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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
STARRING MARIE
DRESSLER AND POLLY MORAN.

Picking chicken may mean just
houSework to some women, but to
Marie Dressler it meant her first act
before camera after her promotion
to full-fledged stardom.
For this is how she first is disclosed
in Politics" the new Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer comedy in which she and Polly
Moran romp through the mazes of
municipal election. The new picture
will come to the Opera House next
Sunday.
Miss Dressler is home-loving
housewife who, when she becomes dis
gusted with political conditions in her
town, turns into a swash-buckling
candidate for mayoress, throws the
gauntlet down to the political machine,
rallies the women's vote, stages "hus-
band strike" to make the men fall into
line and rides to official triumph amid
raids and recriminations, thrills and
even a few heart-throbs.
Essentially comedy, the story has its
dramatic moments, giving Miss Dress
Ter an opportunity for some of the
character Interpretation that marked
her roles in Anna Christie" or Min
and Bill" together with antics more
suggesting Caught Short" and RE
ducing." Incidentally the director of
the latter two pictures, Charles F.
Reisner, filmed the new production.
A notable cast appears. William
Blackwell and Karen Morley have the
leading juvenile roles, and John MILAN
polished william of the screen, plays
the sinister gangster political ruler.
Rosco Ates, suffering comedian of the
big House." is seen as Miss Moran's
husband. and other important roles
are played by Joan Marsh, Tom Nc
Guire, Kane Richmond and Mary
Alden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02

"Dad"-the students friend a ira
ditional character to whom college
boys and girls are supposed to refer
only when their allowances have run
out or their clothes worn through, will
be dragged into the limelight and
made to accept honor and homage at
the University of Minnesota on Sat-
urday, October oath. President L. D.
Coffman has set the date for this an
nual event and appointed committee
headed by the deans of men and
women. In addition to seeing the
machinery of this institution in action,
Dad" will be allowed to attend the
Minnesota-Iowa football game in the
afternoon. At night they will be
guests at the annual Dads Day BAN
quet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
Decoration of Chiyalry.

Eight range men and women, in
Guiding G. E. Everett, Clifford Rue,
and John Reeves Of Hibbing; John w.
Trimble, William Bowden, and liver B.
Sickness of Virginia; and Mrs Ernest
Lostrom and Mrs. Edward Norsted,
Virginia Rebekahs, are candidates for
the Decoration Of Chivalry to be con-
ferred at public ceremony to be held
in the recreation building at Virginia,
on Saturday evening, October II, by
the Mesaba Range Canton No. II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
Athletic Event.

Phil Jerks Homecoming show at the
Duluth Amphitheatre featuring Char
ley Retzlaff and Emmett Rocco
promises to be the biggest fistic event
ever staged in the Zenith City. Be-
sides these two headliners, Prince
Saunders, Mel Coleman and Andy
Puglisi will be seen on Tuesday. Oct
ober 6. Several from Ely have signi-
fled their intention of attending.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02

1.-The Constitution is only scrap OF
paper" shouts the Communist from
his soap box or rostrum on the corner.
However, when they are taken before
a judge for defaming the country and
melting other weak minds to violence
and riot, at once the Constitution is
appealed to for protection.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02

The authorities of several cities of
the northwest have issued special
warnings and caution people to be on
the lookout and refuse solicitors from
the outside who take advantage of the
present situation to feather their own
nests. The question of collecting
money or articles for charity is so i'm
portant at this time that every COM
munity will need look after its own
requiring aid. Strangers and others
are capitalizing on the times to collect
money for their own use and foist
other fake schemes. The people of
the towns of the country will have
ample opportunity to help bonafide
local causes before spring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
On This
Occasion
just few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

The visit of the State Conservation
Commission and its officers here the
fore part of the week was OF much
local Importance. The first hand in
formation secured by the commission
will be of ineStimable value to this
body in framing policies to govern the
vast empire of forest, water power,
mining, granite, game and fish, which
is Immediately tributary to this en-
terprising city in the Playground CT
a Nation" The Commission cane,
looked over and were informed of at
fairs pertaining to their department
which had never dawned on them by
reason of their unacquaintance with
the size and problems confronting an
administration of these vital resources.
They were impressed, in fact they
were awed, by the task they had been
chosen to accomplish. This awe and
Importance of their positions in the
administration scheme, was furthe-
added to after leaving Ely and during
the trip to Rabbit, Tower, Cook, Orr,
International Falls, Bemidji, Grand
Rapids, Hibbing, Chisholm, Eveleth
and Virginia.
All who came in contact with the
Commissioners were struck with the
bignesS of the men chosen. We don't
mean bigness in stature, but bigneSs
in mind They were eager for infor-
nation and after viewing the thous-
ands of square miles of resourceful
territory in this vicinity, were struck
with the possibilities and the mag
nitude of their positions. While this
northern part of the state is not all of
Minnesota, we nevertheless feel that
we are the largest part of this great
state and that our mines timber, game
and fish are of vital Importance and
worthy of the most careful attention
of the Commission. Our agricultural
and dairying possibilities are also of
great Importance and should receive
every consideration. The farms in st.
Louis County alone are more in num-
Der than in any other county of the
state and valued at $69.28 per acre for
taxation purposes for its 3,272,5 13.44
acres exclusive of town lots as per the
statement issued by the state auditor
for 1880.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02

