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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
GroWing With Your Child
University of Minnesota, Institute of Child Welfare
THE RIGHT KIND OF
ATTENTION.

A mother was telling me the other
day, with some concern, about the
clustering behavior of her six year son:
Hes as big as an eight year DID," she
told me, land likes to play with boys
of that age. He never has been one to
quarrel, gets along just fine with other
children, but lately he's taken to brag-
ing about how big and strong he is.
AS sure as fate, if we have company, he
begins to talk big, and say I can lick
Charlie. Did you know, can lick my
Dad. Why, can lick anybory.' Why
it's so embarrassing. I don't know what
to do. He doesn't really fight, but just
seems to like to talk about it,
Perhaps it may be comforting to
other mothers whose children may be
showing off" in some such bothersome
way to know that behavior of this COM
plexion is not at all unusual, in fact,
quite the other way around. Whether
or not it assumes perplexing proportions
depends, of course, on the way it's
handled. Its significance is, that the
child Is seeking personal recognition and
assurance. Is it SO odd that it should
frequently appear when boy first goes
to schoola For this is the time, the
first couple of years at school, when it
seems most often complained of. Isn't
it the most natural thing in the world
for child, who has had a good deal of
recognition and acclaim at home, to feel
somewhat confused when he finds him
self one of group of thirty or forty
children, all just as important as he is?
Not in all cases, but in many, he tries
to assert himself, and make a place for
himself by some clustering, or Dragging,
or truculent behavior. 1t is necessary
to his self-esteem that he shall have
place in the group, and he may seek
it by fighting, most commonplace re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24

amount deducted from his pay envelope
each week has that much less to spend
And the employer who must meet tax
of four per cent on his total pay roll
either must take that amount out of the
pay of his workers, out of the profits of
the business or out of an increase in
prices. Many have raised prices, af-
fecting purchasing power.
Effect on Purchasing Power
On the other hand if the government
had gone out into the open market and
borrowed money to be spent, this Dor
rowed money would have added to total
purchasing power.
The immediate future may see some
definite increase in the total of dol
lars paid out of social security re-
serves. This increase will be in pay
ments of unemployment insurance ben
efits as more and more workers qualify
as eligible unemployed.
But the vast old age insurance sys-
tenn, exclusive of railroad retirement,
does not start to pay annuities until
1912. Even then they will be on a
small scale.
This means that a rising total of
dollars will be collected from workers
and employers as the pay roll tax rate
rises, while the outgo from the fund
will continue to be very small AS
these reserves collect they will be used
either to meet the current operating
expenses of the government or to retire
outstanding debt, in case the federal
budget should be balanced
Even now, more than one and one
half billions of dollars have been taken
in from pay roll taxes over and above
the dollars that have been paid out in
social security benefits.
In that situation lies one of the
reasons advanced by some economists
for the "deflation" that is today's re-
ceSSion in business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24

mously.
Applications from W. R. Phillips for
Bowling Alley license and Soft
Drinks license, for the building located
on the northwest corner of First Avenue
East and Camp Street, were read.
Moved by Alderman Nyman, sup
ported by Alderman Lobe, that the ap-
plications be accepted and filed and
licenses granted upon the payment of
the proper fees and filing of the proper
bond. Carried unanimously.
Application of the Ely Council of the
PIT. A, for a permit to hold a public
dance in the Washington Auditorium on
April Is, 1888, was read.
Moved by Alderman Lobe, supported
by Alderman Debeltz, that the applica-
ton be accepted and filed and permit
granted upon the payment of the proper
fee. Carried unanimously.
Application of the Ely Cab Com
pany for taxi-cab license, was read.
Moved by Alderman Debeltz, sup
ported by Alderman Lobe, that the ap-
plication be accepted and filed and
license granted, subject to the provisions
of Ordinance No. A. and the filing of
the required insurance policies with the
city. Carried unanimously.
WHEREAS, on July 10, 1893 the
South Slavonic Catholic Union was
formed by residents of the City of Ely
in Ely, Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, From that date to this,
this institution has grown to such an
extent that it now does business in a
ma ority of the states of the United
States, and
WHEREAS, On July Is, 1888, the said
organization plans to hold a celebration
in Ely, Minnesota commemorating the
fortieth year of its existence, and
WHEREAS, The City Council of the
City of Ely, acting for the citizens of
the City of Ely, wishes to enter into
the spirit of said celebration by ap-
propriate action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, That the Mayor issue ap-
propriate proclamations to the above
effect.
The foregoing resolution was offered
by Alderman zgonc, seconded by Alder
man Nyman, and carried on the follow
ing vote:
Yes: Aldermen Debeltz, Lobe, Mat
tia, Nyman, Spreitzer, zgonc, Mayor
PeShel Cd.
No: None co..
Adopted this 18th day of March, 1888.
Moved by Alderman Debeltz, sup
ported by Alderman zgonc, that the
City Clerk be instructed to request the
County of st. Louis to provide trans
portation for local men working on
county sponsored WPA projects. Car
ried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman zgonc, sup
ported by Alderman Nyman, that the
meeting adjourn. Vote as follows:
Yes: Alderman Lobe, Mattila, Nyman,
Zgonc, Mayor PeShel (5.
| No: Alderman Spreitzer ID.
Alderman Debeltz, refusing to vote
was recorded as voting mo"
Motion carried.
(SeaD JACK PESHEL,
Attest: Mayor.
A. o. KNUTSON, City Clerk.
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Mrs. minnesota Dies
At KimbaU Home.

