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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-06
State, District Legion,
Auxiliary Officials On
Contention Program
Visiting Notables to Head
List of Speakers at the
Main Banquet.
BANOVETZ TO SPEAK
E. w. Hanson Will Preside
as POSTMASTER; Plan
Entertainment.

State, district and local officials Of the
American Legion. the Auxiliary and
Mayor Steve Banovetz will participate
in the impressive program arranged for
the main banquet Of the Eighth District
Convention to be held here June "A, Is
and Is, according 70 an announcement
from Harold Dillon, general chairman.
The banquet will be held on the even
ing of June Is at the Memorial high
school cafeteria.
E w Hanson viii represent the local
Frank Lozar Post No. 248 in presiding
at the banquet as POSTMASTER. He VIII
conduct the evenings program and in
troduce the numerous distinguished
guests who will be in attendance.
Mayor BanoVetz viii express the
city's welcome TO the convention visitors
and Mrs G.. A Roland Of Proctor, dis
trict Auxiliary president, and William
NelliS of NaShwauk, district Legion COM
mander, viii voice the response on be-
half of their respective organizations.
The Rev. Fr. C. ]. Normoyle, chaplain
Of the Civilian Conservation Corps, VIII
give the invocation and benediction.
State Auditor Stafford King viii de-
liver the principal address. A noted
speaker, Mr.. King has long been prom
inent in Minnesota Legion affairs and
his address viii probably be one Of the
highlig1tS of the entire convention pro-
gram.
Mrs. M z. Withrow, state Auxiliary
president, and william Mitchell, state
Legion commander, are two other not
ables who will address the banquet
assembly.
Greetings to the visiting guests from
the local Legion and Auxiliary units
viii be given by Legion Commander
Douglas Nankervis and Auxiliary Presi-
Continued on Last Page)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-06
Old Settlers To orn1
Plans For July Meet
At Ely Session F riday
Tentative Plans Made to
Beautify Grounds at
Monument.
WILL PLAN PROGRAM
Annual Conclave Expected
to Bring Many Here
Next Month.

President Grant McMahan and Sec
rotary Edwin W. Toms have called a
meeting of the officers and directors Of
the Vermilion Range Old Settlers
Association for tomorrow afternoon at
200 O'Clock at the Community Center
to arrange for the annual meeting Of
the association in this city the third
week in July.
The officers of the association in sd-
dition to President McMahan and Sec
rotary Toms are: w. c. Sargent Of
Duluth, first vice president Albert
Kitto of Tower, second vice president;
w. @. Pryor of Tower, treasurer; E. j.
Morcom, Hans Olson, Tower, B. o.
Strachan, Ely, c. E Carlson. Duluth,
T. E. Miller, Ely and Albert j. Hotter,
Tower, directors.
The committee named in this city
two years ago which so successfully car
ried through the work of erecting the
monument are still on the job and met
in Tower Monday and arranged for the
erection of fences and the beautifying
of the grounds surrounding the monu-
ment.
Those present at the meeting were
w. p. Chinn, chairman; w. G. Sargent
and G. E. Carlson Of Duluth; Thomas
Owens OF Two Harbors; B. o. Strachan
of this city; Herman Olson, G. C. Carl
son Of Tower, and E j. Morcom Of
Soudan. Present also at the meeting
was John Harlow, a landscape artist
Of Duluth.
Tentative plans adopted were the
erection of a fence enclosing 800 feet
Of ground around the monument and
the planting Of trees and shrubbery.
Plans are being prepared by Mr.. Harlow
to be submitted to the committee with
the cost at later meeting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-06
R0D-GUN CLUB
ENJOYS OUTING
Gain Nearly 100 New Members
at Annual Get-Together
Friday Evening.

