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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-30

Addresses School Principals
City school principals met at
CropSey hall, public library. this
afternoon to hear an address by
Charles E. Watkins, Chamber of
Commerce achievement week
sneaker
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
PENSION ACT OPERATES
DATE OF APPLICATION.

Officers of the Frank Lozar Post,
American Legion, ask this paper to call
attention of former service men to the
provisions of an amendment to the
Veterans Disability Act of 1924 passed
by congress July 20, 1880.
BY this amendment any world war
veteran whose disabilities are more
than Is per cent, whether acquired in
service or in civil life since service, are
entitled to pension as follows:
$12 per month for 25 pct. disability.
$18 per month for SO pct. disability.
$24 per month for rs pct. disability.
$40 per month for total disability.
This act applies to veterans who
have received no compensation for
other disability. Exemptions are for
those who paid an income tax the last
calendar year, those who served less
than 80 days in service, and those
whose disability has been contracted
through venereal diseases.
The pension will begin with date of
application, so it is important that any
veteran who feels that he comes under
the provision of the bill should report
at once to his local Legion Post, whose
officials will forward the application to
the Veterans Bureau.
The act is for the benefit of veter-
ans who are i'll but who are unable to
prove that their illness came from war
service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
Rotary Club Hears Talks.

= Chas. Trezona, Ed. Bolitho, George
Somero and DR.. j. E. Thompson were
speakers at Wednesday evening S
meeting of the Rotary Club. Capt.
TreZona spoke on the recent occur
rance at the mine where the life of a
fellow worker was saved from electro
cution by lie prompt action of his two
fellow workers and through knowledge
of first aid methods taught them in
the swimming classes at the Ely
schools. Ed. Bolitho recounted the
trip from which he just returned and
which took him through Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota Mr.. Thomp-
son spoke on the Ely water supply and
conferences he attended during the
past two weeks in which the water
situation in Duluth and several other
cities, including Ely, were discussed.
Geo. Somero spoke on the Community
Fair and invited all to attend and as
many as possible to make themselves
useful during the entering and catal-
ogueing of exhibits on Friday. In the
absence of President Strachan, Vice
President Schaefer presided. The
ladies of the Swedish church served
the dinner. The members of the local
club were invited by the Duluth club
which is sponsoring the International
meeting at Port Arthur on Monday
next, to attend the meeting. The trip
will be made on the Huronic and
leaves Duluth at 4:30 on Sunday.
Monday will be spent in Port Arthur
with a banquet at $50, the boat
leaving Port Arthur at 10 o'clock that
evening and arriving in Duluth on
Tuesday morning. Many will also
make the trip by car.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
FEDERAL AID ALLOTMENT
SPEEDS ROAD PROGRAM.

The early allotment of federal high
way aid, to assist the states in relieving
unemployment, has caused some mis-
understanding as to the amount Mime
sofa will receive. The allotment an
nounced recently concerns the federal
appropriation which will become avail
able July l, 1881, and the allotment
will make any of these funds available
before that date. In former years the
allotment has been made in late fall
or winter.
Making the allotment earlier makes
it possible for the states to make their
plans and let contracts and get work
started, provided state funds are avail
able to pay bills when due, and federal
aid will be paid to the states after
July l. Federal aid is not paid in any
case until the work is completed and
approved, and the bills paid by the
state.
The allotment to Minnesota for the
year beginning July 1, 1881, is $3,497,-
306. This $72, ATS less than the allot-
ment for the current year. None Of
the new allotment can be drawn before
next July, but it will be possible for
the State Highway department to let
contracts on federal aid projects early
this fall, for work to be started next
spring. This years funds are already
obligated, and it will not make any
more work possible than previously
planned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
OUTING FOR
COUNTY c. 0. P.
NOMINEES FOR DISTRICT, STATE
AND COUNTY OFFICES TO AT
TEND OUTING OF COUNTY RE-
PUBLICAN CLUB AT ESHQUA-
GUMA LAKE.

