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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-07
CROWD Halls
NOTED TENOR
Ladies' Musical Club
Presents Bjoerling
of Metropolitan

Appearing before a weli-fillec
house Thursday night, Jussi BJoer'
ling. hailed by critics as the out.
standing tenor OF our times" cap.
tured his listeners at the very be-
ginning of his concert with his
rich. free-fiowing voice The artist
was presented in the First Baptist
church by the Ladies Musical
club.
In the noted tenors repertoire
were classics OF modern composers
as well as the old masters. High
lights of his performance were An
Sylvia" and '.Diebose Farbe" both
by Franz Schubert. which he sang
with feeling and expression. the
latter being particularly well
suited to his voice. and two arias
20 Paradise" from Il Africans"
by Giacoma Meyerbcer and The
Flower Song" from Georges Bizetis
famed Carmen
Bjoerling's singing Of The
Dream" from Jules Msssenet's
'Manon" will long be remembered
for its beautiful simplicity. His
third encore La Donna Mobile"
from verdi's "Rigolleto" left no
one in the audience untouched. his
full, rich notes. tender but never
insipid forceful. flexible. well
rounded and clear, radiating with
sweetness.
Accompanying Mr. Bjoerling at
the piano was Harry Ebert who
was also presented In group of
his own. Outstanding was his in
depreciation of Maurice Raveis
capricious "Alborada del Gracioso'
which deviated from the usual and
which he played with briliiance
and feeling.
The complete program follows:
Ludwig van Beethoven Adelaide
Franz Schubert ... An Sylvia
Franz Schubert =. Die bose Farbe
Richard Strauss ....... Morgen
Richard Strauss ...... Caecilic
Giacomo Meyerbeer'- Aria
20 Paradise" from "L'Africana
Emil Sjogren drommen du
ar mig nara I'm the Dreaml
Emil Spogrcn :. 1ch mochte sch
webcn II wish that ] might glidel
jean Sibclius Saw. Saw. Susa
fThe Wind in the Rushesl
Jean Sibelius ~ Flicker kom
THE Maiden Came)
Gabriel Faure ...,.. Impromptu
Maurice Ravcl ......
.... Alborada del Gracioso
Mr.. Ebert
jules Massenet Aria "The Dream"
from Manor"
Georges Bizct =. Aria The Flower
Song" from Carmen
A glorious career is predicted
for Jussi Bjoerling, tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera Co., who is
but 26 years old He was trained
for his American presentation by
none other than Tullio voghera.
the man who coached Enrico
Caruso during his first six years
here. II r. T.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-07
CHECK
CHANGES HANDS

4 check for S122. 517.7O changed
hands IN federal court here late
Thursday afternoon to marx the
beginning Of a second huge con-
demnation suit to provide a right
of-way across Clark county Tor
Bonneville power TRANSMISSION
lines.
Judge Edward E Cushman, on
admitting the case 10 his court.
granted authority 10 the federal
government 20 take immediate
possession OF all unoccupied tracts
Of the 14l named in the suit ana
10 take over the occupied pieces
April is
Extending lines OF the lower
Columbia river dam will involve
a long series Of such suits, oecu-
pving the court here intermittently
for at least two years. First OF
the cases was started a month
ago against about 100 property
owners of Skamania county. The
line eventually will reach Puget
@OlIu.
The large check presented to the
court by L. S. Attorney J. Charles
Dennis covers the government y
offered price on all the property.
While more than 100 defendants
have been named, it is anticipated
BY Dennis that at least half will
accept the governments price
without opposition in court.
A special assistant to the attor-
ney general, F. A. LeSourd, VIII
handle the long series Of cases.
Also in court was John c. Fisher,
general counsel for the Bonneville
administration, who testified that
erection of the power line would
not interfere with the land even
,+bnra IL iS pour ocPt1pipd
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-07
Son Puts Father
On Military Staff

COLUMBIA. =. Gov. DIN D.
Johnston. who will retire from the
governors seat in January. has
named his father, e A. Johnston,
of Anderson. S. c. lieutenant
colonel on his military staff The
governors father is 65 years old
and has been in feeble health
several months.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-07
MINTER CREEK GIRLS
FUNERAL ON SATURDAY

