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The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
HIGHWAY RELIEF
FUND PUT TO WORK
PAVING, GRADING CONTRACTS TO
BE LET MARCH WILL PRO-
VIDE JOBS FOR MANY MEN
WORK WILL START WHENEVER
WEATHER PERMITS.

Bids on six paving projects, totaling
76.4 miles, will be received by the Min
nesota Highway department March 8,
Commissioner C.. Nj. Babcock an
nounces. These projects will ABSORB
the greater part of the $2,250,0 900 al
loted to Minnesota from the $4,000, 900
appropriated by Congress for special
highway construction to relieve un-
employment. Work will start as soon
as weather permits and must be COM
pleted before Sept. l, if the state is to
draw the special federal aid.
Bids will be received the same date
on 643 miles of grading and eighteen
bridges, to be financed with regular
federal aid and current motor vehicle
and gas taxes The contracts to be let
March 8, with contracts previously let,
will make total of 262 miles of paving
and 1868 miles of grading Some ad-
ditional grading and bridge jobs will
be let from time to time, but very
little additional paving will be let this
year unless additional funds are made
available.
"The department. is making every
possible effort to SI,t as much work
under contract as the known funds will
permit, so that as many men as pos
sible can be employed early in the
spring." Mr.. Babcock stated when an
nouncing the letting. I'VE are also
trying, as far as possible, to distribute
the work as widely as possible in all
sections of the state.
while paving in this climate cannot
start until near May l, most grading
jobs can start about April l, and some
of them, where shovelS can be used in
deep cuts, may be started earlier We
hope the contractors will start hiring
their men and getting their materials
and equipment ready soon after the
contracts are let. This will provide
work for some men Immediately, and
even those who have a promise Of a
job later in the spring will be in better
position than those who have no job
in sight.
1--WE have plans and surveys well
under way for a number of additional
jobs If the pending bond bill should
be passed this month, it would be pos
sible to advertise and let a number OF
contracts so that work could start in
the spring, but if action is postponed
until the end of the session, it will be
midsummer before any of this money
can be applied to actual construction" !"
Four of the six paving projects have
been previously announced as part of
the 1881 program: No. z through Kas-
son and Dodge Center, No. 9 from Fair
mont to Jackson and Luverne to the
Dakota line, and No. IS from Elk River
to Zimmerman. Two projects added to
the program are on No. 20, from Pres
ton to Fountain and Chatfield to
Marion Minnesota is pushing work on
this route, CU. S. 55,) to connect with
paving in Iowa and provide a short,
aIl-paved route from Chicago and the
East
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
BOY SCOUTS
COME OF AGE
THIS WEEK BEING CELEBRATED
THROUGHOUT THE NATION AS
THE COMING OF AGE" OF THE
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.

Twelve hundred men and boys of the
MeSaba and Vermilion ranges, and ad-
jacent districts, all actively Unidentified
with the movement today, are joining
this week in the nationwide obser-
vance of the coming of age" of the
Boy Scouts of America.
These 1900 scouts and scouters
members of local scout organizations
affiliated with the Iron Range area
council, with headquarters in Virginia
represent the head and body of the
movement as it is found in this area
upon the arrival of the 21St anniver-
sary of the founding of the movement
on February 8, 1910.
Of this group approximately 900 are
boy scouts and members of the Al
troops operated in the council, while
800 are adult leaders serving as scout
masters, troop committeeman, district
or council officers.
The week of February 8-14, observed
throughout the country as Scout An
niversary" week, is of special signifi-
canoe to each of these scouts and
scouters. During this period, all men
affiliated with the organization are
proudly wearing the anniversary but
tons on their lapelS. This button bears
the tenderfoot scout insignia against a
blue background and denotes the weare1
a registered and active adult member OF
the Boy Scouts of America.
The significance of the weeek is also
being stressed by each individual troop
in it's weekly meeting by special cere-
monies.
While the nation at large is cele-
brating the 21st birthday of scouting
the Iron Range area council is OBJ
serving the 10Th anniversary OF scout
ing in the district, records showing
that the first troop to be organized on
the Mesaba range came into being in
Virginia in February, 1912. From a
mere handful Of boys with an un-
trained but sincere and enthusiastic
leader, the movement has enjoyed a
steady growth, not only in Virginia but
in all surrounding communities. Its
present membership of 900 scouts and
300 adult leaders attests to the truth OF
this.
Active troops affiliated with the Iron
Range council are now operating in
Biwabik, Elcor, Gilbert, Eveleth, Leoni-
das, Virginia, Mountain Iron, Parkville,
Buhl, Chisholm, Tower, Soudan, Ely
International Falls, Little Fork, Mizpah
and Big Forks. In addition, there are
approximately Is Lone Scouts, residing
in rural sections, affiliated with the
council.
Present officers of the Iron Range
area council include Otto H. Schmidt
Eveleth, president; Frank Kline, Vir-
ginia, Daniel B. Heller, Eveleth, and
A. j. Scuba, Chisholm, vice presidents;
Fred Potter, Virginia, treasurer, Don j
MacIver, Virginia, area commissioner;
Guy Cravens, Virginia, council execu-
tive.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
MINE INSPECTOR
MAKES REPORT
ED. SMITH, MINE INSPECTOR FOR
ST. LOUIS COUNTY MAKES AN
NUAL REPORT-SHOWS ONLY
FIFTY MINES WORKING-143
IDLE.

