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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
CHURCH SHOW
| VOTED SUCCESS
Presbyterian Groups Host at
Entertaining and Instructive
Social Evening.

A pleased concourse of over $50
people were royalty entertained, Friday
evening, at the parlors of the Presby.
terrain church when the St. Andrews
Club, combined with the Ladies Aid,
produced program by talented group
of actors and musicians.
The announcements were made by
Ray Reigel and as a part of the even.
ings entertainment he proved an at
fraction, his announcements being tinged
with humorous illusions of no mean
ability
The Little German Band opened the
program with group of selections.
This band was composed of Robert
Carlson, Jack Gianotti, John Skule,
William Jones and Lemuel Anderson,
with Earl Edwards as the director.
Mr.. Edwards announced the titles of
the offerings in regulation Lew Lehr
and Prof. Kaltenmeir manner.
Following the band numbers, Ernie
Bailey, the child prodigy, played piano
selection in a truly finished manner
A stage show followed with Sauce
for the GoSlings" as the vehicle chosen
to convey the histrionic ability of the
theSpians, Ed. G. Bolitho, Mrs. E. w.
Hanson, Mrs George T. Ayres, Miss
Jane Dahlgren, Vincent DiNino and
Ben S. Richards, Jr.
To break their children, Miss Dahl
gren and Vincent DiNino, of the habit
of using slang in their conversation,
the parents, MIR. Bolitho and Mrs. Han
son, with the grandmother, Mrs. Ayres,
entered into diabolical plot to hum
late the children before a guest, Ben
Richards, Jr., who was on a visit to
the family from distant points and who
the children had informed their parents,
was model of speech in pure English
diction. Miss Verna Martin served as
maid in the play.
The guest arrived in due time and
was effusively greeted by the parents
and grandmother with a flow of the
most English-murdering slang in popu-
Lar use. The children were disguised
and promised to use better language in
the future providing the others desisted
with their huniliating language. All
turned out well and happily with the
result that language was modified to
suit all concerned.
The play made a hit with the audi
ence and proved lesson as'well as an
entertaining feature. The well known
"Harmonica TwiSterS," Chester Hillman,
Elmo LaSSey, John and Donald Mix
kanen, played several melodies and old
time favorites and were enthusiastically
encored to which they graciously re-
sponded
The male quartette, MesSrs. Sig Olson,
Wilson Carlson, Conrad Haugen and
William Kendrick appeared in a Scotch
makeup and sang number of ballads,
a Ia Harry Lauder. The conventional
plaid with kits and sporn were worn,
even bow legs on some of the members
made the Lauder effect more pro-
nomced. The offerings of the quar-
tette brought down the house and re-
peated encores were demanded. Mrs
Hanson played accomplishments for the
singers.
The German band closed the program
with a number of selections. For
their closing numbers they were an
nounced as an Austrian band and
played Austrian music.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
Ely and Virginia People
In Car Crash Sunday.

The cars of John Brula of this city,
and Harry Lindahl of Virginia, figured
in an accident on the Ely-Tower road
near Robinson, Sunday evening, and the
cars were considerably wrecked although
the people riding in the two cars were
only slightly injured. In the Virginia
car were Harry Lindahl, driver, with
Mrs. Lindahl and daughter, Mona, and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bawden.
According to the story told by those
who investigated, it was stated that
after the collision the Lindahl car rolled
over and ended in the ditch while the
Brula car ran into the ditch on the
opposite side of the road. The Lindahl
car was almost total wreck it was re-
ported.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
RETURNED TO UNIVERSITY.

Students from the Minnesota Uni
versity who had been home for visit
during the spring vacation, returned to
resume their studies the latter part of
the week and on Monday. Those who
left are: Robert Berg, Bennett Kantola,
Frank Laing, Charles Trezona, Barney
Banks, Leonard Klun, Patrick Fleming
Anita Gordon, Alice Maxi, Barbara
Skradski, Julia Skule, Eileen Lomasney
Gordon Thornberg, Sarah Hanson
David King, Robert Merhar, Eugene Fill
son, Anna Ahonen, Linda Laitala,
dolph Kalan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
THE SAME OLD STORY.
Uong Prairie Leader


