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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
MRS. FENSKE
FUNERAL HELD
Well Known and Popular Ely
Lady Died Thursday From
Heart Attack.

Mrs. Emma Wilson Fenske, widow Of
the late August Fenske, died at her
home in this city on Thursday evening
of heart attack following a five weeks
illness.
Mrs Fenske was born in Mt Clemens,
Michigan, on January Il, 1870 She
has been resident of this city for
the past IS years, before that having
visited with her sister, Mrs Ella Wilson
Fenske, who was the first teacher in
the Ely schools in 1888 and who died in
1912.
The late Mrs. Fenske was married TO
Mr.. Fenske in 1914, having come from
Mt. Clemens TO take charge of her
sisters home following the death in
1919. Tlhe. Misses Wilson were among
the first settlers in. Ely and played
"a ptomsnepb part IN. the social, educa-
tienaT and church work of the new city
and since that time to their demise.
Surviving are Earl Fenske, manager
of the Fenske Hardware company in
this city, and Mrs. D. Raub James, also
Of this city, and former teacher
nephews in Detroit, also survive.
The funeral of Mrs. Fenske was held
Monday morning from st. Anthony's
Catholic church, the Rev. Father Nj
helcic conducting requiem high mass
with Miss Mary Hutar singing the re-
sponses. The funeral was largely at
tended and the floral offerings, at the
home where the body lay in state for
several hours, were many and beautiful
Pail bearers were Dr. H. j. Lockhart,
I. G. Cox, W. j. Mcleod, John Mahady.
Cliff Drolet and Cyrille Fortier. The
remains were inferred in the family
lot at the Ely cemetery.
The surviving relatives have the SYM
pathy Of host Of friends in their be-
reavement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
Ely to be Awarded Cup
for Safe Driving Record
Only City Its Size in the State
Without Auto Fatality In
Past Eight Years.

Ely is the winner in the Diesen cup
contest for having no traffic fatalities
according to a communication received
here by Chief Douglas Nankervis OF
the Ely police department from c. H
Zealand, executive secretary Of the
Minnesota Safety council.
The letter did not state as to what
plans the Safety council had as to
awarding the cup to this city.
The contest was created eight years
ago by j. E. Diesen, Cloquet, and in
Guided all cities in the state in the
5000 population group. Ely is now
the only city left that has not had
a traffic fatality since the contest
started
The 11-year-oId safety record OF
Fairmont was shattered June % when
an auto driver was killed as he made
a Ieft-hand turn in front Of a truck
within the city limits, according TO
Zealand's letter, leaving Ely the only
city of its size in Minnesota without a
traffic death since 1882.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11

Edward Walter Jones, .. LOO
William r. Jones, ...... LOO
Ely's drive to raise Red Cross war
chest of 81 800 for refugee relief is well
under way Starting Monday, it is
scheduled to end Saturday
Canvassers who participated in the
annual membership campaign, or sub
stitutes provided by them, are acting
as solicitors. A meeting was held last
week to lay plans for the drive. Con-
tributor's names viii be printed in The
Miner
Ely still leads the q branches of the
Duluth chapter with its $500 contribu-
ton for war relief An additional $500
is now being secured to meet its new
quota of $1,000. and another $500 to
keep the treasury active
The increase IN Ely's quota is in line
with the doubling Of the national goal
originally set at 10 million dollars and
now 20 million
After the tragic events of past weeks,
the 1O-miIlion dollar fund was Judged
totally inadequate to cope with the
desperate need in Europe America is
the one outstanding neutral nation
where these suffering people can turn
for aid Unless their plight is quickly
relieved, there can be little hope for
these stricken populations against ac-
tual hunger and disease.
Contributions may be left with any
of the solicitors, with John Dragavon
at the First National Bank. OF at The
Miner Office
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
Government Rejects
Ely Airport as Site
for Student Pilot Base
School Officials Notified
Field Not Qualified as
instruction Center.
LIST FAULTS OF SITE
Dragavon Named Head of
Local School Board at
Meeting Monday.

