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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

A, Thomas Estrada Palma. who was born in Bayamo. santiago pro- vince, Cuba. July ls. 1eSs.
 o Please give me Information about the states which declared Q bank holiday In the banking crisis of 1888 and the exact date of the National bank holiday proclaimed by President Roosevelt,
 A. On the morning of February lA, 1888. the Governor of Michigan declared a bank holiday to February sl, This holiday was extended and on February 2s, Q bank holiday was declared in Maryland, followed with. tn Q few days by similar action in . large number of states. On the morning ef March {. the Governor of New York issued Q proclamation proclaiming Saturday and Monday to he bank holidays. Similar action was taken in Illinois. Massachusetts New Jersey. Pennsylvania. and else- where On March (. therefore. which was c Saturday. the banks in ale most all the states were either closed or operating under restric- tons, On the morning of March 6. 1888. the National bank holiday was proclaimed by President Roose- welt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

altitude, Q n d I've ways been curious Co find out whe-
 ther they're right. Tha t's one reason why 1 have travelled 60 much by air,
 at high alti- tudes . ]. but they said [ couldn't take it in c train, be. cause of the jarring, even ilaAainh II N0aalsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27
Daily Almanac
IaO0 Q. M,

Moon sets los c. fsl,
 Sun rises es5f (. fss,, sets 6s40 D. fg,
 AH vehicles must bs lighted thirty minutes aftef sunset,
 Fifst quarter Of the moon lsst night sbout hak past ten, C should change tise weather afld usher bB March se tbs accompaniment Of crisp, stiFHy days, It's the best weather sugufy we've seep fn quite lengthy peftod,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

l, What is an iguanas
 2, Name the capital of Lithuania, 3, Who won the recent Ding Cfos- by Golf toufnaments
 1, What does the stock exchange term bull market" meant
 5, Tn what country is the Yangtse RiveH2
 e.What is the ehfomosphere.
 !, What famous mountain Is near ohattanoogas
 Q, Which birthday was recently celebrated by President Franklin D. Rooseyelt2
 2. what is the purpose of a river leyees
 10, Name the two eapes at the entrance te Chesapeake Bay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27
New York Day by Day
DY CHARLEs b. DRIsCOLL

Los Angeles, Fob. a7 - Diary. We came Into sunshine as we rolls cd Into California this morning the most I've seen since some time last fall, For years the doctors have told mo ! couldn't stand
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27
Selected Poem
WINTER SCENE

WINTkW BCENE '. ". in the Christian Science Monitor Ankle deep in snow we watk, Throwing t0 the wind ouf taik, Cfinehing through the crust Of sieet Where have tracked sS0 ether feet, h this world Of silver ice, We move shy aHd sfllat as mice Hufnbied by the winds great paW AS t fubs our faces FaW, Shining afm6uF guards tile trees; Branches break aHd btfsiles freeze, This N winters fierce delight; Painting aH CUT landscapes white,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

If yeu want . copy of cur booklet MODERN CONTRACT BRIDGE" send Co the Water bury D Demeerat' Washington Bureau, 10lS Thirteenth St, Washington. D. 0. Enclose 10 cents In postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR Do net say. ~rhe schelars at tAe Todd Scheel went on . strike"s say, pupils" CT
 students"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27
Washington Merry Go-Round
D RE W PEARSON ROBERT & ALLEN

WASHINGTON February 2 Four sknshes widely separated parts the pushoe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27
A Thought for Today

How are the mighty fallen In the midst of Che Aattlei O Jonathan thou vast slain In thine high places.-n Samuel 1928.
 now know that wars do not end vars Henry Ford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27
What's Your l. o?

Can you answer seven of these test qnestisnss Turn te last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-27

Copyright, 1889. by United Feature Syndicate. lne)
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14
SPORTSMENiS ASSOCIATION ..-- ORGANIZED ...-

| meeting was held ct the Anch- orago Grill Wednes day April 5th, whi ch Was will attended by both Anchorage and Fo lmcr members. Anchorage appointed committed to raise funds.
 4 Cons itution S 6y-lcws wore drawn up and a2or tod Gs we'll cs regulations pror9ul o;tod to pro- tect birds roloosod in Anchorage and latanuska Valley areas.
 Officers elected Wero: J.L. Cope of Palmer was elected Frosident, Cole McFarland of Anchoroge, Vice Pres., 1Ir. cyicl1er is
 Secretary, and r. In. fellish is Treasurer. H.~> 5000 Pheasant oCgs and 1000 Chu31k0r Partrisc e3Gs havo. .. been ordered iron CapnQtion Farms at Seattle It Q cost of .O5 each os woll IS food for sam
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14
FERTILIZER BUGGIEG

