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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
WOlfOrd Talks on
Memorial Day

Memorial Day set aside In trib-
ute to the nations war dead, should
be an eternal reminder of the
need for preparedness if the Unit
ed States is to remain free from
foreign aggression, Darwin H. Wolf
ord, BraWley American Legion
naire, told members of the Ell Cen
tro Kiwanis club Friday noon. Dun
bar Carey was chairman of the
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28

thCrities of nearby towns and the
government at Mexico City sent
physicians, nurses, soldiers, police,
labor department workers and vol
urteers in special trains to the
scene.
Two of the three remaining
dykes that held back cyanide and
water soaked earth from the village
were reported weakening, one seri-
ously. Rain which fell for the
fourth straight day made the stu
alton a desperate one.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
273O KILLED BY
AUTOS DURING
LAST MONTH

CHICAGO, May 28. Up)-The ma
tional safety council today reported
273O sutomobil" accident fatalities
last month, an increase of nine per
cent from April, last year, but four
per cent below the March. 1887
toll
Deaths for first four months this
year totaled II $50, contrasted to
94lO IN 1886.
California, with 94i had mors
deaths in the first four months
this year than any other state.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28

Lords as an earl and was also Gre
ated a Knight of the Garter, an
extraordinary honor. His wife was
made a Dame Grand Cross of the
British Empire.
j. Ramsay Macdonald, the vet
eran Laborite, who retired as lord
president of the council, refused
an earldom.
Premier Chamberlain presented
his new cabinet to the king at
Buckingham palace this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
CONFLICTIONS
MUDDY FORD
STRIKE SCENE

RICHMOND, Calf, May %.
WP)-Conflicting reports today OBJ
Scured attempts to negotiate set
tlement of the strike that mas
closed the local Ford motor car
assembly plant here.
Frank Slaby, strike leader, claim
ed important company officials are
flying here to negotiate peace,
while Harry Bennett in Dearborn,
Mich, head of the company's SER
vice department, vehemently de-
MED any such action.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28

mentS, part of widespread pro-
gram to concentrate new industrial
development in the northeastern
section, will result in less conges-
ton at packing sheds and greater
convenience to shippers, it was be-
lieved. Melon cars previously have
been preceded on tracks adjacent
to the sheds.
At the new yards, tracks will be
available for 40 ice refrigerated
cars. Greater use of preceding,
permitting harvesting of more
nearly ripe melons, will be one
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28

with bodies of men, women and
children caught when one dyke
burst yesterday and sent land
slide crashing down to bury some
300 houses.
Telephone advices from the vii
lage said that mere than 40 bodies
hal been recovered.
Sixty persons were missing and
feared dead
Gen. Gilardo Magma, governor
of Michoacan state, hurried to the
village to direct rescue work. Au-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Movie Filmed in
Buttercup Valley

BUTTERCUP VALLEY, May %.
One hundred persons, 30 horses,
and three camels are on location in
Buttercup Valley while taking
scenes for She Didn't Want A
Shelk.' Ramon Navarro and Au-
drey Scott, polo star, are appearing
in the picture to he released by the
Republic company
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
ROOSEVELTTO
CRACK DOWN
IN TAX EVASION

WASHINGTON, May 28. W.P)-
President Roosevelt said today he
would press for action at this seS-
sion of congress against what he
called immoral and unethical
avoidance and evasion of federal
income taxes in the higher brack-
cts.
The action-Mr. Roosevelt said
it would come fairly soon-involves
millions Of dollars, according to
evidence put before the president
10y U. S. treasury officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
SEEKS DIVORCE

Hazel M. Storey filed suit for
divorce Thursday against George
A. Storey on the grounds of will
full desertion. They married in
Imperial county April %, 1924 and
separated December Is. 1885. Mrs.
Storey is, represented by D. B.
Roberts.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Legislators Facing
Crowded Schedule

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May %.
Ql,P)-Crowded calendars confront
ed California; S legislators today as
they moved slowly into the task
of handling unfinished business on
the last official day of the Sind
session.
Clocks will be stopped at 5 pm
and to legislators Friday may con-
tinue until Sunday or Monday be
fore the session actually adjourns
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
SCHOOLS TO
CLOSE JUNE 4

FL Centres schools will close
June 4, but Fridays session will
con0iot cnly Of the checking in
of school books, said Guy A.
Weakley, district superintendent
and general principal. Regular
sessions will Cud Thursday.
Monday has been declared
holiday by the school boards in
cbcervance CT Memorial day. o.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
The March Of Progress
One Killed, Five
Hurt on Speedway

