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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
DEATH SUMMONS
ELY OLD TIMER.
JOS. MARTINETTI, SR.. ONE OF
ELY'S FIRST SETTLERS
PASSES ON.

The citizens were considerably
shocked Sunday when they were
appraised of the death during the
nlgnt OF JOS. Martlnerti,, Sr. after
an illness or lew Jays OIL cereDia al
henorrnage. he was taken III the
worse uesplte All that meuleai skill
couia DO. ms aeatn resulted early
SUNDAY morning.
Mr.. MartineJI was % years OF
age at the time OF his ueatn having
been born IN italy In 1861. While
a young man he emlgrated to this
country ana was one OF the earliest
settlers In this city being Engaged
In the shoemaking business up to
the time of haS retirement ten or
more years ago. He always took a
prominent part In the upbuiiding OF
the city ana for years was q valu-
able member of the Ely volunteer
fire department and member of
several societies.
Surviving him are his widow,
three daughters and one SOL. The
daughters are Mrs. c. nj. Tramon-
tin and Miss lille Martir,tti of
Chisholm and Angelina at home
with her parents. The son IS JOS.
Martinetti, truck driver with the
Ely fire department, who with his
family resides with his mother at
their home on Harvey Street near
the Lincoln School. All were pres
ent at the bedside of husband and
father when the end came.
The funeral took place Wednes-
day morning from the Catholic
church, Rev. Father Mihelcio con-
Quoting the impressive high mass
rites. The cortege of friends and
neighbors in ears following the re,
mains to the cemetery was one of
the longest ever seen in the city.
The pail bearers were chosen from
members of the fire department and
the floral offerings were ma ny and
beautiful. The remains were placed
in the vault.
Among out of town people in at
tendance of the funeral were Mr..
and Mrs. Dominick Sartori and fam
lily of Chisholm, Mr.. and Mrs. Guido
Brazelli of Virginia, Peter and
Louis Tramontin and Mrs. Paul
Tramontin of Chisholm, close friends
and relatives of deceased and the
surviving family; Miss Angela Salvi,
Frank Tiburzi, Mr.. Faggetti, Eli
Curati, Jos. Vitala. Mr.. Balduzzi,
Miss Elizabeth Leary, Harry A.
Syme of Chisholm and Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Peyla of Tower.
The bereaved wife and children
have the sympathy of a host of
friends in their loss of a loving
husband and father.
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j. s. STEEL E 0RP.
25 YEARS old.
BIRTHDAY OF GREAT CONCERN
BRINGS OUT HISTORY OF
ACHIEVEMENT.

Thursday, Feb. 25, marked the
twenty-fifth birthday of the United
States Steel Corporation, says Skill
ling's Review. 1t was at the time of
it's organization and still IS, not
only the greatest organization for
the production of steel the world
has ever known, but the largest
corporatiin of any kind.
Under the leadership of the late
j. p. Morgan many smaller and
diverse industries were merged to
form the present corporation. 1t
was called at that time billion dol
lar merger Included in the consoli-
dation were the Carnegie Steel Co.,
from which the first two presidents
of the new corporation were drawn,
American Steel & Wire Co., of
which Chas. Gates was the leading
spirit, the Federal Steel Co.,
National Tube Co., National Steel
Co., the Lake Superior Consolidated
Iron Mines and others.
There have been three presidents
of the corporation since its incep-
ton, Chas. Schwab, w. e. Corey
and, the present incumbent of the
office, James A. Farrell.
In the past 25 years the company
has increased the scope of its activ-
titles, piling up property whose
assessed valuation today is in the
neighborhood of $4,000, 100000. 1t
owns or controls through subsidiary
companies all the elements and
equipment that go into the making
of every variety of iron and steel
product and avenues for the disposal
of the various by-products Of the
industry. Among the corporations
properties are mines of iron, coal,
manganese, fluorspar, and zinc; oil
and gas wells; limestone quarries;
lake and ocean transportation COM
panies; railroads from mines to
lake ports and from lower lake
ports to steel plants; ore docks for
loading and unloading ore and sup
plies; blast furnaces and the varied
equipment of steel plants; mills and
plants for the manufacture of all
varieties of steel and iron, including
the heaviest beams and plates and
the finest wire and smallest nails;
tin plate mills, cement factories and
many other industries tributary to
or dependent on the corporations
principal business of manufacturing
steel.
Since its formation the company
has earned about $2,171 ,000, 00C
available for common dividends and
has paid dividends on its preferred
stock at the full rate without g
break. The bulk of the dividends
earned on common stock has been
accumulated in the past 10 years.
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education, who compiled the statis-

