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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
DRUM CORPS TO
DISTRICT meet
Auxiliary Glee Club Also Will
Take Part in Conclave at
Cloquet This Week.

A large delegation from Frank Lozar
post, American Legion, and from the
Auxiliary unit is expected to attend the
Eighth district convention in Cloquet,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
A long list of activities are on sched-
ule, starting with the memorial service
Friday night and ending with the
parades and drum corps competition,
Sunday afternoon.
Edward T. Buckley and Harold Dillon
are official delegates from the Legion
post and Mrs. Rosa Schaefer from the
Auxiliary. The drum and bugle corps
will attend as will the auxiliary glee
club
Saturday morning the district Legion
business session will be held in Carl
Anderson post club rooms, while the
Auxiliary will gather in the high school
auditorium. Election of officers and
annual reports will feature both meet
ings.
At noon, Saturday, the Auxiliary's
gold star mothers will be guests at a
luncheon, followed by the choral club
competition to be held in the high
school at lis o'clock.
Henry G. Oakley, national vice COM
mander, is expected to be among the
distinguished guests at the banquet,
Saturday evening, in Eagles hall. The
convention ball will be held in the
hall following the Forty and Eight
torchlight parade.
The huge convention parade is sched-
uled for 100 O'Clock, Sunday afternoon.
A feature of the parade will be the
8O-piece Hibbing high school band
which will represent Minnesota at the
New York worlds fair. After the par
ade, competition between the Ely, Eve
leth and Chisholm drum and bugle
corps will he staged.
Members of the Ely corps include
Harold Dillon, drum major; Miss Rose
Belehar and Miss Marion Gouze, drum
majorettes; E. H. Anderson, John An
derson, ,Jr., Clifford Bird, DR.. j. J..
Call, Thomas j. Carey, Lloyd Carlson,
Enrico De Bernardo, Floyd Dunstan,
James Edwards, Eden Ellefsen, o. j..
Friedsburg, Joseph Gerzin, Jr.
Frank Gustafson, Stephen Habian,
Tauno Hakkila, Matthias Kapsch, John
Klobuchar, A. o. Knutson, w. j..
Kayute, Nick Kordich, Lauri Luthanen,
Peter E. Moroni, William Marten, E. A.
Norby, Arthur Nyman.
John Palmgard, Ray Phillips, Anton
Pirsh, John Prola, John Rikhus, John
Smrekar, Matt Smrekar, Rennold
Theno, Thomas Thielman, Edwin
Toms, John Thompson, John Wilmunen
and Frank Zgonc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
City Dump NOlU
Matches Chickens

Red Wing-We hear of all sorts of
difficulties people have in Matching
chicks from eggs. But those eggs de-
posted on dump in Red Wing man
aged to hatch out chicks without the
aid of hen or human, it seems. A resi-
dent reported to police that baby
chicks were Matching out at the dump
in the 90-above temperature provided
by Mother Nature recently. So Officer
George Tebbe, member of the sanitary
board of the city council, was in
structed to investigate. And the
legally minded were scanning city laws
to ascertain if there was anything In
the statutes against Matching chicken.
in public.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
OUR CONGRESSMAN
Monthly News Letter Written Ely Miner by
WILLIAM A. PITTENGER
Member of Congress, Eighth Minnesota District

There will be no adjournment of
congress until in August if it is going
to act on most of the important issues
confronting the country, in the opinion
of Congressman William A Pittenger.
Although congress has been in seS-
sion five months, none of the con-
troversial matters with which it was
confronted when it convened have been
acted on, he pointed out, with the pos
sible exceptions of the WPA appropri-
ations and farm relief. Among the
pressing questions the country looks
on this congress to decide, Mr.. Pit
tenger stated, and which are yet I'M
touched, are neutrality, wage-hour law
amendments, business deterrent tax
alton and what to do with unemploy-
ment relief problems.
Congress had not been in session
long when it became apparent that
the program of powers that be in this
administration was to rush through
bills for ornaments appropriations, re-
peal of the neutrality law and to give
the president authority to brand ag-
gressors so as to put this country's
resources at the disposal of the Dem
ocracie" in event of war, Said Mr..
Pittenger when this had been &C
complished the plan was to send con-
gress home so that the administration
would have free hand in carrying out
it's foreign policies.
Little trouble was encountered in
getting congress to provide all the
funds the administration asked for
defense purposes and then some. The
stage had been so well set congress
could not help itself in this particular.
But when it came to repeating the
neutrality act and giving the presi-
dent discretionary powers with respect
to foreign affairs, it was horse of
another color. A majority in congress
is adamant against such proposals.
''The dominating factor in this stu
alton is that the members of con-
gress know the people are overwhelm-
ingly against this country meddling in
Europe's or the Far East's squabbles
and the prevailing belief that we would
be certain to be drawn into another
world war unless congress defeats these
proposals. 1t is now doubtful if bills
to repeal neutrality or give the presi-
dent discretionary powers in foreign
affairs can be passed this session. TIL,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01

