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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-14

IOlaI, ............... S4Z .oS1.9
Respectfully submitted,
{ - John j. SLABODNIK,
(**) FRANK SCHWEIGER,
JOHN N. MAXI,
Committee on Accounts and Finance.
NOTE: { > Approves the payrolls
and only those bills that
bear his signed approval.
(*") Approves only those pay
rolls and bills that bear
his signed approval.
Moved by Alderman Skala, supported
by Alderman Ellis, that the report of
the Committee of Accounts and Fin
ance be accepted and filed, and the
City Clerk be authorized to draw orders
on the City Treasurer in payment of
the various amounts due.
Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Skala,
zgonc, Mayor Banovetz.
Alderman Slabodnik approved the
payrolls and only those bills that bear
his signed approval.
Alderman Schweiger approved only
GllOSC pdy1 OliS dllO U1llS llldl U6dI Ills
signed approval.
Motion carried.
Reports from the following were read
and ordered filed: City Clerk; Street
Commissioner; Health Commissioner;
Clerk of Municipal Court, and City
Chemist and Veterinarian.
Communication from Joe Vertnik, Jr.,
claiming two days shortage of time
during November, 1886, was read
Moved by Alderman Skala, supported
by Alderman Maxi, that the communi-
cation be accepted and filed. Carried
The minutes Of this meeting were
read
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Skala, that the minutes
be approved as read. Carried
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Skala that the Council
adjourn sine die. Carried
A. 0. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
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Official Proceedings
Continued from page five)

pany, Parts, ........... $40
The Penton Publishing Com
pany, Subscription to Steel 400
Pete's Garage, Labor and sup
plies, ll441
William Paulos, Christmas
Candies, .................. 8545
Range Broom Factory, MopS, 900
Range Oil Products Company,
Gasoline, Fuel oil. ........ 1892
Range Paper Company, Inc,
towels, ............. ZOO
Rautio Plumbing Company.
Labor and supplies, ........ 1910
j. A. Rothman, Labor and sup
pies, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 06Uo
S. Sikala & Sons, Coal, ...... 2O384
Martin Skala, ST., Supplies, :. 500
Skala Gas and Oil Company,
Gasoline, .................. 83.0O
S. g. S. Auto Parts Company,
Parts, .................... l59.5U
Standard Oil Company, Case
line, fuel oil, ......... 1850
Standard Salt & Cement Co.,
Parts, 1O190
A. Stenlund, Blacksmithing, :. $3.50
st. Paul Book g. Stationery
Co., Books, ....... 1851
E. E. Strom, Coal, ........... 207.81
Thompson Garage, Coal, -. 1871
j. G.. Trembath, Blacksmith
ing, Observation-Disclosures. 5S77
Frank Veranth, Coal, pipe, 1880
Vermillion Electric Shop, Sup
plies, ..................... 2.2O
Andrew Watilo Jr., City
Treasurer, Interest paid on
warrants, ................ 1862
Westinghouse Electric Supply
Co., Electrical supplies, -. 1920
WisSota Dynamite Company,
Explosives, .... 1925
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Moved by Alderman zgonc, supported
by Alderman Maxi, that the Standing
Committee and Acting Mayor appoint
ments made by the Mayor be approved
and confirmed. Carried.
The Mayor made the following Police
Department appointments and asked
the Council for their approval and con-
firmation thereof:
Chief of POlice-full time:
Douglas Nankervis
Day Sergeant-full time:
E. A LeBeau
Night Captain-full time:
Peter Kocevar
Police Sergeants-half time:
Joseph Markovich, Jr.
Police Officers-half time:
Matt Musich
Rudolph Banovetz
Matt Levar
Olaf Harri
Victor Erickson
Caesar Cadari
Martin Grahek, Sr.
Anton Gornick
Matt Merranen
James Mccarthy
Christ Saari
Jack PoShak
Henry Mattila
Eden Ellefsen
Emil Forsman
Toivo Pekkala
Fred Dargontina
Police Matrons-half time:
Caroline Quigley
Lydia Pruki
Margaret Lambert
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Peter MoScatelli.

