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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18
LEGION ALLOWS MORE
ON TRIP TO FRANCE.

By national executive committee
action, The American Legion has
breadened its Paris Convention low
fare eligibility rules. Next Sept
ember, in addition to Legion and
Auxiliary members, and fathers of
Legionaires, the following may Sc
cure the low round trip rate and
Paris accommodations
(a) Husband of Legfonaire or
Auxilar, when accompanied by his
Legion or Auxiliary wife. d.
Grandfathers of Legionaires or of
deceased world war veterans. (c)
Sons Of veterans buried in France
even when sons are over 81. (d)
0fIicial AEF welfare organization
members. fe) Press representa-
tives whose editors certify them as
Paris Convention reporters.
Concerning (c), 'lineal decend-
ants" are limited to minors (under
21), except sons of fathers buried in
France. Concerning (d), the Red
Cross, Knights of Columbus, YMCA
YWCA, Salvation Army, American
Library Association and Jewish Vel
fare Board, are included. Relative
to (e), where press representative
is an eligible Legienaire or Auxilar
he or she must enroll and comply
with membership rules
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18

this country to last US 5000 years
at tie present rate of consumption
l have said that Lake Superior high
grade ores will be exhausted in little
more than generation. We have
heard a good deal of the sad plight
of the coal miner, but the fact seems
to be right now bituminous coal is
worth more at the mine per ton than
iron ore.
"A situation of this kind induces
in the course of time remedial
changes. The readjustment is pain
full and all too often fraught. with
disaster to the weaker units in the
industry. The iron ore industry of
the Lake Superior region is in no
danger of extinction nor of contrac-
ton to a point where it could not
supply all of the ore required by the
country. 1t operates against a strong
financial background formed for the
great steel and iron manufacturing
companies of this coutry. If hao
not been required by the limits of
tllls program 10 confne my remarks
70 the state of the iron ore industry,
which is the foundation merely of
the iron and steel business of the
county, the picture would have borne
considerably less dismal aspect.
But l am not delegated to discuss
the state of the iron and steel indus
try and in any event would not be
able to discuss it on any firm ground
of study and contact with it, but /
trust that my remarks, brief as they
are, have given you some idea of the
unsatisfactory condition of the foun-
dation of the greatest industry of
this country and the world"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18
ICE CARNIVAL.
OPENS NEXT SUNDAY

Twenty-Five sensational skaters
are advertised for the Virginia ice
carnival in connection with the win
ter frolic which opens in Virginia
Sunday. This exhibition, given by
the greatest fancy skaters in the
world is being sponsored by the Burt
Pratt Post of the American Legion
and among the feature skaters to be
present are C. l. Christensen, pres
ent international champion; Miss
Ann Muukholm, the greatest sensa-
tional lady skater and Master Roy
Shipstad,, Americas boy wonder.
The Legion boys, extend cordial in
vitation to the people of Ely to at
tend this great skate fest next Sun
day evening at the Recreational
Buil6 ing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18
ATTEND SKI MEET AT
DULUTH AND CHISHOLM.

Armas Hill of the Ely Ski Club,
took second prize iii Class D at the
Chi snolm ski meet held last Sunday.
Jimmy Maddern and L. Leino also
attended this meet.
Oscar Mattila participated in the
Duluth Ski Tournament Sunday but
failed to place by reason of falling
although, had he held his feet, he
would have come through with Sec
ond in the Class C jump.
In addition to Oscar Mattila, Hen
ming Olson and SON, Helmer, and O..
L. Grinder attended the Duluth tour
nament, Mr.. Grinder serving as one
of the judges.
Tuesday evening while at the local
slide, Oscar Mattila had the misfor-
tune to fall and break an arm which
will take him out of contests for the
balance of the winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18
IRON ORE--THE
STATE Of
THE INDUSTRY.
HIGH GRADE LAKE SUPERIOR
ORES WILL BE EXHAUSTED
IN LITTLE MORE THAN GEN.
ERATION-REVIE OF THE
INDUSTRY.

