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The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
SURPRISE PARTY FRIDAY
FOR DEPARTING COUPLE

Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Underdahl
were rendered surprise party at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Strom
last Friday evening by the members
of the S. F. of A. lodge and friends.
The couple was presented with a solid
silver server and purse of money.
They will be leaving for Twin Valley,
Minnesota, where Mr.. Underdahl will
be employed Ernest Jackson made
the presentation as president of the
lodge and on behalf of friends of the
couple. Mrs. E. E. Strom and Mrs.
Andrew Sund acted as hostesses. The
following friends, neighbors and fellow
lodge members attended: Ed. Peter
son, Sam BroSkerud, Oscar Bodin
John Nordstrom, Gust Nyman, o. L..
Grinden, John Olson, Mrs. Ted Sond
strom, Mrs Fritz Lindbeck, Mrs Ber-
ger Lindbeck, Mrs M. Abrahamson
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Sundholm, Mrs
John Lindbeck, Mr.. and Mrs. Amelius
Stenlund, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Lindblad
Mrs. Martin Handberg, Mrs. Jalmer
Thoren, Miss Clara Handberg and
mother, Mr. and Mrs John L. Ander-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ Hanson, Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Olosn, Mr. and Mrs
v. Ahlstrom, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Thompson. A very delicious lunch
was served after which games were
played and the evening spent in
singing old time songs
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
HOME MATERIALS
HAVE PREFERENCE
CEMENT, TAR, TILE, CULVERTS,
SNOW FENCE, AMONG MINNIE
sofa MATERIALS USED-IN-
DUSTRY EMPLOYS MANY.

Road work is not only furnishing
employment directly to several thouS-
and men in Minnesota this summer,
but it is also providing work to many
others in industries furnishing materi-
ais for highway construction and
maintenance. Preference is given to
Minnesota materials wherever possible
according to G. M Babcock, commits
sioner of highways.
A great deal of the materials used
on state highways, including cement
for paving and most of the materials
used by the maintenance division, is
bought directly by the state. This is
bought on competitive bids, and the
law requires that the order be given to
the lowest responsible bidder.
"If an outside firm has the low bid
we must buy from them," Mr.. Bah.
cock points out. "This is not only good
business policy, but if we should ar
bitrarily discriminate against outside
ate, and Minnesota industries would
more road material and machinery
made in Minnesota and sold outside
than we can buy from other states.
the same, we naturally give preference
to the home product. The home in
duStry also has the advantage in
freight rates on many articles, especi-
ally bulky materials. A few articles,
which are not produced in Minnesota,
must of course be bought elsewhere"
The department this year is using
nearly 100000 barrels of cement in
its $50 mile paving program. Nearly
two thirds of this is made in Duluth.
About one-sixth is bought from a
Minnesota firm which ships cement
over the Great Lakes and maintains
large distributing plant in Minnesota.
The remaining sixth comes from
Iowa plants located near the Iowa
Minnesota line. Separate bids on
cement are taken for each project,
and freight rates constitute a large
factor in prices at each point, plants
close to the job having the advantage.
Previous to 1880, all road oil and
tar came from outside the state. This
year the department is using nearly
100000 gallons of tar produced at a
coke plant in st. Paul. This is about
ne-eighth of the oil and tar used on
state roads.
All sand, gravel and crushed rock,
both for paving and for road surfacing,
come from Minnesota, except on one
paving job near the Iowa line, where
Iowa material is used.
The entire order of 100000 feet of
| new snow fence bought this year is
being made in Minnesota All posts
for the 60 miles of guard rail being
built this year come from Minnesota
| forests.
All tile and concrete culvertS and
nearly all of the metal culverts are
made in Minnesota. large proper
| ton of other materials, such as paints,
road machinery, signs and markers, are
made in the state.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
county clerk; Dan Shaffer, county
agent: and Fred Kaemmerer who