John DragavOn was named chairman
CT the district No. y school board at
the reorganization meeting held Mon
day evening preceding the regular
session. Dragavon replaces DR.. Taito
Ahola.
B S. Richards is the new clerk, sue
Ceeding Anton KoUchevar, and Ivan
TauZeI was elected treasurer, taking
the position held by Dragavon. New
committees were announced by the
chairman at the close of the meeting.
Contracts were let on insulating the
second floor ceiling Of the Lincoln
school building, on coal, and on trans
portation Of pupils.
Supt. Stanley Adkins reported that
the Civil AeronaUtics Board had re-
fused TO approve the Ely flying field
for a student pilot base. Main reasons
were the obstruction represented by the
hill to the north of the field, that
there were insufficient runways to
allow taking off at al times within
- degrees Of the wind, and that
runways were not long enough.
is not a very good flying field, but
insofar as the CAB is concerned it
cannot be used in their student pilot
training program.
Adkins also pointed out that the CAB
objected to approving Ely for student
seaplane instruction on the grounds
that student instruction should include
more than seaplane flying.
For the present, and until federal
authorities modify or enlarge their
student training program, Ely will be
unable to qualify because Of its field.
John Koshak of the Central Garage
reported that he had estimated repairs
for the White school bus at S609. Is,
not including seats nor body. The
matter was referred TO the schools
committee for further study. The
board has discussed repairing or re-
placing the truck
Prices will be obtained on four fire
proof steel doors for the boiler room,
following the recommendation OF I. j.
Erickson, Duluth, deputy state fire
marshal, that they be installed. Erick-
son also asked that fire alarm systems
separate from the classroom bells be
installed in the Lincoln and Pioneer
buildings
Miss Josephine Slogan was given a
leave of absence for September, and
the resignation Of Miss Ann Popovich,
now Mrs. Anthony Cerjance of Eve
leth, was accepted.
The Lambert Lumber company, on
a bid Of s469 was awarded the insula-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
Miss Emily Mosford, Nurse,
to Give Instructions at
Community Center.

Miss Emily Mosford. nurse-instructor
from the state division of child hygiene
viii come TO Ely and conduct classes in
maternal and child health, personal
and community hygiene and home
nursing, every Friday afternoon be-
ginning July 26, and ending September
Is from to 4 o'clock in the Com
munity Center building.
Mrs. A j. McMahan. local chairman.
has appointed Mrs. Clinton Coombe.
president-elect of the Ely Parent
Teacher Council, her co-chairman.
Mrs o. E. Snyker, Mrs. Clifford Berg
lund, Mrs. Carl Kruger, Mrs Elmo
Starkman and Mrs. Reginald Cowling.
viii act as coordinating chairmen in
organizing the classes. All interested
women IN the community are invited
to avail themselves Of this valuable
instruction and to enroll early.
The material offered has been care
fully and critically gone over by
physicians and nurses and includes only
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
Ely Woman Stays
Fifteen Year-OLd Son
With Carving Knife
Raymond Berglund Fatally
Stabbed While in Bed,
Wednesday Morn.
MOTHER HELD IN JAIL
Coroner's Jury is Called;
County Attorney Will
Bring Charge.

