davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-18
TWO FISHERIES !. CODE HEARINGS
 FIXED FOR MAY
Halibut and Herring Fish. cry Codes to Be Discuss
 ed in Seattle Soon

Hearings on proposed codes for two additional fisheries industries have been set to be held in Seattle early next month. according to of ficial advices received by Hugh J. Wade, Deputy NRA Administrator
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
Veranth-Gundersen
Commissioner Contest.

Joseph Veranth has filed his answer
in District Court in the contest in
augurated by Martin Gundersen con-
testing the election of Mr. Veranth for
county commissioner of the Fourth dis
trict.
Charges are made by Veranth in reply
to Gundersen,s contest proceedings in
a notice on points of contest filed in
court which stated that had it not been
for improper counting of ballots Cum
dersen would have obtained fewer than
his 2,1O2 votes. according to reports
from Duluth where the papers were in
the hands of Judge e. J. Kenny.
Judge Kenny advanced the proceed
ings on stipulation between parties in
contest, when he appointed E. NJ Gem
mel, Duluth; Thos. j. Carey, of this
city, and John E. Manthey of Eveleth.
as board to inspect the disputed bal
lots.
Veranth was given four days TO serve
the points of contest on Gundersen.
The latter filed bond of $3.50 Monday
to cover the cost of the proceedings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
Minnesota BeLOsU
Nearly All States.

Minnesota taxes its motorists less
than any other state In the Union
except North Dakota and Kansas, ac-
cording to tabulations Just received by
the state highway department from
Washington.
In the matter of motor vehicle
license fees and gasoline taxes, Mime
sofa motorists pay almost one-third less
than the national average, although
this state maintains a much larger
trunk highway system than most of
the others.
The national average for individual
motorists, including both license fee
and gas tax, was $3.50 In 1898 the
American Association of State Highway
Officials reports. In Minnesota the
average was only $2441.
California and Nebraska show slightly
lower gas tax and license fee averages
than Minnesota, but both these states
also assess a personal property tax
against automobiles which brings up
their total motor vehicle tax higher
than Minnesota,s.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
November Bad Month
For Driving Accidents.

IF you are an automobile driver and
have reached today without an accident
during the year, you have real cause
for Thanksgiving. For you have Just
passed through the most dangerous
driving days of the whole year. The
last one was yesterday.
So reports MIR. O. T. Friedsburg.
of several insurance COM
panies here, citing the experience of his
companies in analyzing motor mishaps.
November is regarded as about the
most hazardous month of the year for
motorists said Mr.. Friedsburg. aAnd
on the four Saturdays and four Sundays
of the month, the dangers of driving
reached their peak.
There are several reasons assigned
for this. To begin, the early twilight
of November deceives drivers in Judging
distances. Then, too, their immediate
vision is obscrred without their fully
realinzing it, and they fail to switch
on their lights. Thus the danger OF
striking pedestrians Is increased.
also, in this month there is Less
long distance driving over week-ends
Drivers tend to take shorter trips near
home and this causes unusual conges-
ton in the vicinity Of towns and cities
adding to traffic hazards"
October runs November a close Sec
ond as the most risky driving month
and in some sections of the country
exceeds it, said Mr.. Friedsburg. The
fewest accidents occur in February.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
300 Relief Cattle
Roam In the Woods.

Somewhere IN the north woods are
200 cattle roaming loose, part of the
herd which was driven to Grand Rapids
as part of the government relief pre-
gram, and the government Is interested
enough in getting them back to offer
bounty of 81 head for anyone bring
ing them IN. While some of the cattle
have doubtless died while in the woods
either from injury or from becoming
mired IN mud holes, good many have
been seen by hunters and by others In.
small bands scattered about the
country In some cases the cattle have
wandered many miles from where they
were herded Quite number of people
now have the impression that the cattle
running at large are public property
and can be slaughtered or kept. They
belong to the government, however.
which is determined that as many as
can be found will be brought in and
slaughtered for the needy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
Lost In the Crab Lake Woods.

