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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
CATHOLIC WOMEN'S COUNCIL
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

The Ely Council of Catholic Women
elected new officers at their last
meeting Of the season last week and
the following were named:
President-Mrs. Fleming.
LIST Vice President-Mrs. SLENDER.
End Vice President-MrS. Mccarthy.
3rd Vice President-Mrs. Murphy.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. LaBeau.
Corresponding Sec'y-Mrs. Fortier.
Treasurer-MrS. Kotchevar.
Financial Sec'y-Mrs. Golobich.
Mrs M. j. Fleming, president of the
council, gave report on the Diocesan
council held in Duluth the week pre-
vious. Mrs Fleming was elected Sec
ond vice president of the Diocesan
council. Mrs. Mahady also attended
as delegate to this meeting.
This being the last meeting of the
year, Mrs. James Moonan, treasurer
and Mrs. John KapSch, recording Sec
rotary, gave their annual reports.
Mrs. John Strukel sang two solos,
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Katherine Hutar; Mrs. F. DiNinc
played two piano selections and Miss
Joan Gohla sang two numbers. She
was accompanied on the piano by Miss
Hodapp.
This brought to close very sue
cessful year for the local council
After the program, lunch was served
by Miss Barbara Matesha, Miss Mary
Agnich, Mrs. Lindgren and Miss Mary
Hutar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
ELY OBSERVED
MEMORIAL DAY
ONE OF THE FINEST MEMORIAL
DAY PROGRAMS EVER GIVEN
HERE MARKED FRIDAYS OBJ
SERVANCE OF THIS GREAT
NATIONAL HOLIDAY.

More than two thousand people
were at the cemetery Friday forenoon
to observe Memorial Day and particle
pate in the exercises arranged by the
Frank Lozar post and it's Auxiliary
and pay tribute to the nations dead
AT $50 parade left the Community
Center for the cemetery headed by the
colors and the Community Band and
followed by the speakers Car, the
Mayor and City Council, American
Legion members, Legion Auxiliary
members, Ely Girl Scouts. Ely Bow
Scouts, School Children and a large
procession of citizens in cars.
Upon arrival at the grounds. the
Scenic Anyways Robin" circled over
the cemetery and scattered flowers
upon the graves. This was a very inn
presslve part of the ceremony. After
this part of the program, america
the Beautiful" was sung by the Aux
lllary Glee Club with Mrs. H. N. Suth-
erland at the piano. Rev. Chas. P.
Keast invoked the blessings of Diety
Tor the assemblage and upon the ex-
erclses that were to follow. Com
mander Buckley of the Frank Lozar
post called the roll of the departed
e1oCI WlllCll a. hiatt QudTG6CCc COmDOSe0
OF Cecil Nichols, Sigurd Olson, Raub
James and Wilson Carlson sang Brave
Hearts Sleep On" Mrs. E. w. Hanson
played the accompaniment.
Judge Martin Hughes of the District
Court was the speaker of the day and
in an understanding manner address
sed the audience on the significance
OF the day. In his talk he touched on
the observance of laws and the main
tenance of religion in the home and
the nation. He spoke only briefly but
in his talk, said much The Auxiliary
Glee Club sang There's a Land Be-
yond the Setting Sun" and the Legion
Firing Squad fired the salute to the
departed.
Rev. H. r. Browne pronounced the
benediction after which the Commun-
ity Band played the "Star Spangled
Banner" The program closed with the
singing of Taps" by the male quar-
tette and for which L. M. Brownell
acted as bugler
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
THE EFFECT OF TAXATION
ON The MINING INDUSTRY

