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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14
PITTENGER SPEAKS
FOR ALL.

At recent Republican rally, held at
st. Cloud, Minnesota, Congressman
William A. Pittenger of Duluth dis
cussed the Congressional contest and
declared that the best interests of
Minnesota in matters of national legis-
lation would be served by the election
of a Republican congressional dele
cation.
I'VE have party system of Govern
ment," he said, "in the House OF
Representatives. There are two major
political parties. 1t will serve no good
purpose for the people of Minnesota
to send men to Congress who will af-
filiate with the party of opposition
That party finds its membership in the
South and will approach national
problems from a sectional standpoint
and will not give due regard to the
problems in which the people OF
Minnesota and the Northwest are
vitality interested.
unless representatives in Congress;
affiliate and join in the leadership OF
one or the other of the great political
parties at Washington, they cannot
hope to exert an influence that will bf
of any benefit to this State in party
affairs. The records will show thai
legislation beneficial to this section o.
the country has been passed with the
votes of Republican Congressman ant
not otherwise. Unless the voters o.
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announced. st. Louis County had 1882
pupils registered and was entitled to
receive $20,646. Hennepin had 28,4O5
pupils and Ramsey 1883. Stearns
county had more pupils than did the
county of st. Louis that year, or 1892.
The Knox Lumber Company was in
corporated at Duluth with $4,000 CAPT.
tai. Incorporators were s. G.. Knox,
Robert and John Whiteside. The Mar
inette Iron Works of Duluth contracted
to build and furnish all machinery for
the plant. **"Mrs. Ed. Cram departed
for the Worlds Fair at Chicago, as did
also Will Scheaeffer and Joe Soklich.
***Chicago Day at the fair was serious
to 125 persons. hurt in the crush on that
day.***The D. & I. r. ran a special
train to Chicago for employees of the
road at SIS for the round trip. There
were Sc on board.
Mrs. C. McMalnan of Manistee ar
rived for a winters visit with her son.
Grant McMahan. *'*J. r. West, Eugene
Poirier and Allan Bell fished at Burnt
side, at that time somewhat of trip.
West caught an ID pound lake trout.
Fish have grown larger since then and
an 18 pound specimen attracts little
7, attention in catches of % to 40 Founders
now being mounted. *"*Ed. Murphy
Elyite, and Miss Mary Tierney were
married at Biwabik. ***The editor of
the Times said he was all fixed for
the winter whether mines opened OF
not. A. E. Camp brought him big
trout and Dick Whiteside donated a
lot of potatoes, turnips and cabbages
raised here **G. w. Hurst, a Duluth
divine, conducted services at the Pres
byterian church on Sunday. "'"Chas
Schaeffer's dog Sailor" died. The dog
was favorite of everyone in town. *''
Jerry O'Brien and James Triggs pulled
off wrestling match at the Turf Hall
for a purse of $50 which was won by
O'Brien. The admission was only Is
cents and in order to make up the
purse, the attendance must have been
real good as we remember the Turf
could only seat about $50 people.
(To be Continued.)
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Minnesota support the Republican
Congressional ticket, they may find
themselves without influence or power
on proposed legislation in which they
are interested in the nations capitol
Congressman Pittenger declared that
the Republican nominees for Congress
from Minnesota were men of ability
and experience and that their public
records justified favorable considera-
ton by the voters on November 9th.
II have no hesitation" he said, Sin
saying good word for the other eight
nominees on the Republican ticket.
They are all men with public records
and they have had experience in the
problems of government. They are
August H. Andersen of Red Wing; j.
A. A. Burnquist of Minneapolis; Ray
p. Chase of Anoka; Theodore Christian
son of Dawson; Harold KnutSon of st.
Cloud; N. j. Holmberg of ST. Paul; w.
I. Nolan of Minneapolis, and Conrad
G.. Selvfg of Crookston. These men
are geographically distributed so that
various sections of Minnesota can have
representation and every one of them
is familiar with the problmeS of
Government, by reason of past train
ing"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14