Governor Ritchie of Maryland re-
Gently made the statement that "the
growing contempt for law is attribu-
table in large measure to mistaken
zeal for more and ever more law"
1t sounds rather refreshing 20 have
such thought echoed by a high
public official Too few of them have
sufficient courage to make such a
statement. 1t is the growing i'm
preston that we are a nation of law
breakers because we are nation of
lawmakers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
FOREST SERVICE
LARGE ASSET
EXPENDED $58S,915 IN MINNESOTA
DURING FISCAL YEAR-STATE-
TO STATE FROM FOREST LANDS
PLANTING STARTED.

During the past fiscal year, the
United States Forest Service expended
in Minnesota the sum of $588, 915 by
reason of Federal ownership of for
estry lands in this state, according to
the statement of S. E. Schoonover,
Regional Fiscal Agent of the Lake
States Region, which besides Mime
sofa, includes the states of Wisconsin,
Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa,
and Missouri.
In these days of tax delinquency, de-
vaStating forest fires, and sometimes
mistaken opinions that the Federal
Government is removing large areas
of forest lands from the tax rolls of
the state, without bearing a proper
tionate share of the tax burden, this
substantial figure is most enlightening.
the last fiscal year were distributed as
follows:
General administration and
prOtectlon, III ,867
Construction and mainten-
ance of roads and trails, ,377
Public Camp Grounds, ....... $50
Telephone lines, other i'm
provements, etc., ............ $3.50
Fire suppression, ............ 1922
Planting and seed extraction, :. 1922
Acquisition administration
and examination of lands, :. $3.50
Research Oake States Forest
Experiment. Station, st. Paul, 82,915
Purchase of lands AL
Paid directly to state for fire
protection on state and pri-
vate lands, northumberland 03 ,205
Paid to state $3.50 of all re-
ceipts, for roads and school
purposes, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 12,340
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09
BulI-in-the China Shop

We have sympathy with the bungling efforts
of Senator Reed and others to complcate further
our situation with the Philippines by immigration
exclusion laws Much of this agitation about Filipino
immigration is an attempt to stir up mares nest.
While we in complete sympathy with the
general idea of restricting immigration to the United
States at this time, the Reed merely is calcu-
lated to stir up trouble where none need exist.
In the first place, granted that wholesale emigra-
ton from the Philippines now would be bad thing
for the United States, the fact remains that it would
be no more Objectionable to us-in fact not as much
so-than it would be to the Filipino leaders them
selves. They genuinely DESTROYS of keeping their
labor at home, for sound economic reasons
Consequently, the proper approach is a sane. calm
discussion between American and Filipino leaders of
the easiest simplest and least offensive way of check
ing tendency in its infancy, which, If allowed to
go on unchecked, might prove undesirable both in
the islands and in the United States
The only way to solve this Or any other Philippine
problem is in the spirit OF partnership and by the
method Of cooperation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09

writings of Thornton Wilder, have
special appeal.
Books with comedy mean much to
the patients whose lives are de-
pressed. Of special value are those
volumes dealing with the conquer
ing of pioneer conditions by emf
grants, such as Hamsun's Growth
of the SOIL" Villa Gathers MY
Antonio" and Rolvaag's Giants in
the Earth
The librarian and the physician
will, of course, be guided in every
instance by the nature of the pa
TENTS mind and his interests when
in health.
1t would be preposterous to insist
that a university professor Of
classics should spend his time when
i'll reading Zane Grey or Harold
Bell Wright; it would be equally
preposterous to demand that me-
chanic who in health reads never
more than four books a year should
concern himself with the STORY of
Philosophy" or even with Mr..
Mencken's "Prejudices" at the time
he was i'll.
Certain it is that properly chosen
books may do much to help the
patient into a proper attitude and
thus psychologically to encourage
his recovery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09
Killing the Primary

