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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21
THOMASTON

FOR RENT--5 rooms, all improve Thonaston. Ina Paul Psvchuck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
LEGION DISTRIBUTES
RULES FOR FLAG DAY.

MinneSota's $4,000 Legion and Le-
gion Auxiliary members are coopera-
ting in the distribution of illustrated
flag codes containing rules for the cor
rect display Of the national colors on
Flag day, June IA. and Independence
day, July 4th, according to Mike Hur-
ley Of Pine City, state Legion Ameri-
canism chairman.
"Legionnaires know that there Is
little intentional misuse of the flag
and that ignorance of the proper pro-
cedure, rather than lack of patriotism
is at fault when people unknowingly
desecrate Old Glory" Mr. Hurley says
Aside from broadcasting the flag
code and setting a good example by
practicing the rules, each Legionnaire
is urging schools to organize a flag
squad and to raise and lower the flag
on the regulation flag staff each day
They are promoting the idea that
every home should display the flag on
special occasions"
Chairman Hurley points out that
while there is no federal law governing
the display of the colors, the fact that
irregular and careless methods were
used, caused the American Legion to
call national flag conference on Flag
Day, June IA, 1923, at which represen-
tatiyeS Of all civic, fraternal, patriotic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
JUNIOR COLLEGE

on Personnel and Personality" and
Mr.. Harrington on The Importance
of Discipline in Mine Safety" Frank
j. Webb, general manager northern
ore mines, Republic Steel Corporation.
Duluth, will lead an open discussion
on Proposals for Future Mine Safety
and Responsibility of Management in
Accident Prevention"
p. v. Burgett, efficiency engineer,
Oliver Iron Mining Company, Eveletn.
will speak on Safety in Electric
Blasting VS.. Fuse Blasting" and S. J.
Sicotte, district safety inspector, Pick
ands, Mather & Company, Hibbing,
will deliver an address entitled Chalk
Talk
A. c. Prisk of this city is on the
committee of arrangements for the
event
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
BIRTHDAY CLUB ELECTS
NEW SET OF OFFICERS

At the last meeting of the Birthday
Club a new set of officers were chosen
for the ensuing year. The election re-
suited in Mrs. Sam Rapson and Mrs.
VIM. Pearson succeeding themselves
as president and secretary respectively.
The meeting was held at the home
of Mrs Clarence Mosher with Mrs.
Mosher and Mrs. Purdy as hostesses
Mrs William Lomasney of Section
Thirty was the honored guest of the
day. A very fine lunch was served by
the hosteSses-
The Club will indulge in a hike and
picnic on June II, to be held at the
Rapson cottage on Shagawa Lake
The committee in charge of this event
is Mesdames Henning Olson, James G..
Thompson and John Olson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
CLAUSE IN HIGHWAY DEED
KEEPS BILLBOARDS AWAY.

Here Is a new way to keep biIlboards
from obScuring scenery along the high
ways, or creating a traffic hazard BY
obstructing the view. The Oklahoma
State Highway department has In
serted this clause in its standard con-
veyance form used in buying right-of-
way.
In consideration of the construc-
OF State Highway. the grantor
herein agrees to prohibit the con-
struction Of any signs, bilIboards, or
other advertising devices within $50
feet OF the center line of said high
way. And further agrees that the
State Highway commission, its officers.
agents, and employees, may enter up
on and remove therefrom any sign.
billboards or other advertising devices
which now exist or which may here
after be placed upon said premises,
within said $50 feet of the center line
Of said highway"
The plan has been called to the at
tention Of other State Highway de-
partments by the u. s. Bureau Of
Public Roads
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COURT Of HONOR
FOR BOY SCOUTS
CEREMONY AT AUDITORIUM ON
BY FULL HOUSES BOYS GIVEN
TENDERFOOT HONORS-MERIT
BADGES GIVEN.