GIG HAiBOR Funeral services
for Dora Jane Ramsey. Is. who
died Thursday at her mothers
home at Mintcr Creek, will be held
Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock
in the Perkins chapel at Gig
Harbor. The girls death followed
. long illness.
Surviving are her mother, Mrs
Margaret Ramsey; one brother
Jack, and four sisters. Margie
Phoebe. Anna May and Christina
Burial viii be IN the Vaughn
csmetsry.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-07
BUTTERCUP PLUCKED
AFTER SNOW MELTS

WINSTED. Conn Figuring he
would not be believed. a resident
sent to a newspaper a buttercup
he picked after footdeep snow
fall melted.
The resident did not identify
himself The buttercup beyond
doubt was freshly picked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-07
Social Security Due
To Be Session "Nut'
And Legislators Must Crack 1t, If They Hope
to Please Their Constituents
BY ARTHUR l.. sCHoENI

This Is The third series of articles dealing profile
II onso cia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-07
MUCH DYN ANTE

More than 5000 900 pounds of
dynamite were manufactured in
the United States in 1887. accord
ing to preliminary reports of the
Z. S. census bureau.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-07

OLYMPIAAmost unknown in the political lexicon four
the word social security today spells the biggest
headache for state officials and legislators alike the 1889
legislature nears.
What to do about its aged needy and crppedhow much
to how many-rvas the problem of how raise the
money to do il with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-07

Pfefferkorn, IS. director emeritus
of Brenau college conservatory.
died at Gainesville, Ga. A
Baltimore resident was sentenced
to a year in Jail for passing checks
signed Charles }. Mccarthy He
pleaded guilty to signing the name
of that chap on the radio"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
Committee Prepares
Strip Planting Plans.

A committee representing the depart
ment of conservation and the depart
ment Of highways is laying plans for
extensive roadside tree planting that
will provide game food and cover, as
well as to replace highway snow fences
in many instances.
The divisions game and fish, land
acquisition, and oreStry in the conSer-
walton department, the right of way,
roadside development, and maintenance
divisions of the highway department
are represented.
The committee has requested the
United States Biological Survey to CO.
operate in the projects that call for
planting of strips of trees, bushes, and
game food and cover plants along high
ways that will serve the double purpose
of wildlife refugees and snow protection
These strips in themselves would be
game refugees, but hunting would be
permitted on adjacent lands, and the
game would be increased in these areas
It is proposed that the planting be
done under the terms Of the Pittnan-
Robertson act setting aside the ten
percent federal tax on small arms and
ammunition of wildlife restoration pur-
poses.
The committee hopes to have an ex-
perimental area ready or fall plant
ing, to demonstrate the feasibility of
the plan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13

Highest individual score for one game
made in any tournament event: L.
ClauSen, Virginia, 263.
Highest individual score for three
game series made in any tournament
event: Matt Vertnik, Ely, 655
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
Watch Lost 20 Years
Returned to Gunner.

Preston-A gold watch lost By E A.
Danielson of Fountain more than 20
years ago is back in his possession
again, apparently little the worse as
the result Of having been buried in what
was once wheat field near Fountain.
The watch, a 17-jewel Waltham. was
lost by Danielson one sunny day in the
late summer Of 1913 as he was harvest
ing wheat on his farm In time the
highway department built a road
through a corner of the field and in
the process left a three-cornered plot
Of ground on one side. Two years ago
Elmon Severson was gardening this plot
and found the watch lying face I'D on
top of the ground. He happened %
mention it to Danielson and they found
it was the same watch. DanieIson had
bought it in 1887 and had carried Il for
81 years when he lost il q years ago.
The watch is untarnished, the crystal
inact and the mechanism apparently
unruSted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
Ten Years Ago
From Issue of April IL, 1929.

