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The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
Bus is Forced Into Ditch
To AUOid Collision.

The Greyhound bus, due here from
Virginia Monday, had the misfortune
to run into the ditch from the pave
ment at the Burnside cutoff. The bus
contained six passengers and none were
injured.
According to accounts, car contain
ing five passengers, ran ahead of the
bus for a short distance and when the
cutoff at BURNSIDE was reached, the
driver missed the first turn. The bus
driver thought the car ahead was going
straight ahead instead of which it
turned left leisurely on the second cut
off,
Andrew Leviska, the driver of the bus,
saw collision was eminent. He swung
his bus toward the left and went into
the ditch just ahead of the car Quick
thinking on the part of the driver saved
a bad accident as the bus, had it kept
its course, was due to crash into the car.
AS it was only the larger vehicle buried
its nose into the soft earth.
1t required several hours to get the
bus back on the road and it was able
to leave town on its regualr o'clock
run to Virginia. No injuries were sus-
tanned and no damages done to the
vehicles involved.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
SO Juvenile Delegates
to End Annual SSCU
Sessions Arrive TodQv
Twelve States of Union Are
Represented at National
COnclave Here.
WIDE PROGRAM SET
Visiting Delegates Will Be
Royalty Entertained for
3 Days of Meet.

Beginning today, the Second National
Juvenile Convention of the South Sla-
vonic Catholic Union begins it's sessions
which will keep the 86 delegates busy
until the train takes them from here
to their respective homes in twelve
states of the Union on Monday after
noon.
The arrangements for the conven-
ton have been in the hands of Anton
zbasnik and his committees who have
builded program of exceptional merit
and one that will keep the youngsters
attending the convention and their
elders, occupied every minute of the
time from their arrival until their de-
parture.
Committees in charge of the con-
vention activities and picnic include
Anton zbaSnik, supreme secretary, as
chairman, with Frank Tomsich, secre-
tary, and John Otrin, treasurer.
Those who have assisted in the pre-
parations for the event were the pub
licity committee who have performed
their duties well and faithfully On the
committee were Stanley Pechaver, JOS
Peshel, Mary Benko, Frank Tomsich
and Charles Merhar, Jr.
The several committees who will have
charge of the Entertainment features of
the convention are as follows:
Sightseeing and Reception-Joseph
Champa, Joseph Markovich, John Otrin,
Ivan Tauzell, Elizabeth Mertel and
Mary Karosec.
Picnic-Jack Varoga, Louis Prijatel,
Simon Marolt, Peter SNadski, Jerry
Janesich, Joseph Russ, John Marolt,
John Glavan, Joseph Pechaver, Frank
Koschalk, Joseph Shejak and Frank
Tratnik
Lunch-Mary zgonc, Frances Jerich,
Margaret Bergant, Jennie Kolenc, Paul
Inc Pishler and Elizabeth Mertel.
Refreshments-Mary Karosec, Mary
Mistek, Elizabeth Skube, Johanna
Kolenc, Mary Benko and Mary Intihar.
Tickets-Joseph Kovach, John Mehle,
Frank Strukel, Louis Perushek, Louis
Champa, Jr., Joseph Koschalk, Jr.,
Frank Skalar, Victor Novak, Joseph
Peshel and Frank Kotzian.
Dance-Joseph Mantel, Jr., John
Pechek, Stanley Pechaver and Louis
Zgonc.
The first named on each committee
is the chairman of the respective group.
The several committees will have as ad-
visers, supreme officers in attendance.
Coming from their respective states,
the delegates with their parents and
friends assemble at Duluth as a group
this morning and supreme lodge Of
ficers will accompany them to this
city where they arrive on the rs Du-
luth, Missabe & Iron Range train.
Heading the reception committee in
Duluth will be Stanley Pechaver, who
has directed the publicity for the ma
tional membership campaign for the
past three months, the results of which
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
FEATURES
IN THIS
tissue

William Bruckart, author of our
washington Digest" discusses the
Wallace farm bill, which its sponsor has
called the "ever-normal granary."
Irwin S. Cobb views his fellow mortals
semi-nude on the beach and doesn't
know whether to admire them or SYM
pathize with them.
Vigorous competition in sports has
caused neglect of strict rule observance,
comments Hugh Bradley in his popu-
lar column.
Pa Piffle calls out the fire depart
ment to water his petunia bed. A gay
time will be had by all in today's funny
page!
War flares on two continents, Asia
and Europe. Sino-Japanese conflict
draws attention of E. W. Pickard in his
Weekly News Review"
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
LAUNCH WORK
ON BIG Lake
TIMBER CUT
Harry Homer Placing Camps
at Stewart River Portage
to Cut 100000 Feet.

