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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Prospects for Ely
Areas Growth Cited
by Duluth Publisher
Joseph Jordan Pays Warm
Tribute to Ely at Civic
Club Banquet.
BUCCOWICH SEATED
Secretary's Annual Report
Lists Varied Range of
Activities in 1899.

Predicting a bright future for the
Ely territory, Joseph h Jordan, pub
Usher of the Duluth News-Tribune
and Herald, told members Of the Ely
Commercial club at their annual
banquet, Saturday, in the Forest hotel
that they could expect much from the
tourist business and the city someday
might become the outlet for important
timber products.
s. w. Saxby, Duluth, executive sec
rotary of the Minnesota Arrowhead
association, and j. r. Pratt, secretary
Of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce,
joined Mr.. Jordan in lauding the club
for its achievements and reminding its
members Of the many blessings that
nature had so generously bestowed upon
them.
Holding its twenty-fifth annual ban
quet, the club installed President John
Buccowich and other new officers and
listened to Secretary Ray Hoefler's re-
port on the activities and accomplish
ments for 1899.
Guests from range and Duluth civic
organizations were introduced and sew
eral musical numbers were presented
by students of Frank " DiNino, director
Of instrumental music in the local
school system
I'VE have finally awakened to the
fact that the tourist business is a big
industry and that we have long way
to go to realize its potentiaIities, Mr..
Jordan stated. He emphasized the i'm
portance Of organized effort on the
part Of the entire Arrowhead country
in selling the area to prospective va
cationers.
"If We once get them into the terri
tory. no matter if they go to the mines,
the Superior National Forest, or to the
Gunflint, we viii all benefit" the
speaker, who is on the executive COM
mittee Of the Arrowhead association,
said. We've got to sell them the
country as a whole" he continued. and
pointed out that circular trips which
would include most Of the area would
be the result.
You should realize that spots like
Northern Minnesota that are really
wild are very few" he said, and en-
phasized that Ely's natural advantages
would prohibit the automobile from ever
oVer-running the beauties of nature.
Il can foresee back-to-water movement
from which Ely, as the starting point
for canoe travel, viii reap many bene-
fits" he prophecied.
President Buccowich, in formally
accepting his Office, urged Ely mer-
chants and their employees to put their
best front forward" to the city's tourist
visitors.
Educate yourselves in the fine points
OF personal contact" he continued,
"and inform yourselves as to the To-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Firemen Help Touer
Battle Store Blaze.

The Ely fire department responded
to call for assistance coming from
Tower late Friday afternoon, sending
the hose and chemical truck and a
crew In passenger car to battle a
blaze that destroyed the department
store Of Herman T Olson.
Joe Martinetti, who drove the truck
accompanied by Herbert Giauott; and
Clarence Chinn, made the ives. YER
million range city in record time vii
son Carlson, accompanied by Chief I
G. Cox. took additional fire lighters Il.
the scene A pickup truck, Owned by
the city. was loaded with LOO fest of
nose to use as an auxiliary unit in case
fire developed in Ely while the cheni-
cal truck was IN Tower.
The loss TO Mr. Olson. yho is well
known In this city through his civic and
Scout activities, was in the neighoor-
hood Of $4,000. A former mayor Of
Tower, he owned the building as wen
as operated the store. Only three walls
remained standing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Washington PIT. A.
to Meet on Tuesd1y.

The Washington PIT. A will meet
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock in room
1O6 of Memorial high school The
program VIII consist Of three songs by
pupils of grade 5-A, an illustrated talk
on "Retardation Of Pupils by Miss
Minnie F. Ratzlaff, and a violin solo
by Herbert Hall Of 5-A-
The lunch committee is composed of
Mesdames ProuSe, chairman, Joseph
Veranth. william Spreitzer, Charles
Langren, Anton Dergantz, Kivipelto
Finco, and Misses Ratzlaff, johnson
and Barkla.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Set Meeting Tonight
For Business Girls.

The Ely Business Girls club will hold
its February meeting tonight in the
Community Center cafeteria. Dinner
viii be served by the Presbyterian
Ladies Aid.
Hostesses will be Misses Irene Thomas,
chairman, Helia Koski, and Zella
Richter. Misses Anna Mattila, chair
man, and Elma Pekkala, are on the
entertainment committee.
Officers recently elected for the en-
suing year include Misses Vienna Hill,
president; Athena Kotchevar, vice presi-
dent; Adella Rudow, secretary; Edith
Lamp, treasurer, and leila Richter,
corresponding secretary. Miss Hill is
expected to announce her committee
appointments tonight.
Miss Shirley johnson will play two
piano selections ''Viennois Caprice"
Fritz Kreisler) and "Liebestraum"
Franz LiZt).
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
give 10 WORK
IN FIRST AID
Class Taking Instructions to
Qualify as Instructors of
Red Cross Course.

