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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30
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Roller skating enthusiasts were looking forward to the big prize mask skating carnival to be held at the Jaxon Rink with many prizes for costumes and ladies gold watch as grand door prize. Other prizes were, a $10 pipe for the best dressed man, silk, um- brella, best dressed lady; best dressed mans character, Gillette safety razor; best lady character, two bottles Mumms Extra Dry.
 Recent arrivals from Chichagof were enthusiastic over the latest strike at the Chichagof mine and said the vein was upwards of 12 feet in width and carried values of S1,500o0 per ton.
 It was believed by VoIney Rich mond, manager of the Northern Commercial Company, that there would be more overland traffic during the winter, from the h. terior to the Coast, over the Fair banks and. Chisana trails than ever before had been transported across Alaska by horses and dogs.
 Dr. w. w. Council, of Cordova, was a passenger aboard the Ad- miral Sampson, on his way to his home from the States.
 The Treadwell Club was busy with many activities planned. The dramatic club was to put on the first of it's shows during the week, the football club was to give a dance at the club house, a social dance was scheduled at the Treadwell Club with music by the club orchestra, and many other events which were eagerly looked forward to by people on both sides of the Channel.
 A p1ChOo SAAJOJ( eA3S cellent show at the Treadwell Club at which the feature of the evening was singing by Miss Crys- tai Snow and Monte Snow.
 Mrs. Brightman and children took passage on the Georgia this morning for their home in Sltka.
 People crowded the Grand The atre to see the members of the First Alaska Legislature in motion pictures The pictures had drawn good crowds to theatres in DaW- son, Fairbanks, Nome, Valdez Cor dova and Seward. w. D. Gross, owner, was showing them in Ju- neau for the first time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30
The Calendar -CrOwder Crowded Out.
(NeW York Times.)

One of the numerous unhappy products and by products of Federal Prohibition was the Swamping of the Federal courts with petty The cal- endars grew apopletic with them. sort of cal endar- delivery the disposal of big patches of them with small fines remissions of fines, became the only method offering little respite for the weary
 judges, But pouring in, and if a defendant insisted on jury trial more time was wasted and it harder and harder to get a lconviction
 Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment by De- lcember is certain Arrests for violating the Pro hibtion laws still being made The hauling in lof persons charged with being guilty of what will lsoon cease to be an offense is absurdty that seems to justify MT. Bumble's definition of the law. According to Washington dispatches, the Department of Justice is understood to have "vir- tually" decided to drop dry law prosecutions as lsuch immediately after the thirty-sixth State has cast it's vote for repeal" So far, so good What about prosecutions between now and November ',
 when the required number of States will have voted for repeal?
 The course to be followed with various other
 questions arising from the prospect of repeal has been discussed by President and Cabinet decision
 on prosecutions is looked hoped for this week.
 It is satisfactory to hear that the official view
 is on the side of common sense against technicaty If the letter of the law rules, prosecutions will go
 on till the thirtysixth State has ratified Arrests will be made up to December B. Yet November 2 is the death notice December the interment
 notice, of National Prohibition What sense is there in arresting vioators of laws made under an amendment dead and damned and only formally alive?
 | The Government is said to be pondering the discontinuation of a great number of Prohibition cases now the docket. The faces of the Fed eral court calendars beginning to lose that purple and bloated look Before long the Federal courts will return to their proper and necessary
 business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30

jumped at the chance to tax beer adds color to this warning.
 Theoretically high imposts should discourage the consumption of spirits. But by this time everyone knows that the old racket setup is ready to under sell legal liquor offered at a price jacked up by taxes.
 The way to take the worst evils out of legal and illegal liquor to eliminate private profits from both. This creates a set-up on which other en- forcement measures may rest securely, giving real basis on which true temperance education may be expected to work normally
 Exorbitant taxes invitation to bootlegg1ng and smuggling From these two forms of criminality have sprung the most vicious racketeering systems of all those which nfest the country.
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Americans who once upon time, hugged Ger man marks to their expectant bosoms are not likely to think kindly of deflaton-tToledo Blade)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30

Jim Farley is credited with being the greatest Postmaster General since Ben Frenklin But Ben, if we remember correctly, wasn't Chairman of any party's National Committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30

