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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
United States Civil
Service Examinations.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces the following named
open competitive examinations:
Senior Engineer, Engineer, Associate
Engineer and Assistant Engineer.
Applications for the positions of
senior engineer, engineer, associate en-
gineer, and assistant engineer, must be
on file with the U. 8. Civil Service
Commission at Washington, D. c.. not
later than September %, 1888.
The examinations are to fill vacancies
occurring in the Federal classified SER
vice throughout the United States.
The entrance salaries range from
$1,000 to $500 year, less deduction
of not to exceed Is per cent as a
measure of economy and retirement
deduction of 31s per cent.
Optional branches are aeronautical,
agricultural civil, construction, cleo
trical, heating and ventilating, highway,
mechanical, mining, radio, structural
and telephone engineering.
Competitors will not be required to
report for written examination, but
will be rated on their education and
experience
Applicants must have had certain
specified education and experience In
engineering.
Full information may be obtained
from the Secretary of the United States
Civil Service Board Of Examiners ct
the post Office or customhouse in any
city, or from the United States Civil
Service Commission, Washington, D. G.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
FOREST fire HAZARD
GREATEST SINCE 1918
Division of Forestry Sends Out
Comprehensive Fire Warning Asks Support of Citizens
and Governments

On account of the extreme dry
weather and the hot winds coming OF
of the prairie country in all of the
region in or surrounded by drainage
peat lands in the northwestern portion
of the state there has developed a most
extreme fire hazard. There are no un-
controlled fires burning in the high
land but there are hundreds of fires
burning in both deep and shallow peat
some under safe conditions and some
in very dangerous situations.
These fires are disposing of the peat
very rapidly and in many instances
doing an excellent job of land clearing.
They have, however, created one of
the highest fire hazards this state has
ever experienced. All of the Forest
Service personnel and equipment that
can be spared from other districts or
drawn from reserve or purchased is
being provided at this time to meet the
money, men, or equipment in the state
of Minnesota to extinguish these fires
or put them in such condition that they
will not get away in the case Of high
winds.
It is going to be necessary that all
forms of municipal government, which
includes the counties, townships and
villages in the area, take prompt and
effective action for proper fire guards
around villages, settlements and valu-
able property. All peat grades should
be protected and fires extinguished that
are burning in them ALI wooden
bridges should be inspected and debris
and material removed from them SO
as to prevent burning in case of a
broadcast spread of fire.
Every municipal officer should i'm
mediately inspect all of the area under
his supervision and for which he is
responsible and advise residents of the
situation. Farm homes in the grass
lands should have burrows plowed
around them and those that are close
to brush and debris should have il
piled or removed.
Hay should not be stacked on peat
lands and if it is already stacked il
should be removed unless it Is possible
to make fire guard around the stacks
For the sake of safety in case of fire
hay and straw should not be stacked
close to farm homes or buildings.
All streams and bitches that have
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
FUNERAL OF
POPULAR LADY
Services for Mrs. Matt Watilo
Monday at Presbyterian
Church.

The funeral of Mrs. Matt Watilo, who
died last Thursday at her home at 38
West Harvey street, following a short
illness of heart troubles, was held Mon
day afternoon from the Presbyterian
church, the Rev. H. r. Browne con-
Quoting the last sad rites.
The funeral was attended by large
number of friends and neighborS
gathered to pay their last respects to
one who was a favorite among them.
The floral offerings were many and
beautiful Those from outside attend
ing the funeral were Mrs. A. Kordick,
mother of deceased, Mrs. Anton Kordick
and Mr. and Mrs. John Kordick or
Merrill, Wisconsin; Mrs. F. Mashke and
Mrs Sam Hunnokka of Hurley, Wis
conSin
She is survived by her husband, Matt
Watilo, employed in the Ely postoffice,
one son, Robert, and daughter,
Wilma. She was married to Mr..
Watilo at Merrill, Wisconsin, and re-
moved with Mr.. Watilo to this city ten
years ago.
The sorrowing survivors have the
sympathy of host of friends in their
bereavement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
LOCAL girl.
WINS ACCLAIM
Allie Ronka and Erik Kahlson
Win Plaudits at Auditorium
Monday Evening.