Monday evening marked the first
steps in Scouting in Ely under the di-
rection of the Range Area and Guy E.
Cravens. We say marked the first
steps" advisedly the past several weeks
having seen the organizations per-
fected.
Seventy-eight boys were invested
evening eliminating several weeks of
preparation under the ScoutmasterS
of the several troops On that evening
also, merit badges were conferred on
three Star Scouts from Virginia and
three merit badges on Scout McQuade
of Virginia. The badges were conferred
by Sea Scout Dahl assisted by a uni
formed trop from Virginia.
The ceremonies were impressive.
The Range Area Court of Honor was
here for the ceremonies and in adddi-
ton the Scout leaders OF Ely assisted.
a. F. Benson of Virginia, chairman.
and Otto Schmidt of Eveleth, presi-
dent, in addition to Guy Cravens
awarded the badges.
Scoutmasters pins were presented to
Scoutmasters, Matt KapSch, Raymond
Baribeau, William Jones and Howard
Hall Assistant badges were given
John Dragavon. Lowell Anderson.
Harry Newgord and Jack Grahek.
Chairman Benson made a short adj
dress to the Scouts in which he also
gave them considerable instruction.
Talks were made by President Schmidt
and Commissioner Englund. Mr..
Cravens in commenting on the show
ing made by Ely stated that this class
of Tenderfoot Scouts was the largest
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ACTION
AVERTS DROWNING
YOUNG DAUGHTER OF MR.. AND
MRS. CHAS. GALLAGHER RE-
SUSTICATED AFTER BEING
TAKEN UNCONSCIOUS FROM
THE WATER.

A drowning tragedy was narrowly
averted Sunday afternoon when first
aid and artificial respiration saved the
life of Edith Ann Gallagher, the three
year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. S. Gallagher.
The child had gone to the cabin Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Forselius at
BURNSIDE Lake with the ForSelius
children to spend the day. She sud-
denly disappeared from the group
with which she was playing and a
search started Immediately. She was
discovered in the lake floating near
the shore on her back, apparently
lifeless.
She was taken to the cabin where a
fire had been started by Mrs. Forselius
and her clothing removed. At the
same time Mr.. Forselius was dis
patched to the city to summon the
fire department first aid crew, a doc
tor and the child's parents. In the
meantime Mrs. Forselius had used
methods to get out the water. DR..
Parker and the first aid crew arrived
post haste and worked with the child
for nearly an hour before consciousness
returned. Further work of two hours
put the child out of danger and she
was brought to the Shipman Hospital
with the assistance of Jack Gianotti
and Anton Golob
The following moning she had fully
recovered and was removed to her
home. A bruise on her head indicated
that she had struck a rock when
falling off the dock, knocking her I'M
conscious and causing her to float
This blow, with the assistance of Mrs.
Forselius and the fire department first
aid, averted drowning tragedy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE
STUDENTS GIVEN DIPLOMAS FRIDAY

the World?" For over half an hour
he analysed his subject and showed
what science had accomplished for our
welfare. He however, felt that not
withStanding what science had done,
this alone was not sufficient TO shape
lives and that it needed in addition
divine guidance. Along with his phil
|osophy, DR.. Smith mixed his address
with sparkling humor to illustrate his
points. The people of the city were
fortunate in securing DR.. Smith for
the exercises as he is recognized as
one of the best speakers in the north
west and his services are in demand
Sunday Morning in Glion" by the
orchestra followed Commander l. NJ
Bang of the Frank LoZar Post, with
short address then announced the
winner of the American Legion award
for the most outstanding student as
to scholarship and athletics. Loud
and prolonged applause greeted the
announcement that Rudolph Kran, or
Rudy Krall, as he is known among
his classmates, was the winner Mr.
Krall was called to the front and pre-
sented with the award.
Superintendent Walter E. Englund
dade the presentation address pre-
senting the Glass of 81 TO the Board
of Education. Joseph Veranth, presi-
dent Of the board, said he deemed it
an honor to accept such an outstard-
ing class on behalf Of the board. Mr.
Veranth then presented the diplomas
in very impressive manner, each IN
turn as their name was called coming
to the front to receive the document
and giving the audience chance 70
see who was who among the graduates.
The orchestra rendered 'Liebesfreud"
by KreiSler after which Rev. Aho pro-
nounced the benediction. This con-
Guided another epoch in the lives OF
the young people which VIII remain
long in their memory.
Those listed and who received di-
plomaS were as follows:
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SAFETY COUNCIL
MEETS IN DULUTH
PROMINENT MINING MEN ON THE
PROGRAM OF TWO-DAY CON-
FERENCE OF LAKE SUPERIOR
MINING SECTION OF THE Ma
TIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL.