st. Cloud-One of the last few re-
manning Maine Prairie township resi-
dents who were refugees in the old log
stockade Of the pioneers in the Sioux
outbreak in 1862, Mrs. Minnesota Corn
all, died last week at her home in Kim
ball. Mrs. Corvallis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Caldwell came to Mime
sofa and Maine Prairie in 1857 and
were some of the first settlers on the
prairie. She was the first child born
into their family after arriving and her
parents named her Minnesota" be-
cause of their love for their rev home.
In 1862, when the Sioux outbreak
threatened the lives of the settlers,
Mrs. Cornall, then only an infant of
one year, was taken behind the hastily
erected stockade and remained there
until the Indian menace was gone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Groceries Burn
On Way to Farm,

Pelican Rapids Arriving home with
his groceries burned was an unusual in
cident experienced recently by Nathan
Jacobson of this community. He had
driven his pickup truck to town to do
his trading and after loading up with
groceries, oyster shells, and various
other articles he headed for home.
When he arrived at his farm and was
preparing to take his purchases from
the truck, he found the groceries as
well as part of the truck box had been
burned. Jacobson is at a loss to know
how the fire originated and somewhat
mystified that he could drive four or
five miles without detecting the fact
that he was transporting fire.
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action at this time.

action at this time.
We don't have to look very deep to
discover some perfectly plausible reasons
that may explain his FOSTERING, awk-
ward way of calling attention to him
self. First of all, he hasn't been in
school long, and so isn't perhaps per-
fectly adjusted there. Then take the
question of his size. He's SO large for
his age people doubtless think he's more
babyish that he should be for such a
big boy-and he tries to compensate
for that. Then, look at his position at
home. He comes along about in the
middle Of six children, some of whom
are still young enough to require a lot
of attention, so that there isn't a lot
of time and thought left over. The
mother is going to try, definitely, to see
that he gets some recognition, of the
right sort, so that he won't be claiming
it in an impatient and diSagreeabIe
way.
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two logs that sawed out 1852 feet of
wood at local mill "A count of the
rings revealed its age, so that it must
have been an old tree in the days of
George Washington. The two logs
brought to the Sawmill, measured more
than three feet through. In addition,
Mr. Hoffarth got number of loads of
fire wood. Not only one of the largest
elms in this section, the recently cut
tree is also thought to have been one
of the oldest. Not many logs brought
to the local mill have sawed out more
timber.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
A HumaniSt

A humanist is one versed in or
devoted to the study of the human
tiles; especially those classical
scholars who, in the revival of learn
ing at the close of the Middle ages,
devoted themselves to the study of
Greek-Roman literature and art.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Three-Century
Elm Tree HeJUn.

