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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28

Stafford King, long Unidentified with
legion activities in Minnesota, has filed
for State Auditor
staff" King, as ne is Familiarity
known throughout the state, was born
in Fairhaven, Stearns County, the
same county in which his mother was
born. His father, the late Cyrus M.
King, was born in Howard Lake,
Wright county In 1901 the King fam
lily moved to a homestead in ItaSca
County, north of Deer River-in the
heart of the section where many con-
servation problems are now conferred.
He Is real product of that territory
and received all of his early education
in little log schoolhouse in which his
father was the only teacher. In 1910
he entered the University of Minnesota
in preparation for legal career, which
was interrupted by scientific exped-
ition.
In 1916 he served on the Mexican
border with the 1st Minnesota Field
Artillery later known as the 151st
Field Artillery He returned to attend
officers Training Camp and was COM
missioned Second Lieutenant. He was
later promoted to First Lieutenancy.
which commission he held at the close
of the World War.
He is married to Bertha Bried of
Deer River, and has his home for the
family of two children in st. Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
DELPHIANS WILL CONTINUE
STUDY OF ROME, APRIL 5.

The Ely Delphian Chapter has been
studying the development of the gov
eminent and institutions of republican
Rome, and the conquests that made
the Palatine City the mistress of the
Mediterranean World. April 3rd at
Memorial High School, the chapter
will continue the study of Rome,
taking as its general theme for dis
cussion From Anarchy to Empire"
Mrs. Henry Berg will preside as
leader and will give the preparatory
discussion on Social Conditions in the
Late Republic"
Mrs. Bruce Strachan will give the
travelogue, life in the Days of Caesar
as Revealed at Pompeii and Ostia."
Other topics for report will be:
Political Leaders," Mrs. William
Jones.
"Office Holders Through Armies"
Mrs. Byrd Brownell.
1.-TWO Generals and a Capitalist"
Mrs. Arthur Forselius.
Julius Caesar" Mrs. Gust Maxi
Cicero, Scholar-Patriot," Mrs. H.
N. Sutherland.
Mark Anthony" Mrs. Owen w.
Parker.
"The First Emperor" Mrs. w. D.
Haynes.
Current topics will be 1.-THE New
Planet" by Mrs. Geo. T. Ayres and "Is
the 18th Amendment Failure" by
Mrs Lewis White.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28

To be born in Minnesota home
half century ago, to have been married
in the same home, to have been the
father of two daughters born in the
same home-and to have lived there
continuously for all this period, is per-
haps not entirely an unusual exper-
ience-but it shows devotion to ones
state and home surroundings which,
to say the least, is quite delightful.
Such is the history of Ray P. Chase,
who has just announced his cand-
idacy for the nomination of Governor
of Minnesota, as Republican. Mr..
Chase comes of pioneer Minnesota and
New England stock. Born at Anoka
in 1880, the son of the late Chas. E.
Chase and Lena Giddings Chase, he
has been a real Minnesotan during the
years he has lived.
In 1916 he entered the state audi
tors Office and was appointed Chief
Deputy the same year. He was APP
pointed State Auditor in 1921, was
elected in 1922, and has held the Office
continuously since that time. AS
State Auditor he has attracted nat
ional prominence. He served two
years as Secretary of the National
Association of State Auditors, Comp
trollers and Treasurers, and for two
years as the national president.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
RAILROADS AND
TRUCK LINES
e. A. JOHNSON OF VIRGINIA
GIVES DULUTH SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT IN HIS CONTRIB
UTION TO THE PRESS ON RAIL
ROAD VS., TRUCK.

