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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
To the Editor,
|noor Cir.

Dear Sir:
In reply to your request to send a
check in payment of my subscription,
wish to inform you that the present
condition of my bank account makes
it almost impossible. My shattered fl
ancial condition is due to federal laws,
state laws, county laws, city laws, cor
poration laws, liquor laws and outlaws.
Through these laws am compelled
to pay business tax, amusement tax,
head tax, school tax, gas tax, light tax,
water tax, sales tax, liquor tax, income
tax, food tax, furniture tax and excise
tax. I am required to get business
license, car license and truck license.
For my safety am required to carry
health insurance, life insurance, fire
insurance, property insurance, liability
insurance, burglar insurance accident
insurance, business insurance, earth
quake insurance, tornado insurance, UNI
employment compensation insurance,
and old age insurance.
My business is so governed that it is
no easy matter to find out who owns
it. I am expected, suspected, disre-
spected, rejected, detected, examined,
re-examined, informed, required, sum-
moned, fined, commanded and COM
PEELED, until I provide an inexhaustible
supply of money for every known need,
desire or hope of the human race
Simply because I refuse to donate
to something or other, am boycotted,
talked about, lied about, held up and
held down.
I can tell you honestly that except
for a miracle that happened, I could
not enclose this check. The wolf that
comes to many doors nowadays just
had pups on my doorstep. I collected
the bounty, and here's the money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
On This Occasion
Continued from Page One)

thinks that instead of telling
us how to run the country, this
Britisher should devote his
talents to teaching his rulers
the first principles of interna-
tional honesty, the payment of
their just debts to us and winds
up the argument with the sage
conclusion what we need
from England and the rest of
the deadbeat European nations
is our money, not advice"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
MUSICAL TONIGHT.

The Thursday Musicale is meeting
this evening in the music room of the
Old High School building at o'clock
An interesting program has been ar
ranged and Selim Palmgren, the noted
composer will be discussed by the COM
mittee composed of Mrs. Heinz Koivu-
maxi, chairman; Miss Lama Haavisto
and Mrs. Cecilia Kuitunen. All men,
bers are urged to be present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
to Others

pearing under this head are not neces-
sarily the editorial opinions Of the
paper. Under no condition will we print
ibelous articles. Express your opinions
In language that will not hurt the
feelings of the reader. Use the Golden
Rule as model and write accordingly
The Editor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.

Chief Ranger Matt Vertin has ap-
pointed standing committees for the
year for st. Francis Court, Catholic
Order of Foresters. Charles L. Merriam,
Jr., John Dragavon and Frank Vranes-
ich are on the membership committee;
Joseph Veranth, L. G. Stember, Matthias
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

The columns of the Miner are at the
disposal of anyone desiring to discuss
public affairs. We must insist, how
ever, that you sign your name to your
communica ton. The name will not be
printed if you so request but We must
have it as a guarantee of good faith on
your part. We also desire to inform
the reading public that articles ap-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
REBUILDING FACTORY.

j. N. Rautio Builders are adding more
space and machinery to their wood
working plant on Second Avenue. The
building is now 24x54 with upper and
lower floors. The millwork to be used
by the Rautio Builders will be fashioned
at the plant and planning, joining, NOR
Using saving and routing machines are
being installed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
Card of Thanks.

We hereby desire to express our
thanks to our many friends and neigh
bors who rendered assistance, SYM
pathy and floral offerings during the
recent illness and funeral of our mother.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rajakovich,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Matchiner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Toms,
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Matchiner,
RoSalie and Moreno Matchiner,
Clemens Matchiner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
SENIOR LUTHER LEAGUE.

The Senior Luther League Of the
First Ev. Lutheran church will pre-
sent an interesting program at the
church, Sunday evening, March 20, at
7:30 o'clock. The program committee
is composed of Mrs. William Starkman,
Mrs. Emil Maxi, Miss Helen Anderson
and Toimi Lepisto. Lunch will be served
by the committee made up of Mrs.
Charles Anderson, Mrs. Sauna Laitala,
Miss Ali Salo and Raymond Nyman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

The unemployed insurance
bureau in Minnesota now en-
ploys 74S persons, according
to the Pioneer Press and that
one-fifth of the receipts will be
required for administrative eX-
penses or about a million dol
lars per year. An exchange
advises all to get on the state
or national payroll. If you
don't, you will be out of luck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

