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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
Troop No. III Wins Local
Boy Scout Activity Contest
Display Made During Scout
Week Judged on Points and
Won by Score of 290.

For week beginning on February
7th and ending last Thursday, both
dates inclusive, the local Boy Scout
Council sponsored a contest among the
three troops of the city. The contest
was based on a variety of troop activi-
ties, chief among which were advance
ment in the individual troops as vel
as community service.
The contest which is the third of its
kind held here has always served as g
stimulus to the troops entered. In the
near future, the Scout Council viii pur-
chase a trophy to be awarded the
winning troop and retained by it during
the year.
The window displays made in the
contest created great interest and the
judges found it a difficult task to judge
them owing to the general excellence
Troop III Of the Presbyterian church
exhibiting at the James Drug Store, wa:
awarded first place on 200 points. This
was a handiwork exhibit and showed 9
great amount of individual endeavor
Troop TIA of the Catholic church, ex-
hibiting at Fenske's Hardware, was
awarded second place on 245 points or
their fine showing of forest conserva-
ton activity. Troop 172 of the Meth
odist church, exhibiting at LANG:
Hardware, was awarded third on 195
points, on their showing of the prac-
teal uses of the principal Scout knots
The three troops are TO be COM
plimented on their displays and the
originality shown in the execution OF
the underlying ideas. During the week
twelve new Scouts were registered, sever
for Troop TIA, four for Troop I'll, anc
one for Troop IT, This was a record
for the three years the contest has beer
conducted
Scoutmaster Fred Handberg and AS
sistant Scoutmaster Charles Strachan O.
the winning troop are receiving the
credit of the Council for the work they
have done. Credit is also given in
dividual members of the troop. This
Council also is showering praises or
Scoutmaster Steve Smrekar and his as.
sistant Joe Turk of Troop TIA and or
Scoutmaster L. S. Sloan and assistant
Clifford Bird of Troop 172, and tht
members of these troops for the interes
and response shown in the contest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
NeIC Firm Controls
The Ely Lumber Co.

In another column viii be found an
advertisement of the Lampert Lumber
Company which now operates the plant
Of the former Ely Lumber Company in
this city The advertisement shows
how you can build yourself a new home
and pay for it on the monthly payment
plan. j. H Olson, manager of the Ely
Lumber Company since this firm has
been in Ely, is the manager Of the new
concern here and viii be pleased to talk
over the situation with you.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
DRUM CORPS TO
give CAR AWARD
Local Buglers to Award Auto
as Door Prize at Dance to
be Held In June.

The Ely Drum and Bugle Corps is
already beginning arrangements for a
grand ball. the proceeds of which are
intended to defray expenses of the corps
to the state convention at Brainerd and
the national convention at Cleveland,
besides buying additional equipment
for the corps.
The door prize at the ball to be held
on June Doth will be an automobile.
Last year this mode of getting neces-
sary funds was so successful that a
goodly sum was Melted. August SeliSkar
was the winner of the Chevrolet sedan
last year.
Active work on the arrangements for
the ball are expected to be in full swing
by the end Of the month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
LARGE CROWD
Hear CONCERT
Extreme Cold Fails to Chill the
Ardor of Ely Music Lovers
on Sunday.

With the thermometer sliding down in
with sharp northwest wind a crowd
CT over 200 were at the Washington
Auditorium on Sunday evening TO lis
ten to the concert by the Ely Munich
pal Band and enjoy the elegant pro-
gram presented by Prof F. DiNino and
his talented musicians assisted by Miss
Mama Forbes as reader and George
Matesha and Mrs. DiNino as guest
artists.
Mr.. MateSha and Mrs. DiNino played
Allegro Moderate from Concerto Opus
Is" by Greig, on two pianos. Their
rendition was received with rounds of
applause. Owing to the length of the
selection given, the players failed to
respond to the encore. The same was
true of the reading of The Perfect
Tribute" by Andrews, given by Miss
Forbes. Without a doubt The Per-
feet Tribute" encompassing as it does
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and sew
eral intimate side lights on the noble
character Of the martyred president, in
itself a classic, further enhanced by the
manner it was presented by the gifted
reader
In addition to these numbers by the
guest artists the band played The
Sicilian Vespe-s" overture; The Merry
Widow selection; 'Militaire Fran
caise" march and a very humorous
paraphrase and variations on the well
known Irish song which was entitled
The Tearin' o. the Green" An en-
core was demanded for this number
and the band graciously responded with
a short, snappy number. The Blue
and the Grey Patrol followed and the
concert closed with the Spanish march
"Gollito.'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
Additional Attractions
Complete Program for
Festive Winter Frolic
Talented Artists to Appear
at Floor Show, Feature
Of Novelty Dance.
QUEEN CONTEST KEEN
Virginia Sheriffs and Ely
Cops to Mix in Broomball
Game Saturday.

