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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-14
WAR CHE FTA|NS KILLED
TAC0MAN IS SENTENCED IN DEATH CASE
IS1;x9S;@SS

NE thing seems certain by
early fall, at the rate con-
gress is dealing with army
preparations, and that is that
Fort Lewis, after 20 years of
peaceful drifting, win soon be-
come a super-training center
for the national guard and for
the rockies of an expanded
regular army.
Back in 1916 Pierce county
voted to buy the land to give
TO the war department for a
permanent military training
area just south of Tacoma,
paid more than 100000 to
retire bonds and perhaps an
other 100000 in interest.
The war department finally
took title to some Sc, 900 acres
and now is sponsoring legisla-
ton to take up areas origin
ally eliminated.
That's what the people in
vested then, and since. The
first idea was that the army
would maintain a peace time
division" at Camp" now Fort
Lewis. The army, through
years of quiet, did maintain a
division headquarters and APP
purtenant administrative and
some combat units.
1t was a long battle to get
appropriations for adequate
permanent housing to replace
the temporary wooden canton
ment buildings of the war
period.
Now it remains to be seen
just what part Fort Lewis
will play in the newest ver-
sion of preparedness; but it
is certain to be a big one.
PESIDENTS of the Lakes
district are cheering work
accomplished during the last
week by the road crews of the
third district.
After long and repeated
complaints about grooves
along the edges of Gravelly
Lake drive, main highway
into that area, the county men
of Schlarb's district have
started a real Improvement.
Shoulders of the highway
were oiled and covered with
fine gravel and rolled to make
a surface almost as good as
the 16-foot concrete paving
which forms the main road
way.
The grooves aren't filled
yet, but the workmen promise
a fill later with a material
that will really stick.
Similar work has been done
on other roads in other dis
tricts and it is to be COM
mended wherever it is done.
There's nothing more treach-
erous, especially in wet wealth
er, than a hard-surfaced road
bordered by rutted shoulders.
One little skid of one wheel
and car can be thrown into
all kinds of difficulties.
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People in
The News
Weors &C. 900 pearls
Knox Steps Aside
Fred Perry Freed

Rita Haywarth, Hollywood
actress. draped herself today In =
1880. 600 gown made 81 10000
pearls. but she was 80 weighted
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Bs.foa 49,. 0l0 600 0oo-i 8 4
New YORK sSi oil 0ox--8 ~ o
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and Peacock. Russo and Dieksy.
Washington ~ Fhiiadeiphia.
night game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-14

"AshNGIoN-The prospective army conscrpt have
wondered what might happen
payments while he was In service today
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-14

Air control won over Dover.
Dover balloon barrags smashed.
10 o. more British fighters shot
down. 10 ~ them In attacks On
RAP bases at Portsmouth. EaAi-
church ana Aldsrshot. II 81 u
British bombers ahot dDNn At
tempting daylight attack on AL
borg air base Ia DsnmaFki Brit
ism losses Monday %. British
losass Monday ~.
nsfisctlag the Increasing
tempo Of the serial combat.
bsfh London aad Hesiin ~.
fsrsd frequent reports on ths
battles. In Berlin an almost
running account 81 ths air
warfare was being made pub
IL. Including announcements
that Bsw sqnadrons Of bomb
srs ARE NOS on their way 10
Engi.nd-@
The atmosphere sf tho Ger
man capital was one 81 ten
sien. and there sere repeatsd
suggestions that sysa bigger
dsseiopments were 10 oone.
But u vas plain that ths British
were not taking an entirely de-
fsnsiys position. Night bombing
attacks on German obiectiyes con
tJnued and Berlin revealed that
daylight raid vas made this
morning BY British bombers on the
AaIborR alfdroms IN Denmark.
CONTINUED on Page 3. Column ~
BANK TRANSACTIONS
Tacoma ...............t3,7T2.o 900
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LONDON

The air ministry reported
mass attacks" on airdromsa and
shipping on the south and south
east channel coast. 70 German
planes shot down and 10 British
fighters and bombsTs missing TN
official figures gave days bag Of
German planes az more than 20
up 10 early evening German loassa
Monday a.. German losses sunday
e5, British loaass Monday ~
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BANK TRANSACTIONS
acomA ...............13,7T2, 90
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-25
Form "E" Basis for Billing
Contarct Standard Pkg. Broken Pkg.

