The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-11-04
ing and sending out the free publicity

ing and sending out the free publicity.
Springfield Advance Presently is it
that with millions of minnows and
fish is dumb enough to pick out one
with a hook through it? Perhaps for
the same reason that some people pass
up the home newspaper as an ad med
ium and throw away their money on
f1y-by- night schemes that benefit no
one but the racketeers who bait their
hooks with smooth talk.
Detroit Lakes Record-During the
past seevral days the newspapers have
been flooded with communications from
hundreds of hunters who set forth
their individual ideas of existing laws,
supply of ducks, pheasants, etc. 1t is
a sort of an epidemic which sweeps the
nation periodically. Here in Minnesota
ducks are not supposed to be shot be-
fore z a. m. but even as early as 6
o'clock one hears the bombardment
start in isolated areas. AS we have
stated DER and DER the trouble is not
altogether with the legal regulations
but 95 per cent of the controversy may
be laid to the sportsmen CD who are
innoculated with an exclusive killer"
instinct.
Springfield Advance-PresS-En
ing the game laws against the natives
of Northern Minnesota is practically
impossible, the department claims, be-
cause local juries will not convict their
fellow poacherS. There appears to be
an impression up north that game laws
are only for the sports that come up
there to hunt and fish. Nonsupport of
the game and fish laws will ultimately
defeat our conservation program" the
department warns. Where possible,
cases will be taken into the federal
courts where convictions are not so
difficult.
Virginia Sun-A former Virginian
who recently moved to Superior was
| met by chamber of commerce hostess
and personally conducted to the various
retail establishments of the city, at
each of which she was presented with
some article of value. The new resi-
dent was enthusiastic in her apprecia-
ton of the generosity and good will of
the merchants in her new home town
Grand Rapids Herald Review-We
need a new breed Of politicians. We
need some leaders who will tell the
| public unwelcome and sound truth
| The first thing that the public should
be told is that the burdens of taxa
! ton are to persist and increase, rather
| than decline. The nation cannot en-
! gage in widespread public works, build
great systems of highways, improve and
enlarge the educational systems of the
land, give subsidies to agriculture, sup
port fifth of the people upon public
| charity, care for the unfortunate, build
fleets and ornaments, expand great
capitals, employ hordes upon the pub
lie payroll and regulate every activity
| Of mankind without great and ire
mendous cost to the taxpayers.
| Hokah Chief-"Houston County will
support Mr.. Stassen or any other Re-
publican candidate for Governor, and
do so nobly But the State as a whole
is so stepped, so permeated, with the
foul doctrine of Socialism, Communism,
or what have you, that all hope of
electing Republican should not be
thought of. LET Mr.. Stassen run. Let
them all run. But the people want
Benson, and that settles it. The State
wants to be hunbugged, robbed, thrown
into bankruptcy, made a monkey Of
And when such is the case, let them
! go to it!'
| Mile Laos MeSsenger-An out-of- state
fisherman gave his opinion of Mime
sofas $500 fee for nonresident licenses.
IT don't mind paying the $780," he
said, "but when you boost the price
you ought to let us take more fish home
with us. Last year we paid $500 and
could take home "a pounds Of fish.
This year we pay $500 and still we are
allowed "a pounds. You ought to give
us another pounds for that extra
dollar"
This is point worth considering
When we add one cent gallon to the
gasoline the tourist buys from us, and
tilt tine fishing license an extra dollar,
we have got to give him something
| extra for his money or he is liable to
come not again.
What Minnesota really should have is
a short-term fishing license, good for
only few days. If the legislature had
! given us this in place of the one-dollar
/, raise, it would have created better
! feeling among out-of-state visitors and
probably would have netted just as
much money.