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The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
its Best" with Parker p. Jordan, gen.
eral secretary of the st. Paul Y. M C.
daliuaripO addresses

its Best" with Parker p. Jordan, gen.
eral secretary of the st. Paul Y. M. G.
A., delivering addresses.
The conference will convene Friday
afternoon, November %, and adjourn
Sunday morning December l. All
the older boys Of the state are eligible
to attend. The conference fee is
$2.35, which includes Saturday noon
lunch and the banquet in the evening.
The people of Hibbing will provide
lodging and breakfast. All regis
trations must be in the hands of A. w.
Luchs, Iron Range Y. M. G. A. at
Hibbing, by Tuesday November 26 in
order to insure ones self a place at
the conference. If you have not al
ready registered, see Mr.. w. E. Eng
lund at once He will give you the
necessary information and registra-
ton cards. The conference this year
will be one of the biggest and most
inSpirational ever held. Every older
boy between the ages of Is and 81 is
urged to attend. ALI men who would
like to attend the conference banquet
on Saturday November 30th may do
so by sending thier reservations to A.
w. Luchs at Hibbing. Tickets for the
banquet will sell at $100 each. The
cooperation of everyone is needed in
the successful operation of the con-
ference. All delegations and leaders
are asked to be sure of a place at the
conference by getting in their reser-
vations before the closing date, which
is Tuesday, November 26th.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
WRITE FOR YOUR CHAUFFEUR
LICENSE RENEWAL AT ONCE

Acco oIng to the present law if
chauffeurs do not make application
for renewal of their licenses before
December 1, they must take the ex-
animation over again before the Sec
retary of state can issue them licenses
for 1890.
Mike Holm secretary of state, re-
ports that though the month of Nov
ember is more than half gone, less
than one-third of the licensed chauf-
feurs of the state have sent in their
applications for renewal of licenses
for 1880. It is an advantage for
every chauffuer to provide for his 1880
license by applying for renewal be-
fore December /. for by so doing ne
avoids the loss of time and addit-
ional expense necessary to go to the
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
UNIVERSITY DEDICATES
CYRUS NORTHROP MEMORIAL

Tribute to great MinneSotan, Cy-
rus Northrup, who for 26 years ruled
the destinies of the University of Min
nesota, from 1885 to 1911, was paid last
week when the huge auditorium on the
University campus was dedicated In
his honor as the Cyrus Northrop Mem
orial Auditorium
The Rev. Russell Henry Stafford,
pastor of the famous Old South
Church, in Boston, delivered the ded-
icatory address and expressed wonder
that DR.. Northrup could have severed,
even by death, fom the institution he
so long dominated.
'It seems strange to us that knew
him that the University of Minnesota
can go on without DR.. Northrup, and
that to the current generation Of its
students and most of the present fac
ulty he is little more than a narne,"
said the Rev Mr.. Stafford. For Il
seemed through many years that he
himself was the University. Long
after his retirement, and even after
his death, he stood to this institution
in the relation Oh the king to the Brit
iSh commonwealth of nations, as the
symbol in which its meaning was in
carnate, the focus and rallying point
of the loyalty of its members. And in
a vital sense, though his personality
must grow dim to the Imagination as
it recedes farther into the past, he viii
never cease to be creative factor In
the continuing life of Alma Mater, sur
viving in perennial influence 70 all
that is good and true"
"I wish that by some magic words
I might call up Cyrus Northrup be-
fore you, so that you could see him,
and hear his voice., and receive the
benediction of his presence His was
a sturdy figure with an inherent dig
nifty as marked as it's simplicity. There
was a certain rugged plainness In his
appearance which did not belle the
qualities of his soul He came OF old
New England stock, and had at once
the bluntness and the gentlenese
which mark the typical Yankee
When he died his devoted secretary,
Miss Whitney, asked my advice as TO
the inscription to pe cut on the tomb
stone. Should it give his degrees and
title, or just his name? My reply was
that the name unadorned would be the
most effective expression of the man.
He was man, and the integrity Of his
manhood meant more than any of the
adventitious distinctions which the
years brought him. So reads the
tombstone; so reads the name of this
building, and so he will be remembered
by all who came under his benign and
invigorating sway"
Other speakers were State Auditor
Ray P. Chase, representing Governor
Theodore Christianson as spokesman
for the State of Minnesota; John s.
Pillsbury, representing the Greater
University Corporation, which con-
Quoted the Stadium cam
paign in 1922; Fred B. Snyder, who
accepted the building on behalf OF the
University of Minnesota, and Pres
ident L. D. Coffman, who presided and
spoke briefly.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
OLDER BOYS CONFERENCE
PLANS COMPLETED