TNDtANApOIIS, Ind, May % oU,R
A spectator was killed and live
other persons injured today when
race car struck a pleasure car on
indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
Personal Services

Personal Service
Just glimpse of flags, scad5 OF
them, waving Jauntily in the
breeze OF State street early Fri
dav m. sent RR to the door won
doring what parade was passing
through town that early in the
morning without previous notice.
Come to find out, it was a one-man
Observance in advance of Memoir
ial Day-or could the Negro parad-
er merely have been taking the
cluster Of flags TO the Veterans
Hall in preparation for Memorial
Day?
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
GOar Injured in
Farm Machinery

l.. G. Goar. Meloland Experiment
station superintendent, was injured
early Friday morning when farm
machinery fell and crushed his
hand. Extent of the injury could
not he determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
TO GRAND THEFT

John Wade pleaded not guilty to
grand theft OF an automobile when
taken into superior court Friday
morning and will go to trial June o.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
HIGH NAZI OFFICIAL
LASHES AT CARDINAL
GOebbeIs Answers Cleric's Attacks With
Bitter Charges of Church
Mistreating Youths
90

BERLIN, May %. (UP)-The dispute between the
Roman Catholic church and the Nazi government reached
high point today in speech by Dr. Paul Joseph Goeb
bells minister of propaganda in which Goebbe excorated
Cardinal Mundeen of Chicago Goebbels replied in the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
POLICE BREAK UP FUNER Al
GRAND JURY TURNS
TO FARM, HOSPITAL

Imperial and
pa and traffic spotlight their Investigations
in rland.
They summoned Supervisor Dave Vnc of Hoie chairman the county
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
300 HOUSES BURIED
IN MUCK LANDSLIDE

Ell ORC, Mex, May 28 (UP)-Soldiers policemen
and volunteers worked at urgent speed today to strength
dykes and prevent millions of tons of muddy eartn
from obterating the mine village of Tlalpujahua
The little school house of the village aready filled
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
NEW YARDS RAIL TRACKS BOOST
CITY AS CANTALOUPE CENTER

That construction of Southern preceding yards
tracks in the northeastern section ultimately
in created concentration the industry
the Friday Currier chairman of
chamber
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
SQUADS Attack
Longshoremen
In San Pedro
ThrOngs of Union Sympathizers Meet
AT Spot Where Colleague Shot
Dead by PatrOlman
90

SAN PEDRO, Cal. May %. (UP)-Squads of police,
aggregatng fifty armed with tear gas bombs back
ed union members and ympathzers off Harbor boulevard
today, where they stopping motorists and pedestrians
to pay tribute to William Gregg 38 ongshoreman shot
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28
IIairlips-

Hairlips--
Recently it was Pat Glasgow. Now
it's Paul Eyer The only difference
between the upper lip foliage of the
two is that you can't see Pat for
the mustache, while you can't see
the mustache for Paul. OTIS a
! light, fluffy little rascalD
Idle Curiosity
Wonder if Hubert d. Wilson, 755
Broadway, ever called at the police
station for his change. He dropped
a SIS bill On the counter with a
boulevard stop ticket, and hasten
ed out before the officer in charge
could give him the difference be-
tween SIS and the usual fine.
A Big Merger
A linotype operator who skipped
word or two created new per-
sonaga the other day The POST
Press. in reporting the list OF high
school graduates, omitted the
names OF David w Boyer and Don
Brock-but somehow or other there
appeared a hitherto strange cog
nomen-David w. Brock. Dave and
Don. bothered by countless queries
along the line: How come you
aren't gonna graduate?" inaugur-
ated an investigation which dis
closed that the linotyper had mere
" affected sort Of consolidation.
IT seems that David w. Brock really
is the one who isn't going to grad
uate-because there amt no David
w. Brock.
Music In The Air
This music menace is getting
serious. Now, Agent X-9 reports, We
have a chamber of commerce quar-
tette. How the chamber OF COM
merce has overlooked a quartette
this long. RI doesn't know. At any
rate. BCb WhitelaW is the baSSo
! Gordon Scrvcn the tenor of sorts,
: Raynor ClemOns the super-tenor
and pianist, and Paul jenkins the
gentleman Of all voices. The cham
Der of commerce, one gathers, Is
getting ready to make itself heard
i'll this here town.
o.
Here's The Source
The smart man, they say Is not
always the one who knows what he
wants to know. but the one who
knows where he can find out what
ho wants to know. Here's tip. 1t
you want to know anything about
dirigibles Cairships to YOU, ask
otto Muller of the TroCadero Null
lers. His shining dome houses about
as much dirigible knowledge, It
seems. as Hugo ECkener's.
The March OF ProyreSS-
J. r. McNeeCe, in case you're i'll
tere9ted, seems to be somewhat sue
cep,ible 10 silent salesmanship. Lat
est success along this line is the
cooling system which has given the
MN service station such wide
fame. 1t sold itself so we'll that
now J.B.5 putting one in at home
and a nice summer Is III pros
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28

