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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
High School Boys
Win Summing Meet.

In a dual swimming meet held in
the local pool last Saturday, the Ely
boys trounced the swimmers from Gill
bert with score of 81 to "a, winning
seven of the eight events.
Tuomikosk and Kromar of Ely were
high point men with IL points each
The summary is as follows:
160-yard relay-Ely, first; Tuomi-
koski, Schiltz, Kromar and Nykanen.
10O-yard breast-Tuomikoski, Ely
first; Russ, Ely, second; Rauh, Gilbert
third.
40-yard free style-Kromar, Ely, first;
Whitcraft, Gilbert, second; Majerle
Gilbert, third.
220-yard free style-Nykanen, Ely
first; Arko, Gilbert, second; Brownell
Ely, third.
100-yard back stroke Pollack, Gill
bert, first; Schiltz, Ely, second; Suther-
land, Ely, third.
100-yard free style-Kromar, Ely
first; Majerle, Gilbert, second; Porthan
Ely, third
Diving Ely, first;
Sutherland, Ely, second; Wright, Gil
bert, third
180-yard medley relay-Ely, won with
Schiltz, Russ and Nykanen.
Referee and starer: L. L. Michels
Virginia.
In an exhibition of diving, Ralph
Majerle, an eighth grade boy, placed
second in total score.
The standing of the Ely team is very
good. They have now won two and lost
one of the meets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

We wish to call the attention
of the reader to the musical
talent of this city and the many
opportunities afforded to at
tend the offerings by local
talent. We also wish to state
without fear of contradiction,
that Ely possesses more real
musical and histrionic ability
among its 5000 people than
any other city of it's size, or
even larger, anywhere. Visi-
tors from Chicago and other
large cities who have attended
some of the offerings by Ely
organizations and individuals,
bear us out in this and are loud
in their praises. Why bring in
singers and actors
when we have the best right
here at home?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
on THIS OCCASION
CONTINUED from First Page)

ture, built at a cost of 500, 900,
stands as a monument to the
rural school system of st. Louis
county, recognized as the best
in the country and to the untir-
ing efforts of the county board
of education. 1t also stands as
a monument to the foresight
and efficiency of our county
superintendent, Arthur Lampe,
who kept up the work of fur
nishing the rural schools of the
county with superior educa-
tional facilities inaugurated by
his predecessor, G. H. Barnes,
known as the father of the
system and to Commissioners
Jacob l.. Pete, Asmund A.
ABBY, w. A. Newman, past and
present chairmen of the county
school board and w. G. Sargent
the treasurer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
FARM AND MARKET
Agriculture

cites in Minnesota, $1,000 is divided
between the county, incorporated VII
lagos and cities and townships in which
the cigarette seller does business The
| state keeps $1.20, or 10 per cent of the
total. There have been 1868 licenses
issued in this state up-to-date.
Certified Chicks.
One of the aims of the new Mime
sofa Poultry Improvement Board is to
assure honesty in hatchery advertising.
All Minnesota standard accredited
hatcheries apply the terms Minnesota
standard accredited, Minnesota certified
accredited, Minnesota Record of Per-
Torrance or Minnesota R. O. P. to
their different grades of chicks.
Chicks that are tested for salmonelia
pullorum infection, commonly known as
B. w. D., are listed and advertised as
Minnesota B. w. D. tested, Minnesota
B. w. D. approved and Minnesota B. w.
D. accredited under the supervision of
che Livestock Sanitary Board of Mime
sofa.
When hatchery advertises baby
chicks as "certified-accredited triple
teSted-Super chickS"-etc., it does not
mean that the chicks have been subject
sofa" or state" cannot be used in con-
nection with the words accredited, GER
titled, etc., unless the hatcheries are
members of the Minnesota Poultry In
provement board.
State Farm Census.
The figures which will follow were
compiled by the U. S. department Of
agriculture in cooperation with this de-
partment under the supervision of Paul
Kirk, senior statistician They are
gathered bienually.
Nearly four per cent more acres were
put in crops in Minnesota in 1881 as
compared to 1929. But slight vari-
alton in number of farms was revealed,
there being 174,327 farms reported in
1881 against 175,056 in 1929. OF these
69.2 per cent were reported by owners
as compared with 70.8 per cent in
1929.
The total acreage for crops listed was
17,858,654 against 17,255, 1877 acres in
1929.
Otter It'll county with it's 1886 farms
reported led the state counties for
number of farms. That county with
1,028,373 acres in farms also was at
the top in farm acreage.
st. Louis county was second in farms
with 4,745 listed, while Stearns county
in farm acreage with 761, 306 acres.
Of greatest significance was the wide
number and varieties of crops, which
indicate that Minnesota is fast be-
coming a state of diversified, rather
than grain, farming.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
The UnDeiIing of
Jesus Christ

