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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
Registrar Reports Last
Months Births, Deaths.

DR.. O. w. Parker, registrar of births
and deaths, made his report for Feb
ruary to the last meeting of the City
Council and to the state. Births re-
ported, eight being boys and one girl,
were as follows:
February l, to Mr.. and Mrs. Waino
Theodore Rautio, a son.
February S, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
j. Jamnik, a son.
February 5, to Mr.. and Mrs. Waino
Mike Somero, a son.
February Is, to Mr.. and Mrs. Heino
Leonard Carlson, a son.
February IA, to Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Raymond Carlson, a son.
February 20, to MI. and Mrs. John
Honkala, Jr., a son.
February d, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Frank Jenko, a son.
February 26, to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Okstad a daughter.
February n, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
KaStelac, a son.
Deaths for the month were those of
Matilda Aalto on February 3; Mary
Takavitz on February 5; Ursula Prijatel
on February 8; Maria Wilmunen on
February r.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
Former Ely Resident
Died in Duluth SATURDAY..

Orrin E. Gibson, a resident of this
city for several years, died at Duluth
hospital, Saturday.
He was 80 years of age and one of
the oldest engineers on the Duluth
& Iron Range up to ten years ago when
he retired. After his retirement he
made his home in California and Tower
until six months ago when he went
to Duluth.
Surviving are his wife and one
daughter, Eileen, of Duluth; brother,
Herbert, and a sister Mrs M. E. Mccoy,
San Francisco. He was a member of
the Tower lodge of Masons and a life
member of the Aad Temple Shrine of
Duluth. He has been a member of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers since 1882 and employed with
the D. & l. r. since 1886 here and in
the Tower yards.
While resident here Mr.. Gibson
built the residence on James street,
recently purchased by John Salminen
of the Ely Motor Sales company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
nine CITIZENS
HON0RED BY
DISTRICT COURT
Judge Martin Hughes Awards
Final Citizen Papers; Light
March Court Calendar.

The March term of District Court
opened Tuesday with Judge Martin
Hughes presiding. Accompanying Judge
Hughes were his court reporter, Clar-
ence Dyer and Clerks william Furlong
of Hibbing and Joseph Klobuchar of
Virginia.
Deputy Sheriff Adolph Dolenshak
called the term of court. No cases were
tried, there being none on the calendar
that needed immediate action. Citizen
ship papers were issued to the following
Frank Mrak, Frances G. zitnik, Mary
Tjader Carlson, Catherine Paulos, Moses
Roberts, Karl zobec, Otto Harju, Eunik-
ka Kauppi and Jack George Tranchoff.
Five petitions for citizenship papers
were also filed by the following: Rosie
zobitz, Frank Novak, Helmi Dyhr,
Frank Shober and Frank Stajner.
Naturalization Examiner John Held
of Duluth was present and examined
the candidates for citizenship.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
STATET0PLANT
BILLION FISH
Huge Total of Fingerlings and
Fry Will be Planted This
Spring and Summer.

James G.. Early, president of the
Minnesota Arrowhead association, was
back in Hibbing with announcement
that the state of Minnesota plans to
put more than 10000, 100000 fish in
state waters this spring and summer,
for the benefit of future fishermen.
Mr. Earlys statement was made upon
his return from st. Paul, where he
stopped off enroute on the way home
from the National Sports and Boat
Show at Chicago. At st. Paul he was
advised at the Office of j. o. Nelson,
superintendent of fish propagation in
Minnesota, that fish production in
Minnesota is far in advance of the
average season, as result of excellent
spawning periods last fall and winter
eff We get one billion more fish in
our lakes and streams this summer,
don't think We'll have to worry much
about the future of our angling sport"
Mr.. Early said "It's too bad I didn't
know about this while in Chicago
I'd have stretched banner across our
exhibit there telling the thousands who
saw the Minnesota Arrowhead display
that We'll have bigger and better fish
ing from this year on"
Resorters to Meet.
The historical background of Mime
sofas most scenic vacationland-the
Minnesota Arrowhead Country-will be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
MESABI iron
annual. MEET
Rabbit Plant Will Require
Renewal Before Work Can
Again be Started.

