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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-03
ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK
FOR LEGION FEBRUARY 6

Theodore Roosevelt will address
Northwest citizens from the Gold
Medal radio station on the Mime
sofa Legion program starting $3.50
P. M, Monday, February 6. On
the same program Past Department
Commander M. d. Haferman of
Lindstrom is scheduled to discuss
another phase of Legion work. In
the series of radio broadcasts where
on each Past Department Command
er outlines some angle of Legion ac-
tivity. On the January 9th broad
cast, State Commander L. E. Zum-
Wrinkle spoke, and January 23rd,
Past Department Commander Rufus
R Rand of Minneapolis was the
orator. These programs are arran-
ged by Minneapolis Musical Post No.
80 which features Minnesota Legion
musical organizations, including it's
own Legion Band. The Minneapolis
Bearcat Legion Band played Janu-
airy %. The next program, Feb
ruary 6, will be of special interest
to Boy Scouts, as both Roosevelt and
Haferman will touch on this phase
of Legion work.
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WEEKLY CONGRESSIONAL LETTER !
BY L.Ca District. Minnesota.

the McMaster resolution providing
for tariff revision it is extremely
doubtful that any relief will be Sc
cured as provided in the Dickinso l
bill
Ship channels in the Great Lakes
of a depth of 25 feet from the en-
trance of Welland Canal to Buffalo,
| Cleveland, Toledo, Duluth, Superior.
Milwaukee and Chicago are provided
for in bill introduced January 20
by Representative Chalmers of To-
ledo, Ohio. The bill, which was re-
ferred to the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors, also proposes a
25-foot depth for these seven major
harbors of the Great Lakes. During
the year 1925, the Government of
the United States spent over $780,
600, 900 in harbor improvements in
the United States, and yet the seven
harbors mentioned, and they have
handled more than one-half the ton
mage of the country during 1925,
received only $684,770. This great
er depth must be provided if we are
to hold our place commercially i'll
the great northwest.
The President of the Irish Free
State, William T, Cosgrave, the first
head of an independent Irish gov
eminent to visit the United States,
was received at the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Senate on jan
uary 25th. President Cosgrave in
his message to the American people
said he had come to America TO re-
turn a visit made to his people by
Benjamin Franklin, who, in It'll
told the Irish people through the
members of the Parliament of the
Kingdom of Ireland that Americas
weight would be thrown into their
scale that Irish and American iber-
ty might be achieved. This promise,
he said had been nobly fulfilled. He
expressed appreciation on behalf of
his people and himself for the gen.
erous aid and kind consideration
given to the Irish people of America
through the past 200 years.
Creation of a uniform code for
the use of the flag and shield of the
United States was asked on January
25th before the House Committee
on Judiciary by Representative
Brand, of Ohio, and representatives
of patriotic societies. Mr.. Bran
stated that while no person would
wantonly misuse the flag there is
confusion in the mind as to proper
use of it. The Army has one flag
code, and the Navy another. In the
past, patriotic societies have differe
as to the form of flag regulations,
but we have one in this bill. he said,
that meets the approval of all of
them. This bill is designated H. J.
Res, III.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-03
SKI TOURNAMENT
HERE FEB. z

The Ely Ski Club is making ar
engagements for the annual ski tourn-
ament to be held in this city on
Sunday, February IL. Sunday fore
noon will be devoted to the recep-
ton of the visitors from Cloquet,
Duluth, Coleraine, Haley, Virginia,
Eveleth and other cities where the
ski. sport prevails.
The tournament will be conducted
in the afternoon and that evening a
banquet will be served at the Forest
Hotel to the visitors and members
of the Ski Club when the prize
awards will be made. The members
of the Ely club are busy disposing
of tags for the meet and everyone
approached should see to it that he
has one of these decorations show
ing him willing to assist in this sport.
Enroll yourself in the list of en-
thusiasts by buying all the tags pos
sible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-03