county clerk; Dan Shaffer, county
agent; and Fred Kaemmerer, who
formerly was guide in the part of
Minnesota visited.
The men were very favorably i'm
pressed with the desirability of fed
eral ownership of the cutover lands as
national forests. People in the area
in Minnesota affected by the govern
ment taking the Superior National
Forest were unanimous in stating that
it was proving to be benefit.
When the forest service took over
the area in 1909 it was all burnt over
land. Those in charge are now letting
timber cutting contract which will
give three counties concerned $128, 900
year for period of twenty years
and when this timber is cut there will
be more ready.
The Superior National Forest area
averages poorer soil than the land
under consideration in Taylor county.
1t is thin soil over rock and large
part is worthless for agricultural pur-
poses. Taylor county would have
quicker returns than the Minnesota
counties. The stumping value of tim
ber in Taylor county also would be
greater, county officials state, because
of greater accessibility to market
The Talyor county men spent Sun
day driving up to Ely, and in talking
to Mr.. Sweet and other forest rangers
and to Minnesota citizens residing
near the forest area They also talked
to Mr.. Waters, in charge of timber
sales for the lake states area.
They spent Monday in the forestry
office at Ely, going into the forest
service system of handling the prop
erty, building roads, marketing timber,
etc.
On Tuesday they drove over part of
the forest, in company with Mr. Har-
mon, who is to become the new state
supervisor for Wisconsin, and visited
ranger stations and inspected the road
work dose by the forest service. The
large road jobs are done by the county
and paid for by the federal forest SER
vice, but the smaller roads are built
by the service itself.
Extensive improvements are planned
by the government for the Superior
National Forest near Ely. A total of
$4,000 has just been allotted to the
forestry service for this work.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
FREIBURG PASSION PLAY
TO BE GIVEN IN DULUTH.

From Frieburg, Germany, located in
the Black Forest of the state of Baden,
comes the Freiburg Passion Play to
Duluth, with a tradition of 700 years
of presentations behind it. With
thirty-Six of the German characters
from Freiburg as principals, and with
supporting cast of local people, in
Guiding chorus and orchestra, it will
be presented at the Amphitheatre in
Duluth for four nights-Wednesda to
Saturday-August 20, 81, %, 49,
Presented for so many centuries in
Germany, the play has accumulated
many traditions. Its principal actors
inherit their parts from generation to
generation. Mr.. Adolf FasSnacht, who
portrays the "Christus" is the seventh
of his line, the eighth FaSSnacht to
portray the role since the year 1760
when his family was assigned to it.
Others of the cast have inherited the
roles for four and five generations.
Elsa FaSsnacht plays the part of Mary,
the Mother Amalie FaSsnacht plays
the part of Mary Magdalene.
Gorgeously and automatically cos
tuned with authentic costumes of
ancient Jerusalem, the Passion Play,
besides its great religious significance,
becomes a spectacle and pageant of
n1agnificance of gripping power, of
| tragedy and triumph
Its appearance in Duluth is Spon-
sored by the Council of Churches and
indorsed by many leading citizens.
Religious and educational leaders have
expressed their satisfaction that the
play is coming to this territory.
After twenty years of playing in the
| principal cities of Europe, it is now
on its first tour of America. Mr. Fas-
| snacht arranged for it to come to this
| country in response to a tremendous
demand from Americans, of whom
81, 900 witnessed the last presentation
in Frieburg in 1922
| The Freiburg Passion Play is a work
of the most exquisite art presented by
actors who are trained to their parts
form childhood. It's artistic presen-
tation of the Story of Jesus makes it
a production that has a peculiar ap-
peal to all ages, conditions and people.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
ONE FAMILY GAVE u. S. NOTED
MEN FOR FIVE GENERATIONS.

It has become almost automatic that
genius does not transmit itself and
that the sons of great men rarely
become great But there is one Ameri-
can family whose history serves as the
exception to prove the rule. It origi-
mated in Massachusetts, and for four
generations failed to produce single
outstanding individual. Then sud-
denly there came a mysterious change
family was represented by men who
played an important part in the affairs
of the nation.
Do you know what family this was?
If not, be sure to read the illustrated
feature article, "A Remarkable Ameri
can Family" by Elmo Scott Watson
in this issue of The Ely Miner.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

positions should communicate with
Congressman Pittenger's Office, 402
First National Bank Building, Duluth,
Minnesota, stating in which school
they are interested.
Young men over sixteen years of age
and under twenty years of age, who
have had sufficient educational train
ing, are eligible for the Annapolis ex-
animation and young men over IT
years of age and under % years of
age who have had sufficient educa-
tional training, are eligible for the
West Point examination.
Last year. Congressman Pittenger
had the Civil Service Commission con-
duct a competitive examination and
filled two vacancies at Annapolis this
spring. recommending young men who
made the highest scholarship marks
in the regular examination conducted
by the Naval authorities.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
ANTON KOCHEVAR DIED
AT THE HOSPITAL SUNDAY

Anton Kochevar, a resident of this
city for many years, passed away at
the Detention hospital Sunday after
an illness of short duration with scar
let fever.
He was As years of age and is sur
vived by his widow and three children.
A brother, John Kochevar, of this city
and sister in Milwaukee also survive.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning from the Catholic church,
Rev. Father Mihelcic officiating. The
funeral was conducted by the Ely
Mortuary and the Moose Lodge, of
which the deceased was a member, at
tended in a body.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
FORMER ELY YOUNG MAN
MARRIED AT HANKINSON.