Republican candidates for state and
national offices in the November cleo
ton have been invited to attend the
annual outing and dinner of the st.
Louis county Republican committee
Saturday. September Is, at Lake Esh-
quaguma.
Ray P. Chase, candidate for COVER
nor; William A. Pittenger, candidate
for reelection as Eighth district con-
gresham; John Hougen, candidate for
Acknowledgements, and Stafford
King, candidate for state auditor, have
notified Carver Richards, county chair
man, they would attend. United States
Senator Thomas D. Schall has not yet
notified the committee if he will at
tend
The outing will be the first activity
of county Republicans who anticipate
an active campaign in behalf of Re-
publican candidates for Office, Mr..
Richards said. Julius M. Nolte, of
Duluth, is chairman of the entertain
ment committee. A golf tournament,
trap shooting, horseshoes, baseball
and swimming will feature the day.
Dinner will be served at $50 and
after dinner there will be visiting and
politics. An attraction that promises
to attract many that otherwise would
not attend is the announcement on the
invitation of mo speeches"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
E. H. DRESSER ON SATURDAY
WAS NAMED VICE PRESIDENT

E. H. Dresser, for the last three
years chief engineer of the Duluth,
Missabe & Northern railroad, will take
over the vice presidency of the COM
pany, succeeding Charles E. Carlson,
who was elected president. Mr..
Dresser's election as vice president
took place Saturday afternoon at a
meeting of the directors. He will con-
tinue as chief engineer in addition to
his new position.
Mr. Carlson advanced to the presi-
dency after the death of the late W..
A. McGonagle. Vacancy on the board
caused by Mr.. McGonagle's death was
filled by the election of D. M. Stalker,
auditor of the company.
Mr. Dresser has been associated with
the company since 1900, beginning as
a chairman in the engineering de-
partment. He rose through the ranks
of resident engineer and assistant en-
gineer. In 1928 he was namel chief
engineer, succeeding the late w. H.
Hoyt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
JOBS DAUGHTERS WILL HAVE
INSTALLATION CEREMONIES

The Council of Jobs Daughters will
install their officers on Wednesday,
September 10th at TOO p M. Mrs.
Bessie Coombe will be installing Off
Ger with Mrs. Emma Smith as tenn
porary marshall; Mrs. Eta Berg as
grand installing marshall; Mrs. Hulda
Anderson as grand chaplain; Mrs.
Judith Trebilcock as secretary and
Mrs Isabel Mitchell, pianist The Off
GERS to be installed are:
Mrs. Myrtle Thompson, Guardian.
Byron Carlson, Associate Guardian.
Mrs G. MoSher, Treasurer
Mrs. j. G. Purdy, Secretary.
Mrs Anna Anderson, Scholastic Di-
rector.
Mrs. Henrietta Rapson, Director of
Finance.
A meeting of the Bethel will follow
with installation of the following:
Senior PrinceSs-Evelyn Olson.
Junior Princess Anderson.
Marshall-Lucille Smith.
Guide-Gladys Dunstan.
Fifth Messenger-May Jones.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures john
son.
Outer Guard-Margaret Nichols
Inner Guard-Marjory Brownell.
Mrs. Peter Schaefer will assist in the
installation of the Council and Mrs.
Hughes, past grand guardian is ex-
pected to be present. The mothers of
the Jobs Daughters will serve lunch
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
DATE SET FOR TRIP
OF ROAD ENGINEERS
PROMINENT HIGHWAY OFFICIALS
OF MANY NATIONS TO VISIT
STATE OCT. 16-20-ELY NOT ON
THE VISITING LIST.

October Is to 20 are the dates
selected for the visit of the Inter
national Highway Engineers to Mime
sota This state will be one of limi-
ted number of states to be visited by
a group of the official delegates repre-
senting the leading nations OF the
eastern and western hemiSpheres.
Following the International Road Con-
gress to be held in Washington, Oct.
Z to IL, three parties of 100 each will
be made up, one group going through
the eastern states, one south and one
to the Northwest.
The delegates will arrive in Duluth
the morning of Thursday, Oct 16, and
spend the forenoon inspecting the ore
docks and other points of interest.
They will travel over trunk highways
IL and IS, via Eveleth and Virginia to
Hibbing, where they will see the mines
and spend the night. Friday, October
IT, they will travel over trunk high
ways 35 and Is, stopping at Mile Laos
for luncheon and reaching Minneapolis
for dinner and a night stop. Satur-
day. October Is, will be spent visiting
road machinery plants, the state uni
verSity, the Capitol, and other points
of interest in the Twin Cities, with a
trip to the State Prison at Saltwater
for luncheon, and dinner and night
stop in st. Paul. Sunday morning,
Oct 10, the delegates will leave for
Rochester, where they will spend the
afternoon. Monday, October 20, they
will leave for Iowa, reaching the state
line over trunk highway No. 20.
The tour will bring some of the
leading highway officials of the
nations represented. The members of
the western party are spending more
time in Minnesota than in any other
state, due to the wide variety of road
problems offered by Minnesota'S varied
topography, as well as Minnesota
reputation as a pioneer in studying
many highway problems. Commits
sioner c. M. Babcock has been askea
to prepare a detailed log of the route,
showing the history and cost of con-
struction and maintenance of each
stretch of road to be travelled, as well
as supplying data on construction
methods and other detailed informa-
ton. Entertainment and speech
making will be very limited on the
entire tour.
The western party will also visit
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, wisconsin,
Missouri and Michigan. All three tours
will end at Detroit where the automo-
bile plants will be visited.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
JOINT HISTORICAL MEETING
VERY PLEASANT AFFAIR.

