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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Representative John S. Nc
Groarty of California, who is poet
laureate of his State besides rep
resenting it in Congress, has en-
larged his autobiography in the
Congressional Directory to give
you some idea of the extent Of his
writing ability. He says:
Author of books: California:
It's History and Romance" "The
Kings Highway" Songs Along
the Way" Wander Songs" Just
California, and Other POEMS" and
The Mass; author and producer
of plays: The Mission Play"
which has had a consecutive run
of 81 years; LA Golondrina" and
"El Dorado" which three plays
form trilogy of California's his
toric dramas, "Osceola," Baby.
lon" and "Romany."
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BIZ Frank Miller Smith

never seen a joint session. She
wanted to be on the floor. The
Senator took her to one of the
doors and was refused admission.
The doorkeeper told the Sen
ator that it was as much as his
job was worth to let the young
lady in, because strict orders had
been issued not to let any women
on the floor. 1t is reported, how
ever, that several gentlemen gained
the inner Sanctum by merely
looking important and saying,
New member" to the doorkeep-
ers, who couldn't be expected to
know all of the newcomers.
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in a bathing suit or like Warner
Baxter in evening clothes. Even
when he looks more like Mr.. Jiggs
or Casper Milquetoast.
And, as for making a man be-
lieve that you are in LOVE with
him, that is just confirming his
secret conviction! It's perfectly
natural, isn't it? Well then! How
can he doubt that a woman loves
him-when she TELLS him so?
CcopyriSht, 1885. by King Features
syndicate. Iae,l
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basket on the
grisly platform.
She saw Marat
d e a d in his
bathtub, m ur-
dered by Char
lotte C ord a y.
She had been
fetched there
to m o d el his
head, even as
she had been at
the guillotine to
model the head
of the hapless
An t DIN e t t e.
That was her
IifeWOrk and
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President Roosevelt Points Way for T. S. as Employer

by the President and so wildly applauded
by the Congress.
1t can prove to the public that the state
ment and the applause are not empty
gestures.
IT CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THE
IDEALS WHICH 1T breaches FOR
PRIVATE EMPLOYERS AND PRIVATE
EMPLOYEES APPLY WITH EQUAL
FORCE TO PUBLIC EMPLOYERS AND
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
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est workin n G
ere around
the District. In
fact they would
put any other
branch of Gov
ern m e mt to
shame.
In the Senate
It is necessary
for the Senator
who wishes to
introduce a bill
to get on his
feet and a S k
permission of
the chair to in
&rnJ,1na . nonoc
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"The deeper purpose of democratic
government is to assist as many of its citi-
Gems as possible those WhO
need it mOStAtO improve their conditions
of life, to retain all personal liberty lUIlich
does not adversely affect their neigEbOrs,
and to pursue the happiness lUhich comes
Nth security and an opportunity for rec
redtiOn and culture"
president Ro0se0eh in his message to Con-
gress, January 5, 1851
Private industry, recovering as it is from
devastating depression, is doing it's utmost
to carry out that deeper purpose of demo-
cratic government" which the President so
strongly urged upon Congress in his mes
sage on the state of the Union.
Private employers everywhere and al
most without exception have hastened to
give to their employees their measure Of the
recovery in terms of increased salaries, in
bonuses, in improved working and living
conditions in security and in opportunities
for recreation and culture.
THE TIME HAS NOW COME FOR
THE GOVERNMENT TO FOLLOW
THOSE WHO HAVE CHARTED THE
WAY FOR BETTER CONDITIONS OF
LIFE FOR EMPLOYEES IN INDUSTRY
AND TO LEAD THE WAY FOR THOSE
PRIVATE EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE
BEEN LAGGARD AND WHOM THE
PRESIDENT STILL SEEKS TO HAVE
FOLLOW THE MODERN AND DECENT
WAY.
Congress and the President cannot hope
to see the full realization of the ideals out
lined in the quotation above unless they
apply those ideals to the personnel Of the
United States Government.
No one with the slightest knowledge of
conditions among Government employees can
maintain with any degree of truthfulness
that conditions of life" among Government
employees have improved in the last five
years; no one can maintain that even as
The Washington times., 1937-01-11

We warned you
the youngsters
would do it if
6 i v e n t h e
C h a n ce. D o
what? S m a S h
t h e S al ere d
White Cows of
convention and
S e n timentality
Or at least
dent 'em badly.
This time it's
MARY ELLEN
WICKE, with a
b r o a d S i d e
at EDUCATION
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great degree of security now prevails
among Governments employees as prevails
among those privately employed and the
opportunity for recreation and culture"
spoken of by the President is mere dream
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CONTEST RULES