Quite new approach, it seems to
many of us, is made to this subject by
the Reva Dr. Dixon of the local Meth
odist church.
On Sunday nights, in a series of
sermons entitled 1.-THE Church Mill
tant" he has followed the Book Of
Revelation. His analysis gives the book
a living interest much needed by the
average Bible reader whose confusion
at the symbolism. was wont to leave
its pages unthumbed.
Such subjects as "Gazetted," THE
Grand Review" 1.-The War Council, /"
Sealed Orders" and the ''Roll Call"
are in themselves explanatory. In a
word the Church's history is that Of
Christian conquest against Unchristian.
1t is Jesus Christ revealed as Messiah
Saviour in world movements of the
first century. These studies shall be
continued for some time. 'The best is
yet to be-" Come and hear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Blowing Some Good.

DAOWulS SOIuc OOOO.
The drought, the web worm and tht
grasshoppers of the summer OF g.
formed trio of destruction. Yet, like
the proverbial Ill wind, they did some
good.
The trio, in wake of it's destruction
left the weeds, as well as the crops, IL
sorry condition, reports Throughout
the state indicate.
The drought killed the weeds, or re-
tarded them, and prevented many from
going to seed.
The hungry grasshoppers in the Rec
River valley ate indiscriminately OF
crops and weeds alike, leaving only the
French or stink" weed untouched.
The web worm, which appeared in
increased hordes last summer, ate the
blossom of the Canada thistle and pre-
vented it from going to seed
1t is not quite determined as yet
whether the web worm damages crops
Send snuff box full to every county
and clean out the Canada thistle" one
wiseacre suggested. A good idea, per-
haps. But what would happen if the
parasite grew hungry and satisfied his
appetite on legitimate plants? This we
did not know and therefore, we did not
take a chance.
So, it appears, that three of the state
weed and seed departments best
workers last year were MIR. Web Worm
Old Man Drought and Charlie Grass
hopper. Their wages, however, came
high.
While on the subject of weeds, we
might tender little information, which
may not be widely known, to-wit: The
state noxious weed act, enacted in 1925
and amended in 1927, limits the ex-
penditure for weed work to SIS town.
ship. This is the maximum a town.
ship has to pay for an inspectors work
A township inspector cannot charge
more than so cents. or less than Is
cents, an hour for his work, according
to the statute, nor can he charge more
than seven cents mile for travelling
expenses. The average charged by
weed inspectors for their work in the
past has been 35 cents an hour and
seven cents mile for travelling costs.
If township should vote no funds
for weed control and the township
chairman, despite that decision, should
do weed work, he may present a bill
to the county auditor, 80 days after
having rendered it to the township, and
the auditor is forced to extend warrants
for the full amount of the bill, pro-
viding it is within the limits prescribed
by law.
Ten Per Cent Retained.
Out of the $12 collected by this de-
partment from every vendor of cigar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
HOW TO KEEP WELL
case may be, is briefly explained as

the case may be, is briefly explained as
follows:
Appetite, digestion and absorption
are the involuntary processes that form
a sort of automatic self-regulating
machine. Certain glands such as the
adrenals and the thyroid act as regu-
lating devices by which the speed of
the machine is adjusted"
"Tnus If you have a sudden. need
to run away, you do not have to eat
some sugar to supply the necessary
energy. Instead small gland called
the adrenal near the kidney, supplies
a secretion that aids in modifying
sugar already stored up as glycogen or
animal starch in the muscles
"If you are thin, nervous, energetic.
no matter how much you eat probably
your glands, these accessory devices,
work more actively than If you are a
broader, slower, more phlegmatic per-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