F'orty-two millions tons of iron ore
were removed from mines in ST. Louis
county during 1880, a decrease of
100000 tons from 1929, according to
the annual report of Ed Smith, Eve
leth, county mine inspector, filed with
Walter H. Bergen, county auditor.
Fatalities from mine accidents de-
creased from 1929 when seventeen lives
were lost The number of fatalities
show decrease from 2.12 per 1000 men
employed in 1929 to 1.68 per 1000 last
year.
MIR. Smith attributes the decrease to
the sincere efforts and continued Wig
lance on the part of the mine opera
tors to guard the well-being of their
employees"
A summary of the mines in opera
ton during 1880 was prepared by Mr..
Smith. Fifty mines were being oper-
ated as compared with 143 which are
not in operation. Of this number
twenty-one mines are termed shaft
mines and five are open-pit. Total
payroll of the mines 7,752
A total of 1O065,794 tons of ore
were shipped from open pits and 7,100,-
261 from shaft-opeiated mines.
Underground accidents claimed II
lives and surface mishaps, 2. There
were twenty-nine non-fatal accidents
One life was claimed for each 1,738, ,166
tons OF ore shipped
The average wage of the men en-
ployed was 1888 a day, ranging from
S13.70 for chief chemists to SALT for
common laborerS.
Two fatal accidents occurred at the
Sibley and Lincoln mines and one each
at the following mines: Agnew, South
Agnew, Fayal, Missabe Mountain, Ma
honing, Godfrey, Spruce, Zenith and
Morris. Cause of accidents were class
ified as follows: Powder explosion, 2;
falling rock, 2; cave-in, 3; and one
each for sufocation, open pit bank
cave, crane, cleaning mine pocket, fall
of ground and blast.
The number of men killed is the
lowest, with the exception of two years
since 1905. The rate per 1000 employees
in 1928 was liz and in 1926, 1.62.
The number of employees is the low
| est on record, which reveals a steady
decrease from 1910 when 1891 mer
were employed, the highest on record
Last year there were 8,0O8 employed
and in 1928, 8,O22.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
EASTERN STARS ENTERTAIN
LARGE GATHERING SATURDAY.

The Masons, Eastern Stars and Jobs
Daughters were hosts Saturday evening
to a large party in the Masonic Lodge
rooms. A fine program ha6 been pre-
pared, each and every number of which
was enjoyed and presented in truly
artistic manner. After the program a
buffet lunch was served. The program
was as follows: Violin solo, Miss Mary
Louise White; Playlet entitled "14" with
Mrs. Clifford Nelson, Mrs. w. c. Chal-
berg and Mrs. L. j. White; vocal solos
by Miss Blanche Nichols with Miss
Margaret Mitchell at the piano; vocal
solo by little Miss Lois Anderson;
Swedish skit and song by Ernest W..
Hanson with Mrs. Hanson at the piano;
male quartet by Messrs D. r. James,
Wilson Carlson, M. w. Peterson and
Cecil Nichols; speciality, THE Medicine
Show" by E. G. Jones, Barney Agnew
and jas. I. Laing with Miss Lillian
Schaefer at the piano; chorus by the
Jobs Daughter. -, -.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
ROAD WAR
AGAIN ON
THE ELY-BUYCK TRAIL EXTEN-
SION THROUGH TO BUICK
AGAIN BRINGS THE FIVE-YEAR
OLD FIGHT TO THE FORE.