Harry j. Homer, timber operator, is
building camps at the Stewart River
Portage on the Ely-Buyck Trail where
he is to log 100000 feet of mature and
down timber for the Oliver Iron Mining
company.
Twelve men are employed in the
construction of the camps at the
present time and when the camps are
ready for occupancy large crew will
occupy the same.
The cutting will be done on the sell
ective cutting plan with strips of 200
feet to be left on roadsides in its primi-
tive state, according to the laws of the
land. Only mature and down timber
will be taken and the live and young
trees will not be touched in order to
maintain a perpetual timber supply.
Much of the timber in certain spots
has been affected with the pine beetle
which kills the trees. Those affected
are easily distinguished as the tree
grows red in the top foliage and dries
out, furnishing a bad fire hazard and
ultimate decay.
This stand of pine timber in the Big
Lake section has been the only stand
of virgin timber left in these parts and
a strip along the Echo Trail, as the
Ely-Buyck road is known, has been one
of the talking points for tourists ever
since the road was built.
The beauty of the trip will not be
marred in this cutting. The down, dead
and affected timber removed on the
selective cutting plan will remove the
unsightly discolored timber and leave
the verdant green trees The 2OO-foot
strip on each side of the road also will
leave enough to show what verdant
growth of virgin timber looks like.
Were it not for the beetle affecting
the pine forest and the dead and down
timber, the cutting would not be done
for years to come. In order to save it
the cutting is going forward at this
time.
This timber is owned by the Oliver
Iron Mining Company, who have been
holding it for mining purposes for many
years.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
Mother of Six Dies
Suddenly SundaY.

Mrs. JuStina Struna, wife of Anton
Struna, and mother of six children
collapsed, Sunday afternoon, when she
left funeral procession near the Ship
man hospital, and passed away before
medical aid arrived a few moments
after the collapse.
Mrs. Struna, a member of the Morn
ing Dawn and North Star Lodges
was in attendance of the funeral OF
Mrs. Mary Povhe in company with the
other members of the lodges. The pro-
cession had left the home and was
vending its way up Chapman street
when she complained of not feeling well
and stepped out of the ranks.
She had barely reached the sidewalk
when she collapsed and bystanders kept
her from falling to the pavement. Re-
moving her to the sidewalk and calling
the doctor, the lady passed away from
heart attack. The doctor, who ar
rived at once, declared her dead
Justine Struna was born in Whitney
Pennsylvania, on August II, 1900 She
came to this city in 1921. Surviving
are her husband and six children. The
children are Mamie, Anton, Jr., Joseph
Anna, Molly and Christine She is
also survived by two sisters in Jugo-
Slavia. While born in this country the
family later resided in Jugo-Slavia fo1
a number of years.
The funeral took place, Tuesday
morning at 9 o'clock, from the Cath
olic church, the Rev. Frank Mihelcic
conducting the same. The funeral was
in charge of the Ely Mortuary and
the two lodges of which she was a
member. The funeral was largely at
tended, the young matron having been
favorite among host of friends and
acquaintanceS.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
Ely Miner Presents
Special Session Laws
of State Legislature
Purpose of Session to Enact
Tax Measures to Supply
State Needs.
NEW TAXES $24,OOO,OOO
Miner Complies Digest of
New Laws Serving as
Quick Reference.

