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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
Mrs. N. MaroH, T. of Ely
Wins Recipe Endorsement.

Mrs M. Marolt, Jr., GA East Camp
Street, has just been awarded a GER
tif1cate of recipe endorsement by Better
Homes q Gardens for her recipe, Fried
or Stewed Cabbage"
This certificate, which brings national
recognition to Mrs. Marolt is given by
Better Homes & Gardens only to dis
tlngulshed recipes which pass it's testing
kitchens tests for dependability, excel
lence of taste, and family usefulness.
In addition to the signed certificate.
Mrs Marolt also received six copies of
her endorsed recipe, each bearing the
Better Homes & Gardens stamp of
recipe endorsement, which she can give
to her friends
In awarding these certificates, it is
the magazines aim to provide proper
recognition for the creative work done
by women II their own kitchens. and
also to raise the standard of accuracy
and dependability of recipes as a whole.
No other magazine or institution gives
this personal recognition and service to
Its subscribers. Mrs. Marolt's endorsed
recipe follows:
l head cabbage a pounds
y cup shortening
l large onion, sliced
4 stalks fresh celery, cut into 5-inch
lengths
Il cup cider vinegar
IL tablespoons salt
Il teaspoon pepper
y teaspoon caraway seed (if desired
Shred the cabbage fine Heat the
shortening in heavy pan. Add the
onion, saute until soft and yellow, then
add the cabbage and the celery. Add
the vinegar Immediately then sprinkle
with salt, pepper, and caraway seeds.
Turn the cabbage every few minutes to
keep from burning. One-half cup water
may be added each time the cabbage
cooks dry. This requires about IL
hours of slow cooking. Serve with
mashed potatoes and your favorite
sausage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
VermiLiOn RiUer Gold
Mine Being DismdntLed.

From the Cook Herald we take the
following relating to the gold mining
prospect on Vermilion River near
Buyck. This property showed the
finest kind of prospect and it was the
candid opinion of many that a gold
mine would be developed. The Herald
said:
Work on dismantling of the movable
assets of the gold mine owned by Ver-
million River Mines, Inc, and located
on the Vermilion river, is now in pro-
gress preparatory to sale of machinery
and other equipment to satisfy credi-
tors. For the past six months there
has been no activity at the property,
while dismantling has been going on
for the past three or four weeks. 1t is
now II years since it began operations
Approximately $250,00O has been spent
in developing the mine; stockholders
are widely scattered, some being located
in Minneapolis, Duluth, Chicago, and
points in Iowa.
The property which is located about
Is miles down the Vermilion river from
Buyck, consists, besides the mine itself,
of about dozen presentable buildings,
including commodious lodge structure
which will house crew of fifty men,
a fine dining hall and kitchen, we'll
equipped laboratory, lighting plant,
hosting outfit, several residences, boiler
house, and an office building. These
structures are situated on an eminence
overlooking the river.
A new modern pilot mill is located
about quarter of a mile up the. hill
and south of the mine
The mine itself is ITS feet deep, with
drifts which follow the veins containing
the collaborating formation. There are
probably half mile of drifts in the
solid rock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
Deny Removal of the
Road SpdrkLer Buttons,

The state highway department denies
that it was removing the sparkler but
tons marking the center line on Min
nesota highways because they impeded
snow plows.
Officials said the department planned
to leave the buttons in the highways
and had marked road edges to warn
snow pillow operators to lift blades when
clearing stretches containing the but
TONS
The highway officials were unable to
explain where reports originated that
the department was removing the
sparklers. They said no removal had
been ordered although they admitted
such a plan had been discussed earlier
this fall
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
MasOns Entertained With
Dance, Friday Evening.

The local Masonic lodge entertained
its members and the members of the
Eastern Stars on Friday evening with
a dancing party at the lodge rooms.
Music for the occasion was furnished
by Dusty and His Rhythm Rougies and
about 20 couples participated. All en-
joyed the evening immensely.
At the conclusion of the dance most
appetizing lunch was served.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
Peterson Ruins Gold
Mining Plans Friday.