In an address delivered before the
twenty-ninth annual convention CT
American Mining Congress at wash
ington, D. C. on December z, 1926,
R. C. Allen of the firm of Oglebay,
Norton & Co., gave out some facts
and figures which will bear repeating
and also will bear close scrutiny
He said:
''It is very difficult to discuss in
diligently the subject of iron ore
apart from the general industry OF
iron and steel-difficult to give an
adequate description of the founda-
ton of a building without making
some remarks about the superstruct-
ure. Forty years ago there was an
iron-ore industry, but today blast
furnaces. mills, lake shipping, and
mining constitute fol all practical
purposes single integrated indus
try linked by amalgamation of imam
cial control. But for the purpose of
this program it is necessary to as
sumo that the business of the IRON
miner ends at the docks in lower
lake ports where the ore is delivered
to the furnace interests and wherein
the prices are based.
"Based on the operation of 1925,
you may consider that about 25,00O
men are engaged in the Lake Super
Tor region in mining, hosting and
loading on railroad cars 60,OOO,OOO
tons of iron ore from seven differ
ent principal producing ranges or
districts in the States of Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin. The ore
is transported from the mines over
IL railroads to % receiving and un-
loading docks, of which Is are on
Lake Superior and A are on Lake
Michigan. From these docks about
81 per cent of the ore is transported
to lower lake ports in about 335 YES
sells employing 10000 sailors; the
remainder is shipped ali rail to fur
naces. The vessels have an average
carrying capacity of about $500
tons on a 20-foot draft of water,
but an actual capacity at the present
time of considerably less on account
of the lowering of the levels of the
Great Lakes through the operation
of the city of Chicago and natural
causes. The ore is delivered to the
railroads and lake front furnaces
over unloading docks numbering, l
think, about SO. From these docks
it is transported to about 235 blast
furnaces, mainly in the st. Law
renee and Mississippi Valleys, max
ing pig iron at the average rate of
about $4,000 tons per month each.
''It may help you to visualize the
magnitude of this movement when |
say that if all of this ore were loaded
into standard cars carrying so tons
each, in a single train, the caboose
would be $500 miles behind the en-
CINE. 1t would occupy double
track extending from New York to
San Francisco. It would require a
solid line of vessels of the average
carrying capacity of $500 tons, ex-
tending from Duluth, through Lake
Superior, the st. Marys River, and
Lake Huron to Detroit, in order to
float this ore. The ore-carrying
feet also transports, as compile
ment of the iron-ore movement,
about $4,000, 200 gross tons of coal,
grain and limestone, and to provide
bottoms for this additional tonnage
it would be necessary to extend the
solid line of ships from Detroit on to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18

Swimming consistently and in their
usual form, the Ely High School
mermaids won another victory over
Chisholm here Saturday afternoon.
However, Chisholm was a stubborn
loser and not until the final event
was victory secure. Esther Porthan
led the Ely scoring with two hrsts
while Kathleen Walsh, Ernie Coad
and Florence Thompson took the
other Ely first places. Eleanor Win
quist, Eva Manson and Helmi Mark
kula scored the Chisholm frsts. The
meet resulted as follows:
Plunge-Ermie Coad, E. 1st; Arm
ed Warts, C. I'd; Mildred Sebalj, c..
Sd.
Relay-Ely first. Esther Porthan,
Vienna Maxi. Ida Porthan and Kath-
leen Walsh.
4O-yard Breast Stroke-Eva Man
son, C. LIST; Anna Sikonich, C. I'd;
Bessie Childers, E. Sd.
40-yard Back Stroke-Esther Por-
than, E. 1st; Florence Thompson, E.
I'd; Toimi Oman, C. Sd.
20-yard Free Style = Kathleen
Walsh, E. 1st; Sylvia Warts, C. I'd;
Ida Porthan, E. 3d.,
Diving Florence Thompson, E.
1st; Julia Isacson, C. I'd; Emma Yad-
losky, E. Sd.
1l0-yard Free Style-Helmi Mark
kula, C. 1st; Ida Porthan, E. I'd /;
Vienna Maxi, E. Sd.
100-yard Breast Stroke-Eva Man
son, C. LIST; Julia Isacson, c. I'd; Bes-
sic Lhilders, E. 3d.
100-yard Back Stroke = Esther
Porthan, E. 1st; Toimi Oman, C. I'd;
Frances Jenko, E. Sd.
40-yard Free Style-Eleanor Win
quisr, C. LIST; Kathleen Walsh, E. I'd /;
Vienna Maxi, E. Sd.
Total score-Ely 46; Chisholm 40,
Saturday, February 18th, the
Chisholm Boys and the Aurora Girls
will meet the local boys anu girls
teams in double header. The
Chisholm-Ely meet promises to be
close while the Ely girls are favored
over Aurora in the other exhibition.
The high school basketball team
plays at Mountain Iron tonight and
at Aurora tomorrow night. Ely has
already scored decisive victory
over Mountain Iron this season
while they were beaten by Aurora at
Ely by but two points. The second
team also plays at Mountain Iron.
February 26 Two Harbors comes
here for game with Ely, and judg-
ing from past performances the game
promises to be extremely fast. Two
Harbors registered IL to 10 vic
tory over Ely on their ewn floor, but
Ely is planning to make up for the
defeat when the North Shore team
plays here on the 26th.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18

