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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
VICTOR |. POWER
CALLED BY DEATH.
FOUND DEAD IN BED TUESDAY
MORNING AT HIS FARM
HOME NEAR HIBBING.

The news of the sudden death of
Victor L. Power, flashed over the
wires Tuesday, was received by his
host of friends throughout the state
and nation with genuine feeling of
regret. He was as years of age
and has been feeling poorly for
three days but at no time was his
condition considered serious. He
retired as usual Monday night and
Tuesday morning when his caretak-
err went to awaken him, he was
found dead in bed, acute heart
trouble being given as the cause of
death.
Mr.. Power came to Hibbing in
1898 and was employed as a black
smith helper at one of the mines.
He came to Hibbing from Michigan
where his father, the Honorable
John Power, was known as one of
Michigan's greatest criminal law
yers. In fact the male members of
the Power family all studied law.
When he first came to Hibbing he
remained only a few months as he
desired to take up the study of law.
He attended the Chicago College of
Law and upon completing that
course he went to the University of
Minnesota, where he took post
graduate course enabling him to
take the examinations in this state.
Mr.. Power completed his studies
in 1903 and returned to Hibbing
and entered into law partnership
with his brother in 1903. Later he
established law Office of his own
which grew into one of the biggest
legal firms in the state.
As an attorney Victor Power won
his greatest successes. He was
known as the peer of all criminal
lawyers in the northern half of the
state. Among some of his notable
victories are the famous Duluth
liquor cases and the nationally
known lumber scaling ruling before
the supreme court. More recently
he was engaged in the so-called
township case and the Hibbing vii
lage election case.
Victor Power was always active in
politics. For many years he was
prominent in G. o. p circles, being
on the county and state committees.
Twice he was considered as a stand
ard bearer to head the Republican
ticket in Minnesota. Last year he
was the Republican candidate from
this district for congress, being de-
1eated by Congressman Carss. He
served as mayor of Hibbing for nine
consecutive terms, the longest time
any Minnesota man has held that
honor. He was first defeated by
John Cannon, young Hibbing attor-
ney, in 1922, but in 1928, Mr..
Power staged comeback and was
again elected mayor. making ten
terms that he served in that capa-
city. Mr.. Power was honored by
his townspeople in many different
ways, he held various public offices,
served as attorney for the township
and village at different times.
The title of fighting mayor" was
conferred on him in 1913 when he
won out in the tax case started by
the mining companies. In 1920-21
he took a prominent part in the leg
islature and the fight being waged
there to lower the per capita tax.
He was one of the heaviest property
owners in Hibbing. He was born
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
HARVEY SCHARR
PASSES BEYOND.
NOTED EDUCATOR OF VIRGINIA
DIES SATURDAY AFTER
FIVE WEEKS ILLNESS.

Harvey j. Scharr, one of Vir-
ginia's esteemed citizens and direct
or of the high school vocational de-
partment died at his home in that
city Saturday morning after an ILL
ness of five weeks attributed to
maladies FASTENED by an ATTACK of
influenza suffered in January.
He was born in Menomonie, Wis,
SO years ago. He received his edu-
cation in the public schools of that
community and was graduated from
Stout Institute in 1909.
Before completing his course he
was offered a position as head of
the vocational department of this
city schools, and was urged to ac-
cept the offer by the president of
Stout, who made the statement that
it would be a signal honor to the
school to have Mr.. Scharr directing
the Ely work, C. H. Barnes being
superintendent of the Ely schools
at that time. Later he went to a
school in St. Paul where he taught
for some time. In 1913 he went
to Virginia and took charge of the
vocational work, then in its early
stages on the range.
During the war Mr.. Scharr ac-
complished conspicuous home work,
and was captain of the Virginia
Home Guard company. AS, one OF
the most active members of the
Virginia Rotary club, he was hon
ored with the presidency several
years ago.
He was married thirteen years
ago to Miss Edith Barrett who was
"a teacher in the Ely schools during
the time Mr.. Scharr. was in this
city. He is survived by his widow
and two daughters.
The funeral took place Monday
morning from the Catholic church in
Virginia The church was filled to
the doors, several from this city be-
ing in attendance Honorary pail
bearers were the school board of
Virginia. Active pail bearers were
C. H. Barnes, Carl Shapiro, Judge
Edward Freeman, R. R. Bailey and
Hugh McInnis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09

