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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

may be heard soon in the halls of Congress.
 A handful of the doomed workmen, Q remnant of the hundreds who bored four-mile tunnel to harness the power of the boiling New river for Q hydro- electric plant, are ready to 90 to Washington to tell their stories if the House Labor Committee considers the request of Representative Vito Marc- antonio (Rep. N. Y) for on investigation
 Certainly two years of investigation and litiga. ton have failed to delineate definitely where fact and fancy join in the wild tales surrounding the case. But Rinehart and Dennis, tunnel contractors of Charlottesville, Va have paid out approximately 4i,o00000 in settlements for the bulk of some 42S cases of death end injury resulting from the three- year task of boring the tunnel for the New Kanawha Power CoSnpany's plant.
 cart of the Great Kanawha Valley that contains the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: The third annual prom by the Tri.Y club will be held in the Central ball. room, Saturday evening, February l. with Cih Slater hope you will make use of the enclosed complinen. tary ticket. Dress will be semiformal Frank Tehan is chairman of the affair, assisted by Henry Kirovac, Albert Ruxzo and Francis Graph. The patrons and patronesses will be Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schick MT. and Mrs. Martin J. Tehan; MT. and Mrs. Richard Sheehan, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kelly and MT. and Mrs. William Briggs. Sincerely, Tom Leonard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
JANUARY POSTAL
 BUSINESS SCARS

An increase over usual business for the first two weeks in January has been reported by postmaster Charios 4. BabiFi. Some reports show that ie4,00o pieces of first class mali moro than the total EcE tile same period iast yeef were cen. coiIed and an increase ok 70 per cent was reported foF parcel post
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

Wanted. One baby carriage .. Anybody hay. ing stray one that can still be used, will be playing the role of Todays Best Samaritan by contracting this column .. Requested by responsible person to try and very little of livelihood we pass along the re. quest to our readers who have in the past rarely ever failed us when we went abegging Any type of carriage will be muchly appreciated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Tall Tower Topics
Good Evening.
sNow sToRA1
.Bx THE MAN IN TIE TowEH

You said Winter was done. Ap Yes, you did by heckl .E But look what the weekend brought
 We got it right in the neck. First appearance of snow blows,
 Other implements as well While snow sieet and hall came down
 All day long pell nell You looked up golosheS and mittens,
 With c snow shovel began to butter, While the Browns out in the country,
 Went to church in the old sleigh-cutter, All day long the sound of shcveb Disturbed your Sunday reading; The youngsters skilled and romped oil day
 Scarce stopping for the customary feeding. 1t was quite storm while it lasted
 Lots of cars stalled Ind howl An idle day for the onlookers,
 But pretty busy for the man on the blow You said that Winter was mostly spent
 Now what an awful breakl Forgetting what can happen in January,
 Pray pardon us, your mistake
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Between asterlsks.

Between asterislss. Bill Leggett of the Windsor Street Leggets senior this year In the college of vet ernary medicine at Ohio State University He formerly attended Middlebury. Jeanne E. Caskey of Nauga- tuck is freshman In the college of arts and sciences at the same institution Her special attention being cen. tered to dramatics Entering immediately into student activities there Jeanne was pledged to Alpha X Delta so rority and has been member of the university mixed chorus of 250 members Incidentally this chorus gave Bacs Christmas Oratoro at the annual White Christ
 mas celebration on the campus and 1t broadcast sey eral times from the university radio station ... Mill ton Burgoyne hopped to Mt Tobe pond the other evening and reeled in seven lengthy pickeel Marie Donahue is quite tcked with the snow She lined up plenty of tobogganing engagements The last ride at the Country Club cost her spraned ankle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Undulant Fever In
 State Causes Alarm
5o Cases Reported to State Health Dept Is
 Caused By Drinking Raw Milk From Infected Cows

1884 is somewhat more marked than might appear from the figures, the bulletin explained, since, Of the 0D cases reported in 1884, i4 occurred ifs one outbreak. The high months of incidence os the disease over the Dix year period have been November December and June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
STATE