The annual meeting of the Mesabi
Iron company will be held in Whining
ton, Delaware, April Is, says Skillings'
Mining Review.
1t is proposed to reduce the number
of directors from IA to 9, and to elect
F. A. Emanuelson agent of the company
in Minnesota. The subject of financ-
ing, taxes and shutdown expense will
be considered. 1t is proposed to aban-
don the railroad spur to the company's
plant at Rabbit, MINI. Discontinue
ance of fire insurance will be con-
sidered by the directors. A number of
right of way deeds for highways will be
up for approval. The company has
been disposing of some of its obsolete
equipment, and may dispose of some
more if the directors approve.
1t is understood that the company's
plant would have to be replaced for the
most part, especially machinery and
be decided at any time to go on a pro-
duction basis. D. G. lacking, president
of the Mesabi Iron Company, in the
annual report for 1897, says on this
point:
Before operations may be resumed it
would be necessary to raise a substantial
amount of additional capital to modern
ize and increase the capacity of the
plant and provide working capital. In
1881 estimates for such additional CAPT.
tai varied from $1,5O0O00 to over
100000, all depending upon the size
and capacity of the then projected
plant"
Already about SIS 300, 900 cash has been
expended in this enterprise. 1t is es-
timated that it would take year to
resume operations in limited way,
and much longer for large scale opera
tionS.
The Mesabi Iron Company has huge
reserves of low grade magnetic on the
eastern Mesabi range The plant man
ufactureS an artificial iron ore des-
cribed as sinter, and very desirable
furnace product. The plant has been
idle for some years as prices for iron
ore ruled too low for profitable opera
ton. 1t is said, however that the COM
pany could operate profitably on sus-
tanned large scale production.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
Wedding of Miss Sail and
AdOLph Gruben at Cotton.

Mr.. and Mrs Matt Koivisto were in
Cotton, Saturday evening, where they
attended the marriage of Miss Alice
Sail, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Sail, and Adolph Gruben of Tower, at
the home of the brides parents at Cot
ton. The Rev. Bert Stairway of Vir-
ginia officiated. Miss Ellen Norberg of
Melrude and Mrs. Myron WiSeman of
Tower, sister of the bridegroom, were
bridesmaids, while William Grlben of
Tower and Rudolph Sail, Cotton, were
the bridegrooms attendants.
The bridal couple are quite well
known by many in this city. The groom
is interested with his brothers in
Arrowhead Point on Lake Vermilion
where they are owners of a resort and
also the Isle of Pines resort on Lake
Vermilion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
Name SCHOOL
HONOR ROLLS
High School Honor and Near
Honor Students Announced
for Jan. 81 to Mar. IL.

The Honor and Near Honor Rolls of
the Memorial high school has been an
nounced by Principal Conrad Haugen
for the period of January 81 to March
IL.
In order to qualify for the honor roll
the student is required to have stand
ing of four BIS or better and passing
marks in physical education.
The Honor Roll and Near Honor Roll
students are as follows:
Seniors-Marjorie Berglund, Wayne
Brownen, Edward Buckley, Evelyn
Erickson, Gloria HuSsey, Angela Kos
chak, Peggy McN1ahan, Edna Makipiha,
Helen Martin, Helia Niemala, Florence
Novak, Leslie Ormandy, Edward PirSh,
Albert Rom, Margaret Spreitzer and
Madeline Svetich.
JuniorS-Barnetta Agnew, Lois Child
erS, Edward Golob, Katherine Herseth,
Eileen Hoppa, Molly Jerich, Charlotte
Leppi, Ernest Peternel, Angela Senta,
Emily Slogan and Evelyn Tjader.
Sophomores-Lois Anderson, Lucy
Bouska, Mary E. Deyak, Beatrice
Dowler, Harold Gordon, Milton Gordon,
Peter Handberg, Shirley Johnson,
Amelia Korosec, Hazel Krunkkala, Will
liam Reko, Marjorie Rikhus Eileen
Salminen and Genevieve Spreitzer.
FreShmen-Edith Bohince, Ruth
Erickson, Richard Gianotti, Esther
Harri and Marcella Turula.
Near Honor Roll
Seniors-Lenore AhlStrom, Donald
Butala, Clara Herseth, Elsie Korpi,
Leonard Pete, Frances May Richards,
Merlin Riikola and Genevieve Seliskar
Juniors-Eudora Anderson, Nancy
Eckert, Christine Kuzma, Myrtle Nc
Laughlin, Rosemary Murn, Dorothy
Palo, Helen Skantze, Verna Starkman
and John zaic.
Sophomores-Alice Beel, William
Bolka, Daniel Chachich, Marie Cha
chich, John Clark, Mary A. Deyak,
Dolores Ellefsen, Ingrid Holmes, Ken
meth Korpi, Margie Maker and Mari
gold Santineau.
Freshmen-Lorraine Anderson, Pat
ricia Bottiani, John Fink, Donald
Myntti and Jane Norby
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
FEATURES
IN THIS
Issue

