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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10

Henningsvaer, Norway. - The
Lofoten Islands are at last living
down the reputation Edgar Allen
Poe gave them when he located
the fabulous Maelstrom, whirl-
pool mile in diameter, off their
shores.
Poe's vivid description of it in
ga Descent into the Maelstrom"
made tirnid travellers avoid the is
lands for years, but then artists
began coming here to paint the
scenery and the fishing ships, and
travellers are now following in
their wake.
The spring months are indeed
a busy time here. Some 10000
to $4,000 fishermen gather in the
ports of the islands, as many as
1000 boats tying in at Hennings-
vaer alone. Lines, sometimes a
mile long, with as many as 1900
hooks on them, as well as nets are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Golden Gate Bridge Is
Opened With Big Fete

GAN FRANCISCO put on a wonder.
y. fully brilliant festival to cele-
brate the opening of the Golden
Gate bridge, the fulfllment of the
city's dream of half century. The
battle fleet of the United States navy
was there, and so were representa-
tives of the states, Of numerous
cities and of many foreign nations.
The Golden Gate bridge is single
deck suspension bridge, the longest
single clear span in the world. 1t is
$3.50 feet in length from end to end,
and 1900 feet center to center of
piers. 1t crosses over San Francisco
bay at height of $50 feet
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
George F. Baker, Rich Banker,
Dies on Yacht at Honolulu

GORGE F. BAKER, chairman
~ of the First National bank of
New York and reputedly one of the
wealthiest men in the United States,
died aboard his yacht in Honolulu
harbor, Hawaiian islands, of peri
tonitis. He became i'll as the yacht,
carrying party of his friends, was
heading toward Honolulu on the way
from Fiji. An operation was per-
formed at sea but his life could
not be saved. Mr.. Baker was fifty
nine years old. His father, George
F. Baker, one of the greatest figures
in the financial world. died six
years ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Green Ordered to Press
War Against the c. I. 0.

THE A. F. of L. executive coun-
L Gil closed its conference in Gin
cinnati with the heads of affiliated
unions, after directing President
Green to push vigorously the cam
paign against Lewis and his c. I. o.
First steps were to order the Chi
cago and New York labor fedora
tons to expel all unions affiliated
with the Lewis organization. Sim
ilar orders were to be sent to all
other central bodies and state fed
erations. The council also ordered
the collection of a war chest, all
members to pay two cents month
instead of one cent for the national
federation.
The c. I. o. replied with an
nouncement of drive intended to
penetrate every industry which has
no organization or where existing
unions "are not taking care of their
members" An impending contest
between the two factions is for con-
troll of the maritime workers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10

hour later Peterson walked out of
Sydney hospital and was able to re-
turn to work. He announced that
he felt very little the worse and was
incredulous when told he had been
brought back from the dead by the
experts in the hospital.
The recovery was due to a small
device which has recently been is
sued to all Sydney ambulance Off
GERS. 1t consists of a cylinder of
carbon dioxide about as big as a
mans thumb with top and nozzle
attached.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10

nesota place names that tell of
Finnish population.
For centuries Dalmatians have
either titled the soil or sailed I'M
der Ragusan and other flags all
over the world. Today they not
only man the orange-sailed fishing
boats off the Dalmatian coast, but
trey man American ships and
work in fisheries of Louisiana,
Florida, and California.
"The majority of fishermen in
Provincetown, Massachusetts, are
Portuguese. Their ancestors
sailed there on whalers from Por-
tugal and the Azores. The city
directory is filed with names that
sound strange among those of
most New England towns: last
names such as Silva, Ramos, Fur
tado, Costa, Fora, Dutra, Cabral,
Almeda, Agna, and Corea."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Goebbels Makes Fierce
Attack on Catholics

pAUL JOSEPH GOEBBELS, Nazi
l minister of propaganda, in a
speech at Berlin that was widely
broadcast by radio, replied to the
structures of Cardinal Mundelein of
Chicago with fierce TRADE against
the Roman Catholic church. He re-
iterated the charges of gross i'm
morality against priests and monks
who have been tried or imprisoned
in Germany, and charged that lead
ers of the church had done nothing
to remedy the alleged conditions.
The propaganda minister demand
ed that Catholic attacks against the
Nazi regime be stopped, both at
home and abroad. Should they con-
tinue, he threatened drastic meas
ures against the church, limiting at
wholesale expulsions of Catholic
clergymen from Germany.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Somehow the PrOverb
Sounded a Bit Off