A party composed of RENO Maxi,
Robert Porthan and Walter Enquist
hunted big game in the Crab Lake dis
trict north of Burnside Wednesday
afternoon Maxi followed a wounded
deer some distance and when dusk
came he found himself lost He Lit
fire and made himself as comfortable
as possible. Thursday morning he
wandered on and came to a cabin oc-
cupied by a trapper named Heital,a
from Embarrass. He stayed with Heit-
ITALIA that night and on Friday was
directed to the trapping shack of
Henry Niemi where hea stayed that
night. Neimi brought him to the hunt
ing party on Saturday and the young
man returned home none the worse for
his experience. Saturday, his father,
Gust A. Maxi of this city recruited
dozen woodsmen to aid in the search.
The entire party returned that evening
after RENO had appeared in camp with
Mr.. Neimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
GUN ACCIDENT
PROVES fatal
Rudolph Champa Accidentally
Shoots Himself While Deer
Hunting Friday.

While hunting In the Birch Lake
district on Friday, Rudolph Champa,
met with an accident which cost him
his life.. It seems Champa was stand
ing on stump waiting for deer when
he slipped and in trying to save him.
self leaned ON his gun which was dis
charged, the charge striking him in
the abdomen, penetrated vital parts of
the body and lodged in the shoulder.
His companions Immediately sum-
moned Dr. Mcdonnell of CCC camp
704, who rendered first aid and after
hurriedly constructing a stretcher, had
group of CCC boys carry him to the
road from where he was transported by
ambulance to the hospital in this city.
Examination at the hospital showed
that he had been shot through the liver
and lung. An operation was performed
but Champa grew constantly worse
and he died Saturday evening.
He is survived by his widow in this
city, his mother, Mrs. Boize and STEP
father, four brothers, John Andrew and
Matt, all of Aurora, and Louis Of
Greaney. He was married in this CRY,
his widow having been Miss Mary
Miklaucich before her marriage.
The funeral was held Tuesday morn
ing from the Catholic church, the Rev
Frank Mihelcic officiating. The funeral
was largely attended and many floral
offerings attested to the high esteem
in which deceased was held.
The bereaved family have the SYM
pathy of a host of friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
WOODS. Lure
ILLINOIS BOYS
Youths Picked Up Here By
Authorities After Robbing
Safe In Home Town.

Lured by the stirring tales of
trapping. hunting and fishing in this
section of the country, three Kankakee,
Illinois youths, aged IA, is and II,
robbed their grandfathers safe in the
home town of 500 and came here with
the intention of spending the winter
in the woods and make restitution of
the money stolen by means of the in
come from the trap Lines.
The boys left home by train for
Minneapolis and from Minneapolis to
this city by bus. They arrived here and
outfitted themselves with guns, shells
and camping equipment. Their trip
came to an abrupt ending at Winton
where Game Warden Hanson became
suspicious of the large roll carried by
the little fellows when they paid SIS
for trapping license. Hanson notified
deputy sheriffs and the doughty hunters
and trappers were taken into custody
by Deputy Sheriff Dolenshak about
eight miles out on the Feruberg road
where they were building themselves a
hunting shack for base of operations.
After spending the night in Jail here
they were taken to Virginia where they
told the story of their desire to become
mighty hunters and trappers. Accord
ing to the tale told to the deputies at
Virginia, the boys whose names are
withheld by the authorities, decided
about week ago to become trappers
after having been deferred from be-
coming aviators.
To secure the money was the first
task which they said was easy They
robbed their grandfather's safe of $500
and this provided them with the neces-
Sary funds to come to Ely. The
deputies found that. they still had s108
in their possession with the license fee
returned to the treasury. The chief of
police of Kankakee was notified and he
came to Duluth and took the boys
home with him Whether or not they
will be held on the robbery charge is
not known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
Mrs. Jack Seraphine
In Auto Accident.

Mrs. Jack Seraphine and her sister,
Mrs. Gus Kohrt, are in the More hos
pital at Eveleth as the result of an
auto accident Sunday night on the
Eveleth-Virginia road, when the car
in which they were riding and being
driven by Gus KOhrt, was hit head-on
by car driven by Virginia man.
So strong was the force of the i'm
pact, it is stated, that the tonneau was
removed from its chassis. Mrs. Sera-
Prime was cut about the face and
bruised Mrs. Kof1rt has broken wrist
and bruises. Mr.. Kohrt was not in
jured
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30

With the election of Stafford
King, the Republicans have
control of the state executive
council and the state invest
ment board. Should Lyons be
the victor the Farmer-Labor
administration would have con-
troll of these two groups. With
the spending power of the FL.
group, there is considerable
anxiety felt for the life of these
two very necessary government
tai activities especially after
the attorney general has held
that the executive council has
the power to spend 100000
for each calamity or emergency
instead of the half million a
year intended by the legisla-
ture for emergency or calamity
when the act was passed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
Must Match Federal Aid.

