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The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
interim GROUP
HERE SATURDAY
Iron Ore Interim Group to
Convene in City Hall;
to Weekend Here.

The iron ore interim commission
under the Craftsmanship of Senator
Frederick j. Miller, Little Falls, and
composed of II members, will meet
in the city hall here Saturday evening
at 8 o'clock. The group will come here
from Hibbing and will spend the week.
end at Burntside lodge.
Information was received here late
yesterday that this hearing may be
cancelled, although the commission has
made no official announcement.
On Saturday, Sunday and Monday
morning they will tour the mines here
and those at Virginia. Monday after
noon at 1:30 o'clock hearings will start
in the Virginia Rec and will be con-
tinued Tuesday morning and after
noon. The commission inaugurated it's
trip at Grand Rapids yesterday, and
was scheduled to meet today and to-
morrow in the Hibbing memorial build
ing.
The Hibbing sessions are for all
school districts on the range It is
believed that the Virginia meetings
will be more or less for all cities. In
view of the nature of these hearings,
the one here may not last very long or
include very much material, although
this point will be decided by the
parties involved.
The city council has authorized Clerk
A. o. KnutSon, Assessor Fred James,
Attorney Thomas j. Carey, and any
member of the council to attend both
the Hibbing and Virginia meetings
The school district is being represented
at Hibbing by Assistant Clerk Michael
Rom, Attorney Peter Moscatelli, and
several board members. All hearings,
of course, are open to the public.
The commissions study is being made
under the following headings:
1. The present system of taxing the
iron ore industry in the state.
2. The extent of the tax burden upon
the iron ore industry.
8. The effect of the tax burden upon
the conservation and proper utilization
of the iron ore deposits of the state.
5. The effect of the tax burden upon
the stabilization of employment in the
mining communities.
6. The effect of the tax burden upon
the utilization and development of low
grade ore deposits.
Z. The effect of the tax burden upon
underground mining.
8. The changes deemed advisable to
encourage the use of low-grade deposits.
9. The changes deemed advisable to
encourage underground mining.
10. The proper distribution of rev.
enues from iron ore taxation as between
the state and the local subdivisions of
the state deriving their principal tax
income from mining property
IL. The levies of such local sub
divisions
IL. The expenditures of such local
subdivisions.
49, The extent to which such ex-
penditures are caused by unemploy-
ment problems.
IA. The conduct of such local gov
ernments during the years 1899 and
1910.
Is. The steps taken to reduce in
debtedness
16. The steps taken to decrease
expenditures.
II. The steps taken to decrease
levies.
18. To what extent, if any, are such
levies and expenditures found to be
excessive.
19. The proper way of limiting or
reducing levies and expenditures
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
Contributes Half of Quota to
Lead 81 Branches of the
Duluth Chapter.
THE MINER FUND

Ely leads the Duluth branches of the
American Red Gross in it's contribution
to the Red Gross war relief fund, ac-
cording to an announcement by j. w.
Lyder, drive chairman of the Duluth
chapter.
So far this city has turned in $500,
more than any other of the 81 branches
of the Duluth chapter. B. o. Strachan
is chairman of the local unit.
Ely's quota, originally set at $500, has
been raised to $1,000 This city is the
only branch to obtain even half its
quota. Last week collections were re-
ported at $9,11558, with $2,463.69 coming
from branches.
Up to last week Hibbing had sent in
$555.79 of it's $4,000 quota; Coleraine,
$1OO, quota $4OO; Chisholm, $274.5O,
quota, $4,000; Eveleth, $275, quota,
$4,000; Mountain Iron, $50, quota, $500;
Nashwauk, $147.75, quota, 5000; Proctor,
$26065, quota, $500. Only these
branches, and also Ely, have made re-
ports so far. Quota for the area is
$4,000, of which about one-quarter
has been raised
To aid Europe's war-ridden millions,
the American Red Gross is now en-
barked upon a relief operation greater
than any previously attempted in its
peacetime history. This gigantic task
is exceeded only by the organization S
operations during the first World War
AS representative of the strongest
nation not engaged in war, the Ameri-
can Red Cross has become the only
hope for victims of the European holo-
caust, particularly the 100000 civilian
refugees. AS their own resources be-
come exhausted, only the Red Cross
stands between these hordes of suf-
ferers and starvation.
The size of the European relief task
may be appreciated by comparison
with the Ohio-Mississippi Valley flood
of 1887, the greatest natural calamity in
which the American Red Gross has op-
Grated in the 60 years of its history
In that disaster 100000 persons re-
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
Ely Ex-Soldiers Bring
Suit Against City for
$37,5O8 Back Wages
Deprived of Employment
Contrary to Soldiers
Preference Act.
II BRING COMPLAINT
Council Flayed by Duluth
Attorney for Awarding
City Hall Roof Job.