Gaining nearly 100 new paid-ur
members, the Ely Rod and Gun clut
entertained more than $50 members and
guests at their annual informal get-to-
gether last Friday evening at Jenko'.
Silver Rapids lodge on White Iron lake
Interesting talks by Dr.. John Thomp-
son Of Ely and Chief Game Warder
William Hanson on subjects of interest
to sportsmen wer among the feature:
of the program. Mr.. Hanson gave {
comprehensive discussion of game
management and conservation. DR.
Thompson discussed several interesting
phases of fish feeding and other con-
Servation subjects.
Wild life motion picture films shown
by Ray Hoefler, Commercial club Sec
rotary, and musical selections by the
Lenich Brothers rounded out the formal
program.
Before the get-together the club had
81 paid-up members and the close of the
session saw the list increased to 146
according to a report from club officers
One of the highlights of the evening
was the fish story telling contest which
was won by Oscar RigneH. Competition
in the contest was keen and the judges
had difficulty in deciding which sports
man had the greatest imagination.
Refreshments were probably the
biggest" feature of the evenings pro-
gram. The assembly consumed IS
pounds of baked ham, 20 pounds OF
sausage, Is pounds of cheese and 20
loaves of bread.
Arrangements for the event were
made by the committee including Nick
Popoyich, Jr., chairman; Elias LeBeau,
Thomas Murn, Arnold Hendrickson and
Andrew Harri.
On the refreshments committee were
A J. BONNER, chairman; Harry Homer,
Nat Dargontina, Anton Pluth, Arnold
HendrickSon and Andrew Ha-ri-
In charge of the lunch were Elias
LeBeau, chairman; John Draeger, Will
ham Hanson, Thomas Murn, F. B
James and Mako Lusich.
Officers of the club now serving are
John Draeger, president; Marko Lusich
vice president; Louis Champa, ST., Sec
ond vice president, and Joseph Klo-
buchar, secretary
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-06
ELY MAN DRIVES 3
TRIPS OVER GLOBE
WITHOUT ACCIDENT.

Three times around the world
without an accident.
Such is the record of I'll. ]. HirveIa,
local representative of the Jewel Tea
company.
Mr.. Hirvela has been awarded an
insignia representing his five-year
record without an accident. The
award Is made by the insurance
company which covers the trucks
owned by his company.
He estimates that he has Travelled
an average of 15,008 miles per year
during the fiye-year period.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-06
CCC Camp MOUed to
Caledonia for Summer

Camp ITO CCC. stationed near the
Baird Ranger Station on the Ely
Finland road, known as the Dunnigan
Lake camp, was evacuated Monday and
the BOT men with two officers went to
Caledonia, Minnesota where they viii
be engaged in erosion work for the
summer.
The boys left Monday afternoon on
a special train. Lieutenant White is
commander of this camp and left with
his men for the southern Minnesota
location.
The Temperance River camp, north
of Tote. also was moved this week
This camp goes TO North Dakota on soil
erosion work
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-06
w. J. Either In Charge
of North End of County.

Frances j. Dacey, federal relief ad-
ministrator in Northern Minnesota, has
announced the appointment of w. j.
Either as supervisor Of the administra-
ton of federal relief funds in northern
St Louis county.
Mr.. Ethier's duties VIII be almost
identical to those he had as director of
the county poor commission offices in
this end of the county. Effective last
Saturday, the administration of relief
funds were taken out Of the hands OF
the county poor commission and were
undertaken by the SERA itself. The
poor commission is again in charge of
its former duties in charge of county
institutions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-06
ELY MOTORISTS PAY
OVER $4,000 FOR
1,4O0 CAR PERMITS.

Ely motorists have paid q total Of
S16,021.33 to purchase state licenses
for 1,4O0 motor vehicles to date, ac-
cording to a report this week from
Byrd Browneil, Ely license registrar.
A total of Liz passenger cars
have been licensed Of which Sc are
class "a" or under ton, and 1.e46
are class 3D." Trucks fetal 270 and
there are three motorcycles and Is
trailers included.
The average license cost here was
S11.44. The greatest individual
amount paid was S155 by Rikhus
and vertin for a license on their
largest truck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-06
Home for the Summer.

George Banovetz. Jack Gerzin and
Matt Smrekar arrived home Saturday
from Austin, Texas. for vacation visit.
The young men are attending st. Ed
wards College at Austin Three other
Ely boys, students at the college, Nick
Kordich, Anton Antonsich and Frank
Gouze are remaining in Texas during
the summer vacation
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-06
Summer Band Concerts
To Begin FRIDAY.

The Municipal Band viii begin the
summer season of free band concerts at
the Whiteside Park on Friday evening
June z. A fine program has been pre-
pared for this concert and elaborate
preparations are being made for sue
ceeding concerts.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