Announcements have been received
by friends in this city of the marriage
at Hankinson, N. D., of George G.
Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Smith of this city to Miss Elizabeth
E. Wickman on July 26.
The bride is one of the fair daughters
of the Dakota city. The groom, with
his brother, is engaged in the hard
ware business in Hankinson. Both
enjoy the acquaintance and friendship
of a host of people in their home
town whom the Ely friends of the
groom join in wishing the newly-weds
all possible happiness.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
WISCONSIN PEOPLE VISIT
SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST


Medford Star News:-A party of
men from Taylor county visited the
Superior National Forest near Ely,
Minnesota, the first of the week, for
the purpose of investigating the bene-
fits to be obtained from Federal con-
troll of cutover lands. A plan to put
100000 acres of Taylor county lands
into a federal forest has been under
consideration for the past several
weeks.
Making the trip to the national for
est, which is located northwest of Du-
luth, were the following: John Ross
man, Ford, Bert Aitken, WeStboro, and
Paul Schmoldt, Chelsea, of the county
forestry committee; Walter Thiele,
finance committee; j. M. Zenner
county treasurer; Fred Hermann
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
Superyisor at Park Falls.

Ray Harmon left last week for Park
Falls where he will have charge of
the National Forests recently estab-
lished in northern Wisconsin as super
visor, taking the place of D. G. Ander-
son now supervisor of the Superior
National Forest in this city. Ray left
just in time to get in on the fire
fighting which has occupied the atten-
ton of forestry officials in northern
Michigan and Wisconsin the past two
weeks. His many friends in this city
wish him all possible success in his
new position.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15
WEST POINT AND ANNAPOLIS
EXAMINATION DATES SET

Congressman William A. Pittenger
announces that he will have one
Annapolis and one vacancy in the
Military Academy at West Point for
1881. He plans to have the U. S. Civil
Service Commission hold a competi-
tive examination for all young men in
the District who are interested in
these schools and will make recon-
mendations for these appointments
based upon scholarship ratings as es-
tablished by the Civil Service Com
mission reports.
The examinations will be held on
October 25, 1880. and all young men
interested in competing for these
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

We read the restraining order issued
by Judge E. j. Kenny in District Court
in which the County Commissioners Of
ST. Louis County were enjoined from
lending each other money out of their
separate funds in excess of the bud
get requirements made and adopted on
october %. 1929, when the budget
was made for the county. It seems
that Commissioners Murray and Aaby
in the Sixth and Seventh Districts
have used up the larger part of their
budgets, trusting to luck and the COM
plaisance of the other commissioners
to help them out by lending them
funds from their budgets in order to
carry them through the year and to
be repaid in the future from taxes
coming in. This has been the practice
heretofore but this year the Taxpayers
League decided it a poor way of doing
business and secured the temporary
restraining order from Judge Kenny.
In the brief filed for the order the
League cites many facts which while
showing that the Commissioners were
exceeding their authority, also showed
that the League was on the job and
proposed to make the county board toe
the mark in the matter of holding ex-
penditures down to the budget and
keeping them from dipping into the
balance on hand of five of the dis
tricts which had not been over jealous
in getting rid of their apportionments
Page after page in the application for
injunction are given over to citing
where expenditures were made and
also the amounts remaining to be
spent in the districts and especially
the two under fire.
In all the text we fail to find where
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Schaefer and
daughter, Kathryn, who have been
here on visit from Glenwood for the
past two months, left Monday for Du-
luth where they visit for a week before
returning to Glenwood where Mr..
Schaefer is employed as manual train
ing instructor in the schools.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-15

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New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
Clouds Si.OW I;ift

