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The Washington times., 1937-02-20

This idea is the very theme of
Emil Ludwig's latest Offering
'The Nile, the Life Story Of a
River" The author who has given
up for the present recording and
interpreting the lives of the great
men has turned these same powers
to telling the history Of the pa
triarch of waters.
Beginning with the source Of
the White Nile and the Blue Nile
on one hand q competent explora'
ton party could find in this vol
ume much that would be Of value
to them. On the other hand an
historian buSily engaged in collect
ing the record of the people who
had trod this rivers banks could
find his material here also.
In some respects 1t is a strange
experiment-"the biography of a
river" but when 1t is considered
that the Nile of all inland waters
has perhaps to bear up under more
legends, more stories of peoples,
more bits of history than any other
river, it cannot be truthfuRy said
that it hasn't a personality and q
concrete hold on which to base q
history.
Hardly a word need be said as
to the workmanship Of the vol
ume. Mr.. Ludwig's name and
style is familiar to those, and
pleasantly so, who take their inter-
est in mankind to the book shelf
Of biography. He has been a
worthwhile contributor in this
field for quite 8 number Of years.
In this regard 1t might be
pointed out that while ali empha-
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Mexican Race
Problem

Sci Indio' is the book that
brought the first National Prize
Of Literature" to a talented news
paper scribe who signs himself
Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes. It not
only won the Mexican wide acclaim
but q flattering comparison with
Knut HamSun, a student Of peas
ant life in other climeS.
IT. was considered one Of the
most important books to come out
Of Mexico in many years. In
fact, the only thing lacking was a
good English: translation. But
now the publishers announce with
pride that it is lacking no longer.
Anita Brenner has done the job
and done 1t well, as you will see.
"El 1ndio" throws strong light
on the racial problems confront
ing. Mexico. Lopez y FuenteS got
his information first hand. He
writes of people rooted deep into
the soil. He pictures the warmth
Of the tropics. He tells of a race,
secure only from the invasion of
civilization, persecution and ex.
ploitation by their retreat into the
mountain faStness of the Sierrias.
He holds an unforgettable brief
for the ilnprovident Indians strug-
Cling for existence in a barren
land. ..
Yet with all his warm sympathy
for the oppressed he avoids the
manners and the gestures of the
soap-bix orator. His style is
smooth, clear-cut and Illuminating.
The fact that no single char
Acter is named nor the geograph-
1cl location of the village revealed
shows a mind free from prejudice.
In addition it makes Eel 1nd1o" a
representative book.
The American reader familiar
with Mexican history will have no
difficulty in recognizing the scene.
The uninitiated will read and
learn. Or if he chooses, he may
just look. The drawings in black
and white by Diego Rivera fur
nish q grim story in themselves.
+ c'El Indio," the book that won
the first national prize of litera
ture. Published by Bobbs Merrill)
The Washington times., 1937-02-20

There is something stark about
Arnold's Autographs. They are
straight and hard and uncom-
promising, with only a rare line
for purposes of softening.
OUTSTANDING
Most of Arnold's prints are
crayon works on stone, but there
are some done in the softer pro
cess of ithotinU. This particular
phase of lithography, used sue
cessful1y by only a few modern
artists, was employed to a great
extent by such men as Whistler,
Thomas Harding in the middle Of
the last century, and Arthur B.
Davies.
among the lithotint prints is
ore outstanding print that is at
tracing considerable notice. Ar.
mold calls it "Girl Seated" and
does an exceptionally good job
Of it.
The Autographs on view at the
Blue Gallery were all done be-
The Washington times., 1937-02-20

VSS~ VAA4NAAV vi 4HAV4A'
The winner in the competition
will receive $500 for the painting.
Because Of the Department of
Interiors work in national parks,
it is suggested that the mural be
a landscape. It is also suggested
that the routes of the early ex-
plorers across the country offer
interesting historical background
for such a mural.
The competition will be judged
by members of the staff of the
painting and sculpture section, as
sisted by Waddy Wood, architect of
the building; William Zimmerman,
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Predictions

Harper & Brothers this week
published three volumns which
advance notices seem to predict
are headed for the best seller list.
They are: Trinity Town" by
Norman Collins, the authors third
novel; Flight to Hell" by Hans
Bertram, who tells about a flight
from Germany to China; and
Snakes And Their Ways" by DR..
C. H. Curran, associate curator
in the Department Of Entomology
at the American Museum of Nat
ural History and Carl Kauffeld,
curator, Of herpetology at the
Staten Island Geological Society.
The Washington times., 1937-02-20