Long Prairie-for three centuries it
has been, "Woodman, spare that tree, "
but last week an elm tree, estimated to
be 800 years old, surrendered to the
blows of woodcutterS axe. The tree,
an old landmark on the August Hof-
farth farm south of this village, yielded
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30

cases IN which the court held that
neither the assembly nor the senate,
separately or concurrently, can law
fully create committees to sit be-
yond adjournment; and that the
legislative powers of the two houses
end with adjournment
Result of the decision was the
probable saving of thousands Of
dollars previously spent in interim
committee activities, the invalida-
ton of 10 assembly committees ap-
pointed in 1887, and several senate
groups as well.
The two decisions empower State
Treasurer Harry B. Riley to i'm
pound current appropriation fol
interim committees totaling $21 ,47O
Henceforth, according to the leg
iSlative counsel bureau, interim
committees can only be created in
the same manner laws are enacted
through authorizing bills, passed
by both houses and signed by the
governor
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30

The Bear Cub" eclipsed the rec
ord of 1876 hours, 10 minutes, for
light planes at 5:35 am, psf. to-
day, a mark set only two weeks
ago by Bob McDaniels and Russ
Morris at Richmond, Ind.
The record they seek for planes
of all types was set by the Keys
brothers of New Orleans.
Schleiper, who became i'll yes
terday, was reported in better shape
today. Harvey Martin, head OF
Aircraft Associates, sponsor of the
flight, said however, that another
change of pilots probably would be
made tomorrow
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Merriam Starts
Construction Of
Mt. Springs Road
Hundreds See'Start of
Work Strengthening
Link in Highway

Gov. Frank F. Merriam
officially started construc-
ton on the new Mountain
Springs road on U. S. high
way 80 at noon Saturday
when he set off charge of dyna-
mite which blew away part OF
small mountain near Boulder Park
where the ceremonies were held.
Approximately 1900, including
scores of celebrities from San Diego
and Imperial counties attended the
ceremonies at Vaughn's Desert
View tower overlooking Imperial
Valley.
The caravan of visitors from the
coast numbered more than 1913
motor cars 1t was met by a caravan
of approximately 40 cars from Ell
Centro Calexico, and Brawley. The
population of Jacumba turned out
100 per cent to welcome the visi-
tors.
Only one event marred the cele-
bration: That was when o. r. CO.
burn, 82-year-old resident of San
Diego, suffered a heart attack dur
ing Governor Merriam's address,
Doctors among the visitors cared
for him. He was expected to re-
cover.
T. Leroy Richards. chairman OF
the San Diego county board of su-
pervisors presided. Among those
introduced were: Edward F.. Neron,
deputy director of the department
of Public Works; H. Ray Judah,
chairman of the state highway
commission, and William Hart.
commissioner; E. E. Wallace, high
way engineer in charge of this
division; Frank Forward, chairman,
and Fred Simpson, president, of
the San Diego County Highway
Development association: Charles
Stream, aSsemblyman, and Clar-
ence L. Walker, assemblyman; Sep
ators Ed. Fletcher, and Ed. Law;
supervisors from san Diego and
Imperial Valley, Supervisors B. H.
Graham and Ike Schlatter as well
as Bert Vaughn and others, of
Jacumba.
Governor Merriam declared in an
address:
Too many people think We build
the highways. Actually, it is the
people who buy gasoline that build
our state road system. They pay
for it, they use the roads, and they
make it possible"
Far more demands are made for
highways than can be met, he said.
The budget for the next biennium
would amoLSlt to approximately
s30,0oO,0O0, but already, requests
have been filed for $4,000 900 in
construction, he concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Roosevelt Board Opposes Railroad
Wage Cut Plan; Financial Trouble
Called Short Term Situation
Fifteen Per Cent Reduction Proposal Would
Not Relieve Distress, Would Benefit Healthy
AS Well as Needy Roads, Claim
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (UP)-President Roose
emergency fact finding board today rejected the de
of railway management for Is per cent wage aft
100000 workers.
The board listed five main reasons for recOmme

that the railroads Withdraw and
cancel the wage cut notices.
These were:
l. The wages of railway labor
are not high even as compared with
wages in other comparable indus
tries.
2. A horizontal reduction of wages
on national scale would not meet
the financial emergency of the in
dustry. since the savings would not
be distributed merely to the needy
roads.
3. A wage reduction in the rail-
road industry would run counter
to the trend of wage rates in in
dustry generally.
4. The financial distress of the
carriers since Oct. 1887 when the
last increases were granted, is as
yet a short term situation. AS such,
1t cannot be regarded as grounds
for a wage reduction especially in
view of present indications of an
Improvement in the business of the
carriers.
D. In the light of these findings,
the board concludes that the pro-
posal of the carriers for a reduction
OF the wages of railway labor should
not be pressed and recommends
that the carriers withdraw and
cancel the notices which would put
such a reduction into operation
as of Dec. /, 1898.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Public Power Advocate Attacks Pact
For Use Of Electric Facilities in
Defense as Heart-Sickeninq'