With this issue of the Miner We are
presenting the reader with the full
text of the laws passed at the recent
special session of the legislature.
The session was called to enact tax
measures to balance the state budget;
to raise money for relief; go on a cash
basis, and to make it possible to quit
borrowing.
The state mill rate was finally limited
to 10 mills for the coming biennium
instead of 12.45 mills as at present.
Operation of the new $4,000 home
stead exemption law is expected to have
the effect of reducing this rate, SO far
as owners of homesteads are concerned,
to 63 mills and 424 mills.
Emergency relief appropriations are
$l1,10OOOO and the educational bill calls
for an appropriation of $25,OO3 300 an
increase of 100000 over the previous
year.
New taxes will be close to $24,OOO,O00
for the biennium, of which amount
$8,70G,000 will come from mines; $12,-
100000 from the income tax; $780,
900 from liquor and $1,O0O,OOO from
gross earnings tax increases.
1t IS estimated that out of the new
taxes will come enough money to bal
ance the budget and that borrowing for
deficits can be eliminated in the future.
Lowering of exemptions on the individ-
ual income tax is expected to spread
the base to include $4,000 new income
taxpayers in the state.
Among the proposed tax bills that
were lost in the shuttle were: public
utility franchise tax; chain mail order
tax; pipeline company tax; chain farm
tax; cigarette tax; chain theatres tax;
ore severance tax, and iron ore assess
ment bill
The final status of the new tax pro-
gram as can be seen from the supple
ment enclosed is as follows:
CHAIN STORE TAX based on
number of stores in chain in Mime
sofa. Oil stations, elevators, lumber
and fuel dealers, exempted. Rates be-
gin at SO for first two stores and are
graduated up to maximum of $3.50 on
all over $50 stores in the chain. Tax on
mail order stores begins at 5000 for the
first store and graduates to a maxi
mum of $1,000 on all over nine.
GROSS EARNINGS TAX raises
freight lines from to 7@o; sleeping
car companies, 5 to $50; express COM
panies, 8 to 93o trust companies, to
$50.
TAX ON TELEGRAPH CON-
PANIES calls for imposition of 79o
gross earnings tax instead of present
method of applying an average tax
rate on property valuation basis.
TELEPHONE COMPANIES tax rate
is 496 on earnings from cities of the
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
OPENING AT
WEST POINT
Senator Lundeen to Make West
Point Appointment; Chance
for Ely Young Man.

Senator Ernest Lundeen has an
nounced that there will be a vancancy
for Minnesota at the U. S. Military
Academy at West Point on July /, 1888,
for which appointments of one princi-
pal candidate and two alternates will
be made before the end of the year.
Candidates for West Point must be
residents of Minnesota, not under II,
nor over % years of age on July /, 1888,
and not less than S feet inches tall
All candidates must take a prelimin-
ary Civil Service mental examination
on November 6. The principal and al
ternates appointed as result of this
examination will be given preliminary
physical examinations and if found to
be physically qualified will receive the
appointments.
The appointees may then qualify
either by passing the War Department
examination the first Tuesday in March,
1898, or by submitting a certificate of
educational credits in accordance with
War Department regulations.
All boys who are interested in this
appointment should make application
in writing to Senator Ernest Lundeen at
Washington, giving full details CEN
corning date and place of birth, edu-
cation, scholastic or other achieve
ments, participation in athletics, etc.
Letters of recommendation as to char
acter, from responsible persons &C
quainted with the applicant should also
be sent to Senator Lundeen.
las announced few weeks ago, there
are also two vacancies to be filled for
the u S. Naval Academy at Annapolis,
for which Senator Lundeen will ap-
point two principals and six alternates,
as a result of the preliminary Civil
Service examination on November 6.
Candidates may take examinations for
both West Point and Annapolis on No
vember. if they SO desire, and specify
in their letters to the Senator their
preference for the military or naval ap-
pointment.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
Woman Guide for
Ladies in NOrthlUOOds.

The daily papers of the fore part of
the week printed pictures and a sketch
of Miss Marie Sarkipato of this city in
which she was hailed as "Milady's
Guide" besides giving brief account
of her life. The account read in part ::
"Milady may have the services of
doctors and lawyers of her own sex and
now, should she like to rough it a bit,
she may utilize a woman north woods
guide.
But she should make her appoint
ments far in advance for Miss Sarki-
patio says business is so good that
bookings run into September.
The comely young woman, who is
blond and 10, is not just dude guide,
either. She got her woods training
early. Her father, Otto Sarkipato, has
operated boat livery on Shagawa lake,
where Marie was born, for more than
20 years.
That is responsible for the young
lady's training on the trail and in the
canoe as well as her swimming prowess.
While attending the local high school,
Miss Sarkipato held the state breast
stroke championship for women and is
registered Red Gross life saver.
Miss Sarkipato (she pronounces it
Sar-kee-pato) caters exclusively to
women individuals although she has
guided couples through the border lakes
canoe routes which frequently keeps
her in the wilds two weeks at time.
Naturally lacking in ruggedness of
male guides, Miss Sarkipato qualities,
however, when it comes to packing
canoe and luggage over the portages
She doesn't brag about that but she
does recommend her camp pitching and
culinary ability.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
MANY ELYITES
ATTEND PICNIC
Jugo-Slav Radio Hour Picnic at
Hibbing Somewhat Marred
by Rain Sunday.