Honors have been coming to Ely ath-
letes lately. Following close on the sue
cess Of our basketball team in the dis
trict, regional and state tournament,
the Ely relay team took third place in
the state relay race of range teams.
Ely also placed in the state swimming
meet at Chisholm, Saturday. when
Darcy Goard took fourth place in the
220-yard free style
Miss Clara Eandberg was rendered a
surprise party by large group of
friends, Monday evening on the occasion
of her birthday. She received many
fine gifts and the Rev. Arthur Benson
made an address. Mrs C. M. Hanson
and Mrs. John Anderson arranged the
party
The Americanization class of the Ely
Evening schools numbers 70 pupils and
graduation exercises will be held on
Tuesday evening. A program will be
given and Judge Edward Freeman will
make the address. Diplomas will be
presented by Dr. j. E. Thompson of the
school board. Matt Kurre, 80, a resi-
dent Of this city all his life and an
employee Of the Oliver Iron Mining
company, died suddenly of heart at
tack Tuesday at noon He is survived
by his widow and three children.
The council, at the last meeting.
granted permit to H E. Kurvinen to
construct a hanger on the east end of
the tourist camp at Shagawa lake $50
Nate Keller. district adjutant, was in
the city from Virginia, Wednesday, and
at that evenings meeting of Frank
Lozar Post, American Legion, presented
charms TO eight past commanders of
the post. Those so honored were w. P
Wolff, Albert McMahan, Jack Clan
otti, j. R. Rubey, E. w. Hanson, A. o.
Knutson, j. z. Johnson and Uno Alfalfa.
***On the eve of their debate with Du-
luth, Misses Janet Laing, Florence
Thompson, Betty Mills and Florence
Childers, representing the Ely Junior
College, appeared before the Rotary
club, Wednesday evening, and debated
their side on the subject for the club.
The subject discussed was Resolved
that the installment buying of con-
sumption articles is detrimental"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
Fifty Years Ago
From Issue of April 9, 1889.

The Good TemplarS will not organize
in Ely until April 27***Capt. and Mrs.
Pengilly have returned from a visit in
Pennsylvania Albert Weinzierl was
up from Tower to spend Sunday with
his brother, Mike. SSH. Van B,arcom,
the photograph" man from Tower has
begun the erection of a building on
Chapman street. ***The Chandler mine
has more than 100000 tons Of ore on the
stock piles and expects to have 25,0O0
tons more before the shipping season
begins.
Capt. Harvey and nephew, Fred
James, spent Sunday looking over
properties in this vicinity. The captain
is as enthusiastic as ever in regard to
the future Of Ely. *"*The council has
given Madame Crosley thirty days to re-
move her "Soiled doves" and herself to
other quarters **%AIike Weinzierl is
building 24x26 two story business
building for his jewelry stock next to
the restaurant.
P. R. Vail and Miss Mary Gleason
WS4N @A1eA4&4 III az 44O44"OONs 4h44O44461A4s O44
March 81 The couple have arrived and
will make their future home in Ely A
reception was rendered them by about
20 couples on Friday evening after their
arrival. ***Alex Lawson and Thomas
White represented Ely and the Town
CT Morse in Duluth yesterday to elect
a county commissioner to fill the place
vacated by Capt. Morcom. W. G. Bon
ham of Tower was chosen
The interior of the Chandler House
has been completely remodeled and all
traces of the log house has been effaced.
The Chandler has been reputed as the
largest log house in the world but with
the alterations it will not be recognized
as log house at all
Minnesota ore is selling at Cleveland
and Buffalo at s575 per ton. Menom-
inee BesSenler at S5.25 to S5.75. Lake
freightS are 81 to S1.10 from Escanaba
per ton and s125 to s136 from Ashland.
The rate from Two Harbors is the same
as from Ashland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
LOOKING BACK IN into gt the n Fines

principal with Misses Emma Hanson
and Anna Sundholm as assistants. The
principal and his family occupies living
rooms over the class rooms.
The election Tuesday was hctly con-
tested and brought out record vote at
tributed to the vote on the liquor ques-
ton. When the vote on the liquor
question was first mentioned it was
looked upon as joke but the three days
before election proved it was not a joke
and the vote cast Tuesday further went
to substantiate the seriousness of the
subject. Thursday an application was
made to Judge Dancer of the district
court for restraining order to prevent
the city council and the city clerk from
allowing the question to go on the
ballot. The Injunction was denied In
the vote Tuesday, the ballot showed 1856
in favor of license and 239 against
license. John A. Harri was elected
mayor; Arthur Toms, treasurer; Tony"
Kotchevar, assessor; John Schaefer,
municipal judge; william Vuoti, special
judge. The aldermen chosen to serve
the city, in addition to Messrs. Somero,
James and KnutSon, now on the council,
were J. H. White, John Freshmen and
AXel Hegfors.
Frank Sipelj and Mss Mary Shiconja
secured a license to wed Saturday. IS.
Peter Western returned Saturday from
Panama where he had spent the winter.
***Dr. and Mrs Sutherland returned
Saturday evening from their wedding
trip. They were rendered a noisy re-
ception at the depot.
Mayor Harri has assumed the reins of
office and has appointed his police force
subject to the ratification of the coun-
Gil at the next meeting. E. A Oish)
LaReau retains his position of chief.
The balance of the force is made up of
Officer Kukko, who was reappointed,
John Somrock and Math L. KapSch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13