At any rate, the Kidnapping industry must be feeling bit discouraged at present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30

If Bishop Cannon would speak out of the full ness Of his heart, the American public might get something worth reading.-(Detroit Free Press)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30

Nazis have gagged the German press and may prescribe the firing squad for editor who splits an infinitive--f fIndianapols Star0
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mathematician who keeps abreast of the times Ifigures out that we have 32 per cent beer and
 888 per cent repeal-(New York Sun)
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A campaign to eliminate danger ous curves and narrow bridges IS under way by the Indiana State Highway Commission.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30

If proof of the popularity of MIRA were needed, it is found in the fact that one of the candidates for Mayor of New York City is using the Blue Eagle on his election posters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30

lot of people looking forward to hare Qiquor) winter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30

Scientists testing the drift of the continent Maybe the G. O. P. National Committee could give them the figures.-Daas News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-30

T dress to fit my pocketbook," says writer. Maybe that's the reason there nudist camps (Atlanta Constituton.)
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SJlll Sptdhlli5 piuAi"4J, ~ "
 dent that this hostility and dis trust do prevail in Washington Now. the state of mind in Wash ington also has its causes. They may be summed up by saying that the exposure of certain of the financial practices of the boom, and in conspicuous cases, even of the depression, has caused the hostility, and that the lack of ade- o,,ate financial leadership has caus- ed the distrust. Take, for exam ple. the case of MT. Wiggin. Sure lv the head of so great a bank occupies a position of public trust. Yet there is the list of his salar- ies. bonuses, and the pension; If a public official arranges matters for himself in this fashion what would be the general verdict of the com munity? Can the performance be defended except on the cynical as- sumption that the standards which must be applied to a great banker who handles the peoples money are lower than those which must oe applied to a politician
 Now, it can be said that ample IS was MT. Wiggin's compensa- ton, the sums involved are rela- lively small compared with the magnitude of the operations of the bank. Perhaps, But We are exam
Evening star., 1933-02-12
Some Acorus Edible

THE general use Of the acorn an article
! of food has long since ceased, but back In
ancient days 1t was an important >article Of
food. In fact, It was considered that eating
the acorn added years to q mans life and great
strength to his muscles Indians Of the New
England regions formerly ate the acorn Of
certain types Of white oaks, while the sweet
acorn Of the California white oak IS stin
ground into coarse hour used In bread Over
IN England the people Of the rural commtmi-
ties bordering on the royal forests have the
right every Fan to tu1n their pigs loose IN the
woodlands In order that they may grow INT
on the fallen acorns.
Evening star., 1933-02-12

cuiverts and little bridges, with Jim In the cab.
could see him and the yard crew fighting q
rusty switch lever, and then they'd go OF on
sharp angle, and we'd follow.
The light of the fire south Of us at first,
then east and finally north. And next thing
knew we were coming In behind Roanoke
IN went hurTying up XJ tower. He had
- dispatchers on the wire and was telling
them-not asking them-telling them four
trainloads Of spuds were coming through.
They opened up the line. He was only as
sistant trainmaster, but his name was Butler.
South went those potatoes, hogging every
mile Of the way. Late?
Oh. yes. they got to Grand Rapids three
hours late, but they were In Chicago for break
fast.
But, of course Jim wasn't through. After he
had the section started he ran right down 10
the bridge. We found the two hoboes had
seen two nights before. They were scared now.
Had they seen anybody? Heard anybody?
Well, a big motor truck had stopped on the
State road near the bridge about an hour before
the fire. and the driver had gone down and got
some water for his radiator.
Motor truck?" Jim repeated.
"Blue and yellow truck, SIR"
Well. we ratified back to Waterville as fast as
that tired old yard engine could take us. The
first man Jim saw was Sam Martin, with two
or three trucks.
Sam said, "Sorry to hear about the BRIDGE
Jim. Must have been worn out anyhow. You'll
have to give the rates another boost and build
q new bridge. In the meantime. I'll help the
boys get their spuds to market"
OF course, Jim Lit right into him. He couldn't
prove anything, but he was . good guesser, and
he handled the business to suit himself. Some
neighbors carried Sam home, and Jim came
back to work. Sure, we got the potatoes to
market.
The story got around, about why the bridge
burned. Amos Hazen threw Sam of his front
porch a couple of nights later, but he didn't
throw Jim on. He just built Charlotte and Jim
the swellest house In this end Of the State for
q wedding present.
Evening star., 1933-02-12