Ten persons have enrolled in the first
aid classes being sponsored by the Ely
branch Of the American Red Cross,
Mrs. A. j. McMahan, who formed the
class, states. Instruction is being given
by William Jones, ST., and meetings
are conducted each Thursday evening.
The primary purpose of the course
is to train assistants who will be avail
able 20 give instructions to additional
classes which may be organized next
fall. The present course covers 20
hours work, while an advanced course,
which members plan to take in order
to qualify as assistant instructors, will
cover 10 hours study.
Persons enrolled include Mrs. Emil
Koski, Mrs. Margaret Lambert, Mrs.
Joseph Startz, Mrs. George T. Ayres,
Miss Gretchen Weber, Mrs. McMahan,
George Somero, John Lobe, Walter
Jones and Ernest A. Bailey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Nations Best Skiers
to Compete in Cross
Country Race Here
Finn Defense Fund Group
Plan Event on ShagaWa
Lake, March 9.
U. S. CHAMP COMING
Duluth, Minneapolis, Land
O. Lakes, Madison to
Send Best Talent.

An exhibition cross country ski race
TO raise money for the Finnish defense
fund viii be held on Shagawa lake
near the city's pumping plant on Sat-
urday, March 9, at 2 o'clock. A COM
mittee is now at work selling booster
tags for the event.
Some Of the nations best slders will
participate in the race, according to
Emil W. Buskala, who is in charge of
publicity. Among them are the present
national champion and a former holder
Of the title.
Richard women, Ely miner and
former record holder in his native Fin
land, along with seven other local slders,
viii participate in the race, which will
be over a 10-nlile route.
The Duluth Ski club, the Hooters
club V. W. Of Madison, Wis, the
Bush Lake Ski club OF Minneapolis,
and the Gateway Ski club of Land O
Lakes, Wis, viii be represented by a
bevy Of talent that is known and
respected by competitors in the sport
throughout the United States.
Heading the list of entries are Pete
FoSseide, Duluth, present national
champion, and Reuben Silvola, Madi-
son, Wis, title holder in 1885. Joe
Maurin, one Of the best skers in Wis
consin, viii represent the Land O Lakes
club.
Coming here from the Minneapolis
club are Gale Burton, Bradley Board,
John Burton, Richard Dale, Jr., and
Robert Dullum. Accompanying Fos-
se-de from Duluth viii be Erick Judeen,
another record breaker, Carl Hillstrom,
Jack Brancomb and Ernest Borg.
Besides Silvola, the Hooters club Of
Madison viii send Ed Bradley, Joe
Bradley, Hubert Dickinson, Charles
Wallmo, Nestor Thompson, Carl Har-
per and Weston Wood
Elyites entered include Albert Yer
anth, Albert Pryatel, Clarence Carlson,
Elmo PASS, Ted Passi, waino wirtanen,
Charles Nappa and women.
On the committee sponsoring the
event are Loren Leino, chairman; Rob-
ert Wilmunen, secretary; Richard
women, treasurer; Buskala, publicity,
and Isaac Martel, George Lahti, John
Hllberg, Jacob Kaakuri and Taito
Ahola, in charge Of the race.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
On This
Occasion
Few Observations ON Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

The value of adequate fire fighting
equipment was fully demonstrated at
Tower last week when the Olson de-
partment store was totally destroyed
by fire originating in the basement
and threatening the entire block. The
equipment OF the Tower department
was inadequate to cope with the
threatened conflagration. Assistance
was secured from Ely and Virginia. 1t
is the conclusion arrived at at Tower,
that had not a unit Of the Ely depart
ment arrived when it did, the entire
block Of business places would have
been destroyed-and perhaps more.
The City Council of this city is ad-
vertising for a much needed machine
TO augment a unit which has been in
operation for the past g years and the
Miner hopes that a good, modern fire
truck will be added to assist the eff
Gent department in coping with any
conflagration that might break out.
This does not mean that the present
truck is to be abandoned but after
reconditioning viii be used as spare.
divergent opinion developed in
the council when the subject Of the new
tru K was uppermost. Three members
thought that the money should be
raised by future levies for a sinking
fund and that the truck price would
deprive city labor Of two months
needed work if taken from the general
fund at the present time. Fire Chief
I G. Cox. IN asking for the new unit.
explained the possibility of the present
machine laying down on the job al
a most inopportune time on account
of its constant use for % years and
that fire damage many times greater
than the cost Of better equipment would
result. Mayer Lambert and three OF
the council concurred in the opinion
Of the fire chief and decided that BY
economizing in every way possible the
price Of the new machine could be taken
out Of this years budget.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Debate Pairings Will
Be Decided This Week.