The concert presenting ALI Ronka,
soprano and Erik Kahlson, voliniSt,
at the Washington Auditorium on Mon
day evening was a musical event Of
Importance and attended by a large
concourSe. The concert was sponsored
by the First Finnish Ev. Lutheran
church of which the Rev. q. A. Aho
is pastor. Mrs. H. N. Sutherland was
the accompanies and her accompani-
mentS, played in her accustomed ex-
cellent manner, was no small part IN
the program.
Miss Ronka, who has appeared before
Ely audiences on various occasions
opened the evening with three numbers
in which she was accompanied by Mr.
Kahlson and his violin. The numbers
were open the Gates of the Temple, ?
How Beautiful Upon the Mountains, .
and "Allelujah" Mr.. Kahlson followed
with group of violin offerings during
which he rendered "Bouree," ssGavotte, q
'Minuet" and 'sKuyawiak."
All the offerings of both artists were
received with rapturous applause and
they were forced to respond to encores.
Miss Ronka for her next group gave
selections from the noted composers
Sibelius, Melartin, Kuula and Kauppi
An intermission followed after which
Mr. Kahlson played "Romanza Andul-
uza," 'Schon Rosmarin" and "Praelad-
ium and Allegro-Pugnani"
Miss Ronka closed the very pleasant
evenings program with Les Files de
Cadiz," ''The Nightingale" and the
Spring Song" The artists will return
to New York later after spending the
summer here at the Ronka cabin on
Shagawa lake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
state TO pave
and OIL treat
Elsberg Explains Attitude on
Surfacing and Oil Treat
ment of Highways.

The Minnesota Highway department
has not turned it's back upon concrete
paving, and has no intention of doing
so, N. w. Elsberg, highway commits
sioner, announced today.
Mr. Elsberg's comment was made in
connection with reports which have ap-
peared in various parts of the state
that there has been a radical change
in policies of the highway department
with regard to bituminous and concrete
surfaced roads.
Minnesota has been sllrfacing its
highways with concrete and with BIZ
luminous materials, and will continue
to build both types of roads," Mr..
Elsberg said.
1T is true that in planning the ex-
penditure of the $1O,OO0,OO0 of Federal
funds granted this state for highways,
only comparatively small amount of
concrete paving was included. The
Federal regulations specifically stated
that the money should be divided
among at least rs per cent of all
counties.
1T would be violation of the spirit
OF the regulations to put large part
of the money into expensive concrete
paving in few counties and give the
rest of the state what little might be
left.
''The Highway department soon will
have to take over approximately 1900
miles of new routes added to the
original trunk system by the last lcgis-
lature. That will mean an increase of
more than so per cent in mileage which
the department must approve and
maintain, with severely reduced in
come caused by the lower license fees.
Concrete paving is extremely ex-
pensive, costing $4,000 to $4,000 a
mile. With reduced revenues, and no
likelihood of any bond financing such
as has been used in the past by the
highway department, large concrete
programs can hardly be expected.
There are hundreds of miles of dusty
graveled roads which cannot possibly
be paved for many years, but bitumin-
GUS treatments can be economically
used to give these roads an all-weather
surface.
There are also heavier traffic roads
which cannot now be paved with con-
crete but which can be satisfactorily
improved with heavy type of bitumin-
Gus surface. Some of the finest streets
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
Hunting Season Set
On Chickens and Grouse.

The Minnesota Conservation Com
mission has fixed the hunting season on
prairie chicken and sharp tailed grouse
at a special meeting last week. The
season on these birds will open on
September 16 in twenty-eight counties
in the state In half of the counties
the season will close at sunset on
September "A, while in the other four
teen, it will close at sunset, September
20.
Counties which remain open until
Sept "a are Kittson, Roseau, Lake of
the Woods, Koochiching, Marshall.
Beltrami, Polk, Pennington, Red Lake,
Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Aitkin
and Pine
Counties in which the season will
close Sept. 20, are Wilkin, Otter Tail,
Becker, Wadena, Hubbard, Cass, Grow
Wing. Morrison, Itasca, st. Louis, Mile
Laos, Isanti Kanabec and the north
half of Todd.
Seasons on pheasants, quail, par
fridge and ducks will be set at the next
meeting of the commission early this
month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
DeLphians Will Meet
On Thursday Next.