You'll have to hurry if you would sec and enjoy the superb program now being presented at the Warner State theater, tho program every. ono in town is talking about. First there is If You Could Only Cook" the new romantic comedy starring Jean Arthur and Herbert Marshall and then comes "T'he Lone Wolf Returns" with those two clever ars lists Melvyn Douglas and Gail Pc. trick. Ask your feighbor about this show and you'll find she calls it 6 Knockout" But you'll have to 500 it tonight because tomorrow brings on eli new program and of course Bank Nite".
 What . Bank Nito" party this will Dc the largest crowd ever Is anticipated and in order to accom- modate as many patrons aB poBsi- ble tho management has made or. arrangements to hold Bank Mite" in the Strand theater aB we'll The same two feature pictures being shown ct the State will also Do DHVWH bb Ut9 9bkwttu nVHCO yVu Cul attend either theater and share in the fun, profit and entertainment
 'The Widow From Monte Carlo" heads the new picture program and stars Warren William with Dolores DeiRio, Louise Tazenda, Herbert Mundin, Colin Olive and others. Come on down and meet the girl who broke the man who broke the bank ct Monte Carlo. 4 delirious Duchess on tho loose meets . Suave piayboy Of the Casinos and that's how the laughs begin in this riotous rampage Of roulette, ros nance and roarg.
 The companion feature will Do 'The Invisible Ray," UniverBal's new supor-shocier with The Great Karion, Dela Lugosi, Frances Drake and Frank Lawton.
 4 monster Of scisficol Drawing his worid.shattering rays from dist- ant heavenly bodies fearing no man nor thing but hs own un- earthly power paying for his uiis holy secrets with the woman no loved. YouTi find "The Invisible Isay" the most exciting, fascinating,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

interesting picture of its kind eyer to come so the talking screen. Get ready for another eniash hit, .Oeil. ing zeFOy, with James Cagnoy AFd Pat 0'i3Fien, its coming te tho Stste on DatufdayI yf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

'Weighiug over two pounds seii1 hevin ee GfgeuTnfereaee cf 90 inches < Enushtocin YVES gathered recently in yfaiIleoougk xTaiaee.A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

and were they thFilled2 aEiuged and to . great many it wag c highly profitable night. Make your plans now to come down and see the latest things that the amusement world has to cfseF, end exclusive at pOige.
 Eddie CantoF in "DtFike Ne Pink" will be the attraction at poii's start Ing Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
SiIicoSiS Victims Wait Doom
 In West Virginia Town
By ROBERT BULL

AurEY BRIDGE w. Va, Jan 2-The and tragic &cles of
 tS yiaRe of walking of the eooOO0o6 Hawks Nest tunnel n which Virginia tunnel ders dying eahed silica powder and contracted mortal maad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

ity on the disease.
 A law firm began drawing ID suits for tho benofactors. fnvari-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

0reat uritalf's Iron and Dteel in. austgy continiies to sxpehd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
Daily Statistic On Auto Accidents

$i0Se totals es accidents, in- juries and fatalities gre subject SO change because Of incomplete or tardy tEafiic accident reports and because of injured occu. pants snd pedestrians net being definitely resolved as "recov- cries" or s'eetalltles."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21

Here Valley that the 90 miles Charleston the state capital little po
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-21
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
ChdirlUOmen Elected for
Washington PIT. A.

The regular meeting of the Wash
ington PIT. A. met Tuesday afternoon
and program was presented by the
pupils of the 6-L class.
Carol Sutherland gave a recitation
on the airship L-V 129, soon to be put
into the air. Miss Sutherland was di-
rected by Miss Elaine Fenske.
Conservation of wild life was the
subject of Rosaline Mantel's recitation
She was directed by Miss LaVeryrs
Burley.
The pupils of GIL class, under the
direction of Miss Mary Strathern, sang
as did also the pupils of the primary
ungraded room directed by Miss Rose
Kelly.
Mrs. Chas. Smith gave splendid talk
on play" followed by short business
meeting at which officers were elected
as follows:
Mrs. E. A. LeBeau, chairwoman; Mrs
William Rautio and Miss Zella Richter
assistant chairwomen.
A delicious luncheon, served buffet
style, closed the meeting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05