Plans are now completed and every
thing in readiness for the opening of
the nineteenth Annual State Older
Boys Conference, to be held at Hib-
bing. The Conference Is sponsored by
the State Y. NJ C. A. of Minnesota on
November 20, 80, and December 1.
Mr. A. w. Luchs, Iron Range Y. M. C.
A. secretary, is executive secretary of
the conference. Mr.. L. M Becker, of
Hibbing, is general chairman. The
theme Of the conference Is Life at
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
TITLES THAT AREN'T
IN THE RECORD BOOKS

Will the historians of the future
write down the decade of 1920-30 as
the marathon era" in American his
toryH Judging from the number of
endurance contests and races for
championships" of one sort or an
other that have been staged during
the past ten years, they may well do
that
Although you won't find any of
these eagerly sought titles" in any of
the standard records books, they offer
an interesting commentary on modern
American life, and if you will read
the illustrated article by Elmo Scott
Watson in this issue of The Miner
you will learn, some interesting facts
about ''The Race for Freak Cham
pionshipS'
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
"Money,, I'm Lost MiIk BOTTLES.

Do you use milk bottles for jam,
kerosene, paint, and other household
articles? Perhaps you use them for
flower vases, or in numerous other
ways If they get too dirty, probably
they are thrown out with the ashes
or trash.
Such a procedure is far too common,
says the Bureau of Dairy Industry,
United States Department of Agri-
culture, and adds materially to the
consumers milk bill. The annual milk
bottle bill of the Nation is close to
$50, ,000, 900 the bureou says, and at
least s2o,000.000 of this is loss occurring
after the bottles leave the dairy.
Last year in one large city, junk
men picked off the city dumps 10000
600 milk bottles which had been
thrown away. These bottles had
value of over $1,000,000.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Vacancies in the Government.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced open compet-
tive examinations as follows:
Assistant medical officer (dermatol-
ogy), 5000 a year, U. 3. Public Health
Service, Ellis Island, New York.
Under laboratory apprentice. $3.50
year; minor laboratory apprentice,
$1,000 a year, Departmental Service,
Washington, D. c.. including the Bur-
eau of Standards. Tests include elem
entary physics and chemistry
ALI states except Maryland, Virginia,
Vermont, Delaware, and the District
of Columbia have received less than
their share of appointments in the
apportioned Department service at
Washington, D. G.
Full information may be obtained
from Owney Hegman, Secretary Of the
United States Civil Service Board of
Examiners at the post Office in this
city.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
New Funeral Parlor

Work is being pushed on the ad-
dition being built at the rear of the
Ely Hardware Company store to be
used as funeral parlor. Contractors
Rautio and Garni are doing the work
on the building which when completed
will be funeral parlor with chapel
included. 1t is expected that the
work will be completed about the first
of the coming month.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Matt MattiIa Funeral Yesterday

The funeral of Matt Mattila, who
died Sunday evening, was held yes
terday afternoon from the Finnish
Lutheran church, Rev. Aho officiating.
The funeral was under the auspices
of the American Legion and members
of Frank Lozar Post acted as pail
bearers. Full military honors were
given. The local order of Moose also
attended the funeral in body. He
was 38 years of age and is survived
by one daughter.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
BAND CONCERT
NEXT SUNDAY

A very. fine program has been ar
ranged by Director DeNino for the
concert next Sunday at the Wash
ington Auditorium In addition to
the selections by the band, the Six
Cossacks will render several of their
excellent numbers. These free band
concerts meet with public favor and
large audiences greet the players on
each appearance. with merited ap-
plause. The band is playing excel
lent selections and is showing i'm
provement on each occasion The
Cossacks will render three numbers.
On the following Sunday the High
School orchestra will appear in con-
cert
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Fireman's Annual BAN.