Raymond Berglund, Is years old, met
death from a stab wound in the heart
early Wednesday morning, and his
mother, Mrs Katherine BergIund, is
being held in the Ely city jail pending
a decision by the county attorney as
to what charges viii be fled against
her
A coroner's jury Wednesday after
noon returned a verdict that young
Berglund met death from stab wound
and recommended that Mrs. BergIund
be held for further investigation and
such action as the county attorney
may determine.
John Arko, Virginia, assistant county
attorney. who conducted the inquest,
said that a murder charge in some
degree" would be filed against Mrs.
Berglund. She will probably be ar
raigned this week at Virginia, or at
Duluth
Attorney A. w Nelson, who is repre-
senting her, said he would seek an
immediate mental examination of Mrs.
Berglund
Testimony was offered at the inquest
by Chief Douglas Nankervis of the
local police force that when he and
Arko had talked to her preceding the
hearing she showed no knowledge of
what had happened concerning her
SON. He testified that she did not
know that Raymond had been injured.
nor did she know who had injured
him She was particularly affected
when told of his death, Nankervis said.
William Berglund, father of the boy,
told the coroner's jury that he was
awakened at 4:3O a. m. by a CRY COM
ing from the boys bedroom in the
front of their apartment at 1877 East
Chapman street. The parents bed
room is in the rear Of the apartment.
Berglund said he went into the boys
room and found him wounded and his
chest covered with blood. He i'm
mediately called the hospital He said
he returned to the boys room and
found him dead
Berglund also testified that the boy
had been disciplinary problem for
his parents, and that his wife had
worried greatly over the boy He said
that on July she had suffered a
nervous breakdown"
Jack Poshak, assistant chief of the
local force, told the jury that he was
called to the house at about 4:40 O'Clock.
He notified Nankervis, he said. Poshak
told the jury that he found O. blood
stained silver carving knife in the
kitchen sink. The knife was shown to
the jury and identified by several wit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
KiIUdnis Hears Reports
of Ely Delegates.

Thursdays meeting of the Ely
Kiwanis club was deferred until Friday
evening because of the Fourth Of July
celebration on Thursday.
The meeting was well attended.
Speakers of the evening were Edward
Buckley and President Ben S. Richards
as official delegates of the Ely club.
Mr. Buckley made an excellent report
on the International convention which
he and Mr.. Richards attended at Min
neapolis two weeks ago, and wnere
they listened to patriotic addresses by
renowned speakers Of Kwanis.
Mr.. Richards reported on the district
meeting held the day preceding the
international observance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
Alien Registration
to Start September L

Registration of aliens in Ely, and
throughout the nation, will not start
until Sept. l, according to advices re-
ceived from Washington.
Aliens will probably be required to
tell what organizations they are affili-
ated with and their general attitude on
democracy when they go to the post
office to leave their message and a
record of their fingerprints. Cues
tons to be asked are now being
drafted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
Turin Sons Born to
Mr.. and Mrs. MakeIa

Mr. and Mrs. Elmo R. Makela Ven
ME MaenpaD are the parents Of twin
sons born Saturday. DR.. II. N Suth-
erland delivered the twins, the first
to be born here for some time They
are the MakelaS' first children
Other births for this month include
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Matt A
Mattila born July and daughter
born July to Mr.. and Mrs. Anton L.
Bartovich
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11

When Hitler's troops marched into
Norway they met with little resistance.
Hired spies had preceded the army
months before and spread Nazi prop
uganda that completely nullified such
army as that country had. The same
thing is going on in this country says
the West Concord Enterprise. The
American Legion seems to be the only
organization awake TO the fact that
a horde of similar termites are attack
ing the foundation of the government
All patriots IN America should stand
behind the Legion boys TO root cut the
evil Of Communism, NaZiism and other
isns. Americanism. and all it implies
is ism enough for this country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
Glasses in Maternal Health,
Child Hygiene Scheduled

material of real and practical value.
The work is given Informally and time
is allowed for questions and discussion
Charts and samples of supplies help
TO make explanations clear. The les
son material which is given out may
be kept. There are no charges con-
nected with the course
DR.. o. w. Parker, Ely commissioner
of public health, fully endorses this
community health program and has
been instrumental in bringing Miss
Mosford, a certified public health
nurse, to Ely for the course.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
WINT0N CENSUS
FIGURES GIVEN

According to a report made by
Allen j. Doran, supervisor Of the
census, of the count of the census
taken as of April 1, 1910, shows the
population of Winton as 200 as COM
pared with 341 in 1920. The 1910
figures are preliminary and subject
to correction. Mr.. Doran was in the
city Tuesday evening from Grand
Rapids.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
Miss Slogan ShOlUered
Monday Evening at {. {,

A bridal shower for Miss Angela
Slogan took place at the Community
Center on Monday evening.
Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs.
Anton Slogan. Mrs. Anton Gornick and
Mrs. Uno Saari
Seventy-fve ladies were present and
the prospective bride was showered
with a profusion Of handsome and
useful gifts.
Lunch was served and bingo was
played
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations ON Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