Peter MoScatelli.
| Moved by Alderman Zgonc, supported
/ by Alderman Mattila, that Thomas j..
Carey be appointed City Attorney.
Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Mattila,
Nyman, zgonc, Mayor Peshel CD.
No: Alderman Lobe ID.
| Motion carried.
Application from W. M. Somero for
appointment as City Engineer was
read.
Moved by Alderman Ellis, supported
by Alderman Nyman, that w. M Som
ero be appointed City Engineer. Carried.
Application of Paul Buccowich, Jr.,
for appointment as Superintendent of
the Water and Light Department was
read.
Moved by Alderman zgonc, supported
by Alderman Maxi, that Paul Bucco-
wich Jr., be appointed Superintendent
of the Water and Light Department.
Carried.
Application from the following for
appointment as City Assessor and
Clerk of the Employment Bureau were
read
John A. Harri
Nick Popovich, Jr.
F. B. James
Moved by Alderman zgonc, supported
by Alderman Lobe, that Nick Popo-
vich, Jr., be appointed City Assessor
and Clerk of the Employment Bureau.
Carried.
Applications from the following for
appointment as Street Commissioner
were read:
DC o;oIr
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
New York Day by Day

The average card shark is indeed
a shark at bridge and poker And
he does not always have to cheat.
The majority can make plenty play
ing fairly. But if luck is against
them they have no scruples in in
dulging the we'll known tricks.
After the fashion most of us love
the rogue I have a secret liking for
the companionship o. the ocean
gambler in crossings. have known
several around New York and on
Shipboard. They are the frankest
of all who live by their wits and
rarely deny their calling. In fact,
they like to romance about it. There
was one light-hearted churl known
among his guild by the name of a
fruit. Say Apples. which was not
quite it. One time. coming UP the
gangplank at Plymouth, I hailed
him from the deck by his moniker.
He flushed, and as he passed clipped
out of the side of his mouth: Nix.
On this ship I am Col. Jeffers." ,"
My mother-i r-in-law was along and
one evening in the coffee room
Col. Jeffers" strolled by, stopped
and turned on his charm, telling
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
Other Editors Say
AMERICANISM VS.. LEWIS
lSanta Monica Outlookl

With President Roosevelt unwilling TO lit
a hand in restraint of his largest campaign con-
tributor John L. Lewis it appears today that
the principal defender of the American system
must be the American Federation OF Labor
At least William Green is in such position
that he need fear nothing worse than a supine
attitude from the New Deal, and, if he wins
his fight with the CIO, even Mr.. Roosevelt will
have to accept that victory.
The fact is that were it not for the A. F. of
L., the United States today would be ruled
by a labor dictator, John L. Lewis, from whom
the President of the United States takes orders
Fortunately, the Lewis following is a minor
ity of all labor, and the majority of American
working men disapproye the tactics of the CIO
They cannot condone its terrorism and law
leSsness, its interference with the U. S. mails
and its efforts to coerce worker and employer
alike into accepting the check-off system
Under this pan employers are forced to de-
duct union dues from workers pay checks, re-
mitting the money directly TO the CIO. So the
war chest grows-and Lewis lives in New York
at the St Regis hotel is driven about in 10
cylinder Cadillac and gives no accounting of
the vast sums he collects.
True the CIO Is a minority; but Hitler climb
ed to power as leader of minority, and Mus
solini marched into Rome at the head of
minority which did not have half the financial
backing of the CIO.
So it is that the nation now must look to
The American Federation of Labor as the best and
strongest friend of democracy in trying days
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
By O. O. Mcintyre

the dear old lady of his own mother,
shaking off a vagrant tear so do
ing, and of his church activities
and his noble faith in mankind
He made such an impression it
was weeks before I told her he
was a professional rascal.
Another type of flim-flammer in
teresting me was the old time race
track tout. Before the days of the
pari-mutuels. In early newspaper
days I lived in a sort of rake-hell
hotel catering to burlesque, second
company musicals and track touts.
No ambitious student trying to rise
in the world studied SO assiduously
as these touts perused racing forms
or dope sheets. To have applied
themselves as earnestly to worthy
calling could not have resulted in
anything but success. They were
tops in misspent endeavor.
Yet it occurs I'm lacking IN ap-
probation for touts. While strolling
among the 50-cent bookies one day
at Latonia. I listened to the glib
patter of one of the gentry. And
as a result of his enticing ring-a-
do played a 20 to l shot on the
nose. The horse romped in and
I waited around for the tout to
claim his share, but he never show
ed up.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
Mexico Tests the Theory
Of Governmental Control