to the highest bidders, and the pro-
ceeds are devoted to paying the sal
aries and expenses of the warden
trappers. That salary necessarily
is nominal, but it does not justify
deviation from 100 percent hon
esty," nor "a little intelligent poach-
ing"
Naturally, those who are denied
their former privilege of trapping
on the preserve and those whose
lawlessness is curtailed by the game
wardens' vigilance do not approve
of the warden-trapper system, and
it is the target of considerable crlti-
cfSm. In the past, thousands of
beaver were taken unlawfully IN the
Superior preserve every season, and
many of them found their way into
Canada. Beaver poaching still is
serious problem. Many arrests are
made. But under the present sys-
TEN beaver have increased to such
an extent that the taking of linn
tied number in the right way is
recognized as a conservative mea-
sure. 1t is recommended by respon-
sible conservationists who Formerly
were opposed to the trapping of
beaver under any circumstances.
Unfortunately, the original press
report on which the Winnipeg edit
orial was based contained many err
rors. The Ely conference was not
Except secret, to be announced by
the department when ready" 1t
was, arranged by Ely business men
and sportsmen in cooperation with
the Game and Fish department. 1t
was held in the office of the u. S.
Forest Service, and was attended by
as many interested persons as the
room would hold. The "selective"
trapping program was approved un-
animously, and A. L. Richey, super
visor of the Superior National For
est, pledged the cooperation of the
Forest Service in locating colonies
from which the removal of a sur
plus of beaver would be advanta-
geous.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE
DISCUSS ONE BUCK LAW.

The Ely Chapter of the Izaak
Walton League discussed the lone
buck law at the meeting last even
ing. The discussion was spirited
although the time for each side had
been limitedS M. w. Peterson and
VIM. Hanson pointed out the falla-
cies of the proposed measure and
the benefits were enlarged upon by
Jos. Rothman and A. L. Richey who
recited statistics from states in
which the measure is law to cinch
their arguments. Figures were also
cited by the opponents and each
side brought forth many points in
favor of their side of the argument.
The. matter will be further discuss
ed at future meetings. The next
session of the legislature will prob
ably have a game bill before it and
the League members will become
thoroughly informed on the merits
and dement's of the measure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
BAND CONCERT
SUNDAY NEXT.

An elegant program has been pre-
pared for the Community Band free
concert at the Warrington Audit
orium next Sunday afternoon. The
following program will be rendered 1:
March-"The Herald Al. Hayes
Prayer From "Joan of Arc"
Gounod
March, ndeavor" Will Huff
overture Sunshine Fred jewell
Waltz-"In a Rose Garden
J. Crosby
March, Merry Makers"
-----..------- Ray Hall
Overture-"Abelard and Heloise"
Zimmerman
"Love's Old Sweet Song" Molloy
March-"Th Zouaves" - Will Huff
Serenade-"At Break of Dawn"
Fred Jewell
March he Challenge Ed. Hazel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
ROAD PROGRAM
BIG UNDERTAKING.
ENORMOUS QUANTITY OF ROAD
MATERIAL HANDLED DUR
ING FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

To transport the Surfacing mat
erials used by the Minnesota depart
ment of highways during the year
1921 to 1925 MISUNDERSTANDING
when the new state highway pro-
gram took full effect would require
1928 trains of steel hopper cars ex-
tending distance of 1541 miles.
Charles NJ Babcock, in recent
statement, said that the department
has built 1876 miles of grading, 81
238 miles of gravel surfacing and
575 miles of paving in addition to
extensive bridge construction and
replacement and maintenance opera
tions over the entire 7,000-mile high
way system.
Material involved in the state
highway departments surfacing
activities during the 5 year period
mentioned totaled 6,704,0 cubic
yards of dry materials or 9,684,0O0
tons. To transport this vast guam
tity would have required 1850
steel hopper cars of capacity of
so tons each.
As told in Mr.. Babcock's state
ment, the department built SIS
miles of pavement and there enter
ed into it 1,847,000 cubic yards of
material or a quantity sufficient to
construct a wall 472 miles long, 10
feet high and two feet thick. This
wall would extend from st. Paul to
Winnipeg.
The department has used for
various purposes 352,963 tons of
cement, 834,428 tons of sand and
1,335,086 tons of aggregate-gravel
or crushed rock. The cement, gravel
and crushed rock entered not only
into paving but construction of
bridges and culverts. Altogether
there were 52,581 ,000 cubic feet of
dry materials, and these made l.
100000 cubic yards of concrete.
Concrete that has already gone into
road making in this state would
make solid mass of concrete more
than twice as high as the Ford
plant in Saint Paul, which covers
approximately 20 acres.
The same material would con-
struct a pyramid as high as the
great pyramid of Cheops, which is
482 feet high, and would cover an
area of 5 Il acres.
The Minnesota highway depart
ment during the same five years has
erected $4,000 markers, warning
and direction signs.
The amount of earth and stone
moved by the department during the
same years appropriated 47,493,544
Gu. yds. This was on construction
and other work. Through the re-
moval of similar yardage the de-
partment might have excavated a
canal 60 feet wide and 10 feet deep
and 403 miles long or from the
Twin Cities to Chicago.
The highway department in the s.
year period placed over 1875 miles
of cable and other guard rail, which
is a safeguard against accidents.
The cable alone would stretch from
the Twin Cities due west to the
State line.
All this work was on the state
wide system of trunk highways serv-
ing by one or, more routes all county
seats and nearly all towns of more
than 1000 population. Placed end
to-end. these routes would make an
oval line around the outside of the
entire United States. and the i'm
proved mileages would cross it once
on both its shortest and longest
diameters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
and fish commissioner.