| Prominent mining engineers OF three
states will be in Duluth June Is and
Is for the 18th annual mine safety
conference of the Lake Superior min
| ing section of the National Safety
council, final plans for which were
announced Friday.
Arrangements for the gathering
were completed at a meeting in the
federal building Office of F. s. Craw-
ford, director of the bureau of mines,
in Duluth. The conference was at
tended by Mr.. Crawford; W. K Car
rick of Bessemer, Michigan, chairman
of the committee in charge, and E. w.
R. Butcher of Duluth, in charge of
publicity.
The two-day conference, to be con-
Quoted in Hotel Duluth, will open at
$3.50 A. M, Thursday, June Is, with
registrations of delegates. Mayor S. F.
Snively will start the formal sessions
with an address of welcome at $50
A. M.
Discussions of safety methods In
mining will occupy the delegates thru
out the morning and afternoon. The
speakers will include A. H. Trestrail,
range safety inspector. Pickands, Ma
ther & Co., Caspian, Mich; C. p.
Waite, assistant supervising engineer,
Travellers Insurance company, Chicago,
and Donald Harrington, chief engin-
eer, safety division, United States bur-
eau of mines, Washington, D. G.
MIR. Trestrail viii speak on Safety
Bonuses and Mine Safety" Mr.. Waite
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12

The directors of the Minnesota
Arrowhead Association met Wednesday
noon at BURNSIDE Lodge as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Cook. The meet
ing was a regular one and in conformi-
ty with the policy Of the ASSoci-
alton in meeting at the several towns
encompaSsed in the Arrowhead
Country. At the general meeting of
the directors just before the close OF
the session, it was decided to meet at
Two Harbors next.
A most excellent dinner was served
by Mr.. and Mrs Cook and their able
assistants at l 100 o'clock to fifty-seven
guests. Besides the directors, members
of the Association were present from
almost every civic body embraced in
the Arrowhead organization and a
large number of local citizens. Music
during the dinner was furnished by
the Tamboritza Orchestra. This or
chestra was one of the features of the
gathering.
While Vice President Roy Quigley
of the Arrowhead Association was adj
vertised to preside at the BURNSIDE
meeting which was more in the nature
of a goodwill gathering, Mr.. Quigley
had delegated the toastmaStership to
Hanford Cox of Cloquet who presided
in his usual efficient manner. He
called on Director Moonan for well
come address but Mr.. Moonan passed
the buck" to Mayor Chas. Trezona
who performed this task in a manner
befitting the mayor of one Of the most
enterprising cities in the northwest.
Mayor Trezona called on the Mayor
of BURNSIDE" Hal Cook, who also
welcomed the guests not only to the
meeting but also to BURNSIDE Lodge.
Walter E. Englund, superintendent
of the Ely schools, introduced Mathew
Gouze, leader of the Tamboritza or
cheStra, in a few well chosen words to
which Mr.. GouZe responded by giving
a short history of the tamboritza, the
native instrument of Croatia. The
orchestra then played selection COM
posed by Mr. Gouze and in which was
encompassed the folk songs and moods
of the Croatian people.
Toastmaster Cox introduced Gus
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
DON'T LET YOUR TRUCK
END GATES SWING

Here is one new rule added to the
state traffic act by the last legislature
End gates on trucks must not be left
hanging down or projecting from the
vehicle except while the truck is being
loaded or unloaded, except when a
load extends beyond the tail gate so
that it cannot be closed. The rule ap-
plies both when truck is being driven
and when it is parked on street or
highway.
The rule is intended to help prevent
accidents, also to keep the license
number from being covered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
ARROWHEAD DIRECTORS MEET At
BURNSIDE LODGE WEDNESDAY