Attorney General Peterson in a de-
cision rendered Friday puts quietus
on prospects of gold mining industry
in Northern Minnesota. The opinion
resulted from an application made by
Joseph Lloyd of International Falls
who desires to prospect for gold under
water adjacent to an island in Rainy
Lake owned by him.
The attorney general holds that
neither the state executive council nor
the conservation commission has auth
ority to grant gold prospecting permits
or lease gold bearing properties if
underwater mining is involved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
NRA unemployment
Office October Report.

October placements for the district
MIRA Office at Virginia numbered 1l45,
divided 655 PWA and 400 private. In
Guided in the private placements We're
Sc women. Ely is credited with one
PWA placements for the month and "a
private.
A total of 721 new applications were
received; 27O re-registrations; 1142 re-
newals and 1854 re-interviews were
granted. WPA placements for the
month were Ely %; Hibbing lis; Vir-
ginia 100; Two Harbors 2, and Flood
wood 81, total of 276
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
Legion Armistice Ball
Successful Event.

The Armistice Ball given by the
American Legion at the Washington
Auditorium on Monday evening proved
very enjoyable event with large at
tendance.
Excellent music was furnished by
Dusty's Rhythm Rougies. The orchestra
was highly complimented on the brand
of music furnished.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
CCC Camp at Mud Greek
Complete and Occupied.

Tower now has a CCC camp at Mud
Greek where camp with 200 enrollees
is located. The location of the camp
is about mile east of Rice Bay and
is known as Vermilion Camp F-56.
The camp is in charge of First Lieut.
Robert E. Clough as commander and
Lieut.. William H. Ward as junior Off
Ger. Arthur H. Friedman is camp
superintendent and Harold B. Ause
educational advisor.
The preliminary work, such as clear
ing the camp site, laying foundations
installing sewage and water lines, drill
ing well, etc., was done by crew in
charge of A. L. Roe of this city, Su-
perior National Forest ranger.
The program of activities for the
camp consists of fire hazard removal
telephone line construction, building of
trails to be used for fire protection pur-
poses, improvement of timber stands
and various types of survey work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

no matter how bitter his an
tagonism towards an organi-
cation" and then cites the cases
OF President Roosevelt and Sem
ator Schall and other countless
men in public life as splendid
examples of what courageous
man can do to overcome physi-
cal disabilities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

Twelve years ago big cele-
bration was staged over the
completion of the paving from
Aurora to Hibbing on Highway
No. 35. Twelve years also the
completion of 35 to Ely,
through Embarrass and Tower,
was a project to be taken up
in the near future as a part of
the states 1000 mile trunk
highway system established by
an act of the legislature. This
highway is still in the NEAR
future" stage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
Walton League Holds
State Meeting, Dec. 1918.

The annual meeting of the Mime
sofa Izaak Walton League will be held
in ST. Paul. December IL and l3, ac-
cording to notices received here last
weekend. DR.. William Bagley of Du-
luth is the state president.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

The two minutes of silence
observed by good Americans on
Armistice Day in retrospect of
what the day signifies is a
tribute all too short when the
significance of the day is con-
sidered. The best orators in
the country in hours of talk
cannot encompass all that is
felt by the veteran in the two
minutes of absolute silence.
The mingling feelings of joy
and relief, sorrow, pride and
exhultation come forcibly to
the fore in these few minutes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
Courtesy Cards.

Len Culbertson, commissioner of
Public Safety of the City of Duluth and
well known in this city where he called
on local merchants for many years,
has sent out Courtesy Cards" to his
old friends here emitting the holder
to the consideration of the Duluth
police. In addition to the signature of
Mr.. Culbertson, Chief of Police Oscar
G. Olson signed the cards. The Ely
police department also issued courtesy
cards to visiting strangers during the
past year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
CITY ELECTION
FILINGS Made
Many More Expected to File
Before Closing Date on
Saturday, Nov. %.