Paper-CalmenSon Company for the
$500 tons of steel named in the depart
ments letters of october $3.50, at an
agreed price of 500, 948.45.
Bids were not advertised for as re-
quired by law. The Paper-Calmenson
Company was one of the eight firms to
which invitations to quote prices had
been sent but the company did not sub
NIT an offer when the four offers were
received by the highway department.
The contract made by the highway
department on November q with the
Paper-Calmenson Company, included
not only the $500 tons Of steel upon
which the department had requested
offers, but it provided also that the
Paper CalmenSon Company should fur
niSh "all reinforcement steel for balance
of paving jobs let or to be let for the
1882 construction season"
The records of the Senate Highway
Investigation of 1888 show that David
Paper demanded the contract upon the
ground of political and financial sup
port he had given to Governor Olson'S
CdluPdlSll, IlldG highway SoAAAAiAooiOAAS1
Babcock was reluctant to make the
contract, but that upon pressure from
the governor he did make it.
In a letter dated November 9, 1881,
Commissioner Babcock advised each of
the four firms which had submitted
offers on $500 tons of steel in accord
ance with his invitation that "all bids
received on November 3rd for furnishing
of reinforcement steel have been re-
jected."
These bids were as follows: Gown &
Company SOL $3.50 Truscon Steel Com
pany $94 1896 As; Kalman Steel Corpora
ton $95, 415.1O; Concrete Steel Corpora
ton $92,04995.
The contract made with Paper-Cal-
menson on November u was for $780,
94S.4 or $4,000 less than the lowest of
the four offers which the highway COM
missioner rejected. Nothing was saved
to the state, however, for separate offers
were made in each case on 80 diff
ferent paving projects. Had the high
way commissioner accepted the lowest
figures on each of the 80 jobs, he would
have awarded to the Kalman Steel Cor
poration 22O3, 900 pounds at $38,998.55
and to the Concrete Steel Corporation
2 1870, 900 pounds at $51 ,949 9O-a total of
$50 ,94S.45, the exact figure at which he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
TOlUn of Morse Will
Elect Officers TUESDAY,.

Rivalry has developed for the Office
of supervisor in the Town of Morse at
the election to be held Tuesday.
-Four have thrown their hat into the
ring and are making an active campaign
for the position. Those whose names
appear on the ballot are Joe A. Koschak.
T. M. Kangas, Waino E. Starkman and
Adolph Hill One is to be elected.
A. j. BONNER, who has been clerk
of the Town almost since he has been
a resident therein, is a candidate to
succeed himself.
No one feels that he would like to be
Justice of the Peace and the voter will
write in name for this Office.
Theodore Ojala and James ROlando
are opposed for the position Of con-
stable.
1t is expected that in the neighbor-
hood of 100 votes will be cast in the
election on Tuesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
Start Water Line Work
To Chandler Location.

Approval of WPA has been received
by the city for a water line and sewer
extension project upon which work was
started Wednesday under City Engineer
Somero Assurances have been received
of funds sufficient to carry a crew Of
80 men into the summer.
Work was started Wednesday On a
water line to the Chandler location
under the new approval and IL men are
now employed on this project.
Other projects in the city a-e still
being worked, viz: street and park i'm
provement, and upon which 10 people
are employed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05

