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The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28
Cotton Or Cotton
Waste

Statement of Hon. John R. Muir
dock Before U. S. Tariff Commits
{ :on) August Is, 1899.
Mr.. Murdock: Mr.. Chairman,
and gentlemen of the Commission:
want to thank you for the
privilege of dropping in to make
his opening statement this morn
ing as | had planned to get away.
| would like, briefly, to make a
comment regarding the situation
of the long fiber cotton, the Am
erican Egyptian cotton which is
Grown in my part of the country.
| live in the Salt River Valley,
in the little town of Tempe, which
IS one of the suburbs of the state
capital Phoenix. 1t is in the heart
cf the Salt River Valley.
For about one-third of a century
we have been grown American
Egyptian cotton in that region.
recall that when our European
forebears, who were accustomed to
using wool almost exclusively as
their fiber, first saw this long
fiber cotton in the southern val
leys of the Far East they called
it "The Wool that grows on trees
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28

But you are wrong. The New
Deal spends money like that "a
hours a day. 1t doesn't make any
difference when you made the
check out, for each and every sec
ond that the clocks of the nation
tick, the New Deal spend $3.50 of
the taxpayers money 1t does that
all day and all night and Satur-
day and Sunday and all the time.
We don't like to write such
editorials any more than you like
to read them. But, they are true
and We wanted you to get an idea
of how long your contribution to
the New Deal, in the form Of an
income tax would last them.
Just figure it out for yourself.
If you paid for example, a tax of
312.5O it lasted them just 1920 of
n cnonnI
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28

right-hand lane. Many drivers
customarily honk a time or two as
they pass, to thank the truckman
"a friendly, courteous act that is
appreciated.
When two trucks approach a
dangerous area from opposing
directions at night-say a one-lane
bridge-the driver who is nearer
the bridge will indicate that he Is
coming through, by swinging his
spotlight in an arc across the
road, and pulling out toward the
center. The other driver then
pulls we'll over, stops and dims
FOR the unit coming ahead.
Blinking of the trailer lights
Is also a stopping signal" Hartz
said, "but motorist often confuse
ii with the passignal signal. Other
truckers can usually tell the driv-
or's intentions, but motorists rare
~ pay enough attention to do So
Likewise, blinking can indicate
turn, if the trailer carries no turn
indicators. He again, the motorist
must study the circumstances and
decide what intention the trucker
is trying to convey.
There are two things in parti-
cular which the passenger car
motorists can do to aid the truck
nan, and at the same time make
for greater highway safety" Hartz
asserted. "There are: more con-
sideration in dimming, the paying
greater heed to the flares and
signals which truckers set out
when their units are stopped along
the roadside. When a truck stalls
on hill, or has met with an ac-
cident and is stopped, flares must
be set out, according to law. Obvi-
ously. these signals are set for
some good reason, and the motor
ist who thoughtlessly comes on
through without diminishing speed
endangers not only himself but
others as we'll.
more than 80 percent of the
driving done by the transport
drivers of the country is night
operation" he said. Since records
show that traffic mishaps increase
after sunset, his plea for greater
care after dark is particularly fit
ting.
Employ the same care and con-
sideration that you would if you
were walking down a crowded
street." Hartz urged, "and high
way accidents will decrease i'm
mediately."
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28
Gus Williams
Announces For
State Treasurer

PHOENIX. Mar. 2S-Gus Will
Jams of Phoenix. former member
of the territorial legislature. today
announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for state
treasurer.
IN offering my services to the
people of the state" his announce
ment read, II do so in the belief a
public office is a sacred trust; that
its occupant is an employee of al
the people. for whom he should
provide the services and facilities
of the office with unvarying i'm
partiality at all times"
Mr. Williams is a native of
Jacksonville, Ala. He came to Ari-
zona May IA, 1899 to reside in
Clifton The present Greenlee
county seat then was in Graham
county. He was elected to the
territorial legislature from Graham
in 1908. 1t was this session that
passed Arizona's first eight-hour
law for miners. Mr.. Williams
worked assiduously and voted for
the measure. one of the first
minimum hours laws passed by
any state or territory.
He moved to Globe in 1907 and
was employed as an iron worker
in the district mines. For ten
years he was connected with the
Gila county highway department
and is credited with an important
role in the construction of roads
into previously inaccessible Sec
tions of that mountainous region.
He became a resident of Phoenix
in 1888 when he accepted appoint
ment as appraiser and field man
for the State Land department.
Mr.. Williams points out that the
state treasurer is a member or
the State Land board and cites his
experience in the land department
as one of his qualifications.
"Our state" his announcement
continues. 'has a tremendous in
vestment in its public lands. They
should be managed under a policy
designed to bring the greatest
good to the greatest number of
persons. Members of the land
board should be mindful at all
times that they are invested with
a public trust in the leasing and
supervision of these vast areas. =
Mr.. Williams has been a consist,
ant Democrat throughout his life.
He has served the party as pre-,
cinct and state committeeman, and
says: 81 always have given en-
thusiastic support to Democratic
nominees. even when my favorite
candidate didn't win in the pri
mary"
Married. he is the father of
eight children. The family resides
at 901 E. Berkeley road, Phoenix
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28
Did You Paw?

