VIII,
and six for Examinations Of Final Ac-
count. The work of the court was
completed by noon, Judge Archer
having arrived from Duluth the pre-
vious evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28

The Virginia paper Of Tuesday car
ried the following news note relative to
the robbery Of camp near this city.
the Virginia paper said:
The second man in q group Of
three charged with robbing the Tampa
Brothers logging camp near Ely on
the Twin Lakes road, was arrested
Monday by Deputy Sheriff Jalmer
johnson. The third man Is reported
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28

John Kapsch, the subject of the
above sketch, is truly native SON
without a chance of an argument,
John was born in Ely in 1902 and
barring the short time he was away
at school, has been a continuous resi-
dent. He attended the Ely schools
graduating from the High School and
later from st. Johns Academy near
st. Cloud. Upon his graduation from
st. Johns, he returned to Ely and ac-
cepted a position as meat cutter in the
market conducted by his father, the
late John Kapsch, which position he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28

Mrs. Anton Wulotz, ST., Mrs. Ralph
Cuturia and daughter, Shirley. and
John A. Wulotz, motcred to Port
Arthur and other points IN Canada
this week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28

acceptably filled for ten years In
1925, in company with his brother,
Math Kapsch, he went into the meat
and grocery business under the firm
name of Kapsch Bros. This firm is at
present doing a fine business on
Sheridan Street. He was elected q
member of the City Council In 1923
and has since held that position He
has always been an outstanding booster
for his home city, member OF the
Ely Commercial Club, Past Dictator Of
the Moose and member Of several
Slovenic societies
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. l. B. Slater of Mime
apolls spent several days with Mr.. and
MIS-. L j. White at their Burnside
lake cottage last week. Mr. Slater Is
an organizer for the Lions and was on
his vacation after a strenuous year
during which he organized over sixty
new clubs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28

The Rover Boys" send us a postal
card from Salt Lake City, Utah, ON
which they inform us that they are
on the road home after a very pleasant
trip. While the boys carry the high
sounding title Of The Rover Boys"
leading the casual reader to imagine
them q band Of rovers of the main,
tney are none other than Alden
Graves, Addison Parker, Harry New
CORD, Irving Kurvinen and Dewitt
Yellowstone Park and points west.
Engiund making an auto trip TO
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-08-28
COUNTY To BUY
SHAW HOSPITAL
COMMISSIONERS ACCEPT A COM
PROMISE PRICE OF $4,000 FOR
SHAW HOSPITAL AT BULL TO
BE USED AS RANGE COUNTY
HOSPITAL.

Purchase of the Shaw hospital at
Bull as county hospital for the nor
them section of st. Louis county, was
authorized Monday by the county
board Of commissioners. The pur-
chase price was $4,000.
The purchase was made possible
under an act of the 1881 state Iegis-
lature, which authorized the establish
ment Of a new county hospital for the
northern section of st. Louis county.
Owners Of the Shaw hospital previ-
ously had asked $93, 900 for the build
ing, which is now equipped with SO
beds although Of 50-bed capacity.
At Duluth the county has an in
Urinary at Sixth avenue East and
Third street, formerly the county jail
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

A NEWSPAPER correspondent in Paris SAYS that
n While American women have greater individual
freedom and many legal rights they do not get
as much homage French women
AND why, pray, should we desire homage? I never
nave been able to understand the reasoning that
causes woman to strive after reverence from men
unless she wants to Shirk her job.
Throughout long period of time we have pro-
IeSSed to think that women were or should be- mar
bic goddeSseS. Because nature ordained us to bear
the children, We were told to imagine ourselves as
nner, purer and more nearly divine than men,
And, inconsistency enough, along with this
theory, We were taught that We were weaklings. So
long has this last idea been fosered thatgwe almost
nave forgotten what true courage means.
CERTAIN social conventions have been set up for
~ both sexes to observe. Though many of them
are UNNECESSARILY stupid suppose does no particu-
lar harm to hang on to them.
But it does harm to take it for granted that it is
easy and natural for woman to be good and pretend
that the sole feminine monopoly should be virtue
Here is a most ridiculous fallacy. I suspect it
has prevailed over such length of time because it
affords such slick albi for the brethren
Homage, in the strict meaning Of the term implies
Difference, reverence as to superior feeling akin
10 religious awe.
1t, therefore, is a word that should not be used
in discussion of the relationships between men and
women. TO eliminate hypocrisy from that relation
ship, woman must be given credit for her evil as well
as for her good impulses. u
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29
The Silver Question Bobs Up Again