fate of the other issues remains I'M
decided as yet. That there will be
heated and prolonged contests on all OF
them if action is attempted is a
certainty"
The movement to rehabilitate the
Arrowhead country's cutover lands and
make them once again productive of
private wealth and public revenues, was
given a material boost by the visit of
Duluth's mayor in Washington recent
ly. Mayor c. Rudolph Berghult spent
several days in the capitol and while
here conferred with congressional and
national conservation leaders on ways
and means for speeding up action.
I had the pleasure of assisting his
honor in these endeavors by having
several conferences in my office and
helping to arrange other parleys in
other departments. Mayor Berghult
not only is deeply interested in de-
tails of the more long-range program
which is being worked out by the ma
tional resources committee, but he
urged early action by congress on the
bill now before it which would impose
per cent tax on all land acquired
by the federal government for forestry
purposes the tax to be based on the
amount paid for such land, thus afford
ing immediate temporary relief.
am of the opinion that the mayors
efforts here should result in eXpedit-
ing this program materially and tend
to an early disposition of this matter
to the satisfaction of all concerned.
A new Townsend plan bill was in
troduced in the house a few days ago,
said to be compromise measure hav-
ing DR.. Townsend's approval 1t diff
fers from the bill previously intro
duced in this session and which has
been pigeonholed in committee since
then. Current reports are that the
committee on ways and means, to
which the new bill was referred, is
going to report it out without recon-
mendations in order to give the house
a chance to go definitely on record in
this matter.
The latest measure, which was intro
duced by Representative Hendricks Of
Florida, Democrat, who also sponsored
the first bill, involves a number o.
what some regard as radical changes
For one thing, it provides for a gross
income tax CT one-half of one per cent
instead of the per cent transaction
tax contained in the original plan, a
we'll as in the first bill introduced thi
year. 1t also eXempts national banks
fraternal benefit associations, and othe
non-profit corporations from the taz
What the prospects for passage o
the new measure are is difficult t
tell. Unless the hackers of more liber
allied old age pensions can unite o.
this bill, its chances do not look bright
Rumors of sharp dissentions in Town
send ranks over the compromise pro
| posal are heard, and if that be so,
is doomed for this session. 1t IS goin
| to require the united efforts of all VIII
believe in the general welfare plan
. put this thing over.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
Corrugated Eggs
Laid by Biddie

is being shown by the lady chickens on
the H. w. Goddard farm this spring
where eggs were found with shells in
rippled layers. The departure from the
usual smooth surfaces cannot be ac-
counted for unless the hens are copy
ing the corrugated effect of a new
culvert recently installed under a
bridge near the farm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
CHICK BITS.

Feeders on stands will keep them
from being scratched full of litter.
Wire screen stands for water fountains
guard chicks against picking in wet
litter, which is an ideal place for spread
of disease.
The air in the brooder house aften
becomes so dry as to be noticeably
harmful to the chicks. Place pan of
water on the stove or hang bucket
of water just over the stove to pro-
vide moisture in the air.
Cora Cooke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01

more concerned. He explained that
the loss was fully covered by insur-
ance and that, besides, the most
valuable asset of the business hadn't
even been touched by the fire.
''To what asset do you refer, Mr..
Burlingame?"
"Why, to our good will. We can
build new factory-now we'll have
to. We can buy new machinery
better machinery than was in the
old plant. AS long as the good will
of business is intact, nothing else
Matters" he concluded.
He was right. The most impor-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01

Factors Governing Value of Pearls
Wade's "Text Book of Precious
Stones" gives the factors governing
the value of pearls in this order:
orient or luster, color, texture Of
skin, shape and size. The unit of
weight is the pearl grain, which is
one-fourth of a diamond carat. The
value increases as the square OF
the weight, apart from other fac
| tors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
Small Red Box No
Place to Post Letter,