Supreme Court, this tax fell upon the
operator instead Of the owner of the
mine.
In searching the Journals of the
House, am unable to find that any
Representative introduced a bill to re-
peal the Royalty Tax as claimed in
the Askov American article.
The Effect of Mining Taxation.
It should not be necessary to remind
people of Minnesota of the funda-
mental Importance of their iron ore
industry. Most of the consideration
which concerns iron ore has been
conferred about the ability of that re-
source to pay taxes. Pick up any
discussion of Minnesota's iron industry
and the point emphasized is it's con-
tributions to state and local taxes, to
public funds and to taxable valuations
This part has been stressed and en-
phasized in the minds of the people
that the chief function and value of
iron ore is to pay taxes and otherwise
contribute to the general public ex
pense.
Important as may be the present
ability of the iron mining industry to
pay taxes, just or unjust, this factor
IL very SIIldll compared 10 CIle pros
perity Of a quarter million people in
Minnesota whose complete dependence
is upon this industry. Over Is COM
munities in northern Minnesota de-
pend upon iron mining for their ex-
| istence. And even casual consider
alton would demonstrate the fact that
| few or none of these villages and cities
would exist were it not for iron ore.
In considering the population there
are over $4,000 men employed in the
| mines of st. Louis, Itasca and Crow
| Wing counties. The railroads carry
ing ore employ 5000 men. Boat trans
portation at the head of the lakes,
| 1000 men. In considering iron ore
| in relation to transportation over 400
of the revenue tonnage of Minnesota
railroads is iron ore. In point of ton
mage Duluth is the second port in the
| United States.
To the average layman who merely
views the surface Of things and the
| ill-informed politician who tries to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
OLD SETTLERS
GET STARTED
MEETING AT TOWER MONDAY
EVENING TO START THE BALL
ROLLING FOR THE ANNUAL RE-
UNION OF THE VERMILION
RANGE OLD SETTLERS ASSOCI-
ALTON.

The preliminary meeting of the off,
GERS and directors of the VermiliOn
Range Old Settlers Association was
held at the Board Room of the Tower
High school Monday evening and work
begun for the annual reunion of the
Association which takes place at Tower
on July II, this date having been set
at the meeting.
Several from this city attended the
meeting over which president John II.
Norden presided. After fixing the date
as above stated an executive commit
tee was named to have the matter in
charge, name the committees and make
all necessary arrangements. The COM
mittee is composed of E. j. Morcom,
Ted Wheeler, Gus Carlson, j. w. Bow
man and VIM. Pryor.
The program will probably be about
as on former occasions of this kind
opening with reception and parade
IN the morning; dinner at Mckinley
Park at noon; program of sports in the
afternoon and a grand ball in the
evening.
Mayor Olson of Tower was named a
committee of one to secure speakers
both for the picnic and for the ban
quet. This committee will get busy at
once as speakers are in demand this
campaign year.
Much enthusiasm was shown at the
meeting and it is predicted that many
new members will join this year.
President Norden has volunteered to
get large number of the Vermilion
range residents now resident in the
Mesaba cities and Duluth on the list
for the year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06

swan for shore. AS all were con-
sidered fair swimmers, it was their in
tention to tighten the load on the
swamped boat. All went down before
reaching shore.
1t is said that the tragedy was wit
messed by Mr.. Doane on shore who
was worried over the delay in
the boats return. He had a set of
field glasses and saw the sinking of the
craft and promptly dispatched another
boat to the rescue, but without avail.
The u. S. Forest rangers began the
work of graphing for the bodies at
once but owing to the rough water
were considerably hampered and de-
layed. The body of young Hutar was
secured early the following morning
and the last was secured late in the
evening.
Peter Hutar was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Hutar, old residents of this
city who reside at 918 Sheridan Street
He was 16 years of age and is survived
by his parents, one brother and three
sisters. He was a graduate of the Ely
High school and was favorite among
his classmates. He was the second son
lost by death in the Hutar family
within months time. The funeral
took place yesterday morning from the
Catholic church, the body having been
prepared for burial at the Ely Nor
tuary.
Steve Golobich was 40 years of age
and is survived by his widow and two
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06

children. He has been a resident of
this city for many years and was en-
ployed as miner for the Oliver Iron
Mining Company. Mrs. Golobich has
been seriously i'll since the tragedy in
which she and her children figured
so prominently. The body of Mr.
Golobich was prepared for burial at
the Fenske Undertaking parlors and
the funeral was held this morning
from the Catholic church.
Joseph Doane would have been 16
years old in August had he lived. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Doane who reside at Babbitt but during
the summer conduct an outing re-
sort on Birch Lake.
Raymond Hooking, the fourth vic
tim of the drowning was Is years of
age and the son of MIR. and Mrs. Will
liam Hooking who also reside at Bah
bitt. Hel and the Doane boy were pals
and spent much time at the lake.
Both bodies of the unfortunate
young men were brought to this city
and prepared for burial at the Laing
Undertaking parlors. The funeral will
take place this afternoon from the
Presbyterian church, Rev. Browne
conducting the same.
The tragedy cast gloom over the
city and Rabbit. The surviving rela-
tives have the sympathy of the two
communities in their sad bereavement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
FIRST DROWNING TRAGEDY
CLAIMS THE LIVES OF FOUR