demonstrated with his motorized and
mechanical forces in the two days
engagement fought here as training
for SO, 900 Regular and National Guard
soldiers from Eastern States.
Smoke Plays Part.
Smoke drove the first wedge into
the BLUE" Army today, initiating the
movement that finally cracked the
line.
Then came five Of the Army's
latest land cruisers-three new Christy
medium tanks and two ordnance tanks
still in the process of experimental
development.
All five are capable of speeC OF
35 miles an hour across even the
rough terrain Of the north country
in which they were operating. The
two experimental weapons moved
ahead at an unchecked speed SEEM
ingly far in excess Of that Of the
fast Christys.
Operating to their flank, keeping
the roads clear for immediate move
ment of motorized troops, were pa.
trolls of mechanical Cavalry, wicket
looking machine gun carriers moving
on half tracks and bathtub-like squad
cars, armored against rife fire and
carrying three machine guns and q
tommy gun.
While the "Blues" gasped under
the acrid smoke laid by planes, the
tanks rolled back the east flank to
meet the west flank being pushed back
by the 44th New York and New Jer-
sey. This steam roller movement
forced the New England troops. over
whelmed by superior numbers and
mechanical equipment, to retreat gen.
orally along the line.
Troops Attack at Dawn.
The attack was launched at dawn
and the rising sun cast spangled
bands of light through the enveloping
clouds.
With visibility cut to no more than
feet, lank forms unidentifiable
as friend or foe loomed out Of the
murk, staggering. gasping and chok-
ing from the bite Of the bitter fog.
Hande.kerchiefs were improyiSed
Evening star., 1935-08-25
BY WILLIAM s. ODLIN.

BY WILLIAM S. ODLIN.
TN THE midst of vigorous efforts
to combat encroachment of its
field by motor vehicles. the Amer
Il lean trolley is celebrating its
golden jubilee. 1t was just so years
ago that the pioneer electric street
car was unveiled one bright Summer
morning before the amazed citizens
of Baltimore and began its painful r.
mile hour maiden voyage over the
bumpy right of way of the then Balti-
more Union Passenger Railway.
Despite gloomy forebodings Of the
populace in general the car tnamed
The Daft" in honor of its inventory
was success To modern eyes,
growing accustomed to the sleek,
stream lined high-speed trolley of to-
day, the first trolley is apt to seem
Just another antiquity, but the
thoughtful accord it all pioneers merit.
The Daft was really an electric
locomotive and trailer affair, drawing
its power from a third rail. The flrst
completely equipped overhead trolley
line was in Richmond two years later,
but the Baltimore experiment founded
the line that eventually pushed the
horse car out. 1t was the beginning
of commercial operation Of street cars
by electricity in any form.
Heralded July II, 1885.
The epochal event was heralded by
an article in the Electrical World IN
its issue of July II. 1885, headed THE
Daft Electric Railway at Baltimore"
The story said:
1T can be safely stated that the
first bona fide business transaction IN
this country where an electric motor
for a street railway was ordered, man
ufactured and delivered, was COM
pleted within the last few months.
In the early part of last Spring the
Baltimore Union Passenger Railway
Co., hearing of the rapid progress OF
the Daft Electric Light Co. with their
system of electrical railroad lighting
and wishing to increase their Carrying
capacity, investigated the matter.
Satisfied with the completeness OF the
system, an order was at once given
to construct two motors and equip
the Hampden branch of their lines"
The Baltimore Union Passenger
Railway Co. was one of several lines
operating in the Monumental City at
that time. Il was not until nearly Is
years later that all the competing
trolley lines in Baltimore were merged
in one company covering the entire
city.
This Baltimore Union Passenger
Railway, which operated the first
electric motor, covered rs miles Of
roads and its chief motive power at
that time consisted Of 400 horses.
The Hampden branch, on which the
first electric motor was used. was 2
miles long and ran through the VII
lagos of Hampden, Mount Vernon and
Woodberry, where there were about
$4,000 inhabitants.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

into gas masks that failed TO ward
OF the penetrating smoke. Cars
crept at snail's pace along the high
ways and residents Of Sterlingville
jumped UP from their breakfast tables
TO close doors and windows.
The tanks moved In formation, con-
troleA by radio from their commander
In the center Of the line. Speeding
over the uneven ground. they crashed
down small trees and underbrush, ran
roughshod over fence wire and ap-
peared on top of machine gun nest,
so suddenly that the gunners could
only pick up their guns and fee with
them in their arms.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
MECHAN|zEDFORCE'
ROUTS' BLUE ARMY.
"Red" Commander Employs
Tanks and Cavalry Squad
Cars Against Enemy.
BY ths Associated Press.