The manure spreadors in the machine lot in Palmer can be rented by the farmers in the valley for $l DOT day. The farmer will also pay the transportation. It may be arranged in some Dis trits whereby several farmers will want to use these spreaders about the samo time. If they can guarantee ton days use of them the Corporation will de- liver the machine and go get it when it is id1a. This arrangement mal1es it much cheaper to use and i'd also fIruch eosior on the ma ch- inc. Tow is the time to start using the manure sprooders before the fields got too soft.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14
FOUND

| key has been found which
 If anyone has lost a key, plaaso call at the Post Office window and identify it.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14

POST OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT On and aftor April 2oth. the money order window will be closed et AGO p.m. Tn the past it has boon necessary for the Post Office employees to work ovor inc in erder to complete the days work. This should ot be noces sary fl everybody will attend to buying th&ir money orders before 4;OO o'clock or the day before.
 Tho Post offico will be grootful if the public will assist in this matter. Thank you.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14

The Anchorage conrnitto for the organization arc rofflinG c
 ?lOO. pot of gold to raise funds to further the protection of wild gamo in this atoc. For ii ckets soc IF. Cope. The droWing will toko place on Hay Is, FOR mHE BIC PRIZE. Got in on it.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-14

rYE SPECIALIST COIJNG By special roauest Dr. forks, Eye Upecialist, will mako Q trip to Palmer on April 26th end 27th, Wednos $ day and Thursday, to do eye examinoti ions. Tho york will be done in the basement Of the. Dormi tory be- tWeon 9 h.N. end 5 P.h. The rate for the eye Examination will be five dollars cash. An optician will accom- eny Dr.. Uorks to mcke fittings for glasses at the some inc. Please lecve your noae either with Miss Whitney, or at the, hospital office before that date so that we can arrange your appointments. This offers the community anotho: important service and please make use Of this opportunity.
 Hiss whitney
 Do.C. .Ecrl fibre cht
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Organization to Promote Safety
of Riders, Observation of
Traffic Rules.

Organization of Bicycle Safety club
here will be undertaken this month by
Ely Post No. PITT, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, for all boys and girls between
the ages of 6 and II years. The pur-
pose of the club will include the safety
of youthful bicycle riders, the obser-
walton of local and state traffic laws,
and fewer accidents in which bicycles
are involved.
The club will have its own traffic
officers and traffic court where club
members who violate the rules will
be brought for hearing before judges
selected from the club membership. The
local police department has already
placed its endorsement upon the or
ganization of the club. The approval
and backing of the city council and
Ely Commercial Club will be sought be-
fore the group is organized.
Olaf Harri, william Kelly and Adolph
Hanson have been named as the COM
mittee in charge of the project.
The local club will be one of more
than $50 Bicycle Safety clubs already
organized by v. F. w. units through
out the country. Approximately 5O,OO(
junior bicycle safety riders are mem.
berS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sponsor Bike Safety Club
County PIT. A. Selects
NelU Heads for Year.

New county PIT. A. officers were
named at Hibbing, Saturday afternoon,
during the convention of the county
group Mrs. c. H. Reeve, Hibbing, was
chosen first vice president; Mrs. E. E.
Pixley, Bear River. treasurer.
President John MorIarity, Cotton, has
one more year to serve as have Mrs.
F. A. Groves, Parkville, second vice
president, and Mrs. r. A. Floyd, Hib-
bling, secretary.
Mrs. Lawrence Renstrom of Tower
and Mrs. Walter Olson, Virginia, were
named delegates at large at Saturdays
meeting.
Mrs. Byron Carlson of this city was
named head of the important member
ship committee.
S. v. WeSterberg, in charge of the
Red Wing corrective school, was the
conference speaker and explained that
the school stressed successful social adj
juStment for its boys rather than
punishment.
The county association made up of
more than 40 units in the county, I'M
animously adopted resolution protest
ing further cuts in state aids to educa-
ton. Bills in the legislature slated for
passage at the present time look for aid
reduction and the conference was solid
ly against any such cuts.
The Ely units failed to send delegates
to the conference as the several units
are figuring on sending a large dele
cation to the district meeting at Vir-
GINA and the expense of the two meet
ings would fall too heavily on them
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
CcC CAMPS TO
remain HERE
Eight Camps to Function in
Superior National Forest;
S,4OO Enrollees in State.