and hSh commissioners.
He has in his possession wolf
pelt which is marked to indicate
that four wolf bounties have been
paid on it, he said.
Az a result, he and d. Mac
Donald, deputy minister of game and
fish of Ontario province, Canada,
are trying to arrange for confer
ence of game and fish officials of
Canadian provinces, the northern
states, and those of Northern Min
nesota counties
The pelt Mr.. Gould has indicates
that Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario,
and one Minnesota county paid
bounties on the pelt. He received
the pelt from Mr.. Macdonald, who
obtained it in his province, where
the last bounty was paid.
The different states, the various
Minnesota counties, some of which
give extra wolf bounties, and the
provinces of Canada, have many
ways of marking pelts after the
payment of bounty These marks
prevent duplicate payments in the
same political subdivision, but the
marks in most cases are carefully
hidden, and incomplete examinations
often are made when the hides are
presented in other divisions.
In addition, officials of one state
in some cases do not know the
marks of the other states.
The marks usually used are holes
in one ear or the other, Sits in the
ears, cutting off the front paws, or,
in the case of Ontario, slit across
the forehead.
The pelt which Mr. Gould is hold
ing as evidence of the fraud has a
hole in one ear, one forepaw is cut
off, there is IA slit in one ear, and a
slash on the forehead.
1t is hoped at the meeting of the
game and fish officials that a
uniform system of marking the pelts
can be agreed upon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
ELY YOUNG PEOPLE UNITED
IN MARRIAGE MONDAY.

At the Presbyterian church par
lor Monday afternoon at 200
o'clock, Rev. H. R. Browne united
in marriage, James Rolando to Miss
Ellen Toutloff.
Both of the young people are
we'll known to a host of friends in
this city where they have resided
cinca infancy. Both are pupils Of
the Ely schools. Mr.. Rolando is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Relando,
for many years resident of this
city. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Toutloff who
reside at the lake shore near the
water plant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
MACCABEE LADIES ENTER
TAIN THEIR HUSBANDS

At the Tuesday evening meeting
of the Women's Benefit Association
of the Maccabees, the husbands End
friends of the members had been in
vited and "Bunco" was played at
six tables. Mrs. Anton Moravitz
was awarded the honors for the
ladies and Dave Berglund for the
men. Mrs. John Olson received the
consolation prize.
After the games a delicious lunch
was served by Mrs. Ernest Jackson
and her committees. Dancing fol-
lowed. A very pleasant evening re-
suited.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
STATE PRESIDENT PITTINCER
HERE ON APRIL Ia.

The Ely Moose expect to reach
the double membership mark on
April IA. The members are work
ing on the largest class of candi-
dates ever initiated in any lodge in
Ely for Wednesday night, April Ia.
This will be the last initiation in
the "doub4e the membership drive"
State President VIM. Pittinger
will be here for the meeting and
make the address. The team of Ed.
l.. Edwards is still in the lead fol-
owed by F. L. Lindgren and jeff
Seeley.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
in Calumet, Michigan in 1881.