BY ths Associated Press.
PINE CAMP. N. Y, August "a
Troops of the Regular Army brought
Americas most modern machines OF
death into the front lines Of battle
today and routed strongly entrenched
enemy"
The 1st Division of the "Red"
Army, maneuvering here in the coun-
try's great war games, threw fast light
tanks, speedy armored Cavalry
squad cars and screens of Artillery and
airplane smoke into action. This
combination Of mechanical terror
cracked the Blue Army's now his
toric salient at Hill 300" and ''Hell's
Corner" east Of Sterlingville.
Speed Is Keynote.
Speed was the keynote
Before the I'd Corps started its
drive against the enemy. Maj. Gen.
Lucius r. Holbrook, corps COM
mander, stressed the importance Of
speed in action.
To-day the foremost problem facing
the American Army he said, SIS one
Of speed.
I'VE must have to deal rather with
the time element than the element Of
distance"
Gen. Holbrook emphasized that in
modern warfare no element can ever
again be sure Of its security. since
motorized and mechanical divisions
can cover distances now in an hour
that formerly would have taken days.
1t was just this theory Of modern
rapidity in war that Gen. Holbrook
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Eclipse Pictures Were Best

only in recognition of some outstan
ing achievement.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

The morning after the new electric
car was put into operation one of the
Baltimore newspapers carried the fol-
lowing story:
THE electric motor on the Hamp-
den Railroad made about 20 trips yes
terday afternoon from the Hunting
don avenue stables to Mount Vernon
a distance of about IL miles. The
speed was IL miles an hour. The
motor drew after it one of the large
Catonsville cars loaded with people
Mr.. Daft, the inventor, was at the
helm during the trips and supervised
everything. Both he and Mr. Robbins
the superintendent, were delighted
with the success"
Huge Industry Today.
How far the American trolley has
Travelled since those days may be
cleaned from statistics on the great
industry that has grown from that ex-
pertinent. These show that today
electric street cars are carrying TO-
600 100000 passengers annually, de-
spite automobile competition. There
are 706 companies operating more
than $1,000 miles of track, giving en-
ployment to about $4,000 persons.
The annual pay roll in 1882 was in
excess of S182 100000 and net operat-
ing income was s83,086,000.
Joe Evoy Of Baltimore, recently a
Washington visitor, was a conductor
on this Hampden line. and his recol-
lections Of those pioneer days in pub
lie transit are salty and enhghtening.
He says:
"The third rail was in the center OF
the track There was a plunger in the
floor Of the motor car and when the
motorman pressed this down with his
Evening star., 1935-08-25

foot a wheel that ran on the third
rail to catch the electricity was raised
from the rail.
Cows, horses, dogs and children
were shocked by that third rail affair,
but not as many fatally as you might
expect. More often the animal scam
pered away frightened.
"A motor car was separate from the
car the people rode in. At each end
Of Che line there was a cross-over
where the motor car would slide
around and couple on the other end
of the passenger car.
I'VE didn't have any trouble running
the cars except when the snow was
deep. When we were forced by deer
SHOWS to stop the cars We put horse
busses in service to haul passengers.
Deeply conscious of its distinction a;
the birthplace OF the electric street
car. as well as of 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner Baltimore is appropriately
marking the fiftieth anniversary of the
event, while the little Daft electric
car sinks farther and farther into
the mlsts of the past.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Dog Bite Kills Man.

PARSONS, Kans, August "a R.-
A police dogs bite was fatal today to
Earl Simmons. 38, Altamont, Kans.,
produce dealer. Simmons died in a
hospital here OF blood poisoning that
developed after he was bitten Tuesday
while helping q neighbor catch
chirkens
Evening star., 1935-08-25

only in recognition Of some outStand-
ing achievement.
Eclipse Pictures Were Best.
DR.. McNally's election was based on
the results obtained by the George
town University expedition which he
headed in 1888 to study the total
eclipse of the sun visible in Maine
His photographs of the eclipse were
regarded as the finest taken by any
of the expeditions of that year and
among the finest pictures of any
eclipse. Requests for copies were re-
ceived at Georgetown from observa-
tories throughout the world.
The international union, compris-
ing various commissions, will meet
next year in Oslo, Sweden. Dr. Nc
Nally reported great interest being
taken in the solar eclipse which will
be visible next June in parts of
Russia. Siberia and northern Japan
Georgetown University, it is, under
stood, is considering the advisability
of sending out another expedition, its
first of this kind having met with such
gratifying success. DR.. McNally was
given place on the commission deal
ing with solar eclipse, one Of the most
important groups of the union. The
commission gave considerable atten-
tion to the forthcoming eclipse which
will attract astronomers from all
sections of the world.
Visits Rome en- Route Home.
Homeward bound, DR.. McNally went
to Rome on visit and was guest
at Castel Gondolfo, the papal Sum-
mer home. 1t was there he was given
a private audience with Pope Plus.
In keeping with his interest in the
sciences, DR.. McNally said. Pope Plus
has given the Vatican Observatory
a whole section of Castel Gondolfo.
He has likewise contributed gener-
ously to the erection of new telescope
instruments and astrophysical lab
oratories.
The director of the Vatican OBJ
servatory is Rev. J. J. Stein. a Jesuit
who at one time was stationed at
Georgetown University. His prede-
cessor. the late Rev. John Hagen, also
a Jesuit, was one of the most famous
OF all the Vatican astronomers. Be-
fore going to Rome Father Hagen also
had been stationed for number of
years at the Georgetown Observatory.
He died about six years ago. Because
of these close contacts Pope Plus has
always taken personal interest in
scientific pursuits at Georgetown.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
DIVERS SEEK BODIES