Added attractions, including a floor
show at the SNOWFALL novelty dance and
a broombau game between the Virginia
deputy sheriffs and the Ely policemen,
have been added to the program Of ski
jumping and races, hockey, snow model
ing, dog derby, and fancy and speed
skating events, composing the annual
winter frolic TO be held here Saturday
and Sunday with the most brilliant
program Of winter activities ever at
temped in this city.
Johnny Smrekar and His Orchestra
viii furnish the music for the dance
al the Washington Auditorium at which
the f-Olic queen will be announced and
crowned. This GROWING is expected to
be one Of the highlightS Of the celebra-
ton and in which a keen competition
the young ladies Of the city.
Seven people viii have part in the
floor show at the dance among which
are such we'll known singers As the
JENA Sisters Of Virginia The commit
tee having this il charge promise the
best talent in the northwest for this
feature 10 consist Of acrobatic dancing
fancy dancing, singing, etc.
The FTolic festivities will begin Sat-
urday afternoon with an elimination
contest among the Junior League
hockey teams. Jack Poshak is in charge
Of these events which are expected to be
interesting as lively competition has de-
velOped among the junior hockey play
ers Of the city.
Races for children will also feature
the Saturday afternoon program, these
races viii be run at the hockey rink
near the High School. Following these
events community skating 70 music can
be INDUCED in
The STOW modelling contest will be
judged Saturday afternoon by a COM
mittee composed Of Miss Frances Stokes
as chairman; Mrs. A McMahan, Mrs.
Nike Gordon, Joseph A. Rothman and
Harry J. Homer All models in this
event are expected TO be finished by
Saturday at one o'clock.
Saturday evening at TOO o'clock a
broOmbal contest between the Virginia
deputy sheriff team and the Ely po-
lice team viii be played at the skating
rink Pete MoscateIi will ofdciate at
this contest as well as at the one on
Sunday evening.
The sizing events at the Winter
Frolic VIII begin with a emile cross
country run at 1000 A NJ Sunday,
starting from the ski slide.
At 100 P. NJ. twin jump by two Of
cur best riders will open the jumping
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
Bridal Shower.

A bridal shower honoring Miss Car
men Dargis was given Thursday eve
ming at the Mary-L Eat Shoppe by a
large party of friends. Miss Dargis be-
came the bride of Joseph Lazinsn at
Catholic church ceremonies this morn
ing. Bridge and bunco featured the
party on Thursday evening. Mrs. Ray
mond Baribeaa won high honors for
bridge and Mrs. Robert Nicholas Sec
ond. The honored guest won the high
honors for bunco with Miss Angela
Lenich, second. Miss Dargis was the
recipient Of many handsome and ap-
propriate gifts as well as the well
wishes Of those present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
Annual Pre-Lenten Ball
By Auxiliary Tomorrow,

Arrangements have been completed
for the annual Pre-Lenten Ball of the
American Legion Auxiliary at the
Washington Auditorium tomorrow even
ing
The arrangements for the ball were
in charge of Mrs. Lydia Seraphine, who
served as general chairman, assisted by
Miss Edith EIlefsen, Mrs. Helen Carl
son, Mrs. Agnes Fogelberg, Mrs. Ruth
LaBeau, Mrs. Inez Norby, Mrs. Adeline
KnutSon, Mrs. Doris Sutherland, Mrs
Angela Pirsh, Mrs. Anna Novak, Mrs.
Sarah Gordon, Mrs Ella Klobuchar and
Miss Edel EllefSen.
Rudolph Krize and his eight-piece
orchestra will furnish the music.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
F orty-nine Days Reign
Fails to QueI Sub-Zero
Weather in This Area
ley Blasts Continue as Cold
Spell Launches Into the
Second Month.
4S BELOW RECORDED
No Hardships Experienced
Here; Warmer Weather
for Weekend.