Ely will not know until today or
tomorrow whether it will debate dis
trict Is or % in the intra-regionaI
meet. The date also has not been set.
As winner of district 81, the Memorial
high team, composed of Harold and
Milton Gordon who worked both sides
Of the question during district COM
petition, viii meet one of the two dis
tricts named above for the right to
compete for the region championship
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Red Cross SelUing Work
is Induglirdted Monday.

A Red Cross sewing project was in
augurated Monday night by a group of
local women who met at the Memorial
school building under the direction Of
Mrs. Frank Carlson and Mrs A. ].
McMahan. Twelve garments are al
ready under construction
Volunteers are being solicited Anyone
interested may report to Mrs. Carlson
or Mrs. McMahan. Materials will be
furnished. Women's and children's
dresses are being made.
The clothing viii be marked for Fin
nish relief when it is sent into Red
Cross headquarters. The Miner, how
ever, enormously reported last week
that the Red Cross knitting project was
being conducted for Finnish relief.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Opening Game F riday in
CYO Basketball Tourney

and Albert Kurre
Coyotes-John Varoga, Sylvester Lo-
Ear, Leonard Tonsich, AIbin Mavetz
Tony Markun, Joe Kuzlna, Albert Rom
and Ed Pucel
Bombers-Jolln Mondati, Enrico
Mondati, Steve LekatZ, Rudy Marolt,
Leo KuNna, Frank Roman and Frank
Lobe.
F1yers-John Novak, Joe Novak
Stanley Boldine, Tony Perushek, Joe
Pryatel, Frank Tratnik, william Zeles-
nikar and Frank Uhle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Maxi
announce Sons Marriage.

Mr.. and Mrs. Matt L. Maxi have an
nounced the marriage Of their son,
John Einard Luomamaki, to Miss Viola
Savola on Dec. 10. 1889. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. H. Russell
Browne, pastor Of st. Andrews Pres
byterian church. Attending the couple
were Miss Fannie Pyhala and Edwin NJ.
Carlson
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
SENIORS SET
FOR BANQUET
Annual Affair to be Held In
Memorial High Cafeteria,
Thursday, Mar. 2.

Members Of the Memorial high school
senior class will hold their annual
banquet in the cafeteria of the school,
Thursday night, March T. Miss Thekla
Johnson, assistant principal, is in
charge of arrangements.
Conrad G. Haugen, school principal
VIII serve as POSTMASTER Supt. Stanley
Adkins viii give talk Music will be
presented by number of school or
CARNATIONS, and several members of
the class viii speak.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Defense fund
GROUP TO MEET
VIII Lay Fund-Raising Plans
at Sunday Get-together;
S117 In Golfers.

A meeting Of the Ely Finnish De-
Tense Fund committee, under the chair
manShip of John Porthan, will be held
Sunday afternoon at l o'clock in the
z. R. hall to further discuss plans for
raising funds here.
The groups initial attempt, a coffee
benefit conducted last week, obtained
Silt. Jelly glass" and fruit jar" banks
have been placed in business houses
for the convenience Of contributors.
Pledge cards viii be circulated soon
for the raising of funds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Elyites Enlist in
United States NaUg.

Two Ely young men have enlisted in
the U. S. Navy through the recruiting
sub-station at Duluth. They include
Joseph j. Yakich, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Yakich, and Anton j. Shaba, son
Of Mrs. Agnes SNaba. Yakich was
graduated from Memorial high school
in 1888 and Skraba was a student at
the old high school
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
STUDY ICE CONDITIONS.

Commissioner Jacob L. Pete and Supt.
John Richards made an inspection
trip over Fourth district county high
ways yesterday and today. Primary
purpose of the tour was to obtain in
formation on ice hazards caused by
bitches of insufficient depth to give
proper drainage, thereby allowing water
from melting snow to collect on roads
and freeze.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Supt. Stanley Adkins
at st. Louis Meeting.

