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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
Lionel Barrymore at
the Opera House Sunday.

The personal triumph scored by
Lionel Barrymore in "a Free Soul" as
the veteran criminal attorney brought
reward of more work instead of
vacation
Bayard Weller, noted mystery play
dramatst, was working on an original
story for Metro-G oldwyn- Mayer when
he saw Barrymore in the Norma
Shearer picture and went right back
to write his principal characterization
so that nobody but Barrymore could
play it.
The new WELLER thriller, Guilty
Hands" viii be shown at the Opera
House Sunday, with Barrymore in the
featured role, again that of a veteran
criminal attorney.
w. s. Van Dyke directed the picture
with the supporting cast including Kay
Francis, Madge Evans, William Bake
well, G. Aubrey Smith, Polly Moran
and Alan Mobray.
Before "A Free Soul BARRYMORE de-
voted his efforts to directing and it
was with some reluctance that he again
turned actor to meet popular demand.
As the murderer in Guilty Hands"
Barrymore has the pivotal role Of a
unique plot situation He commits
the crime in order to save his daughter
from wrecking her life. When he is
found out he uses all his resources TO
shift the blame but fate takes hand
and gives startling twist to the dra-
matte situation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
new SOURCE
OF REVENUE
St. Louis County Farmers Ship
First Cooperative Carload
of Cattle.

st. Louis County has just made its
first cooperative shipment of cattle to
market. The carload consisting of
twenty-five head, fifteen cows one
scrub bull, four heifers and five steers,
is being shipped by the Cook Livestock
Shipping association, and will be sold
on the South st. Paul market by the
Central Livestock Commission firm of
which the Cook organization is men,
Der.
The Cook Association was formed
about year ago, and is a part of the
marketing program Of the st. Louis
County Club and Farm Bureau. The
movement was started by August Neu-
bauer, county agent with the help of
the extension marketing specialists of
the University. Since its organization
the officers have been making a drive
for members which today total almost
one hundred
Need for the organization was ap-
parent when the farmers complained
about the low prices being offered by
local buyers for livestock. In many
instances this amounted to about half
the regular market price These con-
ditions retarded livestock Improvement
because farmers found no inducement
in culling their herds. A canvass OF
the situation at the time Of organi-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
LITTLE rain
BAD FOR POWER
Minnesota Power & Light Com
pany Carrying Full Load
at Steam Plant.

There has been a shortage of pre-
cipitation over northeastern Mime
sofa for nearly three years, with the
result that the Minnesota Power &,
Light Company right now would be
embarrassed to meet the demands for
light and power if depending wholly
upon its hydro electric system, says
Skillings Mining Review. But with
most commendable foresight, and en-
terprise, the company has left nothing
to chance, and the completion of the
first unit of its steam electric genera
ting plant in Duluth early the past
summer was most opportune. The
company right now is carrying a full
load at this plant. 1t has a capacity
of 26,800 h. p.
This Duluth steam unit was built for
a dual purpose, to meet just such an
of reduced water in the res
ervoirs as exists now, and to assist in
taking acre of increased demands for
power and light. The Duluth steam
unit represents an investment of
So 100000 alone.
To serve its 44,000 customers, in
Guiding the thousands of horsepower Of
industrial load, in more than 100 towns
and cities in northeastern Minnesota.
the companys power plants, both water
power and steam, have been inter
connected by means of high voltage
and transmission lines. Substations
are located throughout the territory to
reduce the voltage to such level that
the power may be more conveniently
Total installed capacity
including the initial unit at the Duluth
steam electric station, is 167,820 h. o.
of which 127 200 h. p. is in water power
plants and 10000 h. p. is in steam
plants. There are more than 1000
miles of transmission and distribution
lines to deliver the power output of the
various stations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
R. DUNN BRIDGE
AT PRINCETON
Princeton Lawmaker and Edi-
tor Honored as Author of
Good Roads Plan.