Up to this morning, filings received
for city offices for the election to be held
on December as per notice printed
in another place in this paper, are as
follows:
For Aldermen:
Frank Zgonc.
Frank LaWrich.
Alex Lobe.
Frank G. SchuSter.
For Municipal Judge:
Edwin Toms
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

that import charges, tariffs or
taxes should be placed on
matches in an amount to equal
ize the prices sufficient to allow
our match factories to exist.
Our high priced labor should
not be forced to compete with
the starvation jobs of the
foreign laborer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

We welcome c. G. Clifford to
the fold of range newspaper
publishers. He has become
manager of the Bull Herald,
for many years published by M.
H. Montgomery. Clifford comes
from Webster, Wisconsin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
FOrtieth Annual Ball by
Ely Fire Department.

The Fortieth Annual Ball of the Ely
Fire Department is being advertised for
Thanksgiving Eve at the Washington
Auditorium. Dusty's Rhythm Rougies
will furnish the music.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

The economic situation is
clearing up according to all in
dications. The U. S. Steel Cor
poration in the first nine
months of 1885 has slashed the
deficit from $11,464,491 to
$4,241,499. The prospects are
that U. S. Steel will be out of
the red by the end of 1886.
Republic Steel Corporation also
reports a half million profit in
the September quarter against
a. two million loss in the like
quarter of 1884.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
Attend Rally.

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Brown were
attendants at the reception rendered
Democratic National Committeeman
Joseph Wolf in Duluth Saturday
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Bourgin of
Virginia, announce the birth of baby
girl to them on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at
st. Mary's hospital in Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

In the death of BILLY" Sun
day the world is bereft of one
who has contributed much to
making hardened sinners see
the error of their ways. The
evangelist was quite we'll
known on the Vermilion range
as Tower and Ely were among
the first in which to try out his
program of Saving a million
souls" While his methods
were questioned by many min
listers, his sincerity was never
doubted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

Martin Schuster, advertising manager
for the F. S. Kelly Furniture Company
at Virginia, was in the city Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

He further goes on to say
that "we can hardly believe
that DR.. Rockwell could pos
sibly have made this statement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14

The statement credited to DR..
John G.. Rockwell, head of the
state department of education,
should be most vociferously
denied by that gentleman. He
is credited with having said !:
"No physically handicapped
person should be allowed to
compete with an able-bodied
person for a job as long as the
able-bodied person is out of
work. Many years of eX-
perience have taught me that
all physically handicapped per-
sons are also mentally handi-
capped. All physically handi-
capped persons should either
have pensions or be placed in
institutions"
Heinie Mitchell in the Be-
midi Pioneer says that friends
of the crippled children's state
association, an organization
that has been working whole
heartedly for the benefit of the
unfortunates in Minnesota are
becoming more and more in
clined to feel that the state de-
partment of education under
DIR. Rockwell is not favorable to
their program.
He further goes on to say
that "we can hardly believe
tho4 Nv. pao1>x,a1l onn1I ,,oC
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The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

blaned' for the Rose Boavl! The
gentleman's memory should be
polished up a bit.
The senate investigating com
mittee was aware of this coal
deal but it did nothing about it.
1t chose to run the whitewash
brush carefully over other mat
tiers. 1t evidently considered the
switching of coal contracts, to
the extent of sixty-seven thous-
and tons, of no consequence TO
the taxpayers. Pm not harsh
with that communicative dis
gusted!.
Here are records of a trans
action running into thousands of
dollars and the committee with
the power of a high court, doing
nothing to protect the taxpayers
and less to bring some culprit to
Justice. It's no wonder the state
ofMinnesota finds itself in the
red to the extent of millions and
with a tax rate nothing less than
confiscatory and a legislature
driven to the imposition of a
sales tax that will send the stand
ing of both old parties to new
and fathomless low levels.
1t is a matter of record that
the Republic Coal & Coke COM
pany's contract for sixty-seven
thousand tons of alleged "Vir-
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20
In order to keep from being,
swamped under an avalanche

