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Evening star., 1925-01-18
a RADIO STATIONS
LICENSED IN WEEK
Twelve Are Class A and Two
Class B-Eight in West
ern States.

Fourteen new broa dcasting stations
were licensed last week by the De-
partment of Commerce. Twelve of
them are class A stations and two
Class B. They follow:
kPPC, Pasadena Presbyterian
Church, Pasadena CaIif.i 22s meters,
so watts.
KFUP, F1tzsimons General Hos
pital, Denver, Colo, 234 meters, so
watts.
KFUo, julius Brunton & Sons Co.
San Francisco, Calf; 234 meters, 5
watts.
KFUR. H ". Peory and G. Red1eid.
Ogden. Utah; 224 meters. so watts
kFUS, Louis l. Sherman, Oakland,
Calf; 233 motors, so watts.
KFUT, University of Utah, Salt
Lake City, Utah; 261 meters, 100
watts.
KFUU, Co1burn Radio Laboratories.
San Leandro, Calf; 224 meters, 100
watts.
WDBE, Gilham-Schoon Electric Co,
Atlanta, Ga; 27S meters, 100 watts
WGBF, the Finke Furniture Co
Evansville, Ind; 217.8 meters, so
watts.
WGBH, Fall River Herald Publish
ing Co. Fall River, Mass; 209 z
meters, 10 watts.
WSAG, Loren Venderoeck Davis, 81.
Petersburg, Fla; 266 meters, 500
watts.
KoA- General Electric Co. Denver.
Colo; 323 meters. 900 watts.
VITO, the Travellers Insurance
Co, Hartford, Conn.I 84s meters, 500
watts.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
CHICAGO STATIONS HAVE
AUDIENCE OF 4,50O,o 900
Survey by WIS Reveals Number
Of Listeners-In Within
Radius Of $50 Miles

CHICAGO, January 17.-Chicago
radio stations have 100000 regular
listeners within a radius of $50 miles
of the city, a survey just completed
by the Sears -Roebuek Agricultural
Foundation BroadcastinR Station
Wis, shows. The survey included
personal interviews with over 1000
persons in 50 cities with this radius
and mail questionnaires answered by
1000 others in 90 places.
OF the estimated 1900, 600 people
living within $50 miles of Chicago,
approximately 80 per cent own radios
or hear Chicago stations on neigh
bors' sets, the survey revealed. All
but per cent of the persons ap-
preached in the survey reported hear
ing Chicago stations al some time and
fully 81 per cent had heard WIS.
The survey further revealed the
trend in programs desired by radio
listeners. Instrumental music is most
popular, and is followed closely by
vocal music, with a decided prefer
ence for male voices. FaWn and home
programs also rank high, while radio
plays, readings and speeches are ia
vored in the order named.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
WRC-RadIo Corporation of America
(469 Metcrs).
WCAP-Chesapea & Potomac
Telephone 90. (f60 Meters).

II am.-Service from All Souls
Church, Unitarian. DR.. Ulysses G. B.
Pierce, pastor, will deliver the ser
mon, his subject being Beyond the
Strife Of Tongues" Musical numbers
will be rendered by Gretchen Hood
soprano: Charles Trowbridge Tismann,
bass; Richard Lorleberg, cello, and
Lewis Corning Atwater on the Green
Memorial organ.
4 p.m--Service at Bethlehem Chapel
of the National Episcopal Cathedral
at Mount st. Alban. Right Rev
James z. Freeman, Bishop of Wash
ington, Will deliver the sermon.
1920 to 9:15 p.m.-Musical program
by Roxy and His Gang" direct from
the Capitol Theater, New York City
9:15 to 1918 p.m.-Organ recital
on Skinner. organ, direct from the
| chapel at Columbia University, New
York City.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Operator of WBBG
iSuOan1ped, By Fans
With Fauorite Smoke

MATTAPOISETT, Mass January
17.--Irving Vermilya, operator of the
"one-man" broadcast station, WBBG,
has been made the victim of z. to-
bacco shower by his appreciative
radio audience. Mr.. VermiIya. who is
the New England division manager
ot the American Radio Relay League,
announced over the air recently that
he was a pipe smoker and enjoyed a
particular brand of tobacco. 1t must
have been a good radio night, for ever
since his mail has been filled with
cans and humidors of all sizes and
shapes.
Mr.. Vermilya is now glad that
among his New Year resolutions there
is no reference to smoking The last
count revealed that he had received
1877 cans and IL humidors.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
EUROPE'S STATIONS CLASH
Use of Waves Around 2,ooO Meters
Causes Much 1nterferenee.