The Robert C. Dunn Memorial
Bridge, on trunk highway No. Is at
Princeton, was dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies yesterday The
bridge, a concrete arch structure, car
ries bronze tablet with the inscrip-
ton, Dedicated to the Memory of
Robert C. Dunn, 1855-191S, The Father
of Good Roads"
Mr. Dunn is best known as author
of the constitutional amendment known
as the Dunn amendment, but this was
only one event IN a long career of
activity in the cause of good roads.
The files of the Princeton Union re-
veal his interest in road improvements
from the time he became its editor.
Mr.. Dunn was member of the
legislature in 1889 and 1893 and state
auditor from 1895 to 1908. In 1910, in
an address before the Minnesota Edi-
torial Association, he launched cam
paign for constitutional amendment
providing a statewide one mill tax
to aid in road development Re-enter-
ing the legislature in 1911, he obtained
passage of bill proposing such an
amendment and he conducted a sue
cessful campaign for its adoption by
the people in 1912. In the session
of 1913 he was the author of a bill
to put the new amendment into effect
as well as codifying and undermining
the road laws of the state. He served
as state senator in 1915 and in 1917.
In the latter year he was author Of
the bill changing the state highway
department from three man board to
one commissioner
Roads improved with state aid after
the adoption of the one mill tax plan
in 1912, were the foundation for the
trunk highway system created in 1920.
The Dunn amendment was not changed
by the trunk highway amendment, but
since that time the state aid fund has
been used on secondary roads. Legis-
lation fathered by Mr. Dunn therefore
has been responsible for speeding up
the improvement of both primary and
secondary roads in Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
Wooden Rail Line
Found at Sagindgd.

According to the Two Harbors
Chronicle wooden railroad built
probably fifty years ago, was dis
covered recently by Louis Reinertsen,
George Olson and Claus c. Monker,
who spent the weekend at Mr. Mon
ker's cabin on Lake Saginaga. The
railroad was built out of hewn rails
about four by six inches, and is over
a quarter of a mile in length, con-
Meeting Cyprus lake with a small lake
to the south. Motive power consisted
of a capstain, the sweep of which is
still intact. The road, according to
Mr.. Monker, was probably used to
portage boats and supplies over the
portage in the early days when pros
pecting was going on for gold in that
section The right-of-way for the rail-
road is about II feet wide and very
substantial dock was built which is now
rotted away except for the evidence
that it was there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
OLDER BOYS
TO eLoQUET
Conference to be Held on
November 1874, and Is;
Ely Boys VII Attend.

Plans for the 21st annual Older
Boys Conference to he held at Cloquet
November 13, IA, and Is, are rapidly
nearing completion. Strong commit
tees are working on the various details
necessary for the success of the meet
ings. r. G. Boothe, executive secre-
tary of the Southtown Y M C.. A.
Minneapolis, will be the principal
speaker
The conference is non-sectarian. It
is open to all boys between the ages
of Is and 20. A. W. Luchs, Iron Range
Y. M. c. A., secretary, will be in charge
Of the discussion leaders.
Norman Mcleod, secretary of the
Boys Y. M. G. A, Duluth, will lead
the group singing. Ralph Jones, Eve
leth, is president of the 1881 Con-
ference and will preside at all confer
ence sessions. Conference meetings
will be held in the Cloquet High school
auditorium. Discussion groups will
meet in the class rooms.
The conference banquet will be held
on Saturday evening in the gymnasium
OF the Cloquet Y. M. G. A. The reg
istration fee is s225 which includes the
Saturday noon luncheon and Saturday
evening banquet. The closing dates
for registration is November 10. All
boys who wish to attend should register
or with A. w. Luchs, Congdon Build
with w. E. Englund at the High School
ing, Hibbing, on or before November
10. Entertainment will be provided for
all the delegates in the homes of Clo-
quet people
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23

Politics over in Evaeth seems
to be a very serious matter.
Judging by the number of
names on the primary ballot to
be voted on next Monday, the
citizenship is unanimous in its
desire to serve the dear
people" in one capacity or
another. There are three
candidates for mayor; thirteen
for councilman; five for NUM-
cipal judge and three for spec
ial judge. A depression in
candidates for office is not as
yet on, at least not in Eveleth.
In the face of the happenings
in our neighboring city the past
two months, this desire to serve
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
DR.. O'Brien Opens Season
of Breakfasts Over WCCO.

Fracture of Skull" is to be the sub
ject of the first November radio talk
by DR.. William A. O'Brien, Associate
Professor of Pathology and Preventive
Medicine, Medical School, University of
Minnesota. DR.. OBrien broadcasts
from Minneapolis every Wednesday at
lis A. NJ. over Station WCCO, under
the auspices of the Minnesota State
Medical Association.
The complete schedule for November
includes: Fracture of Skull, November
4; What are the Psychoneuroses, Nov
ember IL, Prevention of Eye Strain,
November Is; Treatment of Leuk-
emia, November IS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
JUDGES SELECT
CHARTER BOARD
Fifteen Citizens Named on the
Charter Commission of
the City.