We assume you did. We mean
your income tax.
Now. can you remember how
long it took you to write out the
check with which you paid your
tax. Was it one minute? If it was
one minute, then in the time it
took you to write out the check
the New Deal spent approximately
$4,000.
Oh. you say, but l wrote the
check out late at night! Why, il
was at least ten o'clock because
didn't finish making it out till
then,
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28
Truck Drivers Have
Own Safety Code

DETROIT, Mar. 2O-"Wben COM
mon courtesy becomes a conscious
practice of every motorist on the
highways. traffic accidents will
decrease" This is the considered
opinion of a top-flight American
driver, whose records on the
Speedway and the highway are
known throughout the automotive
world. Harry HartZ, formerly ma
tional champion race driver and
now a test driver for Chevrolet
Motor Divisions commercial car
department, has had an unusually
wide range of experience behind
the wheel.
Recently, Hartz established a
new world record for sustained
and certified automotive operation
driving a 1h-ton Chevrolet truck
more than 101,000 miles to set the
new mark. The entire run, under
sanction Of the American Automo-
bile Association, impartial Judge
ii auto testing activities, was COM
p'eted without so much as dent
ing a fender
Hartz, a familiar figure at the
indianapolis Speedway, earned his
right to membership in the truck
IRVING fraternity by establishing
unusual performance records with
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28

the Chevrolet test truck. Official
AAA figures on the run tell a
story of economy, dependability
rower andlong life bearing out the
slogan of the Chevrolet truck de-
partment. An average of 15.l
miles per gallon of fuel was main
tanned throughout the 100000
miles, at an average operating Of
1907 miles per hour.
Ten miles per gallon averaged
6991 based on the 4,590-lb. fixed
"payload" the unit carried through
out the run. Miles per quart OF
Gil consumed totalled 1,072. The
truck test run was the third Safe
Driving Road Test conducted by
Chevrolet.
In view of Hartz' perfect record
during the more than 101 900 miles
lie drove the test unit, his views
on safe driving may be taken as
authoritative. Stressing the need
for courtesy on the road, he ex-
planned the signal system by
which truckmen endeavor to aid
one another and also to advise
passenger car drivers of their In
tentions.
"The average truck driver" he
said, appreciates the Interchange
of information from our fellow
drivers, and tries in every way
possible to advise them of condi-
tions they are about to meet.
"He makes every effort to In
form the passenger car driver of
bis plans. For example, in the
daytime, he warns an oncoming
driver of danger ahead-in the
way of crack-up, narrow
bridge, a restricted speed zone,-
by signaling with the hand, in a
'wave-down' motion, which indi-
Gates that the oncoming driver
should reduce speed and be on the
alert for unusual conditions.
However, since most of his
driving is done at night, signals
are usually made by manipulation
of lights. Flashing the lights
rapidly is the nighttime wave
DOWN
when a motorist approaching
from the rear wishes to pass a
truck, he should signal by means
of his light or his horn and then
wait until the driver has blinked
his trailer lights for the all clear
signal. The truckman will often in
dicate ny his spotlight when the
passenger car has cleared his unit
md may safely cut back into the
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28