The second annual meeting of the
North Shore Historical Assembly, a
Joint meeting of the Historical socie-
ties of Lake, Cook and st. Louis
counties, was held at Grand Portage
and Grand Marais on Saturday, Aug
uSt %, was a decided success in every
way, according to write-up in the
Two Harbors Chronicle.
Mrs Effie M. Mclean, president of
the Cook county society, presided at
the afternoon session at which the
welcome was extended by Senator VIM
E. Culkin, president OF the ST. Louis
County Historical society. Greetings
were read by Mr.. John Shea, president
of the Lake County organization.
After the welcome was given by Mr..
Culkin, Mr. Albert Headley's paper was
read on Historical Philosophy Applied
to the North Shore" DR.. Scion j..
Buck, superintendent of the Mime
sofa Historical society gave a paper
entitled 1.-The Grand Portage Indian
Reservation" reviewing the historical
facts leading up to the establishment
of the Grand Portage reservation.
''The Fishermen on the North Shore in
$780," by Judge Bert Fesler of Duluth,
was especially interesting to the older
inhabitants in that he related his ex-
periences when he took the census
along the north shore forty years ago
this year.
The feature of the afternoon pro-
gram was the Indian dance presented
by the Chippewa band of Grand Por-
tage. This was a special treat to
those who had never before seen a
dance of this nature. During the
afternoon the coast guard cutter of
Grand Marais made trips around Hat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
CHANDLER MINE
NOT IDLE LONG
LEASE OF THIS HISTORIC PROP
ERTY WHICH EXPIRED TWO
WEEKS AGO HAS ALREADY
BEEN RELEASED AND WILL BE
WORKED.

Operations which ceased at the
Chandler mine on August % when
the lease held by the Chandler Mining
Company expired, promise to resume
shortly under release issued to a
prominent mining concern.
The stockpile at the mine is being
cleared up under the old company.
The Chandler had considerable
sstockpile on hand About As men
were laid off when the mine closed
two weeks ago. Since that time only
the help required in shipping has been
employed.
The Chandler was the first mine
to be opened in Ely and began ship
ments in 1888. When first shipments
were made the mine was an open pit
but soon changed to an underground
proposition. At that time the Chand
Ter mine comprised all the property at
present involved in the new lease and
also the property known as the South
Chandler few years ago operated by
the PattiSon estate.
One of the first shaft houses built
on the property is still in use. Joseph
Sellwood was manager at the time.
with John Pengilly as superintendent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
FRANK LINDGREN REELECTED
STATE VICE PRESIDENT

George I. Erickson, Brainerd, editor
of the Tribune, was elected president
of the state Loyal Order of Moose at
Winona Saturday. The convention
closed with picnic and sports pro-
gram Sunday.
Other officers named were Elmer
Wombecker, Proctor, first vice presi-
dent; Lulu Uebelacker, West Duluth,
vice president, first district; A Harper,
Chisholm, and G. Stone, Hibbing, vice
presidents, second district; F. Lind
gren, Ely, and F. Boubon, Eveleth,
vice presidents, third district; j. A.
Roth and Mrs Pearl Roth, Inter-
national Falls, fourth district; Glenn
Hurley and Bertha Kimmer, Mime
apolis, fifth district, and Frank M
Torgent st. Cloud, and Rose Erdman,
Brainerd, sixth district.
Martin Hanson of Duluth, was
named trustee for three years and
Ralph Hutchinson, Minneapolis, was
named trustee for one year.
A lively contest for the 1881 state
meeting developed on the convention
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
ANTHONY OATS FOUND
ADAPTABLE TO COUNTY