The 35th Annual Thanksgiving Ball
by the Ely Fire Department will take
place next Wednesday evening at the
Washington Auditorium. This annual
event is usually the dance event of the
ception to the rule. Excellent music
will be furnished by the Eight Aces
and turkey lunch will be served.
Mrs. Richard Hodge will serve the
lunch.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Decide to Banquet

Tuesday evening the Catholic For
esters held their regular monthly meet
ing at the Community Center. Plans
were made to hold their annual ban
quet Thursday evening at the Forest
Hotel. After the meeting refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Mercedes
PriSk, Mrs Mary Scufca Miss Theresa
Dargontina, Miss Olive Dargontina and
Miss Faith Walsh.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
SANTA CLAUS
HERE FRIDAY

Unless things go haywire, Santa
Claus and his reindeer will be here
on Friday, November, 20, prepared to
take orders from the children of Ely
for the coming Christmas The Lee
gion boys are arranging for the
coming of the jolly chap and his team
and these boys never fall down on any
undertaking. According to advices re-
ceived, he will be here on the day
stated. We hope the weather is good
and not too cold for the children.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Occupy New Quarters.

The Ely Hardware Company has
removed to the building recently
purchased by them from Berglund
Bros. The building has been re-
modelled and repainted and both floors
are now filled with a fine stock Of
new hardware and furniture excel
lently displayed. The firm invites you
to call and inspect the new quarters.
see their announcement in another
column
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

In recent talk, Al Smith said that
Eve should be careful whom we Sc
lect as public servants" Al probably
has a vivid recollection when the
nation took his advice.
Sam Clark wants to know, "Is crime
a recognized industry The Inter
nal Revenue Branch of the Treasury
claims that Druggan bootlegger, owes
over 100000 as income tax on his
criminal profits and that Lake, boot
logger, owes over 100000 on like op-
erations. The prohibition unit of the
treasury must have furnished this in
formation to the Internal Revenue
unit. An attempt is being made to
attach real estate of these titanic boot
leggers to satisfy the tax accounts.
This is not any wet or dry" question.
What the public wants to know is why,
when the Treasury Department has de-
tailed information of the profits of
crime, it doesn't forget the taxes un-
til the criminals are punished. Why
net fninnows and let the whales go
free? Or is it just good business policy
to let fellows of this size keep oper-
ating until the tax account is
squared.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Keno Party at the Moose Hall.

Next Sunday afternoon the Moose
Lodge is putting on a Keno party
where turkeys will be the prizes played
for. Coming as it does just before
Thanksgiving the turkeys will be a
drawing card hard to resist and num-
berless people will secure a bird at
small cost. In addition to the Keno
the Chevrolet car on which tickets
have been disposed of will be given
away during the afternoon. The car
is the one owned by Mrs. Cochrane
for whom the Moose have been ham
ding the sale.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

State Capitol or the Office of some
deputy registrar. This is of interest
particularly to those chauffeurs who
live in parts of the state that are at
some disance from the places where
the examinations may be taken.
Renewal blanks were sent to every
licensed chauffeur on the last day of
October, but Mr.. Holm reports that
a number of blanks have been re-
turned unclaimed. II is important
for all of these, if they wish to avoid
the necessity of taking the examin-
nation, that they write to the Sec
retary of state and send in the re-
newal fee of $100 before December l.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

After a very appetizing turkey din
ner on Wednesday evening, the Ely
Rotary Club was further entertained
with a very able address by Roy
Fetherston, newly appointed principal
OF the Ely schools who seoke on edu-
cational matters under the auspices Of
the Educational Committee of the
Club. His talk was one of the best
made here IN some time and met with
the approval of the Rotarians. The
Swedish Ladies Aid served the dinner.
The next meeting win be at the Forest
Hotel
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Business Girls Meet

The Business Girls Club met on
Tuesday evening at the Community
Center.
Miss Evelyn Liberty kept the supper
and its menu for surprise until the
girls sat down at six o'clock. Through
the kindness and generosity of Mr..
Strand she served the girls a real
Thanksgiving feast with roast duck,
dressing, gravy, potatoes, candied
sweet potatoes, cranberries and plum
pudding.
Many plans for future work were
discussed, including the annual Christ
mas party.
Miss Katherine Collins, assistant in
the kindergarten at the Lincoln
building whose home is in Shanghai
China, gave a most interesting talk on
that country and it's environments
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Past Grands Get Pins

