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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
Bible Camp for the
Iron Range District.

The Iron Range District of the
Lutheran Minnesota Conference will
sponsor another Bible Camp this sum-
mer at Lake Eshquaguma July 11-17
Last year over one hundred young
people attended the Camp for recrea-
ton and spiritual inspiration. Anyone
may attend the camp who has attained
the age of Is and who will willingly
abide by the rules of the camp. The
camp offers ample opportunity for
swimming, boating and fishing; large
athletic field gives plenty of room and
facilities for kitten ball, horse-shoes
and other games. Further information
may be secured from Rev. Olson.
Influential speakers have been Sc
cured and will be well worth hearing.
Rev. Randolph of the Lutheran Bible
Institute of Minneapolis; Rev. Lund-
een,a former missionary to China; Prof.
Robert N Pearson, choir director of
the Calvary Lutheran church of Mime
apoliS; Miss Anna Wendell a home
missionary, are some of the leaders.
The forenoons will be devoted to in
struction in the Word of God The
afternoons will be used for recreation
and in the evening evangelistic serv-
ices will be held. The camp motto this
year will be I'VE Would See Jesus"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01

of the honors, is as follows:
Peter Stajer, chute trammer at the
Pioneer mine at Ely, suffered severe
electric shock Aug. 6, 1880, while load
ing ore. His face and neck had come
in contact with trolley wire carrying
$50 volts. The ore was wet and Stajer's
clothes were soaked from a heavy rain.
He fell against the wire
Hokkanen, his partner, dropped a
chute bar across the wire and car,
knocking out the circuit at the station.
Manninen, motorman, ran up and as
sisted Hokkanen in taking Stajer off
the wire. Stajer had ceased breathing
and Hokkanen started the Schaefer
prone pressure reSuScitation method.
He continued for fifteen minutes, after
which he was relieved by Manninen.
In about half an hour Stajer began to
breathe, after which he was rushed to
the Shipman Hospital. He returned TO
his home that night and was at work
again the next day.
The National Safety council gold
medal is given for hfe-saving in cases
of electric shock, gas asphyxiation,
drowning or other accidental causes Of
suspended respiration. Any person
over 10 years of age IS eligible to win
the award, which was created by the
council in May, 1928.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
EplDOrth League Elects
NelD Set of Officers.

The annual election of Epworth
League officials took place at a special
business meeting called for last Mon
day evening. A good attendance, and
clear cut voting by secret ballot, show
ed the youth thinking. The result fol-
lows:
Observation-Disclosures Carlson.
LIST Vice-President-E Edward Farley.
End Vice-President-Lloyd Carlson
3rd Vice-President-B Moeld-
ing.
Secretary-BeSSie Childers.
Treasurer-Wilfred Robertson.
Financial Secretary-Ruth Childers
Organist- Gladys Dunstan.
Appointed Ushers-Bill Bates, Ivor
Kent, William billiard, Charles Ire
IONA.
The financial report showed that
$4,000 passed through the books of
which $77.00 went to local church funds
and $1,000 to World Service (Missions)
The Pastor, Rev. j. T. Dixon presided
over the election and called the new
cabinet to meet after the business
meeting for organization and plans for
the new year, beginning September.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
John McLaren Succeeds
W. l.. Barker at Duluth.

John McLaren, the new federal for
est inspector in Region No. 9, which
includes Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan, has arrived in Duluth to
take the place vacated by w. L. Barker
transferred to Milwaukee.
Mr.. McLaren is well known in this
city where he has spent some time on
fire prevention and fighting cases. He
expressed optimism over activities in
the Superior National Forest. He said
indications were that the exchange of
land in the national forest would in
crease. There is much matured tim
Der in the forest that is merchantable
and it is possible that the govern
ment will sell timber in exchange for
land within the forest.
Although there are no funds avail
able for immediate acquisition of lands
by the forestry service in Minnesota,
Mr.. McLaren explained that offers of
lands in the area are being accepted
at his office and will be referred to the
national board for approval when
money to purchase lands becomes
available.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01