In the last dual swimming meet,
which was held on Satur day, jan
uary %, the Ely High School swim
ming squad was conquered by the
Eveleth eleven. The score stood AZ
to &c.
Although Ely was represented by
a much better team than usual, they
figured in on only two first places,
four seconds and three thirds. In
the dives, Krall of Ely was beaten
by only two-tenths of point. The
Eveleth 40 yard men were disquali-
fled for jumping the gun and the
substitutes could not replace them.
Alfred Kittila gave a splendid ex-
hibition between events by swim
ming $50 yard medley relay.
Following are the events as they
were run off with the winners and
time:
100 Yard Eveleth 1st
(Maijala, Benny, Skoog, Mattson)
time 1858.
Diving-Tassi, Eveleth, 1st; Krall,
Ely, End; Maijala, Eveleth, 3rd. Tas-
81 46.2 points, Krall 46, Maijala
449.
40 Yards Free Style-Paappanen
and Miettunen. Ely, 1st
100 Yards Back Stroke-Strlekar,
Eveleth, 1st; Maxi, Ely, End; Elf
ing, Ely, Bird. Time 100.
220 Yards Free Stroke-Pajunen,
Eveleth, LIST; Benny, Eveleth, End;
Somrock, Ely, 3rd. Time PASS.
100 Yards Breast Stroke-Peter-
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station. and William N. Sparhawk,
forest economist in the forest SER
vice, United States department Of
agriculture.
Statements to this effect are made
by these two foresters in circular
america and the Worlds Wood
pile" of which they are the CO.
authors, and which is just off the
government presses.
The new circular presents a brief
and popular review of the forest
resources and requirements of the
United States and the other coun-
tries. Although the whole of North
America contains only about 10 per
cent of the worlds forest lands, the
foresters point out. the United
States is, and probably will continue
to be, the worlds champion wood
user. This country now consumes
as much saw timber as all the rest
of the world combined, and of the
worlds total wood requirement.
including timber together with fire.
WOOu anu SlulllldI olidh LidISkioi,
the United States takes two-fifths.
The United States must declare
forest independence, the circular de-
clares. The worlds appetite for tim
Der is growing, and competition,
particularly for soft woods, will ma
turally become more intense as the
needs of the consuming countries
grow and as the reserves diminish.
Of the $4,000 square miles of pri-
vately owned forest land in the
United States, some $4,000 square
miles already have ceased to be pr,-
ductive and a much larger area is
producing only partial wood crops.
The unproductive land is being
abandoned, not because of any SER
ious difficulty in keeping it produc-
tive, nor because the way to KEEP
it productive is not known, but pri-
marily because its owners doubt
whether tiaber growing will pay.
The authors of America and the
Worlds Woodpile" believe that tim
Der growing under proper forestry
WeIHOuS CSIIdlIliy Sdh NC maui
profitable.
"It is Clear" they declare, "that
the United States can be entirely
independent of other regions for her
ordinary timber needs. She has
vast forest-producing areas that are
not required for agriculture. She
has climate, soil, and a great variety
of fast growing and valuable timber
trees, probably unequaled by any
country in either temperate zone.
She has the largest market for forest
products right at home. 1t would be
folly to throw away these wonderful
natural opportunities and economic
advantages. 1t would be worse than
folly to rely upon distant and pos
sibly illusory timber supplies, and to
make future generations of Amer.
cans depend upon foreign countries
for essential materials that can be
produced to advantage at home"
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ores has been going on for the last
elgnt years and a number OF pro-
cesses nave been Iormuiareo, winch
nave been put into pracClcal opera
Cron by INNING companies 10 sal
wage some Oh the ore previously
discarded. In 1928, IY.4 per cent
Oh the ore Snlpped out or Minnesota
according TO Mr. DAVIS, mas been
'DenencaLeo" or treaLeu Dy special
process, and in 1920 the benetlcareo
ore Shipments had jumped TO SO per
cent.
Inc Minnesota mines experiment
station Is the only institution or It's
AInd In the world devoted exclusive
~ to the stuoy OF IRON ores. The
BOARD or regents mas authorized Mr..
Jaws to procure patents IN the
name OF the University of Mime
sofa on all machinery and processes
devised by the mines StaIlon that
might become commercially valua-
ole In the mining industry.
This step was taken to encourage
20 become interested In the building
Of special equipment for the mining
OF low grace ores through protec-
zion afforded by the patents. One
manufacturer OF mining machinery,
according to Mr.. Davis, spent $780,
UUO in perfecting equipment model
ed by the mines experiment station,
out has not yet been able to show
a profit on the investment.
he vital oncern of the states
tax revenues in the ultimate out
come OF the mines experiment sta
lions project is pointed out in an
issue of the Minnesota Chats, Off
cial University of Minnesota pub
lication:t
''As long as Minnesota's deposits
of iron are productive, mining will
b ar its considerable share OF the
state tax burden. The longer mining
of Minnesota ore continues, the
longer will this share of the taxes
be held up from the shoulders of
agriculture and other business. The
mining companies are certain to
provide their share of the taxes as
long as the rich ores last, but it is
far from certain that this source OF
revenue will continu once there is
nothing left but the low rrade ore.
ut is to help this industry (min-
ing of low grade ore) get on its feet
and reach basis of permanence
and strength that present expert
ments by the experiment station
are being carried, on"
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WORKING HARD ON
LOW GRADE ORES.
STATE UNIVERSITY EXPERT
WENT STATION HARD AT 1T
INriNG FOR NEW METHOD
Or BENEFITING Low GRADE
OA>ES.