Bryan is dead, but the silver question has come
to life again six years after the Great Commoner
was laid in his grave.
Bimetallism is simple in principle We must have
acceptable medium of exchange standard of value
which everybody wants. is durable, portable, COIN
able and the like Many objects have served as
standard of value throughout history, but in our
day precious metals have become the standard of
value and coined money has been limited chiefly
to gold and silver, with some coins of convenience
made of nickel and copper.
When both silver and gold-or any two metals
are used standard of value, we say the country
is on bimetalic basis. This means that either metal
is a common measure of the value of commodities
exchanged and services purchased.
The United States legally operated bimetallc
standard from the administration of Washington to
the Inauguration of Mckinley. The law establishing
this system passed in 1892 and provided for the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at
ratio of Is to that is, standard money gold
fifteen times as valuable silver per unit of troy
weight.
Not until 1900 did we formally adopt the gold
standard and cease to coin silver except mono
metallic basis. The 1892 ratio overvalued silver in
the coinage ratio. According to Greshams law, that
cheap money drives dear money silver drove gold
from circulation Then in 1884 the ratio was changed
to 1898 to 1, which overvalued gold and drove
silver out.
Strenuous efforts were made by the silver interests
to keep silver money in circulation through special
legislative favorits such the coinage act of 1885,
the Bland-Anison act of 1878 and the Sherman act
Of $780, but their attempt met with little success For
example of the $215 100000 in silver coined under
the Allison act in twelve years. only s50OOoOOO
remained in circulation in 1890
The last great effort to rehabnitate and save silver
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29

, stand and walk on two feet threw
extraordinary strains on portions of
the body that were not constructed
at first to bear such strains. 1t
made necessary balancing of a
peculiar delicate type.
Because of the necessity for such
balancing, special organs developed
in the human body which aid the
sense of position in space, and the
human being developed a muscle
sense which makes him aware of
the position of any particular por-
ton of his body.
However, healthful individual
with proper body mechanics should
not feel at any time sense of
strain on any muscle, lgament,
bone or joint.
Correct tone in the tissues and
correct carriage or body mechanics
makes balancing an automatic and
therefore unnoticed function.
The tissues of the feet particu-
larly are forced, in the animal that
walks on two feet, to carry twice
the weight that the feet are COM
PEELED to carry in animals that walk
on four feet.
For this reason painful feet have
come to be one of the most serious
conditions complained of by a ire
mendous number of people.
Proper body mechanics tend to
distribute the weight and thereby
to avoid early disability due to
breaking down of arches.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29
"No One Will Starve"

Director Walter Sherman Clifford of the Presi-
dents organization unemployment relief who
commands the assistance of every relief group in the
country not measure the job assigned to him
accurately. Clifford admitted this in his radio talk.
But if we can not measure the total job ac-
curatey" Clifford said, lit may be asked how are
to know how to meet it,"
Indeed, that question may be asked. 1t should
be asked-and answered.
Gford's answer was a unique one
He said that while the national problem could
not be measured, that the large proportion of the
communities of the United States not only do know
their problem, but likewise know how it is to be met
in fact, most of them are at this minute
getically at work"
Now there is a mathematical law which says that
the whole is the sum of its parts. Clifford says the
parts" are known. The sum of these should make
the whole. But the Presidents organization on I'M
employment relief says it can not determine the whole.
Then, in the next breath, Clifford made this
statement:
"These same places" he said, met the problem
last winter; they have been meeting it all summer,
and they organizing to meet it this coming
winter"
This leads logically to another question, which
Clifford did not ask. And that question is
If these communities met their problem last win
ter, have been meeting it all summer and pre-
pared to meet it again this winter, why did the
President become so fearful of the outcome that he
called outstanding business leader to Washington
to help provide unemployment relief?
Clifford evidently is enthusiastic in his hope that
the unemployment relief problem can be met locally
this winter We hope it can.
But we fear there will be numerous resourceless
communities both large and small, unable to handle
their distress.
Clifford and his aids have said solemnly that no
one will starve this winter
When his great drive is ended Nov 25, If it is
proved that the situation not be met locally
we hope Clifford will be among the leaders in asking
congress to appropriate supplementary funds for local
relief agencies, SO that in fact, no one will suffer
from hunger and cold.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29

as a standard Of value came in 1896. Great guam
titles OF silver had been discovered in Nevada and
elsewhere following 1875. But the demand for silver
as coins fell off throughout the western world be-
cause most important countries in Europe went on
the gold standard after the German example of 1871,
and powerful political and financial interests fought
silver in this country
Therefore the silver interests backed by the ha-
raised western farmers and laborers who wished
cheap money, launched drive to capture the Demo-
cratic party in 1896. They were successful and the
most drastic plank in, Bryans historic platform was
the proposal for free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio Of IS to 1.
The market ratio of silver to gold in that year
was 3059 to l. Bryan's plan would have made silver
nearly twice valuable for coinage as it was for
the arts.
Whether Bryan's election would have brought
abysmal ruin, which the Republicans predicted, may
be doubted, but there would have been serious dis
location of prices if free silver had triumphed.
Gold would have been driven from circulation at
by a coinage ratio which so grossly undervaued
it as money. If standard Of value is worth more
in the commercial arts than in coinage it will not
be offered to the mint.
The 1896 campaign was the last suuawk of the
silver interests. We adopted the gold standard in
1900. Europe very generally had preceded us in so
doing By 1900 Mexico was the only important west
ern state not on gold standard.
The Orient still chung to the silver standard for
the most part, though great commercial state like
Japan introduced the gold standard in 1898.
Now series of novel world situations presses the
silver question once more on our attention-the
boarding of gold in the United States and France
the scarcity of it elsewhere in the west the ctino
OH Oh the purchasing power of silver standard China
ana other parts of the Orient in western markets
the suspension of the gold standard in ENGLAND
and the like
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29
One Tax Burden