Tics.
Benton county with two high
schools, two graded elementary
schools and sixty-three rural schools
had the lowest per pupil cost for
both sections, with $47.21 for the
former and $32.07 for the latter.
st. Louis county, the states lar
gest county, with sixteen high
schools and sixty-nine graded ele-
mentary schools with an enrolment
OF 49,919, headed the high and
graded elementary schools with a
per pupil cost of $129.92. This
county's cost was run up. the fig
ures show, because of $6,485,917
spent for maintenance.
st. Louis county's expenditure of
81 ,296,00 for bonds and new
buildings exceeded all other counties.
Ramsey (St. PauD ranking second.
with mark of $3,5O9,985. st.
Louis county payments for main
tenance, totaling $6,485,917, were
second in amount only to Hennepin
(Minneapolis) which spent $9,515.-
318.
Cook county, in the far northeast
ern part of the state, which has
only thirteen public schools, one of
which is high school, had the high
est per pupil cost among the rural
schools Its 1874 rural school stu
eisnts cost $179.42 each for the
wear, based on the total mainten-
ance cost of $33,014.
st. Louis county's 215 elementary
schools with 6,2S1 enrolment ex-
pended $735,519 for maintenance
and issued $145,570 in bonds for
new buildings. the per pupil cost for
being $l17.1O.
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BAND CONCERT
NEXT SUNDAY,
COMMUNITY BAND FREE CON.
CERT WILL HAVE FINE
PROGRAM.

Another of the popular free band
concerts by the Ely Community
Band will be given next Sunday
afternoon at the Washington Aud
itorium beginning at 2:30 o'clock.
The program as arranged will be as
follows:
March, irls of America"
Waltz emory's Camden -----
SeLucien DENIM
Overture "Isspiratioa" Al. Hayes
Violin Duet
(a) "Love And Flowers" 49,
Arr. by M. Graenwald
(b) "Weeping Willow Lane
Waltz------T. H. Hickman
Marjorie James, H. P. Reinshagen, Sr.
Florence Childers, accompanist)
March American Educator"
4------------C Carl H. Galloway
Caprice he First Heart Throbs"
R. Eilenberg
Novelty One Step tt"
-----M Mel B. Kaufman
Serenade-" Silly Night" Will Huff
Neapolitan Song-"O Sole Milo"
------E. Di Capns
March-"The New Friendship
Tired JeWell
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Your Every Want Can Be
Supplied at Home.

"a live with live merchants has Ely invariably affects
desirabihty of
munity place live By the people of community
nuay with
born The merchant almost without exception made
realize the of complete The
the telephone delivery have nauguraed
merchandising impossible conditions
people of the different communities enabled
all their their Careful nvestiga
beyond doubt the small
thoroughly alive to the and needs of his
the of the cities The thing
is needed to make the cooperative scheme and thus
bring assortmens of style quality merchandise the
united of the that particular
that unable satisfy the
If such the the
that had the justify their
carrying the added stocks At least this the
such complaints On the other hand there is the possible
chance but only instances merchant who
of the times will modernize
the conditions this being
will be before that merchant has
sity either forced the light his has
amulated by progressive and the opportunity of
good trading place afforded the buyer
country locating lve wires"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
SILVER WEDDING PARTY
FOR MR.. AND MRS. EDWARDS

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Edwards cele-
brated their silver wedding anniver-
sary on Thursday, February 25. A
large party of friends surprised the
couple on that evening and a fine
time was the result. The party
brought with them "a most appetiz-
ing lunch which was served at 10
o'clock. The evening was spent in
dancing to music furnished by Miss
Hilda Kotchevar and Mrs. David
Berglund; singing and games. A
feature of the evening was sdance
by Betty, the youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards and the
wearing of the wedding gown by
Mrs. Edwards worn by her on her
wedding day twenty-five years ago.
A box of silver was left by the
guests as token upon their depart
ure early in the morning.
Those present at the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. David Berglund, Mr..
and Mrs. Steve Mizera Mr.. and Mrs.
E. G. Edwards, Mrs. Hoppa. Mrs.
Denley, Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. Spreit-
ger, Mrs. Broulette, Mrs. Milkovich,
Misses Rose and Victoria Mizera,
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Kermit, Grandma
Tobbachi, Miss Esther Jackson,
James and Bertha Edwards, Frank
Mizera, Frank Kermit, Archie P.
Swansn and Mrs. John Somrok
and daughter.
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INDIAN PAYMENTS IN
THE DISTRICT BEING MADE