$4,000 26a discount 21% discount
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-25

Ely Included in List Compiled
by State Interim Group
on Ore Taxation.

Fifteen iron range communities have
been selected in which to hold hearings
next summer, according to an an
nomcement made by the interim COM
mission scheduled to investigate ore
taxation.
They include Ely, Chisholm, Aurora
Gilbert. Mckinley, Virginia, Franklin,
Leonidas, Fraser, Bull, Kinney, Noun
tain Iron, Eveleth, Biwabik and Hib-
bling.
Reports circulated are that two men
from the public examiners Office will
come to the range soon to secure Stats
tical data on city and school expendi-
lures and income.
Fred Gina, Aurora attorney, has been
named by the Range Civic association
and Range Municipalities association to
secure data to present to the COM
mission when hearings open The
problem of financing his expenses and
raising the budget set up by a joint
committee of the two associations has
not yet been solved.
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otherwise repair and-or maintain such
portion of such service water pipes.
Carried unanimously.
The Mayor appointed the following
Special Committee to investigate the
need for new truck for the Water &
Light Department and a new Fire
Truck: Aldermen Ahola, Hedloff and
Vranesich.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Mayor Lambert, that the Sno-White
Laundry be awarded the business of
furnishing and laundering linen for the
Community Center. Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ahola, Hedloff, Maxi,
Milkovich, Mayor Lambert (5).
No: Aldermen Friedsburg and Vran-
esich (2).
Motion carried
Moved by Alderman Milkovich, sup
ported by Alderman Hedloff, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried unanimously
A. 0. KNUTSON,
(SeaD City Clerk.
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by Mayor Lambert, that the matter be
referred to the Committee of the
Whole Carried unanimously.
Communication from the Chief of
the Fire Department was read, recon-
mending purchase of new fire truck.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Ahola, that the matter
be referred to the Committee of the
Whole Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ahola, Friedsburg,
Maxi, Milkcvich, Vranesich, Mayor
Lambert (6).
No: Alderman Hedloff ID.
Motion carried.
Communication from the Radio In
reference Inspector was read, recon-
mending that the Minnesota Power &
Light Company be requested to place
choke coils on their power line in or
near Ely to eliminate considerable in
reference.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Hedloff, that the COM
munication be accepted and filed and
the recommendations, as made, be car
ried out. Carried unanimously.
acquisitions from several depart
ments for supplies were read.
Moved by Alderman Vraresich, sup
ported by Alderman Ahola, that the
acquisitions be accepted and filed and
referred to the Sales & Purchasing
Committee with power to act. Carried
unanimously.
Communication from Mrs. Joseph
Sherjak, asking for more work each
month for her husband, was read.
Communication from Emily Pluth,
asking for more time each month in
the Community Center, was read.
Moved by Alderman Milkovich, sup
ported by Alderman Friedsburg, that
| the Sherjak and Pluth communications
be referred to the Labor Board. Vote
as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ahola, FriedSburg
Hedloff, Milkovich, Vranesich, Mayor
Lambert co..
No: Alderman Maxi ID.
Motion carried.
Communication from Matt j. Spreit-
ger was read, offering the city S4.0C
for steel tool box.
Moved by Alderman VraneSich, sup
ported by Alderman Alola, that the
offer be referred to the Parks, Graunds
& Buildings Committee with power tc
act. Carried unanimously.
Petition from the engineers at the
Water & Light Plant, asking for an
increase in salaries, was read and
ordered filed.
Moved by Alderman Vranesich, sup
ported by Alderman Ahola, that salaries
and wages, in general, be referred tc
| the Committee of the Whole for con-
sideration. Carried unanimously.
| Request from the Minnesota De-
partment of Highways, asking per.
mission to obtain gravel from the city
for highway purposes, was read.
Moved by Alderman Milkovich, sup
ported by Alderman Friedsburg, that
the proper officers Of the city be auth
orized to issue permit to the Mime
sofa Department of Highways, auth
| orizing them to obtain gravel from tht
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-25
District Sponsoring
Four WPA Projects.