With only one week of the present
session left, members of the Minnesota
legislature this week were working out
in conference details of many of the
important bills in the big legislative
program for the session.
The last day on which bills may be
passed is Tuesday, April 13, and mem
bers of the various conference COM
mittees are working over time SO that
all differences between the two houses
may be ironed out and all major bills
passed by Tuesday Leaders in both
houses expressed confidence that this
will be done and that the session can
end without resorting to the device
sometimes used of turning back the
official clocks and allowing the last
day" to extend over into Wednesday
and Thursday
While conference committees worked,
the two houses were busy this week
clearing their calendars The house
voted to postpone indefinitely a bill,
previously passed in the senate, reliev-
ing employers Of less than eight from
state unemployment compensation in
surance payments, and passed instead
a new proposal substantially reducing
the payments.
The plan approved by the house pro-
videS that any employer who has no
unemployment charged against him for
this year may be relieved entirely from
making any payments in 1910. If he
continues to have a steady record of |
he viii be asked to pay
annually thereafter under this bill one
half per cent year, instead of 2.7fo |
as under the present law. Payments
required in 1941 and thereafter for all .
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
State Proposes New Plan
for Unemployment Tax

employers of less than eight persons
would be graduated from one-haf a
per cent to 3.5 per cent, depending on
the amount of unemployment among
workers chargeable to them, so that
firms with good records viii receive re-
cognition in the reduction of their
rates. Another provision would exempt
service employed by farm co-operatives
and mutual insurance companies from
the state tax
Members Of the senate as well as
some house members who fought for
complete exemption Of all employers
Of less than eight from the tax are
net satisfied with this proposal, and
prospects we're that conference COM
mittee would be needed TO reach final
settlement Of the controversy. One
proposal advanced was to require all
employers Of one or more in cities of
the first, second and third classes to
pay the state unemployment tax and
exempt those elsewhere with less than
eight employees
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
ccc BIRTHDAY
This MONTH
Public Invited to Help Civilian
Conservation Corps Mark
Sixth Birthday.

/ Celebrating its sixth birthday this
month, the Civilian Conservation Corps
has invited the public to join, and &c
view the accomplishments both in con-
serving natural resources and in train
ing and developing young men.
From the standpoint of conserving
and building natural resources, Mime
sofa has benefited immeasurably as a
result Of c. c. c. work in forestry, park
development and soil and water con-
Servation.
In forestry, the strength has ranged
from 81 down to II camps working on
state forests and on state fire protec-
ton activities. During the six years
$4,000 man days have been devoted
to fire fighting and firebreaks, truck
trails, lookout towers, telephone lines
have been built or improved, and the
fire hazard has been reduced on thou
sands of acres. Millions of trees have
been planted, and the state nurseries
have been increased in capacity and
production. Last year alone over seven
million trees were produced at the
Badoura nursery almost entirely with
c. c. c. labor.
Building dams to regulate lake levels,
surveys of lakes for use in scientific
fish management, game surveys, the
planting of game food and cover plants,
and development of camps, picnic
grounds, and the control of white pine
blister rust are among the other forms
of work which the state forestry camps
have done. At the same time that this
work was done, the c. c. G.
men have been prepared at all times
to act as shock troops in actually fight
ing forest fires. During the life of the
C. C. c., Minnesota has gone through
some Of its worst drought years, and
hence its worst fire years.
In view Of these definite conservation
combined with the
work the corps is doing in job training,
all citizens who are interested IN con-
serving and building up Minnesota |
natural resources may well join in the
celebration
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
Matt Vertnik Steals
ShoU at InUitational
BoWling Tournament
Ely Pin Boy Won $13 Prize
Money, Two Gold Medals
at Range Meet Here.