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. CUP)-
Rep. Rankin, D., Miss, advocate OF
public power and defender of the
IVA, today attacked what he called
1.-THE proposed Anschluss between
the government and the power
trust as lone of the most heart
sickening and disappointing pro-
positions that has yet been ad-
vanced."
This is undoubtedly the shrewd-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Burglars Loot
Local Nursery

The Imperial Valley Nursery in
downtown El Centro was burglariz-
ed Friday afternoon in the fourth
daylight burglary since April.
Augustus Ellery was in the rear
OF the building only a moment, he
told Deputy Sheriff Joe Lizarraras,
but while he was gone someone
PRED open a desk drawer and took
a cigar box containing Sc in change.
El Centre police and deputy sher-
ifs are investigating the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Democratic Defeat
Would Be Blow TO
New Deal in Calf.
Friend of President in
Rallying Cry to All
BOurbOns in State

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 20.
(UP)-Defeat of the Demo-
cratic ticket in California
will be considered a repudi-
alton of the New Deal and
President Roosevelt, George Creel,
close friend of the President, de-
clared last night in behalf of the
Democratic party.
Creel, who bolted the Sinclair
Downey ticket in 1884 and split
the party, emphasized in his talk
that Democrats should unite be-
hind Culbert Olson, Ellis Patterson
and Sheridan DoWney in the Nov.
election.
"a Democratic victory in the
west will serve notice on the coun-
try that we in the west still believe
in the New Deal, and are a unit
in support of Franklin d. Roose-
velt," he said.
Patterson, preparing to join o.
son and Downey in final swing
into San Francisco and northern
California next week, defended his
Americanism last night in one of
his few speeches. He claimed that
DR.. Walter Scott Franklin, his Re-
publican opponent for lieutenant
governor, had made vicious per-
sonal attacks and his cries of Red
had made personal references nec-
eSSary
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Amend Complaint
In Damages Suit

Charging breach of promise and
seduction, Sofia Rivera and her
guardian, Francisco Rivera, filed
an amended complaint Friday
against four members of the Olivia
family of Brawley.
They asked damages in excess
of $4,000. They accused Robert
Olivia of seducing Sofia July s.
1887 after he convinced her he
would keep his promise to marry
her. He married Betty Amanda in
Yuma the next day, it is alleged
in the complaint.
Manuel, Mary and Jose Olivia
assisted the boy and his wife in
deceiving the girl and helped him
to slip away to Yuma to marry
the other girl, they charged.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30

est scheme the utilities have yet
devised" he said, this public enemy
No. |, known as the power trust
in the war now raging between the
utilities and the helpless consumers
of electric light and power, thus
becomes the hero of national de-
fense, in preparation for an imagin-
ative conflict with an unknown en-
emy in the dim distant future when
the war of kiloWatts breaks out
and threatens the safety of the
world.
Then this new Goliath will ster
forward, save civilization, make the
world safe for utilities, guarantee
the safety,-if not the integrity
of the holding companies, and enc
all wars: except the war it is nov
waging against the 25,000,000 help
less consumers of electricity from
whom it is wringing more than {
billion dollars year in overcharge.
for electric light and power"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Two Cooks Jailed
Following BrawI

Two 23-year-old cooks were in
the Ell Centre Jail Saturday medi-
tating On sentence of $50 fine or
rs days in Jail on drunkenness
charges and wondering what the
sentence would be on disturbing the
peace, to be handed down Monday
Ed Wicker and Carlos MCLEOD
were arrested Friday night on COM
plant of Don Damron after a brawl
at a Main street cafe. Damron
charged Mcleod drew knife. Nc
Cleod denied it.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
0!dster Offers
30.Cent Warrants

PASADENA, Oct. 20. CUP) =
Elderly Charles E. Warner offered
to sell his first years ham and
Eegg" pension warrants at 30 cents
on the 81.
Wealthy Mrs. Marion Foster
Witherspoon snapped him up and
today her check for $414 is in es-
crow. The deal is on-provided the
pension plan passes at next months
election.
THE plan simply won't work, >
explained Warner, who is 81 and
would be eligible. "Those thirty
ST warrants that 1 would get every
Thursday simply won't be worth
ST EACH"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Dies Will Place Entire
Sorry Story Before Nation
Committee Head
Plans Defense of
UnAmerican Probe
Roosevelt Attack, Demo
Demand For Recess
Brings Answer