iva scandal at Washington holds
news spotlight as Congress investigates.
Read the story in E. w. Pickard's
Weekly News Review"
MiSter-If your sweetheart keeps
postponing the wedding she's probably
tickle. That's Doris Dene's opinion in
her weekly column for the lovelorn.
Glenn Cunningham, holder of new
mile track record, says his biggest thrill
to date came at the old Kansas county
fair. See George A. Barclays Speak
ing of Sports"
Bath versus doorbeH is Felix Feather
heads problem today. The domestic
troubles of this great American family
are aired on the funny page.
Lemuel Partons who's News This
Week" offers a microscopic inspection
of DR.. L. S. Rowe, director general of
union, leader of the new
U. S. cultural" overture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
Funeral for John Tikkd
Conducted MOndag.

The funeral of John Tikka, who was
found dead on Thursday morning, was
held from the First Ev. Lutheran
church, Monday, the Rev. E. A. Heino
conducting the same.
The funeral was largely attended,
deceased having been a well known
employe of the mines here for thirty
years. The floral offerings were many
and beautiful. The remains had been
prepared for burial at the Laing Nor
tuary.
Mr.. Tikka was born in Finland on
February 81, 1886. He came to Ameri-
ca and to Ely thirty years ago and
since that time has been employed at
the mines.
The widow survives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

In Tuesdays mail we received letter
from Mrs. S. j. Chesney (Florence Nam
kervis) of Pasadena, California, in
which she told of meeting of former
Ely people at her home in honor of the
visit of Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Mergenthaler
of Fostoria, Ohio, who were making
trailer trip through California.
The meeting took place on February
Is. Present were the MergenthalerS;
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Jones; Misses Flor
ence Hayden and Agnes Hobe, who will
&c remembered as former teachers in
this city; Mr.. and Mrs Howard Smith,
(Ruth Prout); Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Merdink, Mr.. Merdink having been an
attorney here twenty years ago; Mrs.
Curtis Mills, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gouze.
A real "gab fest" took place which
lasted until / 80 in the morning. Fruit
cake made by Mrs William Olds of
this city and sent to Mrs. Mills was
served The gathering was a fine re-
union and enjoyed by all those named.
Mrs. Chesney stated that this week.
the letter being dated March 10, visit
with Andrew Hedloff and his daughter
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Stone
of Sacramento, CAL, further brought
her in touch with the old home town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mclaughlin, who
had been invited to the Ely night, were
detained and could not attend.
The rains Of the recent weeks did not
seriously affect the Pasadena home of
the Chesneys, according to the letter,
but that the general devastation in the
vicinity is terrible with rain predicted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
Ely Taxpayer Obtains
Court Order to Halt
City Equipment Buy
Injunction Stops Council
In Purchase of Needs
for Civic Center.
M. Slogan GETS WRIT
Complaint Says Ely Firms
Bid High; Duluth Firm
Rebukes Council.

The matter Of the purchase of equip
ment for the Community Center again
ran up against blank wall, Friday,
when temporary injunction was issued
restraining the city council from pur-
chasing kitchen and cafeteria equip
ment.
The injunction was asked by Mako
Slogan with David Bourgin of Virginia
as attorney. The hearing on the issu-
ance of permanent injunction came
up before Judge Hughes in district
court here Tuesday and arguments were
presented by Attorneys Bourgin for
Slogan and Thomas j. Carey for the
city.
The court, after listening to the argu-
ment, stipulated that the facts in the
case be submitted him on briefs for
both sides and that he would make his
decision by Tuesday next
Mr.. Slogan had been granted a re-
straining order on Friday, as stated,
after the city council had accepted the
bid of the Fenske Hardware and Furni-
ture Company for cafeteria and kitchen
equipment. He stated in his complaint
that he was taxpayer, free holder and
a voter for more than thirty years.
The defendants named were the Ely
City Council; Jack PeShel, Mayor, Al
dermen Frank zgonc, Joseph Spreitzer,
Jr, John Debeltz, Arthur Nyman, John
Mattila and Alex Lobe; City Clerk
Arthur Knutson; Earl W. FenSke, Elaine
FenSke and Emma Fenske, co-partners
doing business as the Fenske Hard
ware & Furniture Company.
In the complaint, Mako Slogan the
plaintiff, alleged that subsequent to re-
ceiving the call for bids on the kitchen
and cafeteria equipment, the defend
ant councilmen and mayor made a
number of material changes in the
plans and specifications. That several
other bidders were not notified of such
changes but that the E. F. Burg COM
pany of Duluth was notified OF the
changes along with the FenSke COM
pany.
1t was also charged that the bid of
the Fenske firm is excessive so as to be
fraudulent as matter of law and that
the procedure taken was contrary to
the city charter.
All of this was brought before Judge
Hughes at Tuesdays meeting. Not
wishing to be the arbiter of the legality
of the subject without further evidence
the judge ruled as stated above and
the matter will be submitted on briefs
at once in order to give the Judge time
to thoroughly look into the matter and
be able to render his decision on the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
ELy's Outdoor Charms
Extolled on Radio by
Miss Marie Sarkipato
Wide Publicity Gained by
National Broadcast of
Ely's Lady Guide.
DESCRIBES HER WORK
Miss Sarkipato Honored by
Edgar Guest on eve the
People" Program.