In order to keep from being,
swamped under an avalanche
of union buttons, the commu-
mist officials of Local 574, felt,
it their duty to organize a side
line organization of unernploy-
ed Drivers & Helpers, ETC.,
said side-line organization to
be composed of unemployed
members of regular 574. l.
thought it was a glorious vic
tory for all workers" that
strike of last May, July and.
August! 1t was announced by.
the agitators, by the Labor Re-
a1e7v and the Organizer" that
something was "won." It APP
pears. that the law of supply
and demand has some effect on
the labor market, after all.
Men are employed when the
|. employers have employment. to
offer-when they have mar
ket for their goods. Riots ruin
markets and ruined markets
ruin workers opportunities for
employment. For telling the
workers this simple fact, last
summer, / was declared a
traitor to labor Some day
you fellows will learn who the
real traitors are. And you'll
hang a few.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20
WHISPERS
By Seth

AT The Capitol: Tom Davis is
back around the capitol. They
say he's looking for a job. and
will be taken care of shortly.
Senator George Lommen made
an eloquent spiel declaiming the
merits of his amendment to the
bill dealing with the increasing
of the personnel of the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension. His
amendment would have, permit
ted B. of c. A. men to go into
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

appears (but not on the records
that Mr.. Gregory made it pos.
sible for Mr.. Erickson to "take
in" the Rose Bowl game. Mr.
Erickson is said to have secur.
ed, very likely by direct purchase
Transportation to Kansas City
From there he was a guest of
Mr.. Gregory with transportation
far above the highest mountain
peak-by air as it were.
Mr.. Erickson was one of the
many thousands who witnessed
the 1884 football game in the
Rose Bowl.
Mr.. Gregory's superior in the
Brinkley Coal Co., was highly
elated with the contracts for
coal. but for reasons not appear
ing in the records, this gentle
man, vice president and general
sales manager of the Brinkley
outfit, found himself out in the
cool air-jobless. But not for
long. His ability was both recog-
nized and firmly established.
He was appropriated, adopted
or in some manner taken into
the Republic Coal & Coke Co.,
and as it appears he was the an
gel of the Gregory-Erickson trek
to the Rose Bowl it naturally
followed that the coal contracts
followed him. At least the record
will disclose that the Brinkley
Company's contracts were dis
pensed with to the extent of six
ty-seven thousand tons and this
amount transferred to the Re-
public Coal & Coke Co. In plain
English, when the Brinkley Coal
Co. lost its genial general sales
manager and vice president, it
also lost the sale of sixty-seven
thousand tons of coal to the
state of Minnesota
When this trifle was brought
to the attention of Mr.. Erickson.
that gentleman is said to have
waved the subject aside with the
remark that the Specifications
called for Virginia "splfnt'
coal and the Brinkley company
was Unable to furnish coal of
that quality. But what Mr..
Erickson neglected to explain
was:
Why he failed to discover the
inability Of the Brinkley Coal
Company to supply "splint" IN
TIL after Mr.. Leuhy had gone
over to the Republic Coal &
CoRe Company! If the Brinkley
company couldn't supply the
Virginia splint after the Rose
Bowl hegira, it is barely possible
that question aimed in the
company's direction by Mr..
Erickson would have uncovered
that fact before he. entrai1ed for
Kansas City and from there EN-
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