Acknowledgements to a fire
alarm recently, Moorhead firemen dis
covered that for the second time in
recent years someone ha dtried to use
the same alarm box to post a letter.
A rather embarrassed woman had
found out too late that mail boxes are
all one color-green, not red.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01

dent OF the factory,
he who should have
been the most excit-
ed. Alighting from
his car, he strolled
over to where that
which he had spent
years in building
was becoming a to-
tai loss. He was
calm, at ease, I'M
disturbed.
A newspaper man
spied him, asked
him whv he WAS no
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01

A FEW months ago, according to
~ that beguiling writer, Bruce
Barton, a large factory caught fire.
It burned to the ground. Sirens
shrieked. Crowds milled. Firemen
fought the flames. Newspaper re-
porters scurried here and there aft
er stories. CONSERVATION reigned.
Amid all this confusion the most
serene man in sight was the presi-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-01
HOSIERY SIGNS.

Each person has his or her pet peeve
Evening star., 1939-08-20

Monty ort Of footboIl-l939. But It wos
only the third doy out for the Washington
Redskins thot George Koromotie left. i.
former Gonzoeo stor. ond Erny Pinkert.
former Trojon, we're putting on this mild
monnered bit Of eridiron troinine 'woy out at
Cheney, Wash. A. P and WIDE World Photos.
Evening star., 1939-08-20

Sport as the cowboy likes it.
This brone wosn't exoetIy posing
tor his picture. but he couldn't
hove done better if he had tried.
He helped enIiven things at q
SeottIe rodeo.
Evening star., 1939-08-20

IT'S eoser eotche Roy schok eouqht record Of
o comes in the doys when pbo pitchers eochers
The Cubs eotehe neons Ro eeo hos an uomored
hond ~ ~ wv =" -".'".s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-21

A.. The taxes are levied on the first sa,OOo year of each employees wages.
 Q. This is the same arrangement as provided by the original law?
 A. Not quite. Originally, taxes were levied on wages up to @3,OOO Q year from each employer. Now an individual who works for more than one employer and whose total earnings are over 1000 may request at the end of the year Q return of the taxes he has paid on wages in excess of $3,0OO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-21

a. Do the amendments change the provision of the original law, setting up a reserve account for the payment of benefits2
 A. Yes. The Old-Age Reserve Account is replaced by an Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.
 e. How is the trust fund man. aged?
 A.Congress will make appropria- tions equal to tax collections to the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, which will be super
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-21

thereafter. It provides for an in- crease to 2 per cent in l9z3. 2 i-2 per cent in 1946. and to the maxi mum of 3 per cent in 1o49 for both employers and employees.
 O. How much will employers and employees save by this freezing" of the old-age insurance taxes at l per cent for the next years?
 A. It has been estimated that em- ployers and employees will save ap- proximately $825, 100000.
 @. Do these taxes apply to the full wages of an employe?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-21

tions and similar organizations, and seamen on American vessels and or- defining and broadening the exclu- sions of agricultural labor and dom- estic service.
 e. What is the schedule of contri- buttons or taxes in connection with the new provisions for old-age and survivors insurance2
 A. The amendments freeze" the taxes at per cent each for employ- CTS and employees until January 1, 1943. The schedule set up in the original law becomes effective
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-21

vised by three Trustees-the Sec retary of the Treasury as Managing Trustee, the Secretary of Labor, and the Chairman of the Social Security Board.
 o. What provision is made for the investment of this fund?
 A. It can be invested only in Government obligations or those guaranteed by the Government as to principle and interest.
 O. What return of interest must investments of the trust fund earn?
 A. Outstanding obligations can be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-21

purchased on the open market ana the yield will depend upon the mar- ket price, but special obligations may be issued to the fund bearing interest equal to the average rate of yield for all Government securi- ties: at present this is ? 1-2 per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-21
PART VIII

A. The main changes are those bringing in employees of national banks, building-and-loan associa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-21

A temperature of 1Se degrees above zero has been recorded in the northern Sahara desert, while one of o2 degrees below zero hes been noted in northern Siberia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-21

e. What changes are made in em- ployment covered by the old-age Insurance system?
Evening star., 1939-06-17
BY ANNABEL PAXTON.