That is rather apt expression
regarding this long fiber cotton.
It grows on a bush that is big
enough to be called tree, as high
as a mans head on horseback.
remember that one of the scien-
tific men of the Department of
Agriculture went to Egypt one
third of a century ago and trans
rlanted this plant from the Valley
f the Nile to Arizona developed
il at the experimental station at
Sacaton and gave us the Pima
variety of cotton, or as we call it
the American Egyptian cotton.
For a decade or so this cotton
was grown exclusively in the Salt
River Valley. About 20 years ago
here were uses contemplated for
it. some of which have materialiZ-
cd and some have not. About 20
years ago, when canvas was used
Tor airplane construction, it was
regarded that this long fiber cot
ton made the best canvas and that
it probably would serve a useful
purpose in airplane construction.
You recall that about that time
holeproof hosiery was being manu-
sactured and this long fiber cotton
was contemplated for that purpose.
In the automobile tire manufacture
! recall that the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company established two
plantations for the production of
this long fiber cotton in the Salt
River Valley of Arizona. I belive
that corporation moved one of its
plants out on the West Coast in
keeping with the new policy which
the company was develoing. other
tire companies looked to the Salt
River Valley and southern valleys
of Arizona for the production of
this remarkable fiber, and yet,
gentlemen, although some of these
uses have not materialiZed, in the
changing sweep of things, the all
metal airplanes do not require the
f1a% hn nI~li
but | am convinced, gentlemen,
that this remarkable fiber, more
than IL inches in length, has not
yet found its full use.
1t is true that other cottons are
grown in Arizona now. To my
personal knowledge more than TO-
coo bales of long fiber or Ameri-
can-Egyptian cotton was grown in
Arizona 90 years ago. I myself
have seen that cotton sell in Phoe-
nix for dollar pound. But short
cotton has come in. understand
mat We are now importing quite
bit of this otton from Egypt
Not that we connot produce it
here. am positive that we can
produce more than our needs in
the Salt River Valley of Arizona
Of this particular cotton, but the
production has fallen off.
AS I recall it. an early tariff
law, some 10 years or so ago, fix
ed tariff duty of Is cents a
pound on Egyptian cotton. be-
!ieve that present law fixes it at
7 cents a pound.
The thing that is worrying me
Just a bit, gentlemen, is this, that
# now a cotton export subsidy is
played on cotton say of cent
and a half a pond and some other
remedial steps are not taken, [
fear that such an export subsidy
would have the effect of lowering
the present duty from Z cents a
pound to 5h cents a pound.
I am here before the Commits
sion to urge your careful study OF
this, with the view of giving this
remarkable plant, which has just
cotton developed, so to speak-a
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28
METHODIST CHURCH
]. T. Redman, Pastor

j. I. ReumdH, Pastor
Fifth Sunday meeting Casa Gran
de and Coolidge charge at Casa
Grande March 80. IL a. m. Sermon,
1890 p. m. Lunch. Bring a cover
ed dish.
2 p. m. Bible Lesson, The
Pslams.
p. m. to Old fashioned song
fest.
All are invited.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28

FIRST BAPTIST CURCH
Lindbergh Ave., at 4th Street
]. N. Campbell, Pastor
Sunday SchOol-10:O0 a. m.
Training Union 700 D. m.
Public Worship-11: 90 a. m. and
7:45 p. m.
A cordial welcome to all.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-28
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=: CHUR CHES =
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COM MUNITY CHURCH

COMMUNITY CHURCH
E. M Ward. Pastor
Sunday schoo I'46 a. m.
Morning worship, I1:00 o'clock.
Evening worship, 500 o'clock.
Junior Endeavor, intermediate
Endeavor, 100 p. m.
Senior Endeavor at 7 p. m.
Woman's Auxiliary, 1st and 3r6
Thursdays of each month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

America cries desperately for leadership Nine
millions of men unemployed here in the richest nation
in the world Six and half million farmers struggling
means, here in this boundless America to provide the
jobs needed for workers and the markets needed for
farmers if will only release the chains that
hacked private enterprise under the New Deal and give
America chance to go ahead
In this crisis two outstanding leaders present them
selves candidates of the Republican Party for Pres
dent and Vice President with faith that the nation
meet this challenge and provide jobs for unemployed
workers and parity for our farmers:
WENDELL L. WILLKIE, who has risen from jobs
harvest hand in Minnesota worker in steel mills
and tool dresser in oil fields and who says that
America and must be preserved a land of OPP
portunity
CHARLES L. McNARY, lifelong friend of the
farmer, who is fighting for that at last has
chance for attainment under Wendell Willke-justce
for the farmer.
Here two who have faith in America. Here
two whose feet firmly rooted in the soil
who have worked with their hands, men who
farms and know that America prosper only the
and who toll prosper No desire for personal
power stirs them No ambition to NEEDLE in the affairs
of other nations get involved in Europes will
be charged to them No scheme for third term to
set aside the of democracy and prepare the
for dictatorship be expected from these Rather
they seek to keep America at and preserve the
daughters of every land with equal chance to find here
must be kept land where every boy and girl has
chance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
CHURCH CASE
TO Defendants
Judge Upholds Right of Local
Finnish Group to Join
National Church.