Miss Sarkipato, Ely's noted woman
guide of the northwoodS, was inter-
viewed by Edgar Guest in his re-
nowned, I'VE, The People" broadcast
on Tuesday evening, in Chicago. Miss
Sarkipato was accompanied by Miss
Esther Martinetti as companion for
the trip.
The broadcast went over the Nation
al Broadcasting Company's Blue Net
work and besides the interview on her
novel occupation as an outdoor guide,
a part of her life and activities were
dramatized over the ether waves and
listened to by millions.
Every instrument in Ely was tuned for
Chicago and the broadcast was received
here clearly and distinctly. The inter-
view and the dramatization had been
prepared and rehearsed during the past
few days or since Miss Sarkipato and
Miss Martinetti left here on Friday.
The broadcast on Tuesday evening is
considered by this section of the
country as the best advertising so far
furnished for the outing facilities of
Ely and the Arrowhead. Ely, in partic-
ular, was mentioned in every phase of
the interview which brought out many
facts in the life of Miss Sarkipato and
her home here, Vividly.
The young lady returned last week
from the National Boat and Sports
show at the Chicago Navy Pier where
she was one of the big attractions at
the Ely exhibit and assisted those in
attendance in answering the multi
tude Of questions asked by prospective
visitors.
While at the show she broadcast over
four different radio stations, two of
them twice, and was interviewed on
several occasions. The Pathe News
Service has photographed Miss Sarki-
patio for a series of news events to be
shown in the movie houses of the
country and perhaps in some foreign
countries.
The publicity resulting from the visit
of Miss Sarkipato at the Navy Pier
show and the broadcast of Tuesday
is considered by all of inestimable value
to the northwest and particularly to
Ely. Several thousand advertising
folders of the Ely Commercial Club
which sponsored her appearance at the
show, were autographed by her for in
terested persons at the exhibit and in
Vulnerable pictures were taken of the
young lady by news photographers.
She made national hit at the show
when she presented a six pound wall
eyed pike to Barnet Hodes, acting Chi
cago mayor, on behalf of the Mime
sofa Tourist Bureau, as part of Min
nesota day activities at the show.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
Noted Slovenian Priest
To Conduct Mission Here.

The Rev. Vital Vodusek, Ljubljana,
Yugo-Slavia, the well known missionary,
will conduct a weeks mission in SLOW
enian in st. Anthony's church, beginning
Sunday, March 20, and ending Sunday,
March q, according to the Rev. Frank
Mihelcic.
Slovenian people in Ely are pleased
over the coming of Father Vodusek,
who conducted similar mission here
last year. The noted missionary will
also conduct missions in Tower and
Eveleth and has completed a mission
in Chisholm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
DIVIDEND ANNOUNCED.

Minnesota Power & Light Company
has authorized the regular quarterly
dividends of 81 rs on the TO Preferred
stock and $3.50 on the Sc and the go
preferred stocks, payable April l to
stock of record March Is. The dividends
are for the initial quarter of 1888.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

Bernard Baruch, the New
York financier, personal
friend of President Roosevelt
and a noted adviser on econ
omic problems, sums up the
social security tax unbiased
when he said: "In addition to
deducting a tremendous sum
from the direct purchasing
power of the poorer classes, the
tax also serves as a powerful
incentive to employers to re-
place workers with machines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

After telling his readers that
since the United States owns
half the worlds gold and two
thirds the worlds banking re-
sources, there is no reason why
the U. S. should not be pros
porous. The Waseca Herald
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Auto fatalities in Minnesota
last year totaled 664. There
were Gil killed in accidents in
volving automobiles only or
autos and pedestrians; 40
deaths from collisions of autos
and trains and 4 killed when
autos and street cars came to-
gether. The 1886 record only
showed GAG fatalities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-17

