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The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
NATIONAL MEMBER
BOY SCOUTS HERE
CAPT. FRED C. MILLS AND SON
HERE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
ACCOMPANYING A LARGE NUM-
BER OF EAGLE SCOUTS ON
CANOE TRIP.

Captain Fred G. Mills and son, Fred,
of New York, spent Saturday and Sun
day in the city before leaving for the
regular Eagle Scout canoe trip through
the Superior National Forest.
Mr. Mills is a member of the Nat
ional Staff of the Boy Scouts of
America in charge of National SWIM
ming and Water Safety programs.
He is an expert canoeist and swimmer
and is ranked very high as an archer.
He is recognized as one of the best
outdoor men on the national staff
and the Scouts on this trip are very
fortunate in having him with them.
The Eagle Scout canoe trails are one
of the National projects in camping
by the Scouts of America and are in
charge of Carlos Chase, former execu-
tive of the Arrowhead Council but now
executive of the Headwaters Council
with headquarters at Hibbing. Mr..
Chase has charge of all the canoe
trips in the Superior National Forest
for the National Council since they
started three years ago.
Accompanying the gentleman mem
toned were a bus load of fine ap-
pearing young men who will spend two
weeks in the border lakes country.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
THE Zenith MINE
ELECTRIC F|CAT|ON
POWER HOUSE GOING UP FAST
MOST MODERN MACHINERY TO
BE INSTALLED - CONTRACTOR
RAUTIO DOING THE BUILDING. !.

The work of erecting the new power
house at the Zenith mine is rapidly
going forward. Contractor Rautio who
is doing the construction work has
completed the machine and building
foundations and is now at work on
the superstructure.
The structure will be 102x40 feet
and steel and brick is being used. The
building is expected to be completed
and the machinery installed, ready
for service, early this fall. When this
is completed the mine will be COM
pletely electrified. The list of equip
ment to be installed is as follows
A skip hoist having drum with a
diameter of 10 #. and face 10 it.
long grooved for "A in. cable. This
hoist is driven by TOO h. p. motor
through a herringbone gear and pinion
at 1900 #. per minute rope speed.
The skip carries a load of six tons.
The hoist is manufactured by the Lake
Shore Engine Works and the motor by
the General Electric Co.
The cage hoist is identical with the
skip hoist except that it is driven by
a motor of 400 h. p. at rope speed of
800 ft. per minute. The hoist Is fur
nished by the Lake Shore Engine
Works and the motor by the General
Electric
Two Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.
compressors are provided with Cen
eral Electric synchronous motors as
driving units. The compressors have
each displacement of 1,305 Gu. ft. per
minute.
A 150-k w. rotary converter, manu-
factured by the General Electric Co.,
will furnish direct current. Westing-
house Electric & Manufacturing Co.,
has supplied a 9-panel switchboard
and three 400-k v. $4,000 volt to 1900
volt single phase transformers. A
Chicago Pneumatic air after cooler is
also to be installed.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
Golf Notes.

Wilton Chalberg defeated Berger
Lindbeck up in Il holes Wednesday
evening to annex the Oliver Iron
Mining Co. employees tournament.
Lindbeck forced his opponent three
extra holes before falling before him.
Play has been started for the Hig-
gins tourney with the entry list of
thirty-two being cut to sixteen with
the opening round being played now.
Sunday while several were playing
on number one and two fairways, they
were surprised to see two small fawns
come walking out of the woods to
watch the game for few minutes and
then disappear as the balls bounded
in their direction
Mrs. A. G. Prisk won the women's
flag race conducted Wednesday,
placing on the ninth green with her
1O5th stroke Winifred McCarty won
second place with SO strokes ending
on number nine fairway. Third and
fourth places went to Faith Walsh and
Janet Laing who both ended on num-
ber eight.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE
UNITED IN MARRIAGE

Frank Sershen, Jr., and Miss Mary
,Vertnik were united in marriage yes
terday morning at the Catholic church,
Rev. Frank Mihelcic officiating.
Friends of the couple staged a parade
through town for them after the
ceremony which contained many novel
features, the bridal conveyance being
an old-fashioned decorated horse
drawn buggy. A reception was ten
dered at the home of the brides
parents last evening and this morning
the newly-weds left for a brief we'd
ding trip. They have the well wishes
of host of friends.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
Be Careful of Fire.