Carlson of Tower, director in the
Arrowhead, who in a brief manner
told of the benefits derived from the
Chicago Outdoor Exposition. Mr..
Carlson gave figures to prove that the
principal part of our tourists came
from points in Illinois as the direct
result of the show and also showed
how slowed up advertising had slowed
Up travel from points in Iowa and
Nebraska.
He also asked for cooperation on the
part of all sections of the Arrowhead,
making the claim that what helped
one section also helped all sections.
The Scenic Anyways, represented by
Mr.. Somero and Mr.. Fuller at the
meeting, came in for boost en- the
part of the POSTMASTER.
VIM. L. Barker, Jr., well known to
local citizens, was the principal
speaker of the meeting and he spoke
on the "Recleational Facilities of the
Superior National Forest" While the
title of his address was rather local,
ne enlarged on the same 10y telling of
the facilities in all the national for
ests He stated that 81, 100000 people
had visited the forests :a~J year and
that it was the aim of the government
TO make the forests of benefit to the
largest number of people possible.
He also spoke on the thousand square
miles of exclusive canoe country set
apart in the Superior National Forest
in which no roads or trails or modern
fconveniences of any kind were to be
tolerated. MI Barker also told the
|assemblage of the advantages offered
by the government in leasing parcels
of land to those desiring summer
home sites az a nominal cost.
George A. Perham, executive secre-
tary of the Arrowhead Association re-
ported on the financial condition of
the Association and the work cone in
return for the assistance given by the
members. He read several letters
substantiating the claim of the SUI
periority of this section of the country
for recreation.
After the program above, the di-
rectors held an executive session and
transacted considerable business.
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A class of ninety High School and
fourteen Junior College students were
presented with diplomas at the Com
mencement exercises held at the
Washington Auditorium on Friday
evening before an audience that filled
the auditorium to the doors, not an
available seat to be had and late
corners being compelled to take adj
vantage of standing room only.
The graduates presented an i'm
posing appearance as they filed in and
took their seats upon the stage to the
strains of the Aida March" as played
by the High School Orchestra, directed
by Prof DiNino. Only the High
School graduates were seated on the
stage which was also taxed to the
limit to accommodate the large class.
The Junior College students occupied
a front row in the auditorium during
the exercises but sought the stage to
secure their diplomas. Reverend @. A.
Aho of the First Evangelical Lutheran
church, read the invocation.
Miss Berneice johnson made the
Salutatory address. Her subject was
well taken and Miss johnson delivered
her address in a very finished manner
as did also Harry K. Sutherland the
Valedictorian who spoke with perfect
enunciation and pleasing voice of the
aims of the class, the efficiency of the
instructors, the generosity of the Board
OF Education and paid high tribute to
the parents who had made the gradu-
alton possible. A double seXtette sang
"A Brown Bird Singing" very accept
ably under the direction of Miss Ruth
Mellby, their inStructress.
Dr. Roy L. Smith of Minneapolis,
the speaker Of the evring, then
launched out on one of the best ad-
dresses eyed delivered here He was
billed to speak on Some Wild Notions
Have known" but started out by
stating that one of his wild notions
was to change the subject and that he
would speak on will Science Save
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and educational organizations drafted
the present authentic code of flag
etiquette.
Since 1929" Mr.. Hurley explains,
Minnesota Legion posts alone, with
the cooperation of civic and educa-
tional authorities, have distributed
$50 900 copies of the national flag code
with illustrations showing just how
Old Glory should be hung, displayed,
and saluted. Any Legion post or Le-
gion State Hq, Old Capitol, St Paul,
will supply flag code on request"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
FRIDAY. JUNE IL. 1891.

ever advanced at one time in this area.
Scouting has taken on a new i'm
petus in this city and is meeting with
popular favor on the part of eligible
boys. 1t was at first thought that it
would be a hard matter to get leaders
for the troops organized but this is not
the case. The value of Scouting Is
recognized by representative citizens
who are taking to the movement with
vim. Several troops have been or
ganized and more are in process of
formation
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
BIBLE CAMP AT
LAKE ESHQUAGUMA.

The Iron Range District of the
Lutheran Minnesota Conference is
sponsoring a Bible Camp this summer
at Lake Eshquaguma. Camp Sigel is
the site selected. This camp will
operate for one week, July Is to 10.
This is a wonderful opportunity for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12

an ideal vacation. There will be in
spiration, instruction and recreation
at this camp Any young person or
old in the community is invited to at
tend Those desiring to attend see
Rev. Wendell Olson, local pastor, for
registration blanks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12

The $500 bill has been looked upon
with suspicion and proposition has
been made to stop the issue. We are
not Superstitious and will take them
at this Office in any quantity. Bring
or send them in. Just right for a
years subscription.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12

Some one spelled accessories "exces-
sories' the other day and Nellie Buck
in the Coleraine News thinks the
speller had the right bunch although
wrong in the spelling.
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On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