The Minneapolis Journal of January
30, had the following to say of the pro-
posed work to be done by the govern
ment on the Ely-Buyck fire trail. work
on which was to be done in the relief
measure on unemployment it is under
stood. The Journal said:
"a five-year-old war between state
conservationists and the United States
forest service broke out anew today
with the announcement of federal
road construction program for Superior
National and Chippewa Forest, in nor
thern Minnesota
"E. w. Tinker, regional forester at
Milwaukee, announced the government
has appropriated $4,000 for develop
ment of the two forests and road con-
struction.
Among the list of roads to be built
this year, most important from the
viewpoint of Minnesota sportsmen, was
an announced 10-mile extension of the
road from Ely to Buyck, in the Superior
National Forest.
Five years ago, the forest service
the road, which is now merely trail
through the forest used for fire pro-
lection service. The Izaak Walton
League and the Forest Recreation
Association protested emphatically
against the proposal. These organi-
zations contended construction of such
a road would spoil the primitiveness OF
the forest country-the only primitive
forest land in the state.
"At the time we had distinct un-
derstanding with the government that
no more mileage would be added to
the Ely-Buyck road" o. L. Kaupan-
ger, executive secretary of the Mime
sofa Izaak Walton League, said today.
ION the face of Mr.. Tfnker's present
announcement, this appears to be a
direct violation of our agreement. II
the forest service intends to put in 10
miles of new construction on the Ely
Buyck road, it will have fight on its
hands. Such action would be contrary
to all purposes of construction"
"E. c. Oberholtzer, head of the
Quetico-Superior Council, also voiced
disapproval of the project"
The following day in another editor
ial, the Journal said:
Minnesota conservationists Saturday
apparently had won part of their fight
to prevent road building in Superior
National Forest. At conference with
E. w. Tinker of Milwaukee, lake states
regional director, at the home of Mrs.
James s. Thurston, 2421 Pillsbury Ave-,
Friday, conservationists heard Mr.. Tin
ker say the government is planning
only roads necessary to connect base
stations for firefighters.
"On the Ely-Buyck road project, the
center of the controversy, conservation
lists were able to reach only partial
agreement Plans have been made, Mr..
Tinker said, to gravel the remaining
six miles of the Ely-Buyck road this
year as a measure to relieve unemploy-
ment. The road is to be used mainly
by fire fighters"
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
Burnside Bridge Work to Begin.

County Commissioner Pete and his
crew are arranging to begin work on
the Burnside bridge within few days.
The bridge will be rebuilt on the pilings
now in place and which are found to be
solid and good for many years. The
structure will be four feet wider than
at present and when finished will be IL
inches lower in the center span. This
will cut the accident possibilities to a
minimum as the Visibility from both
sde0 will be materially increased. The
widening of the bridge from 16 to 20
feet will further cut down on the
danger as this width will allow two
cars to pass on the bridge if necessary.
Next year the approaches on both sides
are to be filled.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
ALBERT KRAUSE SUCCUMBS
AFTER SEVEN WEEK ILLNESS.

Albert Krause, well known in this
city where he has resided for the past
seven years coming to Ely from Park
Rapids, died early Wednesday morning
after an illness of seven weeks of bowel
tuberculosis. The remains were pre-
pared for burial at the Laing Under
taking parlors by Mr.. Paulson.
Mr.. Krause was 62 years of age. He
was born in Germany, coming to this
country with his parents when only
three years Of age. He has been an
employee Of the Oliver Mining Com
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
Goodwill Needs STUFF.

Jim" Dyer, manager of the Duluth
Goodwill Industries, has sent out an
appeal for more bags of stuff to keep
his force of physically handicapped
employed during the lean months,
February and March. Now that spring
housecleaning will soon be in order, our
generous people will do well and fill
a bag for the Goodwill. Call at the
Miner Office for a bag and after filling
the same, call either of the dray lines
and they will take them to the depot
free of charge. Fill the bags with cast
off clothing, underwear, socks, hats,
caps, shoes, or anything which might
bee made useful by the unfortunate
people working at the Goodwill In
dustry who are earning their own
living and do not demand charity.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
OFFER PRIZE FOR OLDEST
PIECE OF HOME FURNITURE

Have you a mohair-covered chair or
sofa in your home? If so, you may be
two hundred and fifty dollars the
richer for it!
The Miner is In receipt of message
from the Household Science Institute,
Chicago, asking for help in locating
the oldest piece of mohair- upholstered
furniture in the United States. The
Institute feels that there is a posi-
bility of its being found In this Sec
ton The style Of the sought for
furniture or its use or non-use at the
present time are not important, provid-
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
Jobs Offered by the Government