Mrs. Power passed away hve
years ago. There are no children.
Mr.. Power is survived by the follow
ing brothers: George Power, attor-
ney of Iron Mountain, Mich; L. M.
Power of Detroit, Mich; R. B. Pow
er of Green Bay, Wis; w. ]. Power,
attorney of Hibbing, and three Sis
tiers, Mrs. Ralph Glynn, Duluth;
Mrs. May P. Avery of Chicago, and
Mrs. Catherine Christy of Denver,
Colo.
The body, after lying in state at
the Hibbing village hall WHERE it
was viewed by thousands, was taken
to Chicago to be placed in the fam
lily vault alongside the remains of
his father and mother.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
Ely Dealers Sell Trucks.

The County Commissioners at a
meeting Tuesday awarded a con-.
tract to J. A. Rothman of this city
for a Fordson tractor at cost of
$1,150 for use in the Fourth Com
missioner District.
The Carlson Chevrolet Co. were
awarded a contract for one-ton
Chevrolet truck at a cost of
1857. 40.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
ELY MAN IN CHARGE
OF SOUDAN BAND.

The Soudan Athletic club last
Sunday took over and reorganized
the Soudan band. Under the new
management the band has secured
the leadership of Richard Pierce of
Ely, well known band leader Mr..
Pierce will proceed at once to get
the band back into shape, and with
the addition of a few more memlt-
bers, by summer, no doubt, Soudan
will have one of the best musical
organizations on the range.-Tower
News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-09
FOUR BOUNTIES PAID
ON ONE WOLF PELT.

The probability of huge frauds in
the collection of wolf bounties was
revealed by ]. F. Gould, state game
Evening star., 1926-04-11
IKE WALTON LEAGUE
STILL is DISRUPTED
Executive Committee Delays Deci
sion on $4,000 Honorarium for
Former President.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, April 10.-Proceeding
today with it's fixed program, after
almost a days interruption, the
Izaak Walton League found faction
alism in the organization still loom.
ing. despite election yesterday of a
president who pledged himself to
harmony.
The executive committee planned
to delay until later a decision on
whether WIN II. dig, founder of the
league and deposed yesterday as pres.
ident shall have proposed $4,000
yearly honorarium suggested by the
nominating committee.
Meanwhile suggestion to the eX-
ecutive body that Dig be. made hon
orary president. filing a post left va.
cant by the nominators was blocked
by the election of Secretary Herbert
Hoover, as honorary president
Those who achieved Hoover's elec.
ton spoke in high terms of his work
| for conservation, but admitted that
one purpose of the move vas to fore
stall digs selection for the post bv
| the executive committee to complete
a restoration of harmony between the
| friends and foes of the founder. who
| is charged with misconduct in the Of.
| flee of president, which he has held
four years.
Evening star., 1926-04-11