The meetings of the Ely Delphian
Chapter win be resumed after a sum-
mer's vacation next Thursday. Mrs.
Peter Schaefer as president will preside.
The Development and Beginning of
Music" win be discussed. Mrs. VIM.
Jones VIII furnish the preliminary dis
cassion- Topics have been assigned
es follows:
Three Great Modern Musicians" by
Mrs. p. D. McCarty.
Primitive Music. Origin and Nature"
by Mrs A. j. McMahan.
Rhythm in Primitive Music" by Mrs.
E. Leino.
achievements and Limitations of
Primitive Music" by Mrs. w. d. Gal
lagher.
Egyptian Music by Mrs. Arth For
selius.
Summary by Mrs. Peter Schaefer.
Current Events by Mrs. Z. A. Erick-
son.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
FATAL CRASH OF FLYER TERMINATES PROGRAM
Wrestling Fans
At Virginia.

Bob Ellis, Archie BONNER, Windy
Eackens, E. H. Starkman, VIM Kuop-
pala, Leroy and Stuart Schaefer
Eugene Grady, John Somrock and Louis
Garni of this city attended the Ameri-
can Legion wrestling show at vir-
GINA last Friday evening.
A program of bouts, full OF &C.
ton, was presented and met with the
approval of the 500 fans at the show.
It was the first wrestling exhibition
ON the range in a long time and the
college football player tactics, which
have recently reyolutionized the wrest-
ling game, were very much In evidence.
The three bouts were all rough house
affairs replete with thrills.
"Bronko" Nagursh of football fame,
featured the show in which he wrestled
Homer Wright of Kansas Bronko was
the winner, gaining fall in minutes
of what was scheduled to be a one-hour
bout. A series of flying mares and body
slams paved the way for the Bronx in
pinning Wright.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
Remains of Dead Flyer
Taken to Duluth MOndaH.

The remains of Malcolm Dunlop, who
met his death at the airport Sunday
while on the dedication program, were
taken to Duluth Monday afternoon
where the funeral was held the follow
ing day.
Dunlop was % years Of age, gradu-
ate of Central High School in Duluth.
After his graduation he attended the
U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis
then serving on board battleships where
ne secured his naval training. He was
engaged in commercial avaiation In
Rochester N. Y, returning to Duluth
about year ago.
He is survived by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Dunlop of Duluth, q
brother Burton, and sister, Katherine
residents Of New York.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
On This I.
Occasion
Just o few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

In the proceedings of the
city council in another column
will be found the levy made for
1888. The city has cut to the
bone in this years levy to the
amount of $33O,657.O6 against
$347,000.00 in 1882. With
this curtailed levy it is also ex-
pected to take up nearly $780,
600 in outstanding warrants
thus leaving about that much
less for the 1888 expenses.
AS we have stated in these
columns on several occasions,
did the other range communit-
ties follow in the footsteps of
Ely in regard to expenditures,
there would not have arisen the
dilemma we all now find our
selves in by the refusal of the
mining companies to pay their
October taxes. Ely is in the
group of range communities
and is penalized along with the
others who have brought this
about by excessive spending.
The cities who have been dec
ent in this regard cannot be
exempted and must stand or
fall with the others.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01

powered by an English Cirrus motor
1t was owned by George Atwood of
Duluth. The fuselage was completely
burned and the motor cracked in the
crash making the wreck complete
What parts were worth salvaging were
carried away by souvenir hunters before
those in charge could get them
The plane was Great Lakes Trainer,
on the immense throng of spectators.
No sooner had it taken place when
rush was started away from the air
port. In less than an hour after the
crash the grounds were deserted. How
ever, it is understood that a formal
dedication ceremony will be held at
some other time. 1t has also been sug-
gested that the field be named the
Malcolm Dunlop Airport in honor of
the unfortunate aviator County Com
missioner Pete started register on
Sunday in which all pilots landing here
will enroll their names. Mr.. Dunlop
was the first to register.
The flyers here Sunday with their
planes were as follows:
Malcolm Dunlop in a Great Lakes
Trainer from Duluth.
Jake Pfaender in a Travelaire from
Duluth
Jules Brent in a Travelaire from
Superior.
Howard Busch in American Eagle
from Duluth.
Doc Hammar in Monocoupe from
Duluth.
Herman Lehrdahl in a Curtis-Robin
from Soudan.
Gill Hartley ina Waco cabin plane
from Duluth
Other pilots here were Bill Thornton,
Jimmy Dillon, George Atwood, Bill Holt,
Dick Cooper, Earle White, all of Duluth.
and Ernie Hutala, owner of the Curtis
Robin plane from Soudan.
A Miner representative took occasion
to interview the visiting flyers after
their arrival on Saturday evening on
what they thought of our airport
While an interview was solicited, one
and all were asked to express their
candid opinions. While some offered
suggestions as to another runway and
improvements for the benefit of spec
tators, safety lines, etc., here is what
they said of the airport:
Jake Pfaender-"One of the most
perfect set-ups for a field I have ever
SEEN"
Jules Bernt-"Could see the field II
miles away. Gravel doomed up. Was
surprised to find the field in as good
condition"
Gill Hartley-"I never landed on a
better field"
Howard Bush-"Ely has a field to be
proud Of"
Earl White-"Shes honey"
Bill Thornton What more could you
ask for"
George Acknowledgement had the
chance to try it but it looks good" Mr.
Atwood was the owner of the plane that
crashed.)
Dick Cooper-"This runway is nearly
as wide as some are long,"
Bill Holt never landed in a better
field"
Malcolm Dunlop-"n this field isn't
ready, lot more never will be ready"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
Between 5000 and 5000 See Stunt
Flyer Crash Early in the Program
of Events Which Was to Continue
for the Afternoon.
The Sudden Death of the Noted Flyer
Put an End to the Festivities Ar
ranged for the Dedication of the
Airport.

