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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-01
PRICES ARE STEADY
ON EXCHANGE HERE
Bonds Gain Attention With
Stocks in Trade on
Local Market.
by EDWARD c. STONE.

Prices were steady on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange today, with bonds
getting fully as much attention as
stocks.
The market opened with Norfolk &
Washington Steamboat rights selling at
is and l6is. Potomac Electric Power 6
per cent preferred sold at Ill and the
5i2 per cent issue came out at 108.
Federal American National Bank
stock sold at 275. District National Sc
curltieS preferred at 81 anC Peoples
Drug Stores preferred at 1885,. The
final stock sale was in Capital Traction.
which moved to the extent of only is
shares at 58t2.
In the bond division $4,000 Potomac
Electric Consolidated SIS moved at 1929,
q sale of $1,000 washington Railway e.
Electric Is took place at SO and the
largest turnover of the day W in
Capital Traction SIS, $500 of these
bo17s changing hands at 81. Gas issues
changed hands in small denominations.
Fifth District Sales Compared.
The Federal Board gives the follow
ing comparisons of sales in the depart
ment stores in the Richmond district
for May of this year with last year
Comparisons for the average sales in the
United States also being set off against
the corresponding month last year:
Sales by Total Rich
Departments for mond
u. S. dist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-01

Notice-AH stocks sold in hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (65s) (2S5s
which shows those stocks to be sold in odd lots only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-01
HOUSEFURNIsHINGs.
Bank Call Expected Soon.

The above sales when summarized
show an average gain Of per cent over
the corresponding period in 1929.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
LEGION POSTS GET
READY FOR NOV. IL.

Throughout Minnesota and the ma
ton, 1000 Legion posts are preparing
for the annual observance of Armis-
tice Day on November H. according to
Michael B. Hurley of Pine City, state
Legion Americanism Director, who
states that the celebrations will begin
early and end with evening entertain
ment and dancing.
Twelve years ago, there fell upon
the front line battlefields of war torn
France sacred silence as the roar of
cannon and rattle of machine guns
was hushed. At home and in France,
folks wept for joy and monster cele
brations marked the good news, as
doughboys adopted the slogan Hell,
Heaven or Hoboken by ChriStmaS!"
1T won't be hard to recall those
happy throngs when on Nov. II, 1880,
Minnesota's 480 Legion posts sponsor
observance of this memorable anniver-
sary. There will be ceremonies in
which public officials will participate;
parades, church services, evening en-
tertainments and dancing. But amid
all the thanksgiving and rejoicing, the
sacrifice of those who died and those
who are disabled, will not be forgotten" !"
Chairman Hurley is supplying Mime
sofa Legion posts with suggested
program of events suitable for Armis-
tice Day, which may be followed in
whole or in part. Children will have a
part, SO that they may not forget the
patriotism of those who gave all in the
defense of Old Glory.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
TELLS TURKEY MEN NOT
SELL BIRDS TOO CHEAP.

Turkey raiSers who are selling their
birds on contract at bids lower than
last years prices are acting too hastily,
says DR.. w. A. Billings, widely known
turkey authority of the agricultural ex-
tension staff of theUniverSity farm.
Reports that buyers in many localities
are soaring turkey raiserS with exag-
gerated statements about the business
depression, and urging them to sign
contracts for their birds at low prices,
have led DR.. Billings to make the state
ment quoted below:
"The turkey price outlook this year
is normal. The storage situation is
very favorable because large quantities
of turkeys were consumed during the
winter. The grower of good turkeys
should not be too hasty in selling birds
by contract at prices lower than last
year.
"The number of turkeys in Mime
sofa is less than last year, and reports
from other states indicate much the
same situation. The early market may
be bit bearish due to the well-adver-
tiSed business depression, and this re-
acts to the buyers benefit. The grower
is advised to sit tight and not be
SCdupeQeu lnCO UIle early Sellug OF un-
developed birds.
"The flock should be culled carefully
and only those birds certain to make
first grade should go on the Thanks
giving market. All others shiuld be
held until Christmas. No seconds
should be offered for sale because a
market glutted with seconds does not
help the general price level. Prices
will probably be as good as last year
if the grower markets intelligently."
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
AMENDMENT NO. 8
EXCHANGE
ARROWHEAD ASSOCIATION is
SEEKING SUPPORT FOR AMEND
MENT NO. ON THE BALLOT
NEXT MONTH-ADVOCA ITS
ACCEPTANCE.