The per capita payment of $50
authorized by resent act of con-
gress to Chippewas in the territory
of the Consolidated agency have
been set for times and places as
follows:
Onigum, March 5; Bena, March 6;
Federal Dam, March 8; Ball Club.
March 8; Inger, March 10; Cloquet,
March IL; Superior, Wis. March 10;
Grand Marais, March Is; Grand
Portage, March 16, forenoon; Tow
er, March 10, afternoon; Nett Lake,
March 20.
The Indians of this vicinity will
receive their payments on the after
noon of March IS, according to adj
vices received.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
LARGE CLASS INITIATED
BY LOCAL MOOSE LODGE

Ely Lodge Loyal Order of Moose
initiated 46 candidates Wednesday
evening. This is the first of five
limitations to be conducted during
March. The standing of the MEM
bership teams is now as follows: E.
L. Edwards team first: Frank Lind
gren's team second and jeff Seeley's
team third. The next regular
meeting and initiation will be held
on Wednesday, March 10, when a
larger class than the one above
is anticipated. The membership
campaign under the direction of
Mr.. Moreau and the team captains,
is progressing nicely.
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BLANKS ARRIVE FOR
INCOME TAX RETURNS

Individual income tax blanks,
Form 1040, for incomes of more
than $1,000, have been received in
the city. Form 1921, for corpora
tions are expected at any time.
Taxes may be paid at the time
of filing returns either in whole or
quarterly installments. Part of the
tax must be paid by March is, the
expiration of the time limit.
Owing to the short time remain
ing for filing returns, the public is
advised to act promptly in order to
avoid the last minute rush.
The penalty for willful failure to
make and file a return on time is
not more than $4,000 fine or inn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
AUXILIARY BUYS POSTERS AND
POPPIES. OTHER BUSINESS.

The American Legion Auxiliary
at its regular meeting on Wednesday
night voted to purchase a supply of
poppy posters, with which they hope
to bring this years Poppy Day be-
fore the public more exte 1Sively.
These posters. as well as the pop
pies, are made by disabled veterans.
The dance committee reported that
$3.50 was made on the Annual
Dance. 1t was voted to send the
president to the State Conference of
officers of all units to be held in
Minneapolis on March 26th.
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BASKET BALL TEAM TO
DISTRICT TOURNAMENT.

The Ely High School basketball
team left yesterday for Virginia
where they clashed last night with
the Aurora team in the elimination
contest for the district champion
ship.
Saturday the Virginia girls swim
ming team will be here for match
with the Ely girls. The lowest
score made by the Virginia team
this year was 80 points made with
Gilbert last Saturday. The team
which will appear here tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 is the 1925 state
championship team. The match will
he worth seeing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
FORMER POPULAR ELY
MAN NOW AT MIAMI

Luther B. Brockway, from 1901
to 1910 connected with the First
National Bank of this city, and a
resident of Philadelphia since 1914
where he has been with the Phila-
delphia Clearing House since 1921
after his discharge from the army,
is in Miami, Florida, where he is in
charge of the Miami Clearing House
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05
VERMILION OLD
TIMER DIES SUNDAY.

Joseph C. Pryor, 68 years of age
and former resident of the Yer
million range. died at his home at
Eveleth Sunday after ten days
illness. He was one of the first
residents of Soudan where he was
employed by the Minnesota Iron
company. Of late years he has
been an employee of the City of
Eveleth where he has resided for
the past % years. He is survived
by widow and five children, one
of the latter being VIM. G. Pryor
of the First State Bank Of Tower.
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prisonment for not more than one
year, or both, in addition to 20 per-
cent of the amount of the tax.
Persons making false returns are
subject to fine of $4,000 or inn
prisonment for not more than five
years, or both, and, in addition, so
percent of the amount of the tax
may be added as a penalty.
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s129.92 PER PUPIL
IN ST. LOUIS co.
REPORT SHOWS THAT COUNTY
SPENDS BIG SUM ON
STUDENTS.