The city of Ely faces action being
brought by II war veterans seeking
$37 ,5O898 of which they contend they
have been deprived as city en-
ployes because of alleged failure on
the part of the city to allow prefer
ence to which they were entitled as
ex-soldiers.
mayor were served writs of mandamus
at their Tuesday evening meeting al
lowed by Judge Edward Freeman COM
manding them to allow the relators
the preference they contend they are
entitled to. The alternative writs are
returnable in Ely district court on Sat-
urday, June %, at $50 a. m. at which
time the city may show cause as to
why Judgment should not be entered
against it for amounts prayed for by
the petitioners. Adolph Hanson served
the papers on the city officials.
The veterans claim that they have
not been given equal time as other
city employees working on identical
jobs. They contend they have been
deprived of certain amounts OF money
from 1896 to May 1, 1910, and these
amounts are being sought, together
with such wages as they may have been
entitled to receive from that date to the
present time. They ask that they
be given employment at full time and
at full pay. Attorneys for them are
D. A. Bourgin, Virginia, and Lewis,
Grannis & UnderhiIl, Duluth.
The men involved and the amounts
claimed follow: John Moravitz, S.
523; Toivo Wenstrom, s4,203 Is; Wen
dell Ojala, 3,499; Jack Moravitz, So
048.81; Ernest Volti, 1888; Mike Sun
dich, $3,551 1.62;. Jack German, 3,662.-
so; Matthias Kovach, s3,702 SO; Andrew
Jylha, $2,187; Jacob Maxi, S2,574. 80;
Joe Moravitz, s3,97382.
Monetary matters occupied the bulk
of the business before the council.
William K. Montague, Duluth, who
is member of the law firm of Gillette,
Nye, Harries & Montague, which rep
resents the Lake Superior Industrial
Bureau, took the council to task for
awarding the city hall roofing contract
to Polsh Roofing & Metal Works, Vir-
ginia, on bid of s2,242 '-in spite OF
the fact there were five lower bidders,
ranging from $1,551 to $4,000"
After stating that the council need
not pick the lowest bid in case the
other bidders are irresponsible, Monta-
que said in his communication that
'in this case there seems to be no
justification whatever in saying that all
of the five lowest bidders were ire
sponsible," and he charged that "there
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
ELYITES We'd
AT HOME RITES
Miss Shirley Barich Becomes
Bride of Joseph Rothman,
Monday Afternoon.

Miss Shirley Jean Barich, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Steve Barich, and
Joseph C. Rothman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Rothman, were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony at a
four o'clock wedding, Monday after
noon, at the home of the groom's
parents.
The Rev. H. Russell Browne of the
First Presbyterian church performed
the ceremony at which immediate rela-
tives of the contracting couple were
present. Miss Mildred Rothman. sister
of the groom, sang two numbers.
Because" and "I Love You Truly"
during the ceremony. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilbur Rothman at
the piano.
Miss Gayle Grierson, cousin of the
bride, of Hibbing, served as brides
maid, while Wilbur Rothman attended
his brother.
The bride wore white taffeta gown
with silk overdress, floor length veil
and carried bouquet of gardenias,
white sweet peas and lilies of the valley.
She wore string of pearls, the gift
Of the groom
Miss Grierson wore a floor length
pink lace gown with shoulder length
pink veil and carried colonial bouquet
of sweet peas and delpheniums.
Mrs. Barich, mother of the bride,
was attired in a printed silk gown with
corsage Of pastel sweet peas. Mrs.
Rothman, mother of the groom, wore
navy blue net gown and a corsage of
yellow roses and gardenias.
Following the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served at the Forest hotel
at which thirty-five were seated. The
couple left the same evening for a two
weeks wedding trip to Syracuse, In
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
DEMOS HOLD
CAUCUS HERE
Delegates Named to Attend
County Convention in
Duluth Saturday.