A Z o'clock went over to the eating house.
The trains had been gone nearly two hours
and had passed Fly tower and were headed
down the long grade toward Big Grandy
Bridge.
just had my cup of coffee when caller
came yelling that was wanted at the office
quick. Jim Butler was going crazy. Well,
ran. Jim wasn't there, but everybody else was
The bridge over the Big Grandy was on fire.
"The trains?" I yelled. Where are they?"
'Tied up this side of the bridge" the dis
patcher cried. Safe Stopped in time"
engine come clanking from the water tower
Jim Butler was In the cab.
He yelled: Get word to theml Have them
back to FY tower! And clear the Incl"
] heard the dispatcher repeat: Back to ~
tower-clear the line; then joined Jim.
I grabbed the steps as the yard engine was
putting on speed.
Did you ever ride light engine an old
coffee mill at that, going go miles an hour?
Well. you don't want to. There was 80 much
noise you couldn't think and the cab rocking
back and FORTH and Jim, over by the engineer,
yelling.
What he was up to, still had NO idea.
They'd opened the line for U.s. Blocks showed
clear green all the way. We passed No.
passenger on q siding.
Ten miles OF we could see the ire Those
creosoted ties and posts were certainly eoing
out In glory. This side of Fly tower there was
fuzee blazing red in warning between the
tracks.
ITS too late" told Jim. THAT bridge Is
gone"
But Jim didn't seem to hear me- He was
plenty excited, but not exactly worried
He jumped down and began to signal the
fifth section Of potatoes to back up. "I1l take
'em around It," he said
Round M?"
"Over the logging lines. Tell the engine
crews to crawl! Tell 'em the ties are rotten and
the rails only so Founders. Ten 'em I'VE miles
an hour Is the limit. Tell em to follow me-"
Well. they followed him, crawling, three
miles an hour. so as not to spread the rails, and
you could hear the roadbed Of that old logging
line groan under US.
don't know where we went. But Jim did
He was Butler and railroader, and he'd
learned his division, the good IN It and what
the rest Of u thought was worthless.
The switch engine led the Ny, testing tAe
Evening star., 1933-02-12
Commission

Doctor, you've collected big bin for nxin0
the Smith boys head, haven't yous" '=
Yes, Madam, have. Why?"
well don't forget my Willie threw NJ hslsk
tAat hit HINT"
Evening star., 1933-02-12

And we had got ready for them all right
We'd taken half a dozen Of our Nine Hundreds,
four wheelers, OF the Detroit run, and brought
them north, pulling long strings Of empties.
The car shops had the frost-paper in 'em,
and plenty of straw to dump out at every
siding to spread over the carload. But stin
Jim kept yelling for more cars.
I'VE need a thousand" he kept saying.
Well, got them After all. he was Butler.
We cleared the road and spotted the cars, three
or four to warehouse or siding, and made up
our trains in q rush.
I watched the fourth section and the nth.
A hundred and sixty cars in all Three times
what Sans whole fleet of trucks could carry at
one time. The dispatcher already getting
his reports from the towermen. They went
through little towns with their hair flying, those
trains didl
Ten minutes apart, tearing through the night.
And at the same time our yard engines were
pushing new empties into sidings all over the
north country.
Evening star., 1933-02-12

= OU hear q lot of talk about the ro-
nance Of the rails, most of it from
people who never saw railroad ex-
cept through q Pullman window. You
read lot, too, about record runs, silk
rrac;oIe and h,yllion shiry,ents Freight
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

tended the meeting, IN letter to Mr..
Bang, said she heard many fine COM
pliments passed regarding the Ely
showing.
The exhibit consisted of projects from
the grades and junior high school and
figure sketches from the high school
art students. The exhibit had been
prepared and exhibited under the
direction of Miss Stokes, art instructor
in the Ely schools.
We congratulate Miss Stokes on the
commentator her work was given at
the Western Art Association meeting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19
CAMP no. 2 AT
BIRCH Lake
Second Camp of c. c. c
Opened Yesterday at Birch
Lake With 200 Men.