The design of the main doorway
of the Court House of the District
dates from the Towering of the
Greek Revival period of architec-
ture in ca-1820-though the
actual date of the building as now
seen, is 1920. And, thereby hangs
tale, for the history of the Court
House is probably unparalleled.
Classic simplicity marks even so
important an entrance as that to
the District courts. The wide mas
onry opening with its segmental
arch frames a broad but simply
treated Greek cornice forming a
wide tranSom bar with simple fan
light above and an equally simple
doorway below. Plain pilasters,
Greek in character, form mullions
separating the doors and the glass
side-lights.
The doorway sets back some Is
feet or more from the face of the
limestone columns of the generous
and imposing classic portico form
ing the important central feature
of the south front of the building.
Between the sidewalk and the street
curb stands a statue of Lincoln
the work of Lot Flannery, sculptor
erected by the Citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia, April Is, 1853"
The Court House had its origin
as the Districts City Hall-the first
it could call its own. Color is added
to its history by unfortunate cir
cumstances which seemed to have
followed its inception in 1914 un-
til its reconstruction in 1920.
For many years after the estab-
fishing of Washington as the seat
of the Federal Government, no
suitable building was available for
the conduct of its administrative
affairs. In the fall of 1914 the
corporation decided that a City
Hall was both desirable and neces-
sary and, in February 1915, ap-
proved an act to raise $4,000 by
lottery. A grand capital prize Of
S5O,000, II prizes of $1,000, eight
prizes of $100, and besides a num-
erous quantity of smaller prizes"
Evening star., 1939-06-17

for City Hall to the Municipal au-
thorities. Upon ascertaining from
estimates that the structure would
cost $375, 900, the plans were aban-
doned.
Two years later, July IA, 1920, the
city authorities advertised for plans
and specifications for a City Hall
to cost 100000. The designer sub
mitting the best plans was to be
paid 5000 and the second best plans
were to bring 500. Apparently,
George Hadfield had revised his
plans prepared in 1918, for he was
Immediately given the winning
award and the $500, and the cor
nerstone of the building was laid
about one month later-August %,
1920. This was an event of high
Importance to the community and
was accompanied by the discharg-
ing of guns from the Navy Yard
and from Fort Washington land
excellent music was furnished by
the Marine Band"
Hadfield died in 1926 with the City
Hall barely two-thirds completed.
Thereafter the Mayor and his coun-
ellis went through a titanic strug-
gle In an effort to meet payments
on the structure, and to secure
its completion, at times advertising
for tenants to occupy the unfinished
rooms. For years the building, in
tended to be finished on the outside
in stucco, stood with rough unfn-
ished brick walls and temporary
wooden steps. AS the building aged,
it was not unusual for a loose "stone
or brick to fall periously near some
ones head"
During the same period the Dis
trict courts were equally hard
pressed for suitable quarters. The
courts and Offices of the Federal
Government gradually began to &C
quire space in the City Hall, so that
by 1873 the District officials found
themselves without administrative
offices. In time, the one-time
City Hall became more and more di-
lapidated and inconvenient, its orig
Evening star., 1939-06-17

inal construction not having been
of the best and the plan i'll adapted
to its new purposes.
Fortunately, Congress came to the
rescue in 1916 with an appropria-
ton for the restoration and recon-
struction of the Court House. More
than 100000 was spent on the work
which has made possible the preser-
vation Of Hadfield's original design
of one of the fine examples of Greek
Revival architecture applied to a
public building to be found in the
United States. In 1920 the restored
building, faithful reproduction, ex-
cept for the substitution of lime
stone in place of stucco on the ex-
terror and interior Improvements,
was rededicated. 1t brought to a
happy conclusion the unfortunate
vicissitudes through which the build
ing had passed for a hundred years.
Evening star., 1939-06-17
Maryland Realty License
DeadIine Is JULY |
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SbcSioA oiopa1eu W Aue otAI.
RIVERDALE, Md, June IT,
Announcement has been made by
the members Of the newly created
Maryland Real Estate Commission
that all real estate brokers and
salesman doing business in the
State must obtain license by July l..
Application for licenses will be re-
ceived at the office OF the commits
sion located at the Union Trust
Building in Baltimore.
The law states that real estate
brokers, statesmen, dealers am
traders, land subdividers, rent COL
lectors and all who come within
the definition of real estate brok-
er" or real estate salesman" must
obtain licenses as provided in chap
ter 351, Laws of Maryland, 1899.
Penalties are provided for those
failing to comply with the law.
Those holding licenses for 1899
are required to obtain new license
but all such applicants will re-
ceive full credit for the license fee
paid for the old license. A separate
application is required for each ac-
tive officer OF corporation, each
active member of a firm and each
salesman. The law does not ap-
Evening star., 1939-06-17
Shreve Heads Committee