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open COM
petitive examinations as follows:
Junior blueprint operator, s1.440 q
year, under blueprint operator, 81 zoo
a year, junior photostat operator, 81 40
a year, under photostat operator, 81 ESQ
a year, junior photostat and blueprint
operator, $1,440 a year, Departmental
Service, Washington D. C.
Assistant technical review editor.
$4,000 year to 5000 year, Material
Division, Air Service, Wright Field.
Dayton, Ohio.
Associate cytologist, $500 to $500
a year, Bureau of Plant Industry. De-
partment of Agriculture. for duty at
Riverside, California.
Full information may be obtained
from Owney o. Hegman, Secretary Of
the United States Civil Service Boerd
Of Examiners at the post office
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
COMMERCIAL CLUB
NEW COMMITTEES
PRESIDENT w. P. WOLFF OF THE
ELY COMMERCIAL CLUB WHO
ASSUMED OFFICE TODAY HAS
NAMED THE STANDING COM
MITTEES.

Standing committees hare been
named for the Ely Commercial Club
by the newly installed president, w. P.
Wolff. The standing committees for
a club of the activity of the Ely Club
are of much more Importance and
have their work cut out fo- them for
the entire year during which they are
called upon at numerous instances to
unravel weighty problems. The COM
mittees and those named thereon are
as follows:
Legislative-L. M. Bang chairman;
Thos. Carey, B. o. Strachan, A, j.
Thomas and F. B. James.
Forestry-S. D. Anderson, chairman;
Sig Olson, Jacob L. Pete and Frank
Carney.
Game and Fish-H G. Newgord,
chairman; VIM. Hanson, A. j. Dolen-
shak and Roy Baxtrum.
Public Improvement-Jos. Veranth,
chairman; E. w. Hanson, John Kapsch
and W. E. Englund.
Finance. j. White, chairman;
B. S. Richards, E. C. Jones and Harry
j. Homer.
Advertising-Jas. I. Laing, chairman;
Geo. T. Ayres, Thos. E. Miller and
Louis Stember.
Membership-Chas. j. Smith, chair
man; A. w. Nelson, H. E. Olson and j..
D. Pluth.
Community Fair-John E. Thomp-
son, chairman; William Nudge, Will
liam Mitchell, Frank Lindgren. Henry
Chinn and George Somero.
Public Welfare and Entertainment
Peter Schaefer, chairman; Chas. Ire
zona, o. w. Parker and James Moonan.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13

pany since coming to Ely. Surviving
him are his widow, six sons and one
daughter. The sons are Laverne who
makes his home on the West coast;
Wilfred of st. Paul; Sterling of Mime
apolis; Harlan, Linton and Merlin OF
this city. The daughter Is Mrs. A. Lee
Aldrich.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon from the M. E. church at
2:3O o'clock, Rev. Charles P. Keast
officiating. He was a member of the
Park Rapids, I. o. o. F. lodge. All OF
the children with the exception OF La
verne and Mrs. Aldrich will be here
for the funeral.
The family have the sympathy of a
host of friends in their bereavement.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
MINNESOTA LEGION
NATIONAL PRAISE
VETERANS BUREAU HEAD PAYS
TRIBUTE TO WORK IN THIS
STATE ON THEIR REHABILITA-
TION PROGRAM.

"IS there a representative here from
MinneSota-if so, I want to meet him
and particularly to shake hands with
the Minnesota Legion rehabilitation
chairman, Pat Cliff of Ortonville2 2"-
said Colonel George E. Ijams, United
States Veterans Bureau director, during
his address made before the Legion
national rehabilitation meeting in
Washington, Jan 80. Colonel Iiams
continued:
mo wonder Minnesota Legionnatres
won the Legion trophy for doing the
finest work of any state in behalf OF
their disabled comrades during 1880.
We in the Veterans Bureau also pay
tribute to the good work done by Min
nesota Legion service officers, and par
ticularly do we call the attention Of
other departments to the Minnesota
plan of holding state, district and local
post service schools
THAT plan, from which developed
series of 200 questions and answers
now used by Minnesota's 40 posts IN
educating all world war veterans as to
their governmental rights. is the finest
the Bureau has heard Of, and it IS
helping us as well as the Legion and
the disabled veteran Coupled with
the Legion plan of surveying all out
standing disapproved claims Of former
service men, it has secured wonderful
results in Minnesota, and might well
be adopted by all the departments
In line with Colonel Ijams sugges-
ton, and at the request Of the AZ state
Legion commanders, the Minnesota
organization, of which A B. Kapplin
of Duluth is state commander, has
supplied all other Legion departments
with a synopsis of the Minnesota plan
and copies of the 200 now famous
questions and answers, originally asked
by puzzled veterans seeking Legion aid
In solving the red tape" which in
evitably surrounds governmental rout-
inc, in spite of all efforts to simplify it.
Attending the Washington Legion
rehabilitation conference from Mime
sofa were Pat Cliff, state welfare chair
man; Eddie Linden, state adjutant;
and Bill Krou who, in addition to being
state Legion rehabilitation committee
secretary, heads the Minnesota State
Soldier Welfare Bureau.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13