London. Feb. 10 tP'-Tho naval ship today Mas driving full steam ahead with all hands a' their posts and there was il notice able thinning out Of inc smoke screen under which it has been aloamiug at times,
 With tue partial dispersal of this artflcial fog ramo tn" official con lrmation of the news that the tnlt- cd States desires the privilcc" Of building another hattIcship of inc Rodney type in connection with thr plan for reducing capital ship fleets aud establishment Of parity between Great Britain and the United States.
 Largest In British Navy
 CThc Rodney and the Nelson are rhc two largest hattcships in the British fleet, Janc'S lighting shlps gives the standing displacement of the vessel as 35,0oU tons with 'ui' lead of about 10000 tOus).
 This American proposal was on' ot the main topics Of discussion n conference circles today. hcn- coupled in interest with tomorrow 7.
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
PARIS.LOND0N PLANE
 CRASHES, KILLING TWO
Craft Bursts Into Flames on Striking GrOund-
 Four Hurt

Warden, Kent. England, Feb. 1n P'-TWo passengers, one a wonan, were killed near here shortly before i D. m, today when a French Air Union plane divcd to the ground and ought fire.
 The plane. battling d heavy snow >torm, carried six persons. The ether passenger. named Curzon, was injured, as were the pilot, mechanic were thrown clear as the plane fell They were taken to q hospital at Maidstone.
 The passengers were EugliAh; i; those in the crew were French,
 C. $. Baxter of Mardcn saw the plane cirCling over the field, appar- cntly attempting q landing. and then fall. He rushed there and when he arrived the machine was burning luriously. With others he made an effort to get at those inside the plane but was driven back by the intense heat.
 He said two bodies were in the burning Wrcckagc. The pilot, the mechanic and the injured passenger were thrown clear.
 The plane had left Paris for Croy- Gon air field at lO:40 q. m
 Premier Andre Tardicu of France. cn route from Paris to London today by train 10 resume his work at the naval conference, had considered flying, but finally decided 10 50 by rail. Had he decided 10 fly he might easily have taken the plane which tclI, as it left Paris at q convenient time.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
MAYOR TO BE ABSENT
 FROM H. 5. PROGRAM
Will Meet With Committee Bent on SIashing
 Budget

Mayor Iaoncssa. rch-opponcnt Of the Senior High school building program. will not be present to- night when the addition is formal ly opened although his namc IS on the program of speakers.
 While the exercises arc in pro- gross in the new structure on liaS- sctt street, the mayor will be meet ing with q subcommittee of the board of finance and taxation struggling with budgets in an effort to clip about $500, ,O00 from depart mental estimates and reduce the tax rate 10 2 mills. This reduction the mayor and Chairman F.. F.. Hall of inc finance board today re- gardcd probability.
 In governmental circles there has been much speculation aS to what Mayor paOncssa might say at the opening exercises in the new build ing, in view Of his general con dcmuation Of the type of building, methods of construction and alleged mittcc" meeting. regarded as one Of the most important annual sessions held in the municipal building and which, he says, requires his pres oncc, put an end 70 foreCaSting in that direction today.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
FLYING THIEF MAKES
 GETAWAY IN PLANE
Burglar LOots Office in Ohio, Hops Off in Stolen
 Craft

Columbus. O.. Feb. 1" ct F. - press, Inc, at Post Columbus today. flying burglar jumped into q fraVl Air blplanc belonging 10 r.. l.. G"Wart, Of Newark, e.. and cS- capcd. The robbcr obtained articles valued al $500 from the Air EN- press office. The plane was valued at Sl.S00.
 The ajrplano. T thrcc-scatcr. was parked in front of the municipal hangar. If is blue with silver tinted wings and bore the name "Euc ITrafru,' Its license number is NC-%S23.
 Fort officials calculated there Wus about five hours supply of gasoline in the machine. This would hc suf- ncicmt to take the flying burglar To New York.
 Loot taken from the Air Express office included two parachutrs, 4 wool-Incd canvas flying suit a helmet, goggles and llcccc-Ilucd flying boots
 Tho theft was discovered by q port cmployo when he went to th' express office and discovered th" front door open. II was then found the ship was missing. News of the theft was broadcast from radio stations WAIU and l WNAIT and officials of the r. X IT. | MadduX Airlincs sent descriptions of the plane from coast 10 coast.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
MRS. ROSE D0HERTY, 2, OF CLARK ST. TO BE HELD ON FIRST DEGREE WARRANT
 FOLLOWING HER BOYS DEATH BY GAS
Courts of Connecticut Condemned By New Haven Clergyman Speaking
 To Everyman's Bible Class Here
Rev. Ralph H. White, After Survey Casigates Judges. Prosecutors, Lawyers, Judiciary Committee of the Legislature and Politicians for "Brealng
 Down. of Law Enforcement.