This is a story OF struggle. Its
heroine has a hard time, but she
serves as a symbol of the poverty
stricken, middle classes and she
never stops fighting.
Like all stories covering a pc
riod of some 40 years, this one
takes a good while to get started.
The opening chapters aren't par
ticularly enliVening. Not that death
and disaster should be treated in
the spirit of levity, but simply that
the incidents chosen to give in
sight into the heroine's character
fail to stimulate interest.
Later, when Rhoda becomes an
earnest, hard-working student, her
attraction increases. To quot e
another of the characters, she is
the kind Of girl "who couldn't keep
on the surface of a relationship
to save her life" She is destined
to tear herself to pieces" Rhoda,
on the contrary, goes about insist
ing that she is still "the captain
of her soul"
This attitude puzzles and in
trigueS a professor she meets while
working her way through college.
He confeSseS to having led q frus-
trated life and instantly Rhoda is
inspired with passion to master
his fate as well as her own.
They marry, but he proves an
impossible subject.
He processes to be working
toward a future in chemical re-
search. Only, nothing happens.
He just goes on teaching. Still
plotting reform, Rhoda decides to
hide her love in the hope Of direct
ing his energies toward their
The Washington times., 1937-02-20

sis is placed on the Nile, the
peoples who reap their livelihood
from its shores and the country
surrounding 1t come in for the
searching gaze Of the author.
The biography is never quite
hidden by the historian or the
guide and therefore the volume
with its many facets is one of the
most interesting offerings OF the
year. 49,.
C'The Nile, the story Of a River, I"
by Emil Ludwig, published by the
Viking Press.)
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
The Best
Sellers
FICTION

FICTION
Sea of Grass
Conrad Richter KnOpf
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell Macmillan
Cities Of Refuge
Philip Gibbs Doubleday
Drums Along the Mohawk
Walter d. EdmOnds Little
Invasion
MA1ence van der Meersch viking
The Late George Apley
John P. MarQuAnd LlttIS
NoNFICTIoN
How to Win Friends
Dale Carnegie stm0a
The Hundred Years
Philip Guedalla Doubleday
Your Income Tax
l. Herman Sher simon
Nine Old Men
Pearson 4 Alien Doubleday
Let EN- Eat Caviar
Abel & Gordon Dodge
Ultimate Power
Morris L. Ernst Doubleday
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Lithotints, Water Colors
Attract Art Lovers

On chic Connecticut Avenue and among wisdom filled homes
exhibited this weeks excursions into the world
The first represents the work of A. g. Arnold wenown
photographer whose prints being shown currently the Blue
Gallery, at 2O40 st. N w. just off Connecticut Avenue and
the second comprised Of the water coo Of Roy Clark Wash
ington artist at the Public Library. r..
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Romantic Biography

Final proofs of romantic bi-
ography entitled Phantom King;
the Story of Napoleon's Son" are
being arranged by Hildegarde
Hawthorne, granddaughter of Ma
thaniel Hawthorne. 1t will be pub
lished toward the end Of this
month by D. sAppletonC Century.
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Story of Struggle Takes
H0niC Twist

ony those rivers reach the that strong enough to
mount all obstacles That's what of the characters saws to
his feelings in mot All Rivers and goes long way
to explain the title of Adrianna Spadons new novel;
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
The Nile, the Life Story
OF a River

Old river talk about the expanse Of water from which
they make their living in matteroffac yet acquve
as if it was alive and had a personality
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
Painters Competing for
interior Prize

competition for mural painting in the auditorium Of
the Department of Interior is announced by the section
Of painting and sculpture of the Treasury Departments pro-
The Washington times., 1937-02-20
NeaVBOOk
Notes

angry Dust" is an autobiog-
raphy by Nikolai Gubsky. 1t will
be published March 4 by the Ok
ford University Press. Mr.. Cub
sky tells some humorous incidents
of his life as a sailor in the Rus
sian Black Sea Fleet. The fleet
was composed of the Panteleimon,
st. Matthew, Three Holy Fathers
and Twelve Apostles.
every Man His Own Detec
tive" written by George Antheil
to permit readers to solve crimes
by giving them an insight into the
methods of endocrine-criminology
by which the mysteries are solved
in his book,
The Washington times., 1937-02-20

Of the Department Of Interior; Eu-
gene Savage, New York mural
painter; Alexander Brook and Her
man More, painters of New York
city, and Daniel Cation Rich, of
the Art Institute of Chicago.
PaSteIS
A special exhibition Of pastel
drawings by Miss Elizabeth Tell
ling opened today at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art, where it will re-
main through Sunday, March IA.
Miss Telling is an etcher as
well as an artist in pastelS, and has
exhibited her work widely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
finn ISH FETE
PLANS STARTED
Chairmen Named for Annual
Midsummer Festival to be
Held in Virginia.