The second contingent of 200 men
arrived yesterday morning and were at
once transported to what Is known as
the Halfway Camp located at Birch
Lake dam. Captain John e. Doyle is
in charge of this camp. These boys will
be housed in tents. As rapidly as pos
sible camps will be put in on the Ely
Buyck road. Three are to be located
there. Camps are also going on the
north shore points of the Superior
National Forest.
Bids have been received following an
order to have II conservation camps in
the Superior National Forest ready in
IA days at cost not to exceed SIS 600.
The first three buildings to be erected
according to reports will include kitchen
and mess hall, bath house and head
quarters building at each camp.
The buildings will be constructed by
men Of the civilian conservation corps
under supervision of local carpenters.
Water will be supplied from creeks and
will be electrically pumped provided,
however, that the cost of pumps will not
exceed the $1,000 limit set by President
Roosevelt for each camp.
Major Nels E. Stadig of Fort Smelling
is in command of what is designated
as the Western Superior District. His
headquarters are in this city. The dis
trict comprises the camps on the Ely
Finland and Ely-Buyck roads, five of
which have so far been designated
Camp Gegoka was the first to be
established and Camp Halfway is the
second. AS fast as possible the others
will be put in.
Major Arnold of Fargo is stationed
here with Major Stadig as quarter
master for the district. Major w. CT.
Guthrie of Fort Smelling is the district
medical officer in charge of the district
with supervision of the medical officers
in the camps. Major Guthrie says men
able to travel will be sent to the base
hospital at Fort Smelling. If not able
to be moved men will be treated locally.
Camp Gegoka at McDougal lake has
been in operation week. The camp
consists of tent city housing 212 men
besides a dozen or more members of
the forest service who are in charge of
the crews in the conservation program.
After a weeks work, new to the larger
part of the corps, only one has been
discharged and left Wednesday for his
home in Minneapolis.
The camp is in charge of Capt
MarSton and Lieut.. r. A. Jensen with
Capt. F. F. Kumm a medical officer who
oversees the men in camp while the
Forest Service has charge of the work
ing crews The camp is divided into
two divisions and these divisions into
working crews of Is to 80 men, The
men work eight hours with an hour
of for lunch.
A regular mess hall is maintained
with an army cook and four assistant
cooks in charge. The drinking water
used Is chemically treated. All the
men are vaccinated for typhoid and
smallpox while being conditioned at
Fort Smelling.
Visitors at the camps will be welcome,
in fact the officers in charge invite
visitors to call and inspect the works.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19
ART EXHIBIT
ATTRACTS
Ely School Exhibit at Columbus.
Ohio, is one of the Out
standing Features.

From Columbus, Ohio, comes word
that the exhibit of art panels sent
from here to the Western Arts Associ-
alton meeting in that city held at the
Beshler- Wallick Hotel attracted much
attention and was commented on by
groups of visitors who passed and re-
passed the exhibit many times during
its progress.
Besides attracting the attention of the
visitors, the exhibit had about the best
position as regards light and place in
the room. Mrs. L. M. Bang, who at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Major Arnold, Rotarian member of
the Fargo Club was guest at the
meeting of the local club on Wednesday
evening. The Major was the principal
speaker of the evening telling Of his
work as assistant to Major Stadig in
command of the Western Superior Dis
trict of the C. c. c., or as the conserva-
ton camps going in this section are
recognized His talk was of unusual
interest. President Ed. Bolitho pre-
sided at the meeting and also told in
teresting and entertaining stories for
the evening. The ladies of the Pres
byterian church served fine dinner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

From the Atwood, Kansas, Citizen
Patriot, we learn that Mrs. Helen Noah
in charge of the instrumental music in
the public schools is meeting with sue
cess in her work. The school band of
Atwood, directed by Mrs. Noah, recently
won the state championship of Kansas.
Mrs. Noah was at one time in charge of
the instrumental music in the Ely
schools
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19
I'm Demoriam

In loving memory of our husband and
father, Joe MilkOvich, who died five
years ago, May 10, 1923.
A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home,
Which can never be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled,
The boon his love had given,
And though the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in Heaven.
Sadly missed by his wife and children:
Mrs. Helen. Nilkovich and Family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19
Free Baby Clinic.

