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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
COUNTY ROAD MEN
LOOK Us OVER.
COUNTY AND DIVISION ENCIN.
EERS OF PRAIRIE COUNTIES
VISIT US.

District Engineer Geo. B. Hughes
| of Virginia was in the city Monday
chaperoning party of County and
| Division engineers from the north
| west prairie counties of the state
over the roads of St. Louis County
The party occupied nine cars and
comprised 26 people among whom
were several wives of the engineers
The trip was in the nature of an
| inspection tour over the county as
furnishing contrast with the prob
lens found in the level prairie
counties in the matter of road
building. Sunday was occupied in
an inspection of the North Shore
road from Duluth to Grand Marais
and that evening was spent in the
North Shore village.
Grand Marais was left Monday
morning at about IL o'clock by way
of Finland the party arriving here
about four o'clock that afternoon.
While rain fell on almost all the
trip, the party were nevertheless
loud in their praises of the scenic
beauties of this end of the "Circle
Trip" now being advertised by local
merchants and business houses and
also of the fine road encountered
even after the rain. The remark
was made that in the section they
came from, a rain of the severity
of that of Monday would have left
roads in very slippery and muddy
condition. All voiced their inten-
tion Especially the ladies' of COM
ing next summer when more time
could be spent in this section of
the state.
The engineers noted with interest
the engineering and construction
problems of the road builders, en-
countered in their trip to this city
from Duluth via. the North Shore
route, as being almost the opposite
of the problems of road building in
their counties. The road between
here and Finland was a source of
much conversation on the part of
the engineers and many were won
dering how the original way was
located through swamps and over
hills, around lakes and bluffs which
seemed almost an uncanny under
taking. When the party learned
that it was only through the saga
City anu WoOUCTdlI VI Tile lOCdCOTS
for the St. Croix Lumber company
who piloted men and teams through
that section years ago, that the road
was made possible at this time, they
were amazed. Many others were
amazed before them. The party
came through in about four hours,
stopping at many places along the
route. In the old tote-team days,
it took six horse teams about four
days to get to the furthermost camp
with supplies, and that only by
changing teams at several stations
along the route.
i From here the party left for the
Mesaba range yns and on their
way home over Route 35 to Grand
Rapids and from there north and
west. In the party besides Mr..
Hughes were Superintendent of
Maintenance Sewall of Crookston,
Rose of Bemidji, Mold of Duluth,
Division Engineer Flygare of Fergus
Falls, and County Engineers UNI
land Harding, Johnson and Nelson
of the counties represented.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
LAKE STATES ASSURED FOR
EST EXPERIMENT STATION

A new forest experiment station
has just been added to those already
established by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. This new
station will be called the Lake
States Forest Experiment Station
and will have it's headquarters at st.
Paul, Mimi, under cooperative
agreement with the Minnesota Agri-
cultural College, which will furnish
it with suitable laboratory and office
space.
This station makes the fourth of
the forest experiment stations under
the department to be furnished the
forest regions of the eastern United
States, the other stations being
known as the Appalachian at Ashe-
vile, N. c., the Southern at New
Orleans,' and the Northeastern at
Amherst, Mass.
|. The Importance of the Lake
States station cannot be emphasized
too strongly, says the department,
for the forestry problems in this re-
gion are exceedingly great, and it
is expected that the forest expert
ment stations will aid the progress
of forestry as much as the agri-
cultural experiment stations have
aided the progress of agriculture.
Few farmers would expect to make
profit from wheat, corn, hay or
orchards if they gave no care or
attention to the growing of. the
crop. Certainly, the farmers do
not attempt to raise crops merely
by harvesting what nature provides
in the way of volunteer growth
without any preparation of the
soil, without fertilizer, with no sch
ection of varieties, with no .cultiva-
ton or wedding, no protection
against fires, insects or diseases
Yet this is the way that we have
so far treated our forest lands and
the conditions I'm Minnesota, Wis,
consin and Michigan show it at the
present time.
For example, the Michigan tim.
berland area amounts to approx.
mately 10 million acres, of which
IL million, or more than three.
fourths of the total have been cut
over and are generally nonproduct
i've. Similar conditions exist in
both Wisconsin and Minnesota, anG
this region, which once led the
United States in lumber production
is now so badly depleted of it!
timber resources that it's place i:
being taken by Western, States
The money once poured into the re
gion by the consuming lumber cen
tiers now is being used to pay the
freight. on lumber which has to bt
shipped for long distances.
] One of the primary objects of the
Lake States Forest Experiment Sta
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
Investing for the Future.