10 forestall the day when the rich
iron ore deposits of Minnesota
range will be exhausted and noun
uain-like piles of red-brown dirt will
s.and beside vast pits as dreary re-
.4linuers of once flourishing in
4istry is the principal reason for
the existence of a mines experiment
station at the University of Mime
sofa.
Into the blast furnaces, smelters.
crushers and washers housed in the
$250,OOO building on the banks OF
the Mississippi river, hidden away
from the main thoroughfares of the
campus, are poured tons of low
grade ore each month in the cease
less search for the process that will
convert that low grade ore into
pay dirt"
Low Grade Ore Stunned.
Twenty or so years hence, engi-
neers estimate, the higa grade ore
deposits of the states range coun-
thy will be exhausted. There can
be no fertiliz.ng the seedbed to
produce a fresh ore crop, rich in
iron content. Unlike the proauc-
ton of agricultural wealth, the
production of mineral wealth leaves
the field worked out.
But nature, in capricious mood,
has scattered its bounty of ore vary
ingly over wide area on the Min
nesota range, sprinkling some sec
tions of the earth with this natural
wealth while saturating others.
The problem with which the
mines experiment station is con-
cerned is to make virtually mex
haustible the states mineral re-
sources by developing processes
that will make it commercially pro-
ftable to mine the earth that ma
ture did not saturate with iron.
Millions of tons of this type OF
ore, mining experts say, are annual
ly stripped from the Land and piled
into dumps" to get at the high
grade ore. Millions more are left
untouched. If a process can be
worked out for making the great
buih of this low-grade ore commerce
iaiIy valuable, Minnesota's mining
industry will go on indefinitely.
One noted geologist, ]. P. Finley,
in a survey made for the state in
1917, estimated that there is enough
low grade ore on the range to sup
ply the needs of the world for 1000
years.
The state, by special appropria-
ton, has provided 100000 for 1927
and 1928 for carrying on the search
and the University of Minnesota,
out Of it's budget, allots another
$4,000 a year. A staff of 35 met
allurgists, mechanics, chemists, engi-
neers and laborers, under the direc-
ton of Edward w. Davis, superin-
tendent of the station, are engaged
IN the project.
Shipments Increased.
The experiment with low grade
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Eveleth "a, Ely &c.