Tuesday evening of last week the
Past Noble Grands were the guests CT
honor at the Rebekah lodge. Each
Noble Grand was presented with a
Past Noble Grands pin and pink
carnation. A social hour followed
with refreshments.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
PrincipaI Arrives

principal of the Memorial school, ar
rived with his family from Virginia
where he had been principal Of one
of the schools and assumed his duties
Monday morning. Mr. Fetherson
takes the place vacated by Glenn
Powers who has gone to Gilbert In a
similar capacity as principal.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
University Women Play Bridge

Saturday afternoon bridge tea was
sponsored by the A. A. U. w. at the
Community Center. Sixteen tables
were in play with honors going to
Miss Rose Schmidt, Mrs c. j. Nelson,
Mrs. B. o. Strachan and Mrs. B. S.
Richards.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Football Game Drew MANY

Among those that motored to Min
neapolis to attend the Minnesota
Michigan game Saturday were, Mr..
and Mrs. joe Pluth, MIR. and Mrs. A.
j. McMahan, Mr.. and Mrs Jake Skala,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Buckley and
sons, Edward and Dick, Miss Florence
Healy, Miss Rose Mccarthy, Miss Luz
ella Myers, Frank Gerzin, Joe Gerzin.
Thos. Carey, George Coad, Ernest
Bailey, Frank Skala and Dr.. Joe Roll
ando.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
TRAFFIC DROPS OFF
BUT PATROL IS BUSY

Do drivers ges more careless when
there is less traffic on the highways?
This question is suggested by reading
of the October report of Earle Brown,
chief of the Minnesota Highway pat
rol. Although there were. fewer cars
on the roads in October than in Sept
ember, the reports shows an increased
number of arrests, fines collected and
traffic rules
A comparison of the reports for the
two months shows the following totals:
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
GIee Club Meets Saturday

The American Legion Auxiliary
Glee Club will meet Saturday Nov
ember % at the Legion club rooms.
Professor Davidson is an excellent di-
rector and everyone should take ad-
vantage of this wonderful opportunity
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Thanksgiving Baskets

Mrs. Edward Buckley is asking men,
bers of the Legion Auxiliary who care
to donate toward the Thanksgiving
baskets to do so as soon as possible.
The baskets will be delivered Tues
day afternoon.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Attend Floodwood Meet

B. M. Lambert, Joseph Mantel, VIM.
Anderson, Joe Veranth and E. H.
Starkman motored to Floodwood
Thursday to represent Ely at an
educational meeting at which Supt
w. E. Englund was one of the speakers
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

We hardly know ho% to coincide
the act of John Barton with the eter-
nal fitness of things. There is no
doubt John knew what he was about
and planned the affair in a system
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
ON This
!, Occasion
lust few thoughts by the Editor on thing
Material and Immateriai.

To the White Iron Farmers Club
falls the distinction of being the first
in rural st. Louis County to supply
their homes with electric light and
power. Two years ago this enter
prising organization decided they
wanted telephone service and went
ahead and got it. A few months ago
they decided they wanted electric
power and the power was turned onto
their line the latter part Of last week.
The enterprise shown by this club
is gratifying. The thirty eight house
holders who signed up for the power
line and have installed electricity in
their homes are setting the pace 10
the county and withal furnishing
themselves and families with modern
convenienceS. Since the installation,
methods of procedure and costs have
been asked for by the county agents
who will furnish the facts to other
districts contemplating following in
the footsteps of the farmers OF White
Iron.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

Sept Oct
Warnings given violators 1904 3677
Violators arrested ........-. % 20
Cars taken in custody. 49,. SIS 81
Aid given motorists. ....... 954 760
Accidents attended. ........ Is 10
Tags given for improper ~
incense 102 20
Averaged miles Travelled per
officer .2,957. 3,026
Fines imposed. .$1,098 $1,747
Eighteen of the arrests made in Oct
ober were for driving while drunk,
six for improper use of license, the
others miscellaneous. OF the fines
imposed, $3.50 were for driving while
drunk
Improper parking, one of the most
dangerous errors which drivers can
commit, was also the most numerous,
1929 being given warnings. Driving
without proper lights, another dang
erous practice, brought warnings to
SAB. Going through stop signs
brought warnings to 368 and 256 were
warned to stay on the right side when
driving. Among other violations
which brought warnings were improper
licenses, (obscured or dirty 227;
speeding in congested area, 108; i'm
proper passing, 101; cut-out open, 81;
one arm driving, So; improper brakes,
35; improper signalling, "a; soliciting
rides on highway, 81; cutting in on
traffic, 90; dealers on highway, %;
passing on crest of hill, 26.
OF the cars taken into custody, 18
were on account of the drivers being
drunk, 18 on account of lack of proper
license plates and one found aban-
doned.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