To the Editor:
: Articles appear in the Duluth news
papers with regard to the transpor-
tation of merchandise from the Twin
Cities to Duluth by motor truck in
competition with the railroads, and it
appears that the Association of Rail-
way Employees is endeavoring to set
before the business men the baneful
and harmful effects which must nee
esSarily follow the continuance of this
practice
It is pointed out that withdrawal of
support from the railroads will result
in a sharp reduction of the forces en-
ployed, thereby causing loss of bus
mess to the resident merchants. The
railroad men can see where each ship
ment lost by the railroads to the motor
trucks will weaken the railway organ
ization to a corresponding extent, re-
sulting in the laying off of men.
The Chamber of Commerce and
other civic organizations in Duluth, ac-
cording to reports are active in their
efforts to secure new industries for
the city and to maintain substantial
payrolls. They are to be commended
for such public spiritedness, and it is
w NC AkORCO tkldU U1lCll Will IIlG0U
with full measure of success. But
it does seem strange, however, that it
has not occurred to them that it was
equally important to hold industries
as are now located in the territory.
In this case, the Chamber of Com
merce should be found fighting in be-
half of the railroad employees and of
the payrolls they represent.
Here you have eight railroads enter
ing Duluth, employing upwards of
twelve thousand men, and with an
annual payroll of over $20,00O,O00,
giving strength and stability to the
commercial life as no other industry
does. Duluth is very much of a rail-
road center. Duluth has reasons to
be proud of her railroads, and of the
high class service they give, and bus
mess men should be solicitous in the
interests of its railroads, as they must
know that railroads are not going to
maintain elaborate terminal facilitiesin
Duluth or elsewhere if they are not
favored with the business of such cities.
This is worthy of serious consider
alton, Mr.. Business Man Think it
over.
E. A. JOHNSON,
March IS. 1880, Virginia, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
EIGHTH DISTRICT
BELOW QUOTA
LEGION MEMBERSHIPS 318 BELOW
QUOTA IN THIS DISTRICT
HOLD CONFERENCE AT MORGAN
PARK SATURDAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur KnutSon and
Mrs. Charles Smith of this city at
tended the District Meeting Of
the American Legion and Auxiliary at
Morgan Park Saturday afternoon and
evening. They report pleasant and
instructive gathering.
A membership campaign by posts
in the Eighth district which have not
yet attained their 1880 quota was de-
cided upon at the meeting. The dis
trict is now short of it's quota by 318
members, delegates were told. Seven
teen posts in the district, among which
is Ely, have already gone over the
top in the member drive and it is the
aim to attain the full quota by the
time the spring state conference is
held April 4, S. 300 delegates attended
the conference Saturday.
K. L. Skogg, district athletic officer,
reported that junior baseball tourn-
ament between teams in the district
would be conducted as in former years.
Alfred E. Hill of the Virginia post
was named to lead team of four to
compete at the state convention In
CrookSton this fall.
A school for service officers was con-
Mobilization officer.
A resolution offered by the Proctor
post, calling on Congressman w. A.
Pittenger and Senators Thomas D.
Schall and Henrik Shipstead to sup
port a measure to extend the time for
filing disability claims by veterans, was
adopted The present law fixes April
6 as the last day for filing such claims.
A resolution was adopted thanking
the Chisholm drum corps for its part
in the welcome to National Com
mander o. L. Bodenhamer on the oc-
casion of his visit to Duluth for the
Hall of Fame dinner.
Pins were presented to Mrs. Ralph
Pond, past president, and Mrs. H. j.
Olin, past president, by the auxiliary
after the dinner in the clubhouse.
Mrs. Margaret Culkin Banning,
Duluth author, was the feature
speaker at the dinner. j. Adam Bede
was POSTMASTER. Other speakers in
cluded Nate v. Keller, district COM
mander; Mrs. John Rowe, district aux
Hilary president; A. G. Hatch, COM
mander of Shaughnessy post in Nor
gan Park, and Mrs. Albert Solomon.
auxiliary. The Rev. Charles w. RAM
shaw gave the invocation.
The bowling match between the
teams of the Lloyd-Press post Of CHS
holm and the Cloquet Legion post was
won by the Chisholm pin SpillerS.
After the program OF talks which
followed the dinner there was dancing
in the club for the delegates and other
veterans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
VETERANS CLAIM MUST
BE FILED BY APRIL 6

Minnesota's American Legion rehab-
ilitation chairman, Gregory Gentling
of Rochester, reminds world war vet
Grams that April 6 is the final date
for filing claims with the United
States Veterans Bureau; and assures
them that any Legion post will help
in completing the necessary affidavits
Even though your sickness or in
jury may not be serious enough to
justify compensation at this time it is
well to file the facts with the Veterans
Bureau by April 6, 1880, SO that if the
sickness or injury grows worse, or the
law governing it is changed, your claim
will be on record" Mr. Gentling ex-
plains to former service men.
For several months, Minnesota's 400
Legion post service officers have been
contracting veterans who might have
reason to file bureau claim; and are
now engaged in an eleventh hour eff
fort to see that any buddy with even
an inkling of disease that might
be due to wartime service, swears to
the facts and files them with the bur-
eau. After April 6 it will be too late;
Legion leaders warn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28