chairman; w. A. Tufvander, Albert
Sundstrom, Ben Bodine, Harold Nor
com, William Martin, Jack Tregear,
j. A. Redeem, Jr.
Speakers-Herman T. Olson.
Membership G. Pryor, chair
man; James Moonan, VIM c. Smith,
Carl Howe, Matt MiheIch, Jr., Oscar
Korpi, j. B. Pearson, F. G. Burgess,
L. M. Brownen.
Committee on New Members. w.
Bowman, chairman; Arthur Limstrom,
Elmer Pearson, j. F. Helstrom, J. E.
Micklech, Jr., George Nemanich, Jr,
L. M. Helm, Charles Ronkainen.
Sports-G. G. Carlson, chairman;
Albert Sundstrom, Beck Nyberg, r.
S. Matson, r. M. Bell, H. H. Stevens,
w. L Hotter
Picnic-M. Driscon, Jr., chairman;
Joe Vaida, Jos. Stackmesser, Mike Dris-
coll, Sr, T. E. Taylor, Joseph Stonich,
George Tufyander, Albert Lindbloom,
Alois Weinzierl, Matt Skala.
Banquet-C. A. Johnson, chairman;
o. A. Wiseman, Louis Stefanich, T. II.
Wheeler, Anton Gornick, Jr., Martin
Gunderson, j. B. Frederickson.
Booyah-B. o. Strachan, chairman;
w. P. Chinn.
Officers of the association are: Pres
ldent, w. P. Chinn; first vice president,
Peter Schaefer; second vice president,
Frank st. Vincent; secretary w. G..
Pryor; assistant secretary, L. NJ
Brownell; treasurer, James Moonan;
directors to 1882, VIM. Tracey and Louis
Bieberman: to 1888, Grant McMahan
and Thos. Grierson; to 1884, E. J..
Morcom and A. J. Fenske.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
ROAD SIGNS
COSTLY TARGET
Patrolmen are Instructed to
Make Arrests of Persons
Damaging Safety Signals

While hitting the bulls-eye" may be
alright under the proper circumstances
the bulls-eyes should not be those in
highway signs unless the marksman
wants to place the lives of motorists in
hazard or is prepared to make stiff
payment for the sport if caught at it,
a state highway bulletin warns.
New warning signs known as the
button type are being installed on
state trunk highways at points where
slower speeds and extra care is needed,
because of these signs being more
easily seen at night than the ordinary
painted ones. The increasing number
of accidents happening because of
motorists failing to observe Sharp-tu turn
and other danger points at night makes
the use of the new type of signs highly
important from the safety standpoint;
but the glass bullS-eyes which are used
to form the letters of the signs are be-
ing damaged by rifle shots, or with
stones, to such an extent that drastic
measures of protection are becoming
necessary, the bulletin states
When caution sign on a highway
is damaged watonly the lives of motor
lists are placed in danger, and this con-
sideration, coupled with the fact of
destruction of state property, makes it
a matter of seriousness and has caused
instructions to be issued, the bulletin
reports, for arrests to be made.
Heretofore it has been the custom
for highway patrolmen to refrain from
making arrests of minors for damag-
ing highway signs as long as their
parents or guardians were willing to
make payment for the damage done.
In the future, arrests will be necessary
of either minors or adults in order
that courts may be asked to assess PEN
alties that are heavy enough to discour-
age the practice. In addition, in cases
of damage to the new reflector or
button-type signs, reimbursement will
be asked by the highway department
for the costs of the new parts and for
putting them into place in the signs.
AS an aid toward accident preven-
ton, motorists and Others are asked
by the highway department to report
instances of the absence of caution
sign from its customary place or of
damage that makes it effective. Re-
ports should be made to the district
maintenance superintendent, or to the
department headquarters at st. Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01