Tho writer Of letter In compS-
titiOn for the one weekly prize
Of S25 must bO under 80 years
of age.
2-The letter must be upon some
subject Of Importance to AmeF1'
can youth.
S-The letter must not exceed 500
words in length.
4-The writer must give his or her
age and full name and address,
and the name Of each writer
awarded o prize will be pub"
lished.
-TO be eligible for the prize
awarded each Monday. . letter
must bear pOstmark not later
than noon Of the preceding
Saturday.
6-Miss Elsie Robinson Il to be sole
judge Of the merits Of letters
submitted In the contest.
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1T WORKED

The Senate certainly did get off
with a bang this session. The
Senators are practically the fast.
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so far as many Government workers are con-
cerned.
The Government right now can give
large measure of effect to the ideals stated
The Washington times., 1937-01-11
The Human Side of the News
Bv EdWin C.. Hill

Marie Grosholtz saw the head 4
of Marie Antoinette, severed by
the guillotine. drop into the griSly
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The Greatest Show on Earth Listen, World!
YOUNG AMEI

BOOM CRASH BAM-t
MIMI"
Here comes another broadside!
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MONDAY, JANUARY II, 1887


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(CopyriEht, 1897. by King Features
~adieatA IAe.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
vERANTH HEADS
CIVIC GROUP
Ely Commercial Club Directors
Meet and Choose Officers
for Ensuing Year.

Joseph Veranth, was chosen as presi-
dent of the Ely Commercial Club at the
organization meeting of Directors held
Monday in the club rooms in the city
hall
James l. Laing was elected first vice
president; M. j. Murphy, second vice
president; Ray Hoefler, secretary, and
George Somero, treasurer.
Ben S. Richards was chosen to repre-
sent the club on the community center
board to fill the vacancy created by
the expiration of the term of E. w.
Hanson.
President Veranth, j. A Rothman
and Ray Hoefler were named a COM
mittee to arrange for the annual in
stallation banquet and meeting to take
place sometime next month.
The directors at this meeting went
on record as protesting the proposed
occupation tax increase for the mines
as advocated by the governor and some
members of the legislature.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
RURAL Library
SERVICE FROM
HERE In 1887
Library Extension Service for
1887 to Operate on Plan
for County Districts.

The board of commissioners of st.
Louis county has made an appropria-
ton for rural library service for 1887.
This service is to operate on what is
called the regional plan. This plan
was suggested by Miss Clara F. Baldwin
who had worked intenSively for many
years in the interests of library ex-
tension Miss Baldwin completed an
important survey of library service in
the county just before her retirement
as director of Libraries in Minnesota.
Book service will be extended to
rural residents through four public IL
bIaries: Duluth, Ely, Hibbing and Vir-
GINA. 1t will probably be put into OPP
Grafton by March first, depending on
certain necessary preliminary steps,
the first of which will be signing of a
contract by the library boards con-
cerned. Details of the service will be
worked out by the individual boards and
librarians. 1t is hoped that books will
be circulated not only directly to tn
rural residents from the public Ii
braries but also from deposit stations in
community centers.
Success of the plan will depend large
ly on the response of the people in the
rural areas and on their cooperation
in the initiation of this venture, says
Edith A. Rechcygel, chairman of the
library committee, home and COM
munity section of the st. Louis County
club.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
SCOUT COUNCIL
In FIRST MEET
Newly Elected Officers Take
Over Management of Girl
Scout Council.

At the January meeting of the Ely
Girl Scout Council, the retiring COM
missioner, Mrs. B. S. Richards, turned
over the reigns to Mrs. A. j. McMahan,
the newly elected commissioner. Other
officers assuming their duties for the
year are:
Deputy Commissioner = Mrs. B. S.
Richards.
Secretary-Mrs. William Rautio.
Treasurer-Mrs. Thomas Murn.
The annual reports were presented
and some unfinished business was dis
posed of after which the commissioner
ship was turned over to Mrs. Nc
Mahan, who at once named her stand
ing committees for the year as fol-
lows.
Personnel, Training and Publicity
Chairman-Miss Elizabeth B. Raisky.
Camp Chairman-Mrs. Oscar Carl
son.
Badges, Awards and Juliette Low
Fund-Mrs. George T. Ayres.
Finance Chairman-Mrs. Burns Ror-
abeck
Hostess Chairman i Mrs. Dan b.
HINGE.
Deputy Commissioner at Winton-
Mrs. Nels Lee.
Four new members. were elected to
the Council body, Mrs. Byrd Brownell,
Mrs. John Kotchevar, Mrs. John Rautio
and Mrs. Victor Ahlstrom.
A correspondence course in Girl
Scout Leadership Training will be used
as the basis for instruction by the local
director, Miss Raisky in the bi-monthly
meetings of captains and lieutenants.
To date there are 106 registered
Scouts and Is Brownies in the Ely
troops. Preliminary plans are under
way for the organization of Troop
committees wherein Scout mothers will
assist troops in an advisory way when
ever called upon for guidance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Ely Municipal Band
Sponsors Russian Art
Theatre Novelty Here
Lies Jou-JouX" Troupe to
be Guest Artists at
Sundays Concert.
DRAMA AND DANCE
Local Band to Present Six
Numbers as Section of
Brilliant Program.