Four wPA projects are being carried
on within the Fourth commissioner
district, according to information OBJ
tanned from the local county office.
One of them, the elimination of two
curves on Grant McMahan boulevard,
near the Andrew Pirtz and John Teran
farms, will be one Of the largest con-
struction jobs of the year.
Others are on the Peterson road,
No. 4515, near Cook, where half mile
of road is being constructed and on
No. 26 south of Tower where grading
of $50 feet of the road is in progress
and a fill is being put in on each side
of the new bridge over the Pike river.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-25
Takes His Sire" to
Station to Ertinguish.

Ortonville-The local fire department,
or rather its chief, Harlan Parker, tried
out novel way of putting out fire
early one Sunday morning recently.
1t was an easy way on the firemen too.
The idea is to have the fire in custom
brought to the fire station rather than
chase all over the country with the
fire engine. Joe Nol called Parker
and told him big truck from the city
which was carrying eggs back TO town
was on fire. Parker found the fire
located in the insulation between the
engine and cab and inasmuch as the
truck had already been driven twenty
miles with the fire burning. he decided
to take it back to town where the fire
was extinguiShed with ease.
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BY o. T. Friedsburg, Chairman.
Mr.. Cyrille Fortier, Jr, appeared at
this time and protested the action taken
by the Committee Of the Whole with
reference to the Sanitary Sewer and
Water Main extensions, to serve Block
4, Fortier's addition. Mr.. Fortier urged
the council to accept the proposal of
R. N McGiffert Company to do the
work for the specified contract sum.
Moved by Alderman Vranesich, sup
ported by Alderman Friedsburg, that
the report of the Committee Of the
Whole be approved, accepted and filed.
and the recommendation be carried
out. Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ahola, Hedloff, Mayor
Lambert 90.
Alderman Friedsburg voted YES" on
items 5, 6, z, 8 and 9, and voted mo"
on items 1. 2, 8 and 4 of the report.
Aldermen Maxi, Milkovich and Vran-
esich voted Yes" on items 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, and 9, and voted mo" on item
Of the report
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Hedloff. sup
ported by Mayor Lambert, that effec-
tive Immediately. the city discontinue
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-25
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Council Chambers, Ely, Minnesota.
Tuesday, January 16, 1910.
REGULAR, MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING.
Regular meeting of the City Council
was called to order at 7:43 P. NJ, by
Mayor B. NJ. Lambert.
Present: Aldermen Ahola, Friedsburg,
Hedloff, Maxi, Milkovich, Vranesich,
Mayor Lambert Cd.
Absent: None co..
Consideration Of minutes.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Vranesich, that the
minutes of the regular meeting held
January 2, 1910 and the adjourned
regular meetings held January 4th and
January 8, 1910 be approved. Carried
unanimously.
Financial report from the City Clerk
for the month ending December 81,
1899, was read and ordered filed.
Treasurer's report of condition OF
funds of the city, as at December 81,
1899, was read and ordered filed.
Report from the City Attorney, re-
lative to the application of Peter
Kocevar, under Soldiers Preference
Laws, for the position of Assistant
Chief of Police, was read and ordered
filed.
Report from the City Engineer, sub
hitting a tabulation Of bids received
for the construction of an 8" Sewer
Extension, to serve Block 4, Fortier's
Addition, was read.
Moved by Alderman FriedSburg, sup
ported by Alderman Vranesich, that the
bids received on January 2, 1910, fol
the construction of Sewer Extension
and Water Line Extension to serve
Block 4, Fortiers Addition, together
with the City Engineers report thereon
be referred to the Commute Of the
Whole for consideration. Vote as fol-
lows:
Yes: Aldermen Ahola, Friedsburg
Maxi, Milkovich, Vranesich, Mayor
Lambert (6).
No: Alderman Hedloff ID.
Motion carried.
Report from the Street Commissioner
showing labor employed in December
1889, was read and ordered filed.
Report from the Health Commits
Sioner, containing vital statistics for
the City Of Ely for the year 1889, was
read and ordered filed.
Communication from the Health
Commissioner was read, recommending
an investigation be made on the matter
ter Of proper ordinances regulating the
Use of fire crackers and other noises
Moved by Alderman Ahola, supported
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-25

MOrmon's Deseret State
The Mormon settlers of Utah once
organized an independent state
known as Deseret.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-25

fixing leaks between the main and the
shut-off valve on all privately owned
water service lines and also cease to-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-25
JUNIOR COLLEGE CONFERENCE
BASKETBALL
STANDINGS