1t is estimated that nearly thousand
of our population were in Hibbing,
Sunday to participate in the Second
Annaul Jugo-Slav Radio Hour picnic at
the st. Louis county fair grounds.
The crowd at the picnic was esti-
mated at 10000 people and most en-
joyable two hours of radio program
was presented participated in by groups
from every town on both the Mesaba
and Vermilion ranges.
The picnic activities began at 1000
o'clock when races, games, stunts and
contests took place for prizes The
athletic events were somewhat marred
by the intermittent showers which
greeted the picknickerS but the several
events were Sandwiched in between
showers.
Tn Hibbing Municipal Band was on
the ground and rendered music all day.
The radio part of the program took
place at o'clock from the studio of
Station WING with Ken Fagerlin as
announcer, assisted by Rudy Topinka.
The radio program consisted of two
divisions of eight numbers each. The
Shepel Sisters, the st. Anthony church
choir, under the direction of Miss Mary
Hutar, and a trio of male singers from
this city had a large part in the pro-
gram.
Making addresses at the gathering
were Frank L. Tekautz, president of the
Radio Hour committee; John c. Arko,
president of the Jugo-Slav association;
Carl Dozen, treasurer, Peter Fugina, sec
retary, and Jack Malevich, a member of
the Radio Hour committee.
Guest speakers for the occasion were
Harold H. Barker of Elbow Lake,
speaker of the Minnesota house of
representatives; I. r. Golob of Hibbing;
,AI
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
Memorial Service InUite
Extended to Ely Churches.

Theo Olson, Legion chairman, and
Mrs. Leo Cashen, Auxiliary chairman,
have issued cordial invitation to the
pastors of Ely churches, their church
officers and congregations, to attend
the Memorial services on Sunday even
ing, August Is, at the South Side Park
in Virginia.
These services are held annually at
the Department Convention of the
American Legion and Auxiliary in men,
ory of those who died in the service
of our country during the World War
and they that served and have since
passed on.
In the event of rain the services will
be held at the Recreation building.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
BUS FOR LEGION PARADE.

A suggestion which in all probability
will be favorably acted on by the Grey
hound bus line, has been made to run
a bus or two between here and Virginia
on the occasion of the American Legion
State Convention in Virginia beginning
August Is. The proposition is to run
buses from here especially on Tues
day, August II, to see the parade and
return in the evening after the exhibi-
ton prize drills at the ball park. Ray
Hoef1er will receive reservations for the
trip.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
ELY HOST TO
next Meeting
OF POLICEMEN
Douglas Nankervis Presides at
Meet of Arrowhead Group
in Duluth, Thursday.

Ely was selected as the next meeting
place in october, for the Arrowhead
Peace Officers Association at the meet
ing of the association held in Duluth
on Wednesday and Thursday at the
Woodbine Club.
Chief of Police Douglas Nankervis of
this city is the president of the asSo-
citation and presided at the meetings
at which the business was transacted.
Lieutenant E. A. La Beau is the secre-
tary and attended the meeting. Others
from this city in attendance were OFF,
tina and Mayor Jack Peshel.
The meeting was attended by more
than 100 peace officers from northern
Minnesota, upper Wisconsin and Can
ada. The principal speaker at the ses-
sion was John P. Arnoldy, director of
the state highway patrol.
Mr.. Arnoldy quoted federal figures
showing that 28,270GO0 automobiles are
in operation on the roads of the United
States and that the gas consumption
was virtually 18 million gallons.
He also stated that 3,5O0,OOO criminals
are working within the borders of the
United States and of that number 2O0,-
900 are murderers roaming the streets
OF our nation" he said
Continuing he said: I'VE have only
10000 police officers in cities, towns,
and villages of the United States, plus
state and federal police to check the
advance of these criminals. So you have
something to contend with. It is for
that reason that we need the closest of
cooperation between law enforcement
Sheriff Sam Owens presided at the
banquet meeting of the association.
Many others noted in police work made
short addresses at the banquet.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
MORRIS BOURGIN
HAS BRAND NEW
FISHING THRILL.