Birch Lake claimed the first victims
of the year Sunday when four met
death in the waters of that lake. The
wind blew terrific gale Sunday after
noon and the strong wind is held ac-
countable for the accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Golobich, who
reside on East Sheridan Street, and
their two children had gone to
Birch Lake for an outing. They in
vited Peter Hutar, the 16 year old son
of neighbor to accompany them.
They left the Doane resort in boat
to which an cupboard motor was at
tached. The son of Mr.. Doane and
Raymond Hooking took the party to
an island in the forenoon and were to
bring them back that evening. During
the time the party were at the island
high wind blew gale and churned
up the lake. The boat returned late
in the afternoon and all got aboard
A short distance from shore the motor
stopped, causing the boat to become
unmanageable. A high wave filled the
boat and it sank with the seven people
aboard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Golobich and their two
children succeeded in getting hold of
the boat and were safely drifting
ashore. When about 80 feet from
shore, Mr.. Golobich either became ex-
hausted or in some manner lost his
hold and sank. Mrs. Golobich and
children gained the shore. The Hutar
boy and the Doane and Hooking boys
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06

the government adopted a policy of
acquiring additional privately owned
land in its national forests
The Federal government, including
the $4,000 acres to be acquired, will
have more than 100000 acres in the
forest, whereas when the forest was
created by President Roosevelt in 1908
the total Federal government area was
approximately 100000 acres.
The forest includes 100000 acres of
state-owned land and, with purchase
by the Federal government of private
lands, about 100000 acres of private
property, is owned by lumber COM
panies and private individuals.
The government is to pay about 50
an acre for the $4,000 acres purchased
it was reported. The government,
after acquiring title to the land, un-
dertakes reforestation work and this
year has planted more than 500 acres
of trees in the forest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
EAGLE SCOUTS CAMPING
TRIPS SET FOR FOREST.

Several Eagle Scouts from Superior
may be included in the roster of those
who take the 1880 Wilderness Trail
post graduate camping trips through
the Superior National forest, it was
learned Saturday from G. S. Chase,
Scout executive of the Headwaters
Area council at Hibbing, MINI.
Four trips of 10 days duration may
be taken by Eagle Scouts or Scout
leaders, such as troop leaders or ex-
ecutives. The first opens July Is and
ends July a. The second is from July
26 to August 4, the third from Aug. 6
to Aug. Is, and the final trip from
Aug. II to Aug. 26.
Tours are made by canoe through
the lakes and rivers of Minnesota.
The trips give the Scouts ample OPP
portunity for padding. fishing and
swimming. Equipment used includes
17-foot canoes, waterproof tents and
cooking outfits.
The annual post graduate camping
tours are under the sponsorship of
Region Ten company COMMITTEES in CO.
operation with the Headquarters Area
council Boy Scouts of America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
MOTORCYCLE PARTY
COOK AND TOWER
MOTOR CARAVAN TO INVADE ELY
ON SUNDAY FROM COOK AND
TOWER-IT is EXPECTED MANY
CARS AND PEOPLE WILL BE
HERE

Advertising matter has been distrib-
uted in Cook, Tower and this city
stating a motor caravan will leave
Cook next Sunday at 100 o'clock via.
Tower for Ely where the party will
avail itself of the opportunity of seeing
our fair city whose reputation for
hospitality has extended to the far
corners Of the earth. The trip is
being staged by the ''Pete for Commits
sioner" Clubs of Cook, Angora, Tower
and Soudan. The call for the motor
cade states that "the trip is staged as
mplimentary to Commissioner Pete
for services rendered in the Cook and
Tower communities" and a general
invitation is extended to all to partici-
pate.
The Cook base ball team will also
be here on that day to meet the Ely
team in game at Athletic Park The
game is called for 2:30 and will be an
official league game.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
To CLEAN UP
OLD DUMPS
AGITATION FOR THE CLEANUP
OF OLD DUMPS is BEARING
FRUIT AND COMMITTEES WILL
TODAY REMOVE RUBBISH AND
OLD CARS FROM ROADSIDES.

The agitation started some time ago
by the Forestry Club in which atten-
ton was called to the old cars and
rubbish dumped along the highways
leading in and out of the city and
especially the road leading to the
Lucky Boy mine, is bearing fruit and
the eyesores will be removed today.
President Newgord of the CONNER
cial Club has named committee to
assist in the work and Sig Olson and
the Forestry Club will also render all
possible assistance. The trucks of the
City and County road crews will be
utilized to remove the debris. Heavy
material, too ponderous for handling
will be moved by the wrecking mach
ines of the garages who have volun-
teered their services.
All services of labor and trucks are
donated, all being done for the good
of the public and keeping roadsides
clean.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
103 FILINGS FOR
COUNTY OFFICES
JUNE 1s WILL SEE SOMEWHAT OF
A LENGTHY TICKET - THREE
FOR SENATOR AND SEVEN FOR
REPRESENTATIVE IN THIS 61ST
DISTRICT.

