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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
Court UphOlds Term
OF Sheriff Queens.

Samuel NJ Owens of Duluth holds
office as sheriff of st. Louis county
until January, 1895, the state supreme
court decided Friday in turning down
the claim of Fred R Evans of Duluth
that he was elected by sticker vote at
the 1892 general election.
Owens was appointed sheriff by the
st. Louis county board December IA
1881, succeeding Emil M. Erickson, re-
moved from the Office by the court
on the grounds he was not citizen.
Although no candidates filed at the
primaries in 1882 and no space was
provided to vote for sheriff, 128 of the
ballots cast had stickers with the name
of Evans. Walter II. Bergen and other
members of the county canvassing
board refused TO canvass the sticker
votes.
Evans then brought action against
the canvassing board, attempting to
compel the board to count the votes,
claiming Owens only served until the
first Monday in January of this year.
The ST. Louis county district court
and the supreme court both held Erick-
son was elected to four-year term and
that Owens therefore serves until the
first Monday In January, 1885, and that
therefore there could be no lawful votes
cast for that Office in 1882.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
COLD SPRINGS
CAMP OPENED
Another c. c. c. Camp Opened
on Ely-Buyck Road Mon
day; 1874 Men Arrive.

Major Pendleton is in charge of the
Cold Springs Camp of the conservation
corps which was opened on Monday
morning A special train with 1874 men
and equipment arrived early and were
at once taken to the camp site in
trucks. BY night the boys had been
made as comfortable as possible in
army tents and equipment. With
Major Pendleton were two officers, Capt.
Briant and Lieutenant Larson. Lieu
tenant Larson is also the engineer in
charge.
Major G. H Gardiner, the new officer
in command of the Western Superior
district, arrived last week and has been
busy since getting line on the work.
He has interviewed officers and men in
the five camps now established. Three
Captains, John w. Coffey, St. Clair
Street and Clayton L. BiSseu have been
assigned district duty in the Western
Superior district.
The work of constructing the mess
hall, kitchen, bath and latrine at Camps
701 and 7O4 has begun and will be
completed as rapidly as possible Ed
Maxi is in charge of the construction
work at 701 and William Rautio has
charge of building operations at 704
The several captains in charge of the
five camps are: Captain Marston at
701 as the first camp established at
Gegoka is numbered; Capt. Doyle at
7o4 at Halfway; Capt. Powell at ITO at
Spring Creek; Capt. Dukes at til at
Portage River and Major Pendleton
at Cold Springs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
Boy Scouts CampOree
At Grand Rapids,

Fun. frolic and all around good time
to be participated in by approximately
$500 happy, khaki clad youths, will
characterize the fourth annual camp
Gree of the Headwaters Area Council
of the Boy Scouts, to be conducted at
the Grand Rapids fairgrounds, on June
10th, 18th, and 18th. 1t is expected
that a number of the Ely Scouts viii
participate.
June 18th, designated as the opening
day will find the grounds converted
into a busy little colony, as all troops
arrive and set up camp. in an orderly
Scouting fashion. A store carrying a
few necessary commodities viii be
maintained on the grounds for the con-
venience of the campers. A generous
supply of wood viii also be situated on
the grounds for cooking and heating
purposes. Wood viii be issued by tic
ket, when needed.
The camporee will be brought TO a
official close at 600 P. NJ, of June II,
when the vast group of healthy sun
burned chaps viii make preparations to
return to their homes. Troops de-
string to remain overnite on the grounds
will be permitted TO do so.
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Took Charge on June I.

E W. Hanson, recently named to the
position as agent of the D. M. & N. in
this city to replace James Moonan
retired, assumed the duties of the office
on June 1.
Mr. Hanson is known by everyone in
the city being born and raised here and
having been assistant to Mr. Moonan
since returning from service overseas.
He starts the new job with the well
wishes of the community.
j. c. Schmid, who has been station
agent at Mesaba, will be assistant to
Mr.. Hanson. He viii remove with his
family to this city in a few weeks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
Strip Several Miles Vide
Caterpillar Infested.