Morris Bourgin and party, while
fishing at the Power Dam on Fall
lake, landed a wal-eyed pike
weighing pound or so. He strung
the fish on a line and went about
his task of catching few more.
When he returned to get the pike
and upon pulling up the string, he
had a ten-pound Northern pike on
the stringer in place of the smaller
one which the big fish swallowed.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
Club Committee Collecting
Data on Labor Situation.

The committee named by the Ely
Commercial Club several weeks ago to
look into the labor situation of the city
as regards the union activities, reports
that they are gathering bona-fide mate
rial to present at meeting of the club.
The committee is contracting the laborer
and getting his viewpoint as far as pos
sible and also getting the viewpoint of
the business man.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
ANNUAL M. E. PICNIC.

The annual picnic of the M. E. Ladies
Aid will be held at Sandy Point on
Thursday, August II and will be in the
nature of pot luck" affair insofar as
the lunch is concerned. Members are
requested to bring a hot or cold plate
lunch.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
ARE ON LONG TRIP.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Carlson and
Mr. and Mrs Sigurd Olson left Friday
for trip to western states which will
take them Seattle by way of Butte,
Montana, Glacier Park and Red Lodge.
They plan to return by way of Canada
over northern route and via Winnipeg.
The trip will occupy two weeks.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Reorganization of the Re-
publican party in Minnesota
was proposed at a meeting, Sat-
urday in Duluth, in resolutions
adopted by delegates to the ex-
ecutive council of the Young
Republican League. The young
leaders charged that some of
the leaders were too conserva-
tive and they propose to "crack
down" on those Republicans
who have lost interest in the
party and give the entire party
membership a full voice in the
party councils.
Good. This will mean a
blending of both the young and
the old again as in years gone
by. The resolutions called for
a "rebirth" of the party. From
the viewpoint of the younger
leaders, the party, born years
before they were, needs re-
borning. Maybe all too true,
but how is this to be accom-
plished after the counsels of
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05

1t was Bette Davis turn to take
a rap from love-after scOrning
screen devotion in a dozen pic
tures-and how she takes it, in
the form of Wayne Morris, 6 feet
three inches of fighting manhood.
A million danes fell for him,
and Bette, beloved of Edward G.
Robinson, had to be one of them.
It's all in "Kid Galahad" the
Warner Bros. drama coming to
the State Theatre on Saturday
midnight and continuing through
Sunday and Monday.
The Ely miner., 1937-08-05

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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-10-15

SYNOPSIS-Clark Griffith, deb
OMAR liaisOn man for powerful po-
litical forces, is attempting to win
Verda Trent from Moses "Inter-
est" CraddOck, ruthless and influ-
entail attorney. He met the beau
tiful Verda at the home of a friend
and succeeded in getting her con-
sent to 60 to luncheon the follow
ing day. He has just called Verda
to remind her of the engagement
when CraddOck, entering her apart
ment, Overhears the telephone con-
versatiOn and is furious.
Verda dismisses CraddOck from
her apartment and goes to lunch
with Clark, where, during the meal,
she realizes Clark has fallen in love
with her.
Verda breaks with Craddock and
reopens her shop free from obliga-
ton to him. Clark, hurrying to
Verda with tickets for a prizefght,
is fired on with a machinegun in a
fleeing car. He is uninjured, but
the bullets strike two innocent per-
sons.
Clark goes to Craddock's office
with thiniy-veiied accusai and a
threat. Both men quarrel bitterly
and the breach is widened. Clark
tells Verda he knows of a way to
hit back at Craddock.
Clark goes to August Tweed, his
political chief, to enlist his aid in
fighting CraddOck, and finds thai
his faction is on the eve of bittel
political struggle in which Grad
dock will be the OppOsitiOn's leader
among Negroes.
Clark and Verda decide to bt
married at once, so they might b'
together during the bitter struggle
that is surely coming.