Possibly the American in
weston has become fearful of
political tinkering with bust
ness, thinks Vim Weber in his
Murray County Herald. Pos
sibly this simple reasoning has
something to do with the gen.
eral feeling of fear which
blocks investments for expan-
sion of industry under trend
which takes management away
from those who put up the
money and hold the sack.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

Coleraine News-Between 1928-1936
U. S. Steel paid its owners 1854, 0O0, 900.
During this same period it paid out
50, 502, 100000 in wages. Seventy-seven
million dollars was paid out in interest
on bonds. 1t paid out in taxes $397,-
100000 or fifteen million more than
was received by the owners. The wage
Garner might read this over and pat
himself on the back, for in spite of
what the cracker box orators may be
saying, the plutocrats don't get the
lions share. And speaking about pluto
Gratis, if you are a stockholder, you are
one of them. Shame on you for your
greed!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

"Not one really great figure
has emerged from our depres-
sion and later recession" COM
planned a political critic. We
wonder if this fellow has eX-
amined the national debt figure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

The Wadena Pioneer-Jour-
nal is of the opinion that while
the WPA gets bigger and big
ger, business gets smaller and
smaller.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

Buffalo Blade-"I want to be eX-
cused," said the worried-looking jury
man addressing the judge. II owe a
man $25 and as he is leaving town for
some years I want to catch him be-
fore he reaches the train and pay him
the money" You're excused" replied
the judge in icy tones. II don't want
anybody on the jury who can lie like
that"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

case have other taxes been repealed.
More often, those things which were to
be taken away have been increased.
1t is time that Minnesota face its
financial problems most frankly. That
is necessary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
THANKS.

I wish to express my most sincere
appreciation to all who supported me
with their votes for Supervisor at the
Town of Morse election.
TED OJALA.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

A prominent writer has ex-
pressed the opinion that it
sometimes is very convenient
to be crazy and cites the case
of Paul Wright who went in
sane just long enough to shoot
his wife, Evelyn, and his friend
John Kimmel. He thinks
Wright is crazy as a fox for no
sooner had he removed the two
from circulation, he was i'm
mediately sane again and as
harmless as daffodil. He
says that is a very convenient
form of insanity and couldn't
we all attend to a few little
matters if insane for a day or
two.
Take for instance, those mad
men who designed the income
tax blanks. They probably
lost their reason working cross
word puzzles. When their in
sanity took on a more violent
nature they turned to working
out blank forms for the gov
eminent and just before the
complete crack-up, devolved
the income blank for the state.
These dizzies would be the first
victims of the little demented
hour.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
Marbled Meat

Marbling is the name given to the
white lines of fat which run all
through fine quality beef. Tender
beef is usually well marbled.
and Joseph Spreitzer on the
committee, with Stanley
Pechaver handling publicity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

TRY MINER WANT ADS
They Bring Speedy Results!
The Nome nugget., 1938-08-26
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

pm. Thursday, and if weather and ice conditions are favorable, should arrive at Barrow Sept. 3 or 4. The boat carried freight and mail for all northern points. At Barrow 570 tons of freight, chiefly hopSital supplies and con struction materials, will be un- loaded.
 Although complete passenger list for the entire trip was not obtained before the vessel sailed, some information concerning the passengers was obtained. Those who got off at Nome included MT. and Mrs. Ramsey, who will teach al King Island this winter and will remain in Nome until the natives return to the island in the fall; Mir. and Mrs. Cope land and son, who will teach at Igloo; Wynona Gregory, Ada Baldwin, and native boy, all of whom are returning from Eklut- ma. MT. and Mrs. Hirch got off at Pilot Station, where they will teach, and 1Ir and Mrs. Larson were brought to their school at Shaglrk
 Fifteen passengers went aboard at Nome for various northern points. Dr. Lucia King, who is visiting Indian Affairs schools in the district: Dr Worely, who is making Q medical inspection trip, Dr. Haldeman, who is carry ing on a tuberculosis survey, and Virgil Farrell, supervisor of na- tive arts and crafts, are all round-trippers.
 Edna Holden, who for the past
The Nome nugget., 1938-08-26

year has taught in the Bureau school at Nome, is going to Bar row 10 have charge of the school 1here.
 Mrs. Willy Post is also making the cruise, to visit the site of her husbands death, and will return either with the boat or by plane.
 Dr. Shur, who has been sta toned at Mountain Village, is going to Barrow to take charge of the hospital. MT. and Mrs. kimball, the teachers at White Mountain, and their two children are making the round trip.
 Captain Whitlam was unable to say when he would be back at Nome, as there is so much Stump psqSHdmoooe ga ol YIoM the cruise, and ice conditions at this season are unpredictable.
The Nome nugget., 1938-08-26
North Star Sailed For Pt. Barrow
 Yesterday