Urho Hokkanen and William Man
ninen, two employees of the Oliver Min
ing Company at the Pioneer mine re-
ceived Honor Awards of the National
Safety Council at special ceremonies
in Duluth on Friday noon.
Announcement of the awards was
made by G. j. Barrett, secretary of the
general safety committee of the COM
pany, who presided at the luncheon in
honor of the two young men. Members
of the committee from the three lake
states attended the gathering, while the
formal presentation of the medals and
certificates was made by B. o. Strachan
general superintendent of the company
in this city.
Hokkanen received the gold medal
and certificate of merit of the national
council, while Manninen was presented
with the certificate of assistance. They
saved the life of Peter Stajer, Ely
miner, by the Schaefer prone pressure
resuscitation method after the latter
had been knocked unconscious by an
electric shock.
The gold medal presented to Hok-
kanen was very handsome trophy.
This is the first time the National
Safety Council honors have been won
by miners in the Lake Superior region.
Last year the Joseph A. Holmes Safety
Association silver medal was awarded
to Lee Mckenzie of Virginia, for saw
ing the life of a fellow employe in a
gas explosion on February 6, 1927. A
certificate of Assistance was presented
William Manninen for his work in con-
nection with the rescue. Both young
men are deserving of the high honors
bestowed on them and are receiving
the congratulations of their numerous
friends.
Both young men are former students
of the Ely High School where they
were given full course in First Aid
Superintendent w. E. Englund of the
Ely schools was in Duluth and attend
ed the ceremonies in honor of his for
mer students Hokkanen is 81 years of
age and Manninen 20 years of age
This history of the case as given by
Mr.. Barrett proceeding the awarding
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
Wayne King Orchestra
At Virginia July IL.

Wayne King and his noted orchestra
will appear at the Virginia Recreational
building on July Is.
without doubt this is the most
popular radio orchestra now on the
air and the personal appearance of the
orchestra at Virginia will give the
range music lovers and the admirers
of the organization a chance to see
and hear the Wayne King organization
in person.
Music will be furnished for a dance
which opens at 9 o'clock and continues
to ! o'clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
Old SETTLERS
MAP PROGRAM
Will Meet in Annual Reunion
in Tower on July %.

A meeting of the executive committee
of the Vermilion Range Old Settlers
Association was held In Tower last
week and arrangements made for the
eighteenth annual reunion to be held
in Tower on July %. All members of
the committee were present. viz: E. j.
Morcom, chairman, T. H. Wheeler, G.
c. Carlson, j. W. Bowman, H. T. Olson
and w. q. Pryor.
Plans for the day include the usual
reception for Old Settlers from $50 to
1890 a. m, parade, picnic and booyah
at Mckinley Park followed by ban
quet and dance in the evening. It is
probable that the two latter functions
will be held at the Tower High School
Thomas Owens of Two Harbors, a
charter member of the organization
was the choice of the committee for
banquet speaker and he has been ex-
tended an invitation to speak. Speak
ers and other attractions for the after
dinner program at the park will be an
nounced later.
The usual program of land and water
sports, which will include boat and
swimming races, foot races and athletic
events of all kinds, will take place at
the park during the afternoon.
The committees named at the meet
ing of the executive committee are as
| follows:
Reception-T H. Wheeler, chairman;
Anton Erickson, Peter Schaefer, Fred
Williams, Gunder Peterson, Mrs. E. j
Morcom, Mrs. John Hickey, Mrs. w
G.. Pryor, j. II. Jeffrey, A. C. Fuller
Charles Johnson, Charles Roland, A
Weinzierl, Anton Stefanich, ST., Anton
Gornick, ST., Louis Chiabotti, ST., Joe
Stepan, John Brula, o. @. Sovde, Esa
Torkko, Frank st. Vincent, Hans Olson
Parade and Observation-Disclosures
Gunderson, chairman; Anton Stefan
ich, Jr, A. Burgess, William Korpi
Frank Schweiger, c. A. Johnson, VIM
e. Noyes, F. M. Bystrom, Louis CHA
botti, Jr
Music and Dance-Jos. Yernatich
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01