He had only recently joined the
ranks of politicians, and he was
anxious that his first speech to his
prospective constituents should be
a great success, says London An
SWerS.
He spoke for a long time, warn
ing his hearers of the dangers of
war and the importance of keep
ing a large army. Wishing to fin
ish with some quotation, he
thought of the proverb about lock-
ing the stable door. But he want
ed to be bit more original.
Suddenly he had a brain-wave.
Ladies and gentlemen" he
cried, "don't, beg of you-don't
wait till your house catches fire
before calling the fire brigade"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10


vessel, participating in the interna-
.ional naval patrol, was lying off
Ibiza island, one of the Balearics
under rebel control. It replied to
the attack with anti-airplane guns,
and the claim of the Valencia gov
eminent was that the vessel was
the first to fire.
Nazi Germany was tremendously
aroused by the incident and Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler and all other promi-
nent government leaders gathered
at once in Berlin. Immediate re-
venge was demanded by all Nazis,
so the pocket battleship Admiral
Scheer and four destroyers shelled
Almeria, southern Spanish loyalist
port, without warning, killing twen-
ty or more citizens and destroying
many houses. Coastal batteries re-
piled, probably without effect, and
after 80 minutes of firing the Ger
man vessels departed.
Germany announced it would no
longer participate in the interna-
tional patrol of Spanish coasts until
it could be assured such incidents
as the bombing of the Deutschland
would not be repeated; and Italy
announced it also had withdrawn
from the international committee
and firmly supported Hitler.
The Valencia government assert
ed the Deutschland had no business
being at Ibiza. 1t also charged that
an Italian submarine launched tor
pedo that sank the 3,946-ton Span
ish passenger liner Ciudad de Bar
celona 81 miles northeast of BARGE
Iona. 1t was declared so members
Of the crew were drowned and a
number of others injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Neville Chamberlain
New British Premier

INGW DIllISu Z lCllllCk
CTANLEY BALDWIN, prime min
y lister of Great Britain, enter
tanned the king and queen at dinner
and then retired from his high of
fee. He is succeeded as head of the
government by Neville Chamberlain,
who has been chancellor of the ex-
chequer, and few other changes
in the cabinet were made.
Mr.. Baldwin is to become Earl
Baldwin of Bewdley and sit in the
house of peers. But Ramsay Mac
Donald, former prime minister and
afterward lord president of the
council, who retired from the cab
met with Baldwin, has declined to
accept title, presumably because
he didn't wish to be laughed at by
the Laborites. He probably will be
given membership in the Order of
Merit.
If another war comes, the British
empire will not be caught unpre-
pared. The imperial conference in
London turned its attention to this
matter and special committee was
formed to organize all the empires
resources for an instant shift to war
footing if that becomes necessary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Many Mexicans Killed
When Dam Gives Way

CCORES, perhaps hundreds Of per-
y sons were killed at Tlalpujahua,
Mexico, when a dam gave way and
the town was partly buried in mud,
sand and rock. The dam was high
in the mountains and was used by
gold mining company to hold back
the deposits gathered in its cyanide
processing operations. Weakened by
heavy rains, it broke just before
daylight and let millions of tons of
'tailings" rush down the ravine in
which the town lies. Hundreds of
houses were swept away or buried.
An official of the mine said the
dead were "conservatively estimat-
ed at more than 100."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Hamilton,s Playground

Alexander Hamilton, first Score.
tary of the Treasury of the United
States, though born at Nevis, in the
West Indies, spent his youth and
young manhood in st. Croix, Virgin
Islands. The grave of Rachel La
vine, his mother, is near the road
which runs between Frederickstedt
and Christianstedt. Hamilton's desk
and stool are used in the dingy store
where he formulated the dreams
that were to come true in the United
States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Your Job
no YOU realize that Won

DO YOU realize that your
- job is the most important
affair in the world, just because
it is your job? The way you
look at your job makes all the
difference to your career. Do
you regard it only as a money
making stunt? Or do you con-
slider it a position to be proud
of?
If you put your heart and
soul into your effort, you are
bound to make good and will
wake up one fine morning to
discover that you are one oil the
indispensables. The world re-
spects you because it cannot
get along without you.-Geof-
frey Rhodes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Carbon Dioxide Restores
Young Man From death