The forthcoming attraction appear
ing here as guest artists with the Ely
Municipal Band next Sunday will bring
a new note to concert and theatre
goers in the way of cultural entertain
ment in a truly continental manner,
when Les Jou-Joux" appears here in
a program bound to please.
What is Lies Jou-JouX?" is the most
frequently asked question since the adj
vertising matter has appeared. 1t is
best described as an intimate combina-
ton of the finest traditions and tech
nique of the famous Ballet Russo and
the gay and intriguing "Chauve-
SouriS." 1t is more than that, it is
totally and unique and individual in
its own way.
Lovers of the drama and the dance
will be delighted at each scene pre-
Sented for those appearing are in real
ity actors, mines and dancers, portray
ing in exquisite detail characterize
tionS from high comedy to tragedy.
PantomineS, dramatic sketches, dance
groups and ballet are all scheduled on
one program.
Costumes and scenery have been de-
signed and created to depict character
and the mood of each member. Atten-
ton has been given to StyliZation more
than to the form of realism or natural
ism and this helps the spectator to
project himself into the very action
making him also a part of the scene
portrayed.
The appearance here of the Russian
Theatre novelty on Sunday evening will
present among others, Peter Dimon, a
musician of distinction as musical di-
rector for the troupe. Mr.. Dimon re-
ceived his musical training abroad and
has concertized in this country for sew
eral years. He has appeared as solo
pianist with many musical groups
With the troupe also is young ar
fist who has before her a most promis-
ing future. At eighteen, Miss Beatrice
Laidova, is recognized and accom-
plished violiniSt and dramatic dancer
of unusual ability. Leopold Auer, the
great violin instructor, was instrumental
in developing her musical ability She
made her debut at the age of fourteen
in Prague, then appearing in concert
throughout the continent. Her love for
the dance came when as child she
saw a performance of the famous
Diaghilief Ballet Russo in Paris Ivan
Marcof, director of LES Jou-Joux''
claims her as his dance protege, having
trained her in ballet and modern tech
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Doctors Take Prominent Role in Pioneer Drama Of This Area
DR. W.. Parker Complies of tot he he Iron

that the great iron ore depository era
must have been contemporaneous with,
if it did not antedate, the beginning
of life on the earth.
ALSO other evidence left in the rocks
proves that since these huge bodies of
iron rust were laid down, Minnesota's
area has been elevated and depressed
repeatedly. This northern are a
of Minnesota is said to be the back
bone of the continent. 1t had thrust
its nose above the waters long before
the Appalachian system of the Rocky
Mountains were formed. These systems
are only infants in geologic age COM
pared to our section.
I'm this great drama, it is interest
ing and inspiring to contemplate that
it fell to the lot of our present pioneers
to discover this great body of iron ore,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Committees Named to Have
Charge of Winter Event;
Queen Contest Set.

Committees have been named to
have charge of the many events listed
to make up the program for the two
day Winter Frolic on February 9th and
7th.
John Smrekar is the general chair
man of the Frolic assisted by Lauren
Leino as vice chairman and Helmar
Olson secretary and treasurer.
The tentative program which will
assume shape next week with all de-
tails perfected is made up of snow
modelling, dog races, skiing events
broomball and hockey games, skating
races and many other outdoor sports
Committees to have charge of these
events have been announced by Chair
man Smrekar and are as follows:
Finance COMMITTEES Olson
Chairman; Floyd Dunstan and Lauren
Leino.
Program Communications Somrock
Jr., Chairman; Stanley Pechaver and
Eugene Laitala.
Grounds Committee, Ski Slide-Eino
Passi, Chairman and Robert Kukko
Rink Jack Poshak, Chairman; l.
Carlson, Peter Moroni and Alfred Kit
lila.
Gross Country Ski Races-Eino Passi
Dog Races-Clarence Chinn.
Races-Lloyd Carlson, Alfred Kittila
Stephen Smrekar and Max Herseth
Tugs-of- War-Edward Buckley and
Ray Hoef1er.
Broomball and Hockey Contests
Jack Poshak, Lloyd Carlson, Alfred
Kittila and Peter Moscatelli
Snow Modeling-Miss Frances Stokes
Mrs. A. j. McMahan and Sigurd
Stavnes.
Amplifiers-Bill Strand.
Queen Committee. Smrekar, John
Somrok, Jack Gianotti, Jr., Floyd Dun
stan, John Skule, Earl Edwards and
William Jones, Jr.
Dance Committee = Isaac Martell
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Ely Lunberjacks Join
Northern Woodsnen
in Wulkout Monday
Strikers Paralyze Activity
at Six Lumber Camps
in This Area.
SMALL JOBBERS HIT
Acute Situation Develops
as Timber is Needed
For Mining.