While Ely does not contemplate
tearing large holes in the universe
with its celebration of July 4th next
Monday, the program arranged for the
day promises to be well worth partici-
pating in from early morning until
late at night.
AS usual the American Legion will
have charge of the festivities and this
fact alone guarantees a celebration in
conformity with the Importance of the
occasion. Owing to the stringency in
the situation, the celebration has been
curtailed insofar as fireworks and big
prizes for events are concerned, but
will nevertheless be a day of joy and
call attention to the Importance of the
day in the minds of the younger gen.
Grafton. BY looking at the advertis-
ing matter distributed it will be seen
that the youngsters are uppermost in
the minds of those arranging for the
curtailed celebration.
A feature of the celebration will be
the music by the Community Band. If
there is one thing in which Ely excells
it is music and particularly band music
This will be further proven on Monday
when the band will be on duty all day
The Fourth of July parade of cali
thumpians, business floats, civic organ
izations and school children will leave
the Community Center at 9 o'clock
and after parading the streets, return
to the starting point where parade
prizes will be presented and a short
program given.
The parade prizes, while not large,
nevertheless are worth trying for.
There will be three prizes for the
best calithumpian doubles; the best
best decorated bicycles. After the
parade, sports will be the attraction
up to the noon hour.
Dashes for both boys and girls from
II to Is years of age and three-legged
races will be the feature. Each event
has been made more desirable with
three prizes. Hot dogs, balloons, nov
elites, etc, will be dispensed at the
several concession stands along the
streets. It will be unnecessary to take
time off for lunch as there will be
opportunities to satisfy the inner man
at the stands or at the restaurants
and eating places near where the
sports take place.
The Legion Junior baseball team is
scheduled for game with some out
side Legion team during the afternoon
There also will be game, it is under
stood between the fast Arrowhead boys
of the city and a team composed of
the old war horses of the city who made
their marks in baseball in past years.
The band will present a program
from the Community Center porch in
the evening and the festivities will
close with a ball at the Washington
Auditorium in the evening from 900
to 100 o'clock.
Tourists from the larger cities
where no public observance of the day
is held and who have participated in
Ely celebrations, have been royalty en-
tertained and there is no doubt that
many will again come from the resorts
and camping places in the vicinity to
participate in the celebration on next
Monday.
The people of Ely are patriotic and
depression or no depression, the Fourth
of July as national holiday is upper
most in their minds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
CASTING IN ON
TAXED GOODS
Collector of Customs Issues
Warning to Refrain From
Boosting Prices.

A number of complaints regarding
the misrepresentation of tax are being
received in the Office of the Collector
of Internal Revenue, st. Paul These
complaints are being made by the pur-
chasers of articles which have just
come under the scope of the new rev.
enue law which took effect June 81,
1882.
The purchasers at retail state that
some retailers are adding various sums
much in excess of the tax imposed on
the manufacturer of such articles and
inform their customers that the in
creaSeS represent the new taxes paid
on the articles. This is a clear-cut
violation of the law. If vendor or
lessor misrepresents the tax, he is
guilty of misdemeanor and is liable
to a fine of 100000 and to imprison-
ment for one year.
This provision of law is designed,
among other things, to prevent ven-
dor or lessor adding more than the
amount of the tax to the price of the
article and representing that the in
crease is due to the tax. Section 1923
of the Revenue Act of 1926 was written
into the Act of 1892 without change,
and is as follows:
whoever in connection with the
sale or lease, or offer for sale or lease,
of any article, or for the purpose of
making such sale or lease, makes any
statement, written or oral, Cd intended
or calculated to lead any person to
believe that any part of the price at
which such article is sold or leased,
or offered for sale or lease, consists Of
a tax imposed under the authority of
the United States, or 90 ascribing
particular part of such price to a
tax imposed under authority of the
United States, knowing that such a
statement is false or that the tax is
not so great as the portion of such
price ascribed to such tax, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine of not more than 81 900 or
by imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or both"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01

The range country is always
in the forefront in everything
of benefit and is in the public
eye at all times. Ely is to be
congratulated in having within
it's confines an educational in
stitution which made it pos
sible for a pupil of our schools
to secure the award of the Nat
ional Safety Council, the first
time this honor has ever been
bestowed on any miner in the
Lake Superior district. The
young man, Urho Hokkanen,
deserved the award in every
sense of the word. Not by the
fact that he saved a life but in
the fact that his training in the
school made it possible for him
to go at it in the right way.
Another might have tried the
same thing with disastrous re-
suits but Hokkanen knew how
to cut off the current and not
only save the life of the man
caught but also his own in the
rescue. His partner, William
Manninen, comes in for his
share of the congratulations
besides receiving an award for
assistance. The honors that
were awarded them were
rightly placed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
Road Work is Big Help
In Depression Time.