: CooO w SA1AS4s
When is a contract not con-
tract?
No, Pm not trying to spring
new series of cross word puzzles
I'm merely asking a fair ques-
ton. guess I'll have to eluci-
date:
The state of Minnesota re-
auired a. few thousand tons of
coal for heating numerous state
structures-and possibly a pri-
vate room or two.
1t appears that in the early
hours of 1884, ''we, the state"
were in the market for some Six
ty eight thousand tons of COM
bustible rock.
At about the same hour the
coal need was discovered, "our'
five thousand dollar per year
purchasing agent, Carl R. Erick-
son, learned that there was to be
a football game in the famous
Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Califor-
MIA. Mr.. Erickson yearned to
see the game, the bowl and old
time cronies. His yen was pit
eous. 1t is said he wept great
scalding tears upon his pillow
for many nights. During office
hours, Dame Rumor reports, that
Carts eyes had a far away look,
his cheeks lost their luster and
his step, its spring. He was
homesick for a glimpse of the
old California mountains
about as high as overgrown ant
hills.
But l am hop ahead of MY
story-the coal story. l know it's
difficult to mix coal and football
properly, but it can be done
and has.
AS [ have already related, the
state need for coal in January,
1884, was to the extent Of some
sixty-eight thousand tons. This
amount had been provided for
by. eight contracts entered into
with the Brinkley Coal Co., with
headquarters in Chicago. The
firm s. N. w. salesman was a
very congenial fellow named
Gregory-W. G. Gregory.
Naturally, in the process of
completing coal contracts, Mr..
Gregory and purchasing agent
(and California-hungry) Erick-
son met don't know how
many times, but they met.
At some one, possibly several,
of these meetings, Erickson's
passionate longing to see the
Pasadena football game was I'm
der discussion. His desire was
an obsession and unquestionably |
he blurted it out when he sup-
posed he was computing the
price of. coal, freight rates and
cllnker content. AT any rate, it
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20


amendment would have, permit
ted B. of c. A. men to go into
the extent of but one thousand
tons and:
At 7Vlat price per ton? What
aoere the taxpayers of Minneso-
tG soaked for these thonands of
tons of coal? And a few more
questions that are mighty impor-
tant, the principal one being:
Were these sixty-eight thous-
ends tons of coal purchased BY
competitive biddingso If they
avere, by aolat authority did Mr..
Erickson shift the order for sir
ty seven thousand tons from the
Brimkley Coal Co., to The Re-
public Coal &Coke Company9
There is somewhere. among
our statutes something to the eff
feet that purchases of material
for any state department must be
BY competitive bid, except in
cases where a minimum has
been established by law.
Will the state purchasing
agent care to say that the pur-
chase of sixty-eight thousand
tons Of coal was made i'm &C
cordance of law-tl1at he, obeyed
not only the spirit but the letter
of the law in the purchase of
those sixty-eight thousand tons?
The committee could have
compelled Mr.. Erickson to- bring
in his records, show the COM
mittee the original contracts, for
these coal deals; prove to the
satisfaction of the committee
thdt he had a right to take sixty
seven thousand tons of cool, aauoy
from one firm. and hand it over
to another aoithout first cancel
ling the original contract and
calling for ne5g bids, And the
committee did nothing!
It didn't even attempt to find
out whether these thousands of
tons of coal were purchased &C.
cording to laa0! For all the good
that committee has accomplished
it had better have remained at
home, not as members of the leg
islature but as private citizens.
1t is to be hoped that either
senate or house will appoint an
interim committee to dig into
these records and when some
thing rotten is uncovered, drag it
out into the light and the rascals
into court.
Let's have some action in the
right direction. Let's have a com |
mittee that will do something ex-
cept perform as expert log-roflers
and whitewash brushmen.
An interim committee would
be, possibly, stern enough to de-
mand the price per ton paid for
these sixty-eight thousand tons.
No one in authority seems to
care what the price of anything
purchased by the taxpayers mon
~. |
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20

glnia flint" seas originally held
by the Brinkley Coal company
for sixty-eight thousand tons:
that the latter company was fin
ally permitted to fill orders to
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1935-04-20
So, 900 TONS OF COAL AND A
ROSE BOWL FOOT BALL GAME

Original Contract Ran Brinky Coal Co., But When Vice Pes
dent Company Found Himself Looking for ob Later Land
One With Republic Coal Coke Co, the Contracts for
The SxyEght Thousand Tons Followed Him. Were Those
Eight Contracts Let After Competitive Bidding? Or Were They