Courageously the League of Women
Voters again leads the fight for real govern
ment by the people by demanding the return
of the primary as a means of nominating
candidates for office.
They refuse to trade principle for pall-
atives and are not flattered by the thought OF
horse trading with Governor.
The Governor, as expected, asks the legls-
lature to kill what remains IF the old primary
law and place the control Of parties in the
hands of conventions or caucuses OF the
bosses.
The Governor has reason to distrust the
primary. He ran poor fifth before the peo-
pie and first in convention, so he naturally
would have greater faith in body that
could be manipulated than in people them
selves.
The Governors argument that there is
demand for a return to representative
government may be admitted, but killing
the last vestige Of the primary would hardly
produce this result, unless it is based on his
recent statement that the people have fifteen
year-old minds politically and, presumably,
are to be treated as children by being bossed
It is true that the politicians found ways
and means of discrediting the primary law
of this state which was handicapped at Its
inception by it's enemies, who tried to make
it unavoidable.
II is more true that in principle 1t IS
eternally right and that progress is to be
accomplished only by giving the people more
power instead of less.
The women of the state understand this
and will present measure which is designed
to eliminate some of the mistakes of the old
primary and return to the people the power
of naming their own candidates.
The present situation in both parties
strongly suggests that the primary should be
revived and not killed
There are aspirants for the offices OF
senator and Governor in both parties who
are depending for success not on principles
or their own qualifications, but on the power
to name delegates to state conventions
They are even now making overtures to
the privileged and plundering interests In
stead of trying to gain the confidence OF the
voters.
The last legislature went a long distance
toward turning over the state to the plum
derbund. 1t is we'll that the women are on
guard to prevent the complete surrender and
are fighting boldly for restoration of the
peoples power.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09
More prohibition Complications

This prohibition mess is becoming more compli-
Gated Secretary Hyde Of the agriculture department
has removed the ban on corn sugar a substitute
for cane and beet sugar in prepared foods.
That messes prohibition up for Amos Water Wagon
Woodcoc director of the bureau Of prohibition whose
job it is to see that nobody gets anything to drink
that contains more than one-half Of per cent aIco
hol For Amos in recent report said that 534O00000
of last years available 8s7,747OOO pounds Of corn
sugar could have found its way into illicit channels"
The trouble seems to be that bootleggers can make
one gallon Of alcohol out Of ten pounds Of sugar
and gallon Of alcohol can be converted into two GAL
Ions OF whisky or GIN So the increased supply of
sugar under Hydes ruling might result in 2l36OOOO
gallons Of hard liquor.
But the farmers want market for their corn. If
the livestock won't eat enough to take care Of the
supply another market might be found by not barring
it from foods-which may drinks.
The farmers, who helped wish prohibition on the
rest Of u.s. have made great sacrifice in giving up
large part Of their market for rye barley hops rice
and corn to make democracy safe for the Anti
Saloon League.
But they getting tired, and want help from
paternal government If every product is barred out
Of which alcohol be made, the next thing barred
might be potatoes Apples, peaches and other fruits
and grain might follow into the ash can with nothing
left finally for the farmer to chew on but the rag.
Mabel Willebrandt got the grape growers out in
Hoovers state fixed up the juice of the grape might
sneak its way into the great American home and be
permitted to become wine through the natural and
universal process Of fermentation but that didn't help
the loyal prohibition farmers in the belt who no
longer have market with the brewer and distiller
And if there is any citizen the government must
help it is the great American farmer; and that's
Hydes job, not Woodcock's.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09
Book Publishers

DOOK publishers who recently
ID have turned their attention to
the interesting field Of the history
of science also deserve to be COM
mended.
In the field of astronomy, for ex-
ample, there were few books which
the general reader could turn to.
There was, of course. Sir Oliver
Lodges delightful classic Pioneers
Of Science" which, despite the title,
is devoted to the pioneers of as
tronony only. There also was Sir
Robert Balls Great Astronomers.
Neither, however. was easy to get
hold Of. This writer, wishing them
both some years ago, had to wait
three months for a book agent to
locate Lodges book, while Balls
had to be ordered from a book deal
er in London.
But now Simon and Schuster,
famous for 1.-The Story of Philoso-
ply" THE Art of Thinking" and
the cross word puzzle books, have
come to the rescue.
Two Of their new books are ''I1le
Great Astronomers" by Henry Smith
Williams, and THE Adventure Of
Science" by Benjamin Ginzburg.
The first book is devoted to astron-
omers only. The second deals with
the great figures of all sciences.
The layman is advised to begin
with Williams book, which is the
simpler and more easily read and
then proceed to Ginzburg's book,
the nature of which is more ptlilo-
Sophical and exhaustive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09
A Problem in Arithmetic