Richmond H. Shreve of New York
has been named chairman of the
Committee of the American Insti-
tute of Architects which is arrang-
ing for the Fifteenth International
Congress of Architects to be held in
Washington September "a to 80.
This committee will cooperate with
the Federal committee on organiza-
ton appointed by Cordell Hull, Sec
retary of State, and with a group
of subcommittee.
Evening star., 1939-06-17

were offered. This scheme for fin
ancing the City Hall-and along
with it two school-houses and a
penitentiary-came to naught due
to the refusal of the States to per-
NIT the sale of lottery tickets-and
because of the default of the lottery
manager.
About four years later, George
Hadf1eld, an architect who came to
America from England in 1795 to
serve as construction superinten-
dent and assistant to William
Thornton in the design and build
Ing of the Capitol, submitted plans
Evening star., 1939-06-17

ply to the following seven counties,
st. Marys, Calvert, Dorchester, Anne
Arundel, Hartford, Queen Anne and
Worcester, these being omitted at
the time the law was adopted.
Nonresident brokers and sales
men should apply to the Baltimore
Office for information. Members of
the commission are Frank P. Brat
ton, chairman: A. H. Seidenspinner
and Charles H. Steffey.
Evening star., 1939-06-17

fairly strong solution of ammonia
or soda. II you prefer a dark finish,
make stain Of raw lumber thinned
with turpentine and add enough
varnish to bind it. Prepared varnish
stains are available for this purpose.
II desired, a thin coat of reduced
shellac or dull varnish may then
be applied. followed by a wax coat
ing.
Evening star., 1939-06-17
Rentals
Continued From First Page J

rentable area. The occupancy figure
In october was 1888 per cent.
New England continued to lag
behind the other regions, but showed
an improvement of almost l per
cent over the October l figure. The
1l8 reporting buildings, containing
5,940,285 square feet of space, had
an occupancy of 1858 per cent. as
compared with 1856 per cent seven
months earlier.
In the Pacific Northwest, 119
buildings having 5,S32.50 square feet
of rentable area showed an occu-
pancy of 1918 per cent. This is
practically the same ratio as indi-
Gated in the Immediately previous
report, in which = 121 buildings
showed an occupancy of 1876 per
cent
A comparatively small decrease in
occupancy was noted in the Pacific
Southwest, with 319 buildings con-
tanning 18,346.526 square feet report
ing 1882 per cent, as against 84.41
per cent as of October, 1898.
Evening star., 1939-06-17
Counts the Cost

LONDON (4).-Sir William Joyn-
Hicks, now Lord Brentford, esti-
mated at the time of his elevation
to the peerage that his Is years in
the House Of Commons had cost him
$125 900.
Evening star., 1939-06-17

In many parts Of the United
States, comfortable homes are being
lived in today that have stood from
100 to 300 years. Few types of
investment so successfully defy
Father Time as ones own home.
Evening star., 1939-06-17

Lottery in 1915 plans at $500 in 1920 poor construction
difficulties of administrative officials young city to build
city hail. and ultimately faithful reproduction of the original
design in 1920 add coorfu history the Court House the
District of Columbia located at between Fourth and
Fifth streets Sketch The Frederick
Evening star., 1939-06-17
Knotty Pine Effects

To obtain an old and weather.
beaten effect on new knotty pine
woodwork, first sponge 1t over with
Evening star., 1939-06-04

Her eyes we're pleading with mine,
her fingers we're still resting upon my
hand | reflected that | had not
shadow of tangible evidence against
anyone. Henrietta was, as | have said
in the beginning, the most beautiful
woman | had ever seen in my life. The
memory of that brief embrace in the
car was still with me.
'If you say so" | answered.
The End
Next week -"The Third Key'-An-
other adventure Of MAJOR Tyson.