Recently it was Pat Glasgow. Now
it's Paul Eyer. The only difference
between the upper lip foliage of the
two is that you can't see Pat for
the mustachc, while you can't see
the mustache for Paul. OTIS a
light. fluffy little raScalD
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-28

Butter: Los Angeles "a; Butter
fat, Imperial Valley. fob. ranch,
Grade A AZ; manufacturing milk
So; route gathered cream 33la.
l.. A. Hay: u. ). No. leafy S20.5O-
S2I.0O; U. $. No. S18.00-Sl9.00; u.
s. No. 2 leafy S17.O0-S1S.0O; U. 5.
No. 2 SIC 00-S16.5O.
Minneapolis flax S1.96-2.O0.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03
| WHAT OTHERS say

Skillings Mining Review-The Min
nesota Legislature met in special ses-
sion Monday to complete the work that
should have been done during the
regular session. The relief and appro-
priation bills failed of passage because
they could not agree on tax program
for relief, and how to raise money for
appropriations. The session, therefore,
should be confined to relief and ap-
preparations and tax legislation. If the
business is not limited to these matters
there is no telling how long the session
will last.
The time is overdue when Minnesota
should have a fair and settled tax
policy. 1t may be said that a start was
made at the regular session last winter,
referring to the sliding scale down.
ward of percentages of full and true
valuations on nonmerchantable ore for
beneficiation, and taxing stockpiled ore
as unmined ore. These steps are in the
right direction but there is still far to
go to restore taxation of the iron mining
industry in this state to a just and
proper basis.
The people of Minnesota, and par
ticularly the politicians view the iron
ore industry deposits as something that
the consumers found all ready to use,
just as one picks and eats ripe apple.
The history of the iron ore industry is
nothing so simple as that. The ores of
every one of the Minnesota ranges had
to go through years of research and
experiment. To begin with the ores of
the Verrnilion range were considered
too hard. Then the ores of the MeSaba
range were too fine for blast furnace
practice of the ninetieS, and suitable
only for mixture with ores from other
ranges. Then came the Guyana range
with its manganiferous iron ores.
Some of the foremost biologists and
engineers declared that these mang-
aniferous ores would never do, as the
percentage of manganese was too low.
1t was neither iron ore nor manganese
ore and there was endless experiment
to separate the manganese and the iron.
The steel industry applied itself to
solving all of the problems as fast as
they were presented. 1t is recalled that
when w. A. Barrows, Jr., successfully
operated blast furnace at Sharpes-
vile, Pa, with 100 per cent Mesaba iron
ore that history was made. 1t would
not hurt if the Minnesota Legislature
is sincere in it's desire to have fair
and settled tax policy for the iron ore
industry that it take into consideration
the things that the steel industry has
done for the ore industry, as well as the
things that the ore has done for the
steel industry.
There is another thing that the Min
nesota legislature may well consider in
connection with any ore tax program,
and it IS encouragement for the ex-
pansion of the iron and steel and kim
dred industry of this state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03
ATTEMPTS to Crank Car
With Gears in Reverse.

Red Wing-A driver and his car are
soon parted-that is if he attempts to
crank it with the gears in reverse and
the throttle wide open. William Grove
was one day tinkering with his auto
mobile parked in the driveway of his
home. He fixed this and that in the
engine and then decided he would turn
the motor over few times. He care
fully lowered the hood, walked around
to the front of the car, and without
another thought, gave the crank a
mighty turn. There was grinding of
gears, and Mr. Grove stood in amaze
ment to see his car back away. Before
he could recover from his surprise the
car had careened crafty over the drive
way and curling and was speeding mer-
rily down the street. Perhaps it was
not exactly the right side of street, but
the auto did not mind. Grove made a
frantic try at catching he runaway
auto, but he was too late. There was a
crash, and the car stood sputtering,
smashed against the side of newly
constructed house, where the following
day a hole in the foundation and
smashed clapboards remained as silent
evidence of the episode. The offending
auto stood parked, little bent and
dented, a half block away.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03
MILLER MARKET
ADDS FIXTURES
Don Haskins Employed as Meat
Cutter at the Remodeled
Miller Market.