II Minnesota fails to provide money
to match the $4,000 federal aid
allotted this state, there will be no new
construction on trunk highways in 1885.
Nor in 1896. After this year no state
viii get any federal aid unless it goes
fifty-fifty.
If auto license and gas taxes pro-
vide only enough for maintenance,
bonds, and other fixed charges, there
is nothing left for construction. Each
dollar saved in gas and auto taxes
means two dollars less for construction.
Each dollar saved in road taxes will
mean several dollars more in car oper-
ating costs.
To maintain 1900 more miles with
less income, and have something left for
construction, is a problem Probably
the Legislature wiz find a solution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
Emb0rrass Man Died
At Local Hospital.

Matt Helen, aged 81, died Friday
evening at local hospital following an
illness Of several months. He had been
q resident Of Embarrass for % years.
He was born in Finland in 1873 and
upon coming to this country settled on
farm at Embarrass- Surviving are
his widow and one son, Clarence. He
also IS survived by brother in Canada.
Funeral services were held wednes-
day from the Finnish National Luth-
eran church at Peyla, the Rev. Milma
Laapala officiating. Burial was in the
Peyla cemetery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
FUR HARVEST
UNDER way
Director Swenson Talks on the
Value of Animals Trapped
For Fur Yearly.

With legally designated seasons for
the taking of raccoon, mink, skunks,
foxes and gray squirrels now open in
Minnesota, trappers are busy harvest
ing the states annual fur crop. Very
few of the citizens of the state realize
the value of Minnesota's fur business
Erling Swenson, director of the division
of game and fish, pointed out.
Various license sales for the year 1888
included 12,287 trapping licenses which
produced a revenue to the game and
fish division of Sill ,058.3O. This was an
increase over the year previous when
9,262 trapping licenses were sold for a
total revenue of $8,335.8O.
For the year 1893, a total of 3722
trapping reports were received, 80 per
cent of the entire number sold. Those
reports showed total of LOG, 764
animals actually taken with an esti-
mated value of s1O2, 594 Muskrats led
in number with 41,as6 reported and
mink topped the list in value at
$40, 80 for 1888. The mrskat value
came to $17,7sO.78.
Other furbearers completing the re-
ports included weasel, skunk, badger,
racoon, rabbits, bob cats, gray, red
cross and silver foxes, lynx, timber and
brush wolves and fox and gray squirrels.
Hundreds of Minnesota's citizens
depend on the annual trapping seasons
for additional cash income" Director
Swenson said. Hundreds of others
derive enjoyment from hunting and
coursing fox, wolves and other furbear-
ers that may be legally taken. Both
from economic and recreational view
points, it is important that every effort
be made to perpetuate Minnesota's crop
of furbearing animals.
Furbearers must have places to stay
If our lakes and marshes are all
drained of, we cannot expect a crop
of muskrats. IF hunters and Crappers
cut down the den trees used by raccoon
and dig out all dens used by skunk
and other animals which live in the
ground, we cannot hope to maints in
and perpetuate these mammals. We
recommend trapping and hunting with
dogs, taking only the surplus, leaving
sufficient brood stock and unmolested
homes so that another surplus crop vii.
be available another season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
ANOTHER old
TIMER DEAD
Jacob Tikkala, Resident Here
Since 1901 Passes at Home
Monday Morning.

Jacob Tikkala, resident of this city
since 1901, died at his home at 235 East
tPattison Street, Monday morning after
a lingering illness of four years.
He was 81 years of age and is sur
vived by four sons and three daughters.
The sons are John, Eli and Conrad of
this city and Uno of Dayton, Ohio.
The daughters are Mrs. Grace Jensen
and Sigred of Minneapolis, and Mrs.
Walter Kyro Of this city
The Miner goes to press too early to
give the date of the funeral although
we are informed arrangements are
pending the arrival of out-of-town
survivors from Minneapolis and Day.
ton and will probably take place Fri
day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
ASK TAX CUT
Ore VALUES
Mining Interests Ask for Is to
20 Per Cent Cut in Valua-
tons for Taxation.