One hundred and three candidates
have filed with Walter Bergen, St.
Louis County Auditor, for county offices
and for safe senators and representa-
tiyes. it was disclosed when the dead
line for filing nomination papers was
reached last week.
Mason M. Forbes, County Attorney,
is the only candidate for county office
to be voted on this year who is without
opposition. This is the second time
Mr.. Forbes has been unoppoSed. His
election eight years ago was without
opposition while four years ago two
filed against him.
District Court Judges Edward Free
man, H. ]. Grannis and E. j. Kenny
who preside in state courts in st.
Louis, Lake, Cook and Carlton coun-
ties, will have no opposition in either
the primary or general elections.
Candidates for four county offices
will have no contests in the primary
election June Is but face opposition
in the November general election. The
oeices are: County Auditor, Register
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
of Deeds, County Surveyor and Court

of Deeds, County Surveyor and Court
Commissioner.
All other county offices have pri-
mary election contests. They are:
county treasurer, sheriff, county sup
erintendent of schools, coroner and
county commissioners Of the Second,
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts.
Thirty-six men have filed for st.
Louis county commissioner. Two will
be nominated in the primary in each
of the four districts in which elections
occur this year. The victors will fight
it out in the November general cleo
ton.
There are Is candidates in the Sec
ond district, believed to be the largest
number ever to enter a county cleo
ton contest The Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth districts each have six candid
ates in the primary election. ALI in
cumbents are candidates for reelection.
The list of candidates for county
offices in which Ely people are inter-
ested follows:
County Auditor-Julius D. Howard,
Walter H. Bergen.
County Treasurer-David Barnes, o.
v. Ecklund, William c. Sargent. James
L. Norman, Ben H. Hoyer.
Register of Deeds Charles Calligan,
A. L. johnson.
Sheriff-John C Brown, Bert Duff,
William j. butcher, Emil II. Erickson,
Frank l.. Magic, Robert y. McKercher.
Judge Of Probate-Willan j. Archer,
John B. Richards.
County attorney Mason M. Forbes.
County Surveyor -Albin A. Anderst n,
Ray W. Nichols.
Court Commissioner j. E. Gardner,
Edmond ingalls,.
Superintendent Of Schools &C. H.
Barnes, A. I. Jedlicka, Arthur Lampe,
N L. Nelson, Mrs. Florence NJ Snyder
County Coroner-C. F. McComb, G.
L. Seagren, H. j. Burns.
County Commissioner, Fourth Dis
trict-Jack Gianotti, Grant McMahan.
Jacob L. Pete, Sumner Purvis, Joe
Slogan, E. H. Starkman.
There are primary contests for state
senator in the Fifty Seventh, Fifty
Ninth, Sixtieth and Sixty-First dis
tricts and for state representatives in
all county districts except the Sixtieth.
In the Sixty First district there are
three candidates for Senator, viz:
George Lommen and George j. Brince,
of Eveleth and Mark Nolan of Gilbert.
Seven are In the field for Representa-
tive. They are Carl G. Ranta of Au-
rora, Joseph Kotze, Nels Lee, A. A.
frost, M. H. Greenberg of Eveleth, r..
H. McGhee if Virginia and Ray Ander-
son of Gilbert.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
(By Frederick G. Brandes.)
Askoy American Gets Funny.


Quoting from the May % edition Of
the ASkov American, attempted
to have the occupational iron ore tax
reduced from to per cent and to
have the royalty tax wiped out alto
gether."
A close study of House File 214 and
2l5 does not bear out the statement
that the Legislature intended to wipe
out the royalty tax. The purpose OF
these two bills were to comply with
the decision of the Supreme Court,
which in substance was that the roy
atty tax passed by the 1928 Legislature
was unconstitutional, because the roy
atty could not be collected from the
owner of the mine as the law intended
it should, but that under the leases
made by the operating companies the
taxes must be paid by these companies
The effect of this 1923 law was to
merely add another super tax upon the
iron ore industry thing that the
Legislature itself did not intend to do.
The attorney general held in an
opinion to the tax committee who had
this bill under consideration that, "the
occupational and royalty tax are COM
pletentary to each other, and there is
doubt whether either could be sus-
tanned if the other were lacking, or If
the rate of one differed from the
other"
This opinion means that the Legis-
lature could not correct the injustice
done by the passage of the royalty
tax by reducing the rate of this tax
without reducing the rate on the oc-
cupational tax
If it was the intention of the 1928
Legislature to further tax the iron
ore industry all that would have been
necessary was an amendment to the
occupational tax by increasing the
rate.
The royalty tax of the 1928 legis-
lature was in fact an income tax. It
was a tax upon the monies received
by the owner of the mine from the
operator of the mine, and as preyi-
ously explained by the decision OF the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
Will Make Home In Ely.