The average cost of educating
Minnesota high and graded elemen-
tary school students last year was
$95.45, while the cost for rural
students was $52.92, advance sheets
for the fourth report of the state
board of education show.
The per pupil cost is based on
maintenance, which includes all pub
lie school expenditures, except cap
ital outlays, such as expenditures
for land, new buildings, alterations.
of buildings, new equipment, bonds
and interest, said Christopher lin
dahl, accountant in the Office of j.
M. Mcconnell, state commissioner of
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So PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

Watch for next weeks Miner and
take advantage of the many Dollar
Day bargains to be given by the
Ely merchants on Dollar Day, Tues
day, March 16.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-03-05

Ten daysl Ten days! Pre-Eas-
ter Sale at The Central Co. Read
our Circular. -adv.
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PRESBYTERIAN ORCHESTRA
COMMENCES SEASON.

The Orchestra of the Presby-
terrain church will give the first of
the series of Vesper sacred con-
certs Sunday afternoon, March eth.
at 1870 o'clock. The orchestra will
continue to play each Sunday after
noon at the church until after
Easter. This orchestra has r.ade a
name for itself as a producer of
music of rare quality and selection.
During the four years of its exist
ence the orchestra has made wide
friendships and the concerts gre al
ways looked for with pleasurable
anticipation by lovers of good
music.
The selections for next Sabbath
afternoon are,
a. "Glory of God in Nature''
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G. H. Good was in the city from
Duluth Monday on business. 81
Evening star., 1926-06-18
ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET.
Suicide Verdict Given in Case of
George Walter Barton.

Despondent because of Ill health,
George Walter Baron. IS years old,
of 1903 Kilbourno place. yesterday re-
turned to a vacant apartment at 1924
Monroe street, which he had left with
his family Wednesday, and sent bull
let through his brain. a certificate of
death by suicide was issued by the
coroner.
Mr. Bartons body was found by the
colored janior at the Monroe street
address about o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The janitor notified the
police.
1t was stated at Mr.. Barton's
home. 1903 kilbourne place. that he
left the house early Yesterday morn
ing, saying he was going to take a
walk. The next word the family
heard Of him was the report of the
finding of his body He had left a
note saying he envied the man with
the COURAGE to go on in the world in
the face OF difficulties.
Mr.. Barton rad resigned as a clerk
in the Office of Indian Affairs, Depart
ment of the Inter or, about year ago,
and had recently been endeavoring to
get employment in California
He is survived by his widow and
four daughters, the Oldest Of whom is
about Is, it is said Mr. Barton was a
member of the Osiris Lodge of
MaSons
Evening star., 1926-06-18
Lollypops Formed
Like Black Hands
PutPupils in Panic
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1s.-Lolly-
pops are responsible for an cpl
demic of BLACK hand" scares in
Manhattan public schools, says
Superintendent of Schools O'Shea.
The candies, in the shape of min
iature black hands, are sold by con.
fectioners IN the vicinity of public
schools. The title licIice hands
are sufficient TO suggest TO Young
mischiefnakers the cry Black
hand" which has resulted in near
panics among the children and
their parents at four different
schools in the past two weeks.
For the second time in a week
pupils were dismissed Yesterday
after the" dread cry had rendered
them too panicky and nervous to
remain at their classes. DIR. O'Shea
has requested the police depart
ment to have the sale OF the sug
gestive lollypops discontinued.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
WIVES ARE SWINDLED
ON HUSBANDS "DEATHS"
Men Report Fake News and Ask
Funds to Deliver Bodies to
Their Homes.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, June
1S-Police of several Florida cities
are searching for new type of
sWindler--one who obtains funds from
wives after acquainting them of their
husbands accidental death in West
Palm Beach and asking money with
which to forward their bodies home.
Three such deaths have come to
the attention of West Palm Beach
authorities in the past 10 days. The
reported victims were Walter w. Will
lis and w. w. Knight of Macon. Ga,
and B. J. Griffin of Durham. n. c.
The first death" reported was that
of Willis, his wife receiving a wire on
his having met an accidental death,
while a second telegram requested $50
10 defray cost of shipping the body.
The name of II. c. Bolton was signed
TO both telegrams.
Willis is trought to have disap-
peared from here. but a check revealed
that he has not been killed. When
last seen he was en- route to St. Pc
tersburg. Fla. Police are conducting
a search for him,
No answers were reported to police
from Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Griffin.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
COMMUNISTS STIR
UNREST IN CANTON
Students Expelled From Pc
king Parade DaiIy-Anti-
British Strike May End.
Nv tha Associated Press.

