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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Former Ely Resident
Died at BOUe4

News have been received by the many
friends in this city of the death and
burial of Mrs. j. A. Mcdonald at Bovey
Mrs. Mcdonald was the former Miss
Julia Slattery and for several years re-
sided in this city with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Slattery, ST..
Surviving are her husband, Mr.. Nc
Donald, master mechanic at the Dan
ube mine at Bovey, one daughter, Mrs
Maurice DeMarais, and one grand
daughter at Mountain Iron. Surviving
also are three brothers, Jack and
Thomas Slattery of Duluth and James
Slattery of Virginia. She was So years
of age and was born in Michigamme
Michigan. She has been a resident OF
Bovey for fourteen years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
PLAYERS SET
FOR COMEDY
"The Girl From Childs," Three
Act Farce to be Presented
Tuesday Evening.

What promises to be one of the best
presentations of the Dramatic Art Club
of the Ely schools will be staged on
Tuesday evening at the Washington
Auditorium when the Club presents
THE Girl From Childs.'
Under the direction of Miss Mama
Forbes, director of speech and drama
tics of the schools, the three-act farce
has been rehearsed to an Al finishing
point, eliminating in its production on
Tuesday.
Those who have been permitted to
see parts of the play in rehearsal state
that each and every act of the comedy
is fraught with pleasure and amuse-
ment.
Richard Cardew is the business man
ager and under his direction everything
has been done to bring the production
to the attention of the public. Ed
ward Pirsh is the stage manager and
Miss Frances Mae Richards is in
charge of properties and costumes. The
High School Orchestra, under the di-
rection of Prof. Di Nino, will furnish
the music for the production
1.-THE Girl From Childs" is cast with
some of the best talent in the club
Try-outs were held in selecting the cast
and the following will characterize the
production:
Gwendolyn Reyes $50. Gloria Hussey
Diane .............. Virginia Jackson
Baxter .................. Myrna Maxi
Mrs. StuyveSant Fish Peggy McNIahan
Miss McIvoy .......... Pearl Herseth
Stuyvesant Wood -. Wayne Brownell
Stanley Wood ........ Stanley Nelson
Lord Algernon DeCourcy Dorchester
................... Donald Butala
Henry Wood .......... Merlin Riikola
Mary, CThe Girl from ChildS)
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Florence Novak
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Chamber Opera Company to
Present "The Prodigal Son"
Here Sunday.

Advance advices regarding the Cham
Der Opera Company, appearing here in
connection with the concert by the Ely
Municipal Orchestra on Sunday even
ing, are to the effect that this troupe of
talented musicians will be the best ap-
pearing here this year and Surpass
anything heretofore attempted in the
concert line.
The program to be presented by the
Chamber players is composed of solos
by Maria MatyaS, mezzo soprano;
Robert Long, tenor, and John Bennett,
baritone. AS accompanist for these
noted singers, Charles Lurvey will pre-
side at the piano. Mr.. Lurvey is re-
cognized as one of the best piano
players travelling at the present time
and his services are sought after by
noted vocaliSts everywhere. -
Debussy's "Prodigal Son" winds up
the evenings program in which Miss
Matyas, Mr. Long and Mr.. Bennett take
part Music lovers consider this one
of the greatest scores and rights to the
performance of L'Enfant Prologue
have been secured through the kind
permission of the copyright owners,
Durand & Co., Paris, and Elkin-Vogel
Co., of Philadelphia.
The company is under the manage
ment of Harry Culbertson, Inc, Chi
cago, who will accompany the singers
and their accompanist to this CITY,
The concert will open at the Washing
ton auditorium at 8 o'clock and winter
frolic activities will be closed in time
to attend the orchestra presentation.
The program for the evening is as
follows:
Friml Favorites, ......... .Friml- Grofe
Orchestra
Hear Me We Winds and Waves $500.
11dlIOSl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

Death of w. D. Gallagher at
Los Angeles on Tuesday
Announced.