Mr.. and Mrs. Osgood of Duluth
passed through the city Monday on
their way to Duluth after a camp
ing trip of several days along the
North Shore and in the Stoney
RIVER country. Mr.. Osgood is an
employe of the Greer Printery in
Duluth and Mrs. Osgood is proof
reader on the News Tribune. While
on the trip they looked over some
land purchased by them in the
Stoney country Chas. Silver, an
other Duluth printer is also the
owner Of land in that section.
Many others are purchasing prop
erty along the Ely Isabella road,
which is increasing in value yearly
and offers the finest kind of sum-
mer home for the city dweller.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
safety engineer.

safety engineer.
Eveleth-A. R. Nelson, casualty
clerk; Ed. Smith, county mine in
spector; j. M. Trevarrow, master
mechanic; VIM. F. Pellenz, Jr.,
assistant general superintendent
VIM. r. Welton, pit foreman; j:
Baratta; Thos. Peterson; R. Trevar-
than, master mechanic.
Virginia.. A. Krogdahl, safety
engineer; w. A. McCurdy, superin-
tendent; c. G. Gill; VIM. Hogg
A. G. Mckenzie, master mechanic
C.. H. Isaacson, mining captain
Geo. Randall; C. E. Wennen, mas
ter blacksmith; w. H. Wright.
Hibbing-W. N. Rowe, master
mechanic; H. w. Overpeck, super
intendent; G. H. Williams; E. T.
Griese, chief chemist; B. A. Mid
dlemiss, mining engineer; w. E.
Cash; B. H. Miller; E. P. Erickson,
pit foreman; E. G. Stone; M.
Matheson; VIM Gum; John Mari
netti; A. ]. Herman.
Coleraine-J. E. Hedlund, cas-
ualty clerk; C. M. Murphy; Alex
King, superintendent; d. Barclay,
Sd1cIy sSHSlHSSi.
Soudan- E. ]. Morcom, master
mechanical Chas. Warner, mining
captain.
Chisholm. C. Mitchell, super
intendent; Jas. Corbett; w. E.
Bates, mining engineer; John Dunn !;
E. A. Meyer, safety engineer; H.
H. Jones.
Ironwood, Mich.-H. A. Miller
Marble-W. H. Plummer, super
intendent.
Iron Mountain, Mich.-D. P.
Chapel, safety engineer; S. j.
James, mining captain.
Buhl-Geo. H. Dormer, superin-
Ely VIM. Jones, casualty clerk !;
R. Coad, chief clerk; DIR. Geo. T.
Ayres; John Tregear, assistant cap
tain; w. D. Gallagher, electrician;
Jas. Mitchell, mining captain; VIM.
Petherick, blacksmith foreman; DR..
o. w. Parker; E. c. Jones, chief
chemist; A. C. Prisk, safety engin-
eer; P. E. Handberg, employment
agent; M. Prisk, master mechanic;
John Anderson, surface foreman;
Jas. Nankervis, mining captain; R.
]. Trezona, mining engineer; w. P.
Wolff, chief engineer; w. R. Rowe;
Jas. Nicholas, w. R. Jones, James
Hodgon, Vincent Habian, Doug.
Nankervis, w. Richards, shift bosses;
B. o Strachan, assistant superin-
tendent; DR.. H. N. Sutherland.
Guests-Guy Moore, w. E. Eng
lund, Rev. R. H. Browne, Rev. G.
G. Curtis, Peter Schaefer, X. ].
Duncan, T. H. Williams, Jarvis
Pierce, Ely; Rev. A. H. Mckee,
Duluth.
Those at the meeting were photo
graphed by Photographer Snabbi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
TWO ELY CLUBS
COMBINE AS ONE.
"A c TORE S" AND THE
DRAMA CIRCLE" BECOME
THE MUSIC AND
DRAMA CLUB.