The tendency of the first European
broadcasters TO select waves in the
ghborhood OF 1000 meters has now
become q serious matter because Of
the number of such stations now on
the air and the intereference that
they cause to each others programs.
Radio-Par!s works on 1850 meters,
Prague and Rome are on 1900 meters.
Madrid is between these two figures.
Now comes the new 25-kuowatt Brit
ish station, soon to be on the air at
Chelmford and which will work at
LOO meters.
Variable condensers should never
be oiled. Oil is an insulating liquid
and can make some types of con-
densers imperative.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Radio Farley Next Month.

The fourth Michigan American
Radio Relay League convention will
be held in East Lansing, Mich, Febru-
airy Is and IA, under the auspices of
the Central Michigan wireless Asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Crystal Cuts Tubes Needed.

The use of crystal detectors in a
reflex set, or, in fact, in any set en-
pIoying radio frequency amplifcation,
will eliminate the use of one extra
vacuum tube and simplify operation.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
wDM--sChurch of the Covenant


t-1O MetersD.
10 a-m.-Everygiris' Bible Glass,
Miss Mabel N. Thurston, teacher.
IL a.m.-Morning service: Sermon
by Rev. Charles Wood, Christ, the
Power of God"
pm.-Evening service: Sermon by
DR.. Wood: Saving Ones Soul Alive
In the City-3 Seductive Vices of the
City" Music by evening choir of 100
voices.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, January 1s, 1925.

NAA-NavaI Radio Station, Radio, Va.
CABS Meters).
1915 am. and 1905 p.m.-weather
reports.
Evening star., 1925-01-18
RADIOS BEST OFFERINGS
TONIGHT.

Musical program by "Roxie
and his Gang" from Capitol
Theater, New York City,
WCAP, Washington, and
WEAF, New York, 7:20 to
9:l5 o'clock.
Program from the Brooklyn
Mark Strand Theater, WNYC,
New York, 9 TO II o'clock.
Organs recital from Chapel
at Columbia University, New
York City. WCAP. Washing
ton, and WEAF, New York,
9:15 to 10 80 o'clock.
Joseph Knecht's Waldorf
Astoria Orchestra, WIZ, New
York, and WGY. Schenectady,
8:45 to 10 o'clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
Up In The Eastwood Country.

]. ]. Opsahl of Bemidji accom-
panied by an engineer passed
through the city Sunday on his way
to 65-11 in Lake County. They
were joined here by M. w. Peter
son and Arne Jylha who will act as
guide and cook. MIR. Opsahl and
family are the owners of 1888 acres
of land tributary to Crooked Lake,
Pictured Rocks and Eastwood Falls.
At the hearing on water ways at
international Falls last month. Mr.,
Opsahl made formal application to
the international Commission for
permission to improve the waterway
near his property by the erection of
dams. etc. He was of the opinion
that the Backus plan was a feasible
one and also that his property
would be improved by the plan. He
is very enthusiastic on the subject
and feels that waterway improve
ment is the only method of enhanc-
ing the value of his property. The
trip is for the purpose of getting
facts and figures on the matter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
TAKES BEST BIDS ON
81 MILES OF GRAVEL.

Ninety-one miles of state trunk
highways will be surfaced with
nearly 100. 900 wagon loads or 49,
900 truck loads of gravel and two
new bridges will be built under con-
tracts being awarded on best bids
this week by the Minnesota high
way department.
Proposals aggregate about $780,
900, or $4,000 less than the pre-
urinary estimates, as announced by
]. T. Ellison, first assistant commits
sioner and chief highway engineer.
The first assistant is acting in the
absence of Commissioner Charles
NJ. Babcock, who is homeward bound
after attending last week the Pan
American Road Congress in Buenos
Aires. Argentina, as United States
representative.
Mr.. Ellison said the bids as a
whole are low and indicate con-
tinued keen competition although
the number of competitors was not
usually large. Prices as low as IL
cents yard mile were received on
gravel hauling, compared with 18
cents common average and both
brid were below estimates.
Highway department plans call
for completion of all the gravel sur
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
COMMUNITY BAND
INSIDE CONCERTS.
FIRST FREE CONCERT OF THE
SEASON AT THE WASH
INGTON AUDITORIUM
SUNDAY.