This week we are printing pictures
of several candidates who have filed
for state offices, the majority being
filings for Lieutenant Governor and
for Clerk of the Supreme Court with
one or two other offices mentioned.
There are several other filings already
made for which we have no cut and
whose likenesses will appear later.
We are printing these pictures and
brief announcements of the candidates
lust to prove that Minnesota is the
''land of the free and the home of the
brave" Not a single filing so far re-
ceived has been from anyone in the
northeastern part of the state in which
we make our home. staff" King
comes the closest, he originally having
hailed from Deer River over in Itasca
county. Notwithstanding the fact
that we have many good citizens in
this section of the state perfectly cap
able of filling any office within the gift
of the voters, those SO inclined see
the futility of any attempt to get any
where. Just tell them that you are
from the northern part of the state
and especially from st. Louis county
and at once there is wild scramble
for machetes and snickersneeS. Taxes,
tonnage, royalty, advalorem, etc., is
what is wanted from this end and not
office seekers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28

them national commander 0. L. Boden-
hamer of Arkansas and national vice
president Mrs. L. E. Thompson of Col
orado, according to Edwin l.. Lindell,
Minnesota Legion adjutant, who says:
ALSO attending this annual spring
conference and service school will be
the Legion state commanders and
Legion Auxiliary state presidents of
Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and the
Dakotas. Mayor Ralph Webb of Win
nipeg will be present to welcome Min
neSota Legion and Legion Auxiliary
members to his city next August, fol-
lowing their Crookston state con-
vention.
while the Legion and Legion Aux
iliary sessions Friday and Saturday
April As will include serious dis
cussion, business will give way to
happy reunion at the Saturday even
ing banquet, entertainment and dance
in Hotel Nicollet Entertainers will
include Legion and Auxiliary members
from Crookston, st. Cloud, Eveleth,
Minneapolis and Eden Prairie Gov
ernor Theodore Christensen will be
an honored banquet guest and speaker.
'The Friday business sessions in
clude a service school at which better
ways to help the disabled will be
studied. Addressing the delegates
Friday and Saturday will be the
chairmen of state committees, the dis
trict leaders, department officers and
veteran bureau officials
"Other speakers will be president
John Casey of the Minnesota Editorial
association, Justice Royal Stone of the
Minnesota supreme court, Colonel c.
B. Robbins, former assistant secretary
of war and DR.. VIM. O'Brien of the
University Of Minnesota. Reduced
round trip railroad fares are available
from all parts of Minnesota to this
conference for Legion and Auxiliary
members and their dependents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
TWICE A MONTH PAY DAYS BY
OLIVER MINES AFTER APRIL 1.

Announcement has been made that
the Oliver Iron Mining Company will
hereafter, beginning April first, estab-
lish twice month pay day for all its
mines on the Vermilion and Mesaba
ranges.
This is a move which is being hailed
with delight by the business men of
the city and will prove of benefit. All
day men will come under the head of
the twice month pay. Those
working by the month are not on the
list.
1t is confidently expected that the
Pickands, Mather people will also put
the system in operation. Also the
Chandler. Nothing definite has been
ascertained regarding the policy of
these properties, however.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28

Sam A. Rask of Blooming Prairie,
for the past several years chairman
of the committee on agriculture of the
Minnesota Bankers association, which
has been working in behalf of better
farm conditions and legislation and
has been cooperating with the Min
nesota Farm Bureau Federation and
other farm organizations and agencies
to that end, has filed for the Repub-
lican nomination as lieutenant COVER
nor. Mr.. Rask, formerly active in state
politics and former senator for the
Sixteenth legislative district, has been
devoting the past four years to his
business affairs and giving large
share of his time to the Bankers
associations efforts to aid agriculture.
He is entering the race for the lieu
tenant governorship after campaign
by large group of his friends all over
the state, who short time ago fol-
lowed the lead of the Owatonna Jour-
nall Chronicle and other newspapers in
an effort to draft" him for the Office.
They succeeded in bringing such a
strong showing of individual sentiment
and newspaper support that Mr.. Rask
decided to file.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
MINNESOTA u"
THESP|ANS CLICK
COMM THROUGH THE RYE"
PLEASES LARGE AUDIENCE AT
THE AUDITORIUM ON MONDAY
EVENING" r G HE'S IRA AND
MISS HUTAR A FEATURE.