Reports are coming in from territory
several miles wide running north and
south of a wormy invasion which Is
eating its way through the leaves Of
trees and vegetation in the infected
strip.
Biologists have named them Tent
Caterpillars" and claim they soon pass
away. 1t has also been suggested that
a spray mixed up Of calcium aresenate
be used to rid the affected places of the
worms, a monstrous undertaking when
it is considered that there are millions
Of these pests.
Particularly strong is the infection
along the north shore of Shagawa Lake
and people driving along the highway
state that the ground Is covered with 8
moving mass. The C. C. c. camps on
the Ely-Buyck trail to the north are
harraSSed by the pests.
One ton of grasshopper poison has
been received at the county warehouse
for distribution. Some say the grass
hopper crop viii not be as large as
last year while others make the asser-
ton that this plague viii be about the
same
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GETS $4,000
I'm TAX MONEY
Treasurer Watilo Receives An
Advance on the May Tax
Payments.

City Treasurer Andrew Watilo, Jr.
received STE, 900 the first of the week
and is prepared to take up outstanding
city warrants as per his announcement
in another place in this paper.
The money received was an advance
of the amount expected from the May
tax settlements. The balance of the
first half of the 1892 tax payments will
probably be distributed in the Angus;
apportionment
With the SIS, 900 received, it is ex-
pected to take up all outstanding war
rants against the city up to and in
Guiding the 31st of March With the
balance of the May apportionment it is
expected to retire all outstanding war
rants to June LIST.
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ADVERTISING
AUTO TOUR
Commissioner Pete and NJ. B.
Elson Start Tour of Three
States Monday.

County Commissioner Jacob L. Pete
of this district and M. B. Elson OF
Gilbert, president and secretary of the
ST. Louis County Club and Farm Bureau
Association, left Monday for the auto
advertising trip through southern Min
nesota and the states of Iowa and
Illinois.
A similar trip was made two years
ago with results that far exceeded ex-
pectations and attracted the attention
of a large number to the recreational
and agricultural possibilities of st. Louis
County and the Arrowhead Country.
The gentlemen are distributing itera-
ture on this section calling particular
attention to the vacation centers to be
had in the Arrowhead. They are con-
tacting hotels, public camp grounds and
filling stations on their route and leav-
ing books and pamphlets.
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BACKUS DAM PROPOSITION
AGAIN BEFORE COMMISSION
NneYear Controversy Over Border Water Power Ending
Power Interests Claim New Plans for Dams Meets All
Objections to Former Plans.

The nine-year controversy over dam
ing lakes and streams Of northern
Minnesota proposed by the e W.
Backus interests, and fought by con-
servationists, Is coming TO head this
month
It enters its final phase complicated
by compromise proposal made by the
Backus organization which it claims
meets all objections to the proposal
Terms Of the new Baekus plan sub
mitted the International joint commits
sion were revealed Saturday They
showed radical changes from the plan
for flooding vast area Of primitive
forest land on and near the boundary
between Minnesota and Ontario, which
a great army of organizations opposed
for several years.
The international commission VIII
open hearings at Winnipeg June 20 and
continue them in Minneapolis June 9
on the entire subject Of developing
water power on the lakes and streams
in the Rainy Lake watershed which
comprises the area along the border
between this state and Ontario.
At that hearing viii be discussed
for the first time. the revised plan OF
the BackuS interests. It is:
IF the two countries agree by treaty
Little Vermilion, north of Lake Yer
million to Saganaga lake on the eastern
end of the Rainy Lake watershed.
In the earlier proposal dams from
20 TO 81 feet would be built, raising the
level in Lac La Croix IL feet, In Loon
Lake 40 feet, in others varying amounts.
The new proposal says smaller dams
would be built btu at approximately
the same locations II claims no lakes
would be built but at approximately
its level raised TO that of Loon lake.
The original proposal would have
flooded an estimated area of from
5000 to $1,000 acres. The new Back
us statement claims the revised pro-
ject would affect only 400 acres along
the Loon river, most of it barren rocky
land.
Instead of an 81 foot dam at the
outlet of Lac La Croix, which op-
ponents say would have flooded many
of the islands in that lake, the new
proposal Is for an elevation below high
water mark.
Dams for developing power would be
built only in Loon river and near Lac
La Croix at Beatty's portage, dams 70
control levels at or near high water
mark would be placed in Eastwood and
Northern Light lakes.
Changes in Crooked lake would be
abandoned unless nearly worthless land
can be secured at reasonable cost and
clearing is limited to cutting of timber.
II that can be done a power plant
would be built above Curtain Falls.
Crooked lake would be raised 10 feet
and Iron lake lowered No additional
storage would be provided IN Rainy
and Namakan lakes and unless other
interests benefited, pay all costs above
$3.50 900.
The Backus statement to the inter-
national commission says more power IS
required to utilize the manufacturing
facilities provided at International
Falls. 1t admits at present there IS no
prospect Of development of these
facilities.
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FURNISHED by Mccormick & Co.,
Duluth, Mimi