Speakers Bureau. The talks will be in
a historically connected series and will
be full of interesting human interest
stories about Scouts told in Bill Browns
own effective style. Each talk will be
complete in itself. A theme song
We're the Boy Scouts of America,
will open and close each of these week.
ly programs.
This program should be audible in
every corner of the five states of our
Region. You are urged to listen to
bill Browns Quarter Hour of Scout
ing" each Thursday evening from Sac
to 600. Acknowledge the program by
postcard addressed to Bill Brown
Chairman of the Regional Speakers
Bureau, Boy Scouts Of America, 904
Minnesota Building, st. Paul, Mime
sofa.
The attention of the Scouts is also
called to Douglas Fairbanks new film
Mr.. Robinson Crusoe" This is a very
worth while picture which the Scouts
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14

The writer has always been
opposed to bond issues. How
ever, we are only one. Should
the majority of voters decide
that the issue is absolutely
necessary, we say, go to it.
However, we recommend
caution when you enter the
booth to mark the ballot.
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ON THIS OCCASION
Continued from page one.)

issue be overlooked. Both
have merits.
Z Opinions among the voters
differ as to the advisability of
issuing bonds. In speaking to
several of the medium sized
taxpayers yesterday, we were
told that a survey of a portion
of the city disclosed a DISPOSE
ton to frown on the issue ;
"that the payroll of the city
for labor was not commensur-
ate with the needs of those on
the staggering system of en-
ployment; that certain families
were given preference as to the
distribution of labor; that
nothing of a permanent nature
was being accomplished for the
large amount of money spent
that the park and cemetery
items could be dispensed with
and that the water plant pro-
position was the only item OF
merit on the ballot"
Be that as it may. The
people demanding work are
justified in their demands.
Those who will be compelled
to pay the taxes for years to
come to retire these bonds are
also justified in opposing the
issue. A few figures on the
bonded condition of the city
will not be amiss at this time.
Figures compiled by an expert
accountant show as follows:
The bonds and interest out
standing against the city on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14
CBy Peter Schaefer.)


The papers of the week of October
IL, 1893, were filled with rumors of the
opening of the mines after depression
closeup. The Chandler had been work.
ing short crews for several months and
at the Zenith things were practically
at a standstiI with only small crew
employed. Wages were 81 per day.
The Pioneer was closed tight and the
rumors were to the effect that the
Pioneer was to open on the 18th. The
iron trade was depressed all over the
country.
The Railway Review. official organ
| for the railways, was rather peSsimiStic
and from its pages we learn that pro-
phets are trying to prognoSticate some
thing out of the depression in the iron
trade and were wondering whether the
slump would be followed by a crisis.
The restriction of production as COM
pared to last spring said the Review, is
over 100000 tons per week. Meanwhile
stocks had increased from 100000 to
over 100000 tons. Users of iron had
permitted their supplies to run almost
out. This restriction was not con-
Sidered normal and a sudden demand
seemed inevitable and it was antici-
pated that furnaces would suddenly be
blown in to meet demands. ***Word
comes from all over the United States
of idle mills and furnaces; of business
withheld; of declining prices, but also
of scores of enterprises only waiting
for renewal of confidence and the
unloosening of capital The outcome
of this condition of things must be an
expansion of demand which will give
prices a strong upward tendency and
lead quickly to feverish expansion OF
production.
Shipments of iron ore for the season
to October Is, were 701,896 tons from
the Vermilion range and 60,403 from
the Mesaba. The Vermilion shipments
were divided as follows: Minnesota
/ grades 317,758; Chandler grades 81, lac
tons; Zenith grades 1898 tons. Mes
aba shippers were the Cincinnati, Can
ton, Franklin and Hale mines.
| The state school apportionment was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14
Programs of Interest
To Ely Boy Scouts.

