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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
Fifty Years Ago
From Issue of October 1, 1889.

The town hall and lookup are being
put in shape for the winter. ""'T Pin
sonault has sold his restaurant and
confectionery to John Gribben. """Dobie
Bros. & Miller are about to build a
12-foot addition to their store. They
will also build a warehouse and root
house in the rear. According to the
estimate of the county auditor only one
acre was devoted to wheat raising in
st. Louis county this year. Lake county
had two acres.
It is the intention of the owners of
the TOWNSHIP of Sellwood to organize a
stock company. The articles of incor-
poration will be filed in few days."
DR.. Shipman is building carriage
house in the rear of his drug store
equipped with box stalls and a room for
the teamster """Since the ordinance
against stove pipes as chimneyS is being
enforced, the brick-laying business is
experiencing a decided boom.
DR.. Fred Barrett of Tower and his
brother-in-law, Col. W. B. Redmond of
New Orleans, are here on fishing trip
to Little Long lake in quest of black
bass ""@Sam Brown, Frank Hodge, John
Anderson, Matt Sanders and Mike Max
well are out after game. They took
ammunition enough to clean out the
range and are bound to bring home
enough game for Observation-Disclosures
they shoot it or not. """The SINKING of
water mains has been completed. Tests
were made of each section and showed
satisfactory results Water can now be
thrown upon any building in town at
a moments notice.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed by the Tower Lumber company
with a capital stock of 100000. In
corporators are VIM N. Sheppard John
Owens, Daniel T. Denton and John S.
williams of Tower and John c. Owens
of Oshkosh, Wis. *""A little snow storm
arrived Wednesday to remind us that
summer will not last much longer 80"
The insurance adjusters were here last
week and after investigating decided to
pay the insurance in full, amounting |
to S2,7O0 to Fensks and Lawrenz.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover have moved in |
from Burnside. Mrs. Hoover will have |
charge Of the primary department as
soon as the building is completed. '"*F
A. Clarkson of the Giffin company, says |
that the company will ship ore over
the Duluth and Winnipeg, now building,
on the first ore train. """Ely's next post
master will be william McQuaid. His |
appointment arrived last week. The
postoffice will be located between A
j. Thomas office and the bank
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
Conventional Clutch is
Eliminated In NeIU
OLdsniObiLe for 1910.

Three new Oldsmobiles for 1940-two
changes in styling and impressive in
creases in wheelbase length and overall
dimensions, will make their appearance
this fall in the show rooms of the
Forest Chevrolet company, Ely dealers.
Headlining all features of the 1910
Oldsmobile offerings is the introduction
of a feature called Hydra Matte Drive,
combination of liquid flywheel and
full automatic transmission, which re-
duces driving to its simplest, easiest
terms. The conventional clutch as
Sembly is entirely eliminated. There
are no clutch parts to wear out and re-
place The clutch pedal itself is gone,
leaving no work for the left foot to do.
To start the car you simply step on the
starter, move a valve-actuating lever
into forward position, and then step
on the accelerator.
Changes from low, through second
and third, and into fourth, or cruising
gear, are entirely automatic. Gears. in
are always in mesh-so that
there can be no clashing of gears or
chipping of gear teeth. This means
also that the engine serves as a brake
on down grades.
To stop the car the driver simply
steps on the brake. With no clutch to
press and no gears to shift, there's
nothing for the driver to do but steer,
step on it," and stop. The feature is
available at an extra cost in all three
series of cars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
STYLE CLINIC
OCTOBER 27
Ely Theatre Will Present a
Fashion Institute Featuring
Living Models.