Game Scores
Eveleth 46, Hibbing %.
Hibbing AZ, Ely 40.
Virginia Sc, Duluth 81.
Eveleth 35, Crosby %.
Itasca So, Northland IS.
Friday, Jan IS
Ely at Hibbing.
Virginia at Itasca.
Saturday, Jan. %
Northland at Ely.
Duluth at Eveleth.
Hibbing at Crosby.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-25

u. S. Share of Trade
The U. S. does Is per cent of the
worlds export trade and ia per
cent of its import trade
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BASKETBALL
DIS TRICT 27

Game Scores
Biwabik Al, Ely Is.
Gilbert 80, Virginia 81
Aurora SO, Eveleth "a.
Mountain Iron SO, Biwabik SO Co. t.
International Falls 90, Eveleth &c.
international Falls SO, Tower 81.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and
ELIZABETH GORDON.

Having your hot-water problems
these days, out in your country home
where you planned to rough it,"
with inadequate domestic hot water
supply? You really don't have to
stick to the letter of the law of sum-
mer sportsmanship, you know. You
can get tiny hot-water heater
which will provide up to 40 gallons
of hot water daily, without any work
or attention.
Such water heater has just come
out in new, compact design, standing
less than 3 feet high, capable of
being installed in small space, par
ticularly in basementless homes. 1t
Is an automatic, gas-fueled water
heater with tank capacity of either
5 or 8 gallons. But much more than
5 or 9 gallons of usable hot water
at a time is provided. The tank,
you see, is made of monel metal,
which does not rust or corrode
even at high temperature. There
fore, the water can be heated to
180 degrees Gahrenheit instead of
the usual 130, and this supply,
mixed with cold water at the faucet,
gives plenty of hot water for the
average small house.
This heater has a fast recovery,
too, which means speed in reheating
the tankful. The 5-gallon model
will heat Z gallons of water an hour,
the s-gallon model IA gallons an
hour, according to the manufac-
turers.
The 5-ganon. model costs about
$50, including the tank and all con-
trolls; the s-gallon model $50. In
stallatlon costs, of course, are sepa-
rate. And here's the note of interes.
Evening star., 1940-08-10

For further information about
products described here write the
Misses Ducas and Gordon, go
West Forty first street, New York
City, and inclose stamped, self.
addressed envelope.
Evening star., 1940-08-10

air is the answer. The one we have
In mind is made of small, light
pieces of wood woven together with
air spaces between the Stats that
permit ventilation. Enough light Is
admitted to allow movement inside
the room without discomfort, but
the glare and the heat are cut down
almost to nothing.
The slaves of the shade are made
Of wood of semi-translucent sort,
painted with high-grade oil paint.
Thew are held together with natu-
ral-colored yarn of the strongest
quality. The shades come in two
types-spring roller and rope-and-
ring. Both can be ordered in widths
up to 10 feet and in any desired
length. Cost varies with the size,
of course, but three-foot by six
and-a-half-foot shade is priced at
about $780, All shades are woven
to order, either in standard colors
of ivory, green, tan, brown and
white, or in special colors at your
request.
With these air-spaced wooden
Evening star., 1940-08-10

shades In your windows you really
don't have to use awnings. You can
keep them up, rolled at the top Of
the window, all winter long, too.
Evening star., 1940-08-10

A 21-pound platinum nugget was
unearthed in Russia in 1843.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
Gds-FueIed Water Heater
Designed to Fit Small Space
Tiny Model That Provides Up to 40
Gallons Day Now on Market

to country dwlelers: 1t is adopted for
use with any kind of household gas,
which means bottled" as well as
piped varieties.
1t is perfectly good water heater
for year-round small homes, as well
as country places. The makers con-
Quoted a survey to find out how
much hot water is used by families
in small homes and apartments,
and the result was lower quantity
than expected-in the neighbor-
hood of 40 gallons a day. The new
heater will fill those requirements
with ease, and may be set for even
heavier demands if occasion arises,
1t is said.
Airy, Wood Woven Shades.
When you draw the shades at
your windows these hot, bright days,
do you Intentionally block circula-
tions For, soothing as 1t is to keep
a room coolly dark in summer, you
certainly don't want to bar the
breezes which occasionally blow
against your house and would be
welcomed indoors.
A shade that darkens but admits
Evening star., 1940-08-10
Temperature Varies