The date for the Finnish Midsummer
Festival has been set for June 10 and
20 and the festival this year will be
held at Virginia.
Last year it was held in this city and
the largest gathering at any of the
previous festivals celebrated the event.
1t was estimated that there were 10000
people here from Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, the Dakotas and other states
west of us where Finnish people reside.
A drawing card last year were the
addresses by Emil Hurja of Washington,
D. c., aide to Postmaster General Far
ley in the campaign then on, and Mar
tin Nelson, candidate for governor of
Minnesota. The musical program by
the several glee clubs of neighboring
communities also was drawing card.
Arrangements are being perfected for
the Midsummer fete. Elmo Saranen is
the general chairman of the festival
committee at Virginia and he has an
nounced the chairmen of the general
committees to have charge as follows:
The Rev. Milma Laapala will have
charge of the program; Mrs. Lydia
Ahola, banquet; Mrs. Sadie Jarvinen,
dance; William Hill, grounds; John T.
Anderson, publicity; Henry Moilanen,
advertising, and Mathew E. Matson,
sports.
Arnold Lahti has been named secre-
| tary of the general committee and
Henry Keranen is the treasurer
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P.-T.A EASTER
MONDAY Dance
Proceeds of Event to Benefit
Pupils Eye Glass Fund and
Baby Clinics Here.

The annual welfare dance of the Ely
Parent Teacher Council will be held
Easter Monday evening, March 20, in
the washington auditorium from nine
until twelve.
Tiny Specht's Orchestra of Virginia,
has been engaged for the evening. This
very popular orchestra promises dance
program of unusual interest.
The proceeds of the dance are used
to finance the welfare program of the
Council, whereby needy children are
furnished with glasses to correct faulty
vision, and incidental expenses at
tendant on the two annual baby clinics
are met. During the May and october
clinics, DR.. Schroeder of Duluth, ex-
amined las children.
The officers of the Council are in
charge of the general arrangements for
the dance. Assisting Mrs. Peter Kayute
as co-chairmen in the sale of tickets
are Mrs. Mary Startz, Mrs. Rose Svetich
Mrs. Florence Coombe and Mrs. Vivian
| Imhoff.
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Committees Make Reports
for ~. C.. C.. w. Meeting,

The local unit of the National Council
of Catholic Women held its regular
monthly meeting, Tuesday evening, at
the Memorial building.
Mrs. Thomas j. Carey gave very
interesting report on the quarterly
Diocesan meeting at Grand Rapids on
March Is.
Mrs George Larson and Miss Mar
garet Schwartzbauer reported on the
N. G. c. w. radio broadcasts on Sat
urdays over the Duluth station spon-
sored by the Youth Committee. The
speakers urged all members to listen in
on these programs.
The Council takes this means OF
thanking the local merchants who con-
tributed so generously to the Rummage
Sale and thus helped to make the sale
a success.
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"Manners of Americans"

In Jackson's first administration
the country was shocked by the ap-
pearance of a book entitled ''The
Domestic Manners of Americans"
by Mrs. Frances Trollope. She was
bright little Englishwoman who
had come to this country and estab-
lished a bazar in Cincinnati which
proved failure. She first called at
tention to the fact that American
women did not consult the season in
either the colors or style of their
costumes, never wore boots, and
walked in the middle of winter with
their pretty little feet pinched into
miniature slippers incapable of ex-
Guiding as much moisture as might
bedeW primrose.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
Nominations Made For
Rotary Club Officers

The meeting of the Rotary Club last
evening was tribute to the Girl Scout
organization which celebrated it's silver
jubilee last week, also the 18th year
of scouting in Ely.
Miss Elizabeth Raisky, Ely director of
Girl Scouts, had several of her girls
put on a playlet in which Jean Kot-
chevar, Jean Drolet, PATSY McMahan,
Rose Ann Mayerle, Genevieve SLENDER
and Catherine Schweiger took part.
Mrs. George T. Ayres spoke on JUL
iette Low, organizer of the Scout move
ment in this country. Mrs. Ayres gave
a brief history of the life of Miss Low.
Norma Mae Brown read humorous
selection entitled 1.-THE Brides First
Call On the Butcher"
The nominating committee named
at the meeting of the club two weeks
ago submitted slate of officers. The
election will take place the third We'd
nesday of April. The slate presented
by the committee was: President, C. II.
Haugen; vice president, Wilson C. Carl
son; secretary and treasurer, Ed. G.
Bolitho; directors, James I. Laing,
Stanley Adkins, and william Paulos.
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Miss Mary Kraft
Entertdins German Club.