Among the amendments to the state
constitution to be voted ON at the
general election November 4th is one
that has direct bearing on the manage
ment of the national forests in Mime
sofa, says the secretary of the Arrow
head Association. This will be the
amendment No. 8 on the ballot and it
provides for changing Article 8 of the
constitution so that state trust lands
may be exchanged for federal lands
as the legislature may provide. The
lands so acquired will be subject to
the same trust as those lands for
which they are interchanged.
The main application of this amend
ment will be almost wholly to state
lands now within the boundaries of
the Chippewa and Superior National
forests. Within both of the national
forests are considerable area of state
land which are in tracts so scattered
that they cannot be managed advan-
tageously by the state, either on a
forestry basis or otherwise, and which
cannot be administered or regulated by
the federal forest service because they
belong to the state.
In the Chippewa National Forest all
the forty acre areas of over 5000
swamp land were ceded to the state
many years ago by the government
and now the state owns approximately
2lO0 of such forty acre tracts, COM
prising $4,000 acres, scattered among
the 100000 acres of land within the
Chippewa National Forest boundaries.
The state owned areas are so scattered
as to make their proper supervision
by the state practical impoSsibility;
the counties are saddled with the state
acreage paying no taxes while the
government lands adjoining are already
paying 5 to 6 cents per acre per year
to the counties from their receipts in
place of taxes. Hence the state lands
so located are loss to each county, of
practically no benefit and an expense
to the state and not available for de-
velopment by the federal foresters.
The passage of the amendment will
open the way to preventing further
heavy economic loss on account of
these lands. The legislature will be
empowered to trade such lands to the
Federal government and they will then
be managed on a productive forestry
basis along with all the other national
lands in the forest areas. The state
in return will receive lands adjoining
other state tracts, securing more COM
pact tracts as a future source of
revenue, and consolidate its holdings.
The communities adjoining or in the
national forests will be benefited since
operation by the U. S. Forest service
will allow these former state lands to
return profit, twenty-five per cent
of the stumpage sale value going to the
county and ten per cent more into the
forests road fund.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
KING POINTS TO STATES
CARE OF DISABLED VETERANS

The record which Minnesota has
made in rewarding the sacrifices of her
veterans is an enviable one, not sur
passed by any other state according to
Stafford King, Director of the Depart
ment of Soldier Welfare.
cit is only fitting and proper that
Minnesota's first concern should be the
care of the sick and disabled veterans
AMI his family, since he so willingly
gave his all for God and country"
Stafford King said land the Depart
ment of Soldier Welfare stands firmly
upon that principle"
Since it's creation in 1925 the Office
has handled more than 6607 cases and
has obtained payments of compensa-
ton and insurance from the federal
government amounting to over $787, ,569
with continuing subsequent payments
aggregating many times that amount.
'The money to carry on this work
is provided through soldier welfare
fund. The Legislature created it, and
it has been supplemented by gifts and
bequests and by income from a per-
manent invested fund which was set
aside by the 1923 legislature from the
unexpended balance of the soldiers
and sailors tuition fund.
The state cooperated with veterans
organizations in maintaining two rest
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
u. S. DEPARTMENT SAYS
MUD HENS FINE TO EAT.