There are two reasons for gossip
saws the Carlton County Vidette One
is that gossip airs the ulisdeeds and
shortcomings of others TO create q
smoke screen for his or her own mis-
deeds or acts. The other reason fol-
gossips is that the gossiper secretly
desires to do the things that those
about whom he or she gossips do, but
doesn't have the courage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11

The italian born people of this
country are shocked over the news
leaking out Of Italy that Italo Balbo's
death did not occur in battle but was
caused by MusSolini's order Balbo was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11

A down-state city, Hutchinson, was
in need of a school superintendent
and 10 applications flooded the school
board. Looks as if this position was
a good paying job.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11

Many mother does not close her
eyes these nights until she hears the
auto come up in the driveway" says
Bob Forrest in his Lake Wilson Pilot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
START REFUGEE
FUND CAMPAIGN
Ely Red Gross Branch Seeks
ST, 500 War Chest to Aid
European Victims.

THE ELY MINERS FUND.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-11
GIVEN
IN FLOYD'S TRIAL
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Continued from rage OneJ
under Floyd and that the code
fendant frequently came to the
Smith home.
The state began presenting evil
dence at 1890 p. m. after rival
attorneys struggled through more
than a day obtaining 13-
man jury.
N. A. McPhaul, who lives near
Liberty school, vas the first wit
ness called by the state.
Through McPhaul's testimony
the state sought to prove the school
was burned, that an automobile
was found in a ditch beside the
school and that automobile tire
tracks led almost to the building.
When he arrived at the fire,
McPhaul testified he saw a car
in the ditch. II followed tire tracks
to within five feet of the school,"
he said.
The defense scored in a lengthy
cross-examination of McPhaul
who was on the stand for two
hours, when he said a piano was
removed, from the building by
patrons a few days before the fire.
Archie Douglas, negro, who dis
covered the blaze from a tobacco
barn nearby, and W. A. Davis,
filling station operator, who with
McPhaul went to the scene corrobo-
rated the first witness.
Davis identified an automobile
floor mat as lone like" the one
he had seen in the car at the fire.
The state expects to call Is more
witnesses. The defense has sum-
moned $50. Night session likely
will begin tomorrow, with the trial
consuming the remainder Of the
week. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-11
BRITISH DROP MANY
NEW ~'SELF-IGNITING
LEAFS ON GERMANY
CONTINUED from Page One)

lots of a quarter-million from a
single plane, they dry out natural
ly and spring suddenly into flames
about eight inches high W h e n
warmed by natural processes to a
moderate temperature.
Implying that the cards may
bear a printed message, the Ger
mand said they were particularly
dangerous because people had
been picking them up for souve-
Mrs, only to have them burst into
flame in a pocket or a bureau
drawer.
They r poisonous, too, accord
ing to the Germans.
A British authority derided this
last charge, saying, however, that
IF handled, they would, of course,
cause burns" He said nothing
about the other description.
The Germans charged that many
persons had suffered burns from
the cards and that farmhouses,
gr%ainstacks, grainfields and barns
have been destroyed by them.
The Germans suggested that
small bundles of the cards had
been scattered widely over Ger
many, particularly in Westphalia.
Hanover, the Harz mountains and
southern and middle Germany.
The British merely called atten.
| ton to the fact that recent air
ministry communicates have told
of fires in the Black forest.
THE leaves are designed to SCI
fire to military stores standing in
the open at arsenals or ammnni'
ton factories or to military sup.
plies in open railway c Al OF
true and similar objectives,'
said the British authority.
1T is known that the enemy has
concealed such targets in woods
he remarked.
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ply is restored to its full quantity"
thus illustrating the damage already
done to vital mains.
There must be increasing coop.
Grafton from every consumer" the
board warned.
Utilities service was restricted
over several London areas. The tea
shops contrived to go on making
tea, but they sometimes rationed II,
cup to a customer.
Only cold food was available in
some restaurants-ham, tongue, %
matoes, salads and the like.
The dislocated transit service was
heavily taxed. Buses rel forced to
detour. in some cases to shorten
their routes. Long queues were
waiting for them at every stop.
II haven't been home in three
days." said one conductor. "But I'm
getting almsot used to It,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-11
NEW MEASURE MAY
HIT WATER TRAFFIC
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lines under exactly the same ST.
pervision as railroads and truck
lines. And the ice will have the
power to fix freight rates to avoid
discrimination by any of the car
riers.
The North Carolina Lines and
the Norfolk, Baltimore and Caro-
lima lines will probably be the only
shippers serving Wilmington to be
affected. Most other shippers and
ships using the harbor here are
exporting and importing goods to
and from foreign countries. These
are not affected by the change.
One official of a shipping line
said the ICC, being railroad mind
ed" may not recognize the value
Of water traffic to Wilmington and
may force it to fix rates at q level
at which it will be impossible to
operate profitably.
Nothing definite in this connec-
ton will be known for some time'
however, it was said.
The bill will probably get presl.
dental approval and 60 into effect
within the next few weeks, accolS-
ing to reports from Washington. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-11
COMMITTEE IS
D%EADLOCKED ON
DRAFT MEASURE