Fire warnings have been sent out
the past two weeks and the orders
have been more stringent the past few
days. The state and government have
withdrawn all burning permits and
warnings have been posted every
where A few fires have been checked
the past week in various parts of the
Superior National Forest by Ranger
Carney and his crews and careful
watch is being maintained at all the
lookout stations. The forest is highly
inf1amable and cigarettes, cigars OF
matches thrown out of cars or beside
creeks by fishermen are very apt to
cause a conflagration
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
JUDGE FINEHOUT AND BRIDE
AT THEIR SUMMER COTTAGE

Judge Finehout and bride are spend
ing some time at their summer cot
tage on the south end of White Iron
Lake Judge Finehout and Mrs. G. M.
Clough were married in st. Paul sew
eral weeks ago and arrived in Ely
from their wedding trip which took
them to Bermuda and Cuba. Since
arriving back in the states through
Detroit, Mich, and then by motor
through Michigan, Minnesota and
Wisconsin. They made the north
shore trip to Port Arthur and thence
by the Ely Finland road to the sum-
mer home at White Iron. The Judge
was called to st. Paul but Mrs. Fine
hout, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurley are at the cottage until
the middle of September. The couple
are receiving the congratulations of
their numerous friends.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

The Minnesota Legion at it's con-
vention in Crookston and in its elec-
ton of a Commander did a remark
ably fine piece of work and recognized
service when it chose A. B. Kapplin
of Duluth as State Commander.
"Abe" as he is familiarly known by
everyone who enjoys his acquaintance
is probably the only man in Mime
sofa worthy for this high honor by
reason of his efforts for the ex-service
man, both living and dead and for the
organization as a whole. At least,
there are none more worthy. He has
been an indefatigable worker in worthy
causes the Legion has espoused and
has originated new ones. To his in
dividual effort is due the Duluth Hall
of Fame and several other worth while
objects The Miner along with the
Eighth District members congratu-
lates the Minnesota Legion on its
choice.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

aine. They report seeing between
seventy-five and hundred forest fires
on their trip, some small brush fires
and several good sized, forest fires.
They said the country on all of the
trip was exceptionally dry and that
they think the fires will do consider
able damage if we DO not get rain
shortly. Several times while passing
over fires the smoke was so dense that
they could not see ahead of them at
all.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
Ely Man Gets Patent.

The United States Patent Office has
just granted to Emil Ahola, this city,
a patent on an improved needle
threader Clarence A. O'Brien, patent
attorney, explains that the device en-
bodies certain Improvements which
facilitate the threading of needle
used in hand sewing or the threading
of machine needle while it is on the
machine.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
CLERK AND CARRIER WANTED
IN THE ELY POSTOFFICE.

Secretary Owney Hegman of the
local U. S. Civil Service Board will re-
ceive applications up to September S,
for examinations for the positions of
Clerk and Carrier at the Ely postoflce.
All persons wishing to take this ex-
animation should secure blanks and
file their applications with the clerk
at the postoff1ce prior to the hour Of
closing business on the date above
specified.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
COMMUNITY FAIR
PRIZE LIST OUT
PRIZE LIST FOR THE COMING
COMMUNITY FAIR IN ANOTHER
PLACE IN THIS PAPER-FINE
LIST OF PRIZES OFFERED.

In another place in this paper will
be found the prize list of the Ely Com
munity Fair. This will be the seventh
annual fair to be held and promises
to be the best so far as weather con-
ditions have been most favorable for
the growing of garden crops, flowers,
small fruits and farm products
All entries will be made on Friday
and the judging will also take place
on that day. This will give Saturday
for the viewing of the exhibits. Look
over the list in this paper
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
Make Fine Air Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Gianotti and Mr..
and Mrs. Dusty Rhodes returned the
fore part of the week from four
day aviation trip through the border
lakes country to the Lake of the Woods
and down through the western Sec
ton of the Arrowhead country in
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

A writer says the blow has fallen
and continues: 'The way the race has
been acting, the return to tree-sitting
was inevitable" AS long as these
marathons did not infringe on the
pursuit of his life, liberty and hap
piness, the ordinary citizen considered
them crazy affairs and let it go at that
Now children have become imbued
with the marathon idea and are
roosting in trees. Here the ordinary
citizen becomes alarmed and considers
this manner of exploitation dangerous
to the growing generation. Nature,
evidently did not intend for us to
hang in trees, otherwise would not have
deprived us of the long caudal ap-
pendage to hang with. Darwin may
have been right at that?
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
ViitaIa is Now the Head.