later awarded the contract to the
Paper-C Company
This exact duplication of the lowest
figures offered by two different con-
tractors seems peculiar, but it was a
simple matter. Upon the request of
Governor Olson the commissioner of
highways made up the list, selecting the
lowest figures in each case.
We have here the extraordinary case
of contractor refusing to bid but being
nevertheless awarded the contract upon
figures selected from all the lows of his
competitors
Commissioner Babcock testified that
David Paper refused to bid; that Paper
said he had been promised the con-
tract and that he proposed to have it,
that Paper said II contributed a hell of
lot of money to the governors cam
paign and am going to get mine while
the getting is good;;" Commissioner
Babcock further testified that he con-
suited Governor Olson, who said he
would like to have Paper get the con-
tract if his bid was low and requested
Babcock to fix up contract based on
the lows of other bidders. MIR. Babcock
did so and submitted to Governor Oh
son two contracts, containing the offers
selected from the lows of other bidders
one contract in the name of Paper
Calmenson Company and one in the
name of the Minnesota Steel Company.
II told the governor he could use either
10 1of fl,o
highway department. received from the
Paper Company the con-
tract made out in the name of the
Company and eXecu-
ted it. All this testimony may be
found in detail on pages $50 to 855 of
the Senate Highway Investigation for
1898.
The Paper-C almenson Company, re-
fusing to make an offer was given the
contract in private deal, and in adj
dition was given carte. blanche order
for all steel to be furnished during 1882,
the total estimated price being more
than $400, 1000
Apropos of all this, is an extra
ordinary incident in connection with
the construction of the state office
building MCGEE had the contract; he
called for bids for steel for the build
ing; the lowest bid was by Mccormack,
an entirely responsible dealer; MCGEE
asked the building commission to okey
the Mccormack contract; the matter
was temporarily held up on the request
of one of the governors appointees on
the commission; there were hurryingS
to and fro; MCGEE withdrew his re-
quest and asked the commission to okey
the steel contract to PaperC almenson
at figure $4,000 higher than the Nc
Cormack figure; inasmuch as the pub
lie suffered no loss, but only MCGEE,
the commissioner did as the contractor
and Paper-Calmenson fur
nished the steel for the building.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
LY-BIWABIK
HOT CONTEST
Biwabik Squeezes Out Victory
via Free Throw Route in
Overtime Tussle.

The highlight of Wednesday evenings
contests was the Ely-Biwabik game
which went overtime and resulted in a
win for Biwabik, 18 to Is, at the Dis
trict Basketball tournament at Vir-
GINA.
The teams were tied 16 all at the end
Of the fourth quarter. The strenuous
pace set by the teams during the entire
game kept up in the extra period. Two
free throws made by Biwabik in this
period decided the contest.
Unfortunately Ely lost this battle but
can rest assured that the people of Ely
were behind them in their heroic eff
forts. The summary tells the tale in
detail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
DR.. Ayres Discussed NelU
Deal at Rotary Meeting

DR.. George T. Ayres was the principal
speaker at last nights meeting of the
Ely Rotary Club. DR.. Ayres discussed
the New Deal as applied to the ad-
ministration at the present time He
stated that his text and his discussion
was from an article in the Saturday
Evening Post of February 8, by Garret.
the eminent political writer
The ladies of the Swedish church
served a most appetizing dinner Sew
eral of the members were in Virginia
in attendance of the basketball tourna
ment. Judge Edward Freeman of the
Virginia Club was Rotarian guest at
the meeting. President Ed C. Jones
presided.
The Club unanimously endorsed the
candidacy of Carl zappfe of Brainerd
for District Governor at the district
meeting in Duluth in May.
The meeting last week was held at
the Forest hotel and Con Haugen spoke
on matters pertaining to the Constitu-
ton and the Supreme Court.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
ATTEND DULUTH
ROTARY MEET
Ely Group Report Excellent
Silver Jubilee Gathering
in Zenith City.