The first Finnish Lutheran church
of Ely was given the right for the Sec
ond time in two years to join another
religious organization, in a decision
handed down Tuesday in Virginia dis
trict court by Judge Edward Freeman.
Judge Freeman upheld the right of
the First Lutheran church to join the
American Finnish Evangelical Luth-
eran National church.
Judge Freeman had set aside the
original findings after the case had
been tried in district court here in
May, 1888, because no evidence had
been offered showing that the trustees
had taken the proper steps at their
meeting on Feb. g. 1888, to call meet
ing in April, 1888, to vote upon joining
the national church. The case was con-
tinued here in June of this year, with
the defendants offering testimony
mainly centering around the meetings
at which it was decided to vote and at
which the vote was taken to join the
national church.
Following the first trial, defendants
had moved for dismissal of the case,
which was denied when Judge Freeman
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
REGINA KUHAR
WE'D SATURDAY
Bride of Victor Mehelich of
Aurora, at St. Anthony's
Church Rites.

Miss Regina Kuhar of this city and
Victor Mehelich of Aurora, were mar
mied in st. Anthony's church, Saturday,
october 26, at o'clock mass. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Frank Mihelcic.
Miss Mary Hutar played nuptial
music and the choir sang a special
number of songs. The bride was a
former member of the choir. The
couple were attended by Miss Sophie
Kuhar and Lawrence Kuhar, brother
and sister of the bride.
The brides gown was of white satin
with a long train and veil. Her bou-
quet was made up of white chrySan-
themumS and yellow roses. The brides
maid wore a burgundy taffeta gown and
carried lavender and white chrysan-
themumS.
A wedding breakfast and dinner was
served at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
John Kramar at the Zenith addition
A reception was rendered the couple
the same evening.
The groom is the son of Mr. anC
Mrs. Frank Mehelich of Aurora. The
couple will make their home in this
city.
Out-of-town guests at the wedding
were Fred and Joseph Mehelich, Johr
Gorjanc, Albin and John Boben, Mr.
and Mrs Frank Mihelich of Aurora
and Frances Skerjanc of Eveleth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
ROtarians at SOudan
For Last Weeks Meet.

All but two members of the Ely
Rotary club attended the meeting at
Soudan last wednesday evening when
the Tower Soudan members were hosts.
The two absent members were in at
tendance of the Minnesota Education
meeting at Minneapolis.
Following an excellent dinner served
by the Ladies Study club, group of
songs were sung under the direction
of "Bill' Pryor with Miss Vail at the
piano.
John Tregear was in charge of the
program. Before introducing the sew
eral musical numbers on the program
Mr.. Tregear reviewed the school Situ-
alton at Soudan and the need for the
new building in which the meeting was
held. He also acted as guide for the
Rotarians through the building.
Charles Minelli, the new instrumental
music instructor at the Tower Soudan
schools, played trumpet solo accom-
panied by Miss Vail at the piano. -Four
young ladies of Mr.. Minelli's class
played violin quartet. These young
ladies were new beginners and showed
remarkable skill for the short time they
| had been under the direction of the
new teacher.
Rounding out the pleasant and in
structive evening was the address by
j. Oliver Hall who reviewed the Claire
Booth book, Europe in the Spring." in
which the writer gives her impressions
of troubled Europe and its people.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Grand Guardian Inspects
Local Jobs Daughters.

Mrs. Mel Gordon, Grand Guardian
of the order of Jobs Daughters for the
state of Minnesota, was in Ely last
week to attend the lodge session and
to inspect the Ely Bethel.
Dolores Ellefsen, honored queen, Mar
jorie Rikhus, senior princess, and Lois
Anderson, junior princess, presided at
an initiation ceremony demonstrated
for Mrs. Gordon's approval. Lois Thiel-
man acted as candidate for initiation
Mrs. Gladys Nelson, guardian of the
Grand Rapids Bethel and Mrs. Rose
Endohal, guardian of the Coleraine
Bethel attended the Ely meeting with
Mrs Gordon.
Miss Verna SenStad is guardian Of
the Ely Bethel Other officers besides
those named as presenting the initiatory
demonstration are: Marian Hall, acting
guide; Lois Purdy, marshal; JUNE
Trudgeon, chaplain; Lois Thielman
treasurer; Mary Jane Larson, librarian
Phyllis Palmgard, musician; Norma MAJ
Brown, recorder; Florence LembStrom
Camilla Legat, Emily Chinn, Lois MAJ
Eckert and Ruth Nyberg, messengers
Mary Ellen Chinn, senior custodian
Phyllis Hanson, Junior custodian
Nancy Byrd Brownell, inner guard
Ann Eckert, outer guard.
Other members of the guardian
council are Byrd Brownell, ASSOCIATE
guardian; Mrs. Helen Davis, director o
Socialibilities; Mrs. Marcella Opel, di
rector of finances, and Mrs. Luell'
Coad, Bethel secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
STRAcHAN TO
Head SCOUTS
Reelected District Chairman
at Annual Meeting Held
in Forest Hotel.