Delegates from Ely, Winton, and the
Town of Morse to the Democratic
county convention were named at
caucuses held Monday evening. The
county convention will be held Satur-
day at p. m. in the Sapulding hotel,
Duluth, and the state, Saturday, June
90, in the Duluth armory.
Delegates follow: Ely, First precinct,
John Debeltz, Walter Hario; alternates,
Frank v. Strukel, Frank Kromar. Sec
ond precinct, G. A. Dahlgren, DR.. John
E. Thompson, John A. Harri, Fred st.
Marie, L. c. Stember; alternates, James
Mccarthy, Mike Gordon. Third pre-
cinct, Joe Kromar, DR.. Taito Ahola,
Sylvia A. Braga. Fourth precinct, John
Kapsch, John Smrekar. Fifth precinct,
Thomas j. Carey, Joseph Gerzin, Jr.
Sixth precinct, Frank Vranesich, Mar
tin Grahek, Jr.
Winton, Nester Niemela, Waino
Niemela.
Town of Morse, william Knuutti,
John E. Ojala.
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
TO CONFIRM
CLASS OF Is
Suomi Synod Church Schedules
Confirmation Service for
Sunday Morning.

Confirmation services will be held in
the Suomi Synod church, Sunday morn
ing for a class of Is confirmants
Communion will also be offered to
adults. The Rev. NJ E. Merijarvi of
San Francisco will preach and Mrs
MerijarW will sing.
Members of the class follow:
Eta PokSyla, Marion Maxi, Virginia
Mattila, Norma Laako, Doris Dyhr,
Edith Lundeen, Caroline Lundeen, Ruth
Perttula, Gertrude Kaatiala, Dolores
Haapala, Esther Rinta.
Ruth Hakkila, Donald Niskala, Rex
Ola, Llewelen Hokkanen, Richard
Imhoff, Melvin Ivonen, Harold Koski,
Clarence Ivonen, William Jokela, John
Hendrickson, George Enquist, Arthur
Takkunen, RENO Wirta and Jack
Starkman.
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20

This newly created hairdress is worn
by Billie Burke in 'Trene," RKO Radios
filmusical in which she supports Anna
Neagle and Ray Milland, the co-stars.
Billie's whimsical bangs and brushed
out curls at the ears are new note;
the sides are brushed-up and terminate
in soft ringlets, on the parted side, and
in large backward rolls on the other
side. At the back, sweeping waves are
brushed into neat knot which Miss
Burke wears low on the nape of her
neck. The picture '1rene" opens at the
State Theatre, Saturday midnight, with
additional showings on Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday.
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20

A Duluth newsman, Louis Buell., was
described as one of the real heroes"
of the war by the French commentator.
Buell., along with four French CORES
pondents, are cited as heroes in keep
ing the flow of news going to England
and America 1t was further said that
the correspondents are working ex-
hausting hours getting bombed, as they
come and go, and sleeping often in
their cars or on the floor. Buell. is
cited as the real hero while the others
are members of his press wireless staff
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
Ely Sets Pace in County
in Red Cross War Driue
DULUT
NEVER HEARD OF IT!

Who says Ely doesn't have a place
in the sun that occasionally surpasses
that of its more populous neighbors?
Here's actual proof in message re-
ceived here this week by the Forest
hotel:
ely is on the map and SO is the
Forest hotel. Some man from San
anywhere near Ely. He knew all
about Ely but didn't know about
Duluth
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20

The Minnesota railroad and ware
house commission was created in 1871.
At first it was an appointive one-man
affair with a total Office budget of
$1,000 a year which included clerk hire
and stenographer At present the COM
mission employs 446 persons and has
supervision over numerous activities
that were not even dreamed of at the
time of the first commissioner. Trans
portation, communications, storage and
weights, grain inspection, are some of
the major matters handled by the
commission.
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
BUCKLEY Wins
| THREELETTERS
Only Athlete at Harvard to
Get Three H's; Works
With Red Sox.

Edward "Timmy" Buckley, sophomore
athlete at Harvard University, Cam
bridge, Mass, will wind up his first
year in inter- r-collegiate competition
June 81, by winning letters in three
sports.
Buckley, repeating the numeral win
ming record of his freshman year, Is
the only student in the eastern school
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Clarence Tormoen, the well known
Duluth attorney with offices in the
Alworth building, has filed his candi-
dacy for Congress in the Eighth dis
trict and will contest with William E.
Pittenger for the nomination at the
primaries. Both are Republicans and
popular in the district.
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
TO DETROIT.