The Miller Market has added COM
plete set of new refrigerated fixtures to
its already handsome store.
The store room has been enlarged by
tearing out the part therefore, occupied
with an office and placing the partition
farther back to allow the installation OF
8x10 Hussman Liquouier Refrigerating
system.
A 12-foot refrigerator show case also
has been installed wherein is displayed
the finest kinds of meats, SauSageS and
dairy products. The estimated cost OF
installation is said to be about $500.
Don Haskins, who has been on the
road for the Duluth Paper & Special
ties Company, an expert meat cutter
who has served patrons in Duluth, Vir-
GINA, Eveleth and other points, has
associated himself with the Miller Store
and will be found in the meat depart
ment, eager to serve.
With the new fixtures and changes
made in the store, very congenial at
moSphere has been created, and added
to the popularity of the emporium
heretofore enjoyed, no doubt will prove
highly satisfactory to patrons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03
Degrees Conferred
On Former ELyites.

Cards have been received in the city
by a host of friends announcing the
comforting of Bachelor of Science in
Education degree on Evelyn Lois Olson,
daughter of Mrs. Henning Olson of this
city, ON Saturday afternoon, June S,
at the University of Southern California
The many friends of Miss Olson join
in congratulating her on her advance
ment.
Ivan Benson, well known in Ely
where he was an attache of the Ship
man hospital for several years, passed
his final examination as Doctor OF
Philosophy at the same university on
May 20. The title of the dissertation
prepared by Mr.. Benson for the final
examination was entitled 1.-The West
ern Development of Mark Twain"
Mr.. Benson also is being congratu-
lated by his many Ely friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03
"Suspecf' Drives DUN
Car, Chased 2 Miles.

Fergus Falls-SuSpected of having
stolen his own car, man from Owat-
onna was overhauled here by Patrol
man Jake Kraus and Robert Hotch-
kiss after two mile chase into the
country. On April % the state sending
station at Redwood Falls set out a
broadcast to the effect that a car bear
ing certain license number had been
stolen at Owatonna, but later when the
car was restored to the owner, the
station failed to cancel the broadcast.
The Owatonna man drove through
Fergus Falls last week on his way to
Breckenridge, and the policemen
showed their alertness by noting the
license number of the once stolen auto
mobile.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03
MRS. |. N0RBY
HEADS UNIT
New Officers Elected by Legion
Auxiliary Unit at Session
Last Evening.

Mrs. Inez Norby was unanimously
elected president of the Frank Loza1
unit of the American Legion Auxiliary
at the meeting last evening.
Other officers elected were Mrs. Mary
Murn, first vice president; Mrs. Doris
Butala, second vice president; Mrs
Lydia Seraphine, treasurer; Mrs. Mary
Startz and Mrs. Anna Abbanatt, SER
geants at arms; Mrs. Rosa Schaefer
chaplain; Mrs. Hulda Murphy, Mrs
Doris Sutherland and Mrs. Anna Palm
gard, executive committee.
The poppy committee reported $224.2s
as the result of the sale on May %
The membership committee reported
181 members against total enroll
ment of 1853 last year. 1t was decided
to- send five delegates to the district
convention at Grand Rapids and five tt
the state convention at Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03