A reduction ranging from ID to 20
per cent in the valuation for taxation
purposes placed on ore in st. Louis
County was requested Monday of the
State Tax Commission by a group of
mining companies.
County and Municipal representatives
opposed the cut. Those from Ely in
attendance at the hearing were Nick
Popovich, city assessor, and Otto Hok-
kanen, alderman.
The valuation placed on the iron ore
reserves by the st. Louis county board
of equalization is s410, 625, 900, with an
assessed value of SOS $4,000. The apr
peal taken from the valuation of the
county board will be taken under adj
visement by the tax commission
At the request of counsel for the COM
panies, the commission permitted the
introduction of the records in recent
valuation suit in this county as part of
the records in the case. In the suit, a
cut averaging ID per cent was granted
on 43 properties based on 1888 valu-
atoms.
w. z. Montague, representing the
Oliver Iron Mining Co., United States
Steele Corp. subsidiary and group OF
ether companies, told the commission
that use of lighter steels and scrap
iron has cut down the consumption of
iron ore and seriously affected the value
of ore properties.
He stated that from 1925 to 1923, in
elusive, the average use of scrap iron
was equivalent to 81, 500 900 tons of iron
ore, or the average production Of the
Mesaba range each year.
Other counsel for the mining COM
panieS included Elmer Blu, Duluth, gen.
eral solicitor of the Oliver company,
and Clarence j. Hartley of Duluth.
Counsel and Representatives of the
municipalities and county who are
fighting any decrease in valuation in
Guided Senator Charles L. Adams of
Duluth, special counsel for the ST. Louis
county board; Thomas ]. Nayior. st.
Louis county attorney; Mayor Victor
Essling of Eveleth, and M. II. Green
berg, Eveleth attorney; Representative
Ray Anderson, Gilbert city attorney:
Carl Schuster of Biwabik, Clarence
Kleffman of Hibbing, Fred Moilan Of
Virginia and Frank Gina of Aurora.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30

Pestered by the daily rounds
of ticket, stocking and peddlers
of almost anything you eat,
drink or wear, the Eveleth Re-
tail Merchants Association has
decided to draft plans to regu-
late the amount of solicitations
from the business concerns Of
that city. A plan will be en-
forced to provide that every
organization or individual de-
string to make a canvass must
first submit the project to a
secret committee of the associ-
alton. The association also
favors stricter enforcement of
the peddler ordinance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
MORE PRIVATE
LAND ACQUIRED
Authorize Purchase of Large
Acreage of Optioned Land
In National Forests.

A total of 116,8OI acres CT optioned
land within the boundaries of the
national forest units was approved for
purchase by the National Forest Reser-
Walton Commission at its meeting on
November %, according to Geographic
advice received by E. w. Tinker,
forester.
This will mean the payment of over
$378, 900 by the Government to nearly
551 persons for potential forest land to
be transferred into productive forests.
It brings the total area approved for
purchase up to 658,774 acres. The
Chippewa involved 294 owners with
58,028 acres; the Mesaba SO owners,
with 8,818 acres; the Superior, 1876
owners, 1885 acres.
The passage OF title to this additional
acreage will increase the labor reservoir
since more or less work will be re-
quired in the planting of idle lands,
etc.
Those lands will be developed on a
sustained yield basis, and the mature
crop viii be harvested under the selec-
tive logging methods instead of the old
destructive "cut out and get OUT policy
so prevalent in the past.
The plan for forest development con-
templates the building up of forest
communities in connection with forest
work, where settlers may find part-time
and the Forset Service
will at the same time be assured Of
permanent workers who have at heart
the development of public resources and
making them an asset instead of a
liability to the state
This development will in the end
mean source of wood supply at home,
instead of the payment of enormous
sums each year as freight on Pacific
Coast lumber.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
Those Having More Work
Should Apply for Help.