ing it is In good condition The owner
of the piece selected VIII be awarded
two hundred dollars and the piece It
self will be exhibited with other old
time furniture during the Worlds Fair
at Chicago in 1888.
The people of Ely who feel that they
have something of interest should COM
municate with Mrs. Grace Wall Gray,
Household Science Institute, z 5. Dear
born ST., Chicago, Illinois, giving the
history of the piece they have in mind
and all facts concerning the age, color.
condition and pertinent information
Mrs. Gray will then decide whethe-
the article Is the one wanted and make
arrangements for shipping it to Chi
cago.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
Rev. Lepisto Addresses Rotary.

The Rotary Club had the pleasure of
listening to Rev. Anti Lepisto, pastor
of the Suomi Synod church, at We'd
nesday evenings meeting. The Rev.
gentleman spoke on the history of Fin
land and gave very interesting and
entertaining talk on his native land.
He also mixed his history with humor-
GUS illusions to present day conditions
which elected mirth on the part of his
listeners The meeting was in charge
of the Educational Committee, H. Rus
sell Browne, chairman. The ladies of
the Swedish church served fine din
ner and Walter Englund led the club
in ensemble singing. Miss Evelyn
Olson was at the piano.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
Junior College Co-Eds Organize
(By Mildred RoteruS..

CBy Mildred Roterus)
The v. v. Club has been organized
by the Junior College girls. The OFF,
GERS are:
President -Elcey Lahti.
Vice PreSident-Helen Harri.
neutrality-suspicious. Roter-
U.s.
The aim of the organization is to
bring the Jaysee Co-eds in closer con-
tact with each other and to stimulate
a more varied social life. Activities
have consisted of several informal
meetings, a skating party and three
candy sales, which give the members
an opportunity for service as well as
friendship.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
Aeroplane Stunts,

Dutch" Fuller, pilot for the Scenic
Anyways, entertained the large crowd
at the ski slide and others Sunday
when stunt exhibition was given over
the slide and the city which was thrill
ling and the first ever pulled off in this
city. Dutch" is attempting to estab-
lish flying school here and is desir-
Gus of securing classes of both sexes.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13

The American Legion Bowling Team
was in Eveleth Friday where they rolled
up no mean score against the Eyeletn
Legion Team. Jack Poshak was the
high pin man of the meet with score
Of SIS. Those representing the Ely
team were Jack Poshak, Douglas Nam
kervis, Arnold Hendrickson, F. Cogh-
atti and Bill Layenies. The Eveleth
team was made up of Muhvich, Cesar
etti, Gorusi, Junke and Rodda. The
total score made by the teams in the
three game contest was. Ely, 1853:
Eveleth, 2117 The team takes on
Hibbing next.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
ELY DELPHIANS TO STUDY
DUTCH PAINTING NEXT.

Dutch Painting will be studied by the
Ely Delphian Chapter at the Memorial
High School, February 18th. with Mrs
Jack Gianotti as leader The following
topics will be given:
"Rembrant, The Artist" by Mrs. Gust
Maxi.
"Rembrant's Works." by Mrs. w. D.
Haynes.
"The Dutch Genre Picture" by Mrs.
A. j. McMahan
"The Little Dutchman," by Mrs. VIM
Mitchell.
Some Dutch Landscape Painters"
by Mrs. Peter Schaefer.
The Ely miner., 1931-02-13
Former Ely Boy a Member.

Walter Nappa, formerly OF this city
and a pupil of Max Herseth, is one OF
the big four of the Minnesota Univer-
sity in the running for the Big Ten
swimming title. Coach Neil Thorpe of
the University places Nappa as the
diving star of the Big Ten.