Doctor Schroeder of Duluth will be in
charge of the spring baby cline, spon-
sored by the Ely Parent-TeacheI
Association on Saturday, May 81, at
the Memorial High School, nurses
rooms.
Registrations will begin Tuesday
morning and continue through Friday
of next week For morning appoint
ments phone Mrs Mike Gordon, 238-M,
and for afternoon, Mrs. A. j, McMahan,
phone 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Troop TIA, under the management Of
Math Kapsch, scoutmaster, and Carlo
Columbo, assistant, with Eugene Joncas
and John Buccowich as directors, re-
peated the minstrel performance on
Wednesday and last night at the Opera
House to full houses. The show was
given two weeks ago and the perfor-
mances last night and Wednesday were
by special request.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Bloomenson of
Duluth visited with Ely friends Fri
day. Abe was introducing Mrs Bloom
enson to his many friends here. They
were married early in the year in
Superior, Wis, and spent the winter in
California.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Wealthy Father Outwitted by His
Pretty Daughter. How She Saw Paris
Night Life Despite All His Precautions.
See the Article in The American Week
ly, the Magazine Distributed With
NEXT SUNDAYS CHICAGO HERALD
AND EXAMINER.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19
Card of Thanks.

We hereby desire to express our
heartfelt thanks to all our friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted us and
rendered sympathy in our late bereave-
ment, the death of our husband and
father
Mrs. Frank MikIaucich and Family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19
Soap Making.

A soap making demonstration will be
given at the Community Center on
May "a at o'clock in the evening by
Miss Mary Jane Boyd, home demon
stration agent Housewives and others
interested are invited to attend.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

The Presbyterian Ladies Aid met
yesterday at the home of Mrs. H A
Berg. The committee in charge of the
meeting was composed of Mrs. Berg,
chairman; Mrs. Wilson Carlson, Mrs
Jack Gianotti, Mrs Matt Martin and
Mrs. P. D. McCarty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

A party from Hibbing, chaperoned by
Izzy Sher, the irrepressible Legion men,
Der and entertainer, returned Tuesday
evening from a fishing trip to Lac La
Croix and other northern waters. The
party had fine mess of lake trout.
They went to the lake from the Ely
Buyck road north of here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

The American Legion boys enjoyed
a picnic at the. Winters Boys Camp
on Little Long Lake Saturday after
noon and evening Sports, such as
base ball. jumping, running, etc., at
tracted many participants. Lunches
and refreshments were served.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Byrd Brownell of the vermilion Elec-
trio Co., was in Duluth yesterday where
he went to attend a school of instruc-
ton for Frigidaire salemen conducted
by an expert from headquarters at
Dayton, Ohio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Mrs. William Bridson was rendered a
party Wednesday by the Past Grand's
Club of the Rebekahs. A fine time
resulted and upon leaving Mrs. Bridson
was the recipient of a gift as a
momento of the occasion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

From Tuesdays Duluth papers we
learn that Carl Peterson of the Oliver
Engineering corps and Mrs. Lillian
Porthan had made application for a
marriage license in Duluth Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Mrs. E. W. Hanson and Miss Edith
Ellefsen were in Virginia Friday and
where they accompanied c. NJ Hanson
who was on his way to Chisholm to
visit with friends for few days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Misses Anna and Margaret Kapsch
were in Duluth Friday to attend the
graduation of their sister, Miss
Katherine Kapsch, from the nurses
training school of st. Mary's Hospital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Wanted-$4.00 per hr. men-FREE
quick drain plug with Gal. Deluxe
Oil. Change your own oil and save
$500 per hr. at the Tiger Stores price
14c qt., Gal lotS.-adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

Mr.. and Mrs Curtis Mills returned
the fore part of the week from winter
spent in Duluth Tuesday marked the
18th year of Mr.. Mills connection with
the railroad.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-19

A party of friends called on Mrs C.
A. Dahlgren on Monday and helped
her celebrate her birthday. All present
report fine time with games, lunches,
etc.