More than ten thousand persons
were afforded work directly in highway
construction and maintenance work In
Minnesota during May, according to
reports made to Highway Commissioner
G. M. Babcock. Contractors engaged
on road work for the state had $3.50
on their pay rolls, while ones employed
by the state on regular maintenance
and other work totaled Ass. Accord
ing to state highway department bull
letin, the figures include those engaged
IN supervisory and clerical capacities as
well as in actual road construction and
maintenance work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
School Election

Up 10 the hour this section of the
paper is printed, three filings have been
deposited for the position of Director
of School District No. IL for the cleo
ton on July 18th.
Present incumbents whose terms ex-
pire, Ed. c. Jones and VIM. F. Ander-
son have filed for reelection and OPP
posed to them, so far, is j. j. Call. It
is expected that several more will dep
osit their filings after the Fourth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01

Seven years ago the matter
of raising lake levels on the
international border was put
up to the engineers by the In
ternational Joint Commission.
At that time considerable op-
position developed to the move
ment to make an ocean of the
northern part of the state and
it was the opinion that the
American and Canadian eng
ineers who were to look over
the subject from an industrial
standpoint would report
against the move. The eng
ineers have reported on the
industrial phase of the subject
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01


the Indians
of continents New England
Scandinavia and plough and the land.
Royalty repaid
cabins
automobiles
where yesterday red man stalked the deer.
potatoes
feeds the mills of the nation.
the houses build the
largest inland
miles rushing
andF arbault a prospecting
honor
Of
their world
And beauty In
brings
prairie hills
haha, laughing maiden of the forest
skytinted spring
time to pluck that lovely
calls
wise is
winter mighty
Mississippi BIRTH follow
flow
PROMISE General Motors sautes Star Of the North'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
Early Resident of Ely
Buried Last Friday.

Hilda Carolina Rothoff, wife of Chas.
Rothof, residing at Section Is, was
buried Friday from the Laing Mortu-
ary The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Olson of the Bethany
Lutheran church and was largely at
tended.
Mrs. Rothoff has been resident
of this city and Section Is for about 35
years. She was born in Sweden on
June Is, 1862 and was 10 years of age.
Her death occurred at her home on June
81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
A Tribute to Minnesota

Bruce
this tribute Minnesota Parade Monday
night General Motors Corporation
cational
the andUdudl dteshe history beauty industries
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01

The Miner wishes to con-
graduate David N. Skillings of
Skillings' Mining Review on his
marriage in Duluth Monday to
Miss Helen Beier. Mr.. Skill
lings is we'll known in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01

Read the ads in this issue of the
Miner and profit by the many bargains
offered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-01
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

The Northland Transpor-
tation Company hit Ely con-
siderable of a wallop when it
discontinued the afternoon run
out of the city. Only one bus
is run daily now each way. The
run out of town was not so bad
but the runs in are the ones
that hurt at this time of the
year. The bus leaves now at
9 o'clock in the morning and
comes in at 1880 in the evening
Formerly two BUSES were run
each way between here and
Virginia.
Of course, the bus people
know their own business, but
after we built them fine roads
to run on at the taxpayers ex-
pense, we should receive just
a little consideration. At least
it would have been fair to the
people to get their opinion on
such things and not maintain
a public-be-damned policy and
without warning make changes
that do not help our people.
Our numerous summer resorts
are feeling this worse than the
general public. The tourist is
handicapped in getting into our
country by this high-handed
method and his time is cut into
and mapped out for him by
the transportation people.
We are now right back from
where we started. We were
of the opinion that the bus line
would help out our recrea-
tional popularity-constantly
and deservedly growing. How
ever the company paid no at
tention to what we want. This
cannot be said of the railroads
who have always co-operated
with Ely in these matters. The
procedure of the public is
clearly mapped out by this late
move on the part of the bus
company. Patronize the rail-
roads. They built their own
roads and have always been
willing to do all in their power
to further the interests of this
section of the country as the
unparalleled resort country of
America.