The Ely Community Band will be-
gin their winter concert season at
the Washington Auditorium next
Sunday afternoon at 2:30. The
band has been giving open air con-
carts all summer to large audiences
and the concerts have been well re-
ceived. With the advent, of colder
weather the usual winter concerts
will take place at the Auditorium
and the public which has followed
the concerts all summer are cordial
ly invited to attend. These con-
certs are free, being a part of the
entertainment features provided by
the City of Ely for its people. The
PROGRAM to be given will consist Of
ten numbers of popular band COM
posers and will be featured by saxa-
phone solos by H. P. Reinshagen.
One of these numbers is a compost
ton by Ed Chenette, formerly di-
rector of the Eveleth City Band and
has met with popular favor through
out the country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23

three day convention pledged them
selves to instill obedience to law in
the minds of the children. They
also voted to stress the ultimate
aim of education, patriotism, citi-
zenship and service. Adoption of
several resolutions urging passage
Oh laws to further educate the Ar
rowhead country as we'll as United
States featured the closing session.
Every teacher in the Arrowhead
area was urged to cooperate and
support positive action on teachers
insurance and retirement fund as
proposed to the last State Legislat-
ure by the Minnesota Educational
association.
The new president K. K. Tibbetts
of Gilbert was. authorized to name
a committee to direct campaign
throughout this district in securing
adoption of this law. 1t was so re-
solved by the teachers to urge the
Minnesota Educational ASSOCIATION
to embody in a resolution stressing
favorable action by the next con-
gress for legislation which will
establish Department of Education
with a secretary in the cabinet of
the president.
Rev. DIR. Nobe S. Elderkin of Du-
luth spoke on sickness in the schools.
He urged the schools, churches and
clubs of every type to aid in work
ing for the moral fitness for child
rem of today.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
BASE BALL MONEY IN
WORLD SERIES DIVIDED

Each member of the winning
team in the World Series baseball
games of last week will receive as
his share the sum of $500. The
losers will get $500 each, Sec
rotary Waters and Coach Of Pitchers
Onslow will also share and three
other members of the club, late
corners will receive a portion of
share.
The second, third and fourth
place clubs of each league receive a
portion of the players receipts and
as result the Giants and Athletics,
runners-up in the National and
American leagues respectively, will
thus divide $51, 900. The third place
Reds and Browns will split $4,000
and Tigers and Cardinals, who fin
ished fourth. will each be reward
ed with $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
ROGERS, BROWN & CO. TO
SELL SUSOUEHANA MINE

Confirming the Associated Press
dispatch from Cleveland, the Iron
Trade Review, one of the leading
mining magazines of the country,
states that negotiations are under
way for the purchase of the Susque-
hanna mine at Hibbing, one of the
largest open pit properties, from
Rogers, Brown Iron Co., by a syn
dictate formed by the M. A. Hanna
Co., Cleveland.
The Importance of the step, ac-
cording to Iron Trade Review lies
chiefly in the fact that an excess
supply of iron ore has been press
ing on the market for some years,
and that it is another advance in
the direction of centralized owner
ship of ore properties which it be-
liaved is the real solution of the
problem of overproduction. The
Rogers-Brown company will not re-
tain an interest in the mine. but has
other mines in the Lake Superior
district from which it will continue
to draw it's supplies.
The Susquehanna mine was open
ed in 1906 by the Rogers, Brown
company and has shipped approx
mately 100000 tons. The ton
mage remaining in the property is
estimated at an excess of $4,000, 900
tons, Of which substantial portion
will be mined by open pit methods.
1t contains Bessemer and nom
Bessemer ore of established stand
ard grades.
The largest output of the mine
in any year was 906,913 tons in
1914. Shipments last year totaled
494,603 tons. For some time the
mine has been operating on a re-
duced force but with the change in
ownership and management it is ex-
pected equipment will be modern
lied and that annual shipments will
be increased.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
School Pupil Dies.

Miss Mary Peyla, a pupil of the
Ely High School and daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Peyla, well
known residents of the city, died
Saturday Of complications following
pneumonia. She was 15 years and
five months of age and has resided
with her parents in this city all her
life. The funeral took place Tues
day from the Catholic church, Rev.
Frank Mihelcic officiating. The fun
eral was largely attended. The
young lady was a fasorite with a
large circle of friends who SYM
pathise with the bereaved family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
STATE TIMBER
BEING SURVEYED.
DELINQUENT STATE LANDS TO
BE RESOLD OR REDEEMED.