In sympathy with the strike of
lumberjackS in other northern Mime
sofa points, walkouts took place out of
six camps in this section Monday morn
ing. The men left the camps without
demonstrations and came to the city
where they were paid off. Many left
for Duluth where strike headquarters
have been established and where COM
mittees representing the strikers and
timber operators met on Tuesday after
noon in the hopes of clearing up the
situation.
Independent jobbers are the hardest
hit. Many had made contracts with
mill operators and mining companies
for their seasons cut. The men took
the entire seasons cut is in the woods
and must be taken out this season while
there is snow on the ground and to
save it from the usual summers loss
through worms and dry rot. Unless
the strike is settled and the hauling
gets under way, the operators are fear
full of huge losses.
The underground mines of the ranges
which had contracted for a supply Of
mining timber, tagging, etc., will begin
to feel the strike heavily within a very
short time as the supply of timber at
the mines is being used fast. While
there is abundant timber for some
time, the length of the strike will have
a heavy bearing on the supply.
The determination of the men to
walk out took shape Sunday when
walking delegates invaded the camps
and induced the men to join in the
strike. Several of the camps were
paying the wages demanded and were
working under the hours of labor in the
strike demand. Some of the operators
were paying their men 81 a day for
eight hours work.
Monday mornings exodus from the
camps showed 16 men leaving the Harry
Homer camp, ten miles southwest of the
city. Twenty left the Jack ISaacson
camp on the South Kawishiwi river.
Thirty men quit their jobs at the Sakri
Silenpaa camp on White Iron and Farm
lakes.
Twenty-Five men were reported out
at the Isaac Lamppa camp on Bass
wood lake. Jacob Pete's camp on the
Moose Lake road southeast of Ely, re-
ported fifteen men out. John Carlson
of Winton working on the Fernberg
road had Is men leave and Cyrille For
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21

after it had been deposited in the
earth's crust untold ages before, and to
turn it to the use of mankind In this
work of the pioneers, we find that the
pioneer doctors did their part equally
well with other pioneers.
The narrative of DR.. Parker then
goes on to tell of the discovery of iron
ore and the rush of miners to this
vicinity in 1883 and 1884; the first
shipment of ore in 1884; the part that
Thomas Owens played in the shipment;
the celebration of the first shipment
so years after when the monument to
the old timers was unveiled at Soudan;
the part George Stuntz played in the
discovery who later interested George
Stone and Charlemagne Tower in the
find; the formation of Tower, the
Continued on Last Page
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Dramatic Art Club
Rehearsing for Play

selected for the play by the Ely High
School Dramtic Art Club to be pre-
sented on February 9, according to Miss
Mama Forbes, speech instructor in the
Ely schools, in charge of the production.
Miss Florence Novak will head the
cast. Stanley Nelson will play the male
lead. Others in the cast are Gloria
Hussey, Virginia Jackson, Peggy Nc
Mahan, Merna Maxi, Wayne Brownell
Merlin Riikola and Donald Butala.
Rehearsals are going along nicely and
a pleasing evening is promised by the
director who also states that the play
is one of the best obtainable and that it
is we'll cast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21

In the address delivered by DR.. o. W..
Parker of this city, before the last
meeting of the st. Louis County Medi-
cal association, many pertinent facts
relating to the early history CT Mime
sofa mining were brought out and
especially the part the medical profess
sion played in the early history.
Dr. Parker has a faculty for delving
into historical facts and presenting
them in a manner both pleasing and
instructive. We produce excerpts from
the address, many of his historical
events of the early days in Ely, Tower
and the Vermilion range will be re-
membered by old timers, now resident
in Duluth and on the Minnesota iron
ranges, and others who have moved
from the state to other points.
Beginning his talk DR.. Parker stated
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Death CALLS
old resident
Mrs. John tianson, Resident
Here for 46 Years, Passed
Away Thursday.