Why go to Florida to get weather?
The Shagawa golf course was crowded
Sunday all day with enthusiastic golf
ers who revelled in the clean, cool and
health-giving air of this section of the
country. Some one might emulate
California enthusiasts and inform us
that this is unusual weather" Moth
ing unusual for this kind of weather
here. The cold blustery weather
which hits us every once in while
at this season is unusual"
Now that Miss Ruth Rockwell of
Crestwood, N. Y. has set the pace
aerial suicides will become the real
thing in polite society. She paid SIS
for ticket to go up at Curtis Field
When up 2,000 feet she jumped of
after having gone to her knees in d
brief prayer, said the pilot who was
unable to leave his place to detain
her. In a note left in her handbag
the unfortunate young lady said that
if she reached heaven, she would at
tempt to communicate with her folks
back here on earth. A writer has ex-
pressed the cold-blooded opinion that
she was nearer heaven when she
jumped than when she landed" At
that, 1000 feet in the air is closer to
heaven than many of us commenting
on the unfortunate occurrance, will
ever, get.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

Continued on Page Four.l
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

There is always something amusing
about the weather shark. A Chicago
scientist has been making predictions
for the past several years and now
comes forth with the prediction that
the winter ahead of us will be COM
posed of all kinds of weather and not
cold enough to class it as hard win
ter. He is the same fellow who two
years ago predicted that the year
would be without a summer. We all
know how far he was off on that pre-
diction and the latest will probably be
mere gueSSwork.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

For the benefit of those who claim
that automobiles are overtaxed in Min
nesota, the state highway department
furnishes figures to show that auto
taxes in Minnesota are less than in
any state in the Union with the ex-
ception of New York and North OAK
ota. The license and gas tax in this
state averaged $23.55 per car in 1928.
American Highways" shows eleven
states in which the average license and
gas tax per car was less. But, of the
eleven, nine collected a personal prop
erty tax in addition to the license and
gas tax. New York and North OAK
ota are the only two of the eleven
where the auto tax, as in Minnesota,
lis in lieu of personal property tax.
California has the lowest, a fat rate
of So for passenger cars. The gas tax,
however, brought the average up to
s21.58, not including the personal prop
erty tax.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

We have now disposed Of the base
ball situation and the Athletics are the
victors and the football season is
drawing to a close and the sport
writer's are filling column after column
telling of the mythical selections of
the players on district, state and con-
ference all-star aggregations, so we can
turn our undivided attention on the
social war on at Washington and de-
eide where Mrs. Gam and Mrs Long
worth are to sit at the table. From
this distance, and not being up on
social affairs, we would think that the
caste embroglio besetting society in
Washington would make the ladies so
sore that they could not with any de-
gree of comfort sit anywhere. We
may be considered very uncouth but in
our estimation such affairs gives any
one connected Herewith pain in the
neck.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

Up in this country we always have
summers in season and winters also.
In fact, we have severe winters nearly
all the time-just regular weather.
The high class men who are being
paid by the government to make
weather reports concede us this kind
of weather at all seasons. We would
be lost without winter and our sum-
usually extends way into october and
sometimes into November. People
here are keyed up to below zero wea-
ther in winter and are disappointed
if we don't get it.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-09
Blanchards Station

Todd's Chapel Sunday school pic
niced at Rehoboth on Wednesday of
last week.
Curtis Steen was removed to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Virgil
Hearn of Laurel on Monday of last
week after being ill for the past two
weeks at his home here.
G. L. Harmon is receiving treat
ment from DR.. S. M. D. Marshall of
Milford for a carbuncle on the head
instead of a boil which was reported
last week. At the time of writing he
is getting along very nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Zott of West
vile, Conn, spent the weekend here
with his brother, Fred Zott and fam
lily.
Several from here attended the fu-
neral of Mrs. Elizabeth Zott on Tues
day at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Earle Cahall of Greenwood.
Henry Kratz of Wilmington visited
his parents here over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Harmon and fa-
ther motored to Ocean City, Nd, on
Sunday with friends from Viola and
Feltno. The day was ideal and all
had a pleasant time on the beach
together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Layton and
boys from Goldsboro, Md, spent last