Matt Viitala, who is known by many
in this city is now the head of Duluth
District Federal prohibition Office and
succeeds Clarence W. Williams. He is
one of the oldest undercover men in
the district, having served for nearly
nine years. Mr. Williams has been
transferred to ST. Paul as assistant to
Maurice Silverman, deputy admins
traitor for the district including Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota, Neb-
raSka and Iowa.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
:On This
!. Occasion
, Just a few thoughts by the Editor
, on things Material and Immaterial.

Deaths in automobile accidents in
Minnesota totaled $40 in 1929 and sos
in 1923, according to the final revised
figures of the State Board of Health.
These figures include grade crossing
accidents Deaths iE collisions of
trains and automobiles were reduced
from So in 1928 to 81 in 1929 and
deaths in automobile and street car
collisions dropped from 13 in 1928 to
in 1929. Other automobile fatalities,
including both pedestrians and vehicle
occupants, increased from 435 in 1928
to sos in 1929 Grade crossing elimin-
ations, automatic signals and educa
tional work are credited with reducing
grade crossing fatalities. If grade
crossing accidents can be reduced, the
same can be done with other auto
mobile accidents, provided there is or
ganized, persistent effort.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
Totals, .....3 81 8 6 ~ 18 5

Summary: Two base hits-Johnson
2; Home runs-Starkman; Stolen
Bases-Johnson, Starkman, Smrekar,
Grahek, Stevens, Maddern 2, Alfalfa;
Sacrifices Hoef1er, Sneider and Urick;
Base on balls-Of Cusson 4, Gadbout
6; Struckout by Cusson II, Gadbout 5;
Umpires-Humphrey and Belein of
Chisholm; Time of game 1:50
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

The police of some of the down state
towns are looking for hosiery sales
man whom they claim is fraud and
does not represent the firm he is sup
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

Editor Hillman at Two Harbors has
changed the name of his paper to the
Two Harbors Chronicle instead of the
Lake County Chronicle under which
title it has been known for the past
ten years. The new name is more
appropriate than the old one but does
not change the contents of his most
excellent publication which is recog
nized as one of the foremost country
weeklieS in the state.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

Now you tell one. "Congressmen
and Senators are men who would
rather do what is best for the country
than hold their jobs" says a politician
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

Government experts have issued a
bulletin, says an authority, which tells
us that we can buy more with dollar
year. Now that the experts have
settled this momentous question, we
hope their efforts will concentrate on
a more momentous question than the
first and that soon we will have
another bulletin telling us where to get
the aforementioned dollar.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22
Deputy Sheriff Garyey Dies.

Robert M. Garvey, age 72, prominent
resident of Virginia for almost quar-
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

Business ethics tell us that "the
customer is always right" While your
unprintable opinion of some customer
may be justified, the too frank eX-
preston of that opinion may put red
ink on your balance sheet. The naked
truth is good-but not too naked The
old saying went "that kind words
butter no parsnips" but everyone
admits that ones vanity bushes CRATE
fully at touch of conversational
oleomargarine.
a., =, Sf*$
Be this as it may. The code should
be changed to "the cash customer is
always right" This conclusion is
arrived at after a strenuous day
chasing the slippery shekel and during
which the desire to voice the imprint
able opinion is very dominant. At this
time the thought also begins to per-
colate through the ordinary mind that
unless the customer right or wrong
but nevertheless our customer" comes
to the rescue there will be no butter
for the parsnipS or no oleomargarine
to smooth up conversational effort.
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

Continued on Page Four)
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

In 1915 the birth rate in group of
states of this country, embracing 81
per cent of the population, in which
the registration of births is compul-
sorry was 251. In 1923 it was 1877
decrease of 5.4 or 21.5 per cent. The
Office of Education Department of the
Interior is becoming alarmed over this
situation as the attendance in schools
is decreasing although the population
is increasing In Chicago alone the
decrease in four years was over 5000.
In the nation the decrease has been
from 4,320,000 in 1920 to 100000 in
1926. Notwithstanding the population
has increased 10 per cent During the
same time marriages and divorces
have increased. Some emminent
authority has attributed the decrease
in births to the fact that so many
young married couples are both work.
ing. Another, not so emminent has
come out with the probable cause by
saying that a motor car is a d
poor place in which to raise family"
The Ely miner., 1930-08-22