Facts presented IN a current series OF
articles in the Post-Press, under a Mexi-
cali dateline, seem to indicate that Mexl-
co is far ahead of the United States in
putting into effect the sweeping social
and economic changes toward which some
observers believe this country is moving.
There is not room here to outline the
material covered in the articles. 1t must
suffice to say that the old Mexican
agrarian program and the new Mexican
appropriation program both have as
their goal the distribution of wealth we
have heard so much of in the United
States Both would accomplish this by
seizure lin the agrarian program) OF
large private holdings, and by confisca-
tion lin the appropriation program) OF
all foreign holdings in Mexico. Mexico
seems only to be taking a short cut to
the goal of wealth distribution. In the
United States, it is attempted through
heavy taxation of big earnings and busi-
nesses.
According to the best impartial sourc
es, the agrarian program to date is pref
ty much of failure 1t has brought the
Mexican government near financial ruin.
1t has been one reason for threatened
initiation of the Mexican peso.
What would be the result of the expro-
priation program nobody knows. Perhaps
the Mexican government could pull the
agrarian project out of its financial hole
and at the same time increase the living
standards of its citizens by breaking up
big business holdings and parcelling
them out to individuals. One cannot help
the thought that a certain amount of
training and ability is necessary to run
any business, and that most Mexicans
II L - ,+,.l, 1o.aI
ing in such ability.
The Mexican program is of particular
interest because it has the same goals
our own federal administration has set
up. For that reason, if for no other, it
should be watched closely by observers
on this side of the international boun-
daTy
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
West Returns to
Valley From Trip

The state assessors convention in
Stockton last week was the most
successful he ever attended, Dan
West. county assessor collector, de-
clared after returning this week
end.
One of the best speeches of the
convention was that made by Ray
Edgar of the state board of equal
ization, former Ell Centran, said
West. Representatives from 56 of
the 58 counties of the state met to
discuss proposals affecting the as
SCISSORS.
Hayden w Pittman of Santa
Clara county is the new president
of the association and the next con-
vention will be held at Catalina.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12

OF course, such a hope, even to
him. becomes fantastical at times,
but he clings to it. Putnam. a
quiet. self-effacing fellow, interest
ed chiefly in rare books, has aged
much since his life was cracked up
by the long and agonizing suspense
of the flying tragedy.
He had undergone several of these
torturing interluies on other ocean
hops of Miss Earhart and looked
forward to the around-the-g globe
flight. which was fatal. as her last.
She is said to have promised him
she would make no more of a peril
Gus nature.
They were ideally matched. He
was in complete sympathy with her
aviation ambitions and had no urge
for the spotlight. Furthermore. he
was possessed of ample fortune to
furnish the necessary funds for her
costly experimentation.
Among the long-standing column
feuds is that between Walter Lipp-
man and Haywood Broun They
were long co-workers on the old
Morning World Broun. with great
glee. frequently hurls a journalistic
iavelin at Lippman. but if it has
brought blood it has not shown up
in Lippmans column. He ignores
the thrusts completely, which is
SO often disconcerning.
The greyhounds or ocean liner
gamblers have had a most profit
able season this summer. Their
pluckings were enormous-onem mid
western industrialist is said to
have been taken for $4,000 in
three-day season. Ship attendants
can spot the greyhounds on sight.
Rarely do they resemble gamblers.
And when they are spotted, up go
the placards: professional Gam
blers Aboard" But that rarely does
any good The professionals have
a way of jockeying relaxing pas
sengerS into asking them to join
friendly game. And, of course,
there are always the accomplices.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
The Vacant Lots
Need Attention. Too

Sometimes it seems that this business
of a week for this and week for that
and another week for the other thing is
overdone, but now and then there comes
along week set aside for special pur
pose which seems altogether fitting and
proper. Such one was Fire Proven
tion Week last week, and another in
the same category is Cleanup Week, this
week
It is especially fitting that Cleanup
Week comes when a majority of Ell Cen
tro housewives have embarked on their
own fall cleaning, and consequently are
interested in the subject from a person
al standpoint. The normal housewife
needs no urging to take part in Cleanup
Week
There are others, however, who are not
so prompt to heed the necessity of the
season. Among them are the owners
of several vacant lots in both business
and residential districts of FL Centre. In
several instances residents with homes
next to such vacant lots have themselves
paid for the expense of cleaning up the
property, rather than have it remain a
disgrace to the neighborhood. Even af-
ter such a broad hint, the property
owners in some cases have failed there
after to keep the lots presentable.
1t seems bad business as well as mighty
poor civic pride for the owners of such
lots. If the property is for sale, certain
" there would be better chance of sell
ing it if it were cleaner. There is no
doubt that cleaning now and then, at
very little expense to anyone, would
make the entire neighborhood more pre-
sentable.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
News Behind the News
= Huqo Gets Plenty Advice