The Bureau of Indian Affairs vessel North Star, with Captain Frank Whitlam in command, ar rived at Nome early Thursday morning.
 The ship sailed from Seattle August 5th. and made many stops at Southeastern Alaska points on the way north. The vessel called at Ketchikan, Wran gle, Juneau, Haines, Hoonah, Seward, Uzinka, Sunak. Akutan, St. Michael, Pilot Station and Golovin before t reached Nome.
 At Seward she discharged con- siderable freight for interior towns and Yukon River points, and loaded $50 tons of coal for distribution among the Bureau stations in Boring Sea and the Arctic. Government teachers were put ashore at their various posts. A number of students who had been attending the in- dustrial school at Ekluta, Were returned to their homes.
 From Nome the boat will cruise on up the coast. stopping at Tel Ter, Shishmaref, Kotzebue, Xiv alina, Point Hope, Point Lay Wainwright and Barrow. The boat sailed from Nome about
The Nome nugget., 1938-08-26
To the Voters of the Second Division

D It is a rare occurrence when Cabinet member comes to Alaska-this two members of the Cabinet visited Alaska to become familiar with our needs Senator Reynolds, member of the Senate Committee Territories is travelling Alaska from Pt Barrow to Ketchikan. The Democratic administration is Alaska concious-let us keep it that way.
 Firm in the realization that the Democratic Party is dedicated to the principle of representative self gov ernment, and that its political creed makes it the true oarty of the people, the undersigned Democratic candidates for Territorial office ask your support in the forthcoming general election September 18th
The Nome nugget., 1938-08-26
New Roll Peak

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, (P)- Federal Work Relief rolls con- taining three million thirty eight thousand names at a new peak as compared with three million thirty-Six thousand in February 1886.
The Nome nugget., 1938-08-26

Don't forget to leave your name and address for the Nugget to be sent to you via airplane at your mining camps, from now on.
The Nome nugget., 1938-08-26

Special Chiken Dinner with all the trimmings, served Sunday at the East End Cafe. Price SIPS, and it is just like home cooking.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-23
Women Grieye at
Grave of Lover
Dead Il Years

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. % CUP)-
Rudolph Valentino starred in his
18th poSthumous emotional drama
today, as hundreds of whom who
remembered him as the greatest
lover of them all stopped to do
homage at his grave.
The masses of flowers were the
tallest and the crowds the biggest
of any anniversary of his death,
probably because of the legend of
the mysterious woman in black and
the still unexplained revival of in
terest in the time flecked films of
The Sheik.
A young man who said he was
from Memphis, Tenn, placed a ros-
ary below the crypt in which re-
posed Valentines ashes. Miss Emma
Leutgeb of Salzburg, Austria, sent
flowers, as she has done each Aug
ust 23rd for a dozen years. Roses.
came from Miss Fanny Lichtenfield
of Richmond, Va, from the Valen-
tino Memorial guild of England, and
from many another woman and
organizations of women to whom
the name, Valentino, meant the
embodiment of all that was roman
tic
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-23

snake priests prayer Residents in
the isolated area say the rain Is
seldom delayed more than a day
or two.
The dance just before sunset Is
actually the closing stage in nine,
day celebration although it is the
the only part open to visitors. The
members of the snake fraternity
have already offered prayers of
Thanksgiving to the gods, stocked
the underground kiva with rattlers
gathered from the mesa, and built
the cottonwood kisi, which will
house the reptiles just before the
dance.
At 5he conclusion of the dance.
stalwart runners will gather up the
snakes who have been given the
secret rain prayer for the Hopi gods
and will carry them through the
crowd and far out on the Hopi
tableland and there liberate them.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-23
Mrs. Kruger
Makes Death
Bed Statement
Repeats Story of l.. A.
ShOOting-Gunman
Seeks Freedom