The "Actorettes" dramatic.
musical organization and the Drama
Circle" purely dramatic club COM
blned here Monday night as the
Music and Drama Club, adopted
new constitution and bylaws.
elected officers, and began arranging
their program for the year. Dur
ing the past several years the sep
arate organizations have felt that
they were covering much the same
ground and that one larger, strong
er club could be effected by an
amalgamation, which would be
greater benefit to the community.
Mrs. w. D. Gallagher was elected
president; Mrs. H. N. Sutherland.
vice-president; Miss Ruth Olson, sec
rotary; and Miss Edna Ingalls,, treas
urer. Mrs. Kenneth Duncan was
appointed chairman of the music
section and Miss Mabel Franklin,
chairman of the drama section.
This was an endorsement of the
selections made last spring by the
separate clubs previous to their re-
cess for the summer. The new
club will meet on the first, third,
and fifth Mondays of the months
from September to May inclusive.
The program includes Scandinavian
music and drama, to which the en-
tire season will be devoted.
The members: Mesdames George
L. Ayres, Oyen w. Parker, Harry E.
Newgord, Ed. c. Jones, Kenneth ].
Duncan, William D. Gallagher, Bruce
o. Strachan, Harry N. Sutherland,
Glen Powers and Charles Trezona;
Misses Edna Ingalls,, Leone Cooling,
Henrietta Dodge, Josephine Teigen,
Lucy Dillon, Mabel Franklin, leila
Richter, Katherine Rhoda ard Ruth
Olson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
Masons Entertained Friday.

In honor of the members of the
Masonic and Eastern Star orders
among the teachers in the Ely
schools, dancing and card party
was given by the Masonic brethren
at the lodge rooms Friday evening.
Hanson's Orchestra furnished music
for the dancers and the floor was
comfortably filled to the last strains.
Several tables were also busy with
cards in the front room of the hall.
A fine lunch of sandwiches, coffee,
cake and pickles was served the
guests at IL o'clock. The evening
was very pleasant one.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21

o'clock with a parade of the Shrin-
ers headed by the band from the
Androy Hotel. The preliminary in
itiatory exercises will take place in
the tent following the parade, after
which buffet supper will be served
on the grounds.
A concert by the Shrine band and
drill by the patrol will open the
evenings program at O'Clock, after
which the Shrine girls will stage
a special show under the direction
of A. F. M. Custance.. The final ex-
ercises at o'clock will bring the
festivities to a close.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
RED CROSS ON THE JOB
FOR JAP RELIEF

The local chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross at a meeting the
latter part of last week voted to
send $500 to the parent chapter at
Duluth in aid of the Japanese for
which a drive is now on. The Du-
luth and st. Louis County division,
so the report says, have exceeded
their quota by 100 per cent. The
quota for this district was $4,000.
The Oliver Mining Co. sent in a
donation in which Ely is credited
with $500. The Duluth & Iron Range
also sent in a large donation in
which Ely is credited with $3.50.
Ely's contribution with these allocat-
ed amounts, figure up $3.50, outside
of private contributions sent in.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
Football Season Begins.

The football season will begin for
the High School teams tomorrow
at Virginia when the Ely eleven
will go up against the Virginia
team. Coach Buckley has been hav-
ing his team out for intensive prac-
tice since the beginning of school
and while he says the boys are
rather light weight, they neverthe-
less show considerable pep and will
give fair account of themselves.
A week from tomorrow the Aurora
team will be the first team for the
local field.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
Holding Mission Meetings.

Rev. Edgar E. Swanson Of Mime
apolis and Rev. Arvid Johnson of
Cook, are in the city this week and
are conducting mission meetings
each evening when sermons are be-
ing delivered in both English and
Swedish. The meetings are being
conducted in the homes of Ely people
and are being well attended. Rev.
Swanson is the pastor of Elm Mis-
sion Church of Minneapolis. Mrs.
Swanson was formerly Miss Ella
Carlson, teacher in the Ely schools
and will be remembered by large
circle of friends. The Rev. gentle
men will complete their work here
next Sunday evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
Had Rather Poor Trip.

Mayor Vic Power of Hibbing ac
companied by Bobby Geiselman re.
turned Tuesday evening from two
weeks canoe trip to international
waters north of here. They report
hard and unenjoyable trip owing
to the desperate weather we have
been having. Howard Nicholas was
with the party as guide and Steve
Mizera as cook. Both felt that this
trip, providing the weather was fav-
orable, would be one of the finest
in the United States. They promise
to try it again next year only earli-
er in the season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
Aurora ibbing Paving.