son. Your machine is speeded up
generally. You burn up more body
fuel"
The adult who is overweight may
need to try to counterfeit by his diet
this sluggish tendency in his internal
mechanism. If he could safely take
some simple medication to stimulate
his glandular activity, this is what
some of the patent drugs aim to do
his problem would be simple.
It is well established, however, that
such practises do more damage than
good.
1.-The real way out is to eat" says the
doctor, "but eat the foods that do not
store up a supply of fuel that is away
beyond body needs. Meat forms the
most important item of the reducing
diet for the beyond forty, overweight
group. 1t must be counter-balanced by
green vegetables and fruits. Sugars
and starches should be cut to min
MUM"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

Eat and Grow Thin" says the adj
vertiser Of reducing tablets. The wise
and well-advised should shut their eyes
and ears to such beguiling invitation.
says this weeks bulletin from the edu-
cational committee of the Minnesota
State Medical Association.
Nevertheless it is impossible to eat
and grow thin without the use of
dangerous drugs of any sort the COM
mittee points out and anybody who is
over forty and overweight too, is ad-
vised to take advantage of it.
"Older adults are beginning to slow
up" says the bulletin Generally they
take less exercise and eat as much as
ever. They burn less body fuel. What
they need, especially those who tend to
be fat. is not only less food but a
different kind of food"
The body machinery by which you
eat and grow fat or do not grow fat, as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Important Conflict

The battle OF Golden Hill Is ranked
by some writer's as the first conflict
Of the war Of the American Revolu-
ton. This took place on January Is,
nearly seven weeks before the Boston
massacre. The British soldiers killed
one citizen and wounded three after
the soldiers had destroyed liberty
pole set up by the Sons of Liberty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Small Animal planters"

An example of less direct influence
Of small animals on man is seen In
Washington and Oregon, where the
Douglas fir supports a large and I'm
portant industry. Mice and squirrels
OF that section are very fond Of the
f1r seed, and In years of plenty bury
stores of this food in the ground for
preservation. If a fire or cutting ex
poses the ground over these stores
to the sun, the seeds terminate and
soon high quality trees have sprOuted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
European Dairy Farming

The Hohenheim system is an inten-
sive system Of pasture fertilization
and management in dairy farming ex-
tensively used in Europe. Under this
system, the pasture is divided into
small fields, which are fortified and
grazed in rotation. 1t has been proved
highly successful The idea was in
PRODUCED in Germany some 30 years
ago, but gets it's name from Hohen-
helm, Germany, where 1t was thor
oughly investigated by Professor
Warmbold in 1916.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Old English Ceremony

"Maundy money" is the aims given
on Maundy Thursday. the Thursday
before Good Friday, in connection
with the annual system of washing
the feet of the poor On this day by
the sovereign of Great Britain. This
was the custom for some centuries.
The foot washing is obsolete, but aims
are still distributed. Formerly special
silver coins of the value of 1, 2. 8 or
A pence were struck annually for the
Maundy aims.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
No American penny"

Properly there is no such a coin as
penny in American coinage. What
many persons refer to as penny
should be called cent. The word
penny is an inheritance from Eng
land, which still uses the penny coin.
1t is worth two cents in United States
currency. The American coin is
cent because it is one one-hundredth
OF the unit 81. A penny would be
two such fractions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Church MEMBERSHIPS

About 100000, or a little less
than one-half of the total population
of the United States belong to Chris
tan churches. These are actual
church members and many millions
more are moral or financial supporters
Of the church. 1t is estimated that
nearly 80 per cent of the adult popu-
lation indorses the Christian religion
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Low Temperatures

Mercury freezes at about -38 de-
grees Fahrenheit, so that mercury
thermometers cannot be used for tenn
peratures lower than this. Byrd men,
lions In his book that temperatures
as low as 70 degrees Fahrenheit were
recorded. He does not state in Lit
tie America" just what types Of ther-
mometers were used, but in Arctic
exploration alcohol or toluol is gen.
orally employed, as these remain
liquid at much lower temperatures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Conditions of Bankruptcy

Voluntary bankruptcy may be en-
tered into by debtor who has admit
ted in writing his inability to pay his
debts and his willingness to be adj
Judged as bankrupt on that ground.
The debtor files petition. Involuntary
bankruptcy may be forced upon debt
or by any creditor or creditors VINO
after filing their petition can prove
that at any time within four months
before the petition was filed the debtor
had committed any of the acts OF
bankruptcy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Flies Beyond Control?