From Saturdays Duluth Herald we
take the following relating to John
Pfeffer who is associated with his
father here in the building of the new
City Hail. The Herald said:
Announcement is made of the we'd
ding of Miss Marie Helen Pappas,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Pap
pas, to Melvin John Pfeffer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Pfeffer, which took
place this morning at the Holy Rosary
cathedral with the Rev. Father Gull
foyle officiating.
Following the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Pfeffer, at which
covers were laid for relatives and i'm
mediate friends.
"Mr Pfeffer and his bride have left
for a short wedding trip and upon
their return will make their home at
48 West Conan Street, Ely, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
SOLDIERS" PLAY
HEROIC PARTS IN u. S. WARS.

Poets and writer's have celebrated in
song and story the deeds of horses and
dogs on the battlefield, but who has
yet risen to tell of the deeds of some
of the 'feathered soldiers" who played
heroic parts in Americas wars? There
was the Pittsburgh game cock which
crowed defiance at the British in the
war Of 1872. There was "Old Abe, "
the eagle mascot of a Wisconsin regi-
ment in the Civil war. And there were
the honing pigeons who helped save
the Lost Battalion" in the World war.
Do you know the story of each of
these? If not, you'll be interested in
the illustrated feature article, WAR
Birds" by Elmo Scott Watson which
appears in this issue of the Miner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
PATROL ON LOOKOUT
FOR GLAZING LIGHTS

Check up on the adjustment of your
automobile lamps and see that they
do not glare, is the advice of. Earle
Brown, chief of the Minnesota High
way patrol. The highway patrolmen
from now on will devote large share
of their time to the correction of
glaring and otherwise faulty lights.
I'm our efforts to have glazing
lights adjusted, we are trying to help
the man who drives with such lights
as much as the man who meets them,
says Mr.. Brown. ut Is dangerous to
meet pair of dazzling headlights, but
the danger is over in a moment. The
man who drives car with bad lights
is in constant danger.
Dazzling lights are seldom caused
by too high candle power. but by
Lamps which are properly focused
throw the light on the road the proper
distance ahead of the car. Those
which throw the main beam of light
into the eyes of the approaching
drivers do not give proper amount of
light on the road.
I'VE will at the same time continue
to warn or tag those who drive with
one or more pulDS missing, as wen as
those who do not have the required
clearance lamps or reflectors on loads
wider than 80 inches, lamps on trailers
and Semi-trailers. rear vision mirrors
on trucks, and other equipment re-
quired by law. There will be no spor-
adic drives" but a continuous effort
to correct conditions which tend to
cause accidents.
"a tag given for faulty equipment
does not require the driver to appear
in court. It requires him to have the
fault corrected within 48 hours, and
mail card to us certifying to this
fact. In case of glazing lights, the
card must be signed by a certified
light tester at an official lamp ad-
justing station. In other cases it may
be signed by any garage owner OF
manager"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
Norsemen viii Meet.

Norsemen and defendants of Morse
men from all parts of the Northwest
and from Canada will gather at Min
neapolis on June 10, IL and IL for the
Norwegian Bygdelag convention which
is to be held in the Municipal Aud
itorium to commemorate the anniver-
sary of the introduction Of Christian
ity in Norway 900 years ago and the
thousandth anniversary of the found
ing of the Icelandic parliament.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND
ACRES TO BE ADDED

Purchase of an additional 10000
acres of cut-over land to extend the
area of the Superior National Forest
has just been authorized by the nat
ional forest reservation commission
according to j. M. VALLEY, assistant
Federal forester The land is pri-
vately owned and is scattered through
out the forest
Appropriations for the purchase OF
the land in several national forests
were approved in a bill passed by con-
gress recently. With acquisition OF
this additional area, the Federal gov
eminent will have secured 100000
acres of private land since 1927, wher