Upon request of ten per cent of the
voters of the City of Ely, a petition
having been signed and delivered to
the judges of the Eleventh Judicial
District, Judges Hughes, Fessler, Free
man, Magney, Grannis and Kenny on
Monday signed an order naming fifteen
freeholders of the city as Charter
Commission to hold their Office as pro-
vided by law.
Those named are Walter E. Eng
lund, E. W. Hanson, F. B. James, Jos.
Mantel, James Moonan, M j. Murphy,
John E. Porthan, Peter Schaefer, Bruce
o. Strachan, Leonard Slabodnik, A. j.
Thomas, j. E. Thompson, Frank Yer
anth, Jr., Andrew Watilo, Jr., and L.
j. White.
These men are supposed to qualify
for the position within thirty days of
their appointment by returning their
duly attested oath of Office to the
Clerk of the District Court in Duluth.
The qualifications are stated in the
oath. The appointments are not mand-
atory and those refusing to serve will
be excused and others named.
Ely had Charter Commission sew
eral years ago but in some manner
the same was allowed to disband and
their terms of service expire. Several
members of the Ely Commercial Club,
sensing some needed changes in the
city charter, asked for the appointment
of the commission and the Public We'll
fare Committee of the club was dele
gated to get the signers. This COM
nittee was composed of Peter Schaefer,
Leonard Slabodnik, James Moonan and
0. w. Parker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23

Junior College testers to Act
"Henry Tells the Truth"
November S.

The testers, Ely Junior College dram
attic club, are now enthusiastically re-
hearsing Henry Tells the Truth" a
comedy of ideals and ideas in three
acts, by Wilbur Brown. The play is
brand-new, bearing 1892 copyright.
and is to be produced on November 5,
by special arrangement with The
Northwestern Press, Minneapolis,
Minnesota. It is comedy of small
town people, the kind you've known
caricatured perhaps, but life-like and
highly amusing. You will laugh over
their love affairs and their matrimonial
troubles and be interested in their
various methods of handling the truth.
Here is good entertainment with some
thing to bite on.
The cast includes several names that
have appeared before on High School
and Junior College programs, also
some that appear here for the first
time. All the performers are well
suited to their parts and we may con-
fidently look forward to a performance
that will be a credit to the organi-
zation.
l. 81
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
LEGION POST
new OFFICERS
District Commander Lyman
Huntley Installs. the New
Legion Heads.

The Frank Lozar Post No. 248 of the
American Legion installed officers fol-
1882 at their regular meeting last week
District Commander Lyman Huntley
installed the following officers:
Commander-Oscar T. Friedsburg
First Vice Commander G.
Kotchevar
Second Vice Commander William
Rowe.
Third Vice Commander Elaine G.
Almen.
Chaplain-Edwin Toms
Adjutant-Ray Hoefler.
Finance Ofcer-John E. Johnson.
Sergeant-at-arms-J Poshak.
Post Historian-J. H. Santo.
Service Off1cer-Luther M. Bang.
Delegate-Arthur Knutson
Alternate Delegate Ernest w. Han
son.
Executive Committee Oscar Frieds-
burg, Luther M. Bang, John G.. Kot-
chevar, Ray Hoe1er, j. E. Johnson,
Arthur Knutson, Ernest Hanson, Art
Nyman and Frank Schweiger.
Commander Huntley presented Luther
Bang, the outgoing commander, with a
past commanders charm in behalf of
the Post. Joseph Kobuchar, adjutant
of the Post in its early history, was
presented with a past adjutant's
charm by Luther M. Bang in behalf of
the Post.
Bill" Furlong, new district adjutant
was introduced to the membership and
told the Ely boys what fine work they
had done for him last year in their
work which carried the Post to a new
all time high membership.
Standing committees for the coming
year were named and urged to get to-
gether early and get their work lined
up and make reports regularly at the
meetings.
L. M. Bang, acting as chairman of
all past commanders, had charge of
the arrangements and after installation
the members enjoyed fine luncheon.
The following committees have been
appointed for the coming year:
Sick and Relief. M. Bang, chair
man; George T. Ayres, James G.
Thompson, Joe Markovich.
Emergency-Andrew Harri, chair
man; Roy Baxtrun, Uno Alfalfa, H E.
Kurvinen, A. j. Dolenstak
Membership-Doug Nankervis, chair
man; Jack Poshak, Joe Markovich, A.
j. Dolenshak, Arthur Olson, Enrico De-
Bernardo, Ansol Skantz, Ray Hoefler,
Alex Lobe, Dan Jarvi, Elias LaBeau,
John Prola, Arthur Nyman.
Armistice Dance-Arthur Nyman,
chairman; Arthur Olson, Arnold Hen
erickson, William Rowe, Howard Har-
RIO
Auditing Knutson, chair
man; Matt Watilo, Frank Schweiger.
Legislative-E. W. Hanson, chair
man; w. P. Wolff, L. M. Bang, Frank
Veranth, Edwin Toms.
Athletics-Edw Buckley, chairman;
Thos. j. Murn, Arnold Hendrickson.
House Ray Hoefer, chairman; Ed
win Toms, Howard Harrio, Walter
Koski.
Community Service-Arthur Nyman,
chairman; John Kotchevar, Peter
Handberg, John Palmgard, Charles
Smith, Albert McMahan, Byrd Brown
ell, j. l.. Pete, L. G. SLENDER, Walter
Carlson, Carl Peterson, w. j. Kayute,
John Rikhus, j. r. Steele, E. W. Han
son, w. P Wolff, VIM Strand.
Employment Harry Homer, chair
man; Robert Ellis, Jacob L. Pete,
Peter Handberg, John Kotchevar
Conservation-W A. Hanson, chair
man, Arthur Knutson, H G. Cook
Camp Ground Homer, chair
man, John E. Thompson, John Palm
gard, Frank Schweiger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
Young Peoples Society
Elect NelU Officers.