For the past month, the papers have
hac column after column Of stories re-
lating to the desperate cold snap ex-
perienced in all parts of the country
coupled with storms and Billiards
Even in states which heretofore have
been blessed with summer weather dur
ing the winter has real winter shown
its fangs during the past four or more
weeks.
While southern Minnesota towns have
been isolated and food and fuel short
age was threatened by unpaSsalble roads
and transportation facilities, the brlnt
Of the storms was felt in the Dakotas
and Montana, where actual want has
stared the inhabitants in the face
Wisconsin has been hard hit and in up
per Michigan the snow drifts are house
high and streets and sidewalks in the
cities resemble tunnels.
Duluth, where it I. cool all the year
round, has had its schools closed the
larger part Of the past two weeks and
below zero weather has held sway. To
add to the hardshipS, the possibility OF
coal shortage has been imminent.
The coal on the Duluth docks, which
early in the winter was figured enough
TO carry Minnesota, North and South
Dakota and Wisconsin through the
winter, has dwindled into quota piles.
The weather bureau has predicted a
let-up in the cold weather for the la.-
ter part of the week with increasing
cloudiness. Monday afternoon, after
snowplows had opened highways in the
southern part of the state, another
blizzard swooped down from the Da-
kotas and western Minnesota and again
filled them up and in a few hours un-
did the work of days in opening the
blocked roads.
So far, in this section Of the state.
III miles north of Duluth, some hard
ships have been experienced by resi-
dents forced to travel over the lakes,
but no one has frozen to death Men
in the CCC camps and those engaged n
the timber industry have kept at their
work and the road crews have kept the
roads in paSSable condition Load after
load of timber have passed through tha
city on the way to the mines and the
mill.
Last year the Miner printed the
weekly weather report furnished US by
the Superior National Forest head
quarters who kept record of the tenn
perature for the winter. In looking
over the record Of last winter we find
that only one one occasion did the
thermometer register below As and only
on about twelve days did it get to
20 below zero.
Through the kindness of Lieutenal.
Blore of Camp I'll on the Ely-Byck
road, we secured the temperature fig
ures for this winter dating from Janu-
airy 1st to Tuesday morning, February
18. Commander Blore in charge Of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
AUTO LICENSES
in HUGE TOTAL
License Registrar B. Brownell
Issues 1868 Motor Vehicle
Licenses Here.

Out of a possible 1900 licenses to be
issued in this city, Registrar Byrd
Brownen reports that 1868 have been
issued up to Saturdays deadline for
securing plates without penalty.
A penalty Of Is cents applied for
Monday and Is cents for Tuesday This
penalty viii hold good for month or
until March 10 when the deadline for
cars will be reached.
Twenty-Five cars were registered in
the non-use Class by Mr.. Brownen. This
clause makes it possible for the vehicle
owner to tie up his car without the
necessity of paying a license theron
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
Return to Duluth
From Wedding Trip.

Ray U. Harmon. supervisor Of the
Superior National Forest, and Miss
Helen Getting, returned to Duluth Mon
Gay. The couple were married in Win
netka, Illinois. two weeks after which
they visited al the former home Of Mr..
IN the East. Both are well
known in this city and their many
friends join in wishing them all posi-
bic happiness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
Auditing City Books.

william Turja of Virginia is in the
city engaged in the audit Of the books
Of Clerk Knutson and Treasurer Watilo
for the City of Ely. Mr.. Turja has the
offices Of the County Clerk of Court at
the City Hall and is being assisted by
Anthony Rosasco of this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20

Now that Uncle Sam has lost
his NRA and AAA a metropoli-
tan journal rises to express the
hope that he will not lose his
BVD's. Bill Easton at the
Saltwater Gazette says, Don't
worry. If the old gentleman
ever loses that part of his ward
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20

1884 and from the Mountain Iron mine
in 1892. The Missabe division has ac-
counted for 434, 1913 ABS tons and the non
Range division for 248,236. 823 tons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
History Of the Frigid Wave