The American Red Cross says it has $450O0Oo on
hand; that it is feeding 100000 persons in the state
Of Arkansas alone and may have to feed 100000
there; and that hopes to get through the winter
with present funds on hand
If the American Red Cross can accomplish this,
it will go down in history as more of miracle
maker than the Master who fed the multitude with
seven loaves and two fishes
Five dollars person for food a week Is not an
excessive amount but let reduce it to one-ha that
amount, just to be sure these people will not be
pampered For 100000 persons that will be $25OOOO
week. For 100000 persons it will be 100000.
1t does not take much of a mathematician to
estimate how long the national fund Of $4,000 900 will
last in Arkansas alone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09
IT SEEMS TO ME BY H EKSHS

wander through the universe with
out a glimpse Of Coy or Hinkey.
Never to see Able Booth break
loose, but to observe him only in
such moments as some Ticknor
gripped his sweater.
It may be objected that this dis
position of after life will not pre-
cisely MAKE for fellowship. Upon
each appropriate planet will be
gathered the blessed from Cam
bridge, but only the damned of New
Haven.
And yet I can not feel that this
arrangement gravely would alter
the usual mixture from the con-
tending colleges which is present
each year at bowl or stadium.
Ever since I saw John Bladder
sons Berkeley Square" I have been
excited by the notion of the i'm
mortality of incident. I think some
such arrangement is no more than
fair to 1930-a year concerning
which we have heard such scandal
GUS reports.
There Is so much bad in the best
Of years, and vice versa, that it i'll
becomes any one of us to speak i'll
Of an entire twelve-month. You
should not indict f1fty-two weeks
entire,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
- HEALTH SERVICE ---
Books and Radio Help Ill Persons

may make a selection of the ma
terial they want.
However, it is far safer for the
physician and the trained librarian
to help the patient in the selection
of proper reading matter, than for
the patient himself to pick what he
wants.
1t has been well established that
a person of unSound mental con-
dition should not he permitted to
read religious books, sex books, or
any type Of material that will dis
turb his mind.
People inclined to bad dreams
should avoid mystery stories with
dangerous situations. Books deal
ing with suicide, morbid books deal
ing with life in sanatoriums and
hospitals, and similar literature
must certainly be avoided.
AS an example of the danger that
lies in some books, the opening SEN
tence Of one of the short stories by
Jack London is, Because we are
sick they take away our liberty"
Obviously such a sentence would be
dynamite to a person with paranoiac
tendencies.
A person who is confined to his
bed for a long period of time prob
ably will appreciate particularly
books on travel Volumes noted for
their beauty of style, such as the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09

NNE Of the Sunday papers from
~ which I get practically all my
science, suggests the fascinating
thought that there are planets
many light years away which have
not yet experienced the rigors of
1880. Neither the panic of 1929 nor
the subsequent depression has land
ed upon their shores.
And through some such sort of rel
ativity it is easy to conjure up O
most satisfactory heaven. Armed
with an accurate cosl11ic time table,
it would be possible for each diSem-
bodied soul to move about among
the stars and pick only such grand
stand seats as those from which he
might see something pleasant and
to his advantage.
Thus Harvard man whose life
was righteous could set himself at
some point along the Milky Way
from which he might view once
more the drop kick of Kennard or
thrill again to the marvels per-
formed by Eddie Mehan.
BY careful selection he might
avoid all cyles in which things
went wrong and goal posts were up
rooted by Ellis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09
Can you tell me something about

Can you tell me something about
the Battle of DroOp mountain?
The Battle Of Droop mountain,
w. Va, was fought Nov. 6, 1868,
between federals and confederates.
The confederates had marched from
Meadow Bluffs, Greenbrier county,
and the federals from Beverly, Ran
dolph county. They met at the ex-
IRENE point Of Drops mountain,
the federals having formed on the
levels near Hillsboro. Firing COM
menced at 10 o'clock In the morn
ing and continued until 4 In the
afternoon, when the confederates,
finding themselves hemmed In, re-
treated beyond Lewisburg. They
were pursued several miles. The
loss was heavy on both sides, con-
sidering the number Of men en-
gagged, the Union loss being thirty
killed and lightweight wounded. It
is officially rated as an engagement.
not a battle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-09

OKLAHOMA sends word that she
~ will take care of her own,
which is not only the best news yet
received, but the right kind of ex-
ample Oklahoma has struck oil,
however, which helps a lot, even if
she must pinch production to a min
imum.
Meanwhile, the railroads, though
faced with the toughest outlook Of
any major industry, are putting
their men back to work, and auto
mobile magnates, figuring that the
market must be pretty well drained
by this time, are doing likewise.
What really ais the situation is
reduced consumption, and this
country is not wholly responsible
for it. The slump in foreign trade
goes long way toward explaining
why we can't sell more, and why
it would be an economic blunder to
produce more at this time in Ger
tain lines.
The agreeable notion that we can
get back to the set-up of 1929
through main strength and stu
pidness, or that we ought to if we
could, has its disadvantages.