An Ely pin boy, Matt Vertnik, stole
the show at the first annual range in
vttational bowling tournament, which
closed Sunday night, capturing the all
event, the highest individual score for
three-game series, and being mainly
responsible for putting his five-man
team on top of the standings for the
team event.
Vertnik won a total of s13 IN prize
money and two gold medals.
All out-of-town bowlerS We're well
pleased with the meet, according to
the sponsors, who report that plans for
another tournament in 1910 will be for
INFLATED soon.
Ely keglers garnered more than their
share OF the prizes against some Of the
best bowlerS on the range.
The Ely Outlaws, team composed Of
men, none Of whose averages were
among the first 20 in the local bowling
league, recently ended, took the team
event and along with it $50 in prize
money and a gold medal for each men,
Der. The Range Bowling Center of vir-
GINA was in second, garnering SIS in
prizes.
John Majerle, Frank Bolka, Alex De-
beltz, Frank Mrack and Vertnik COM
posed the championship team. Vert
niks ga count IN three games was a
big factor in their win.
H. Backstrom with $40 and T. Gion-
betti with 500, both from Hibbing, COM
piled a total of 1923 to carry off the
doubles event, SIS in prize money, and
two gold medals. Just before the Hib-
bing bowlerS took the floor, Frank
Jenko and John Palcher turned in a
lib in the doubles to lead the scoring,
but before their score was As minutes
old they had lost out by IL pins.
Louis Ooc) zgonc, leading bowler in
league play, won the singles champion
ship, SO in cash and a gold medal. |
zgonc'S 621 topped the score of his
nearest rival, W. Newman, Virginia, by
just three pins.
The reliable Vertnik piled up a total
count of 1877 to take the al-events first |
prize Of Sc and a gold medal. He was
rs pins ahead Of Virginia's Newman, in |
second place.
Standings Of the high bowlers follow:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
Wild Fox Tries to
Get Into Fur Farm.

Park Rapids Raughla vogtman re-
ports an interesting experience at the
Vogtman Fur Farm He has a large
police dog who signals his master by
barking in certain manner when one
OF the foxes happens to get out of its
pen in the enclosure within the guard
fence. One day recently, the barking
OF the dog attracted Mr. vogtman's at
tention, but on investigation none of
the pens proved TO be empty. However,
a fine red fox was discovered outside
OF the enclosure trying to dig its way
in. Mr.. Vogtman now has a valuable
red fox pelt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From Issue of April 10, 1914.

The new school building completed at
Section Thirty at a cost of $4,000 is
ready for occupancy. 1t consists Of two
stories and a concrete basement. The
basement has heating plant and an
electric plant. The main floor has four
class rooms. Prof. G.. G.. Dening is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13
Check Takes Quite a Trip.

Lsle-March g. 1886, the Isle Mess
enger sent out Check No 500 for 81 90
on sheet 61a by IA. with spaces for
Y endorsements. For a long time the
check was unheard Of, and March 2,
1899, it was presented and paid at the
bank, having been negotiated 70 times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-13

Cardinals Like Home Section
There Is no known instance of =
cardinal migrating more than a
dozen miles from its birthplace
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-11

Guests places at the announce
ment dinner We're marked by small
colonial bouquets, in the center of
which were the scrolls bearing the
news Of the betrothal. Following
'he dinner hour, bridge was
played.
Guests included Mrs. G. NJ
johnson. mother of Mr.. Carson.
Mrs. Alvins Donce. aunt of the
bridegroom-elect; Mrs. W. p. Mat
thaei. mother of the bride-to-be.
Mrs. Norman Gordon peggy
Trounee), Mrs. Owen Buchanan.
1r., Mrs. Claude Sleeves. Mrs. II.
B. Messmer Anita kiel). Mrs.
Jack Hathaway Jean PAUL. and
Mrs. Robert Mccullough.
Others were Miss May Sanford
and house guest, Miss Kathleen
Millman of Saskatoon, Sask., Miss
Jean Mckenzie. Miss Rosalie
Howe, Miss Edith Lord. Miss Dena
Matthaei Miss Eloise Kilberer of
Butte, Mont. Miss Jane Doten,
Miss Mary Ellen Marshall of Port
land, Ore, house guest of Miss
Matthaei, and Miss Ruth Thomas.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-11
Memory Club 70 Meet
For Annual Picnic

The Memory club viii meet for
its annual picnic at Point Defiance
park Aug. is where a 1870 O'Clock
luncheon 70 which all members
and old-tlne friends are invited,
Will be served. Those planning 10
attend are asked 10 bring their
own sandwiches and table service.
For further information. call Ars.
Fred Foye at Garland 1885 or Mrs.
Eta Pryor al Garland 7488.