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Evening star., 1938-08-05
BRITISH OFFICERS
REACH U. S. FOR TOUR
Six r. A. T. Squadron Leaders to
Visit Washington and Plane
Factories.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. Silk officers
Of the British Royal Air Force who
are taking advanced courses at the
staff college at Andover, England, ar
rived in the North German Lloyd
liner Bremen yesterday for what they
described as three-week unofficial
educational tour" of the United
States.
The group consisted aof Squadron
Leaders John Bainbridge. Francis
Swain, Thomas Dickens, Brian Yarde,
Leonard Pankhurst and Colin Ca
dell. Mr.. Swain formerly held the
world altitude record
After few days in New York they
plan to visit Mitchell Field on Long
Island. Washington, D. c., and air
dromes and factories in other cities.
Frederick Won Meister. vice presi-
dent of the American Zeppelin Trans
port Co., was another passenger on
the liner. He said the new German
Zeppelin. the LZ-130. could be ready
for trial trips in from four to six
weeks If the United States would
supply 1t with helium.
Evening star., 1938-08-05
Paris Workers
Start Exodus
For Vacation
~ the Associated Press.

PARIS, Aug. 5.-Some 250,000 Paris
workers and their families began a
mass exodus from this already de-
serted capital today for their annual
two-week vacation with pay.
Instead Of staggering the vacations,
as Is the custom in the United States.
the great automobile, airplane and
metal factories that rim Paris suburbs
were closed completely for the two
weeks.
More than $4,000 workers were given
leave by the Citroen and Renault
plants alone.
Most Of the workers arranged trips
to the country, the seashore or the
mountains.
With departures this week end, the
normal 5000, 900 population Of greater
Paris was reduced probably BY one
third. v
Evening star., 1938-08-05
By JOHN T. WHITAKER,

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The Royal Dutch
Airlines successfully challenged the
British government today on a ques-
ton of principle growing out Of vast
air maneuvers in which nearly 1000
military planes are attacking and de-
Tending London.
British authorities notified the *.
L. M" that operations would take
place on the North Sea today and
that their passenger planes were to
avoid these concentrations as we'll as
certain areas over England which are
prohibited to civil aircraft today.
Warns Of Complaints.
II informed the British" Capt.
Henry Levenstone, K. L. NJ airdrome
manager, said, that the North Sea
belongs TO no nation and no country
can close it to international traf1ic.
1t explained that If any fighters inter-
cepted our lines to or from England
there would be serious complaints.
I'VE perfectly understand the clos
ing of prohibited areas over England.
even though this closes the mouth Of
the Thames where our planes arrive
from Rotterdam on the way to Croy-
don Airport (outside London). That
is, all right But closing North Sea
areas to us because OF military con-
centrations over neutral waters is an
other matter.
Instead of our planes looking out
for British fighters they must look
for our planes I have informed Lon
don that we are flying a direct line
from Rotterdam to point on the
English Coast outside the prohibited
area. It is up to the British not to
interfere with them"
Exchanges Ceurteous.
Capt. Levenstone explained that his
exchanges with the British authorities
were courteous and that there was no
quarrel
1T is simply a matter Of principle. !"
he said. II and my line do not pro-
pose even tacitly to agree that neutral
seas can be closed. The North Sea
was not even closed to neutral aircraft
during the World War"
Actually, the first three Dutch
planes arriving this morning avoided
the area of concentration because Of
fog, Capt. Levenstone explained.
We crept around the edge Of the
concentration area, but later today
planes will fly our direct line II the
weather permits. We cannot agree to
forbidden areas at sea, though, as I
We accept prohibited areas
over England and have rerouted our
planes from the coast into Croydon
in order to cooperate with the Brit
ish government"
Copyright. 1898, by the ChicaEo Daily
News, Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-08-05
BOILER BLAST KILLS
Is ITALIAN SAILORS
20 Also Injured in Fire Room
Explosion Aboard Cruiser
at Mallorca Port.
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
ROME, Aug. 5.-Fifteen Italian
sailors were killed and 20 injured in
q fireroom explosion aboard the Italian
cruiser Quarto in the Port Of Pollenza,
Island Of Mallorca, it was announced
today.
A communique said the accident oc-
cured last Monday as the warship
was about to sail on "a brief mission. :"
A bursting boiler caused the accident.
Seven members Of the fireroom crew
were killed instantly Eight others
died in hospital in Palma. Mallorca
The 20 injured were receiving hos
pital treatment.
The Quarto. one Of the older units
Of the italian feet, was not damaged
seriously.
She was built in 1912. has a normal
displa cement Of 1892 tons, and has
been assigned to duty in Spanish
waters for the last Is months.