The temperature Of q room may
vary as much as 10 degrees at vari-
Gus levels. The floor line Is always
the coolest and the ceiling line the
warmest. as 1t Is the nature Of warm
air to rise. These temperature Diff
ferences are especially important
when there are small children in
the house. The use OF Insulating
board in walls and ceilings helps
TO make temperatures more even
throughout the room.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
DouqIos Methodist

The Rev. Bailey Phelps, now at
tending Westminster Seminary, will
occupy the pulpit tomorrow morn
ing in the absence of the Rev. Will
liam F. Wright on vacation. The
Rev. Mr.. Phelps Is we'll known
among the young people at Douglas
Church and also of the Rhode Is
land Avenue Methodist Church of
which he Is a member.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
Outdoor Lighting Fixtures

Modern and period outdoor light
ing fixtures are obtainable now IN
many designs. These fixtures, be-
cause they usually occupy q posi-
ton Of prominence, should be Sc
lected to complement the architec-
tural style of the house.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
What Vurnish Needs

The fundamental requirements
for floor varnish are that it must
be dry, hard and tough without be-
ing brittle. 1t should be resistant to
both water and ordinary soap solu-
tions. 1t should be rapid drying.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
Take Down Porch Screens

1t Is wiser to take down for the
winter bronze netting which is used
to screen q porch during the sum-
mer. Although bronze withstands
the elements there are still too many
other chances for breakage from
other causes.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
Use Of Gloss in Home

A translucent, semi-opaque glass
Is ideally suited for use where the
home owner desires to admit light
but obstruct the view. Many types
of this glass, which diffuses the max
imum amount of light but obscures
vision, are obtainable.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
Old Swinging Door
Now Can Fold Up
Like a Bellows
Flexible Materials
In Wide Variety Of
CoIors Cover Godeet
By LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

Nothing in this modern age seems
to be able to escape change, and
now the popular swinging door has
q rival in the form of very clever
sliding and folding door, Working
for all the world like giant bellows
on a camera, these new doors re-
quire minimum of Space and pre-
sent an attractive appearance. They
are particularly good for use in an
apartment or house with so-cailed
modern decoration, since they form
a series of fine vertical lines popular
with that form of decoration.
These folding doors are construct
ed on rugged metal frame which
folds up like the devices we used
to see holding up telephones next
to office desks. This precision-made
frame forms a foundation upon
which wide variety of covering
materials may be mounted, and is
so compact that a door for an
8-foot-wide opening will take up
only from Is to % inches when
folded back against the jamb. The
only installation work necessary is
the placing of sturdy little steel
track at the top of the door frame
upon which the door members slide.
The sides of the doors are fastened
to the sides of the door frame with
out requiring any alterations to the
usual type of frames used now.
Most interesting feature of the
new doors is the wide variety of
coverings which may be used to
obtain all kinds of decorative effects.
These coverings must of necessity
be flexible, hence they take the
form of such materials as leather
cite and velour in a wide range of
colors and finishes. In fact, it is
possible to cover them so that they
will blend with any color scheme
you might be using in any type of
room. Each side of the doors may
be covered with a different color
fabric, and we are advised that re-
covering is simple and easy.
In spite of the fact that 1t is
midsummer, it isn't hard to think
Of the cold days to come, when
bathrooms can be most unpleasant
places on a frosty morning. Few
things scar the soul like having to
step out of a warm bed into an
icebox of a bathroom, and if you
have trouble that way you should
be interested in a double-action
electric heater which has recently
made its bow.
Not content with having two
powerful heating elements which
throw warmth out into the room
from chromium reflectors this new
heater also contains a small electric
fan which tosses a pleasant flow
of heat out into the far corners of
the space. Thus, both radiant heat
and forced air circulation are pro-
vided, which make it possible for
this little unit to warm up the
room much quicker than you would
think possible.
The box is only IL inches wide,
18 inches high and 3 inches deep,
so it may be easily installed in
either new or old walls. 1t is avail
able in three different wattages,
ranging from 1000, $500 to 1000.
X X X y
II you would like to know the
names of the makers of the products
told about in this column, just
tear the article out and send it
with stamped, self-addressed en-
velope to Lawrence Crolius, 81 East
street, New York,
N. Y.