An audience which filled the spac-
iouS auditorium at the WASHINGTON
school on Monday evening greeted the
University Players in their rendition
of Comm Through the Rye" The
players from the University of Min
! nesota Workshop appeared here last
year in wind in the South" and
scored hit. Several Of those here
last year were members of this years
troupe and the production on Monday
evening again met with the approval
of the large audience.
The play was written by Edward
Staadt, who also appeared in the cast
as Peter Mcdonald. Mr.. Staadt also
wrote and staged last years pro-
duction. The scene for Comm
Through the Rye" was laid in Iowa
where Mr.. Staadt spent some time In
becoming acquainted with the char
acteristics of the people and the char
acters he used in his production.
The three acts of the appealing
comedy took place at the Kaiser farm
home where Miss Linda Kaiser, who
had, become soured on men folks, was
trying out the experiment of getting
modern improvements for the farm
women by organizing the women into
union with the strike as a weapon.
ALI went well and the farmers were
being forced by their women folks to
put in ice boxes, electricity and other
items of benefit to the farmer and
especially the lady of the house.
With the advent of the ice box came
the ice man and with the ice man
came change in Miss Linda and In
the end her marriage to him but not
without several comedy situations from
which all were extricated with sat
isfaction to all.
The lions share of the production
conferred around Miss Charlotte Larson
as Linda Kaiser, which she portrayed
in finished manner without the
usual slip-ups which beset the nom
professional. Following her in pop
ular favor were Aurland Hage as Her
man the brother and Mr.. Staadt as the
ice man, or Peter Mcdonald. These
carried the serious part of the play
while the others in the cast supplied
the comedy roles, viz: Miss Margaret
Ball, Miss Leona Hines, Miss Maxine
Kaiser, Miss Jane Scott and Messrs.
Julian Madison, Emil Redman and
Henry Somsen.
The play was produced under the
auspices of the Catholic Women's
Council Of this city. The High School
orchestra under the direction of Prof.
DiNino furnished the music between
the acts Miss Mary Hutar gave two
solos accompanied by the orchestra
between the first and second acts.
This feature with the excellent orches-
trail selections was large factor In the
general satisfaction expressed.
This troupe of excellent players are
hereby invited to come again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
RANGERS TRANSFERRED
TO OTHER STATIONS.

Supervisor Hamel of the Superior
National Forest announces changes In
the stations of forest rangers in this
district
Ranger Grove has taken the place
vacated by Ranger Bean in this city.
Ranger Lindstrom goes from Crane
Lake to Grand Marais.
Ranger Valentine takes charge OF
two districts in the north combined as
LaCroiX District.
Ranger Mulligan is now ranger at
large.
Rangers Lindstrom and Liggett are
in charge of the north shore district.
Ranger Carney has charge of the
Kawishiwi district and of fire control
work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28

Government in business gets another
black eye Minnesota, several years,
ago, decided to carry its own insurance
and discontinued its policies in the
stock companies. 1t was decided that
the legislature would appropriate at
least the amount of the former pre-
niums each two years to build an in
surance fund. The good resolutions
went blooey and no fund was estab-
lished. Following two 100000 fires in
state normal schools, a $750,000 fire
wiped out the State Teachers College
at Moorhead in January. No insur-
ance was carried and no funds are
available for rebuilding until the leg
islature meets next year. With the
enormous amounts paid into the edu-
cational fund each year by st. Louis
county alone, it would seem that
few policies would not come amiss.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
ROTARIANS HEAR GROSS
TALK ON NEW ZEALAND.

The meeting of the Rotary Club
Wednesday evening was filled with
much information on q section of the
world off the beaten path of general
information. The club had as their
guest that evening, Richard Gross of
wellington, New Zealand who was
here on visit to his boyhood friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nankervis. Mr..
Gross is an artist commissioned by the
COVER tent to design monument to
peace and the part played by his
country in the late war. He was on
his way home from visit to the
principal countries of Europe and
made a detour to Ely to visit his
friends. He informed the gathering
that he was 10000 miles from home
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
THIS DUEL CHARACTERISTIC
OF "STRANGEST AMERICAN