Bernt Balchen, pilot of the Byrd
Antarctic Expedition, is up against a
tangle in the naturalization law.
Long before his two year trip with
Byrd, he had decided to become an
American citizen. His five years pro-
baton are up and he is desirous of
securing his citizenship. Up pops a
clause stating that when any foreigner
who has a pending application went
to some other country for year his
pending application would lapse. This
clause was injected into the law while
Balchen was with Byrd on the Ant
artic trip Will some one kindly tell
us what other country Balchen went
to? An American boat, an American
crew, an American flag on a perpetual
ice field, still makes America by this
very reason. If not, why not?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
DETROIT PUBLISHES
AVIATION DIRECTORY
List of Air Activities in City Re-
quires 43 Pages-Reveals
$500 Factory Concerns.

The first municipal aviation directory
has been published by the aircraft bu-
reau of the Detroit Board of Commerce.
Forty-three pages are required to list
all Of the aviation activities in that city.
Inc directory reveals that there are
1000 manufacturing concerns in the
Detroit area, including many not listed
In the directory which are equipped for
engineering, development or production
OF the various essential parts or mate
rlals required in the assembly OF air.
craft
THE fact that aviation activities N
the Detroit area have grown to such an
extent as to require a publication Of
this size to list all of the manufacturers,
air services, ETC., Is in itself remark
able" the aircraft bureau introduction
to the directory explains. THE speed
with which this new industry is grow
ing compares favorably with the prog
reSS made by the automobile industry
in its early days"
The directory is divided into sections
dealing with airplane manufacturers
engine manufacturers, accessory manu-
facturers processing, branch offices, air
plane distributors and dealers, aircraft
organizations, aeronautical engineering
aviation schools, airport engineering
aircraft magazines, glider manufacture
ers, aerial photography. airline opera
tors, airline operating schedules and
rates of fare. airmail and air express
schedules and rates and information
concerning the IA airports in the De-
troit area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
D. C. AIR LEGION
TO FORM COURSES
Gliding and Specialized Subjects to
Be Taught by Former
Army 0ficer.

Courses in gliding and in the special
lied subjects which go TO make up the
limited commercial ground school course
will be organized within the next few
days by the d. c. Air Legion, 1t was an
nounced yesterday by Alva Sole, presi-
dent.
There will be Eve specialized courses,
as follows: Aerial navigation and me-
teorology, which will require flve weeks
to complete; airplanes, including the
history of aviation, theory of flight, mo-
menclature, aerodynamics, construction,
rigging inspection, maintenance and re-
pair, which also will take five weeks;
aviation engines, including principles of
internal combustion, fabrication and
cooling, carburetion, ignition, construc-
ton, maintenance and repair, five weeks.
and air commerce regulations, two weeks
All these courses are to be given under
Lieut.. Nobel c. shit, Legion ground
school instructor, who was an Army
instructor during the World War.
The course in gliding will be inaugu-
rated this week and viii include six lee
lures on the theory of gliding and soar
ing and enough actual practice in Gid
ers to permit the student to take the
f1rst-class elders pilots license exami-
nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
FIGHTER TURNED
OVERFOR TESTS
Boeing MonopIane Made Rec
ord Time on Flight
From Coast.