Word received by friends in this city
yesterday morning announced the
death at Los Angeles, California, of
William D. Gallagher, ST.. former resi-
dent of this city, of heart attack on
Tuesday evening
Mr.. Gallagher was formerly a resi-
dent here where he held the position
of electrician with the Oliver Iron
Mining Company. After being retired
three years ago, he, with Mrs. Gala
CHER, removed to Los Angeles where
Mrs. Gallagher preceded him in death
by about year.
Surviving are three sons, William,
Henry and Charles, all residents of
Los Angeles. Funeral services will be
held at the Wee Kirk O. Heather in
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Lyndale,
today.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
BIRTHDAY ball
fine SUCCESS
President Roosevelt's Birthday
Ball Nets $126 for Fight
Against Paralysis.

Ely was not slow in responding to
the annual appeal for funds for the
cure and control of infantile paralysis
as called for by Col. Daugherty, head of
the Presidents Ball committees of the
nation having in charge the annual
events in over five thousand cities of
the country on the occasion of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's birthday on Jan. 80.
DR.. j. E. Thompson had charge of
the affair in this city and was assisted
by the Boy Scout troops. Johnny
Smrekar and his orchestra furnished
the music and the attendance filled the
auditorium with dancers until IL o'clock
The talk by the president at II o'clock
could not be heard in the hall owing
to an exceptional amount of static
on that evening.
To judge the enthusiasm for the
event an estimate can be made of the
receipts of the ball The Ely COM
nittee only asked so cents ticket and
after paying expenses had surplus of
approximately $4,000. Seventy per cent
remains locally while 80 per cent is sent
to national headquarters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Program Replete With
Feature Attractions at
Ely's Winter Festival
Two Full Days of Sport
Events Listed on Winter
Frolic Program.
"QUEEN" RACE CLOSE
Fancy Skating Artists to
Present Program; Ball
to Be Feature.

The several committees having in
charge the preparations for the Ely
Winter Frolic on Saturday and Sunday,
have arrangements completed for gala
two-day celebration.
The program as arranged assures the
lover of sports, especially outdoor sports,
something Of interest for every minute
of the two days, the festivities to close
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock in order
to furnish all an opportunity to attend
the Municipal Orchestra concert at the
auditorium featuring the Chamber
Concert Company in their presentation
of scenes from Carmen" and "The
Prodigal Son."
Ely's Winter Frolic has been made
possible through the cooperation of
the Winter Sports Club, the Ely Com
mercial Club and the local merchants
who have combined to present the frolic
to the citizens of Ely and vicinity to
call attention to the opportunity for
winter sports in this section.
While last years frolic met with the
approval of the large number attending
the two-day fest, the program as az
ranged for this year promises to eclipse
anything heretofore attempted. 1t is ex-
pected that large delegations will te
present from Virginia, Eveleth, Tower,
Embarrass and Cook, having heard of
the excellent entertainment provided
in this city for such events.
Chairman Smrekar and his executive
committee have builded well and will
present a program of thrills and sport
beginning at 9 o'clock Saturday morn
ing when the Junior hockey team play
offs take place at the hockey rink.
AT o'clock the ski meet Examinations
will start, followed by the Junior and
Senior skating elimination contests.
At 2:30, the committee composed of
Mrs. A. j. McMahan, Sigurd Staynes
and Mrs. Harry Homer will Judge the
snow modelling contest. This is under
stood to be feature of the frolic as
several have entered the contest, ac-
cording to Alfred Kittlia and Lloyd
Carlson with whom entries have been
filed.
$3.50 will witness the broombau elm
ination contests and from 4 to o'clock
the hockey broombau- skating elimin-
ations will be concluded.
Beginning at o'clock the hockey
broomball championship games will be
played. These contests promise to be
holly contested and will furnish the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

Annual Installation Dinner of
Commercial Club Slated at
Forest Hotel Tonight.