The members of the German Club
and the faculty of the Junior College
were entertained Friday afternoon by
Miss Mary Kraft, club adviser.
An Easter motif prevailed in the
decorations. A very fine lunch was
served with Miss Linda Laitala, club
president, pouring the coffee.
The day before, Thursday, contest
was held and prizes given for the best
descriptive essays on spring, written in
German. Misses Irja Essila, Elsie
Ranta and Linda Laitala were awarded
prizes. Dean Sigurd Olson received the
guest prize.
German songs were sung to music
played by Miss Loretta Eul, club Sec
rotary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
SCHOOL HONOR
ROLL NAMED
Both High School and Junior
College Announce the High
Ranking Students.

Principal Haugen has announced the
honor students for the Memorial High
School for the six weeks which started
Feb. and ended Mar. IL.
The honor student must have a
standing of three BIS or better and
passing marks in physical education.
The list of near honor students also is
announced. The list is as follows:
High School.
Seniors-Aino Aalto, Bernard Bano-
vetz, El-Lorraine Brouillette, Frances
Chernivetz, Enid Herranen, Virginia
Jackson, Nancy King, Jennie Kosir, He
! liza Laituri, Mildred Lindbloom, William
O'Connor, Allie Paapanen, Albert Saari
Eileen Siren, Stanley Sustercich, Harvey
Tjader.
Juniors-Berniece Beel, Marjorie Berg
lund, Edward Buckley, Gloria Hussey
Angela Koschak, Peggy McMahan
Florence Novak, Edward Pirsh, Albert
Rom, Madeline Svetich.
ophomores-Barnetta Agnew, Flor
ence Aho, Nancy Eckert, Eileen Hoppa
Ernest Peternel, Angela Senta, Helen
Skantz, Emily Slogan, Evelyn Tjader.
Parliamentary E. Deyak, Harold
Gordon, Milton Gordon, Genevieve
Spreitzer.
Near Honor Students.
Seniors-Helvi Aho, Dorothy Berg
Stanley Berglund, Carl Burch, Frances
Deyak, Ali Maxi, Arthur Peyla, Ann
Pucel, Paul Reko Martin Rodich, Fran
els Saari, Irma Saari Mayme Stefanich
Milton Stenlund, Helen Sundholm.
Juniors-Lenore AhlStrom, Edna
Mahpiha, Helen Martin, Joe Perko
Ruth Schweiger, Harry Turula.
Sophomores-Paul Hendrickson, Kath-
crime Herseth, Molly Jerich, Edna Ruot-
sala, Mildred Salmi, Ruth Starkman
Verna Starkman.
Freshmen-John Clark, Anton Ora
hex, Peter Handberg, Ingrid Holmes
Verna Jamsa, William Mills, Marjorie
Rikhus, Eileen Salminen.
Junior College.
A students, SO to 1O0-Patrick Flem-
ing, Anthony Bracket, Bernice Cardew
Irja ESsila, Agnes Halamik, Margaret
Hanson, Eileen Lomasney and Julia
Skule.
B students, 80 to 92-Teuvo Ahola
EnSio Essila, Oliver Olson, Homer
Paulos, Jane Dahlgren, Rosetta Roma
tar, Olga Poljanec, Barbara SkTadSk
and Ards Sloan.
B students, 81 to 89-Jack Beuk, Cor
don Browne, Fred Gradisher, Joe Jane
SIGH, Oliver Jarvenpaa, William Jones
Sulo Kittila, Eugene Laitala, Wilho
Maenpaa, Sylvester Yuma, Esther
Ahonen, Rose Belehar, Verna Martin
Gertrude Roy, Angelina Pertz and Lois
Robertson.
The Ely Miner is placed on sale every
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
Miss FuLLnteier Dead
After Long Illness.

Miss Louise Fallmier, aged 35, died
Tuesday at the home of her mother on
Lawrence street after an illness of
nearly 20 years, during the past 10
years of which having been confined to
her bed.
She was born In Jugo-Slavia in 1901
and came witt her parents to this city
at an early age. He father preceded
her in death by several years.
Surviving are her mother and
brothers and sisters in Chicago, Detroit
and Minneapolis.
The remains were prepared for burial
at the FenSke Mortuary. The funeral
will be held Saturday morning from the
Catholic church, the Rev. Frank Mihel-
cic conducting the same.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
Ruby Keller, Lee Dixon,
Dance Team at the State.