Building for the public through the device Of
"holdng company" is declared by Lawrence Orr chief
Of the board of accounts to be cause of huge tax
levies
The law fixes very definite limit on the borrow
ing power of any community That limit is pre-
sumed to be the danger point for tax limits
But during the past six or seven years, under COM
pacent administration Of state affairs, the proeers
have succeeded in evading the bonding limit by Great
ing holding companies which entered into long term
contracts with the public for rentals school build
ings and armories
The armores built during the Jackson regime
probably constitute the largest burden Of this
sort. They were built under such brazen scheme
that the legislature ordered an investigation. Unfor
tunately the inquiry delayed for many months
by a lack of funds, promised Immediately by
Governor Leslie When the report made, it was
incomplete.
Now Mr.. Orr who made that investigation, lists the
holding company for public buildings one of the
tax-eating monstrosites of our system.
That scheme was put over by professional patriot
who spends considerable time and worry about the
activities of DR.. Oman Of De Paw.
His bank handled the securities at a profit. The
buildings were erected by subsidiary of the bank
at profit Every part Of the transaction in the
hands of his bank and the people are compelled to
pay and will pay for long term of years for the bene
fit Of this particular banker
In looking for means of lifting the burden from
the home owner, the farmer, and the worker, some
way ought to be available for reputation of bargains
which may have been legal but were immoral at the
start.
The people should not be compelled to pay forever
for evasons Of the law for ugglery of public funds
for debts that of doubtful authenticity.
1t may be remembered that Arthur Gillom then
attorney-general warned against the illegality of
such contracts.
Perhaps successor may take enough interest in
cutting taxes to legally extricate the state from any
obligation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29

Great Engineer, Economical Herb"
has asked all employers of labor to
maintain the same wage scale. and
that to decrease wages only would
prolong the present Republican
business depression. 1t would be a
plain old panic, if it were under
Democrat administration.
But then the Democrats are lust
plain folks, and Use plain words.
while the public utility controlled
mob has an extensive vocabulary.
If wartime prices on the proez
ucts of the public utilities were de-
creased to the price of present day
production, that would help the
people more than one-half cent re-
duction of taxes, but to abolish Jobs
and cut wages is like borrowing
from Peter to pay Paul, and comes
out Of the pockets of the landlord,
groceryman, butcher, baker and
candlestick maker.
We Hoosiers should be proud that
We are Hoosiers, for our chief state
executive just has notified cur ma
tional executive that he viii take
care Of the unemployment crisis
without outside assistance, be-
heve il or not" VIM. LEMON.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29
Questions and
Answers

How were conscientious directors
punished in the United States dur
ing the World war?
There was no specified penalty o..
punishment for conscientious oh
jectorS. Government records stcyv
that of 1889 directors in camps,
1900 accepted or were assigned to
non-combatant service; 1929 were
furloughed for alternative service;
$50 were sent to prison by court
martial and the remainder were still
in camp when the arnistice was
signed.
What is the meaning of the name
Virgins?
1t is a British family name mean
ing "son of Wigand." Wigand is
an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "a
champion"
Is there anything that can he put
on the. skin to make it tan quickly
without blistering?
Vinegar applied to the skin is said
to do this.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-29
Peoples Voice

Editor Times-"The wolf has
shown his fangs."
If the Republicans had gained
control of the county in the last
election, the county council probably
would have increased the budget
and raised wages and salaries and
created some more jobs, and al
lowed the sheriff more deputies to
curb the present crime wave, but
being hard losers they abolish Jobs
and reduced wages, and have left
the rural population at the mercy
Of rum runners, thugs, chicken
thieves and hijackers, and have
made Marion county roads unsafe
for driving after dark. Yet taxes
have been decreased only u cent
on each 500.
If these positions were unneceS-
sary, they were created by the Coffin
controlled mob. If the salaries were
exorbitant, they were set by the G.
o. P. grand old grafters.
When Democrats gained control
OF the city, the county, at that time
Republican, took care of their lame
ducks" Republican ward heelers
who lost out, and created a county
job for one prominent Coffin ward
chairman, who is still in the coun-
tvs employ, and took care Of sew
eral precinct workers.
Yet now this council wishes to
abolish unnecessary positions which
they helped create, and an editorial
in one Of their papers tries to make
heroes out Of them, when we all
know to abolish u road patrol in a
time ike this, in crime-infested
country. borders on insanity.
They seem to forget that our