Bore Commanding
River ILL., CCC Ely Minnesota
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-16
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1896
Hauptmann's Appeal
In High Court

with the utmost interest, in the
opinion of the Rev. Matthiesen.
He believes that even Adolph
Hitler himself is keenly interested.
The pastor admitted he has been
in touch with the German consul
in New York concerning the case.
Hauptmann's two-year-old son,
Mannfried, has been brought to
Trenton and is with his mother
in a Trenton hotel, occupying a
room, incidentally, on the same
floor as this correspondent. The
baby did a lot of lusty wailing
last night.
Mrs. Hauptmann is not going to
make any eleventh-hour appeal to
Governor Hoffman to save her
husband from the chair, as re-
ported.
c. Lloyd Fisher. chief counsel
for the defense, turned thumbs
down on this suggestion. He said:
What can Mrs. Hauptmann
tell the governor that he does
not already know? There has
been enough SenSatiOnaliSm in
this case"
Fisher planned to visit Haupt-
mann in his cell this afternoon.
The legal case in Washington
today will be handled by Attor-
neys Neil Burkinshaw and Nu-
gent DoddS.
Before leaving Trenton for
washington they obtained Haupt-
mann's signature to petition
which they will submit to one of
the nine justices of the United
States Supreme Court.
This petition asks the Supreme
Court Justice for permission to
make a petition for an original
writ of habeas corpus. 1t was ex-
planned here that the Supreme
Court does not act Immediately on
such a petition-that usually it re-
quires about 10 days for an an
Swer.
The filing Of such an applica-
ton would give Governor Hoff-
man the opportunity-if he were
inclined to embrace ito grant
a reprieve so the Supreme Court
would have time to act on the
petition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-16
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He gazed silently at his loyal wife
for a few seconds and changed
the subject to their baby-Mann-
fried, aged two years.
Her face frightened bit as
she told the condemned man that
the baby was in Trenton, staying
with her at a hotel. Hauptmann
was glad she didn't take the baby
to the prison. He previously had
told her not to do that.
A huge throng of curiosity
seekers had congregated at the
prison as Mrs. Hauptmann arrived.
She was allowed to talk with her
husband half an hour.
When she emerged from the
prison a small army of photogra-
pliers surrounded her and took
numerous pictures. Her mouth
quivered.
Asked if she intended to see Gov.
Harold G. Hoffman and implore
him to save her husband, she said
she did not know.
Even though the electrocution
of Hauptmann is set for o'clock
tomorrow night, the report per
sisted today that the conviced
murderer of the kidnapped Lind
bergh baby isn't going to die on
scheduled time.
The next legal move in the
worlds most celebrated criminal
case will be a petition to one of
the justices of the Supreme Court
of the United States. If this action
in Washington fails, Hauptmann'S
last remaining hope will be Gov.
Harold G.. Hoffman.
What Governor Hoffman will
do he will not reveal, but an in
quiring reporter can get any num-
Der of "off the record" predictions
that the governor will grant Haupt-
mann at least 30-day reprieve.
Hauptmann is quite cheerful"
his spiritual adviser, the Rev.
John Matthiesen, pastor Of the
Trinity Lutheran Church, in
formed international News Ser
vice. Prisoner No. 17,400 is still
cheerful even though electricians
have tested the lethal chair and
found it to be in first-rate con-
dition.
To quote the Rev. Matthiesen,
Hauptmann said to him yester-
day:
within myself 1 have a con-
al
all right. 1 do not care to de-
ceive that confidence"
This statement was made by
Hauptmann even after he had
learned that Federal Judge j.
Warren Davis in Trenton had
denied his application for a writ
of habeaS corpus.
Germany is watching develop
ments in the Hauptmann drama
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-16
.F|SCH NAMED
AGAIN INNEW
EVIDENCE