Mrs. o. T. Friedsburg will leave Fri
day for Detroit, where she will visit
her sister, Mrs. G. L. Brennan. After
a Today stay, Mrs. Friedsburg will re-
turn to Ely, accompanied by Mrs
Brennan
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20

to earn three letters. They are in foot
ball, basketball and baseball. Last
baseball game of the year will be with
Yale, Friday, June 81
With a batting percentage of .375
for the season, Buckley has been one
of the Crimson teams mainstays. In
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20

quired assistance. Twenty-Five millions
of dollars were contributed in response
to Red Gross appeals in this relief
operation. Several foreign countries
sent funds. In another example, public
contributions of $10,OO0,OOO were spent
in relief of drouth sufferers in 1880
and 1881. The New York-New England
hurricane of 1888 required a Red Cross
expenditure of $1,700,OOO for emergency
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20
WPA Recreational Work
Starts Here This Week

Cooperation of the school will be sought
in working in conjunction with the
WPA program.
The Ely miner., 1940-06-20

Two Harbors school district is up in
arms because a bus is not provided to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
Peak In Postal Reuenue
Is Predicted By Farley

ASHEVILLE, May 2S.-LP-Post.
master General James A. Farley told
the annual convention of the North
Carolina chapter of the National
Association of Postmasters yester.
day that postal revenues would
reach an all-time record of $780,
900, 900 this year.
Farley said that when business
is good in the postoffice, business
is good everywhere. 1t is an accept
ed fact that the postal revenues are
an accurate barometer of the ma.
tons business"
The postmaster general avoided
political subjects in his speech gen.
orally, but deviated from his alb.
sorption with postal matters long
enough to declare: 'One thing the
entire nation is agreed upon is the
Presidents defense program. We
are all of us agreed on the impera-
tive need for protecting ourselves"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
Fourth xxx. Flogger
On Trial In Atlanta

ATLANTA. May 2S.-P-The
prosecution sought its fourth Full
ton county flogging conviction to-
day at the trial of Walter Forster
on charges Of helping to lash E. K.
Ramage, P. S. Toney and Bert Har-
ris.
Henry Cawthon and Dan Edison,
identified as ku klux klansmen Of
suburban East Point, already have
been found guilty of flogging Toney,
a C. I. O. textile union organizer.
A third East Point residet, Raymond
(Slim) Bryan was convicted on two
flogging counts.
Each received the legal limit OF
IS months in prison and a $1,000
fine on each count of which they
were convicted.
Testifying at Forster's trial yester'
day, Ramage, a printer, said the
defendant was one of two men who
took him from his home the night
Of June 30, 1888, to be whipped.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
Aerial
Warfare
BY PAUL
Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
Just 27O years before Hitler's
parachute troops struck terror to
Europe, and Italian Jesuit priest
in his cell at Ferrara foresaw air.
plaes would decide World War No
3.
The story of military aviation
goes back that far, even farther.
For centuries man has planned to
win wars in the air.
The priest, Francisco Lana, had
a plan, too. He was first to pro-
pose the vacuum balloon, but after
he conceived it, the possibilities
frightened him. So, wrote the
priest in 1910, grimly prophetic:
mo city can be secure against
any such attack. hips may at
any time be placed directly over
it, and descending, may discharge
soldiers. The same would happen
to private houses and ships of the
sea-"
The priest prayed that God will
not suffer, such an invention TO
take effect" but more than a cen
fury later Napoleon was putting
it into effect in the French Revolu-
ton. He was the first to use the
air arm in war.
The French army in 1894 had a
Brigade commander in charge of
aeronautics.". He spotted" for the
French artillery at the battle of
Fleurus in Belgium on June rs,
1894, was a decisive factor in bring
ing French victory with his flag
signals.
That success inspired Napoleon.
He planned the first invasion Of
Britain by air with a huge balloon
carrying at least 1000 soldiers, and
ample supplies. The Germans plan
ned the same thing at about the
same time, visualizing fleets Of
balloons dropping whole armies
and a projectile against which nc
nation would have adequate de-
Tense"
Other nations considered the all
arm. The Austrians are said tc
have bombarded Venice with bal.
loon "Torpedose' in 1S49 wher
they couldn't get their guns ur
close enough. Balloons were usec
in Egypt at the battle of the Nile
1899, and a bloody Solferino, 1859
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
BY BILL PORTER
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