B. o. Strachan was renamed chair
man of the Vermilion district, Boy
Scouts of America, at the annual meet
ing held in the Forest hotel, Tuesday
evening.
Floyd Hanson, Soudan. was elected
first vice chairman; William Jones,
second vice chairman; John Dragavon,
treasurer; George Matesha, secretary,
and Andrew Erickson, Tower, commits
sioner. Standing committees for the
year will be announced soon.
A. Mattioli, Hibbing area Scout ex-
ecutive, reviewed the years work, which
included a training course school, boy
fact survey, fall roundup, Scout week,
pot luck dinners for parents, courts of
honor, successful financial drive, NAM
ing of merit badge counselors, council
summer camp, and organization of
unit at the Tower Indian school.
Dragavon gave his treasurer's re-
port and Erickson discussed the round
up set for Nov. 8.
The next meeting of the area execu-
tive board will be here Nov. IL, with
William Jones, Dragavon, and John
Piel, Tower, in charge of arrange
ments. Scouts of troop I'll, of which
Jack Reid and Lynn Paulson are Scout
masters, presented an investiture cere-
mony
Attending were Strachan, A. j. Nc
Mahan, Ray Hoefler, Bernard Hutar
Byrd Brownell, Ray Reigel, E. C. Boil
itho, George Gould, Reid, Paulson
Jones, Fred Handberg, E. A. Bailey
Thomas Murn, Edward T. Buckley
Dragavon, and Sigurd Olson, Ely; Her.
man T. Olson, Piel, Robert Simonson
A. L. Hotter, Ralph Iverson, Erickson
Tower; Lloyd Hanson, Arnold Milbridgt
and Edward Byrne, Soudan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
NOTES

Scouts of Troop dressed in costume
for their Halloye'en party on Monday
afternoon. May Louise Perrala acted
as chairman of the refreshment COM
mittee and Marilyn Lampi, chairman
of entertainment, Mrs. Jack Lampi, Jr.,
has recently joined the troop as leader.
Troop committee members met at the
Scout office on Monday afternoon to
discuss ways in which they might be OF
help to the troops. The next meeting
of troop committees will be held, Dec
9th.
Troop / had a Halloween party at
the Scout Office on Saturday evening
Plans are being made for school dance
to be given Nov. 9th, at the Washington
auditorium.
Mrs. Oscar Carlson visited Brownie
Troop IL at it's last meeting. Prep
arations are under way for a fly-uI
ceremony at which time these Brownies
will become Scouts. Yellow is the color
selected for their uniform tie.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Soap Writing Boys
Gaze In $50 WindOlU

The annual soap-writing campaign
that youngsters of the community wage
against windows of business buildings
about Halloween time was climaxed
Wednesday evening, when they pushed
out plate glass window in the Peoples
Department Store It will cost $50 to
replace the window.
Unusually active last night, the soap
writer's marked up windows on many
business houses so that it was nearly
impossible to see inside. This morning
clerks again washed windows that have
been polished daily for several weeks
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

its last regular meeting held at the
home of Mrs. Sophia Richards. Mrs. A.
Williams acted as assisting hostess.
Mrs. Eleanor Swanson was installed as
secretary and treasurer. Miss Lima
Haavisto is vice president. Mrs. Frances
Thomas, Hibbing, a Rebekah for A
years, was a visitor.
Mrs. Rose Pierce, delegate to the dis
trict meeting in Ely, made a report.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Indian Appreciated
for Illegal Entry,

Jim Jourdain, a Canadian Indian
from the La Croix village, was appre-
hended Tuesday by immigration patrol
officers near BURNSIDE lake for being
illegally in the country. He was taken
to International Falls and given volun-
tary departure. The new passport
regulations which became effective July
/, require that all North American
Indians carry passports when entering
the United States.