Carbon dioxide is credited with
having saved the life of an appar-
emily dead Australian youth. Darcy
Peterson, of Sydney, grasped an
electric cable which carried a
charge of $50 volts, and when
pulled away by another youth, who
improvised gloves of newspapers,
he was to all appearances dead.
There was no pulse and he seemed
to have stopped breathing. Yet an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Poe's Tale of Lofoten Islands, Like
Twains Death, Greatly Exaggerated

used by the fishermen, whose total
catch in Goldfish alone runs as high
as 275, 700 tons.
When large shoals of cod are
located, their movement is report
ed by telegraph so that sailing
ships may be flowed to the grounds
by steamers. Once caught, the
cod are cleaned and sailed, then
either hung on rough scaffolds or
laid fiat on the rocks to dry.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10

the general opinion
that this would put
a stop to his pro-
gram for enlarge
ment of the highest
tribunal. He more
than intimated in a
pr e S S conference
that the fight for his
court bill would be
fought to a finish and
that he was not sat-
isied with the ap-
parently S ! e n d e r
NIibara1v nooioritx,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Colosseum Goes Wild

The Colosseum of Rome, a ruined
amphitheater now two thousand
years old, is so given up to the
wild that a whole book has been de-
voted to descriptions of the wild
flowers to be found amid its ruins.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10

they may be eligible
for parole-not mind
you, to go free and
sin some more, but
to be turned over to
the port authorities
for immediate de-
portation.
That is, it would
be a lovely idea if
only we could b e
sure that these same
criminals wouldn't
come slipping back
- s FTJI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Golden Gloves Tourney
Results in a Tie

EUROPE'S eight amateur boxing
- champions, from Italy, Germa-
ny and Poland, battled with the
eight best of the Chicago area in the
Golden Gloves tourney in Chicago,
and each side won four matches.
More than $1,000 persons saw the
fights. The net receipts of the tour
nament go to charity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Odd Trust Fund

One of the oldest trust funds in
this country was established by
Cleveland millionaire short time
ago. This fund, of $4,000, is to
provide for the burial of the man
and his wife on the moon as soon
as man-piloted rockets are able to
make the journey of $4,000
mileS.-Collier'S Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10

ranged that h i S
brother shall receive
a pension of $780,
600 a year, practi-
cauy for life. T h e
money will come
from the crown re-
venues, and there
for the consent of
the government was
necessary. This was
granted, and S j r
Walter T. Moncton,
attorney general for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10

patented process of Gum-Dipping gives
greater protection against blowouts and
is used only in Firestone Tires.
See your nearby Firestone Dealer or
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
and join the Firestone Save Life
Campaign today by equipping your car
with a set of new Firestone Standard
Tires.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10

the statesmen of
England, F r a n C e
and other countries
would be able to
prevent the lighting
of a fire beneath the
pot. To start with,
t w o Spanish air
p | a n e S dropped
bombs on t h e
German battleship
Deutschland, killing
% men and wound
80 rrT
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
uJtEt .
SCH
Nuvvb1 about
Deporting Alien Criminals.

DepOrting Alien Criminals.
CANTA MONICA, CALF
- Wouldn't it be lovely if the
other states, not to mention the
federal government, followed
the example set by the COVER
nor of New York?
He commutes the sentences of for
eign-born, long-term convicts so
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Seek Scotch Records

Since 1928 Scotsmen have been
seeking the return of historical
Scotch records removed to London
in 1890 when Edward / was conduct
ing inquiries into the succession Of
the Scottish throne.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Germany and Loyalist
Spain Come Near War

MOST of the ingredients of
1SA a good European war were
tossed into the pot by loyalist Spain
and Germany, but it seemed likely
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Duke of Windsor Will
Get S25O.OOO a Year