With happy hearts crowd estimated
at nearly 5000 people were at the air
port east of the city on Sunday after
noon to witness the dedication of the
field by a company of aviators from
Duluth and Superior, headed by Dare
devil Jimmy Dillon and Malcolm Dun
lop.
The crowd of local enthusiasts had
been augmented by large numbers from
the range towns, Duluth and Superior
Those at the gate made the statement
that over $50 cars loaded with from
five to seven in each car, had passed
through the gates from Tower and Vir-
ginia alone.
The police force, county deputy
sheriffs and the members of the Ameri-
can Legion kept the crowd within
bounds although at times it was an
utter impossibility to keep the younger
generation from overlooking onto the
runway. However. good order pre-
vailed and no difficulties were en-
countered and no accidents among the
spectators married the occasion. A
check made at 2 o'clock showed over
1000 cars parked on the ground adj
joining the runway besides a large
number on the White Iron road.
The program had just begun, the
second event being listed as stunt
flying. For over twenty minutes Mr..
Dunlop had thrilled the huge crowd,
tacidar tLo oxYo,,flnn,r x,orLal nv, +lo
cemetery hill, with Almost every mani
euver of expert airplane stunting which
included the inside loops, vertical banks,
barrel rolls, Immelmann turns, snap
rolls. splits turns, power dives and
hedge-hopping.
Suddenly while Dunlop was in plain
sight of the huge audience about a
half mile east of the airport, he was
seen to come straight down for a dis
lance of about 100 feet and crash.
just few seconds after he was seen
to drop, black smoke rolled up from
the spot. A rush was staged to the
scene by all who were not too shocked
to do so.
Only few minutes suficed to destroy
the ship which had burst into flames
after hitting the ground. The unfor-
tunate flyer was removed from the
debris as rapidly as possible. He was
taken to the Laing Mortuary and an
examination conducted. It is stated
that the injuries sustained by the flyer
showed that he was killed outright upon
crashing.
Dunlop had just come out of a power
dive, leveling off over the field, and had
flown about half mile to the east
with the wind behind him, or on his tail
as aviators term it, His next scheduled
maneuver was to have been demon
stration of upside down flying. Need
| ing altitude for this stunt, he executed
snap roll which would bring the nose
of the ship into the wind. The snap
roll was completed but speed was lost
in doing it and it is thought that the
sudden change had affected his motor
Being at low altitude he crashed be-
fore he could regain flying speed. Ir
commenting on the crash it is said that
he probably didn't know how close he
was to the earth when he executed ths
snap roll.
| The plane was a Great Lakes Trainer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
ELY BRANCH ON
REEMPL0YMENT
Thomas II. Brennan Named on
Arrowhead Committee for
This City.