Sa'"ro criticism of Connecticut courts. judges. prosecutors, lawyers and politicians said 10 he responsible for court appointments, was voiced at tho meeting of Eycryman's Bible class in this city yesterday by Rev, Ralph H. White of New Haven. rc- search secretary for the fact-findm2 committee Of law enforcement in Connecticut
 Rev. Mr. White is completing a survey of the higher and lower courts Of the state on the disposition Of typical criminal offcnscs covering a period Of three years He has re gently been in a newspaper contro- yrrsy with Mayor raoncssa over the 18th amendment 10 the federal con- stjtution.
 Charges were made hy the speaker
New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
.LEGGE SAYS MEXICAN
 LABOR IS NECESSARY
Must Have Aliens to Grow Pres
 cnt Crops

Washington, Feb. 10 P)-Adv:3- ory Chairman Lcgge Of the federal farm board asserted today before the house immigration committee tEat restrictions of Mexican immi- grafton would result in q serious labor shortage in the agricultural southwest.
 If Mexican labor cannot be ob- taincd for growing vegetables an1 small fruit crops, he said, the land will probably be devoted to cereals, O. which the country now produCac a very great excess, and on WhiCl we arc putting forth our best @r- forts to try to curtail the acreage.
 Real Problem In District
 "lt Is my belief that these people have q very difficult problem 10 deal with if they arc to continue to produce the kinds Of products whi"n they have been producing in the past" This kind of labor is never very attractive, because stoopin.s, bending, and working on the knees is involved in wedding and thinning the kind Of crops which many Of these people lind is most profitable U raise"
 The farm board chairman sal
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-10

that "cniorcomcnI of Connecticut law breaks down most Of all in th" courts that hear appealed cases iron, the city and town courts" Hc con dcmncd what he described as "bar- gain days" in the upper courts when. he said. penalties ar" compromised by prosecutors in order to dispose Of cases.
 The iudiciary committee Of thc legislature IS simply a "rubbcr stamp for local political orsaniza- tions. he said.
 Judges are swaycd by political machines in the selection Of court personnel he added, although 'it sometimes happens that men who enter Temples Of Justice through
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
MOWERS SET SAIL
 ON FISHING JAUNT
President and Party Begin Weeks Trip in Florida Waters
ANGLING WEATHER GOOD
Part of Group On second Boat, While Coast Guard Craft Form Escort - President Immediately Changes to sport Clothes.

Lon" Key Fla. Feb. lO LP> Pres idcnt and Mrs. Hoover arrived at Long Key before daylight today and IS soon as it was light, went aboard the houScboat "Sauntcrcr" from which ho will fish for l week.
 The chief executive and Mrs. Hoover, accompanied by Justice Harlan r. Stone of the United States supreme court, and Mrs. Stone, Mark Sullivan. writer and news paper man, and Mrs. Sullivan ana !)r. Vernon Kellogg, had breakfast aboard the houscboat with Jeremiah Mibank, of New York. and Mrs MHIbank, from whom the craft had been chartered
 Others Aboard second Boat
 Lawrence kichcy. one of the pres dents secretaries, and Mrs. Richcy Dr, Joel T. Boone, the White Hous, physician, and the secrctarial staff brought from the White House went aboard the department of Gommcrc, boat "Thc Kilkenny which will bc Goar the "Sauntcrcr."
 Both vessels prepared to put of immediately. Two coast guard cut. tcrs were at anchor near the two louScboatS.
 Before tn" "Siauntercr' sailed, Mr and Mrs. Milbanll came ashore. The only member of the prcsi dents immediate party who did no 20 10 sea was Captain Allen Buch anan, the chief executives naval aid He said he didn't need any sea dut, just at present.
 Mr. and Mrs. Hoover apparent, were not tired by their long tran journey and both greeted the crew of the two boats by shaking hand. all around. Mrs. Hoover called cacI sailor ny name and asked particular " for one or two members of tn, Kilkenny crew. The acconpanic, 1 Mr. Hoover on several fishing trip aboard "1hc Kilkenny" when h. was secretary Of commerce.
 Fishermen Greet President 1 X small crowd, composed almoa Fcntlrcly of fishermen down from tn, north, greeted the president as h, came out of his car. Beyond an cx Continued on Page TWo)