ONWARD, duke of Windsor, and
II his bride will not have to Won
der where the next meal is coming
from. for King George has ar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10

ent immigration law was devised
as a barrier to protect decent cit
liens, both native and naturalized,
against the human scum of the old
world, but it appears to be more
like a sieve if we may judge by the
hordes of nondeSirable aliens who
somehow manage to get in and stay
IN and even 60 on relief, some OF
them.
In other words, when we give
these unpleasant parties a compli-
mentary ride back where they come
from, let's make sure it's not going
to be a round trip.
Missionaries From China.
4 ROM Peiping a group of believ.
ers in the doctrine of Cenfucius
are sending missionaries to the
United States. We've been sending
out missionaries to their country
for centuries, but that Cinnamon
should dare to try the same thing on
us-wel, that's a white horse of a
yellow color.
What if, not content with seeking
converts, these interlopers inculcat-
ed among us certain phases of their
heathenish philosophy, such as
teaching young people consideration
and respect for their elders; and
showing that rushing about in a
frenzy does not necessarily indicate
business energy; and that the natur-
al aim of man is not always to
worship speed and-up to thirty
odd thousands year-to die by it;
and that intolerance as between re-
igious creeds isn't invariably proof
of true piety; and that minding
ones own affairs is really quite
an admirable trait?
Why, native Americans wouldn't
be able to recognize the old home
place any more!
Such threats against a superior
civilization are not to be borne.
Vanished Americans.
IT'S exciting to prowl among the
L ruined cities of the first Ameri-
cans, who scattered into the twi-
lights of antiquity when the Chris
tan era was still young. They were
our oldest families, older than even
old Southern families-and who ever
heard of a new Southern family or
even just a middle-aged Southern
family?
But afterwards, it's confusing to
read the theories of the expert re-
searchers who have passed judg-
ment on those vanished cliff-dwell-
ing peoples, because few such
learned gentlemen agree on any
single point. There is one very emf
nent authority who invariably in
sists that all the rest of the emf
n ent authorities are absolutely
wrong about everything. He is the
Mr.. Justice McReynolds of the ar
cheologists.
After reading some of the conflict
ing literature on this subject, I've
decided that true scientist is one
who is positive there are no other
true scientists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-10
Court Bill Assailed
by Raymond Moley

" ALIDATION of the social secu-
rity act by the Supreme court
was most pleasing to President
Roosevelt, but he did not agree with
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
Jenkins Claim OF $3.50
Refused By City Council
Underpass Work Enhanced Value of Service Station
Aldermen Hod Taxi Pa rking Space Discussed;
Fleming Allowed $500 On Underpass Claim

A claim for reimbursement in the
sum of $1,587.6O by James w. Jenkins,
in connection with the construction of
the corner of William and Mitchell
streets, was rejected by the Hender-
son City Council Monday evening in
accepting the report made by COM
mittee of Council members who had
looked into the matter.
The report, made by the underpass
committee consisting of Aldermen D.
c. Loughlin, T. w. Ellis and F. B.
Hight, recited the negotiations with
Colonel Jenkins relative to damages
claimed by reason Of the construction
of the underpass, which would lower
the street 10 inches in one place and
SO inches in another below the level
of the service station property, it was
claimed AS the work progressed, it
developed that no only would no dam
ages accrue to property by building of
the underpass, but on the other hand
the value was actually enhanced, the
report said, and recommended that
the demand b. rejected.
The Scmc committee reported a
settlement with Vance Fleming for
damages to his Virginia Dare hotel
property in the sum of $780, and also
the rejection of the request of Will
liam Newcomb for additional dam
ages and of J. G. Gardner in an orr
ginal request for damage. All of these
settlements and conclusions were APP
proved by the Council.
The Council granted an appeal by
c. F. Tankersley, Jr., for a 5000 ap-
preparation for the recreation pro-
gram for the local Federation for
Child Welfare, and DR.. Az D. Gregg's
appeal for an additional $3.50 for the
health department, making a total
of $1,000 was compromised by adding
$50 to the $3.50 item already in the
budget to make a total of $500. DR..
Gregg had said that unless the lar
ger figure were provided, the county
stood to lose close to $4,000 in State
and Federal funds. Mosquito control
and cost of vital statistics records
were included in the sum finally
agreed upon.
Dr. H. A. Newell, representing
Maria Farham hospital, asked the
Council to relieve the hospital of city
taxes on the ground that it does a
vast charity work. The request was
referred to the mayor, the city clerk
and the city attorney to determine if
the law had been complied with, and
if so to allow the appeal.
w. r. Vaughan, Seaboard agent
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
benson HEARING IS
CONTINUED SEPT. 3
Attorneys Seek Time To
Prepare Denson's, Alb
bolts Defense