Duluth, Mimi
Business is now going ahead at a
stronger tempo than before. Respond
ing to the hopeful news from Washing
ton and to new leaders who have
ushered in an entirely new era of
prosperity. a vast reservoir of money
is being released to stimulate industry
News from abroad continues favorable
and all nations are preparing to sit
at the table Of the London Economic
Conference which will no doubt. mark
a new period of progress in the worlds
history.
Initiation being the dominant note to-
day, naturally, it is now again fore
most in everybody's thoughts. Practi-
cally every boom in history was char
acterized by Imitation and it does not
require wide stretch of the imagina-
ton to picture what may happen over
the next year or two when we engage
in retrospect and realize that the price
gains of fifty years from 1880 until
1929 were practically obliterated in
three years, while practically all of the
actual inherent property values from
the standpoint of mans needs and ap-
praisal remained unchanged. Conse-
quently, the field for price appreciation
under the direction of an inflationary
policy. is beyond culinary limitation
To reciprocate a bit now is in order
President Roosevelt's request for an &C.
cord or agreement at the arms confer
ence was very constructive but what he
had in mind was the necessity for set
ting this vexed question before the
nations gathered at the World Economic
Conference in London June 18th
Following our Presidents attitude on
war Chancellor Hitler of Germany re-
Sponded in a most conciliatory tone
greatly relieving European tension AL
OF the foregoing created a favorable
background for our markets and with
continually improving picture of con-
tinued gains in trade and business in
general and with several dividend de-
clarations for which the trading element
had been eagerly waiting the securities
markets have indeed taken new heart
which has been made evident both in
the bond and stock markets.
The action of the domestic bond mar
ket since the middle of April has been
particularly reassuring and from diff
ferent sources moderate amounts of new
financing received favorable attention
One Of the principal factors for per-
manent business gains which always
become manifest at the beginning of q
new cycle of recovery is export bust
ness Practically the same standard
for measuring industrial recovery il
America can be used IN Europe We df
not follow very closely the day-to-day
business developments of Continental
Europe but restoration of confidence II
the prospect for the maintenance Of
peaceful relationships among European
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countries forecasts gradual trade re-
covery following the London Economic
Conference.
Initiation of a vigorous credit ex-
pansion policy on the part of the Fed
eral Reserve System already has had
its effect in the money market and will
operate as a strong influence for a
further advance of commodity prices.
Likewise it is unacceptable that COM
mon stocks are now in a long term
buying range.
The 121a per cent increase of wages
announced by the wool manufacturing
industry reflects the marked improve
ment in the sale of wool goods and the
increased activity of wooden and worsted
mills, according to the New York Wool
Top Exchange Service.
Most mills are operating at or close
to capacity. Some mills which have
been closed for months are preparing
to reopen. With wool and top prices
soaring, may mills are withholding
quotations on fabrics.
In the first four months of this year,
a Fitch Publishing Company survey
points out, the output of boots and
shoes averaged about IN per cent
under the comparable 1882 period. But
current production, it was found, is
running substantially in excess of last
year and the prospect is that the
expected improvement in May and
June, as compared with year ago, will
result in at least as large, and pos
sibly larger, aggregate outrun for the
first six months than in the January
June period of 1892.
/ The General Gable Corporation and
the Phelps-Dodge Copper Products
Company have advanced prices on bare
and weatherproof wire by 3-8 cents a
pound and on magnet wire by IA cent
pound, it was announced
Iron Age Review reports that retail
demand for automobiles Is gaining
rather than losing, as had been ex-
pected by steel men, and the steel in
dustry's fear that it would lose some Of
the support coming from the motor
plants appeared to be groundless.
| -Ss--- o<~ASo AOI May LUZ 1SC pc
dicted, viii surpass those for April by
large margin, and production is likely
to exceed 100000 cars.
Taking up an analysis of the lessons
OF the depression, a famous executive
made some salient observations.
IF anyone thinks that 10000, 900
Americans are going to sit around with
the rain dripping through porous roofs,
with patched pants, eating poor or in
sufficient food, driving old broken-down,
rattle-trap cars, desert the theatres and
movies for any great length of time
he's wrong.
| We've learned some valuable les
sons, as We always do during time
such as this. We've learned that our
banking system needed some improve
ments, and we're making them We've
learned that taxes were too high and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
67 PER CENT
ORE TAX DROP
Royalty and Occupational T axes
Due the State Suffer Huge
Drop This Year.