County Engineer R. w. Acton Of
st. Louis County informed range
residents on recent visit that the
paved highway between Aurora anc
Hibbing will be completed this fall
When this stretch of paving is in
place the $7,500,000 bond issue
that the people of the county voted
on several years ago will have beer
expended.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
YOUNG ELY MATRON DIES
AT NOPEMING THURSDAY

Mrs. Bert Hedloif, wenns4known
young matron of It's 1fty, died at
the Nopeming Sanstarium Wednes-
day after an illness of several
months. The funeral took place at
Bemidji, her home before coming
to Ely after her marriage to Mr..
Hedloff. She is survived by her
husband and one child.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
Vacation Trip to Hi. Old Home.

Grant McMahan left Sunday
bound for Pennsylvania where he
will visit his old home and spend
some time with relatives
friends. 1t has been some time
since Mr.. McMahan has taken a
vacation and while away he will also
visit with relatives IN Manistee and
also in other Michigan cities. His
many friends wish him a pleasant
trip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
Looking Over the Forest

Supervisor C. A. Dahlgren is ac-
eompanying officials over the Super
Tor Forest this week on a tour of in
spection. In the party are Myron
w. Thompson, assistant forester of
Denver, Colo. and Capt. Inman F..
Elldridge, of the Chief Forester's
Office at Washington.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
FIRE CAUSES ALARM
AT HOME FOR AGED
Inmates File From Dining Room
When Bakery Blaze Is
Reported.

Fire in the roof Of the bakery, a
one-story brick structure. at the
Home for the Aged, Blue Plains, was
discovered this morning by William
Klinge, the baker. before much head
way had been gained. He Immediately
sent in an alarm, the local fire bri-
gade responding before the arrival
OF the city flremen.
Many of the inmates. about 800 in
number. showed signs of uneasiness
but none were in danger, 1t is stated
Third Battalion Chief Darlington
directed the work of the firemen
Most of the inmates were in the din
ing room when the fire was discovered
and they filed from the building with
out creating any disorder.
Four companies Of the fire depart
ment. Nos. IS, Is and 25 engine COM
panieS. and No. truck company. re-
sponded to the alarm. and persons on
the reservation complimented the
firemen for the quick runs they made
Origin of the fire was not determined
and only slight damage resulted.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
WOMAN, ABDUCTED,
SHOT BY OFFICERS
Killed by Bullet Intended for Her
Captors-0ne Man Slain in
Auto Chase.

PINE BLUFF. Ark. May 14.-Mrs.
]. X. Snow of Ell Dorado was killed
by officers shooting at two men who
had abducted her Friday night, Sheriff
Burks of Drew county said late Satur-
day night. "a
Mr.. and Mrs Snow had left Ell
Dorado by automobile to return to
Mr.. Shows home in Cincinnati Ohio.
Their automobile was stalled in Moro
bay bottoms, near Ell Dorado. when
the two men came up in their car
and suggested that they take Mrs.
Snow to Warren and send back a
mechanic. Meanwhile. Snow repaired
his car and drove to Warren. but
could not find any trace Of the others.
Late last night, the two men. with
Mrs. Snow. presumably gagged. in the
automobile stopped in Monticello to
buy gasoline. They refused to pay
for 1t and Marshals j. n. Rateree and
Price were called. The men sped
away, the officers firing one shot after
the automobile. This shot. it was
men, whose name is not known.
The officers took up the chase and
overlook the automobile three miles
from Monticello.
Mrs. Snow. it is said. ran toward
the officers and the alleged abductor
attempted to escape.
The officers fired and the woman
almost in safety, crumpled and fell
from a bullet sent after the escap-
ing man. She died almost instantly.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
CLAIM SHIP BOARD
HELPS MONOPOLY
Lake Shippers Want Canadian
Lines Given Chance to
Compete.