SOi1 CO OllOCllt NdCdllO1IS.
BY BILL PORTER
NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD. - Minute Inter
views: Dorothy Lamour: "Old
friends are b e S t, and my best
friend is the sarong. Reports that
I'm going to give it up are all
wrong.
That little piece of cloth has
been very good to me, and l dc
not mind being typed, if that
means wearing the sarong on the
screen. l wore it in my last pic.
ture, 'Typhoon,' and I'll wear it il
my next, Moon Over Burma
Never let it be said that Dotty
went back on her best friend"
Aunt Cissy Bartholomew: Fred
die is the LATEST actor in Holly
wood. He yea a size seven shoe
but he buys size 10 so he can put
them on and take them off without
unlacing them"
Lynne Overman: 1--WE played
everything on the stage and screen
except a mother and I'll even dc
that to get away from doing the
same thing in every picture
George Raft: There's nothing
mysterious about u Norma
Searer) friendship, although
guess we think it's pretty wonder
full. Anyway, on the whole every
body has been swell to us. One Of
the things that makes ME selfshly
appreciate knowing Miss Shearel
is that it seems to make the public
see me more as a human guy, no
just a tough, hardboiled gangster
I've done everything I can to ge'
away from having people think o:
me as an underworld mugg."
Ann Sheridan: Honestly, thi:
e]opement talk is driving me com
pletely screwy. George (B r e n t.
and l haven't even discussed get
ting married. l don't want to ge
married now, and l know h.
doesn't either"
WILLING TO BET
HE WON'T MARRY
George Brent: I'll put up $40,
900 in cold cash at 10 to l that
don't get married for at least thre,
years. And don't think that's an,
reflection against Ann (Sheridan)
I'm going to wind up my pic
ture contract in three years an,
/ don't intend to make any mar
rage plans until I do. Ann ant
l have swell times together ant
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
SIX FLIERS DIE
AS BOMBER FALLS
Douglas Plane Crashes On
Army's Bombing Range
Near Mojave

MARCH FIELD, Calf, May Is
lP-Two officers and a crew OF foul
in a. Douglas bomber were killed last
night in a crash near MoJave, CALI
One man, Sergeant John B. Ste
wart of Midway, Ala, survived the
crash but he was injured seriuosly'
He was flown to the General hospi
tai in San Francisco early today.
Those killed were:
Second Lieut.. Jess A. Smith, 30,
Riverside, Calf.
Second Lieut.. Charles A. Nisbett,
rs. Riverside, whose parents are MI.
and Mrs. Leonard N. Nisbett, Al
ton, III.
Sergeant Thurman T. Jones, River
side.
Private Wayne G. Kaufman, whose
mother is Mrs. Rita Kaufman, Bur
lington, Iowa.
Private Doyle H. Bean, Kirbyville,
Texas.
Private Eugene A. Schulzn, Twin
Falls, Idaho.
The plane was a BIS Douglas
bomber of the 34th bombardment
group. 1t was on a night bombing
mission. The crash occurred about 10
o. M. officials said, at Muroc Dry
Lake, which is the army's bombing
range in the Mojave desert.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
Dixie Furniture Group
Opens High Point Meet

HIGH POINT, May 2S.-tP-The
annual convention of the Southern
Retail Furniture association opened
here today. Some 200 furniture deal
ers, manufacturers and wholesale
statesmen from the Carolinas and
Virginia were expected to attend.
The speakers at the two-day meet
ing will include Lawrence Whiting,
president of the American Furniture
Market of Chicago; William j. Chey-
ney, vice president of the National
Retail Furniture association of New
York, and DR.. David r. Craig, pres1-
dent of the American Retail Fedora
ton of Washington.
Officers will be elected tomorrow
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29

be, and that is part of the prep
erty. Bad medicine, as everyone
knows, had a good effect of it's own.
The old doctors idea of a good
medicine is set down in the classic
definition that it should be dark
brown in color and bitter as gall"
The medicines that need to be
disguised are the cathartics-the
salts and castor oil.
The best way to disguise the
salts is to make them effervescent.
Efervescent salts of magnesium
sulphate (epsom salts) or sodium
phosphate, which are the common
forms of salts, are obtainable from
any pharmacist. They can be best
taken in ice cold lemonade.
The most successful way, 1 think,
to take castor oil so as to disguise
the taste is to make a sandwich OF
the oil between two layers of very
cold liquid. Take a small glass and
pour one or two teaspoonsful of ice
cold water in the bottom. Then al.
low the oil to run in on top of this.
The cold will coagulate it. Put a
teaspoonful of ice cold orange juice
on top and swallow in one gulp.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-29
Lafayette Escadriue
Gusts Col. Lindbergh

PARIS, May 28.-(R-Hono-
rary membership in the La
Fayette escadrille conferred on
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergb
after his 1887 Atlantic crossing
was withdrawn today by order
of the French and American
association of American v0Iun-
teer combatants in the French
army in 1914-18, representing
former pilots of the escadrille.
The association announced it's
action was the result of Lind
berg's speech of May 10,
which it classified as "definite-
ly opposed to the spirit of the
American volunteers of the La
Fayette escadrille and foreign
legion who rushed to the de-
tense of France in 1914"