A fashion institute and style clinic
featuring a widely known style expert
and a group of professional models will
be presented on the stage of the Ely
Theatre, Friday, October ~, it was
announced today by Manager Dick
Davis The style show will be con-
Quoted in conjunction with the theater's
regular movie program.
Coming as it does with the advent of
colder weather and the beginning of
the social season, the institute will be
an elaborate display of the fall and
winter fashions in Milady's apparel.
Serving as mistress of ceremonies for
the pageant will be Miss Janis Hosmir
Nelson, noted fashion expert and op-
orator of a Minneapolis modelling
school. A group of professional man
nequins from the Twin Cities will model
the latest creations in feminine attire.
Every type of apparel will be modelled
during the institute, including daytime
and evening dresses, formal gowns, coats
and wraps, suits, sportswear, hats, shoes
and accessories.
Among the features of the fashion
show will be a demonstration of design
creation by draping material on living
models. This will be done by Miss
Celeste Adams, Minneapolis dress de-
signer, whose thoughts regarding the
trends of women's apparel are held to
be authentic by manufacturers, re-
tailers and laymen.
Another highlight will be the con-
Quoting Of a style clinic by Miss Nelson,
who will discuss fashion trends and the
many dress problems which face style
conscious women. A talented artist will
reproduce her thoughts in a series of
rapid sketches.
Offering as it will thorough study
and treatment of a subject uppermost
IN the minds of all women, the in
stitute is expected to attract capacity
audiences at each performance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
NO LICENSE
| PAID fines
Two Minneapolis Men Fined
$40 and Costs for Lack of
Electrical Licenses.

Two enterprising young Minneapolis
men, who have been installing electrical
fixtures and signs at several places in
the city for the past two weeks, were
taken into custody and before Munich
pal Court by the city inspection de-
partment and the state board. Thurs
day.
At a hearing at which Walter II.
Hackett, field representative of the state
board of electricity, with headquarters
at 2505 University Avenue, ST. Paul, was
present, the young men plead guilty to
doing electrical work in the city with
out either a city or state license. They
we're fined SO and costs each.
Mr. Hackett told a reporter for the
Miner that his department was doing
all in its power to discourage the
practice of electricity without license
and would prosecute all caught plying
the trade without the necessary city
and state permits. He said that not
much trouble is experienced in the
larger cities but that several cases
have been handled where young men.
versed in the electrical business. left
the cities for smaller towns to ply their
trade without having undergone exam
nation and securing license.
He also said that the state board
would make it a point to recognize and
examine into all such complaints and
take legal steps to discourage the
practice. The OBTAINING and filming of
the two young men here Thursday was
IN answer to complaints made by IL
cenSed electrical workers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
TO DEDICATE
IRON PAVING
Elaborate Celebration Planned
by Eveleth Civic Groups;
Invite Governor.

The 1,8OO-foot stretch of iron paving
on state highway No. SO south of Eve
'leth will be dedicated the last of this
month, with the Junior and Senior
Chambers of Commerce at Eveleth
sponsoring the ceremonies.
A tentative date of Sunday, Oct. q
or Oct. 20, has been selected. Various
range cities will be invited to send
delegations to take part.
An invitation will be extended Gov
ernor Harold z. Stassen to speak at
the celebration. State and district
highway officials viii also be invited to
be present.
Approximately a mile of road on No.
SO has been rebuilt. On the north end
of the stretch is 800 feet of the iron
block paving and on the south, 100
feet. In between is concrete which runs
beneath two underpasses.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
Ten Years Ago
From Issue of October 4, 1929.

Glenn Powers, principal of the Ely
schools for the past two years, has re-
signed and left Tuesday morning to
assume the principalship of the senior
high school at Gilbert "**A Vermilion
range old settler, Mrs. Emma G. JEFF
fiery died at Butte, Montana, Saturday
morning at the age of Sc years. She is
survived by brother, James Mitchell
of this city, three daughters and one
son.
The Ely high school football team
were defeated at Gilbert, Saturday, on
score of 20 to Is. The Ely junior high
also won its game at Gilbert, Saturday,
on score of 20 to o.
The tax levy was set by the school
board at s422, 10000 at Mondays meet
ing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
Make MINOR
GRID CHANGES

Very slight changes have been made
to the college conference football rules
this year. None will revolutionize the
game in the least and will be noticeable
only to students of the game.
The four rule changes are:
1. The referee is responsible for the
testing of the bail, and the home team
must have adequate equipment for test
ing the ball.
2. The thickness of knee-pads has
been increased to one-half an inch, and
they must not be composed of a hard,
substance. The use of conf
cal cleats less than one-half an inch in
diameter at the point, or of oblong
cIeats which measure less than AX&
of an inch on the surface, is prohibited.
The wearing of head protectors is
8. The penalty for forward pass
striking an ineligible receiver has been
changed to a loss of Is yards, the play
to count as down Last year, if the
pass struck an ineligible receiver, it
the loss of the ball.
4. On play from which a forward
pass develops, ineligible players are pro-
hibited from advancing beyond the line
of scrinmage before the pass IS made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
Petition Circulated for
No. A Road improvement.