Arrangements have been made with
Radio Sation WCCO to broadcast Boy
Scout Program each Thursday evening
from 5:45 to 900 o'clock, central stand
ard time, beginning Thursday, Sep
tember 10Th. The WCCO wavelength
is 80 kilocycles.
The program will be under the aus
pices of the Region Ten Speakers Bur-
eau and will consist of series of talks
by Mr.. Bill Brown, Chairman of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14

will be interested in. They will be
interested in the handicraft which the
picture portrays and the great ingenuity
of the hero in devising "gadgets" to
meet requirements of his daily life on
the South Sea Island to which he has
repaired -without even tooth brush
You will be interested, and so viii
the Scouts. in knowing that Mr.. Fair
banks, in the film, attributes his in
genius success in living ION his own"
to training as Boy Scout and to his
reading of Dan Boards outdoor Handy
Book.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14

state of Minnesota. sc
County of st. Louis. 80
We. NJ. j. Murphy. President and Leonard
Slabodnik. Cashier of the above named
Bank do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
NJ. ]. MURPHY, President.
LEONARD sLABoDNIK. Cashier
Correct Attest
JAMES MooNAN,
FRANK VBRANTH
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of October 1892. J.E. JOHNSON.
Notary Public,
ST. Louis County. Minnesota
My Commits sion Expires Oct. IS. 1884
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14

OIuOy Cuc IidCIcI CdIcI lilly
from the standpoint of one who
will be compelled to pay for
it in years to come. 1t is easy
to borrow money but tough to
pay it back. Anyone of the
Ely business men can swear to
this.
We also want you to con-
slider that the money raised on
this bond issue must be spent
for the purpose for which it
is voted. Some one has re-
marked that this is not neces-
sary and that the whole
amount can be applied for
labor. There is a possibility
of labor getting in on the first
two propositions and not so
much on the latter.
We have been accused of
being under mining company
control by some of the unthink-
ing. Besides, we are not
aware that this is supposed to
be a fight between the mining
interests and the Council. We
are simply speaking our speak
in behalf of the main industry
of this city. Taxes have
mounted for the mines in St.
Louis County to such an ex-
tent that two-thirds of them
are idle and the others are at
the breaking point as to
whether they will continue OF
move out. AID valorem, roy.
atty, tonnage, income, ETC..
taxes in Minnesota make oper.
alton a hazard. And on top
of this comes the Farmer-Labol
platform with an increase OF
the tonnage, or occupation
tax to ten cents per ton. The
mining districts should be just
falling all over themselves to
cast their ballots for the
Farmer-Labor candidates-we
don't think.
Go to the polls on Tuesday
and vote on the bond issue.
Go to the polls at every cleo
ton and vote. You have a
right to vote as you please but
be sure and vote. Have your
say at each and every election.
If you do not feel interested
enough to vote, don't squawk
when things fail to go your
way. If you are only here for
what you can get and not in
terested in your city and your
neighbors, get out and make
room for somebody that is.
One more suggestion and then
we are through on this sub
ject. Be for Ely all the time
whether you are of Swedish,
Finnish, Slovenian, Grecian,
Serbian or other descent. Ely
is in America and let's be
American. 1t is not necessary
to forget your mother tongue
to be an American. 1t is only
necessary not to think and act
clanishly on an issue we are all
interested in.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14

Quick starting, pickup and mileage
are all the go now days in autos and
gasoline. But understanding, long
burning fuel has been on the market for
"a years. That's Stott Briquets-the
one all-purpose fuel combining the best
qualities of smokeless Pocahontas and
Pennsylvania hard coal-adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14