The department of agriculture has
found time in the midst of its drought
relief work to say a good word for
the mudhen, otherwise known as the
"coot.'
1t seems that there is popular dis
trust of the feeding habits of the coot
and for that reason huntsmen rarely
seek it. But the department says the
bird is clean feeder, cleaner than
many established game birds, and that
hunters would be delighted with the
taste of its roasted breast In order
to get the best out of the bird it
should be skinned and not plucked
And since the coot damages rice
crops, 1t would be good riddance, the
department believes, if hunters would
bag the limit of coots at each oppor-
tunity this autumn.
Reports to state agencies to the de-
partment show that approximately
6,425,000 hunters and fishers paid
$685., 900 for licenses during the 1928
1929 season. California collected the
largest sum, 488,114,0OO.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
LAFF THAT OFF"
WELL GIVEN
THE STEVENS PLAYERS SCORE A
HIT WITH THE THREE ACT
COMEDY WEDNESDAY EVENING
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
ELY BRANCH OF A. A. U. w.

A large audience witnessed the pro-
duction of "Laff That Off" given at the
Washington Auditorium on Wednesday
evening and sponsored by the Ely
Branch of the University Women for
the benefit of the student loan fund.
The play is an appealing three-act
comedy replete with humor and laugh
able situations. c. L. Kennedy who
took the leading part carried off the
honors of the production closely fol-
lowed by Madeline O'Brien, Leo Wes-
sci, Edith Davis, Paul Mcknight, Sue
Eaton, Joseph Arthur, Lucille Mastik,
Claude Young and E. G.. Shepard.
All the actors acquitted themselves
with honors of the difficult roles. The
play was smoothly produced considering
the fact that two substitutions were
made on account of sickness in the
company.
Between the acts an added attraction
had been provided in Miss Victoria
Benda, concert soprano of Duluth, who
favored the audience with two fine
vocal numbers AMI Miss Mildred Eaton
of Duluth, who danced two numbers.
The accompaniment for both young
ladies was played by Paul Mcknight at
the piano.
The overtures and music between the
acts was furnished by the Ely High
School Orchestra under the able di-
rection and tutorage of Prof. DiNino.
We should not fail to give the orches-
ira their share of the just praise for
the successful production and the
pleasure derived by the audience in
the entertainment.
The Stevens Players have the cordial
invitation of host of friends in this
city to come again.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

Dakota and Minnesota, at which
hundreds of Legion and Legion Auxili-
airy members in special section will
root for the Maroon and Gold, Fritz
Crisler, head football coach for Mime
sofa, will be the guest of "The Gopher
Legion Gang" at banquet in Hotel
Nicollet.
According to general arrangements
chairman, Oscar Youngdahl of Mime
apolis, Crisler will be accompanied by
his assistant coach, Frank Mccormick,
former South Dakota football star, past
state Legion commander of the Sun
shine State, and present Legion ma
tional executive committeeman for
South Dakota. Coach Crisler is him
self an active Legionnaire.
The football rally and ensuing ban
quet and dance, are held annually, as
a reunion of Legion and Auxiliary
members, and to boost for the home
state football team. Walter Quist,
1900 West Broadway, Minneapolis, is in
charge of ticket sales for the banquet
and the special stadium section in
which Legion and Legion Auxiliary
members will sit.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
SLIPPERY HIGHWAYS
CALL FOR CAUTION.

A warning against fast driving on
slippery roads was issued this week by
Earle Brown, chief of the Minnesota
Highway patrol Drivers are urged to
keep an eye on the other fellow and
make allowances so that they can al
ways stop in the clear space ahead
"A light shower will make an un-
paved road slippery and very danger
Gus in short time" Mr.. Brown points
out. "a speed which is perfectly safe
when the roads are dry may be very
dangerous when there is a thin layer
of mud or wet clay on the road surface.
"Wet pavements may be very treach-
erouS If there is coating of dirt,
leaves, or other absorbent material
They are also dangerous on frosty
mornings, and still worse when sleet
storms come little later in the season.
The motoriSt who is accustomed to
driving at high speeds must learn to
slow down when the road surfaces are
icy and slippery. If he fails to do SO,
he is courting disaster.
1.-The fall and winter season illus
trates the futility of trying to enforce
arbitrary speed limits. A speed which
is safe one day may be very dangerous
on the same road the next day. The
careful driver must guage his speed
by the condition of the road and the
traffic
when roads are slippery, it is more
important than ever to make allow
ance for what the other fellow may do.
If the driver makes a sudden stop or
turn without signaling, or if he has a
mishap, it may mean disaster if you
are going fast and try to stop or
swerve to avoid hitting him
"It is good rule at all times to
keep your car under control so that
you can stop in the clear space ahead
but when roads are slippery, you must
drive slower to be able to stop in the
same space"
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
FRED V|BERT ON
LAND REVENUES
FRED d. VIBERT, AGRICULTURAL
AND INDUSTRIAL AGENT FOR
MINNESOTA POWER AND LIGHT
COMPANY SAYS WE SHOULD
HAVE BETTER FARMS