tiers of the game, the Gilbert high
school cagers ammassed &c to 2
advantage over Ely by half time in
the game here Friday evening. Gil
bert used the "pass and break" type
of play effectively; Colisimo scoring
4 goals; Fl. Mattson, 8; C. Mattson,
3; Mannila, l Mestnik, 1 and Hill 1.
Maxi scored Ely's only basket of the
first half. Ely started out fast and
bombarded the basket from all an
giles with shots during the first quar-
ter but luck was with Gilbert and all
of the Ely shots fell outside where
the ball was Immediately grabbed by
one of the Gilbert guards and passed
quickly to the forward who in turn
dropped it in the basket with sue
cess. Ely outscored Gilbert during
the second half 10 to 8. Grahek
of Ely finding the basket three times
while Coombe and j. Gerzin each
put the ball through once. Ely put
up a decidedly smoother game and
faster ball during the second half to
battle the powerful Gilbert team
on even terms. Score, Gilbert "a,
Ely IL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18
NEW OFFICERS FOR
CIVIC ASSOCIATION.

The Ely Civic Association elected
officers at recent meeting and the
following will s~4ye:
President-Henry Chinn.
Vice Presidents-John E. Porthan
and Anton Slogan.
Secretary-Dr. III. C. Newgord.
Assistant Secretary-Emil Busk-
ala.
Treasurer-Peter Beck.
Trustees-T. E. Miller, Morris
Bourgin, Frank Veranth, Sr. and
Erick Anttila.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18
ELY DEBATING TEAM
LOSES TO GRAND RAPIDS.

Afetr successfully going through
the contests all season with not .
point. scored against them, the Ely
debaters lost out to Grand Rapids
TUESDAY evening. The judges were
unanimous in favor of Grand Rapids.
The successful team will clash for
state honors at Manchester College
tonight and it is to be hoped that the
Eighth District, of which Ely Ia .
part, will win the contest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18

NeXC Week BdnleS."MOnuay,
Commercial Club VS.. D. & l.. R..
Wednesday, School District VS.. Oliver
Legion.
The Commercial Club-D. & I. r.
game is next weeks main attraction,
the d. & 1. r. team being in the lead
while the Commercial is striving to
regain the top after a recent IL to Q
setback by the School District.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18

Indoor Baseball standing of the
teams for second half of season:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-02-18

Running wild in the first two quar-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
POLICE BOARD TO RECEIVE
REPORT ON TRAFFIC STUDY
Commissioners BannAn and Parker
to Give Views on Possible I'm.
proyements Throughout City

At a monthly meeting Of board
of police commissioners tomorrow
evening, Commissioners Parker and
Bannan will report on their investi-
cation into traffic conditions at in
tersections in various parts of the
city. this matter having been re-
ferred to them at meeting a few
months ago. 1t is probable that
lights or other traffic directing ap-
paratus at some corners may be rec
commended.
Commissioner Parker will report
on the matter of group insurance
and other matters will be acted on,
including the report of the discipline
committee in the cases Of Officers
Santucci and Sullivan.
Chairman Chamberlain said to-
today he did not intend to make a
report to the board relative to his
action in calling the attention of two
Main street policeen to an intoxi-
Gated man yesterday. He said he
thought the man unable to take care
of himself, but one of the policemen
said he had not seen him and the
other said he did not consider 1t nee
essary to make an arrest. Mr..
Chamberlain said he was willing to
accept the officers Judgment and no
further attention will be paid to the
incident.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
Weeks Activities In
Catholic Churches
st, Mary's Church