The state auditors office is en-.
gagged this fall in re appraising about
$4,000 acres of state lano upon
which owners have become delin.
quent in their interest payments
Under the law, the purchaser OF
state lands pays 15 per cent down
and has 40 years to pay the balance
interest running at per cent
Where these interest payments are
not made, the state re-appraises, adj
vertisers and offers the land for sale
at auction.
The delinquent tracts being ap-
praised are an accumulation of a
number of years and are scattered
through a number of Minnesota
counties. According to the state
auditor, much of the acreage in
question is in the hands of non
residents, not necessarily land specu-
lators, but people who considered
the purchase of state lands a good
investment and who bought as re-
suit of this belief.
The lands which will soon be for
feited to the state if the delinquent
interest payments are not maze or
arranged for, are distributed as fol-
lows:
Koochiching county, $4,000 acres;
Itasca county, $4,000; st. Louis
county, 10000 acres; Clearwater,
10000 acres; Becker, 10000 acres;
Beltrami county, $4,000 acres; Ait
kin county, $4,000 acres; Cass
county, 100000 acres; Hubbard
county, $4,000 acres.
A resurvey and appraisal of these
lands is being made by experts as
signed to the counties in which the
delinquent tracts are located. In
each case where redemption is not
made, the land will be, offered for
sale at future state offerings. Every
effort, however, will be made to per-
nit, or assist, the original purchas-
er to redeem, in case he cares to do
so.
In every sale of state land, the
trust funds of the state are bene-
fciafy, realizing on each acre of
land sold, whether the contract is
completed or not. On sale of un-
improved land, the 15 per cent down
payment goes to the trust funds and
IL luSIS 10 ally iiSICildHCdUle IliHUCI
on the tract, it must be paid for in
full at its appraised value.
AS a result of the present state
land policy, interest delinquency on
the part of a purchaser has been
steadily growing less. State lands
are placed on the market now only
after thorough investigation as to
their agricultural possibilities, quail
ity of the soil, and the location of
the land as to market facilities,
roads, schools and towns. In every
instance where state lands are Of
tered, they are listed in detail as to
soil and character, and every pro-
spective purchaser is urged to see
the land before buying. The state
at no time employs any agents and
endeavors to display in its dealings
with land buyers the same degree
of honesty which it expects from
them. No land is misrepresented
and no Misrepresentation is counter
anced. Anyone buying state land
offered for sale at this time can be
sure of securing full value for his
money. If any considerable area of
lands now being re-appraised as de-
linquent remain unredeemed, it will
result IN some excellent buys at fut-
ure land sales.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
.A|RPLANE SURVEY
Of BORDER LAKES.
ELY WILL BE ONE OF THE
BASES FOR THE PLANE
SURVEY FOR THE US.

An airplane Photographic survey
of all lakes west of the source of
the Pigeon river on the Canadian
boundary is planned to start with
in a few days by the United States
district engineers Office.
Approximately 1900 square miles
of territory will be photographed in
series by Lieut.. Ewart G. Plank of
the Duluth district engineers office.
The plane, which will lily from Nc
Cook field, Dayton, Ohio, within a
day or two, will be piloted by Lieut..
E. C. Batten, and will also carry a
civilian mechanic. A tri-lens cam
era will be- used to photograph the
whole Rainy Lake watershed, it was
announced at the engineers office.
The plane of the amphibian type
used by the Macmillan Arctic ex-
petition will land in st. Louis bay
at Duluth but can land on either
water or land. 1t will fly to Inter
national Falls, where headquarters
of the survey will be, and will have
bases at Orr and at this city.
Lakes to be surveyed are: Rainy,
Sand Point, Crane, Kabetogama,
Namakan, Loon. La Croix, Iron,
Crooked, Eastwood. Birch, Carp
Knife, Saganaga, Seagull. Gunfiint
and North lakes, stretching from
Rainy lake virtually to the juncture
of the Canadian border and Lake
Superior.
The work will be done in con-
nection with the Backus proposal of
IS h.
ers and which are so strenuously op-
posed by the people of the Arrow
head Country. 1t is expected that
with good weather Photographic
views of all these boundary lakes
can be secured in ten days or two
weeks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
ORE SHIPMENTS
HEAVY THIS YEAR.
ORE PRODUCTION FOR 1925
WILL EXCEED FIVE YEAR
RECORD.