A drop of nearly 81 per cent in the
royalty and occupational taxes due the
state this year as compared with a
year ago, was reported Monday by the
Minnesota tax commission as a result
of slump in iron ore production In
northern Minnesota mines.
The tax commission figures show that
royalty taxes for 1892 and payable this
year totals S416,098, and occupational
tax, s260.60 or total of s676 ,697, the
royalty tax being $649 ,804, and the oc-
cupational tax levied. 81 ,383, Jas.
State Treasurer Julius A. Scilmahl
has received total royalty tax payments
of Sab, 102.35 so far. The tax was pay
able on May 81 The tax is a per
cent assessment on royalties received
annually by the iron ore mine fee owner
or holder.
The occupational tax is an assessment
of 6 per cent annually on the value of
ore at the mouth of the mine, less the
statutory costs of mining and develop
ing the ore The tax is due on June Is.
The state trust funds receive part
of the revenue from these taxes. In
addition, the state receives a small share
of the ad valorem tax on the unmined
ore and stock pile ore, on which the
biggest share of mining taxes are paid
to the various governmental sub
divisions.
Mining companies previously az
nounced they would not pay the last
half Of the ad valorem tax due Oct.
81, although paying the first half The
total ad valorem tax for 1892 and pay
which the state would receive about
81 900, 600 and the other subdivisions
the remainder
Harry E. Boyle. member Of the tax
commission, stated the drop in occGpa-
tional tax receipts was caused by the
supply on hand at the furnaces in the
east still on hand, and the high cost
of small ore production in some mines
which absorb the tax because of de-
auctions permissible under the law
The total ore output for 1882 was
6bO0e Syooosooo SC42os Will OiA4y % A141tCc
operating mostly on part-time basis
as compared with an average of 20
mines IN past years.
The Oliver Iron Mining company of
Duluth. operating 10 mines on the Mes
aba and Vermilion ranges in 1892, is
assessed the major portion of the oc-
cupational tax total, or sol ,4O9 81 based
on an output of 2,791, $40 tons.
Other assessments and tonnage of
ore were
Butler Brothers, st. Paul, Sc, Al 81
on 498, 152 tons; Hanna Ore Mining
company, Cleveland. $14,95005 on $780,
SIS tons; Inland Steel company, Chi
cago, $4,96692 on 352,836 tons; Inter-
state Iron company, Pittsburgh, $11118
on 35,878 tons; Orwell Iron company,
Cleveland, s12,6a581 on 774,s32 tons;
Youngstown Mines, Inc, Cleveland,
$2,272 on 104,9 88 tons, and Wheeling
Steel corporation, Wheeling, W. Va.
81, 1865 on 81. 801 tons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
Mother of Mrs. King
Died in Minneapolis.

Mrs. B. L. Trimble, mother of Mrs
Ruth King of this city, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs Charles
woodward, in Minneapolis Friday
evening after an illness of only a few
hours. Mrs. Trimble was well known in
this city where she had visited on
several occasions. She was rs years of
age and is survived by three daughters
and two sons. The daughters are Mrs.
Charles Woodward of Minneapolis; Mrs.
w. E. Pugh of Duluth and Mrs. Ruth
King, city librarian of this city. The
sons are John Trimble of Virginia and
George OF Port Arthur. Texas. The
funeral took place from the Crawford
Mortuary in Duluth Tuesday, Mrs. King
leaving for Duluth Monday to attend.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
Area Board of Boy Scouts
To Meet Here Monday

A supper meeting of the Area Board
of the Headwaters Area of Boy Scouts
viii be held at the Community Center
on Monday evening Chairman Leach
of the Area Council VIII be present and
several other officials from Hibbing are
expected
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
Buildings Nearly Done.