Saturday will be the feast Of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel.
The members Of the society of the
Children of Ma and Of the Immac-
ulate Conception Guild will receive
Holy Communion next Sunday morn
ing.
st. Peters Church
There will be an anniversary re-
QUEEN mass for Mrs Juiana Jolitz
at st. Peters church tomorrow
morning at o'clock. There will be
a requiem high mass for Joseph
Schilling Wednesday morning and a
requiem high mass for Mrs. Mary
Rouillari on Thursday morning.
st. DC cph's Church
There will be an anniversary re-
QUEEN mass Wednesday morning at
Z o'clock at st. Jcseph's church for
Mrs. Nellie Burkhart Shanahan.
There will be an anniversary re-
QUEEN mass on Friday morning at
o'clock for Joseph Roy.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11

lily. Although he = .. Asst o&s44r
he might have bean arrested z, M.
Der Of times, according to Mrs. 8n&
whose story judge SAKE said he, u
lieved.. .. J
Fights With Police1aan
Pleading not guilty to the charsS
Of drunkenness and breach Of tn
peace and guAty to the charge y
resistance, Joseph Her1oS. aged u
Of 80 Arch street, was fined Is OF
the first charge, SIS for resistance
and given a suspended sentence o.
80 days In jail on the charge Of
breach Of the peace. 6upernumer'
airy Officer Loviner Johnson testis
fed that Mrs. Bader Of. 90 Arch
street complained to him about 7:3G
last evening. that Herzog was an.
noying her. She wanted him arrest<
ed and when the officer took him I'd
the police box to call tho patrol he
kicked and fought He wis intoxi-
Gated, the officer said.
Herzog denied that he. was intoxi<
Gated and refuted Mrs. Badef's"' ties.
timony that he annoyed her BY
threatening to throw her of, the
roof. The reason he resisted arrest
was that he felt he was being ar~
rested for nothing. rs
Judge SAKE warned Herzog that
he will be sent to jail II he il Ar.
rested again. He would not be IN
trouble If he did not drink. Judge
SAKE said,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
CITY INSURANCE
REACHES CRISIS
Departments May Not Approve
Of Committees Recommendation

Recommendations of the common
councils special committee on fire
insurance coverage on municipal
properties will come before the de-
partments affected this week with a
strong likelihood of unfavorable ac-
! ton in many instances.
The report contains 20 separate
recommendation to boards. the
most important Of which Is the sug-
sestion that insurance on school
properties be distributed on a more
equitable basis. Such a proposal
having already gone down to defeat
at the hands of the board. it is fore
cast that no changes will be made
at this time. However, the commit
tee will be in session Wednesday
afternoon with two members absent
AMI with two others who were elect
ed since the insurance business was
given out and who have not gone on
record either for or against the
present system.
Committeeman William H. Day is
already on record as not in favor of
allowing the Commercial Co. to have
about so per cent of the business
while the remaining so per cent is
apportioned in small amounts among
a score of other agencies. 1t is said
to be virtual certainty that a ma
jority of school committeeman are
satisfied to stand by the original
distribution and will vote to SO in
form the councils committee.
II the recommendations concern
ing the fire departments increased
coverage are accepted an outlay of
$3.50 on new business must be made
and this amount is not available in
the budget, Chief w. ]. Noble de-
clared today. The police department
also without money appropriated to
cover the costs, is asked to increase
Its coverage.
These boards will meet tomorrow
night as will also the board of pub
lie works whose insurance policy is
not approved in the committee re-
port.
In the distributing of school fire
insurance the Commercial Co. was
given policies aggregating s1,S34,-
500. Next to that amount is the bust
ness with the w. L. Hatch Co. which
amounts to $501,326, while the re-
naming amounts for the most part
are for less than 100000 per
agency. ~
By vote Of the common council,
the special committee will report at
the August meeting whether its rec
concentrations were rejected or put
in effect
Mr.. Day will introduce as an addi-
tional argument for his plan the
fact that rates are soon to be in
creased from 81 to 4s cents per hun
dred dollars, when the committee
meets Wednesday afternoon. Com
mitteeman Day claims the present
rate is too high and feels the city
should take the risk on fire-resistant
buildings, meanwhile building up an
insurance fund. This can be ac-
complished, he believes, without in
creasing the present insurance ap-
preparations.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
Steamer Hits Iceberg,
Passengers Frightened