BY this Associated Press.
CANTON, June 1S.-Nhlle Cen
CHANG Kai.Shek ~ proceeding 10 the
rront 70 take personal command OF ms
tnrces against troops Of Marshal WI
psir'u advancing from the North the
G.utonCse government. which ne dom
mates. is being SUB sected to waves OF
Communism.
5.arce numbers of students eNpeIled
from PekIng have. been parading daily
to increase the Communistic unreast
against the governing body. which
though bolsheyistic. is less radical
The government is attempting a set
tlement of the anti Br tish strike. the
strikers have lessened their activities
around the fore gn concessions
Move to End Boycott.
HONGKONG. June is CP).-The
British colony government appointed
three delegates yesterday 10 negotiate
with representatives of the Cantonese
government for settlement Of the anti
British boycott, which has been in et-
feet for a year against commerce be-
tween Canton and Hongkong.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
THERE IS NO DEATH.

A su2positional gust of evil in this
evil world is the dark hour that pre-
cedes the dawn. This gust blows away
the baubles of belief. for there is no
reality in evil, no disease. no death:
and the Christian Scientist. who be-
lieves that he dies. gains rich bless
ing of disbelief in death and ashigher
realization of heaven.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
RICKENBACKER SAYS
AVIATION AGE Is HERE
Expects to See 5.OO0-Foot Dir
ieibles Which Will Stay in Air
for Year at a Time.
Rr the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
ALBANY Ga. June lS.-Capt. Ed
die Rickenbacker of Columbus, Ohio,
ace Of the American eXpeditionary
forces in the World War. in an ad-
dress yesterday before the annual con-
vention of the Georgia Department.
American Legion. declared the age Of
aviation is here and that only the ini-
tial step has been taken in its devel
opment.
Capt. Rickenba cker forecast the day
when dirigibles $500 feet TO 5000 feet
in length would take the air and re-
main aloft for periods as long as
year. They would be provisioned, he
declared. by smaller dirigibles that
would fly around and over them and
effect landings on the parent ship.
Turning to aviation in warfare, he
expressed belief that chemicals would
be used to greater extent with the d.
rigible and airplane as the nucleus of
the fighting forces
Evening star., 1926-06-18
And again Mrs. Eddy says

Life is real, and death is the ilu-
sion. A demonstration of the facts of
Soul in Jesus way resolves the dark
visions of material sense unto harmony
and immortality (Scieutc and Health,
page 42S)
"The REIMBURSEMENT of all faith in
death and also of the fear of its sting
would raise the standard of health and
morals far beyond its present eleva-
ton, and would enable us to hold the
banner OF Christianity aloft with un-
Ainching faith in God in Life eternal.
Sin brought death. and death will dis
tSciencc ard Health, page W>
Evening star., 1926-06-18
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Augusta E. Stetson c. S. d., Would Eliminate the Word
'Death' from Vocabulary of Followers of Christ

m:MnEaspr mnhha Cock hm and
E E Md
Evening star., 1926-06-18

My beloved Edward A. Kimbsll
whose clear, correct teaching of Chris
tian Science has been and is an inspi-
ration to the whole field, is here
now, as veritably as when he visited
me year ago. If we would awake
to this recognition. we should see
him here and realize that he never
died; thus demonstrating the funda-
mental truth of Christian Science.
Evening star., 1926-06-18

Besides being president of the
Paramount Bank at Fairmount, Ga.
Mrs. Edna Tate finds time to loon
after her 25Q0-acre farm.
Evening star., 1926-05-13
U. S. EXPORTS NEARLY
EQUAL TO IMPORTS
$1O.000.000 Difference in April
Brings Unfavorable 1925 Bal.
ance to 35,0O0,000.

Exports of the United States came
closer to equallinE imports during
April than in any other month this
calendar year. preliminary figures is
sued today by the Commerce Depart
ment showing outgoing shipments
were 1888. 900 AS against $39s. .O00,-
0e0 for incoming.
The $10.000.O00 difference brought
the total unfavorable balance of trade,
for the first four months of the calen-
dar year 1925 to approximately S13S..
100000 and compared with a favora BILE
balance for April, 1925. of So 2.163.7l2.
For the current fiscal year. how
ever. excess Of exports over imports
on May was s25O.O16.596, and the
same date last year II was $998. .S94.-
$50. The totals for this year were So
oa9, ,o36,77 for exports and S3,S09 .O2O,
1871 for imports
Exports Of gold during April to-
tailed sl',s83,s65. while imports
reached s13.125.633 Silver exports
also exceeded imports. amounting to
N,s19.o45 as compared With ss.S12.429.