WASHINGTON.-JuStice Hugo Black ala not
lack for friends or relatives to give nm aaVlee
when he returned to the capital
To take the trouble of ferreting out the whole
range of patronage enjoyed by the former SEN
ator from Alabama, including members OF the
family would be decidedly unfair 10 Black
Nearly every member of Congress seeks all the
patronage he can get and nepotism IS time
honored custom.
Nevertheless, quite a galaxy of names came
popping out as Black drew nearer to Washing
ton8enough to provide an idea of the way SEM
ators who keep in the good graces of the admin
istration can entrench themselves here
The justice went at once to the home of his
brother-in-law, Clifford J. Durr, who happens
to be an assistant general counsel at RFC. He
decided to broadcast from the home of Claude
Hamilton. RFC general counsel, an old friend
from Alabama whom Black endorsed for the
job.
William E. Fort special assistant to the at
torney general, turns out to be an eX-law part
ner of Blacks. Another law partner from Birming-
ham once served counsel for one OF the
then senator's investigating committees.
Sterling Foster, another brother-in-law, is
with the Maritime Commission Cutler Smith,
a cousin by marriage. is with the AAA. Hollis
Black, a nephew, has been the senator's seere-
tary and is now expected to become his law
clerk-although here only at Blacks urgent
request.
Hugh Grant a former Black secretary. be-
came minister to Albania, and A. g. Patterson,
who served Black well an investigator Is
with the Federal Communications Commission.
Former Senator Tom Heflin. of Alabamx
suddenly turns out to have been on the De-
partment of Justice payroll for year at $4,000,
presumably with endorsement of Black and 9TH
ers.
Maritime Commissioner Thomas NJ Wood
ward the only non-relative to accompany Black
from Norfolk to Washington. comes from Penn
sylvania and isn't item of Blacks Alabama
patronage. Black urged his appointment, how
ever, as the two had become closely associated
in a joint effort to clean up scandals of the old
Shipping Board bureau in which Woodward held
high post. Blacks brilliant chief investigator
in the ocean and airmail and lobby investiga-
tions, H A. Blomquist, is now assistant TO Wood
ward.
Possibly someone else will pick up the list
from here Blacks political enemies, actually
after his scalp because of his sponsorship OF
the wage-hour bill planned to use "nepotism" as
a senatorial campaign issue against him next
year Nepotism is so widespread among south
ern members that it might have had little effect
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
Bruce Carton Says:
- PIaeino the Blame for Aerial Bombarding

this. For one thing, it will help
us to direct our Indignation at the
right target. For another thing. it
gives us an understanding of the
essentially inhuman nature of mod
ern warfare.
The Japanese are about like
everybody else. No nation as a
whole is ever going to approve the
killing of children or the bomb
ing of homes. People just aren't
that cruel. Yet children will be kill
led and homes will be bombed in
every modern war. Why?
Because the people at war will
not know what their own govern
ments are doing. Modern war is,
above all, ruthless. 1t has to be
that way Military leaders will use
"frightfulness" because they fear
they will lose if they don't. If we
ordinary folk don't want that sort
of thing done by American planes,
we have just one recourse: to see
that America stays out of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In and for the County of Imperial
SUMMONS
NO. 17614
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, (Plaintiff)
VS.,
MARY H. SCHLEY, EVA o.
SCHLEY, SECURITY TRUST AND
SAVINGS BANK, Etc, ct al, (De-
fendants).
Harry w. Horton and George r.
Kirk, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO: MARY H. SCHLEY,
EVA o. CHLEY, SECURITY
TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, a
banking corporation, Trustee,
CHARLOTTA r. SCHLEY, j. L.
LUNDY, INTERSTATE COTTON
OIL COMPANY, a corporation, AL
FRED D. BEDFORD, TIT L E
GUARANTEE AND TRUST CON-
PANY, Trustee, Corporation,
THE OMONA INVESTMENT
COMPANY, a Corporation, THEO-
DORE D. TURNER, LOUIS j.
BEDMAN, GEORGE A. STEWART, {,
JOHN DOE, JANE DOE, RICH
ARD ROE, JOHN DOE COMPA-
NY, a Corporation, and RICHARD
ROE COMPANY, a co-partnership,
Defendants.
YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED
TO APPEAR and answer the Com
plant in an action entitled as
above, brought against you in the
Superior Court of the County Of
Imperial, State of California, with
In ten days after the service on
you of this Summons-if served
within this county; or within thirty
days If served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the CON-
plant, as arising upon contract, or
1t will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 21st day OF April, 1887.
w. ]. McCLELLAND,
(SeaD County Clerk.
o S IL 10 26, N 2 16 % 80, d Z.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
S u M nj o N s
A. 1EHnO


IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT Plaintiff
VS..
THOMAS HALL, ct al,
CALIFORNIA SEND GREETINGS
TO:
Thomas Hall, also known as Thos.
Hall, Mable Stevenson Hall, also
known as Mable Stevens Hall, wife
of Thomas Hall, Adelaide Smith,
Asa D. Stephens and Anna
Stephens, his wife, John Doe, Jane
Doe, Richard Roe, John Doe Com
pany, Corporation, and Richard
Roe Company, a co-partnership,
Defendants.
YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED
to Appear and answer the Com
plant in an action entitled as
above, brought against you in the
Superior Court of the County OF
Imperial, State of California, with
in ten days after the service on
you of this Summons-if served
within this county; or within thirty
days if served elsewhere.
And YOU are hereby notified that
unless YOU appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take Judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
vic contract
or it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day of June, 1897
(SEAD
w. j. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
O5 IL 10 26, N 2 9 Is % 30, D T.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
You re Telling Me -

1ttE GONERNMEN1, we redd,
is now going to take care of wild
life. Which is the first inkling
we've had that our Broadway
playboys are now on relief.
Two North Carolina Negroes,
sweethearts more than so years
ago, have just been married. Gu
pid. 1t seems, is as patient and
relentless as G-man.
The japanese. says a news
story, are proud of their shabbi-
ness. Clothes-or their treatment
of weaker nations?
The Loyalists, the Spanish reb-
els, the Japanese and Chinese will
all soon be in full retreat-off
the front page. The Duke and
Wally are about to visit America.
Viennese walters, with clipped
mustaches, lcok like Hitler, writes
foreign correspondent. Act like
him, too, We'll wager-With fin
ger in everybody else's pie.
why is it." reads a query in a
newspaper medical column, some
people get seasick and some don't2'
Well, in our case. we never get
seasick, because We can't afford
the ocean trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12
Beyschlags Return
From Vacation Trip

Frank G. Beyscnlag, farm ad-
visor. and Mrs. Beyschlag, returned
Sunday night from a months trip
to the Middle West, visiting in
Iowa and Nebraska.
Farming conditions in western
Iowa and southern Nebraska were
not as favorable, said Beyschlag,
as in other parts of the states, the
drought having affected crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-12

It is impossible to read of the
airplane bombing raids on Chinese
cities without sharp wave OF IN
dignation. But it is rather import
ant for all of us to be sure that
our indignation is directed at the
right people.
japan. of course, is doing the
bombing. But what do we mean
by Japan? Do we mean the ia
panese government, the Japanese
army authorities or the entire ia
panese people?
In ordinary times we like the
japanese. They seem to be court
eous and kindly people, and in
numberable travellers have de-
scribed Japan as a pleasant and
hospitable country. Has this war
changed them into a race or sad
istic monsters who exult in the
bombing of helpless civilians and
the manning of women and chill
dren?
A clew of this riddle, and tip
off as to the direction our indig-
nation ought to take. is provided
by a recent story from the Toxic
correspondent of the New York
Herald Tribune. This writer points
out that the japanese public Is
simply baffled by the wave OF
American and European indigna-
ton over the bombing raids.
For the japanese people have not
been told about the bombing OF
noncombatants Their government
has assured them that japanese
planes have attacked none but
strictly military detectives. Not
once has it even limited that civil
ians have been killed by japanese
bombs. It has declared that ample
warning has invariably been given
to enable civilians to get out OF
danger, and it has insisted that
japanese aviators have risked their
lives by flying low when dropping
bombs so that they coult be certain
they would not hit the noncombat-
ants.
Naturally enough, the japanese
people have believed all of this. AS
far as they know, their airplanes
have been scrupulous in observing
the rules of civilized warfare. And
1o-jul as naturally-they can't
understand why Europe and Ameri-
ca are SO outraged.
It would pay us to remember