After five years of experimentation
at the Northeast experiment station
new variety of oats known as
Anthony oats has been found to be
especially adaptable to climatic con-
dition in st. Louis county and will be
recommended to farmers, S. H. Rut-
ford, st. Louis county agriculture
agent has announced.
Thirty-five farmers of the county
were given 218 bushels of certified
Anthony oats seeds to be planted this
year. All of the experimental plots
have been successful, Mr.. Rutford said
after an inspection tour of the farms
with A. D. Hadecke of the Minnesota
Crop Improvement society.
The oats found suitable for this
climate and soil produced 10 bushels
more an acre than other varieties of
oats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
POWERFUL MOB SCENES
IN "THE BIG HOUSE,

1.-The Big House," Metro Goodwin
Mayors much heralded drama of
penitentiary life and prison riots, is the
attraction which will open September
l4th at the Opera House.
The picture is a sensational expose
of the cause leading to recent prison
riots, climaxed with an actual riot in
which hundred men battle. Prisoners
in revolt are beseiged in a cell house,
where they kill guards and drop them
out one by one until quelled with army
tanks. AS a contrast romantic love
story is woven into the grim tale.
Chester Morris, Wallace Berry and
Robert Montgomery play the three
central roles as the convict cell mates,
and Leila Hyams appears as heroine
whose love eventually redeems Morris.
A sensational mess hall riot. escape of
Morris in the prison morgue van, his
recapture, his rescue of the guards
during the riot, are salient points of
the picture. Montgomery, as the col
lege boy sent to prison for an auto
accident and herded with hardened Of
tenders until he becomes worse than
they, has a remarkable part in the
story. Others in the cast are Lewis
Stone, Karl Dane, De Witt Jennings,
George Marion, j. G. Nugent, Claire
Mcdowell and Mathew Betz
1.-The Big House" was written by
Frances Marion Assisting Miss Marion
on dialog were Joe Farnum and Martin
Flavin author of the currently sue
cessful prison play, "The Criminal
Code" George Hill directed
A remarkable feature of the picture
is the recording for the first time on
the screen of actual gunshots, machine
gun fire and the tanks. This was ac-
complished as result of a recently
perfected invention in recording ap-
paratus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
COUNTY SCHOOLS
At STATE FAIR
ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOLS GET
SECOND PLACE IN COMPETE
TION WITH Sc COUNTIES OF
THE STATEHOOD FEST AND
SECOND PLACES FOR LAST
FOUR YEARS.

st. Louis county rural schools were
awarded second place at the Minnesota
State fair in competition with sc
counties of the state displaying articles
and the work of students, G. H. Barnes,
st. Louis county school superintendent,
announced Tuesday.
In the last four years, ST. Louis
county won first place in 1927 and 1929
and second place in 1923 and $780,
This year Mcleod county was first and
Ramsey county third.
st. Louis county took the majority
of first and second place honors but
lacked sufficient third and fourth
places to give the county the first place
banner, superintendent Barnes said.
Twenty-Five first place prizes went to
st. Louis county and "a to Mcleod
county.
The county exhibit was arranged by
Miss Beatrice Wightman, supervisor,
assisted by Miss Helen Reed.
The county received the sweepstakes
prize for it's agricultural display, first
place in exhibits and first in the man
ner in which the exhibits were ar
ranged.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
Point to view the Susie Islands. The
visitors from outside the state were
greatly pleased with this trip.

Point to view the Susie Islands. The
visitors from outside the state were
greatly pleased with this trip.
The evening session was held in the
district court rooms at the court house
in Grand Marais with Mr.. N. j. Bray
presiding. Supt E. A. Allen of the
Consolidated Chippewa Agency, opened
the program with paper entitled
United States Relations to Grand
Portage Indians" 1t was very enlght-
ening. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Charles E.
Adams gave an interesting address on
1.-The American North Shore of Lake
Superior" Mr.. william Clinch was on
the program with an interesting paper
entitled 1.-The Scotch Northwesters, "
and Professor F. A. Andert, Supt. of
the schools at Grand Marais, gave an
able talk on 1.-The History of Cook
County"
One of the features of the evening
program was paper entitled 1.-The
Activities of the Northwest Company,
Especially Stressing Grand Portage"
by Mrs. John A. Barton of Two Har-
bors. Mrs. Barton's paper showed the
result of a great deal of research work
and depicted the activities of this
company in its relations to Grand
Portage history.
Musical numbers entered during both
the afternoon and evening programs
were well rendered.
On the following day a pilgrimage
was made over the old Grand Portage
trail on foot from the point where the
trail interSects highway No. / to Fort
Charlotte, the ancient outpost of the
Pigeon river.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05