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
(UP) Chairman Dies, D.,
Tex, threatened with the
resignation of one Democra-
tic member of the house COM
mittee investigating un American
activities, planned today to present
his case to the public in an ad-
dress Monday.
He promised to tell then the
whole sorry story" of the admins
tration'S alleged refusal to help the
investigation which this week drew
a sharp rebuke from President
Roosevelt.
With the committee recessed over
the weekend, the controversy over
its activities reached a climax early
today when Rep. John j. Dempsey,
D., N. M, wired Dies that he would
resign if the committee continues
its policy of political assassina-
ton. Dies did not Immediately
reply
However, after Mr.. Roosevelt had
denounced the committee for allow
ing itself to be used as a sounding
board to influence the reelection
campaign of Gov. Frank Murphy
Of Michigan, Dies replied that he
would continue his investigation
'undeterred and unafraid".
Dempsey previously had joined
with Rep. Arthur Daniel Healey
D., Mass, in protest. He had asked
that 1T suspend its work until after
the election. Dempsey is campaign
ing for his third term as congress-
man at large from New Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30


current was cut, catching cars be-
tween floors.
Eleven women customers and 81
employees were missing in the Nou-
velles Galleries department store
Three charred bodies were found in
the ruins of the store this morning
The fire, threatening for a time
to become a city-wide conflagra-
ton, was controlled only after has
tily modified troops used 81 milli-
metre Q.46 inch) cannon to de-
molish menacing walls. Damage
was estimated at 50,000,000 france
($1,335 ,000).
CONSERVATION struck at the entire
city while the fire ragged uncon-
trolled for II hours. Premier Edou-
ard Daladier suspended meetings
OF the Radical Socialist party The
hotel where he stayed was destroy
ed.
Under guidance of police anc
troops, the area engulfed by fir,
was evacuated of civilians, includ
ing many who had visited the bus
mess section on shopping tours.
High south winds famed TIN
flames during the evening, and fire
men threw cordons around tn
stricken area to prevent anyon
from getting in. Weeping friend
and relatives of those believed trap
ped by the fire spent a night-lon
vigil Just outside the fire lines.
Even today no definite limit ha,
been placed on the number of live
lost in the blaze.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Conodidn Police Break
Up Big Sweepstakes Ring

TORONTO, Ont, Oct. 80. up
Police said today raids made late
yesterday on an apartment and a
private house had netted the great
est sweepstakes ticket haul in Tor
onto's history.
Irish hospital sweepstakes tickets
on the grand national steeplechase
race on March "a, 1899, and valued
at $42 900 were seized. Several thou
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Mountainee er, "a,
Weds Girl Of 10

PAINTSVILLE, KY, Oct. 30. CUP)
Rosie Columbus, 10-year-old bride
and her husband, Fleming Tackett,
"a, coal miner, moved into a two
room log cabin in the back-hills
today with her parents. two BROTH
ers, a sister and some in-laws'.
She is flaXen-haired, slender
mountain girl, described by neigh
borS as Just a baby" Tackett Is
tall and husky.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Death Plot Cause
Of Purge, Claim

LONDON, Oct. 30. OUP) = The
newspaper Daily Mirror alleged to-
day that Germany's roundup OF
Polish Jews was the result of the
discovery by the German secret DO
lice, the Gestapo, of a plot to as
sassinate Adolf Hitler and his chief
lieutenants.
The newspaper reported, without
credlting any source, that the al
legged plot was conceived by Polish
anarchists who formerly lived in
the Sudetenland area and entered
Germany, each sworn to kill Hitler
or die.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Abortion Death
Sentence Passed

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 30. CUP)-
DR.. Clayton May, Minneapolis phys
ician who treated John Dillinger
following the desperado's escape
from Jail four years ago. today was
given concurrent penitentiary SEN
tences of five years to life for Sec
ond degree murder in the abortion
death of Mrs Doris Alexander, 81,
and two to five years for conspiracy
to perform an abortion.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-30
Desertion Charged
After 20 Years

After more than 20 years of mar
ried life, Rose Smith Saturday filed
divorce suit against Benjamin
Smith, Brawley secondhand dealer,
She alleged he deserted her Sept.
II, 1887 They entered into a prop
erty agreement to be submitted to
the court, she said. They married
at Newport, KY, August 20, 1917