The Ely mermaids were defeated
by Eveleth in hard fought battle
Saturday in the Ely natatorium.
The girls did surprisingly well, con-
sidering the fact that Eveleth won
first place at the state meet last
year.
Katherine Lomasney came in a
few feet behind Ellen Lewis, state
champ for two years, and Kathleen
Walsh bettered her time by several
seconds. Also, five of our future
divers gave several exhibition dives.
The events were as follows:
Relay-Eveleth disqualified. Ely
1st. Time AL.
100 yard breast-Ellen Lewis,
Eveleth 1st; Kathleen Lomssney,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-03

January 9th, 1928.
On January 10, the Senate agree 4,
bby a vote of 81 to %, that Frank
L. Smith, of Illinois, is not entitled
to membership in the Senate of the
United States, and that vacancy
exists in the representation of the
State of Illinois and in the United
States Senate.
The Senate Elections Committee,
January 9th, agreed unanimously to
start an immediate recount of bal
lots in the six Pennsylvania Coun-
ties challenged by William B. Will
son, Democrat, in the election Of
William S. Ware in the 1926 senator
ial race.
The Committee on Flood Control
which began taking testimony on
November 7th, will conclude its hear
ings after Army Engineers have fin
ished making their presentation.
Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, Chief of
Engineers, U. S. Army, appeared be-
fore the Committee on January 23rd
to present the Engineers plan. Com
prehensive flood control of the lower
Mississippi River under the Jadwln
plan calls for the expenditure of
$3.50, 100000, while the Mississippi
River Commissions plan entails an
expenditure of $775,00O, 900. The
General said he is the representative
of the Executive Branch of the Gov
eminent, and his plan has the Presi-
dents approval, while that of the
Mississippi River Commission has
not been given his approval. In the
Army Engineers report it is stip-
ulated that part of the cost of con-
struction and maintenance should be
borne by the local communities benz
flied. The Commissions program
calls for local cooperation in build
ing levees and hood protection work
up to the 1914 grade and for MAIN
tefance of all such works, but rec
ommends that the Federal Govern
ment pay the construction costs of
any additional works above the 1914
grade.
The Committee expects to have
report on the bill ready to submit to
Congress within the next thr ,e
weeks.
Tariff increases in agricultural
commodities and removal from the
free list of other products of the
farm are provided in a bill 81. R.
9765, introduced January goth Y
Representative Dickinson of Iowa
The measure takes the form of an
amendment to the Fordney-McC Cum
Der Tariff Act, and provides for up
ward changes in the schedules COW
ering vegetable oils, cattle, hogs, tai
low, hides, oile bean seeds and meats
and meat extracts. In view of the
fact that last week the House tabled
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son, Eveleth, 1st; Luhtanen, Ely,
End; Hill, Eveleth, Bird. Time 1:17.1.
100 Yards Free Stroke-Skoog,
Eveleth, LIST; Mattson, Eveleth, End;
Paappanen, Ely, Bird. Time 64.6.
800 Yard Medley-Ely, 1st Maxi,
Luhtanen, KralD Time 1857.
Next Saturday, February A, there
will be double-header at the local
natatorium. The Ely High School
mermens will swim against the Vir-
ginia mermen and the eighth grade
freshmen team from Ely will meet
Virginia's Junior High team.
BY Steve Rom.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-03
EXPERTS REVIEW
FOREST PROBLEMS.