Development of the $1,000 farms in
northeastern Minnesota to the average
income level of a Todd county farm
would increase the farm revenue in the
10 northeastern Minnesota counties by
SIG, ,000,0 900, Fred D. Vibert, agricultural
and industrial agent for the Minnesota
Power & Light company, said Monday
noon in talk before the Duluth Ad-
vertiSing Club.
Mr.. Vibert stressed the need of
building up farms already here and
less attention being made to bring in
new farmers as they would take care
of themselves. Greater development
by the resident farmer in Duluths trade
territory is essential to the growth of
the city, Mr. Vibert said
In survey of the territory COM
prising ST. Louis, Pine, Carlton, Itasca,
Cass, Hubbard, Wadena, Todd, Nor
rison and Grow Wing counties, Mr..
Vibert said that 100000 acres of a
total of 100000 are directly or in
directly connected with three basic in
dustries. Of the remaining 100000
acres, one-third is composed of idle
lands.
Agriculture produces revenue of
$38,000,000; wood working, including
finished products, amounts to $40 800
600 annually, and iron ore mining is
the other industry, which, in 1929,
shipped ore valued at $166 1000 at
the docks.
If the average income of farms could
be elevated to the average of Todd
county, which is $2,323, the income
of the 27,000 farms would be increased
$4,000, Mr.. Vibert told the advertising
men,
Increase the income of the farmer
we now have in northern Minnesota
and you will increase the income of our
city interests" Mr.. Vibert said. "St.
Louis county farmers are not earning
one-third as much as they should and
could. This is due in large measure
to the vast acreage lying idle in the
vicinity which is tax delinquent"
Mr.. Vibert produced figures to show
that industrial and agricultural con-
ditions generally in the northwest were
improving each year, with poultry and
eggs commanding leading place in
the ranks of dairy products. He
tween eggs from northwest farms and
those produced on the Pacific coast.
The method of packing, handling
and shipping, Mr.. Vibert said, has given
the Pacific coast farmers an additional
cents per dozen for their eggs in the
eastern market. Minnesota extras, he
said are selling for from to 10 cents
less in the same market, and only be-
cause the method of packing and
shipping is not as modern.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
Inspected the Gas Plant.

In view of the fact that the North
land Utilities Company of Hibbing has
asked the city council for permit to
install butane gas plant in Ely, sew
eral of the Ely citizens went to CHS
holm last evening to witness the opera
ton of the plant and also to personally
ascertain the reaction of the Chisholm
people to the innovation.
Chisholm is sold on the proposition
and up to date more than 200 families,
hotels, restaurants, candy kitchens and
apartment houses are being supplied.
Eveleth will also be supplied and it is
expected that the new plant in that
city will be in operation the first of
next month. The success of the CHS
holm plant has been so marked that
Eveleth people signed up to the number
of $50 the first day the list was circu-
lated.
Those who were at Chisholm last
evening and noted the workings of the
gas plant were Byrd Brownell, Peter
Schaefer, John Paulos, Chas. Smith,
DR.. Geo. T. Ayres, James I. Laing and
DR.. P. D. McCarty.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
FIRE SUFFERERS BILL
is IMPORTANT MEASURE.