The circulation of petition to the
county commissioners to set aside suf-
ficient funds to blacktop tn old YER
million Trail has been started in several
of the Mesaba range towns served by
the highway.
The petition circulated reads:
I'VE, the undersigned residents living
in the area served by the Vermilion
Trail, or County Highway No. 4. do
hereby request the st. Louis County
Board of Commissioners to set aside
sufficient funds in the budget to COM
plete the blacktopping of Highway No.
4 during the year of 1940."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
2-Inch GO0seberry
Creates Interest.

Clarissa-B. j. Dickinson believes that
advertising pays. A number of weeks
ago the ClarisSa Independent carried a
story on the large Pinch gooseberry
which he raised in his garden and since
that time Mr.. Dickinson has received
no less than Is letters from nursery
men in all parts of the country, who
want some OF the goosebery plants that
were capable of producing such large
berries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From Issue of October 9, 1914.

At the NJ. z. conference at Monte
vedio last week, the Rev E. F. Stidd,
who has been in charge of the churches
here and at Winton for the past three
years, was transferred to Chisholm. The
Rev. B. E. Williams will be pastor here
"**The q. S. Census Bureau has issued
a bulletin dealing with the ownership
of st. Louis County homes. The
report says there are 1880 homes in
the county, 2609 of which are farm
homes. Owned by the occupants are
2l64 farm homes free from mortgages;
$50 are mortgaged; renters occupy Sc
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
SELECTED FOR CHOIR.

Lemuel Anderson has been chosen as
a member of the GustaYus Adolphus
College at st. Peter, a capella choir,
under the direction of Prof. S. Adolph
Nelson. Final tryouts of the choir were
completed last week and regular re-
hearSalS of the forty-six carefully
selected voices have begun in pre-
paration for this years concerts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
STANDINGS

Game Scores.
Virginia IA, Ely 6.
Hastings 10, Hibbing 6.
Coleraine Is, Bull O.
Biwabik IA, International Falls o.
Gilbert 20, Eveleth O.
Mountain Iron Z, Tower O.
Grand Rapids Is, Keewatin o.
Nashwauk 10, Deer River O.
Friday, Oct. 6.
Eveleth at Coleraine.
Virginia at Gilbert.
Hibbing at Ironwood.
International Falls at Tower.
Chisholm at Buhl.
Saturday, Oct. 7.
Aurora at Two HarborS.
Mountain Iron at Biwabik.
Wednesday, Oct. IL.
International Falls at Ely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05

Veneers Produced by Saving
Al veneers used IN the Eighteenth
century were produced by saving
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05
JUNIOR COLLEGE CONFERENCE
FOOT BALL

Game Scores
Ely IA, Virginia Il.
Eveleth o. Hibbing O.
Itasca 20, Duluth 7.
Friday, Oct. 6.
Duluth at Eveleth.
Hibbing at Virginia.
Saturday, Oct. Z.
Itasca at Ely.
The Miner is the Only Newspapc-:
Interested In Ely and Its People!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-05

The MINER SELLS Every Thursday
At the ELY NEWS STORE!
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Men S Apparel Demand
Well Ahead Of 1893
BY the Associated Press

~ tnS AbS0ClAteO freS8.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-Retail saled
Of mems apparel during October
showed substantial Improvement
over . year ago, the National Asso.
citation of Retail Clothiers and Fur.
nishers reported today.
In their current national business
survey, SO per cent of reporting mer-
chants indicated sales gained an
average OF II per cent over October
last year, while 81 per cent indicated
an average decline Of per cent and
10 per cent noted no change.
Reports from the South were said
to be particularly favorable, as well.
as those from the Midwest sections
Of the country. Fewer advances
were reported in the Far West, while
conditions in the East were spotty,
although many more advances than
declines were reported.
War in Europe has had little effect
SO far on retail sales. 40 per cent Of
the merchants indicating no effect,
while 80 per cent believed 1t had
helped improve business and 13 per
cent indicated 1t had retarded busi-
ness. No fears were expressed that
too rapidly rising market might
cause a recession before 1910 and 90
per cent forecast that there would
be steady improvement in the mems
apparel business during the re-
mainder of the year.
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Rationing Curtai|s Rise
In Copper Volume
By the Associated Press.