appointment of committee to d.
rect unemployment in the Arrowhead
country under the public works sec
tions OF the MIRA, has been announced
by Arvid B. Olson, Duluth member OF
the statewide committee.
The district committee includes Bert
H. Farley, Virginia; Martin T. Haley,
Hibbing; Thomas H. Brennan, Ely; DR..
w. A. Coventry and s. B. Shepard of
Duluth. This group functions through
a central headquarters established at
Hibbing, where all placements will be
made on jobs in this area. Employment
within the city limits of Duluth is
handled by the public employment
committee in the city hall, of which
John L. Craig is director.
o. D. Hollenbeck of the University Of
Minnesota, who is in charge of employ
ment in the state, appointed the nor
thern district committee and similar
groups in other sections.
Hibbing will be one of the thirteen
central employment agencies through
out the state and will handle the regis
tration and hiring of unemployed men
with dependent families in St. Louis,
tasca, Carlton, Lake and Cook counties.
The emergency administration Of
public works has announced the fol-
lowing labor policies.
Opportunities for employment ON
projects authorized under the emer-
gency administration of public works
viii be equitably distributed among
the qualified workers who are unem-
ployed, not among those who merely
wish to change one good job for an
other.
These work opportunities will be
distributed geographically. as widely
and as equitably as may be practicable.
Qualified workers who, under the
law, are entitled to preference, shall
be given it. Qualified ex-service men
with dependents are given preference
under the law.
Unemployed men are warned not TO
leave their homes in search of en-
ployment elsewhere on public works
projects. The law stipulates that local
labor must be used
The unemployment offices will serve
private employers as well as public
works contractors with competent help
and 1t is expected that the service viii
receive the support of employers, bust
ness men and farmers throughout the
district.
On public works projects the Fed
eral regulations provides for a thirty
hour week with maximum of 100
hours work within the month.
The minimum wage scale on Federal
aid highway construction in Mime
sofa, as announced by N. w. Elsberg,
state highway commissioner, provides
for SIS cents an hour for unskilled
labor and IS cents per hour for skilled
labor
This committee IS functioning and
alread twenty men out of Ely are EN-
ployed on highway work. The Ely men
are on the job of putting a solid bot
tom on No. 35 near the overhead rail-
road bridge at Soudan
The work of receiving applications
in this city will probably be done at
the Community Center by the Amer
lean Legion, members of which organi-
zation will be given preference under
this law
According to Mr. Brennan, all ap-
plications will be filed here after which
they win be acted on by the central
agency at Hibbing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
S0UDAN Mine OPENS MONDAY
ON FOUR DAYS A WEEK
Word Has Been Received That The Soudan Mine Will Begin
Operations Monday; ESQ Men Will Be Returned
Work ON Day and Night Shifts.

A rift in the economic clouds which
have lowered over the vermilion range
came Wednesday with the announce
ment OF the resumption of mining at
the Soudan mine of the Oliver Mining
Company.
Day and night shifts will be put on
and four days week will prevail. It
Is understood that $50 men are or
dinarily employed at this mine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
Auxiliary to Elect.

The first meeting of the American
Legion Auxiliary will be held at the
Legion Club rooms in the Community
Center on Wednesday evening, Sept 6,
and all members are requested to be
present
Officers will be elected at this meet
ing and other business transacted.
Lunch will be served
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
Ford Car Wins Race.

Fred Frame of Los Angeles, 1882 win
ner of the 50O-mile Indianapolis race,
driving a Ford Va, won the 203-mile
stock car event at the revival of the
historic Elgin National road races on
Saturday. Frame led throughout with
the exception of a brief interval on the
18th lap. His average speed for dis
lance was 1922 miles per hour. The
Ford cars took all the prizes up to the
seventh Ralph DePalma, the Oldest
driver entered and holder of the course
record and winner of the 1915 Indian
apolis race, went out on the 18th lap
with broken valve spring. Bill Cum
mings, indianapolis, was the eighth
finiSher in a Plymouth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
Enlist in u. s. Navy.

Francis Andrew Burud, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Hogan Burud of Big Falls,
Minnesota, and Karl Herman Kester,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs H H. Kester of
Isabella, Mimi, were examined and
accepted at the U. s. Navy Recruiting
Station at Duluth and sent to the main
station at Minneapolis where they both
passed and were enlisted. They will
be given three months recruit training
at the q. s. Navy training station at
San Diego, CAL. before being sent to
school or to ship in the Atlantic
or Pacific fleet. Burud and Kester are
high school graduates and are most
perfect in every respect.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-01
Reduced Bus Fares.

Effective today new reduced bus fares
will prevail between all stations in
Minnesota served by the Northfand
Greyhound Lines, according to an an
nouncement made in another column
by j. L. Williams, traffic manager Of
the lines. The principal reductions win
be ON local or short trips On long
trips, such as to Chicago, even lower
excursion rates will be in effect.