An APA dispatch from Washington
states that Is CCC camps will be OPP
Grated in Northern Minnesota during
the enlistment period now on and
ending Sept. 80, according to Robert
Fechner, director of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps work.
Approximately S,4OO enrollees will be
engaged in conservation work in the
state during the six month period.
Fifteen camps will be in National
forests, II in State forests, two on wild
life refugees, nine on soil conservation
projects and five in state parks.
A new camp listed for the Arrowhead
country will be in the Jay Cooke Park
at Thomson, according to the APA. One
of two camps at Grand Marais will be
closed, the dispatch said
Nationally the strength of the CCC
will be 100000. Officials state that they
probably will get some strange fellows
but the average will stack up about as
follows: Eighteen to 10 years old. Out
of work for seven months. The bread
winner of four persons back home who
will be sent $25 per month. He prob
ably will come from a rural area, but
most of the boys will not be farm boys.
His keep will cost the government a
little less than $1,000 year.
About 5000 of the boys will learn to
read and write, hundreds will finish
grammar school and few will receive
college diplomas A few won't be able
to take it and will desert.
Camps in this section of the state will
be 704 and I'll at Ely, Grand Rapids,
Tote, Cas- Lake, Bena, Deer River,
Chisholm, Grand Rapids, Remer,
Walker, Blackjack, Allen, Two Harbors,
Isabella, Crimson, Orr, Side Lake, Big
fork, Effie, Tutting, Wilton and Big
Falls, according to the post Office adj
dresses.
Eight of the camps will be in the
Superior National Forest; seven in the
Chippewa National Forest; one at Jay
Cooke Park, one at Gooseberry Falls
State park, and eight in the state park
area.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Eight Mill County Tax
For Welfare NOlU LdIU.

The 8-mill tax levy for welfare pur-
poses in St. Louis County became law
Monday when the state senate approved
the measure. 1t previously had the ap-
proval of the house of representatives.
The law is put in effect for the years
1910 and 1941.
The law will permit a total levy of
mills on taxable property to pay for
the cost of direct relief, aid to the blind,
aid to dependent children, child welfare
and old age assistance.
The mills will raise approximately
81 $50, 900 to cover the county'S share
for these forms of relief. 1t is estimated
by the county welfare board that about
81, 100000 will be needed annually.
Under the old law the county was
authorized to levy mills for direct re-
lief alone, plus special county appropri-
ations for the other aids. This brought
in total of about 81, 100000, or $4,000
less than the new measure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
HOLU is This for
A Poultry Record?

Windom-It is traditional that rabbits
are great multipliers, speaking of math-
enlatics, but how is this one? j. p.
Euken brings in an egg and story
that proves that there may be four
generations of chickens in one year. He
says that IL months ago he bought some
baby chicks. The chicks grew up and
about the first of october one of them
came out of a weed patch bringing with
her a brood of baby chicks. They
were given no special care but ate what
they could find about the barn, and
four of them survived. On March IA
one of these pullets produced her first
egg. Now it would be possible to have
set this egg and produced the fourth
generation in a year, or slightly over a
year. The chicks are White Rocks
Who can beat this for a poultry re-
cord
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20