Following the fastest flight ever made
between the Pacific Coast and the Ma
tional Capital, new Boeing single
scatter monoplane fighter now at the
Anacostia Naval Air Station is to be
turned over to Navy test pilots this
week for series of oficial flight tests
which probably will continue for
month or more.
The little ship, Wasp-motored all
Wash, to the National Capital in Is
hours flying time, at an average speed
of approximately 200 miles per hour.
Edmund T. Eddie" Allen, who piloted
the ship, credited tail winds for much
of the sensational speed He kept the
motor down to from 1880 to 100
revolutions per minute, which is not
high for the Wasp. The last leg of the
trip, from Columbus, Ohio, to this city,
was flown in hours and minutes.
Kept Motor Speed Down.
Prior to leaving Seattle, where it was
built, the plane had been flown only
80 minutes and Allen kept the motor
speed down to prevent possible dam
age to the new power plant.
During the past week Allen has flown
demonstration tests over the Anacostia
station for ranking officials of the Navy
Department and the Navy Bureau OF
Aeronautics. Owing to the soft and
deeply rutted condition of the flying
field, the tail wheel of the plane was
wrenched in taxing Wednesday after
noon and the plane has been laid up
until repairs are completed to the
wheel.
Allen has completed his demonstra-
ton flights here except for checking
a resetting of the propeller angle to
give better efficiency and adjustment of
the carburetor. Following these checks
the plane will be turned over formally
to the Navy test pilots, probably early
in the week.
Tests Withheld as Secret.
The plane first will be weighed and
checked for center of gravity and then
flight testing will begin to determine
all the performance characteristics of
the ship. II all the tests are success
full the plane may be adopted for serv-
ice use.
During the progress of the tests and,
If the plane is adopted for q year after
it is accepted, all performance figures
and details of construction are to be
withheld as military secrets, under the
policy which has been adopted by both
Army and Navy.
The plane Is the first monoplane
fighter submitted for tests at Anacostia.
All standard Navy fighters are biplanes
and all Army pursuit planes, which
correspond to the Navy fighters. also
are biplanes. The chief difIiculty in
the past in the designing of monoplane
fighters and pursuit planes has been
that of building sufficient strength into
a single wing to Withstand the terrific
stresses of pulling out Of power dives
and other maneuvers required of mill
tary planes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
SEEK TO HAVE AIR
DERBY START HERE
Aviation Section of Women'S
City Club Launches Cam
paign Toward That End.

The newly-organized aviation section
of the Women's City Club has launched
a campaign, in cooperation with the
National Exchange Club and the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, to have
the National Capital selected as the
starting point of the national women's
air derby, to be held in connection with
the national air races at Chicago next
Summer.
The section has sent a letter to
woman pilots asking them to start the
annual classic for woman pilots from
this city. In this letter the section says
that washington, because of the center
ing here of all governmental aviation
activity is the logical choice, and that
the starting of the race from here will
arouse Nationwide interest.
Plan Glider Unit.
The section is formulating plans for
organizing a glider unit, 1t has been an
nounced by Mrs. Lyle B. Steever, aero
nautical director of the section. This
unit will use for its glider work 100
acre field on the estate of Mrs. Merritt
o. Chance, president of the club, in the
Maryland foothills of the Blue Ridge.
The section will hold a tea at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon at the club house.
Among the guests of honor will be Mai.
Gen. James E. Fechet, chief of the
Army Air Corps, and Mrs. Fechet: Rear
Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of
the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, and
Mrs. Moffett Maj. Clarence M. Young
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Aeronautics Capt. Thomas Carroll, for
mer chief test pilot of the national ad-
visory committee for aeronautics, and
Mrs Carroll; Lieut. Comdr. Joseph Y
Dreisenstok. Capt. Frank O'D. Hunter,
Army Air Corps; Lieut.. Walter Hinton,
Lieut. and Mrs. Ralph Barnaby, Lieut..
G. P. Tourtellot, Army Air Corps; Lieut.
Elwood r. Quesada, Army Air Corps,
and Mrs. George Rowland Chase, act
ing president of the Junior League.
Next Friday at pm Capt. Carroll,
who now is engaged In the development
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

agreed upon Gravelly Point. An
officer of the Army and an officer
Of the Navy were appointed to
study the problem. They reported
in favor of Gravelly Point. Engi-
neerS of the District government
conducted their own survey. They
determined that Gravelly Point
was the only logical site. The
majority of all the testimony sub
mitted to the congressional COM
mission has been overwhelmingly
in favor of Gravelly Point.
And so Senator Bingham and
his commission, it has been indi-
Gated, have agreed that the Ma
tional Capitals airport should be
at Hoover Field and Washington
Airport. Figure that one out if
you can.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

is said to draw less ansperage and volt
age than the ordinary automobile
starter.
An auxiliary hand crank also is pro-
vided. which may be operated either in
side the cockpit or outside. The starter
is said to be the result of year Of
experimental development.