Iron ore production of the Lake
Superior district in 1925 promises to
exceed the grand total of 1924 by
nearly 100000 tons, according TO
advance estimates made by Duluth
mining men.
Predictions of the total tonnage
for the season ranged between ST.
100000 and 52,O00,OO0 tons. The
production has exceeded 50,O00,O00
tons only twice in the last five years.
In 1920 lake and rail shipments
totaled 60. ,278 tons and in 1928,
60,771,34S tons.
An improved tone is shown in
the iron industry, according to w.
P. Chinn, general manager of Pick
ands, Mather Co., the, largest of the
independent companies operating in
this district. Mr.. Chinn stated that,
although there has been no rapid or
unusual development apparent this
year, it is expected the total tonnage
from the Lake Superior region will
exceed the total Of 1924 and might
approximate 100000 tons.
j The state of Minnesota is expect
ed to ship total of 38,000,000 tons
from the Mesaba, Vermilion and
Guyana ranges this year. This esti-
mate exceeds last years total by
nearly 1000, 900 tons.
Shipments last season from the
Minnesota ranges showed total OF
1885, 64 tons.
Lake Superior tonnage for the en-
tire season of 1924 totaled 1885,
318 tons, which were divided as
follows: Upper lake ports, 42,623,-
$40, and rail, 1,272,47S. Much of
the rail-shipped ore is consigned to
the Duluth plant Of the Minnesota
Steel company.
Operations on the Minnesota
ranges differ considerably from
those of past years, according to
mining officials. Some of the in
dependent operators have within the
last few years reduced their actual
mining operations in the district,
giving as an explanation mat heavy
stocks already on hand make in
creased production inadvisable. 1t
eral operators have increased their
activity as ore buyers while cutting
down on mining.
Stockpiles have been reduced to
a considerable extent during the
past season and it is believed that
the 1925 mining production will
rank with past record years. The
peak Of iron ore production in the
Lake Superior district was reached
in 1916 when 64,734,198 tons were
shipped by lake and 1885, 161 tons
by rail.
Shipments from the Lake Superior
region to Oct. 1, 1925, totaled A.
S12,026 tons, an increase of 1885,
154 tons over the total % 34,961,-
872 tons reported in 1924.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
EDUCATORS URGE
LAW OBEDIENCE.
NORTHEASTERN EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION MEETING
CLOSES SATURDAY.

The superintendent, principals
and teachers Of the Ely schools re-
turned Saturday evening and Sum-
day from Duluth where they had at
tended the MEETING Of the North
eastern Educational Association.
All report a highly instructive and
entertaining meeting.
The last day was taken up with
the. discussion of several very vital
projects. Realizing that one of
the greatest problems Of today is
the disregard for law, members Of
the Association at the close of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-23
VERM|L|ON RANCE
OLD TIMER PASSES.
MRS. ELLEN HODGE SUCCUMBS
SUDDENLY AT VIRGINIA
WHILE ON A VISIT.

Mrs. Ellen Hodge, aged II years
died suddenly at Virginia Sunday
evening OF heart failure. Mrs
Hodge had gone to Virginia to WIS.,
it with her daughter and family and
while in the best of health was
stricken. She had visited around
all day Sunday and was on the
point of leaving the home of her
daughter for that of neighbor to
spend the evening when she sudden
ly paused and crumpled to the floor.
Physicians summoned pronounced
death ir Simultaneous.
Grandma" Hodge has been a
resident of this city for 81 years
coming here with her husband and
family from Tower where they had
resided since the beginning of min
ing on the Vermilion range. Mr..
Hodge who preceded her in death
about ten years, was employed as
a blacksmith at the mines and also
conducted a shop of his own for
many years. Since the death of her
husband Mrs. Hodge has been MAX
ing her home with her married
children.
She is survived by two sons. six
daughters and large number of
grand children. The sons are Rich
ard of this city and John of Detroit,
Michigan. The daughters are Mrs.
E. j. Cox of Fore Lake, Wash,
Mrs. Sam Harper of Cobalt, Ont,
Mrs. Ben Mascot of Virginia and
Mrs. Richard Wallace, Mrs. William
Burnley and Mrs. Rudolph HalmicK
of this city. All, with the exception
of Mrs. Harper, are in the city to
attend the funeral which will take
place from the home of Richard
Hodge this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
She was a member of the Yer
million Range Old Settlers Associa-
ton and members of that organiza-
ton and old timers will act as pail
bearers.