tCOIfLlUueQ from PaRe Ono'
acts and as accompanies for several
songs. Mrs Charles Merhar, Jr., played
the piano accompaniment for the songs
and the minstrel acts. :
The minstrel performance was di-
vided into two parts with the novelty
and specialties interviewer amongst the
many gags and jokes sprung by the
array of blackface comedians seated in
a semi-circle on the stage.
Local people and business men were
impersonated in the minstrel part of
the performance and many were the
jokes cracked at the expense of those
represented. Paul Yadlosky represented
John Buccowich as interlocutor and
kept things moving smoothly.
Others represented were John Will
munen by Joe Kuzma; Matt Indy by
Frank Chimzar; Anton Slabodnik by
Frank Kalan; John Nordstrom by DON
aid Skufca; Joe zupancich by John
zupancich; Tom Thielman by Pat
Markovich; Joe Kovach by Ed Mantel;
Mike Rom by Dick Camaish; George
Matesha by William Senta; Charles
Merhar by Edward Volk; Urho Hok-
kanen by Edward Mikolich; Nat OAR
gontina by Mathew Banovetz.
AS in previous years the MINISTRIES
were coached and directed by Matt j.
Kapsch and Steve j. Smrekar. The
Gags were written by Mr. KapSch and
Mr.. Smrekar who also arranged the
main performance and the specialties.
Mrs. Merhar again was in charge of the
music
The directors and Mrs Merhar de-
serve large amount of praise for the
smoothness of the performance and
the dispatch in which the same was pre-
sented. An entirely new set up is being
promised for next years presentation
and already steps are being taken to
arrange fitting program.
Entertainingly and financially the
eight annual MINISTRIES was a success.
The troop was entertained at a dinner
Sunday evening In the Community
Center cafeteria.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
1900 Bad Eggs
Sold to Store.

Mapleton-Oh, for a ham actor! 1900
bad eggs were unloaded on store in
Truman recently. When the eggs were
candled it was discovered that all of
them were spoiled. Apparently they
were the unmatched portion of an in
cubator setting. The store was busy
with trade and did not do the Gambling
until after the party who sold the eggs
had disappeared. He was stranger
in Truman, his name unknown, but the
store men traced him as far as Amboy
and from the description they were able
to give of him, gained clue that he
might live in or near Mapleton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Horse Shoe in Oak Tree.

Alexandria Henry Dau, who lives
near Alexandria, has a section of an
oak tree foot thick with a horse shoe
completely inside it. Forty
years ago, when Mr.. Dau lived on what
is now the William Schollgerdes place,
adjoining his present farm, he saw the
end of a horse shoe sticking out of the
oak tree. This winter a WPA crew,
along road, cut down the tree
and split open the section.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Fight Being Made on
Tuberculosis in County

The battle against tuberculosis in ST.
Louis County this month is centering
around an early diagnosis campaign,
designed to make people realize the i'm
portance of finding the disease in its
early stages.
Leading the campaign is the Tuber-
culosis and Health association of ST.
Louis county. Financing the work is
the penny Christmas seal which so
many people purchased during De-
cember.
There Is only one sure way to find
out whether or not tuberculosis germs
are present in your body. This fact is
discovered by means of the tuberculin
test, a simple, harmless way to pro-
tect yourself against advanced tuber-
culosis.
If the test is positive, the magic eye
will reveal definitely whether or not
the disease Is in an active state.
Throughout the country during April,
the National tuberculosis association
and its 1923 affiliated state and local
groups are conducting this early dag
noSis campaign, the slogan of which is
Help find early tuberculosis, since 8
out of 10 who go to the sanatorium are
in advanced stages of the disease"
The associations are trying to find
early tuberculosis, when cure is far
more easily effected. They are urging
people to go to their doctors for physical
examinations and to have tuberculir
tests. The tuberculin test is harmless
and painless.
tuberculosis can be eradicated, YET
last year this disease took over 70 00C
lives in this country alone Let's give
support to this campaign by encoura
ing diagnostic tests in each conmu lily
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Bible Weighs Ten Pounds

Printed in 1641 by the Widow van
Wouw, of Amsterdam, a family BIZ
BILE was found among discarded
books in the library of Piquetberg,
South Africa. It weighs 10 pounds
and evidently is the first edition
combining the Old and New Tesla
raentS,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
WHY Shoes Squeak

Why some shoes squeak is ex-
planned by one research authority in
this way: Squeaks in shoes usually
are caused by the contact of differ
ent layers of leather in the soles
rubbing together.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
Perfumes Used for Ages

Perfumes are almost ageless, for
they descend from aromatic offer
ings burned on early affairs by
priests. So popular were they with
men Of classic Greece that their
sale had to be restricted lest none
be left for religious ceremonies. The
same thing happened in the days of
Roman Caesars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
The Original Taxicab

The Chinese of the Ninth century
had a cart in which a drum was
struck mechanically after certain
number of revolutions of the wheels.
They called it the measure mile
drum cart"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20