Stanley Adkins, superintendent of
the Ely schools, is in st. Louis this
week attending the national conven-
ton Of the American Association of
School Administrators
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
VISITORS HERE.

Otto BrowneIl, engineer with the di-
vision of sanitation under the state
health department, and Edward Brown
ell, with the U. S. army engineers, both
of ST. Paul, spent the weekend in the
city
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29

Easter It's year IS the earliest it VIII
1t has been for 81 years. There are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
FIRST ROUND
Friday, 1880 P. NJ.
Flyers VS.. ZephyrS
SEMI-FINALS

Coyotes vs.. BOIIlDtTS
wildcats VS.. Winner First Round Game
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday, $50 P. NJ
Semi-Final winners VIII Play
CONSOLATION
Tuesday, 7:30 P. NJ
Semi-Final Losers VIII Play
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
R. &c. Will Advance
165MiIIion 10 Buy
Strategic Materials
Two Corporations Created
To Purchase Rubber,
Tin and Manganese
BY OLIVER MCKEE.

With the announcement that the
r. F. G. has created two corporations
to acquire rubber, tin, manganese,
and other strategic materials, and
that 1t is ready to lend $165 100000
for this purpose, the Federal Gov
eminent has taken a long step to-
ward buttressing one of the weak
points in its defensive armor.
Larger stock piles of these mate
rails, for which the United States
is largely dependent on foreign
sources of supply, are essential to
industry and national defense.
Acting quickly under the authority
conferred on him by an amendment
to the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration Act, approved by the Pres
ident on June Is, Jesse Jones, Fed
eral Loan administrator, announced
yesterday the creation of two cor
porations, each with capital OF
S. 100000, to acquire and carry
strategic materials. These two cor
porations are the Rubber Reserve
Co. and the Metals Reserve Co.
The rubber company has made an
arrangement with the International
Rubber Regulation Committee, rep
resented by Sir John Hay, to buy
reserve stock of 10000 tons of
rubber over period of some months.
at price range basis between 18
and 20 cents a pound. Under
barter agreement with Great Brit
ain, the United States is trading
100000 bales of cotton for $4,000
tons of rubber. Thus, in the near
future, the United States will have
a reserve stock of approximately
235 900 tons of rubber, exclusive of
current stocks held by industry.
Conference Held Here.
Sir John recently conferred here
with State Department and other
officials. According to Commerce
Department estimates, reserve stocks
of rubber in British Malaga and
other British possessions in East
Asia aggregate about $4,000 tons.
Other rubber-producing countries
also will contribute to building up
reserve stock of rubber in the United
States. Ample rubber supplies are
available in East Asia, according to
Federal officials.
The r. F.. c. will own one-half Of
the capital of the rubber company,
and the other half will be owned by
the principal rubber manufacturers.
The R. F. G. has authorized loans of
sos 100000 to this company to pur-
chase and carry the rubber. The
reserve supply, Administrator Jones
explained. will be acquired from
the additional rubber production al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
STAR WASHINGTON D. c. TUESDAY JULY 2 1s4o

lowed by the international COM
mittee as a result Of the contract
just announced. so there will be
no lack of rubber to meet current
demands and no occasion for I'M
usual competitive bidding by the
industry for normal requirements.
Malaga, the Netherlands Indies,
French Indo-China, Ceylon, India,
Burma, North Borneo, Sarawak and
Tailand are the principal rubber
producing countries.
Domestic stocks of rubber now
amount to about 100000 tons. This
represents, under normal peacetime
consumption, three to four months
supply. Under the national defense
program, the Army and Navy will
require increased quantities. Be-
cause of our dependence on imports
from Asia, and the possibility an
extension of the war to the pro-
ducing areas might cause stoppage
in these imports, an increase in our
rubber stocks has long been recog-
nized as an essential national de-
tense measure.
Committee Controls Tin Supply.
The International Tin Committee
now controls the world supply Of.
tin. The metals company has agreed
to buy $4,000 tons of tin from the
international committee. This will
be held as a reserve stock. The
agreement made by the r. F. G. calls
for an increase in world production
so that the desired reserve can be
accumulated without affecting either
the current demand, or the price.
The metals company has agreed to
buy its reserve stock at so cents a
pound. The parties to the agree
ment include the following tin pro-
ducing countries; Belgian Congo,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02