ny the hSSOCldteQ fIeSS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Inde-
pendent consumers of copper re-
entered the market in the past week
and sales while in good volume. could
have been substantially larger except
for the "rationing' sales policies of
important producing circles at 12,5
cents pound delivered Connecticut
Valley base.
In the meantime dearth of spot
and nearby metal continued in evil
dence, with what little metal there
was to be had for shipment before
the year end commanding good sized
premiums over produce quotations.
Some small tonnages of prompt ma
terial were reported sold at levels
ranging from 1919 cents to 1914
cents pound in the valley.
knowledge that France is ready
to contract for its entire wartime
needs with American controlled
South American mines and the
Belgian-owned African mines of
Union Miniere du Haut- t-Katange
caused much discussion in the trade
Such orders call for shipment at the
rate OF 25,000 long tons a month for
the duration of the war, with initial
shipments for the first six months
priced at 1917 cents pound along
side ship at New York.
In the copper export market JAP
anese interests were buyers of a fair
sized tonnage at 13 cents a pound
I. as,
Evening star., 1939-11-12
High-6rade Bonds
Register Further
Progress in Week
Demand Increasingly
SeIective Near End
Of Period
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Low-yield
liens made little more progress in
the price scale in the weeks bond
market, which was shortened by
Armistice Day.
Demand became increasingly Sc
lective near the end due to unwill-
ingness of buyers to reach for what
they wanted after the substantial
October rally. At the same time.
offerings Of the top-fight issues were
held in check by fresh assurances
from money students that no change
In the present low interest rates was
in immediate prospect.
Other corporate bonds. especially
those claSsed as speculative, did not
do so we'll They got little inspira-
tion from the stock market, which
was on the ebb side most of the
week. Rail bonds generally contin-
ued to widen the gap from their
September highs, made in the rush
Of war buying.
A few individual carrier loans,
however, attracted buyers in the
later sessions on the strength of i'm
proved revenues, indicating a much
better coverage of interest charges
than in the previous year.
United States Governments re-
peated their performance of the pre-
vious week. On unusually light VOL
ume, they moved up until the final
day and then fell back. Changes for
the period were small.
The expected resumption of large
scale corporate financing in the new
issues market was slow in material
izing, but underwriting circles con-
tinued hopeful of considerable dctiv-
ity before the year end.
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Pound Sterling Suffers
Worst Break OF War
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE pound
sterling broke 10 cents in relation to
the dollar this week in the widest
crack since outbreak of the second
European war.
At the same time rumors that
Germany might violate the neu-
trality of Belgium and the Neither
lands started selling drive against
the Belgian money that sent 1t spin
ming to the lowest price in six
years. Day-by-day pressure ham,
mered the unit a full u cent lower
The guilder, Hollands money, re-
malned on a level basis, but bank
ers said it was probable the gov
ernment had lost a substantial por-
ton OF gold reserves in supporting
the currency.
The drop in sterling, foreign ex-
change men said, seemed predicateC
mainly on the belief revision OF
American neutrality laws meant
purchase by the belligerents of huge
armament supplies. More pounds
would be offered in the market than
dollars, and the price would de-
cline accordingly.
Demand for the dollar this week
came not only from central banks
transferring portion of their re-
serves to American vaults-such as
Holland was recently believed to be
doing-but also from European cit
liens anxious to escape the poten-
tlal scene of hostilities.
The French franc declined along
with sterling, losing around .Od
OF a cent on the week, but the
slump was cushioned by the con-
tinued repatriation of native funds
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Fight for independence
Shares Trustee Lost
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 11..-A
group of shareholders who charged
the Independence Shares Corp. with
fraud and misrepresentation lost
their fight in the Federal Courts to-
day for appointment of a trustee to
dissolve and liquidate the corpora
tion's $4,000 investment trust"
plans.
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled that under the Federal
Securities and Exchange Act of 1888
Federal courts are without authority
to appoint such trustee-even
under circumstances of alleged fraud.
- The corporation, a PHILADELPHIA
concern with branches throughout