Attorneys for defense today asked
for a DELAY until September 3, of the
preliminary hearing before Justice
of the Peace F. B. Hight for Grover
benson, charged with the shot gun
shaving of Ed Hudson last Friday
night, and Early Abbott, who is &C
cused of being an accessory before
the fact.
The hearing was scheduled Tor this
morning, and it was there that at
torneys made their plea.
benson is being held in Jail here,
and Abbott is being kept in Granville
county jail at Oxford. The men have
been separated since they were taken
into custody.
Neither has asked for bond.
The defense attorneys declared they
had not had sufficient time to pre-
pare their defense.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24

here, asked the Council to rescind the
city ordinance requiring three min
utes intermission before a crossing
is blocked by an incoming train after
one train had pulled out, but the
Council turned down the request.
The Vance Barber Shop and the
Central Cafe requested that taxi park
ing spaces be set off in front of their
places of business, but the Council
was unable to reach a quick agree
ment, and referred the matter to a
committee consisting of Aldermen j.
w. Gill, F. B. Hight and M. Y. Coop
err for investigation and report.
At the request of Mayor Powell, the
Council decided to relieve City Clerk
S. B. Burwell from being custodian
of a number of riot guns owned by
the city, and to prepare containers
for these guns in the police quar-
tiers and have the desk sergeant to
be responsible.
An item of $135 was put into the
budget for repairs to the roof of the
Municipal Building, this being the
figure submitted by Tanner Roofing
Company.
Mayor Powell reported on the
status of the city water and said a
crew was now engaged in cleaning
out creeks and feeder streams to the
reserve lakes.
Payment o. an interest item of
$1,47O on bonds was ordered as of
September 1, as the money is on hand
for the settlement. The payment will
be to a New York bank.
A free license was granted to j.
L. Davis to peddle fruits, candies and
the like, he being a World War
veteran.
Mayor Powell as manager submit
ted the monthly filter and balance
sheet reports for the water works de-
partment, which were received and
ordered filed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
LEVY IS INCREASED
!. 5OC OVER OLD RATE
Maturing Bond Obligations
Next July l Given AS
Principal Reason
BUDGET ALSO ADOPTED
Old Levy for Several Years Was $1.25
on 500 Property Valuation;
Provision Made for
Operating Costs
BUDGET ALSO ADOPTED

The tax rate of the city of Hen
derson for the fiscal year 1887 -38 was
fixed by the City Council Monday
night at $1.75 on the $10O valuation of
property, and the poll tax was made
81.
The new rate represents an in
crease of SO cents over the SIPS levy
in effect last year and for several
previous years.
The tremendous hike in the rate
was made necessary in order to take
care of maturing bond obligations on
July next year, and for the purposes
of operating the city government in
all of its departments and activities.
Bond obligations of some $4,000 will
fall due July 1, 1888, and no provis-
ion for their payment has been made,
except for the increased levy, it was
stated.
Adoption of the tax rate was made
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
GARLAND JOHNSON
DECLARED OUTLAW
Any Citizen of State May
Take Fugitive and Stay
If He Resists Arrest

A proclamation signed today by
Justice of the Peace ]. S. Albright
and C. p Lowry declared Garland
Johnson an outlaw and a fugitive
from justice.
johnson is being sought by officers
here for assaulting with intent to kill
Deputies l.. A. Jackson, w. S. Strange
and J.. C. Champion with a deadly
weapon, an automobile, and inflicting
injury upon the person of Mr.. Jackson.
The three officers had set a trap
to catch Johnson hauling whisky, and
stopped Johnson and his truck on
Orange street the night of August 10.
Johnson drove off, striking Jackson,
injuring his left leg.
The proclamation calls for John
son ito surrender himself to the
sheriff of this county" And it furth-
er states that 1--WE do warn the said
Garland C. Johnson that if he fail to
Immediately surrender himself, any
citizen of the state may capture, ar
ret, and bring him to justice, and in
case of flight or resistance by him,
after being called upon and warned
to surrender, may Stay him without
accusation or impeachment of any
crime.