Secretary Ray Hoefler of the Ely
Commercial Club has sent notices to
members announcing the annual install
lation banquet of the club at the Forest
hotel this evening beginning at $50
o'clock.
The banquet will be stag affair and
it is hoped all business men will make
it a point to be present. Ben S.
Richards will preside as postmaster.
A program of excellent talks has been
arranged for the event to follow the
installation of the new officers, Joseph
Veranth, president; James I. Laing,
first vice president; M. j. Murphy, Sec
ond vice president; Ray Hoefler, secre-
tary, George Somero, treasurer, and Mr..
Murphy, Frank Zgonc and Helmer Oh
son, directors Holdover directors are
j. A. Rothman, retiring president; Ben
S. Richards, W. P. Wolff, Mr. Veranth,
Mr.. Laing and Mr.. Hoefler.
Principal speakers for the occasion
are j. R. Pratt, secretary of the Duluth
Chamber of Commerce; George M.
Farley, manager of the Duluth Retail
Credit Association, and James P. Barry,
merchandising director and manager of
the Duluth Glass Block store. Mr..
Pratt will speak on general affairs of
clubs of this nature; Mr.. Farley will
discuss retail credit, while Mr.. Barry
will speak on merchandising.
Invitations to attend the meeting
have been extended to all commercial
organizations of the county, officers of
the Arrowhead Association, forestry Of
ficals and army personnel of the neigh
boring conservation camps.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Jimmy Robinson, Minneap-
oils sports writer, takes the
stand that the city hunter does
very little to help the small
town sportsmen's clubs. He
says that all the city chap
thinks about is his limit" He
further says that the farmer
and small town sportsmen's
clubs feed the game birds and
other game while the city hun
ter does nothing, except take
his limit, tear down fences and
even goes so far as to shoot the
farmers chickens and live
stock. However, when game
laws are to be made, the city
man gets in his oar and has
the laws doctored to suit his in
dividual ideas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Veteran Railroad
Employees Meet.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Mclaughlin, Axel
Larson, Carl w. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mahady and Peter Swanson at
tended the Thirteenth Annual meeting
OF the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
Veterans association at the Hotel Du-
luth on Saturday evening.
The meeting opened with dinner at
$50 after which entertainment num-
bers and dancing was presented to a
large number of members and guests
present. Flaaten's Orchestra furnished
the music for the affair.
The 1887 officers of the association
are William Smith, president; II. W..
Brown, vice president; A. c. Granville,
secretary; H. A. Hagen, assistant secre-
tary; Winifred Quigley, treasurer; C.
H. Larson, assistant treasurer, and L.
Claffy, historian.
F. j. Miller and j. w. Quarn are di-
rectors for the Iron Range division and
d. r. Danielson and M Scanlon for the
Missabe division.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Lun1berjacks Return to
Work as Strike Terms
Are Met by Employers
Favorable Settlement Made
by Contesting Parties
At st. Paul Meet.
OBTAIN WAGE RAISE
Eight Camps in This Area
Resumed Work on Mine
Timber Contracts.

Signing of a closed shop and wage in
crease agreement at the state capitol
in st. Paul on Friday, terminated the
strike of the Northern Minnesota tim
Der workers which involved approx
mateIy 1000 men since January 4.
Representatives of logging concerns
participating in the conference at the
state Office building auditorium and
spokesman for the strikers said work
would resume at once, according to an
Associated Press dispatch sent out
Friday night.
1t is said the settlement agreement
signed by representatives of seven
timber companies and officers of the
timber workers union provides for a
10 to 18 per cent wage increase, includ-
ing a full 18 per cent raise for piece
workers with an optional guarantee.
The settlement also provides for an
eight-hour day for woodSmen, seniority
rights, recognition of the Union, griev-
ance committees for arbitration of dis
puteS in each camp, sanitary regula-
tons as made by the state industrial
commission, and closed shop arrange
ment requiring all employees to have a
union permit and to be regular union
members within Is days after their en-
ployment.
All tools and supplies, including food
and clothing, are to be sold by the en-
ployer to the worker at retail prices
not exceeding the Duluth retail prices.
Other provisions are that no strikes
or lock-outs may be made by either
employe or employer during the life of
the agreement; distances walked by
employees exceeding one and one-half
miles each way shall be considered ac-
tual work on company time and in
cluded in the 8-hour schedule; men to
be employed on 26-day month basis
and seniority rules to be followed as
far as practical in laying off workers
during the slack seasons.
While the strike of the timber
workers was primarily against the
larger timber concerns, the smaller
loggers and operators getting out min
ing timber were drawn into it with the
result, as one operator stated, "We are
ruined unless settlement is reached
soon and we are enabled to get out the
timber contracted for in the fall"
Small operators with small contracts
were hard hit in the walkout. Many of
them had their money invested in cut
timber which was being held up in the
woods. Many of the men working for
the smaller logger in this section were
satisfied to work but were prevented
from doing SO by the walking dele
gates and pickets" sent out from head
quarters in Duluth.
The strike in this section did not
materialize until long after the men
Inn..4;xo,,orI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Parent Teacher Groups
Hold Joint MEETING.