A loss in the national wealth and
income, equivalent to the abandoning
one-sixth of the United States ter
ritory to foreign powers, would be
suffered if all privately owned for
est land of the country were al
lowed gradually to lapse into an idle,
unproductive condition-the actual
condition of many thousand square
miles today-and if the forests of
other countries were called upon to
furnish the wood that American for
ests have hitherto produced, accord
ing TO Raphael Zon, director of the
Lake States Forest Experimental
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-03

Ely End; Josephine Somrock, Ely
3rd. Time 1.27.7
40 free-Kathleen Walsh, Ely 1st;
Mildred Brink, Eveleth, End; Vienna
Maxi, Ely 3rd.
100 Back-Rachel Nichols, Eve
leth, 1st; Margaret Giblin, Eveleth.
End; Vienna Thompson, Ely Bird.
Time 1921
100 Free-M Mildred Brink, Eveleth,
LIST; Vienna Maxi, Ely, End; Flea
nor Nyfors, Eveleth, 3rd.
Dives Katherine Robinson, Eve
leth, 1st; Frances Shudolc, Eveleth,
End; Florence Thompson, Ely, 3rd.
Medley-Kathleen Walsh, Ely,
1st; Ellen Lewis, Eveleth, End /;
Margaret Peterson, Eveleth, Bird.
Time sos
Total, Eveleth 81, Ely &c.
Fannie Porthan.
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SPORTS
(By William Coombe.)
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL
TEAM DEFEATS EVELETH.

Saturday evening the Ely boys
added another win over the Eve
leth squad.
The game was slow and rather
uninteresting. Ely's total should
have been larger considering the
good shots they missed.
Smrekar was out in front with
two field goals and two free throws.
The summary of the game:
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1 technical foul.

Friday the high school boys go
to Biwabik to pay back the defeat
given them in the beginning of the
season.
The same night the Ely College
plays Duluth for the first time and
it should be real battle.
Saturday Mt. Iron plays Ely here.
Ely has one win over Mt. Iron and
hope to get another. The second
team is out for win over Mt. Iron
also.
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Ancient City Charter

"The Charter of Liberties and Priv
ileges," also called the "Dongan's
Charter" was framed by general
assembly Of freeholders Of the prov
ince Of New York. October II, 1885,
The plan Of the present city Is based
on this charter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-03

The same night the Ely Junior
College held the. Eveleth team to
1927.
S veral times in the game the Ely
boys became dangerous about their
basket and began to drop them in.
Pluth was in the lead for high
point man with six field goals and
two free throws.
The Washington times., 1928-12-07
Novelty-cuff
Kid Gloves, s2''5

so++ olace kid -. the quality that keeps
zso .o{t and fresh-makes these gloves
outstanding gift-values. Over-sean sewn;
two-tone embroidered backs. Smart shades
GLOVES. FIRST FLOOR
The Washington times., 1928-12-07
We Is. .HURL DEF
At DRY BLOC
IN CONGRESS
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
International News Service ,