No method has been devised for the
eradication or control Of flies. In July,
1880, an appropriation of about $751;
900 was made available by congress
for an investigation of this matter by
the bureau of entomology. 1t will be
several years before this study is COM
plete and anv publication appears.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

The Lenten season was
ushered in on Wednesday with
appropriate services at the
churches of the city. Ash
Wednesday, the opening of
Lent usually leads one to the
thought of spring as Easter is
the forerunner of this very de-
sirable season, more desirable
this year on account of the
economic conditions of the
world.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

In another place in this
paper will be found the COM
parative statement of tax levies
from the pen of Assessor Fred
B. James which explains it
self. These figures indicate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Railroad Gauge

Stephenson, inventor of the steam
locomotive, is said to have adopted the
gauge of his engine from that Of his
farm wagon wheels. HOrse-drawn
wheeled vehicles had been Of approx
imately that gauge since the days of
Roman chariOts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

Those who object to the
color on the 1882 auto license
plates on the ground that it
makes them think of the high
way patrol, in all probability
are suffering from a guilty
conscience complex. The man
who is abiding by the rules of
the highway is glad to meet the
gentlemanly men of the patrol.
Most of these officers are trying
to keep the driver out of
trouble and lend him aid in so
doing. He is the motorists
friend.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

The Wickersham Commits
sion figures that it cost 1884,
828,550 last year to enforce
the prohibition law. This is
only an estimate based on the
reports of justice department
officials. If all reports are
true several dollars more than
that amount was spent by the
bootlegging rings in keeping
the law from being enforced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

much and especially a healthy
growth of the city during the
years covered by the statement.
The proceedings of the City
Council are also published in
another place in this paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
State of Happiness

We deem those happy who, from
experience of life. have learned TO
bear its ills. without being overcome
by them.-Juvenal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

The Pittenger bill, proposing
to pay the fire sufferers of 1918
the balance due them, is not
meeting with the whole-souled
cooperation of the residents of
the fire zone. The daily papers
are receiving communications
from certain ones who seem to
be interested, in which they
state that the fires were set by
the settlers and not the rail-
roads. At the time these cases
were tried, the court and jury
fixed the responsibility of the
devastation on the railroads
and the government which
operated the roads at that
time. The government ad-
mitted responsibility by settling
with the settlers for a part of
their claims.
Claim adjusters took advan-
tage of the necessity of those
losing their all and drove a
hard bargain with the result
that the settlers were unfairly
treated while sundry attorneys
and adjusters waxed rich at
the expense of the settler.
Congressman Pittenger is ask
ing the government to pay the
bill for damages in full. He
is also asking, or suggesting,
that settlements be made with
the sufferer direct and not
through the agencies which
handled the first settlement.
1t was established that the
government was liable. 1t is
also an established fact that
the government pays it's bills,
so why not pay these claims as
demanded by Congressman
Pittenger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Diameter of Jupiter

Jupiter has diameter II times that
Of the earth, volume 1900 times, and
a mass more than 200 times that of
this planet
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
Decentixe Metal

Pyrite has been called fools gold"
because it has so often been mistaken
for the precious metal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
EuroOean Cockpit

Belgium is called the cockpit OF Eu
rope 1t has been the site of more Eu
ropean battles than any other country
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12
UNIQUE Shit

On a clear day both oceans can be
seen from the summit of Irazu, a
mountain in Carriage province, Costa
Rica. 1t is 1900 feet high.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-12

Before Day of Steam
Until 1853 no steamer had crossed
the Pacific ocean.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
Escaped Murderers
In The Providence
Hold Up Yesterday