The administration of the states un-
employment insurance department has
broken down and officials were sum-
moned to Washington last week to de-
fend themselves against charges of
linefhciency.
The department, which is of the
mushroom political variety, has 78O en-
ployes and is costing $85 900 a month to
operate or more than one million dollars
year.
Over six months were spent getting
ready for the system which went into
effect Jan. 1, but Notwithstanding the
preparation and the great army of en-
ployes, the department was in hopeless
confusion before the end of the month
and at the end Of the second month,
the federal officials stepped in to try
and find out what the trouble is.
The department, collects taxes from
employers to pay employees who hap
pen to be out of work. Up to Jan. 1
over Sill 900 900 had been collected from
the employers in the state and shortly
after that date, which was the first
date for employees out of a job to file
their applications, upwards of 5000 ap-
plications were filed.
Notwithstanding this enormous flood
OF applications which completely begged
down the Office, officials went on the
radio and urged everybody who thought
they had a claim to hurry in with their
applications. 1.-THE money is yours, it
is not charity and you should come and
get it" was the radio appeal.
This had the effect of adding to the
confusion and help to tie the Office up
tighter. Unemployed persons, listening
to the appeal, naturally thought they
ought to apply for the checks if the
money was to come as easy as the in
vitation intimated, and so they rushed
in their filings. Thousands of persons
who, under the law, had no claim to
the monthly checks, flooded the depart
ment with their demands and under
the deluge the bureau foundered and
sank.
The trouble with the department ap-
pears to be that those in charge of it
conceived 1t to be sort Of political pie
counter and splendid thing for cam
paign year. Hundreds were given jobs
in the Office itself and then hunt was
started to round up thousands to draw
the compensation checks. The scheme
seems TO have failed for the ridiculous
reason that the office personnel could
not make out the pay checks fast
enough. The jobs were created and the
guileless were brought in to apply, but
the check-issuing department broke
down. The yells of the disappointed
brought down the wrath Of the Wash
ington department that was being criti-
cized for the situation there you
are.
The trouble will doubtless be straight
ened out and those who deserve the
compensation and who ought to have
it regularly and promptly in conformity
with the fine spirit that prompted the
law, will get it ultimately.
In the meantime, Minnesota citizens
who give any one (even one person. a
job, must turn in sum equal to q
per cent of the wages paid over to be
scrambled for at this, the newest pie
counter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
BRIDGE COMPLETED.

The Standard Construction Company
OF Duluth, who had the contract fol
the construction of the new steel anc
concrete bridge over Burnside River or
the Grant McMahan Boulevard to re-
place the wooden structure, have COM
pleted their work. Their contract was
for $11 ,442 for the bridge. The county
will improve the approaches. During
construction work, traffic was routed
over the ice near the site.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
Ely Man on Conference
J. C.. Basketball Team

Milton Stenlund of this city, a mem.
Der of the Ely Junior College basketball
team, was chosen on the 10-man con.
ference team selected by the coaches O.
the Northern Junior College circuit al
the annual meeting in Minneapolis the
last of the week.
A track schedule was adopted ir
which Ely will appear with Duluth al
Virginia on May T. The conference goli
and tennis meets also were awarded tc
Virginia for May %.
Mr.. Stenlund was chosen on the con-
ference team as guard
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
ELY TEAM AT CHISHOLM.

In the Arrowhead Class A basketball
tournament held at Chisholm, the Ely
team made up of Simonich, Nicholas,
Stukel, Bird, Theno, Paris and Dowler
were defeated by the Chisholm team
on a As to Is score in a well played
game, Notwithstanding the score did not
show it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
Sleeper's Brain Waves

We do not go to sleep at any par
ticular moment. There is wide va
riety of graduation between being
asleep and being awake. Different
parts of the brain go to sleep at diff
ferent times and to different de-
grees, so that it is difficult to de-
termine whether we are asleep or
awake or to what extent at any
given moment. These are the con-
illusions resulting from an investiga-
ton of the brain waves that we
give off during the transition period.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
A DragOman

A dragoman is a comprehensive
designation applied to anyone who
acts as an intermediary between
Europeans and Orientals, whether
as hotel tout or travellers guide, or
as the chief dragoman of a foreign
embassy whose functions may in
clude the carrying on of important
political negotiations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

With this issue of the Ely Miner we
are presenting our readers with fl
nancial statement of St. Louis County
for the year 1887 The reading may ap-
pear dry and statistical at first glance
but we en- assure you that the state
ment is very interesting as showing the
payments and to whom paid of county
monies. We also would advise you to
save the supplement for future refer
ence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
SPECIAL FORUMS.