The Shipping Board was charged
with lending aid to the creation of
monopoly by "one group of citizens
to gouge another group" in a brief
filed today with the Interstate Com
merce Commission by northwestern
and New England shippers using the
great lakes transportation lines.
Under provisions of the merchant
marine act, ship owners having ves-
sells under United States registry on
the great lakes have been arguing
for the elimination Of the Northern
Navigation Company and other Ca
madam lines from participation in
traffic between points in the United
States, and the Shipping Board at
Commerce Commission hearings sup
Traffic League and chambers of COM
merce in Boston, Duluth, ST. Paul and
Minneapolis declared today in the
brief that the Shipping Board had
appeared "in a capacity that to us Is
most surprising"
I'VE agree that we should offer and
extend all reasonable protection to
ships of American registry, but when
that protection reaches the point that
1t allows the operators of American
ships to monopolize the trade of the
great lakes, and as a consequence
the American public to pay higher
rates and to endure just such char
acter Of service as they care to ex-
tend, then we say it is high time that
jected, regardless OF where that COM
petition comes from"
American shippers east and west
are absolutely a unit, the brief con-
cluded. in demanding support for the
established rights of the Northern
Cnn1nQnv
adian lines to participate in great
lakes traffic.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
Rockefeller IN AID
GIVES $76,757,04O
Foundation Fund Expended in
Benefactions During First Dec
ade of Its Existence.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Rocke-
feller Foundation. chartered by spe-
cial act of the New York legislature
ten wears ago, today has expended a
total of s76,757,04O during the first
decade of it's existence, according to
a. statement issued by Edwin r. EN-
breem, secretary of the foundation.
This sum represents all of the in
come Of the fund and an additional
s17,50O.O0O expended from the general
fund or principal. A further sum of
$4,000, 900, payable in future years,
has been pledged to various medical
schools and public health projects.
A statement of contributions from
the fund divides them as follows:
Public health, S1S.1SS,S3S: medical
education, $24.716,S59; war relief, s22,
29s, 541; other. philanthropic work
$40. 445 62s, and administration, ST.
107.174.
The statement discloses that the
international health board. estab-
Hshed as a part of the foundation
throughout the world by demon
strating the methods and costs OF
controlling certain diseases. notably
| hookworm, malaria and yellow fever
has co-operated with twenty-sever
American states and fifty foreign
governments, and has increased Its
annual expenditures from $133,237 in
1914 to S1,S42,249 in 1922.
The sum of S1,00O,000 was given to
Herbert Hoover's child-feeding plan
in Europe.
A feature of the foundations work
in medical education has been the
| building. equipping and maintaining
of a modern medical center by the
China medical board in Peking. The
board has made appropriations also
to other medical schools and tc
thirty-two hospitals in China.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
PITTMAN ASSAILS
coin SILVER PRICES
Says U. S. Morally Is Bound to
Make Purchases at 81
an Ounce.

The Treasury's Interpretation of the
Pittman act for the purchase of silver
for subsidiary coinage was assailed
today by Senator Pittman, democrat,
Nevada. author of the act, in letter
to Cndersecretary Gilbert.
Although silver is selling at 81
cents an ounce. the senator said, that
circumstance does not affect the gov
ernment's obligation to make pur-
chases of II at 81 an ounce under the
Pittman act. The letter continued:
The moral question involved is
this: Should the government make a
profit on handling the product of an
American producer? Would it be just
for the government to buy wheat at
ca cents bushel and sell it to tho
American consumer at S1.37 bushei
CThe value of an ounce of silver in
American coins). Such a thing is in
comprehensive, and yet that is what
the government is now doing and has
for years been doing with silver.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
SAYS LERNER BOMB
STORY IS ''DREAM"
Woman Here Calls Arrested
Man "HarmIeSs as
Child"

Noah Lerners story of his connec-
tion with the Wall street bomb eN-
plosion September 16, 1920. which re-
suited in his arrest in New York
Saturday on charge of homicide,
was described today by Mrs Henry
Bers of 916 II street northwest as a
fanciful dream conCocted to make
him a hero in the Kuzbas colony in
Russia Mr.. and Mrs. Bers occupied
the Il street house together with
Lerner and his invalid mother prior
to their departure for New York last
year.
Lerner is accused of having hired
the little red wagon that carried the
said that Lerner was "a coward and
said that Lerner was d" coward and
wouldn't dare undertake a thing like
that" Hes as harmless as a three
year-old child she declared.
Dispatches from Nov York stated
that Lerner was an electrician. But
Mrs. Bers characterized him as a
mediocre Jack of Ill trades" He
was of a wandering disposition. tink-
erer with electrical devices, but never
could qualify as an electrician, she
said
At one time. Mrs. Bers added. Ler-
ncr, who was known as Mick" went
to Atlantic City to try his hand as a
watch repairer.
Mr.. Bers. proprietor of a stand in
the Center market, believes that
Lerner is Il neurotic and much given
TO the telling of exaggerated stories.
There isn't a doubt in my mind
that he went to the kuzhas colony
he said, "and in his thoughtless way.
with a desire to impress his radical
associates, told the fanciful tale upon
which he is held in New York.