January LIST, 1888. If the pro-
posed issue of 100000 is ap-
proved and sold, the interest
charge on this to maturity
would be $74,375.00. These
figures show that the total
bond and interest obligation of
the city on January LIST, 1888,
would be $353,985.00. This
is not so bad when one con-
siders the benefits that have ac-
crued to the city from the is
sues. But, it must also be re-
membered that the school dis
trict valuation is almost con-
fined to the city limits and that
outstanding bonds of the dis
trict are almost entirely an OBJ
legation of the taxpayers of the
city. The bonded obligation
of District No. IL on January,
1888, will be $943, 458.75.
Pieced together this means
that on January 1, 1888, if the
proposed issue is sold, the tax
payers of Ely will have a bond
and interest obligation to pay
in both the city and school dis
trict of 81, 297, 433.75, of which
$1,036,000 is principal and
1921, 443.75 is interest. While
the city is not heavily bonded
at this time, the obligations for
both city and school bonds is
over 10 per cent of the entire
valuation of the district and
even at present constitutes a
heavy load on the taxpayers.
Any additional bonds will be
that much more of a load to
carry.
1t must also be remembered
that while the present mineral
valuations are very high, about
9112 per cent, it is certain to
decrease definitely each year
as the ore is removed. Private
property up to 1915 will GER
tainly be compelled to pay a
larger percentage of city ex-
pense than it is doing now.
Think it over before you enter
the booth to cast your ballot.
Again it has been figured
that the advance on the last
half of taxes will keep things
moving as at present and that
the final distribution of tax
monies made in December will
carry through the larger part
of the winter. The opinion is
also quite general among those
who take the time to consider
these things, that conditions
are improving in all parts of
the country and that Ely will
not lag far behind.
1t will be up to the voter to
decide for himself. If he de-
sires to saddle a debt on him
self and his children for the
next fifteen years, in addition
to the constantly mounting
taxes of the county, state and
nation, we'll and good. The
principal taxpayers of Ely are
not so keen for this. The
mining companies who pay
about SO per cent of the taxes
for Ely are opposed to the
issuance of bonds of any kind.
These same taxpayers are be-
tween the devil and the deep
sea in the matter. While they
feel that their employees are
not getting all they should out
of it, they also feel that they
themselves are getting nothing
and are being forced to pay ad-
ditional taxes, besides in a
measure caring for their own
employees.
Right here we would like to
say a few words of praise for
the merchants and professional
men of Ely. Many of those
getting this necessary aid are
on the books of the Ely business
men. Many of them are also
not direct taxpayers. All our
merchants and professional
men are taxpayers and this
additional expense will fall on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-10-14

Anton Pavlisich and Miss Stephannie
Peshel applied for a license to marry
yesterday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-21
Government Fails In
Attempt to Gust
Men from City

Immediately say that it was the most
sumptuous meal ever served hereto
single dish of potatoes and beans
The talk and newspaper stories Of
food giving out completely, is usually
plain bunk designed to scare men
from coming here. These men here
work like fiends, tearing up and down
the countryside, foraging for food;
sympathizers are often exceedingly
generous; and even the Federal au-
thorities, find it, on the whole, wise
to cooperate with the men in having
food brought here. There have been
days when the continuity Of the food
supply has broken down, and the men
have gone hungry; the food is at no
time too plentiful, and the makeshift
facilities for preparing it do not i'm
prove its quality; but the men tell
you that getting it and preparing it
themselves, instead of standing
around to have it dished out to them
in slop houses, makes all the differ
ence in the world.
Most of them, even after six and
seven weeks, are still recovering from
the gruelling effects of their forced
marches across the country; their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-21
KANSAS WORKERS
CLUBBED BY COPS
Riot Suad Breaks Up
Meeting of Jobless

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 2o.-
Several workers were viciously club
bed and beaten when the riot squad
broke up meeting here this after
noon of about 600 unemployed. All
the incidentals of war. were called
into play by the police, including
such weapons as tear gas bombs,
guns, etc. Though the police shot to-
ward the workers no one was wound
ed.
The police broke the meetings with
their guns at the direct orders of
Mayor McCombs. Paul Cline, work.
er, was dubbed over the head and
cut by Police Captain Beatty.
A demonstration in protest OF to-
days brutality by the police will be
held on Friday. Workers throughout
the city are indignant.
Preparations are being intensified
In this region for huge hunger
march on the county commissioners
on July 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-21
JAPAN DRIVES
ON NORTH CHINA
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE


CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)
Of securing control of the second
strategic roadway into North China.
Another Japanese force is moving
through Kirin Province, Manchuria,
to invade Inner Mongolia, occupation
of which would bring them to the
southern frontiers of Soviet Mongo-
liza and broaden the military base al
ready established in Manchuria
against the Soviet Union. Soviet
Mongolia is sympathetic toward the
Soviet Union.
Pressure BY Wall Street.
The Marking government is now
talking of resisting" the new Japa-
nese aggression. This is clearly the
result of pressure by the Wall Street
government. The Marking govern
ment, which in the past has ruth
lessly suppressed the anticipates
movement, now significantly declares
that the movement has assumed such
huge proportions that no group of
leaders would dare to consider max
ing settlement with Japan on the
basis of the present situation" The
next few days will show whether
this is more empty talk by the Man.
king traitors or the result of Wall
Street pressure on Marking to defend
American loot in China against the
new Japanese threat.
Threaten Anti U.S.S.R. War.
The japanese invasion of Jehol has
tremendously sharpened the antag-
onisms between Japan and the United
States. 1t has at the same time In
spired the japanese militarists to a
new and more frantic attempt n
secure imperialist unity on the BASH
Of their common hostility to the Sow
let Union. In this connection, Japa-
nese officials yesterday gave out the
-provocation lie that the Chinese
Eastern Railway management had
secured assurances OF military sup
port from the Soviet Union for the
protection of the railway westward
from Tsitsihar. At the same time,
dispatches sent out by Japanese news
agencies in Tokyo threatened "an
imminent" clash between Japan and
the Soviet Union.
The japanese militarists are being
driven on into their mad adventure
in China by the catastrophe devel-
opment of the crisis in Japan. In
their desperation they have turned
to war as the capitalist way out"
This same desperation is driving
them rapidly toward armed inter-
yention against the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-21
DEFEAT WAGE CUTS SUPPORT NINE TEXTILE STRIKES! JOIN
WORKERS UNITED FRONT AGAINST HUNGER WAR; AUGUST 1s!
The Bonus Army Is Digging
In f0y a Real Long Siege

poor quarters, the strain Of confusion
and inactivity TASTED on them by
their misleaders, and their half
starved conditions before they started
for Washington, have not contributed
to their quick recovery Of strength.
They grin and show you a set Of
protruding ribs or twister torn feet
and sagging knees, when the question
Of leaving Washington is brought up.
Even If we were d--rnb enough to
leave Washington which means never
getting the bonus" they say, why.
hell, we haven't g the strength"
Robertson's idea of forming Death
March Bonus Army" is met with de-
rision by the men. A tour OF the
country, such as Robertson talks
about, would mean death to many Of
these broken men. They are digging
in for long stay.
No Faith in Waters
But what to do while they stayq
They have no faith in their leaders.
Nor have any of the provocative eff
forts of their leaders to embroil them
with the Rank and File, nor the reg
ular lynch stuff printed by the news
papers, succeeded in building up in
them an anti-Rank Shd File psychol-
ogy. SO far, however, the constant
barrage has kept them separated from
the Rank and File in organization
and program. 1t remains to see
whether they will join in picketing
the White House.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-21


The Adams Mills plant, which en-
ploys 1900 workers, closed after
strikers jumped the mill fence and
cut off the electric switches.
Worker Attacked.
A worker was viciously attacked by
a foreman in the Melrose Hosiery
mill Monday afternoon. When the
worker walked out the foreman threw
burning acid on him.
The revolutionary strike traditions
Of Gastonia and Marion permeate
the whole strike area here. The
workers have set up their own rank
and file strike committees and will
have nothing to do with the A. F.
Of L. leaders, who have openly be-
trayed the textile workers on many
occasions in this area.
Call to Stand Fast.
The National Textile Workers
Union issued a call today to the
strikers to stand fast, to build their
rank and file committees, to guard
against the intervention of the
treacherous United Textile Workers
Union and agents of Mr.. A. j. Muste's
union, the American Full Fashioned
Hosiery Workers Union, who sold
out the Charlotte hosiery strike nine
months ago.
1t is reported that one of Muste's
agents has been dispatched to the
strike zone.
In an attempt to break the strike,
the High Point Chamber of Com
merce has appointed committee to
act as mediator. The workers were
warned today by the National Tex
tile Workers Union against this COM
mittee. All strike settlements must
be made by a democratically elected
rank and file committee, who will
deal directly with the mill owner
The openly expressed anxiety on
the part of several of the mill own
ers to settle with the strikers shows
clearly the effectiveness of the strike
The North Carolina is the largest
in the South and employs the most
advanced section of the Southern
proletariat. Although the mills have
doubled their output in the past
eight years, the wages of the work
ers have been slashed in many cases
six times in one year.
High Point is the largest hosiery
production center in North Caro-
lima.