Providence, r. l., July 6.-(UP)
Two of a group of five bandits
who staged a $4,000 holdup at the
Hathaway Baking company's office
here yesterday were identified to-
day as James F. Weeks, SO, OF
Providence. and Lueien Ochocki,
"a, of Easthampton, Mass, convict
ed murderers, who escaped from
the state prison camp at Rutland.
Mass, Sunday. Robert Harris. one
Of five employees held up in the
Hathaway office. said when shown
photographs of Weeks and Ochocki
that he was sure both were in the
holdup gang. That man stood by
me with gum" Harris said when
shown q newspaper photograph of
Weeks. "1e was unmasked and I
am quite sure he was the man.
Ochocki also was in the gang" he
said when shown a. picture of the
latter. Police were credulous,
since Weeks is a Providence man
and has a family and relatives in
this section.
The five bandits. all armed and
one of them masked, walked into
the bakery company Office yester-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
DRUG ADDlCTS
START RIOT ON
WAY TO PRISON
Twenty-Five Of Them We're
Being Transported to
Fort LeayenwOrth, Kan,
When Trouble Broke
Out

"a
Harrisburg, Pa, July 6 - UP)
- Twenty-Five crazed drug addicts
rioted in a Pennsylvania railroad
train today as they were being
transported across Pennsylvania
from New York city to the Federal
Penitentiary city to the Federal
Kansas. according to police re-
ports. The prisoners. all Sec
ond offenders. attacked IL
guards, broke windows in q Pull
man car, howled. and created a
general disorder while the train
was .enroute here from Philadel-
phia.
Trouble started when the train
on which they were travelling
reached Trenton, N. J. Ina bed
lam of shouts they demanded
drugs. Railroad guards boarded
the train when 1t reached Phila-
delphia. Several addicts were
strapped to their cots to pacify
them. Ate Harrisburg mutiny be-
came serious and railroad detec-
tives were called to aid the gov.
eminent officers In restoring order.
Two physicians were summoned.
The Harrisburg railroad detectives
accompanied the prisoners to AL
toona where a detail OF state po.
lice augmented the guarding
InfCG.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
Fred Stone Is Dead
And Photography Is
Loser OF An Expert
Perhaps No Man in That
Business in New Eng
land Has Covered the
Field So Extensively
Many Years Ago He
Was Official Ph6tog-
rapher for the Demo-
crat in Greatest Sou
yenir Ever issued

Fred Stone, we'll known photo
.grapher, died suddenly this morn
ing at his residence. 81 Park place.
Death was due to a heart attack.
For nearly SO years the name. OF
Fred Stone has figured prominently
in newspaper. commercial and gen.
eral photography work. He was not
only well known locally, but
throughout the state. He served
newspapers, business concerns, In
dustrial plants and prominent indi-
viduaIs in every capacity as a pho
tographer. And he served all we'll
and efficiently.
Through his long years Of work
the deceased came into contact
with many interesting events that
figured largely in the general de-
yelopment Of Waterbury and in the
life of its residents. In his collec-
ton Of s'old time pictures one
could read the history Of the pro-
gress of the city, recall fires. train
wrecks. clam bakes, fraternal out
(Continued on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06

day forenoon, seized bag contain
ing $4,000 cash and $1,400 in
checks, and escaped in a big sedan
after herding the five employees into
small room. Weeks was serving
life term of staying James e.
Carpenter. Wrentham bank CASH
Ter, during ain attemptedsi1oldu in
1924, and Ochocki was serving a
life sentence for killing Michael
Krol of Easthampton over year
ago to collect a double indemnity
insurance policy worth $500.
Along with two other convicts,
Weeks and Ochocki escaped Sum
day morning from Rutland state
prison camp, where they were in
carcerated in the hospital section.
suffering from tuberculosis. They
escaped, during chapel services.
through a celf window which had
been sawed away.
Roland Ferguson of Haverhill,
Mass, another of the escaped
prisoners, was captured at New
Haven, Conn. yesterday as he tried
to telegraph his mother for money.
James Convey of Somerville, Mass,
the fourth, is still at large.