The Young Peoples Society of the
First Evangelical Lutheran church held
its annual meeting Monday night for
the election of officers for the ensuing
year. William Haapala was elected
president of the society. The other
officers elected are vice president, Alice
Wooden; secretary, Hma Ahola; treas
urer, Martha Palo; reporters, Berniece
Johnson and Alice Maxi. The officers
retiring are Helmer Lepisto, Esther
Lahti, Berniece Johnson, Sadie Sikala
and Martha Lahti.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23

Resorts Grouped and Listed
In Eight or more Distinc-
tive Areas.

Summer resorts affiliated with the
Minnesota Arrowhead Association in
1882 will be listed in a special publ
cation to be placed in the hands of
the recreational opportunities of the
Arrowhead country, according to plan
outlined at the monthly meeting of
the directors and executive committee
of the association
Two previous editions of a similar
booklet were exhausted some time ago
and there have been continual calls
since for the information Instead of
arranging the material by post offices
alphabetically as in the earlier ed
ditions, the various resorts will be
grouped according to location in eight
or more distinctive areas. These areas,
subject to further consideration are:
Cd Moose Lake, Barnum, Carlton; CD
The North Shore and Gunflint Trail;
Cd The -Winton- border lakes; (4)
Lake Vermilion and adjoining lakes;
CD The international Falls sec
ton, including Pelican, Kabetogama
and Rainy lakes; CD Itasca County;
CD Cass Lake district; Cd Aitkin-Mc-
Gregor district.
Facts about each resort will be
printed in condensed form and will in
clude information as to location, class
of accommodation whether the place is
on the hotel plan or housekeeping cot
tage plan, rates, number of cabins,
lighting and other equipment.
The book is planned to meet the de
mand for more definite information
which the associations correspondence
indicates is more marked than in the
earlier years of the tourist promotion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
of Ely Ladies
Dies at SOudan.

Rev. Lepisto of this city was in
Soudan last week where he conducted
the funeral of Victor Nyquist, a resi-
dent of Soudan since 1899, who died
at the Two Harbors hospital the Fri
day previous at the age of SIS years.
Surviving relatives are the widow
and eleven SONS and daughters. Mrs
John o. Porthan, Mrs Samuel Norma
Misses Ingleborg and Anna Nyquist
are daughters residing In this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23

Editor Carl Eastwood of the
LIE Seueur News-Herald stirred
up somewhat of a hornets nest
when he made the remark in
his excellent paper that ''the
present time is like the Fourth
of July celebration in COM
parison to some depressions he
has SEEN" A down-state paper
contradicted this with the state
ment that there are now six
million people unemployed.
Eastwood came back with a
solar plexus punch that this
represents only 5 per cent of
the population while in 1873
there were 35 per cent out of
work. At that time eggs sold
for 3 cents a dozen and butter
at 6 cents per pound, if you
could find a buyer. He winds
up his argument with the per-
tinent remark that hard times,
like any other unusual story,
gathers size and momentum as
it travels along"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
Almost 20 per cent spent in
retail establishments in the

Almost 20 per cent spent in
retail establishments in the
United States in 1929, accord
ing to the U. S. Department of
Commerce, went for automo-
biles or automobile products.
The entire amount spent for
food was about % cents on the
dollar. There are this year a
great many more automobiles
in commission than there were
in 1929. This reminds us of
the remark credited to a flip
pant commentator in contem-
plating the depression and who
expressed the comforting
thought: IF we do all have to
go to the poor house we can all
go in our automobiles"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23

Samuel Mather, one of
Americas greatest capitalists
and philantrophists, died early
Sunday after 80 years of event
full life. 1t is stated that Mr..
Mather had given more than
$8,000,000 to public institu-
tons and charities and that his
will made two years ago pro-
vided for additional requests
of similar nature. He was
of the firm of Pickands, Mather
& Company and as a tribute
to his memory, not a wheel
was turned at the company
mines in the Lake Superior
district on Wednesday when
the funeral was held.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23
On This
Occasion
Just q few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immateria1.