While we are an admirer of the
State Highway Commission and Com
missioner Babcock, we cannot fail to
regret that the trip of the prominent
highway officials from many nations"
was not routed through Ely. BY
coming to this city, the exact opposite
in road construction could be noted.
AS it is, the program calls for trips
over the paved stretches of highways
and the unpaved pieces are given the
go-by. A fine trip would have been
to take the visitors over the north
shore division of No. to Little Marais
and then to Ely over the Ely-Finland
road This would have given them a
chance to see the Playground of a
Nation" in part and also chance to
note road building in all its varied
aspects. The lesson would have been
complete after a trip from here to
Tower over 35 and from Tower to Vir-
GINA over T. Without doubt, the
variance in roads and highway con-
straction, certainly could be noted on
a trip of the nature above outlined.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
'WMTON DAM
IN L|MEL|CHT
CONFERENCE CALLED TO DECIDE
STATUS OF THE MINNESOTA
POWER G. LIGHT CO. PLANT AT
WINTON.

Officials of the Minnesota Power &
Light Company and members of the
Federal power commission will hold a
conference to determine future action
relative to the commissions intention
to fix and determine the actual
legitimate investment" by the COM
pany in purchasing the Winton pro-
ject, hydroelectric development on the
KawishiWi river
A statement to this effect was made
by w. H. Burke, president of the power
company, when he was informed of
the commissions announcement.
The Associated Press quoted the
commission examiner as saying the
campany's records failed to support
ledger entries showing investment
costs. Mr.. Burke said he did not
know what items the commission was
contesting, but that as far as he knew,
the ledger entries were supported by
records. He said the commission has
full access to our books"
A preliminary report prepared by
Samuel Meisels, the examiner, said the
Minnesota Power & Light company
was controlled by the American Power
& Light company, and both were con-
trolled by the Electric Bond & Share
company
The Winton project was acquired by
the Minnesota company as part of a
parcel of small projects purchased
from American Power and Light.
License to operate the Winton pro-
ject subsequently was granted the
Minnesota Power & Light company by
the Federal power commission.
Meisels' report said the cost of the
Winton project to the license includes
an unknown portion of $20,000,000
write-up."
He added he realized the futility of
attempting to establish actual costs
after he encountered a lack of records
to support ledger entries"
The Minnesota Power & Light COM
pany has been given thirty days in
yr,t,i DI, fn flo
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
RANGE SCOUTS END
WILDERNESS TRIP
ACCOMPANIED BY SCOUT EXECU-
TIVE CRAVENS AND SUPT. CHASE
SEVENTEEN MESABA RANGE
SCOUTS PASS THROUGH ELY
SATURDAY ON HOMEWARD
TRIP,

The third annual Boy Scout wilder
ness canoe trip through the Superior
National forest and Canadian bound
airy waters, ended Saturday, bringing
to close the summer camping pro-
gram of the Iron Range Area Scout
council.
Seventeen Mesaba range Scouts of
star ranking or higher and four leaders
landed Saturday at Winton, finishing
point for the cruise, which was started
Friday, Aug. %, at Crane Lake.
Using eight canoes, the group during
the eight days travelled approximately
$50 miles and visited more than 80
lakes. From Crane lake the Scouts
padded into Sand Point lake, going
from there to the Hunters island ter
ritory by way of Lake LaCroix and
Curtain Falls.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05
COTTON BLOSSOM SINGERS
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.

The Cotton Blossom Singers from
Piney Woods, Mississippi, will give
their concert in the Methodist church
on Saturday evening beginning at
o'clock.
The program consists of the audi
ences' choice of % spirituals; z hum
orous songs; folk songs and S dialect
readings. If one has never heard
Kentucky Home" Garry Me Back
to or Virginny," and "Old Black Joe, "
sung by colored people, the chance
comes to Ely on Saturday evening
The party will arrive Saturday
morning in their bus named, "H-Way-
Home" in which they eat, sleep, cook
as well as travel. They will not sing
in the church on Sunday as hereto
fore announced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-09-05

floor between Ely and Faribault. The
latter town had victory within its
grasp when delegates adopted motion
recommending that the executive COM
mittee should choose the next city.
At the last moment, one of the Ely
hackers proposed motion that all
lodges in the state be notified that they
may bid for the 1881 convention, and
the executive committee make final
selection. The motion carried.
A $500 contribution toward fund
to be used in erecting a building at
Mooseheart, ILL.,, to be known as the
Minnesota building, was voted by the
convention.