him, but there were questions as to
direction and plea for assistance that
had to be made of someone, so they
overcame reluctance and were utterly
flabbergasted to find him not only ex-
tremely friendly but helpful and solicit
tous in their predicament They could
not comprehend such outstanding
courtesy and they were not prepared
for tin fact, they were prepared to
be ordered away and reviled. ''We don't
understand how you can be so consider
ate of us, so courteous said one of the
group. aren't you what they call an
oliver cop'?" Smiling, the officer 10y
ally agreed that he was an oliver cop
and replied that the company expected
all of its employees, including himself
and associate officers, to be courteous
to ALL people and, when within their
ability to be helpful, to be that, too.
He told them that every police officer
would have done exactly the same as he
did.
Thus encouraged, the tourists said:
well, that's good! We certainly have
gained different picture of you and
the mining industry. We have heard
one of your leading legis-
lators, tell audiences in our community
that oliver cops were eX-gangsters, the
skum of the arth, insolent and over
bearing and the companies highbind-
ers of the worst Sort We had the idea
that the whole mining outfit was
crooked and that it is stealing resources
belonging to others, when it isn't so at
all. How do you explain that your
voters send men like--to st. Paul,
when he so misrepreSents the employees
and an industry so vital to Northeastern
Minnesotas general welfare? These
wonderful communities, enjoying the
last word in creature comfort, is there
no appreciation for the things which
have been made possible out of tax
monies provided by the mining in
dustry? We are indeed glad to have
been Strengthened out in this matter"
We leave it to the reader. Are our
gallivanting politician types giving this
section of Minnesota good or bad adj
vertising, and what does it portend?
These tourists who CHANGED to learn the
truth are only small group. How
about the thousands who will never
hear the other side of the story? They
are the greater number and they are
making up their minds about northern
Minnesota from unrepudiated lies scat
tered far and wide by individuals sup
ported by the people of a section which
inevitably must suffer serious conse-
quenceS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03

A MEXICAN steel workers are
"A paid an average Of 1914 cents
per hour, which compares with
average earnings of only % cents
per hour for steel workers in eight
foreign countries.
Translated into American money,
the hourly earnings of foreign steel
workers range from s cents for
Japanese employees to 81 cents for
French employees, according to the
American Iron and Steel Institute.
Total payrolls Of the steel indus
try are currently at the rate of
s1.050,000.000 a year as the result
of two wage increases in the past
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03
MINE POLICE HELPFUL.
(yirginia Daily Enterprise

II the rank and file among the cleo
torate of Northeastern Minnesota fully
realized the irreparable injury that has
been done to this section of the state
by the carpet-bag politicians head
quartering in the local districts, but
gallivanting up and down the confines
of the commonwealth in vile and un-
truthful eXcoriation of the mining in
dustry and even of it's employees, they
would take prompt and decisive steps
to retire these despicable scoundrels
Because of these pint-sized vandalS, the
air is ominouS with its forecast of a
purpose on the part of heretofore
reasonably minded citizens in other
parts of Minnesota to divert the greater
portion of tax monies now spent by
range communities into the general
Golfers of the state. The hazard that
this may be done is so real that the
wise villages and localities of this i'm
mediate area will begin now to set their
political and economic houses in order
Generally speaking, the people of the
iron country lack knowledge of how
far their racketeer politicians have
gone in traducing their industry to the
citizenry of other regions in Mime
sofa. They have absolutely no under
standing of the extent to which the
rest of the state has been led to believe
that the mining companies and their
personnel are wicked and INSCRIPTIONS,
arrogant and thieving and presumed to
hold whole section and it's citizens in
chains and subsection. 1t is out of this
kind of falsehood and claptrap, re-
peated over and over again by a cum
ming type of legislator and politician,
the kind that seems to extract a good
living out of scheming and fixing, that
the industry of this country has been
hbeled and statewide attention called
to tax-spending abuses which the people
OF the iron area ought to be correcting
themselves. Southern Minnesota has
heard the cry of wolf, Wolf, Wolf for
SO long that it is now beginning to
wonder if it is not playing the part OF
the sucker section, in permitting excess
in public waste in certain districts.
How far and how deeply has this
vicious propaganda of the political
roisterer penetrated? Very far, indeed
For instance, not so very long ago a
group of tourists from a locality Just
southwest of Minneapolis passed
through Virginia. Stopping briefly near
one of the active mines, because of car
trouble or something, they CHANGED to
converse with an Oliver Iron Mining
Company police officer. They showed
considerable hesitation in talking to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-03
Glass in Middle Ages

In medieval Europe glass was
used far less frequently than If
Rome. But in Italy and Germany,
late in the Middle ages, there was
renaissance of the industry, with
Venice particularly attaining a rep
utation for the skill of its artisans.
All the processes of blowing, enarn-
cling and gliding developed up tc
this time were mastered in Venice
by the guild of glass blowers who
also made important contributions
of their own. They developed Q
clear, transparent glass capable OF
being blown into more fantastic and
fragile shapes than had hitherto
been possible.