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. %.
(UP)-Little hope was held
today for the recovery of
Mrs. Emita Jewett Kruger,
harvester heiress, after a
painfully whispered death bed
statement in which she again &C
cused Charles E. Mcdonald. unem-
ployed electrician, of shooting her
down on crowded Hollywood boule-
ward last Friday.
Torn by pain and informed that
she was dying, the desperately
wounded woman managed to make
a flat denial that there had been
anything strange" in the attach
ment between her and McDonlads
wife, Mrs. Frances Mcdonald, Mrs.
Krueger's maid and companion.
While Mrs. Grueger made her
statement in Good Samaritan hos
pital, charges of assault with
deadly weapon were filed against
Mcdonald.
Mcdonald, who admitted that he
shot Mrs. Grueger, member of the
millionaire Mccormick harvester
family and wife of Karl Kreuger,
symphony orchestra leader, and
who said he blamed Mrs. Kruger
for the breaking up of his home,
was arraigned before Municipal
Municipal Judge Arthur S. Guerin.
Bail was fixed at $4,000.
Mrs. Mcdonald, mother of the
accused mans 23-month- daugh-
ter Emita-named for Mrs. Kreuger
told police:
"They ought to keep him INC
DonalO in JAIL" when told of her
husbands attempt to win freedom
on bail.
"I hope they make the bail good
and high. He follwed us all day
Thursday, the day before he shot
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-23
Lottery Chief Testifies
He Paid Hines Graft
Describes Giving
Tanlnnany Boss
$500 Each Week

NEW YORK, Aug. %.
(UP)-George Winberg, op-
erations manager for Dutch
Schultz multi-million dollar
policy racket, testified today
that he personally handed to James
j. Hines, Tammany district leader,
$500 a week.
Weinberg, who turned states
evidence to accuse Hines OF fur
nishing political protection for the
racket, testified in the trial of the
political leader that he met Hines
in April, 1882, and gave him the
lirst payment of $500.
He added that thereafter he met
the political chieftain every week
or two weeks until the latter part
Of 1882 and paid him that amount,
at which time Hines got a raise.
To Show Power
District Attorney Thomas A. Dew
ey asked Weinberg if he had a
talk with Schultz after this?
Yes, 1 told him it was time for us
to show the people of Harlem our
power, that we had the right kind
of protection. said we ought to
open an office.
@. What did Schultz say? A. He
said you know what you need but
don't do anything. Don't open any
office until you see Jimmy about
1t.
@. Did you meet Hines? A. Yes
at his house some time in June
'G932).
@. What did you say? A. 1 ex-
planned to Hines that we needed
an office to show the people of
Harlem that we got the right okay.
O. What did Hines say? A. He
thought a while and said Open
it up and try it and see how it
goes"
Continued on Page 2 Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-23
Senator
Accused
BY Hall
Membership Card Just
Plain Forgery, He
Says in Reply

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %.
(UP) = Senator William G..
McAdoo today said charges
he was member of the Ku
Klux Klan in 1924 were
utterly and wantonly false and
that a khan membership card dis
played last night at political rally
was "just plain forgery"
The card, in the form of a photo-
graphic enlargement, bore the
name of William G. McAdoo," and
was signed by H. w. Evans, I'M
perial Wizard" The card did not,
however, bear McAdoos signature.
Peirson Hall, former United
States district attorney for south
ern California, displayed the card
at political rally in behalf Of
Sheridan Downey, candidate for
McAdoo's seat in the senate.
Utterly False
ANY such charge that I was a
member of the Klan is utterly and
wantonly false" McAdoo said when
informed of Halls charges.
Il never was a member of the
klan and never had any connec-
ton in any manner whatsoever
with it. I never heard of any card
issued to me by the Klan. AS far
as I am concerned it is just plain
forgery"
Hall displayed the card while
making a campaign speech on be-
half of Sheridan Downey, who is
opposing McAdoo in the Aug. 30
Continued on Page Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-23
Blind Man Led to
Safety by Bride