CHICAGO. Jan. 16 G.N.SO.-As
the hour for the execution OF
Bruno Richard Hauptmann for
the murder Of the Lindbergh baby
drew near, two developments in
Chicago entered the last-minute
investigation of the kidnapping and
murder.
The Chicago developments were {:
Further questioning of Stephen
Spitz, a prisoner, concerning his
assertion that he had negotiated
with two men in Newark, N. j.,
in August 1884 for the purchase
of $1,000 in hot money which
he was told was part of the Lind
bergh ransom.
The strange story of Frank
Lan.Yonne Davis that he was in
contact with ISador Fisch in
Chicago shortly after the kid
mapping and long before Fisch'S
name was brought into the case
by Hauptmann. According to
Hauptman, Fisch, who died in
Germany in March, 1884, gave
him the portion Of the ransom
money which was found in his
possession.
Spitz Grilled
SpitZ, imprisoned in the Bride
we'll here on a bad-check charge
was questioned at length last
night by State officers sent by
Gov. Henry Horner at the request
of New Jersey officials, it was
learned today.
Following questioning of Spite
his attorney, Bernard M. Finni'
gan, said he would communicate
with Gov. Harold Hoffman, ask,
ing the New Jersey executive to
request Governor Horner to allow
Spitz to fly to Trenton, N. j., to.
day to present his information in
person.
Spitz said that in August, 1884
he met two men in New York city
and arranged a meeting with
them for the next day at the Mt
Treest House, a hotel in Newark
He said the mems names were
Adolph Blaustein and Fred Menk
Spitz said:
II met them as planned, and
they stated they had some hot
money they wanted to dispose
of. We drove so miles through
Monmouth county to a farm
house on New Jersey State
Route 33, near ASbury Park.
RANSOM BILLS
"They went into the farm
house and came out with two
SIS Federal Reserve Bank notes.
They told me this was part Of
the Lindbergh ransom money.
"Adolph and Fred said they
had $4,000 of the Lindbergh
money and would sell me $4,000
of it at 40 cents ON the dollar.
I had $500 in cash in my shoe
and gave them that. Then,
without taking any of the ran
som money, I went back to Chi
cagO to see if could raise some
more cash.
81 went back to Newark three
weeks later and met AdOlph
and Fred at the same hotel.
They then told me they wanted
IS cents, not 40 cents, on the
dollar.
I said 1 couldn't get that
much money and asked for the
return of my $1,000. They prom
Used they would give it back the
next day, but 1 never saw them
AGAIN -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-16
OTHER FINE CANDY VALUES

Chocolate Covered COcOanut Creams, pound. ISc
Chocolate Covered AImOndettes, pound lSc
Chocolate Covered NOugatines, pound. ...... lSc
Chocolate Covered GarameIs, pound. ...... lSc
Chocolate Covered Muscate Raisins' pound. lSc
Chocolate Covered Pecans, pound. .......... 1850
Chocolate Covered Chips, pound. ........... lSe
Chocolate Covered Italian Creams, pound. l5c
Imported Rum and Butter TOffss, pound. ..... 24e
Nanny Lou Peanut Brittle, pound box. ...... 24c
Homestead Milk Chocolate Blocks, pound. 49,. ISc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-16

Considered one Of the most effective
iron tonics, and acts as q sttmulant to
the appetite. Pleasant to take.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-16

Take this pleasant expectorant for
the prompt relief of that nerve
wrackinR cough due to a cold. Con-
tains high quality ingredients, skill
fully blended to give best results.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-16

A mineral oil base, containing CAM
phor, menthol, and oils of pine,
cubeb and eucalyptus. Soothes the
passages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-29
TO FLY ACROSS
SEA OVERNIGHT
Two Aviation Experts Pre-
dict This Also Will
Garry so Passengers

Atlantic Sity, N. j., Dec. 20. CUP
Overnight transatlantic airplane
crossings in conditioned flying
boats accommodating fifty pas
sengers within the next ten years
were predicted today before the
Americvan Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science.
The forecasts were made by two
OF Americas outstanding aviation
experts-Igor I. Sikorsky. designer
Of the Clipper ships that now fly
the Pacific, and T. P. Wright, en-
cheering director for the Curtiss-
Wright Corporation.
Forty to Fifty Tons
Sikorsky said it was now possible
to build flying boats Weighing from
forty to fifty tons or approximately
twice the size of the present Pacific
Clippers. Such super-giant planes
he said, would be equipped with
elaborate Statesrooms, a small din
ing romo and smoking lounges COM
parable to those on the most elabo-
rate modern steamers.
The engines to power this flying
boat would have a total capacity of
approximately 10000 horsepower
consisting Of either four or six
units. The top speed of the planes
would be 225 miles per hour. Nor
NAL cruising speed would be 100
M. p. H.
300 Miles an Hour
Wright, however, said that within
the next decade such ships could
attain a cruising speed of 300 miles
per hour and thus make possible
the London to New York flight
within 10 hours. Because of q five
hour time differential. the crossing
could be made from dusk to dawn
on the westward route but would
rquire almost from unset to sunset
for the eastward crossing. These
mammoth airplanes would cost APP
proximately a million dollars each,
Sikorsky estimated. He said that a
fleet of five would be sufficient to
inaugurate daily service In each
direction.