There is no bill pending in Congress
which is more important to the Eighth
Congressional District than the Fire
Sufferers Bill, introduced by Congress
man Pittenger at the last session.
This Bill affects some seven thousand
claimants and over $11 100000 will be
required to carry out the provisions of
the Bill when it is enacted into law
In the face of opposition from the
United States Railroad Administration
Congressman Pittenger was successful
in having a subcommittee of the
House of Representatives hear evidence
on this Bill The subcommittee made
report, and the Bill is now pending
before the entire Committee on Claims,
which has promised to take up this
measure at the opening of Congress
next December
If this measure becomes law, it
will bring into the Eighth District sew
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
GRETA GARBO APPEARS
AT THE OPERA HOUSE

Greta Garbo will make her second
all-talking picture appearance Sunday,
october 26, at the Opera House in the
celebrated Edward Sheldon drama
Romance" adapted to the screen by
Bess Meredyth and Edwin Justus
Mayer and directed by Clarence Brown,
Gavin Gordon, newcomer to motion
pictures, will play opposite the star and
the cast includes Lewis Stone, Elliot
Nugent, Florence Lake, Clara Blandick,
Henry Armetta, Mothilde Comont and
Countess de Liguroro
Romance" will be recalled as the
outstanding hit on the New York stage
in 1913, where it played to capacity
audiences with Doris Keane in the
starring role. Following tour of the
United States, the play was presented
in London where it ran for three
years. 1t was subsequently produced
in France, South Africa, Australia,
Italy, the Scandinavian countries, Hol-
land, Roumania, Greece, Spain, Ger
many, Czechoslovakia, the Far East,
Russia and Hungary, and in 1920 was
made into motion picture, silent of
course.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
FROM AVOIDING EVIL SPIRITS TO
BEING THEM-THATS HALLOWEEN

Among ancient peoples there was one
day in the year, or rather one night,
when it was necessary to perform
mystic rites to placate the evil spirits
which are abroad. Modern peoples
still observe those rites, in modified
form, of course, but great change
has come about in their observance.
For now instead of trying to avoid
the evil spirits, that night is devoted
by them, especially the younger ones,
to becoming 'evil spirits" or at least
mischevious ones, themselves. That
night upon which these things take
place is october 81 and to appreciate
the significance of that date you should
read the illustrated feature article,
1.-The Spirit of Halloween" by Elmo
Scott Watson in this issue of The
Miner
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17

We hope our various candidates for
the state legislature are giving some
thought and study to the subject of
group and branch banking. The de-
velopment of group banking has pro-
ceeded on such an enormous scale here
in the northwest the past two years
that it threatens to change our entire
sysem of banking with all that that
means to the people and communities.
Undoubtedly this development should
have the consideration of the legiS-
lature this winter. If it is unregulated
or uncontrolled, group banking has
great possibilities for completely chang
ing our whole banking system and
transferring credit control ultimately
to few big bankers in the larger
cities.
The chain bank operating only under
a manager concerned with making pro-
fits, many loans the country banker
makes through personal knowledge of
the borrower would be out. Communi-
ties cannot develop under such con-
ditions. You cannot figure on an add
ing machine or place in rule book the
human elements a country banker
deals with. In 1900 there were only sc
branch banks while now there are
5000. The small town gets the bad
end of the bargain when the money is
removed from the smaller town to
the big city, either through a chain
bank, chain store or catalogue house
You may think we are speaking biased
but the same applies to printing.
The Ely miner., 1930-10-17
POPULAR ELY GIRL
MARRIES DULUTH MAN.

The marriage of Miss Elvena Sund.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Sund of this city, to Arnold Boman
of Duluth, took place at the home of
the brides parents on Saturday eve
ming. The Rev. Wendell w. Olson read
the service.
The bride was attended by Miss Mil
dred Peterson and Archie Dennis was
the best man, both of Duluth.
The bride has been employed in Du-
luth for the past several years where
the groom is an employee of the
Minnesota Power & Light Company.
Out-of-town guests from Duluth in
cluded: Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Boman,
Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Boman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Dennis, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Gibson, Mrs
G. c. Peterson, Miss Al Peterson, Miss
Muriel Dennis, George Johnson, Rud-
olph Elpe and Wilfred Bark.
The couple will make brief wedding
trip to the southern part of the state
and will make their home in Duluth.
A host of friends join in wishing them
all possible happiness