BERKELEY. Aug. % tUP)-
Blind Terry O'Connell was led to
safety by his bride of a week today
when fire broke out on the roof of
a two storied apartment house.
O'Conrell's 18-year- bride, the
former Betty Scotchler, saw smoke
rolling into their second story ap-
artment. She led her husband to
the street as fire fighters arrived.
The firemen extinguished the blaze,
which caused an estimated $3.50
damage.
The young couple were married
at a muchly publicized ceremony
last week. O'Connell, university of
California student, underwent an
operation several weeks ago to re-
store his sight, but doctors said
it may be several months before he
has normal vision.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-23
Two Attempts to
Buy Auto Lead
To Mans Trial
Woman Charges Check
Given for Payment
On Car Bounced

Because Dolores de Leyva,
Calexico, twice tried to buy
an automobile and twice fail
ed, Frank Castellano will go
before Judge T. E. Anderson
in the border justice court Sept. l
for preliminary hearing on a bad
check charge.
Dolores first tried to buy the
automobile when she gave Caste
llano $140 in cash as a down pay
ment on the machine, she said.
Castellano, an automobile sales
man, kept the cash but did not
deliver the car, she charged. So
she demanded her money back.
Castellano wrote Doores a check
for $140, she explained. She took
the check to a Calexico automo-
bile dealer and handed it over as
the down payment. This time she
got the car. Two days later the
check came back to the auto dealer
and the dealer came back to Dolo-
res. Again she didn't have an auto
mobile.
Dolores was angry. She went te
Judge Anderson and told her story
Late Monday Castellano was ar
rested in San Diego on a charg,
of issuing check without suffi.
cient funds to cover it. Arraignet
in San Diego, he was released or
bail guaranteeing his appearance
in Calexico Sept. /.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-23
Wife Declares
Mate Who Beat
Rival Justified
Had Reason to be Jealous
She Says; Suspect
In Kidnap Held

OLYMPIA, Wash, A ug
%. (UP)- State Highway
police early today arrested
the fourth suspect accused
of the abduction and at
tempted emasculation of Irving
Baker, former coast guard officer
in plot assertedly inspired by a
jealous and socially prominent
Olympia physician.
On information repeatedly given
Officers by James Reddick, taxi
driver held with William McAloon,
former town marshall and DR.. K
w. Berry in the bizarre plot, Off
GERS. arrested Robert w. Smith, 81
at nearby Montesano.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Elizabeth Berry
81, wife of the physician, said her
husband had treason to be jealous
of the former coast guard service
officer.
Other than to say that she would
stand by my husband" Mrs. Berry
declined to elaborate on her state
ment. She did not say whether she
considered DR.. K. w. Berry's at
tack on Baker justified.
DR.. Berry, 81, William McAloon,
former town marshal, and James
Reddick, taxi driver, were taken
into custody yesterday and charg-
ed with the kidnapping and at
tempted mutilation of Baker.
DR.. Berry told officers that three
men had assisted him in getting
Baker to gravel pit where the
beating occurred. last Friday night,
but that they did not help him in
administering lashes with a leather
strap and in beating Baker with
the butt of a pistol.
A pair of pliers was used in an
attempt to mutilate the former
coast guard officer. Baker did not
suffer permanent injuries, how
ever, and today he was recovering.
Mrs. Baker, mother of a IL year
old boy and six year old girl,
said she did not believe her hus-
band had been friendly enough
with Mrs. Berry, former University
of Washington coed, to arouse DR..
Berrys jealousy.
DR.. Berry and Baker were known
enemies. DR.. Berry said it was at
party last July when Baker
had been particularly attentive to
Mrs. Berry, and once before he had
reported to authorities that Baker
and his wife were too friendly to
suit him. At that time, however,
ne declined to prefer charges
against Baker.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-23
Hopi Indians Gather writhing Reptiles,
Ready For Annual Ceremony in Which
Snakes Carry Rain Prayer to Gods

HOTEVILLA, Ariz. Aug. % CUP)
The snake clan of the Hopi In
dians here tonight were to dance
once again with their little breth-
ern"-squirming, venemous rattle
snakes-and then send them out
over the high mesa to carry the
seasonable plea for rain to the Hopi
gods.
The most famous of the yearly
Hopi ceremonies was to be witnessed
by the usual widely-draw audience
whose members bumped over at
least so miles of reservation dirt
roads to watch white -streaked and
black daubed snake men and gray
painted antelope men fondle and
stroke the rattlers.
Almost as unusual as the clans
mems strange immunity to snake
poison is the heavy rain that invar-
iably, LEGAL accounts say, pours down
upon the northwestern Arizona des-
ertS apparently in answer to the