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navy, it was said, preferred the
senate provision.
In addition, the conferen COM
mittee approved the senate's pro-
vision on the exemption of govern
ment officials from the draft, the
principal distinction being that il
included a clause deferring tn e
draft for officials whose continued
service is deemed necessary to
the public health or we1rare. The
house had merely stat-l that men
holding certain specific posts
should be placed in a deferred
class.
Sheppard described as surplus
age" a house section saying that
the men conscripted should be
Subject to the laws and regula-
tons concerning that branch OF the
land and naval forces to which
they are assigned" and said it
was eliminated on that basis.
On the question of age limits,
Sheppard told reporters. that the
senate ~conferees went into a hud'
de-" and agreed to offer the IS
year maximum. When it developed
that this was unacceptable to the
house, he said, Senator Thomas
(D-Utah) on his own behalf pro-
posed IS, but this also was reject
&c.
The conference committee. com
posed of six senators and six house
members, first of all devoted sew
eral hours to a comparative read
ing of the bill passed by the senate
and the measure approved by thu
house, to see where the difference!
lay and to formulate ideas as tt
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how they might be brought into
conformity.
The principal disparities were,
OF course, the Fish amendment and
the provisions as to the age limits
OF the en- to be subjected to the
draft. Most of the conferees had
vlev VS. which seemingly doomed the
pcs ~onement provision to elimin-
alton. The Fish plan, providing
Tor the voluntary enlistment sys.
tenn to be given a 6o-day trial be-
fore CONSUMPTION begins, was
adopted Ly the house, POT to 200.
In the senate it was beaten origin
ally 43 to Al. Thus congressional
opinion is very evenly divided as to
its desirability. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-11
GERMAN PLANES
CONTINUE RAIDS
Continued from Page One)

In four daylight appearances yes
terday the Germans had dropped no
explosives cnofining themselves to
reconnaissance for what was to come
later and survey of the previous
damage they wrought.
1t came-tne fifth raid since yes
terday morning-just at SILL p. m.
(2:11 p. m. E. S. T.) last night, the
late English dinner hour.
Among those found in the wreck
age of the school, were two babies
one nine months old, the other six
months old. Arrangements had been
made to take them, and the others
who e in the building when the
bomb struck, to the country today.
All of them had been blasted out
of their homes.
The Daily Mail said there we're
hundreds of men, women and chill
dren trapped in the school, and that
Of the first 80 extricated only one
was alive. All the victims had been
evacuated from another East End
district.
1t was an aerial torpedo, it was
reported, that reduced the building
to a rubble.
II was in the Napier earthquake
in New Zealand, and I've been in
raids in almost every other East End
district" said a clergyman, but I've
never seen anything so appalling as
this"
Run To Shelters
The streets filled suddenly again
with running men and women and
children, carrying s%uitcases and bun
dies, patiently preparing to spend
another night in shelters below the
earth.
Tonight the metropolitan water
board urged citizens to use the ut
most economy until the water sup