A joint meeting of the Ely Parent
Teacher Associations is called for Fri
day, February II at 800 o'clock P. M
in Room LOG of the Memorial Building
All members are invited to attend this
session as Founders Day program will
be presented.
Rehearsals are now in progress for a
play which will be presented and in
which leading parts will be taken by
Miss zella Richter, Mrs. Byrd Brownell,
Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs. Clinton
Coombe.
Refreshments will be served and a
free will offering taken to aid in the
extension of Parent-Teacher activities
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
POOR COMMISSION
WILL DISTRIBUTE
BEEF, GRAPEFRUIT

A truck load of fresh beef and
grapefruit will arrive in the city on
Feb. 10, to be distributed to the old
age assistance, mothers allowances
and direct relief cases.
The distribution will take place at
/ o'clock from the Poor Commission
offices in the Veranth building.
Those calling are requested to bring
their own bags and boxes in which to
take away their share of the supplies
to be distributed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
University Women Met
At A. SUndhOLm Home

The regular meeting of the American
Association of University Women was
held on Tuesday evening at the Arvid
Sundholm residence with Mrs. Ray
Reigel, Miss Thekla Johnson, Miss
Mary Helen Kraft and Miss Margaret
Holmberg as hostesses.
Miss Mama Forbes entertained the
group with reading of passages from
the play, Servant in the House"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
FORM BASKETBALL TEAMS

The Ely girls athletic association has
formed two basketball teams and prac-
tice sessions are being held in prepara-
ton for three-game series between
the teams. Olga Tome captains one
team known as the Corporals and Fran
ces Kuzma captains the team named
the Pigmies. Miss Myrtle Maxi, high
school physical education instructor
and club adviser is in charge of the
games
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mrs. M. D. Thomas entertained fiji
teen young people at her home on Sat
urday afternoon, the occasion being
the sixth birthday of her daugh-
ter, Dolores June. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent in playing games and
a lunch consisting of heart shaped
cookies, sandwiches, hot chocolate, ice
cream, nuts and candy, was served.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

We have received a copy OF
Dad Lannon'S book "Outdoors
With Dad Lammon" with the
request that we read it and ex-
press a candid opinion. AS
far as we have read we find the
pages filled with the logic and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
RETURNS FROM CONVENTION.

w. j. Kayute of the Ely Hardware
company spent several days in Duluth
last week where he attended the con-
vention of the MARSHALL Wells Hard
ware company in which statesmen and
patrons of the wholesale company
participated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Ely Municipal Orchestra to
Present Noted Opera Group

Deep River" ................B urleigh
"Leetle BateeSe" .O'Hara
Mr.. Bennett
Deep Purple" ........De Rose-Savino
Orchestra
Commas Tu LIE Pays" CMignon) ......
luOiildS
I'm the Luxembourg Gardens" .....
"Habanera" (Carmen) .......... .Bizet
Miss MatyaS
1.-The Gaucho" (Rumba) ...
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Samuel-Skinner
Orchestra
TIuildfSld 1itIiASlSiil
1.-THE Dream" (Manon) 80. .MaSSenet
Song of the Open" ....... .LaForge
Mr.. Long
Song of the Flame ...... .Gershwin
Orchestra
1.-THE Prodigal Son" N'Enfant Prodigue)
Simeon, patriarch, John Bennett
Lila, his wife, ......... Maria MatyaS
Azael, their son, ....... Robert Long
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

Morris Bourgin, ........ 500
Ely Drum Corps, $500
Frank Zgonc, 100
Slovene Lodge No. la, ........... 500
Mrs. Henry Metsapelto, .......... LOO
Loyal Order of Moose, No. 1880, :. $500
Axel Larson, 100
Womens CATHOLIC Order Foresters, 500
Mrs. Rex Larson, ...... 200
P. Schaefer. 200
M. j. Murphy, ........ 100
Mrs. Teresa Schaefer, ........... LOO
William Rasleigh, ........... LOO
Rebekah Lodge No. 8, ......... 500
Ely Rotary Club, .......... 1000
Telephone Girls and B. Lambert, 800
Miss Mary Hutar, ............ 200
Harold Weller, ................. 500
Melville Odgers, .......... 200
Mrs. B. j. Agnew, .............. 500
E. C. Jones, 800
Alvin Sundholm, ..... 100
Mrs. M. Skoglund, ............ LOO
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Dahlgren, 5000. ZOO
Miss Jane Dahlgren, ......... LOO
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Schiltz, -. 200
Frank Huber, rs
DR.. G.. Milavetz, .............. 500
M. D. Thomas, 100
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
REFUTES IDEA THAT FEW MEN
CONTROL WEALTH OF
COUNTRY