The new Office building and ware
house at the south end of Central
Avenue being erected by the Superior
National Forest service, are rapidly
nearing completion. Local carpenters
are employed and the buildings are
to be ready for occupancy by June Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
SITUATION SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Analysed Economists Shows
Towards Recovery From the Seemingly
Bottom Slump of Economical Conditions.

our governmental machinery too awk-
ward and cumbersome, so we're taking
steps to correct that, too"-The Econ
omist.
A 10 per cent increase in employ
ment in the state of Minnesota was re-
ported for the first three weeks of May
by the employment sterilization re-
search institute at the University of
Minnesota.
Insolvencies again are slightly re-
duced in number, continuous decline
having appeared each week thus far in
May. a customary movement for that
month. For the week ending last
Thursday, there were 429 business de-
faults In the United States, as shown
by the records of Dun and Bradstreet,
Inc. These figures compare with 437
and AGO, respectively, for the two pre-
ceding weeks and TO in the same week
of last year, at which time insolvencies
were unusually numerous.
At the highest level since June, 1881,
the national average of steel produc-
ton has risen to 20 per cent of rated
capacity from 50 per cent week ago.
As result of an increased volume of
business together with widespread
economies and improved operating eff
cheney through out the entire organi-
zation, the Murray Corporation Of
America, during the first quarter of the
current year, was able to reduce its
operating loss by nearly so per cent,
as compared with the corresponding
period of 1882. C. w. Avery, president,
informed the directors.
The company early this week will be
employing a total of $500 in its seven
plants. This represents an increase of
$500 since January l. Two shifts daily
are engaged in the manufacture of
motor car bodies for leading automo-
bile companies in the Detroit area.
Railroad operations in April were the
best in any month of this year from
the standpoint of both of gross revenue
and operating results. Revenue state
ments for the month currently being
issued by the carriers reflect the sub
stantial recovery in earnings effected
after the banking holiday.
Two Chicago railroads reports indi-
cate the trend of the months results.
The Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul and
Pacific earned its operating charges
with margin of $500, 465, the first time
expenses have been covered IN the year
to date. The Chicago and North West
ern Railroad in April came within
sz39.698 of covering operating expenses,
the best showing since December.
Washburn Crosby Company. Incor-
porated, millers, are shipping 1000
barrels 1888 tons) Of flour to New
York by water all the way for the first
time in the company's history Com
pany has in the past shipped flour by
water to Buffalo and from there to
New York by rail. Shipment was made
aboard seaboard Great Lakes Steam
ship Company boat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
Father of Ely Men
Died Friday at Virginia

John Emil Salminen, aged 81, a resi-
dent of Florenton for the past Is years,
died Friday evening at a Virginia
hospital after a long illness.
He is survived by his widow. six sons
and one daughter. Two Of the sons
are John 8. and Armas n. Of this city
in charge of the Ford Garage here;
Frank E., Elmo w. and Theodore of
Forenton and Arne of Virginia.
John and Armas attended the funeral
Of their father at Virginia Monday.
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Attended Federation Meet.

State Federation of the Italian-Ameri-
can Clubs from this city attended the
annual convention of the organization
held IN Hibbing Sunday where Roy
Crescenzo of Duluth was elected uesi-
dent; Joseph Coduti. Hibbing, first vice
president; Martin zana, Gilbert. second
vice president: c. M. Tramontin, CHS
holm. recording secretary; Sam Sper-
ANA, st. Paul, treasurer.
The Federation Endorsed Judge Mar
tin Hughes for appointment to the
Federal Court vacancy left by the death
Of Judge Cant several months ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
MeIdrtin Wins Case.

A jury in District Court in Duluth
Monday brought in verdict in favor
of Axel Melartin for $1,734.03 against
Harry j. Homer as administrator of the
estate of Toivo j. Somero, for salary
due him while employed by Somero at
his summer home on Burnside lake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-09
LeaUes for Italy.

Sam Palombi left Thursday for visit
at his old home in Italy where he VIII
tives and friends Mr. Palombi has
been employed at the mines here since
arriving in this country several years
ago.