stances resemble the Mousterian i'm
plements or later European paleolithic
types. But they are also capable of
a much higher class of work. Today,
about Derby, bottles are used in max
ing beautifully worked spear heads"
From Australia, DR.. Hrdlicka's
journey led to South Africa, and dis
embarking at Durham, Natal. the first
task was to see as many as possible
of the Zulu, about whose exact blood
affinitieS there was some doubt. From
an examination of many individuals,
the anthropologist reached the con-
clusion that the Zulu is unquestion-
ably a true negro, though now and
then, as in other negro tribes, show
ing trace of Semitic arab type due
probably to old admiXtures.
The two main objects of the visit
to South Africa were the inveStiga-
ton on the spot of the important find
of the Rhodesian skull, and Of the
recent discovery of the skull of
fossil anthropoid ape at Taungs, which
had been reported as being possibly a
direct link in the lire of mans ascent.
The Rhodesian skull, found in 1921
at Broken Hill, shows man SO primi-
tive in many of it's features that
nothing like it has been seen before
DR.. Hrdlicka was able to clear up
some of the moot points in connection
with this important find. and he col
lected for study bones of animals from
the cave which gave the Rhodesian
skull. as we'll as two additional
mineraliZed human bones belonging to
two individuals, all of which were
deposited with the earlier relics in
the British Museum.
Tho fossil cl-uU of
ape found at Taungs in 1924, belongs,
according to DIR. Hrdlicka, to a species
of anthropoid ape of about the size
of a chimpanzee and evidently related
to this form, though there are certain
differences, especially in the brain.
These differences suggested that this
ape may possibly have been somewhat
superior to the chimpanzee and nearer
to the human. But it is not neces-
sarily. form that stood in the direct
line or the human phylum.
South Africa Fertile Field.
South Africa is a land rich in ma
terial for the anthropologist. according
to DR.. Hrdlicka. There is he writes,
the disappearing old native popula-
tion of Bushmen, Strandloopers and
Hottentots; the newer negro popula
ton which amounts already to over
100000 and is steadily increasing; the
almost stationary population of
100000 South African whites of
Dutch and English derivation, who
are blending together and producing a
type of their own (as is also happen
ing on a larger scale with the whites
in Australia). and there are abundant
remains of paleolithic cultures"
DIR. Hrdlicka returned from his
fruitful journey deeply impressed with
the opportunities and need for anthro-
pological research offered by all these
distant parts of the world, and the
openings everywhere for American CO.
operation. THE story of mans origin,
differentiation. spread and struggle for
survival" he says, ''is evidently
greater, far greater than ordinarily
conceived, and a vast amount of work
remains for it's satisfactory solution. -
Evening star., 1926-04-11
TYPICAL ENGLISH GIRL
HANDICAPS FILM MAN
Regarded Too Tall to Pose as Star
in Competition With Ameri-
can Rivals
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. April 10-English film
producers striving to make English
films with English stars TO compete
with American pictures assert that
they are Handicapped By the English
type of feminine beauty. The typical
English girl, they say. is too tall to
make film favorably The motion
camera accentuates heights, and when
the tall favorites of the English stage
are filmed the results are not satisfac-
tory. 1t is claimed the film fans the
world over want petite heroines, and
nearly all the women making films in
the United States are of average
height or under. 1t is easier to make
short women look taller in the movies
than to make tall women look shorter.
and British producers are on the look
out for smaller girls of pronounced
English type who can be developed
into world rivals of the heroines of
Hollywood.
The usual English diet of roast beef
and potatoes, the moist English
climate and the English love of out of
doors are cited as the reasons for
tallness Of Albion's. daughters.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
THREE RECAPTURED
|NPR|SON DELIVERY
Twelve Dangerous" Con-
viCts Escape, But Negro Re-
fuses to Leave Death Cell.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 10
Three of the ConvictS who escaped
last night in the largest Jail delivery
IN the history of the Tennessee state
penitentiarY were again in custody to
night, with every effort being made
TO apprehend others. Twelve of the
men who escaped were looked upon
by A. A. McCOrllle. prison warden, as
dangerous criminals. Three were lit"
termers.
Lee Allen of Carroll County. serving
term for robbery and grand larceny
who with Howard Barr. Knox County
robber. overpowered the two guards
locked them in cells and led the
escape. was captured in Shelby Park
today by Gus kiger, city detective,
after Allen had been shot in the leg
by officers in q gun battle. kiger
was shooting to kill. but the escaped
convict was not seriously injured.
Charles n. White. serving a term
for robbery. from Shelby County, was
taken with Allen.
Another Convict Caught
Mac Wilcox OF Franklin, convicted
Of grand larceny. was captured earlier
in the day In a negro dwelling, where
he fled from city police.
Lewis S. Pope, State commissioner
of institutions, who returped hur-
riedly to Nashville from Chattanooga
today. attached no blame to prison
officials for the escape. The prison
ers in the white wing" reported the
break to a lobby guard, giving the
first news of the delivery.
The men escaped through a win
dow after saving one bar, which left
an opening of eight inches. Several
TRUSTEES in the wing. who declined to
accompany the exit party. said it
required five or six minutes for one
of the fellows, 200-pounder, to
squeeze out at the spring bar.
Refuses TO Leave Death Cell
The lock had been changed on the
death cell door of Charles Barr,
negro, Memphis "petting party ban
dit" and the keys seized from Turn
key Joe Rogers would not work his
door They told Barr they could get
him out but Barr refused to follow.
Digges Nolen. Memphis check-raiser,
and Rennie Edward. Shelby County,
serving a life term for murder, like
wise refused to leave. They are "un-
boilers" in the ward.
Whether the ringleaders at first
used a wooden pistol in overpower-
ing w. II. Dodson, guard, and where
they obtained the arms with which
they successfully carried out the
escape is still a matter Of mystery.
Robbery of the Bank of Bell Buckle,
some 60 miles from Nashville, and
the theft of $4,000, obtained by
blowing the safe with acetylene
torches. is linked with the escape
by some, but whether any of the
escaped convicts took part in the
looting of the bank is still matter
of speculation.