1t has repeatedly been stated that
the finances of the United States lie
solely in the hands of few men who
either own or practically control the
wealth of the country. Refuting this
belief, the president of Columbia
University, New York City, calls at
tention to- the fact that IA million
families in the United States own
their own homes; Is million persons
own corporate securities; 10 million
are members of building and loan
associations with assets of billion
dollars; and lis million life insur-
ance policies bearing face value of
over 100 billion dollars are in force
today In what other country, can
the general public boast of a COM
parable ownership of waelth?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
How Messenger Call Is
Sent From Building Box

The system by which messenger
boys are called by use of boxes
placed in office buildings is worked
by direct connection of the business
buildings with the telegraph office,
the machine being electrically OPP
Grated. The system is made up of
many circuits, each circuit connect
ing a certain number of business
buildings, and each box having its
own call number. When the button
is turned on a box it sets in motion
a machine in the telegraph office.
This machine contains round disks
in which notches are cut and when
these are set in motion pin drops
causing an electrical contact, which
prints Tin dashes) the call number
of the business building where the
call originates. This is interpreted
and a messenger boy is dispatched.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
At the time Woodow Wilson was

At the time Woodow Wilson was
succeeded by Warren Harding in the
presidency there was distressing UNI
employment throughout the country,
Authentic statistics were issued by
the Government. These statistics
showed that somewhere around A.
100000 unemployed existed in strict
ly normal times, that being the regu-
lar number unable and UNWILLING
to work: There were 105,OOO'OOO
people in the country at that time.
There has been an increase OF
twenty-five or thirty million since
then. i1
In 1929 unemployment was on
high. "The factory employment index
for May (1937) was at the highest
level registered in any month since
November, 1929" says Secretary
of Labor Perkins. Unemployment in
June was 6,OS2,OOO, said the Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board
statement published August 8.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
PEACE BLOCK FIGHTS FOR NEU-
TRALITY IN FAR EAST

Washington.-Six of the largest
peace organizations in the country
united last week in joint strategy
committee for a national campaign
to secure application of the neutral
ity law to the Far East. The organ
izations were: World Peaceways, the
National Council for Prevention of
War, the Emergency Peace Camp
align, the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom, tn
Fellowship of Reconciliation, and
the Committee on Militarism in Ed
ucation.
Calling for immediate application
of the law, the committee appealed
to the Administration to stop the
Wichita and other American vessels
bound for China with war cargoes,
in order to remove one danger OF
our becoming involved in the con-
fiict.
A wire to the President commend
ed his decision not to send additional
cruisers to the Far East, but ex-
pressed alarm that England and the
United States might send armed con-
voys to break Japan's blockade
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17
No doubt influenced by the length

No doubt Influenced by the lengthy
report recently made before the Ma
tional House Of Representatives by
Rep Samuel Dickstein CD of New
York concerning Nazi activities in
the United States, a resolution was
adopted at the annual session of the
American Legion bodies of the Dis
trict of Columbia barring all foreign
salutes from future Legion parades.
The resolution requires that all
organizations invited to march with
the Legion must give pledge that
only the American salute will be
used. The resolution further urged
national headquarters of the Legion
to give moral support to investiga-
ton Of the Nazi camps in New Jer-
sey, Indiana, Wisconsin and other
states.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-17

The American Federation OF
Teachers held it's annual meeting at
Madison, Wisconsin, on August
23rd to 27th, with 400 delegates
attending as representatives of rs,
900 teachers and college professors
in all parts of the United States.
The convention was divided on the
question of afflliation with John L.
Lewis C. 1. O., and the split result
ed in a bitter fight between the fac
ton favoring that alliance and the
more conservative group which held
that the organization should con-
tinue its present relations with the
American Federation of Labor.
While the C. I. o. element appeared
to be decidedly in the majority, the
question was left for final decision
by a referendum to the membership,
to be held after February 1, 1888.