A wet challenge to raise pro-
hibition law Enforcement appropria
tons to $3.50. .O00, 900 or more a. year
and to send agents into every, nook
ard corner of the. land to dry up
the country was hurled into the
congressional arena today, aimed
at the drys. S@e
The move was scheduled TO be
translated into formal action by the
offering of amendments to the
Treasury. Postoffice bill sections of
which carry $!3500, 90 or the Pro
hibition Bureau in 1887 and more.
than $14, ,O00. 900 for Coast Guard
anti-smuggIing activities
Representative LaGuardia (R.). OF
New York. a militant wet, was. pre-
pared to offer the amendment with
the backing OF others of the wet
bloc" of the HJuse.
Dry Leaders to Resist
Dry leaders, however, apparently
well satisfied with the present pro-
lihition enforcement, planned 10
resist any such proposal
L.aGuardia was hacked in his
effort by the statement OF Prohibit
tion Commissioner j. NJ. Doran thar
it would cost $500 900 600. year Tor
the Government to take over all
police work in connections with pro-
hfbition. A vast extension Of the.
Federal court system also would be
required.
''Formerly the drys said that the
vets were hampering Enforcement
by withholding sufficient appropria :
tions; now the shoe is on the other
foot" said LaGuardia.
1.-THE drys have come to realize
the impossibility of enforcing the
act and they are afraid to accept
a challenge to provide every cent
that is necessary There now is
practically no attempts at Federal
enforcement except in a few big
cities such as New York op-Ghieago
Although conditions in such dry
States as Kansas North Carolina,
Minnesota and Iowa are bad there
is hardly a penny spent for real
Federal enforcement.
15O.00a Dry Agents Needed
LaGuardia declared the Prohihf-
ton Bureau ought to be before
Congress demanding 10000 On
forcement agents
Reps Cranton R) of Michigan.
unofficial dry leader. scoffed at the
proposals of the New Yorker.
.'The Federal field in prohibition
law enforcement includes the pre-.
vention or smuggling from abroad.
the curbing of embassies, the pre-
vention. of diversion OF industrial
alcohol and similar activities, !" said
Cramton.
The closing OF neighborhood
bootleggers and the eradication of
corner speak-easies is the field in
which the State and the city can
best operate. The same people pay
AL the taxes, whether Federal 1
State or city. and any decent
scheme of enforcement should be
based on the proper discharge Of
its responsibilities by each arm of
these governments.
Proposal Called Nonsense
'It is governmental nonsense to-
propose an army of Federal police
men to cover the same beats in
New York that are now covered
by officers sworn to enforce the
law"
Cramton declared that 'such
cities as New York and Chica go
cannot expect to permit the Grim
inaI bootlegging class to fatten on
their games without reaping the
harvest of gunmen racketeering
and other crimes which are coming
to curse them
The Washington times., 1928-12-07
ExtOrtionists Blamed
For Slaying in Chicago

CHICAGO, Dec. z. IN. s.).--While<
on his way to work here. Samuel
Lima, 80, was shot and instantly
killed by an unknown assailant.
Anthony Viso. brother law, who
appeared on the scene shortly after
wards. identified the body. No
motive is known for the attack.
Mrs. Lima widow of the slain
man blamed blackhand extortIonists
for the Staying, stating her hus-
band had received threatening
letters.
The Washington times., 1928-12-07

A wide choice of antelope backstrap
pouch bags, with simulated shell and
self-covered frames others of leath-
er with bone frame. Unusual metal,
marcasite and colored stone clasps.
Pouch and envelope.
LEATHER GOODS FIRST FLOOR
The Washington times., 1928-12-07
WOman's Club Chorus
Will Present Carols

Gertrude Lyons, director of the
Woman's City Cub Chorus, win
present that organiza ton in pro-
gram of Christmas carols. for the
Daughters of the American Cplo-
nists. Monday evening at a meeting
in the home of Mrs. John H. Little.
1910 Varnum St \. ".
Miss Alice Drake will read the
'Christmas Story
Mary liant Couch will be the ac-
compa mist.
The Washington times., 1928-12-07
Silk Umbrellas, S.

The outstanding practical feature Of these
gift umbrellas is their good quality silk
their outstanding new features are the at
tractive composition handles-thelr youth
full and colorful shades.
UMBRELLAS, FIRST FLOOR
The Washington times., 1928-12-07

Primrose House Compacts
The new vogue of the modern line and
modern air has been developed in these
new compacts In silver finish, deco
rated in black. Single size, ST.. Double
size, s1.5O. Triple size, 81. triple
style sketched at left).
PRIMROSE HOUSE ToILETRIEs. FIRST FLOOR
The Washington times., 1928-12-07
Box
Ensembles.
GiUe q Whole Set for the
BOHdOiF

Stocking Boxes; IL compartments Soc
Gay colors.
Tidy Boxes to match above. 80. Soc
Large Nests of Boxes. .75c
Small Nests, to match. ........ Soc
Chests of Drawers .$l.5O
Handkerchief Boxes ~. ..75c
Glove Boxes ....,........,.'s' Zoe
Jewelry Boxes, for beads. .........M
NOTIONS, FIRST FLOOR