Under the direction of Miss Gunhild
Paulon, special forums were held in the
high school, Friday, by the American
History classes. Mabel Lampi discussed
Social and Anti-Social Education in
the Movies" Rosemary Murn discussed
Desirable and Undesirable Factors in
Our Education" Eudora Anderson led
the discussion on Us One Sex Favored
by Our High School Curriculum" and
Myrtle Mclaughlin led in the discus
sion of Desirable Social Changes in
Our Community"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
Indians and Citizenship

An Indian, so long as he remains
as of his Indian tribe, is not citizen
and can not vote. But an Indian
can take an oath of allegiance and
become a citizen: It has been held
that the language of the Fourteenth
amendment to the United States
Constitution is not broad enough to
include Indians.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
Complementary COlOrs

Complementary colors are made
by mixing any two of the three pri-
mary colors. Red and yellow mixed
become orange, the complement of
blue. Blue and red make violet,
complementary to yellow. Yellow
and blue produce green, the COM
plement of red.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
40 Million People limited
to Visit State This Year

Ray Reigel, Ray Hoefler, DR.. J. E
Thompson, John Somrock, Sigurd o.
son, Herman Olson of Tower, and R
L. Ellis of Hibbing. Andrew Erickson
introduced Director Shave in a short
address. A series of songs were sung
under the direction of Frank v. DiNinc
and to music by Peggy McMahan. Mr.
Shave left here with the Tower con-
tingent of the club and was scheduled
for another address in Tower later in
the evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
Word "ChenilIeo French

The word Chenille" is French for
''fuzzy caterpillar" In carpet Ian
guage, it refers to a luxurious car
pet type in which long, caterpil-
lar-like strand, cut from a previous
ly woven blanket, is based to form
the welt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

Saltwater News-A baby girl fell 40
feet from balcony in Singapore to the
stone yard below, landing on her head.
She was unhurt except for slight
bruises. Too bad that she is not a boy.
She would make an ideal governor for
the state of Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

Brainerd Tribune-A Montreal man
found dollar he didn't know he had
and then proceeded to celebrate by
spending $3.50. We nominate him for
Harry L. Hopkins place at Washington,
if and when the latter resigns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

reaped a harvest of almost
500, 100000 in this country
last year. Financial experts
point out that many people who
would take the utmost care of
a dollar bill will write a check
for any sum and hand it to a
perfect stranger. Often the
check is made with a lead
pencil. All a crook has to do
is get an eraser and change the
figures to suit himself. Write
with ink on a check or use an
indelible pencil.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

A strange anomaly of a cash
surplus amounting to $14,821,-
337 and a budget deficit of
$809,645,890 was shown by the
report of the treasury the last
of the week! Just a matter of
bookkeeping which no one UNI
derstands except the book
keeper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
ShefIieId Noted for Cutlery

Sheffield, England, has been noted
for the manufacture Of cutlery
since Chaucer's time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

Gross earnings taxes from
railroads to the tune of nearly
six million dollars 5,996,73
95 to be exact) poured into
state Golfers last year, topping
the amount for the previous
year by 1868, 649.70, according
to State Treasurer G. A. Hal
version. Nineteen out of the 20
railroads which paid gross
earnings taxes into the state
treasury during the last six
months period showed a gain,
while ten showed a loss in their
gross earnings. Treasurer Hal
version ascribes the increase in
gross earnings levy receipts
mostly to gains made by the
two roads whose shipments are
chiefly iron ore, the Duluth,
Missabe & Northern and the
Great Northern.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

Iron ore royalty tax receipts
collected from fee owners last
year were more than double
those of 1886, according to
figures released by State Treas
urer G. A. Halvorson. In 1887
the state received $685. $780,
03 in royalties, $763,059.33
more than the year before, for
which the total was $545, 290.-
70. The rise in royalty income,
which goes into the general
revenue fund, Treasurer Hal
version attributed to the boost
in the levy rate ordered by the
last legislature, and to in
creased output of iron ore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