All the civilized world is
mourning the death of Thomas
Alva Edison. Without doubt
he was the worlds greatest
man and who in the course of
his eventful existence made life
easier for every country on the
globe by means of his inven-
tons and labor saving appli-
ances. His name was a by
word in this country which
profited most by his having
lived and which will feel an
irreparable loss in his passing.
He was a friend of the high
and the low and all join in
paying homage to this wizard
of science. He was buried in
West Orange, n. j., on We'd
nesday and over 10000 per-
sons had filed through the
little room where his body lay
in state. Both the known and
the unknown, all paid tribute
to the departed genius whose
brain had added nearly 16
billions to the nations wealth
with the production of the
photograph, electric light, die
tating machine, kinetograph,
talking pictures, dynamos, tele-
phones and other inventions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-23

Continued ON Page Four.
Evening star., 1931-05-23
'COL. TRACY MADE
'BR|GAD|ER GENERAL
War College Assistant Com
mandant Fills Gen. e.
tinge's Post.

Col. Joseph p Tracy of Washington,
assistant commandant of the Army War
College, today was appointed by PreSi-
cent Hoover as q brigadier general, to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the recent
death OF Brig. Gen. LIE Roy Eltinge.
The President at the same time de-
tailed Col. Edward L. Munson, Medical
Corps as assistant surgeon general, with
the rank of brigadier general for a
four-year term. Munson, a native of
New Haven. Conn. succeeds Brig. Gen.
Henry G. Fisher, who will retire May 81
Born in Washington, Gen. Tracy
graduated from West Point in 1896 and
was assigned to the Coast Artillery
Corps, with which branch he has since
been attached. He served in both the
Spanish-American and World Wars and
received a Distinguished Service Medal
for exceptionally meritorious and dis
tinguiShed service" while in charge of
the enlisted division of the .Adjutant
Generals ONCE during the World War.
Gen. Munson entered the Medical
Corps in 1898 after graduating from the
Yale Medical School. He also served in
both the Spanish-American and World
Wars and was awarded a Distinguish
Service Medal for meritorious service
In the late conflict. He also received
the Order Of the Bath from the British
government and was made an honorary
member OF the japanese Red Cross.
Gen. Munson is a member of the
American Medical Association, the AS
sociation of Military Surgeons. the
American College Of Surgeons and the
Manila Medical Society. He is the
author OF numerous medical works, in
Guiding Psychology and Morale" and
the Care OF Troops in Garrison and
in the Field" His most recent assign
ment was at San Francisco.
Evening star., 1931-05-23
NAME ARCHITECTS
FOR NEW BRIDGE
-
Commissioners Accept Bid of
$4,000 on Plans for Cali :
vert Street Structure.

The Commissioners yesterday accept
ed the bid OF Modjeski, Masters. &;
Chase, consulting architects and en-
gineers Of Philadelphia. to prepare a
preliminary design for the new Calvert
Street Bridge The fee will be $50, 900.
This is the same firm that prepared
the design for the Klingle Valley Bridge
Seven contracts for construction of
sewers we're awarded as follows: To
Warren r. Brenizer Co., stormwater
sewer in the vicinity of Twenty-f1fth
place and Bladensburg road northeast,
s5,513.67; ScaggS Branch sanitary sewer
in the vicinity of Clay street extended
and Anacostia avenue extended north
cast. S4.365.57
To J. B. McCrary Co.. Thirtieth
street stormwater sewer sections 2 and
3. in the vicinity Of Thirtieth street and
Nebraska avenue, $36,814.20; Legation
street branch stormwater sewer, Lega-
ton and Mckinley streets. $6,867.3 !;
Upper Anacostia main interceptor, sec
ton 2. $8,256.52; Klingle Valley sanitary
and stormwater sewers, Connecticut av-
enue and Macomb street, $3,17l.50.
To william A. Pate, Second street
replacement sewers, between Indiana
avenue and F street, $14,389.15.