Bolivia, French Indo- China, the
Malay States, the Netherlands East
Indies, Nigeria and Thailand.
Tin holds high order of priority
on the Army and Navy Munitions
Boards list OF strategic materials.
No official figures are available as
to existing stocks in the United
States. According to unofficial
estimates, between four and six
months supply of tin is now on hand
in this country.
In addition to tin the metals COM
-pany will buy manganese, and other
strategic metals and minerals. In
its purchases 1t will largely be
guided by the recommendations of
national defense agencies. The r.
F. G. has authorized loans. of $780,
100000 to the metals company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Luther Place Church Calls
PENNSYLVANIA Minister

The Rev. DR.. Charles B. Foelsch,
pastor OF Zion Lutheran Church,
Sunbury, Pa, has been called to the
pastorate OF the Luther Place Me-
mortal Place Church here to sue
coed the Rev. DR.. Carl c. Rasmus-
sen, who resigned to become pro-
lessor of systematic theology at
Gettysburg Theological Seminary,
Gettysburg, Pa. DR.. Rasmussen will
assume his duties September /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
Parish Hall Offered
For Red Cross Work

The Rev. H. H. D. Sterrett, rector
Of All Souls Church, Cathedral av-
enue and Woodley place NV, has
offered the parish hall for Red
Cross work, according to the Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Associa-
ton.
In a letter to members. the as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02

ISOLATION urges women to "call at
the parish house, work there, or
take the garments home to make,
or if desired take the wool for
knitting"
The association also announced
that it will hold picnic Thursday,
July 10, from 5 to 8 pm. at Picnic
Grove No. %, located on Military
road at Ross drive in Rock Creek
Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02

Catapults of the cross-bow type
were invented by Dionysius, the
tyrant OF ancient Syracuse, in 800
BIC.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29
Chicken House
Damaged by Fire
Flock of Chickens Lost
VIII Rebuild Of More
FireprOOf Construction

Fire broke out in the large chick
en- house, property of Mrs. ]. ].
Smith, at the home on Ash Street,
shortly after one o'clock Tuesday
morning. The fire did serious
damage to the interior Of the
chicken house, and also ruined the
roof. All of the flock of chickens
in the house at the time were killed.
Mrs. Smith was in attendance at
the State Fair, where she had TAX
en- twenty-three of her finest birds
for exhibition, when the fire oc-
Cured. She was notified of the
fire Tuesday morning and return
ed home Immediately.
Wednesday morning, Mrs. Smith
announced that she will rebuild the
chicken house, this time, however,
of a more fire proof structure.
The fire was stubborn, and fire
men worked for four hours in sub
DUNG the flames.
On Friday, Of last week, the fire
was called to the home
of Mrs. ]. Stubkins, where gaso-,
line stove caught fire. The flames
spread to the woodbox, and al
though they were extinguished
quickly, the fire could have been
Of more serious nature, as it was
about to enter the wall.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-08-29
Married Veronica
Maloney, of Sank
Centre, In 1921
40 YEARS OLD
Leading Figure In
State Senate-Died
Suddenly Monday

Funeral services for Senator
Frederick J. Miller, who passed
away early Monday morning at
Rochester, are being held in Little
Falls this Thursday morning at
1890 o'clock in Sacred Heart Cath
Ollie Church, with the Reverend J.
Wessendorf officiating. Burial will
be made in Calvary cemetery, Sank
Centre, this afternoon at one
o'clock.
Among those in attendance at
the last rites will be v. J. Maloney,
Of New York City; and Leo Nal
oney, of Brandon, Manitoba, broth
ers-in-law Of the deceased, as well
as large number of State Senators
and numerous other friends.
Senator Miller succumped to a
heart attack, which was so unex-
pected that Mrs Miller, formerly
Veronica Maloney, sister Of Miss
Loretta Maloney, of this city, could
not be notified by hospital author
tiles.
At 40, Senator Miller was a lead
ing figure not only in the COM
munity and state, but in the ma
tional field as well. On September
8 he was to have attended his
fourth National Tax conference in
New York City under appointment
of Governor Stassen. He served on
several important national tax COM
mittees and was a recognized auth
ority on tax questions in Minnesota.
Senator Miller came to Little
Falls in the autumn Of 1928 from
Pine River, where he had practiced
law since 1918, except for about two
years of service in the World war.
Taking over the practice of Archie
Vernon, who moved to the west
coast, Mr.. Miller quickly gained
prominence as an attorney.
In 1926 he was drafted for mayor,
winning in sticker campaign
which was run entirely by citizens
who wished to see him elected. The
same year he was elected county
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