Ready, Willing and Able" comedy
with music made by Warner Bros. from
the Richard Macaulay story of the same
name that ran in national weekly
magazine last year, will be presented
as the feature attraction at the State
Theatre with a midnight show Sat-
urday and Sunday and Monday per-
formances.
Co-starred are the twinkling-toed
Ruby Keller, and the famous young &C.
centric dancer Lee Dixon. The songs
are by Johnny Mercer and Richard
Whiting, and one especially-'Too Mar
Vicious for WordS"-promises to be a
nation wide hit.
The delightful Louise Fazenda has an
eccentric role well fitted to her talents
as Coincidence and torch singer
Winifred Shaw is cast as a British
musical comedy star. Other notables in
the cast are Allen jenkins, Carol
Hughes, Hugh O'Connell, Teddy Hart
Addison Richards, Ross Alexander
Shaw and Lee, the "piano-movers" from
vaudeville, E. E. Give and Jane Wyman
Something altogether new in the way
of number" is typewriter 80 feet
high, on the keys of which dancing
girls spell out loye-letter dictated tc
them by Alexander. The girls were di-
rected by Bobby Connolly. The story
part of the picture was guided by Ray
Enright.
Ready, Willing and Able" is said tx
have a much more substantial and CO.
herent story than most musical films
have. 1t was adapted for the screen
by Jerry Wald, Sig Herzig and Warner
Duff, and is one of the Warmers mos
pretentious offerings for 1897.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
Local Coop Team Sixth
In BrHLe Tournament

The local team returned from the
Coop basketball tournament at Brule,
Wisconsin, Monday, where they placed
in sixth place. Manager Koivisto of
the team stated the locals were out
classed as to size but that their playing
form was good. He also stated the
annual tournament winners for the past
six years from Waukegan, Illinois, were
in the class with professionals.
The Ely boys lost the first round with
Cloquet, won from Duluth and lost to
Virginia in the consolation event.
The team wishes to thank the local
oil stations who made the trip pos
sible, Makis Standard OIL Central
Garage, Anton Slogan and the Ely Co.
Op stations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
WintOn Parent-TedcherS
Feature Foreign Exhibits,

An exhibit representing the Scandin-
avian countries, Finland, Russia, China
and England, was one of the interesting
features of the Winton PIT A. meeting
held last week. This exhibit included
linens, silverware, clothing, copperware,
dolls and beads.
Mrs Herbert Richards had charge of
the question box. Many questions of
interest were discussed.
The hostesses for the meeting were
Mrs. D. Caldwell, Mrs. G. GilbertSon
Mrs. w. Ekonen and Mrs. T. Kuitunen
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
The IrOncIad Oath

The ironclad oath was the oath es-
tablished by congress in 1862 for
federal officeholders. 1t was des-
lgnated to exclude from office any
possible enemy of the Union and
received its name because of it's
stringent character. After the close
OF the war this oath was required
OF officeholders in the reconstruc-
ton states. The act establishing
1t was repealed in 1871.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25

FOR SALE-ReSidence property in the
estate of VIM. Petherick, being lot 6
and the west 1917 feet of lot Z, block
2, WhiteSide's Third Addition. In
quire at the Office of A. j. Thomas.
3-25 4-8p.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
Steam Wagon in l77l

A clumsy steam wagon for haul
ing guns was constructed by Nicho-
las Joseph Cugnot in It'll, but was
never put to practical use.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
NurhofSi Founder

The real founder of Manchu pow
er was Nurhatsi, who proclaimed
himself Emperor in 1916 and estab-
ished his capital at Mukden in 1925
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25

Vermont, Once Connecticut
Vermont was first known as New
connecticut, but soon changed to
its present name.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25

The debate on the re-routing
of the North Shore highway
goes merrily on between the
people affected in the section
on one hand and the conserva-
ton enthusiasts on the other.
The re-routing, as proposed by
the state highway commission,
was up before Harold L. likes.
secretary of the interior, where
opponents and proponents ar.
gued the case.
Representative John T. Der,
nard of this district opened the
discussion and he is reported
as saying that 81 per cent of the
people of the Eighth district
want the road re-routed. We
think the congressman was
overly enthusiastic in his
figures, however, an early de-
cision from Mr.. likes on this
matter would be welcome. The
U. S. government was drawn
into the discussion by reason Of
the roads re-routing would
take it through Grand Portage
Indian lands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-25
Thomas EdiSon,. Motto

Thomas Edison's motto was "Ev-
erything comes to him who hustles
while he waits