the country, and its predecessor,
Capital Savings Plan, Inc, were sued
last March by nine shareholders for
recovery of their money.
Federal Judge Harry E. Kalodner
adjudged the corporation guilty of
fraud and held the shareholders were
entitled to return of their money in
full. He ruled that if the corpora
ton was unable to make good, he
would consider appointing a re-
ceiver to wind up its affairs.
Reversing that decision, the ap-
pellate court held today that the
securities and exchange law limits
victims of securities frauds to OBJ
tanning a money judgment" for the
amount they were f1eeced of, but
does not confer authority upon a
Federal court to appoint a receiver
In a proceeding by them-at least
not until they have obtained judg-
merit and failed in efforts to col
lect it.
Evening star., 1939-11-12
| Jersey Central
Power Issues
Deferred
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1l.-Banking
circles reported today that projected
public offering of $39 5000 Of 25-
year bonds and $3,225 900 Of serial
notes of Jersey Central Power &
Light Co. had been deferred pending
determination by the Securities g.
Exchange Commission as to the COM
pany's status under the Public Utility
Holding Company Act.
The financing. which was to have
been carried out by an underwrit-
ing group headed by First Boston
Corp, was scheduled for next
Wednesday or Thursday, but now
may not be forthcoming until later
in the year, possibly not until early
in 1910, it was said.
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Cotton Farmer Given
Advantage by U. 5.
Loan Program
Tukes Drivers Seut
In Price-Boostine
Bond Wagon
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-THE
bombshell of loan program on the
new cotton crop jolted the entire
cotton industry out of its lethargy
this week and put the farmer in
the drivers seat of the price-raising
bandwagon.
Lulled to sleep by mediocre spot
and future trading which followed
the advance accompanying the out
break of the European war, the cot
ton world came to attention when
the Government announced it would
advance basic loan of $50 cents a
pound on the 1899 production, esti-
mated at 11.845, 900 bales.
Buy Early Deliveries.
The trade concentrated in early
deliveries on the belief that off,
cial predictions of an acute short
age of free" cotton-cotton avail
able for merchandising channels
would bring about a sharp price in
crease. Prices of future deliveries in
New Orleans passed $50 cents a
pound while the average at 10 South
ern markets touched 9.39 cents, the
highest since early September.
The belief that a squeeze" would
occur next spring, Washington ad-
vices said, was based on three prob
abilities:
l. That approximately. 5000 900
bales of the current crop would be
rendered as liens in the new loan
program.
2. That 100000 bales would be
consumed in the United States dur
ing the 1939-40 season, compared
with 6,737,000 bales for the same
time last season.
3. That approximately 5000 ,000
bales would be shipped abroad in the
export subsidy program.
Ship Shortage Faced.
Tending to offset shipping esti-
mates, however, were the shortage OF
boats to carry the staple abroad be-
cause of the neutrality law.
To date shipments abroad have
totaled 2,0l9,l98 bales, compared
with only 1926, 900 bales exported
throughout the entire 1883 season
A dull spot in the domestic cotton
picture was the lag in cotton goods
distribution from mills. Worth
Street reported, however, that q
large volume of buying appeared ir
the offing and needed only a spark
OF incentive to set it of.
Regardless of what happens. the
farmer appeared to be the one tc
benefit most under the loan program
and its ramifications.
For instance:
A producer can sell at the current
price or. he can enter his cotton in
the Federal loan at prices up to 93C
cents a pound and hold until the
predicted price rise occurs. Eithe,
way he loses nothing.
Evening star., 1939-11-12

are said to be of good quality and
weigh from $50 to $50 pounds.
Good and choice grade vealers
bulked. 1100all50; common and
medium grades. 850a10.50; culls
dropping to TOO and occasionally be-
low.
Fridays hog prices ruled mostly
10 higher than Thursday, packing
sows up Is. Good and choice grade,
ITO to 2l0 pounds, brought 6.85a
ITO. Mediumweight butchers seal
ing 220 to 240 pounds and the 100
to 140 pound slaughter pigs cleared
6.65a6.90; l40 to l6O pound light
lights, 6.80a705; $50 to. 3OO-pound
butchers. 6.20a6, 10, and packing sows,
5.50a6.00. Hogs from doubtful areas
and those fattened on garbage or
swill are not represented in the
quotations.
Good and choice grade eve and
wether lambs bulked 10.O0a1O.25.
tat buck lambs, 100 less; weeks top,
1925. paid Monday. Common and
medium grade sorts went, 7.OOa8 so,
and culls, 4.0Oa60O. Fat slaughter
ewes brought strong rates, supply of
that kind small, from 4.0Oa4.5O, and
odd head choice to 500. Old thin
sheep went mainly 1.50a20O.