Mrs. Sophia Hanson, wife of John
Hanson, died at her home at 80 Law
renee Street, Thursday after a long
illness.
The funeral took place from the
Bethany Lutheran church, Saturday
afternoon, the Rev. A. M. Gustafson
conducting the last sad rites. The
funeral was attended by a large con-
course of friends and neighborS and
many and beautiful were the floral
offerings. The funeral was held under
the auspices of the S. F. of A.
Pail bearers had been chosen from
among the old friends of deceased and
were Amelius Stenlund, Andrew Sund
Gust Nyman, Frank Anderson, Oscar
Moline and Ignatz Fink. The remains
were prepared for burial at the Laing
Mortuary.
Deceased was born in Finland on
December 4, 1854. She came to America
At years ago and has been a resident
of this city for 46 years. Surviving are
three daughters and four sons. The
daughters are Mrs. Agnes Fogelberg of
this city; Mrs. Agatha Kendall of Vir-
ginia, and Miss Florence Hanson of
Cook. The sons are Andrew W., Albert,
Fred and liver of Virginia. A sister,
Mrs. A. P. johnson of Chisholm and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21

that "in recent history of Minnesota,
it stated that the state has furnished
much of the testimony from which
scholars have traced the history of the
earths crust. Here and there are rocks
laid down in the early periods OF
geologic time, which tell of the con-
ditions existing long before there were
eyes to see or hands to record them.
THUS the records of the Vermilion
and Mesaba ranges which came to the
white mans attention only about SO
years ago, have yielded scraps OF in
formation which, pieced together with
other scraps, give us much of the story
of the earth during its remote past
For instance, inasmuch as only the
lowest forms of algae and worms, if any
at all, have left their fossil imprints IN
these ores, biologists have concluded
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
new OFFICERS
FOR |. 0. 0. F.
100 Members Attend Joint
Installation of Rebekahs
and Odd Fellows.

Richard Hodge as deputy grand
master; John Mattila as deputy grand
warden; Sam Swanson as deputy grand
marshall; John Nordstrom as deputy
grand secretary; John Olson as deputy
grand treasurer; Theodore Pennala as
deputy grand chaplain, and Ache He'd
loft as deputy vice grand assisted by
Mrs. Agnes Nankervis, district deputy
president, and Mrs. Emma Brobin, as
grand marshall of Vermilion Rebekah
Lodge No. 8, installed the officers OF
the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs on
Saturday evening with appropriate
ceremonies.
The officers indicted for Ely Lodge
No. 900, I. o. o. F., and Vermilion Re
bekah Lodge were as follows:
Odd Fellows
N. Oscar Anderson; v. G.-DaNio
Berglund; secretary Nicholas;
treasurer-Olof Knutson; r. S. N. g.
Otto Sarkipato; l.. S. N. Civilian
Burley; R. S. v. G-Sam Maxi; L. S
v. G.-John Pierce; chaplain-E. E
Strom; warden-William Knuuti con-
Pennala; l. G.-Mar.
tin Handberg; o. G.-ErneSt Dargis
R. S. S.-Robert Nicholas; L. S. s.
John Mooney.
RebekahS
N. G.-Mrs. Alma Lamp; v. G.-Mrs
Eleanor Swanson; recording secretary
Mrs. Minerva Johnson; financial sec.
retary-Mrs. Ruth Nankervis; treas
urer-Mrs. Dolly Beel; musician-Mrs
Beryl Hayden; outside guard-Mrs. AL.
ma Hegman; inside guard-Mrs. Anna
Strom; warden-Miss Edith Lampe
conductress-Mrs..O Olive Olson; r. S. N
G.-Mrs. Olive Dunstan; L. S. NJ c.
Mrs. Ellyn Hedloff; R. S. v. G-Mis
Llama Haavisto; L. S. ". G.-Mrs. Hilms
Mills.
Owing to the fact that the deputy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Reflect LAST
YEARS BOARD
Annual Meeting of the First
National Bank Returns
Serving Officers.

R. M. Sellwood again heads the First
National Bank as president, having
been reelected at the annual meeting
of directors on Thursday afternoon.
Other officers reelected were George
T. Ayres, vice president; George T.
Somero, cashier; William j. Nudge,
assistant cashier.
The surplus fund of the bank was
increased by $1,000 at the meeting and
now measures 100000 The bank is
capitalized at $4,000.