An applicant for a position in Pros
pect Park, addressed the council and
to his letter he attached the following
bit of verse which speaks for itself
and report has it that he received the
job:
1--WE noticed when fellow dies, no
matter what he's been,
A sanity chap, or one whose life was
deeply stepped in sin,
His friends forget the bitter words
they spoke but yesterday,
And find a multitude of pretty things
to say.
II fancy when I go to rest some will
bring to light,
Some kindly words, or goodly acts,
long buried out of sight.
But if it's all the same to you, just
give TO me instead,
The boquetS when I'm living, and the
knocking when I'm dead.
Don't save your kisses to imprint
upon my marble brow,
While countless maledictionS are
hurled upon me now;
Just say one kindly word for me, while
I mourn here alone,
And do not save your eulogies to
carve upon stone.
What do care when am dead, The
Call, News or Gazette,
Give me a write-up with a cut in
mourning border set;
1t will not flatter me bit, no matter
what is said,
So kindly throw your boquets now and
knock me when I'm dead.
While we do not advocate the writ
ing of poetic illusions to public off,
Gals as an inducement for their sup
port in landing job on the police
force or the city streets, we neverthe-
less are of the opinion that the senti-
ments expressed will go much farther
in getting the good will of the city
mayor and councilmen than the red
hot communistic dope being circulated
about town in the dead of night Tor
the past few weeks. The man who
wrote the poetry was looking for a
job. The others are looking for
trouble upon which they thrive and
grow fat and with which thev class
themselves as "myrtyrs to the cause"
thus clearing the way for dues and
donations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12
HIGH SCHOOL

+ Kittila, Alfred
Klemencich, Molly
: Koivumaki, Arthur
Kolenz, Mary
Korent, Frances
Koschak, Mary
KoSki, Sadie
Kovach, Mary
Krall, Rudolph
Lahti, Esther
Lepisto, Helmer
Leroy, Jessie
Lickar, Victor
Luthanen, Frans
Majerle, Mayme
Maxi, Alice
Mantel, Joseph
Matschiner, Mary
Mavetz, Mary
+ Merhar, Molly
Mertel, Ann
Milkovich, Helen
Mosnik, Joseph 81
Movrin, Ann
Mrack, Pauline
Musich, Jacob
I Nicholas, Garfield
+ Odgers, Marian
+ Olson, Evelyn
*Pajari, Adelaide
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12

In Solano, Spain, they had an cleo
ton and the mayor was defeated. He
refused to turn over the Office to the
newly-elected and a mob of the faith
full opposition lynched him. Rather
drastic, but effective, in getting rid Of
an Office holder, to say the least. 1t
would be rather disconcerting if such
country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12

W. P. Chinn of Duluth, general
manager of the Pickands, Mather
Company, on Monday received from
President Hoover at Washington, two
bronze statuettes awarded as prizes to
two of the P M. mines on their re-
markable safety records. The mines
are the West Vulcan at Vulcan, and
the Plymouth, quarry and open pit
mine at Wakefield, Michigan, both Of
which were operated throughout the
year without single lost-tine acct
dent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-06-12

Professor Anderson of the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota has done some
figuring and finds that out Of popu-
lation of 1858, 953, 56,593 persons in the
state of Minnesota hold elective offices,
ranging from governorship down to
school director. Besides these cleo
tive offices there are thousands of ap-
pointive officers. OF the elective off,
Gals the state has 266; the counties
1896; the cities 1,087; the villages
6,974; the townships 21,670 and the
school districts about $4,000. In some
counties, the report states, there is one
elected official to every ten or fifteen
inhabitants, though the average is
higher. He also shows that the state
has 10,545 district government units
of which 81 are counties, "a cities 634
villages, 1870 towns or townships and
1859 school districts or one unit of
local government for every 245 in
habitants.
The professor failed to add that this
is what makes taxes SO high. In all
probability, the larger part of these
officers get something for salary.
Officials also have a penchant for
spending money and leaving some
kind of a monument for their efforts,
either in buildings, roads, parks, etc.,
with which to awe posterity and the
expense of which is shouldered on the
taxpayer. Now, right here, we will
also remark that it is not all the Off
Gals fault. The taxpayer demands
this, that, and the other and those in
Office are supposed to furnish it. All
these government units are spending
the taxpayers money and those in
terested in cutting down tax bills
should also demand less from their
elected officials. Is it any wonder that
the movement to consolidate counties,
townships and school districts is not
stronger than it really appears to be?
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Anderson, Ruth
81 Berglund, Helen

Anderson, Ruth
+ Berglund, Helen
Beuk, Amelia
BONNER, John
Bourgin, Simon
BouSka, Mae
Brouillette, William
Carlson, Lloyd
CheleSnik, Lillian
Chepelnik, Rose
Cherne, Dorothy
Childers, Ruth
Christopher, Eleanor
Elfving, Urho
+ Englund, Dewitt
Fleming, Margaret
Golob, Cecilia
Golob, Mary
Golobich, John
Gouze, Frank
Govatos, Mary
Grahek, John L.
4 Hanson, Eunice
Harvot, Molly
Herranen, Richard
Jerich, Arthur
johnson, Berneice
. KangaS, Martha
Kaninen, William
Kelly. John