AUBURN, Calf, August "a Dr.
Earl (Bud) KiIrball was charged with
the murder Of James c. Kennett, sr.,
today as diver sought bodies of pos
sible other victims in flooded mine
shaft near his emigrant gap cabin.
Kimball, alias Cramer allegedly has
confessed Staying Kennett and John
Thomas Mangar throwing their bodies
into the mine. Both have been re-
covered.
The young itinerant trapper boasted
after his arrest that he had killed Is
men, but later denied it.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Scout Camp Invites
Mrs. Roosevelt TO
Inspect 'Oxmobile'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press -
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md,
August 24.-Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, wife Of the President,
has been invited to Camp Roose-
velt, the Boy Scout Summer camp
4 miles south Of here, to view
the "oxmobile" tomorrow.
The "oxmobile" is the body of
an old oxcart mounted on an
automobile chassis. 1t was re-
Gently used to carry letters from
Western Governors to the White
House. The annual Boy Scout
circus will be held at the camp
Thursday and the annual banquet
will mark the closing of the camp
next Saturday night.
Evening star., 1935-08-25
Digs Up 22-Inch Angleworm.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho R.-
The worm has moved up alongside the
fish as the subject for tall tales.
H. H. Campbell, high school princi-
pal. reported digging up a 22-inch
angleworm in his garden. Friends
declared stanchly Campbell wasn't
stretching either the worm or the
story.
Evening star., 1935-08-25

mer haQ the nom
or Of being the
first American
priest and the
first American
Jesuit ever to be
admitted to this
famous and Sc
lect group of
scientists. Com
prising the ablest
astronomers of
many countries,
the union itself
initiates the elec-
ton Of a new
member and then
Evening star., 1935-08-25
DR.. PAUL M'NALLy
| BACK IN CAPITAL
Georgetown U. Astronomer
! Attended Paris Meet of
! international Union.

Or. Pau! A. McNally. S. j.. director
Of the Georgetown University Astro-
iiomical Observatory. returned to
Washington last week from Europe.
where he attended the Paris sessions
OF the International Astronomical
Union and was granted private audi
ence with Pope Plus XI in Rome.
Elected to membership in the union
last Spring, the Georgetown astrono-
Evening star., 1935-08-25
BOAT TRIP PLANNED

Wyoming Society Will Take
River Cruise Sept. 5.
The wyoming Society of Washing
ton will hold a boat cruise on the
steamer Potomac September 5. This
will be the first Of series of activi-
ties planned by the group, it was said.
Senators, Representatives and sew
eral Government officials have been
invited as guests of honor for the ride
down the Potomac River.
The Washington times., 1935-07-31
Treasury Condition

international News Service
The TreaSury's balance July 20
was $1.826, 1865, 479O3; miscellane-
Gus internal revenue, 11,437,-
048.03; customs receipts, ST.
COS, O19.27.
The Washington times., 1935-07-31
ITS Millions Is Official
Tax Bill Yield Estimate
International News Service

An official estimate of a 275
million dollar annual yield from
the new tax bill was given to the
House today in a report of the
Democratic majority of the Ways
and Means Committee.
The report, submitted to Chair
man Doughton CD, of North
Carolina, asserted that with fur
ther business improvement the
taxes might yield $50 million dol
lars to 400 million dollars a year.
The committee'S estimates fol
low:
Increased SurtaxeS- Forty.five
million dollars.
Graduated corporation tax
Fifteen million dollars.
Excess profits tax-One hun
dred million dollars.
Inheritance tax - Eighty-six
million dollars.
Gift tax-Twenty-four million
dollars.
4Ac 11OuSc COA41A1AGCcS, TGCOIu'
mending the bill for passage, as
serted that it complied with the
general theme of the Presidents
message on taxation to Congress.
The report, however, was in
striking contrast to that made by
the Republican minority. While
the Republican report assaulted the
bill in bitter terms, the majority
report was devoted chiefly to an
explanation of the measure.
The Washington times., 1935-07-31
79Are Buried Alive
In Coal Mine Blast

ERMELO, Transvaal, July 81
G.N.SO.-Four Europeans and rs
natives were buried alive today in
a colliery explosion here.
It was feared all would be dead
before rescuerS reached them.