Nine members of the Ely Rotary Club
were in Duluth on Thursday evening of
last week and assisted the Duluth Club
celebrate the silver anniversary of the
founding Of the club in that city
Those from here in attendance were
President E. G. Jones, B. 0. Strachan,
c. G. Haugen, Frank DiNino, George t.
Ayres, A. j. Thomas, Stanley Adkins,
Wilson Carlson and Secretary E. c.
Bolitho.
Rotarians were present from three
states and Canada at the dinner meet
ing in the Hotel Duluth ball room. 1t
is estimated that 300 were served at the
banquet which preceded the elegant
program provided.
Dennis Donovan, president Of the Du-
luth Club presided as toastmaster
Speakers at the meeting were w. w
Emerson of Winnipeg, director in
Rotary International; Ralph H. Moore
president of the Winnipeg club; Foster
Keinholz of St. Paul, district governor
and Miss Grace Grant, secretary of the
Duluth club.
Miss Grant extended recognition to
Warren Mendenhall, eldest charter
member and Roger Weaver who has a
sixteen year perfect club meeting at
tendance record.
Grand Rapids received an award for
having the largest attendance of out
side clubs coming the longest distance
at the meet. Second and third honors
went to Bemidji and Brainerd.
Besides a very fine program of events
the Duluth Symphony Orchestra of
sixty musicians played several selections
and Al M. Smith of Minneapolis enter
tanned with feats of magic.
The Ely delegation were loud in thei-
praisessof the event.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05

Congratulations of many
people in the state go out to
Magnus Johnson on his recover
ing from a serious attack of
pneumonia. Physicians state
he beat the disease through his
many years of sane living, as it
is a we'll known fact that he has
led a well-ordered life physi-
cally and proves the value of
clean living. That he has been
a regular perennial candidate
for some office or other did not
go against him in his fight
against pneumonia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
SECTION THIRTY

Miss Agnes Hoff, Lake county relief
worker, spent several days here last
week
Bert Merritt of Duluth visited at the
Lomasney home for the past week.
w. o. LomaSney left on business
trip to Two Harbors on Wednesday and
from there will leave for visit at
Peoria, Illinois.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05

Bernard Prusak of Chisholm
was pronounced a leader in wild
life conservation by State Al
Leader T. A. Erickson, in st.
Paul Friday. Bernard -Prusak
is another example in refutation
of the down-state opinion that
all we raise on the ranges is
iron ore, snowballs and taxes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighborS for their kindness, sympathy
and the beautiful floral offerings during
the sickness and death of our loved one
Mrs. William Bridson and Lucilla,
Mr. and Mrs. George Bridson,
Mr. and Mrs. Anfred L. Anderson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05

Archbishop John G. Murray
of St. Paul, in a talk in Los
Angeles, Friday, hit Commun-
ism a decisive slap when he de-
clared: Communism, elimina-
ting all incentive, cannot en-
dure, but it's indoctrination in
this country should be checked
and that can be done only by
education"
Education alone can thwart
the menace" he said, "for after
all, man is thinking being and
acts according to his convic-
tons. We must show the evils
that prevail where Communism
takes root; must reveal the true
Russia of today, her peoples
starving, her millions wretched
under subjugation; their re-
ligious and PHILOSOPHERS denied
them, because these things
stood between them and Com
munism.
Continuing, he said: 'In
America Communism now
probably is only academic; |
doubt if it is an immediate
menace today, but people act
as they think and if this poison
continues to be absorbed, to-
morrow may see it more than
an academic question"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05

The opening game between Eyeleth
and International Falls resulted in a
victory of 20 to II for the Falls.
The Virginia Mountain Iron contest
was won by Virginia on a score of 20
to 3d.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
The Scarlet Tanager

A yellowish, gray, dark gray feet
the brightest scarlet for all the feath-
ers except those of wing and tail. mark
the scarlet tanager. The tanager's
mate is dull, olive green and yellow
The song of the scarlet tanager is
often mistaken for that of the robin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05
ON THIS OCCASION
Continued from Page One9

and Ed. Buckley for getting the
gold brick" for his basket ball
boys.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05

The bill is designed to re-
move limitations protecting
criminal aliens from deporta-
ton to give a department COM
mittee a chance to use discre-
ton in cases involving aliens of
good moral character, to pre-
vent some of the hardships in
flicted on reputable aliens at
the same time shielding many
vicious ones who should be de-
ported but who cannot be, as
things stand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-05

D. w. MacCormack, commits
sioner of immigration and
Naturalization has suggested
some changes in the immigra-
ton laws that have been en-
bodied in the Kerr bill intro
duced in Congress by Represen-
tative John H. Kerr of South
Carolina and which has re-
ceived the support of the house
immigration committee.