April 8 is the anniversary of one of
the most remarkable duelS ever fought
on American soil. The opponents were
two of the leading statesmen of the
day, one a Kentuckian and the other
a Virginian. And the strangeneSs of
their encounter was characteristic of
one of the men for he was probably
the most eccentric figure that ever
appeared in public life.
John Randolph of Roanoke was his
name and if you will read the illus
trated feature article by Elmo Scott
Watson in this issue of the Miner you
will understand why Randolph is
called 1.-The Strangest American"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28

The twice a month pay day being
inaugurated the first of the month by
the oliver Mining Company will meet
with popular favor in this city both
by the business men and also the en-
ployes. This will give those working
at the mines chance to go on cash
basis should they so desire and also
give the merchants an opportunity to
greatly cut down the amount of charge
accounts. In all probability the other
EMPLOYERS of labor in the city will
follow suit in the matter of semi
monthly pay days. 1t will take few
weeks to get the system into working
order and when in operation, salts
factory results are anticipated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
MRS. SUTHERLAND'S PUPILS
IN PIANO RECITAL.

A group of pupils of Mrs. H. N.
Sutherland will be presented in re-
cital in Saturday afternoon, March
20, at 2:15 and evening at 7:30 o'clock
the program are:
Eudora and Lemuel Anderson, Fran
ces and Benjamin Richards, Wilho
and Viena Maenpaa, Robert, Mary,
Elizabeth and Dorothy Berg, Jeane
Pearce, Mary Ellen Ojala, Bill Parker,
Agnes Halamik, Jack Gianotti, Jr.,
Bernice Cardew, Isabel Nankervis,
Evelyn Olson, Alden Graves, Margaret
Agnich, Catherine Hutar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
MEMS CHOIR At
BAND CONCERT
THE MEMS CHOIR OF THE PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH A FEATURE
AT SUNDAYS CONCERT BY THE
COMMUNITY BAND UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF MRS. E. w. HAN
SON,

Besides an excellent program of two
descriptive numbers and dance suite
the program at Sundays free concert
by the Ely Community Band will con-
tain some march numbers and also
numbers by the Presbyterian Mems
Choir under the direction of Mrs. f.
w. Hanson. The efficiency of the
band and the added attraction of the
efficient Mems Choir insures the lovers
of good music program of except
ional merit. The program as arranged
by Director DiNino is as follows
Descriptive Number, Evolution of
Dixie"
Descriptive, 49,. Evolution of Dixie"
Descriptive, ."Al Fresco"
Dance Suite, ...............Ts chakof
(a Sambo's Holiday.
(b) Cossack Revels.
Co Pekoe Dance.
I'D ValSe Russo.
Mems Chorus, -. Mrs E. w. Hanson,
Director.
Chorus, -. THE Heavens are Telling"
Chorus, .......... Lead Kindly Light"
Cecil Nichols, Soloist.
Duet, Waterman WHAT of the Night"
Cecil Nichols and Douglas Nankervis.
March, Banner of Victory
Star Spangled Banner
On April Is, the band will play a
request program of numbers already
played during the season Those
wishing special numbers are asked to
send in their choice as soon as possible
to Prof. DiNino
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR PRESBYTERIAN AID.

At the last meeting of the Presby
terrain Ladies Aid, new officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows:
President-Mrs. w. E. Englund.
Vice President Mrs. T. Mclaughlin.
Secretary-Mrs Clifford Nelson.
TreaSurer-MrS. E. G. Jones.
Mrs. w. D. Gallagher presided over
the meeting in the absence of Mrs.
B. o. Strachan, president. Mrs. R. S.
Miller was awarded the attendance
prize for the past year. Lunch was
served by the hostesses, Mrs. j. I.
Laing, Mrs. H. Tabell, Mrs. w. o. Lo-
masney and Miss leila Richter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28

and was leaving via. Vancouver this
week on his return to the homeland.
His talk was filled with information
punctuated with spurts Of the finest
kind of humorous illustrations. The
Rotarians enjoyed his address and
were loath to have him cease although
his time limit had expired. Other
guests of the club were John Nanker
Wis, F. E. Mahan of Superior and Rot
arians, Fred Helmers and D. Ehlers of
Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-28
LEGION SPRING CONFERENCE
IN MINNEAPOLIS, APRIL As

When 1000 officers from 400 Min
nesota Legion posts and 410 Legion
Auxiliary units gather at Hotel Mic
ollet, Minneapolis Friday and Satur-
day, April 4 and S, they will have with