Greenock, Scotland. July IL CUP
Passengers arriving yesterday on
the steamer Montcalm told OF en-
countering an iceberg two days out
from Montreal.
1t was two-thirty in the afternoon
and the Montcalm was in a dense
fog. Suddenly an iceberg appeared,
towering high above the tunnels OF
the ship. The liner struck on the
starboard side and listed heavily TO
port.
The already frightened state OF
the passengers was accentuated
when orders were given to have life
boats ready. Members OF the crew
were stationed at the davits ready TO
lower the boats. Many passengers
tainted.
One man said the iceberg was SO
close to the vessel he could have
touched 1t with his hand.
The Montcalm was delayed A
hours by fog and ice fields.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
w. H. Vanderbilt Has Not
Been Granted a Divorce

Paris. July II UP)-Amcricans
in Paris were surprised to learn to-
day that William H. Vanderbilt had
not been divorced from his wife, the
former Emily O'Neill Davies, as an
nounced by court officials on June
80.
The first step in obtaining a di-
vorce was not taken until today
when Vanderbilt's request for au-
thorization to file suit was flied with
the president of the civil tribunal
of the Seine.
1t was learned by the United Press
that the case might not come to
trial because of technical difficulties
in the French laws. such as estab-
lishment of bona fide residence IN
Paris.
Source of the premature report,
which appeared to issue through
regular channels, has not been made
known.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
City Items

Olaf A.. Peterson, plumbing in
spector for the building department,
is confined to his home at S27 East
street, by illness.
A meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary
of the A. o. H. will be held tomorrow
evening at 1880 o'clock at the
Y. NJ. T. A. & B. Society hall.
Word has been received here Of the
birth of a daughter. Janice Roby, at
the Hartford hospital to Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Campbell of West Hartford.
Mr.. Campbell formerly resided at As
Winthrop street, New Britain. Mrs.
Campbell was formerly Miss Bertha
Roby of West Hartford.
Our truck will arrive tonight with
10 barrels of the best fresh caught
mackerel, the best you ever saw at
15c pound. Native halibut at 35c
pound. Large scallops, SOC pint.
Moore Bros, 80 Commercial Street,
Telephone 1199.-advt.
The police received a complaint
about o'clock this morning that
man was prowling about the
yard at 566 Arch street. No trace
of him could be found during a
search.
The condition of Louis Gallo, age
"a years, of 1855 Daley avenue, who
is critically Ill at the New Britain
General Hospital, remains about the
same today. He was admitted to the
institution for treatment yesterday
afternoon.
Stanley Women's Delief Corps will
hold its regular meeting and annual
memorial services in Judd's hall
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Members are requested to bring flow
ers. The next meeting will be held
on August "a.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
Noted German War Ace to
Hop Off About Sept, l

Berlin, July II R)-Otto Koen-
necke, the famous German war ace,
plans to hop off about September 1
On his projected nonstop fight
from Berlin to San Francisco.
koennecke will fly a Caspar BIZ
plane fitted with Junkers single
water-cooled motor. He told the
Associated Press today that he would
be accompanied by his financial
hacker, Count George Salms-Lau-
b@ch. a we'll known German sports
man who is Is years old. The BIZ
plane will he equipped with a radio.
According to present plans, a relief
pilot will be aboard.
That kocnnecke is flying biplane
by the relatively un-
known Caspar work of Travemunde,
comes as sensation to German
flying circles. r..
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
One Man Killed in Gun
Fight in Lovers Lane"

Chicago, July II R-Stanley
Thompson, 50 year old constable of
ANTIOCH, Illinois, last night shot
dead man identified as Ralph
Burnet. o. Chicago In Lovers
Lane gun fight two miles west of
Antioch.
The constable fired from the
ground, drawing his pistol after
Burnett had shot him twice in the
2nklc. While Thompson was taken
10 hospital deputy sheriffs form
cd a nose seeking Burnett's male
companion ond- two women who
Mere with them.
Recorders along the shores Of
nearby Channel lake, said they
head woman's screams and then
SAW Burnett throw a girl from the
automobile, Cottagers ran to her
aid. biI' We're held back by. Bur-
n"tts pistol.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
CHILD STRUCK BY AUTO

Lucy EsnaiI aged 5, of 1886 High
street, was struck by an automo-
bile truck driven by John A. Zen
ga of 269 Maple street shortly aft
er o'clock Saturday evening near
her home on High street. She was
running after a ball which had
rolled into the street and, ZenSa, in
his report to the police, said he
was unable to stop in time to avoid
striking her She was taken to New
Britain General hospital where il
was found that there were no in
juries unless X-ray pictures reveal
them today or tomorrow.