From Mrs Anna Dickie Olesen, state
N. r. A. compliance director, We have
received the following which explains
itself Mrs. Olesen received notice
from Washington and is passing it
on as follows:
Payment of an overtime rate for
hours in excess of the maximum per-
mitted by any Code cannot justify dis
regard of maximum hour provisions of
the Code.
Employers faced with shortage Of
labor should apply to the appropriate
Office of the United States Employment
Service for workers. IF they are then
unable to obtain the type of workers
they need, and If they obtain GER
tificate to that effect from the United
States Employment Service, they then
may apply to NF2A for an exception
from the Code provisions or for stay
Of them"
In other words, If an employer Is
confronted with an excess of work, in
stead of disregarding the maximum
hours of labor of his Code, he should
apply to the United States Employment
Service for labor. In case he cannot
find the workers needed, be then has
the right to apply to NFsA in Washing
ton for an exemption from the Code
or for stay of certain provisions.
Before he can receive exceptions from
the Code ON account OF q shortage of
labor, he must show the Government
that he has tried his best through the
United States Employment Service to
secure the workers.
Mr. Dreng Bjornaraa Is State Director
Of the National Unemployment Service.
lis Pest Office Building, St. PAU, Min
nesota; and Mr.. W. Il. Stoll is Acting
Director of the Minnesota State En-
ployment Service, State Office Building
st. Paul, Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30

Some European countries are
trying a new method of encour-
aging careful driving on the
highways. Every time two
automobiles have collision, the
drivers are jailed for three
days while an official investi-
cation is made. In London,
auto drivers will be held entire
ly responsible for all injuries to
pedestrians who cross the
streets at regular, designated
crossings. If a pedestrian is
struck at such a crossing, the
driver is automatically judged
guilty and no excuses will be
accepted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
ON THIS
OCCASION
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and ImmateriaI by
the Editor.

Science is reported to have
found new solvents to remove
the gums, tar and other residue
from crude oil so that a larger
quantity of gasoline can be eX-
tracted. Now that science has
this matter settled, we sincerely
hope some method will be
evolved to remove the glue and
gum from the newly treated
roads to keep from messing up
your car with an almost I'M
removable mass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
State cANvASSInG BOARD
GIVES FIGURES ON ELECTION
Result of Vote Cast for State oceSecond Highest Vote
the History of State-Auditor Kings Election is
Contested by John T. Lyons.
Winton PIT. A. Meeting.

A regular meeting of the Winton
Parent Teacher Association was held
at the Winton School last week. Miss
Mary Sever, school nurse, was the
principal speaker, the title of her adj
dress being General Health" Another
number on the program was a playlet.
given by the Winton third and fourth,
grades At the close of the meeting.
were served by Mrs John
Sansted, Mrs. Walter last and Mrs.
Alex Peura. The next meeting will be
on Tuesday, Dec. 18th.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
Catholic Girls Met
With Miss Ann Grahek.

The monthly meeting of the Junior
Council of Catholic Girls was held at
the home of Miss Ann Grahek
Plans for an apron sale to be held in
the near future were discussed. A
Christmas program for the next meeting
was also planned.
After the business meeting bridge was
played. An appetizing lunch was
served by the hostess, assisted by the
Misses Mayme Chernivetz. Katherine
Grahek and Christine Lenich.
Miss Frances Hutar win be hostess
for the next meeting to be held on
December II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-30
Bare Legs May Be
Peril to ChiLds Health.

Do bare legs in winter promote W.T.
atty and resistance to colds?
Not in the opinion of the Public
Health Education Committee of the
Minnesota State Medical Association in
a bulletin on the subject issued today.
Some few small children may pos
sibly go with uncovered knees all winter
in Minnesota without harm or dis
comfort. But they are children with
unusual vitality to start with. For the
others bare knees are likely to be a
serious and unnecessary drain on The
child,s vitality.
"The question of what to wear re-
quires exercise of common sense" says
the bulletin mo hard and fast rules
on the subject can be laid down"
IF your house or apartment is always
warm and often oyer-heated-as most
OF them are-then summer time clothes
should be worn inside with plenty of
wraps ready to add when the child goes
OUTDOORS.
It is equally important to see that
the child IS not overdressed in the
opinion of the committee
Clothes should never be piled ON ac-
cording to the calendar rather than
the temperature. The generation of
children that grew up when flannels
went on on fixed date, regardless of
the weather. have vivid recollections of
the unnecessary agony of prickly wool
on warm days.
There IS no danger involved in dress
ing the child for the comfort regardless
Of whether that means bare legs one
day and fun winter regalia the next