Something to worry about.
A noted European scientist has
figured that an explosion of the
sun resulting in the destruction
of the earth is a possibility.
However, there is no object in
getting unduly excited over the
subject or bringing the matter
to the attention of the political
powers-that-be for adjustment.
The grand blew-up is not due
for at least 100000 years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31
On This Occasion
Continued from Page One)

year, with another $4,000
thrown in for meal tickets and
transportation. He also said
that a couple of auditors will
hit town and audit about $500
accounts at the banks in less
than two days at a cost of about
$68. He breaks the city audit
into Individual items; board at
from $3.50 to $500 a day;
transportation and wages and
then divides the cost between
the school district and the city
with a resultant total of ST.
784.28 up to Jan. /. "How-
ever" he says, sit is not the
amount per day, it is the num-
Der of days which gives the
taxpayers a headache"
In every day business" says
Mr.. Brown, ''this style of oper-
alton is termed a racket but
regardless of what title you
style it under, it means a ter
rifle expense to taxpayers,
hundreds of whom are on WPA
work, relief rolls or unemploy-
ment pension lists. The money
expended on local audits up
until January LIST of this year
would give $50 laborers work
for a month at wages of more
than $50"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

Forgers and check writer's
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

Four have already filed for
the position of County Super
intendent of Schools, the posi-
ton now occupied by Arthur
Lampe. Filings have been
made by Mr.. Lampe to sue
coed himself, Mr.. Norsted of
Eveleth, Mr.. Hanson of CHS
holm, and Mr.. Nelson of Vir-
ginia. Ely, Hibbing, Tower
and Mountain Iron have no
candidates. yet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

Why should the population
of the independent districts
vote and elect some one for the
county districts any more than
should the county districts out
side of the Independents be al
lowed to elect the superinten-
dent for the Independent dis
trict. We have always con-
tended that Duluth, Hibbing,
Ely, Virginia, Eveleth, Noun
tain Iron, Aurora, and Biwabik
be prohibited from casting bal
lots for the election of a super
intendent for everyone but
themselves. Duluth does not
vote for this official but being
the county seat, by a strange
quirk in the law, compels the
county superintendent to
maintain the office in that city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-31

1t will be noticed that all the
candidates are from indepen-
dent school districts over
which the county superinten-
dent has no control, his juris-
diction extending only to
schools not in independent dis
tricts. Our near neighbor,
Lake County, has things diff
ferent. All the schools of that
county are in one district and
the superintendent controls all
the schools, including those in
Two Harbors.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Miss Jean Gilbert Weds
Mr.. Roger Moister, Jr.
Ceremony in Bethlehem Chapel.
Miss Melva Lucille Schultz
Among the Other Brides.

NF INTEREST to residential circles washington was the
wedding yesterday afternoon Bethlehem Chapel of
~ the Cathedral of ST. Peter and St. Paul of Gilbert
daughter OF Mrs Lewis Daniel Gilbert and the late
Washington formerly Texarkana Mr. Roger William
Moster jr of Summit N. j. of Dr. W. Moser of
Summit The ceremony performed by Canon Raymond L.
Woven The altar decorated with fanked by
seven branched candelabra.
The bride who escorted and given marriage by Dr.
George Tribe ivory satin gown fashioned heart
shaped neckne and long, full train was of illusion
over which she veil of Belgian lace held in place with
coonet and caught at the of the head with orange
She face veil of illusion she left the
Evening star., 1938-02-20
German Ambassador
To Present Award
To Mrs. Townsend

INVITATIONS have been issued
by the German Ambassador,
Herr Hans Dieckhoff. for Wednes-
day afternoon at S O'Clock at the
Embassy. when he will make the
presenta ton to Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend Of the Haendel medal
bestowed by the city OF Halls,
Germany. The ceremony Of pres
entation will be followed by . re-
ception.
The city Of Halle, birthplace of
George Frederick Haendel, estab-
lished this award on the 250th an
niversary Of the great composers
birth, February 70, 1885, and is
for meritorious service in behalf
Of Haendel and his music. as well
as for the furtherance of the ap-
probation OF music in general.
Mrs. Townsend. herself a gifted
musician, not only playing the
piano and singing, but composer
OF charming music, has worked con-
tinuously for better music and
musicians.
Evening star., 1938-02-20