This picture clearly establishes a new
record for arrival of the bittern-a
migratory swampbird that summers
from Minnesota north to the arctic
and winters as far south as Mexico
and Central America. He was
photographed on the porch of Mrs.
Randolph Reich of Minneapolis on
March %. DR. William Kilgore,
curator of the Museum of Natural
History at the University of Mime
sofa said the earliest previous record
of this bird in Minnesota was March
26. and that was in the southern
part of the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20

Tame Buck Becomes Treacherous
A tame" buck after passing one
year OF age becomes a treacherous
animal each fall
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
TRACK TEAMS
START WORK
Cold Weather Delays Practice
Sessions; Eveleth Relays
First on Schedule.

Activities for aspirants to posts on
the high school and Junior College
track squads, curtailed because of the
cold weather, are expected to get under
way in earnest this week in preparation
for the seasons opener, the Eyeleth re-
lays, on Saturday, April 20.
When the college golf team vii get In
its practicing shots, If any, before the
initial match at Virginia, May 6, be-
tween the Queen City, Duluth and Ely
Is matter of conjecture.
Joe Fink and Ray Nyrnan, veterans
from last year. are out again. and these
two boys along with the other candi-
dates, william LouShin, Wayne Brown
ell, Frank Povhe and Tony Strukel, VIII
fight 1t out for the four posts on the
team.
Coach Buckley will have to start from
scratch on both the high school and
college cinder teams, graduation taking
a heavy toll last spring.
Twenty-Five high school and seven
college students signed up for track
last week and took part in some pre-
binary workouts in s.artiny and
NIB ,~i-D " ov,-c's-s Oh cs~@--
da.es fo, ~
--cs
T. VIZ u
High School -Gso-g- III -. W
lam zaverl, Andy Markovich, Ed Kun.
Albert Banks, Harry Anderson. Torsti
Franti, seniors; William Grahek, Tony
Grahek, Dan MeStnik, Juan Croft,
Andy Luthanen, Albin Mavetz, Louis
Rebel and John Grahek, juniors; Ted
Grahek, Joe Kuzma, Ed Hutar, Lloyd
Bird, Al Bunney, Archie Lundeen and
Roland Brennan, sophomoreS.
| Junior college Jack Gianotti, Joe
Pengal, Don Butala, Alfred Ryan, DIVA
Kivipelto Leonard johnson and VII
liam Zelesnikar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-04-20
SCOUT SHOW

CONTINUED from Page One,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
RESTAURANT MAN :
 IS HEAVILY FINED

(Continued from Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
SUSPECT ALMOST
 SAVED BUT DIES

Los Angeles, Feb. 9-(UP)-For an instant last night, fleeing sus- pect hung head-down from an eighth floor fire escape, a detective clutching his foot. and second de- tective clinging to the first ones legs.
 Then the chain broke, dropping Ray A. Squires. 32. truck driver, to his death on the alley below.
 Squires led police to room where he said was cached $2.000 worth of silk he was suspected of having stolen from his employers. He dart ed through a window onto the fire escape. Detective George Under hill leaped after him, and in the struggle, Squires lost his balance and toppled over the railing. Un- derhill grabbed his foot. He hung over the rail holding the 200-pound man. Underhill was sliding over when Detective Harvey Burch grab- bed him. Underhill's grip weakened and Squires fell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09

(Continued from Page D dected libelous description concern ing the character of some of the prosecutions witnesses.
 Everybody Was Happy
 Everybody was happy, she was happy, too," Stefano had told the court concerning the long hours of New Years eve at the restaurant.
 Judge Mascolo's court session be- came the scene of vituperative testi- mony on some occasions during the ross-examination of the defendant and his witness, as well as excited protest and denial by the complain ing witnesses.
 It became a question of veracity of the witnesses and the court in- clined to discount various of the at- tacks made on those concerned.
 Jail Terms Withdrawn
 At first Judge Mascolo imposed 30-day jail sentences on each of the seven counts but Attorney Law Tor protested this. saying that this exceeded the provisions of the statutes relating to the labor laws. Thereafter, the judge reopened the case and imposed the heavy fine.
 A civil suit over wages alleged due for overtime is in process in the court of common pleas with Attorney John F. Tobin acting for the plaintiff.