Sir Ronald Lindsay, His Britannia
Majesty's Ambassador. whose pres
ence cannot always be recorded at
such functions. was there towering
above the crowd. When glimpsed
deep in conversation with Representa-
tive Edith Nourse Rogers.
Supreme Court Justice
And Other Officials Present.
The Secretary OF Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper. the latter wear
ing hunters green dress and hat.
were among the many guests, and
arriving bit later was the newly
appointed justice of the Supreme
Court and Mrs Stanley F. Reed. Mrs.
j. Hamilton Lewis was seen in the
gathering, but if Senator Lewis was
there We did not happen to see him.
The chief of the Division of Protocol,
Mr.. George T. Summerlin. accom-
panied by his daughter-in-law, Mrs
George T. Summerlin. jr., were among
the first arrivals Also from the State
Department circle. the chief of the
Division of International Conference
and Mrs. Richard Southgate, the
chief of the Division of European At
fairs and Mrs. Jay Pierrepont Mof1at
and the chief of the Division of Amer
ican Republics, Mr.. Laurence Duggan.
Present though unaccompanied by
his charming wife, who is ill, was the
Argentine Ambassador. popular Senor
Don Felipe A. Espil, who was seen
conversing with the Mexican Ambas-
sador, Senor Dr. Don Francisco Cas-
tillo Najera. Close by Spanish was
the chosen language as there were the
Spanish Ambassador and Sonora de
los Rios, whose smile is ingratiating
and most appealing.
The Netherlands Minister and Nine.
de With, the latter always the epitome
of chic, formed another group with
Miss Marion Trumbull and Maj Ferry
Heath, while not far off Frau Scholz,
wife of the First Secretary of the
German Embassy, was engrossed in
conversation with Mrs. Samuel Con-
nor and Mrs Millard Tydings, whose
black dress, large black hat turned
up on one side and trimmed with a
very large veil, and short sable jacket
presented a fashion plate.
Embassy Ladies Hostesses
For French Ambassador.
The ladies of the Embassy staff
acted as hostesses. Looking charming
Continued on Page 8. Column So
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Mrs. Taft Receiving
In South Carolina.

Mrs. william Howard Taft, widow
Of the former President and Chief Jus
tice, has sufficiently recovered from her
recent illness to 90 to Charleston, s. c.,
where she is recuperating. She was
joined there yesterday by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frederick J. Manning, who
will sail Wednesday for England Mrs.
Manning will be absent until the au-
tumn and will be Joined In June by
Nj. Manning and their daughter, Miss
Helen Manning.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Residential
And Official
News Notes
Hulls Will Return
To the Capital
Tomorrow.

TINE Secretary Of State, Mr.. Cor
dell Hull, will return to the
Capital tomorrow morning
from Des Moines, Iowa, where
ne delivered an address last evening.
The Secretary left Washington Friday.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr., are
spending the week end and George
Washington's birthday at their farm
at Fishkill, N. Y. They will return to
Washington Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry H. Woodring, wife of the
Secretary of War, Is planning to leave
the Capital March 6, the day follow
ing the annual dinner Of the Women's
National Press Club, for Miami, Fla,
where she will spend several weeks
with her parents, former Senator and
Mrs. Marcus A. Coolidge. Mrs. Wood
ring Will be accompanied by her three
children.
The Postmaster General, Mr.. James
A. Farley, Joined Mrs. Farley the end
OF the week at Miami, where she has
been for some time. He expects to be
away for . fortnight.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace have Is their
gue%t At their apartment at Wardman
Park over the week end Mrs. Addison
Parker OF Des Moines, Iowa.
The Secretary Of Labor, Miss Frances
Perkins, spent yesterday in New York
City. where she made speech to !
small group. She returned to the
Capital late last night. The Secretary
VIII entertain at dinner Thursday eve
ning preceding the Department Of
toonttnued on Psss :, Column s.