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Evening star., 1940-01-07
Trade Talks Breakdown

Breakdown of reciprocal trade
negotiations with Argentina will be
deplored by supporters of the Hull
program and welcomed by its oppo-
nents, but the true significance of
the suspension of parleys at Buenos
Aires lies In its effect on the trade
program as whole, rather than on
Argentine American trade alone.
The Trade Agreements Act of 1884,
already once renewed, must be re-
enacted or abandoned at this session
of Congress. President Roosevelt
singled it out for exceptionally ex-
tensive mention in his message to
Congress, leaving the implication
that renewal of the act is cardinal
point in the administrations legis-
1ative program Administration
forces already have started the ball
rolling toward renewal of the act
well ahead of June IL, the expiration
date.
In view of the critical time at
which the difficulties with Argentina
have come to a head, the breakdown
of negotiations may indicate some
administration anxiety over renewal
of the act. The point on which the
negotiations failed was American
insistence upon quotas for certain
Argentine products which are highly
competitive with American goods.
But behind the firmness with
which both Argentina and the
United States stuck to their conten-
tions-the one refusing to accept
quotas, the other insisting upon
them-are many factors. On the
Argentine side an approaching elec-
ton in Buenos Aires Province made
the government of President Roberto
M. Ortiz reluctant to grant large
concessions to the United States.
Added to this was pressure by Great
Britain against opening to more
American competition market
which is already largely Britain's.
On the American side the State
Department, in view Of complaints
from spokesmen for American agri-
culture, has been exceptionally dill
gent to avoid embarrassing situa-
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Capital SideIights
BIZ Will P. Kennedy

One of the bestowed former members
the real leaders rs'-Isaac Bacharach Of
New Jersey. a member of the small COM
mi.tee that managed the Capitol and
the House Office Bulldings-obseryed his
18th birthday anniversary on Friday.
He celebrated this anniversary at the
Betty Bacharach Home Longport N. j.
which he and his brother, Harry Bacha-
rach, then Mayor of the worlds largest
seashore resort, Atlantic City, built in
tribute to their gracious mother. The
doors Of this institution were thrown
open Ito any afflicted child under Is
years of age, free of charge, and ire
spective Of race, color or creed" on
Mothers Day, May II, 1924. Since his
retirement from Congress four years ago,
ike" Bacharach has devoted much of
his time to this institution. Many Of
his colleagues in Congress have shown
their appreciation and devotion to Ike
by helping to support the home so dear
to his heart. President Roosevelt, chief
patron Of the similar institution for Grip
pied children at Warm Springs, Ga, has
referred to the Bacharach Home as "a
haven of protection" 1t has already
cared for upward of 1000 crippled chill
dren without charge. The institution,
supported by voluntary donations, is, in
a way, Northern rival of Warm Springs.
The 1888 report shows that Warm
Springs has 113 beds, 270 admissions and
an average patient roll of 81, while the
Bacharach Home has SO patients. Mr..
Bacharach is also a member of the New
Jersey State Crippled Children's Com
mission The inmates of the Bacharach
Home all come from poor families. The
institution has staff of 16 doctors-all
the surgeons are fellows of the American
College of Surgeons and all the medical
men are fellows of the American College
of Physicians-and they all give their
services without compensation. Regular
rounds are made, regular clinics held, all
forms of treatment rendered free-no
charge for X-rays, laboratory work, blood
tests, etc. The new physiotherapy de-
partment is second to none in the world
"a full-sized pool, a Hubbard tank,
several arm and leg whirlpools. Fourteen
persons are now employed exclusively in
this physiotherapy department. The in
stitution has So employees, not including
the medical staff; a special dentist and
a special optician. One doctor, A. M.
Rechtman, has performed more than 500
operations for deformities resulting from
infantile paralysis, tuberculosis of the
bone, malnutrition of fractures and for
other orthopedic reasons.
Thus ike" Bacharach, out of Con-
gress, has a heart-warming work to
engross his attention, and in it he is
living the happiest days of his long and
eventful life.
The House gained about dozen chill
dren of members last week when new
members were sworn in. Two of the
new members furnished five children
each-Mrs. Clara Gooding Mcmillan of
South Carolina, five sons, and the youth
full Representative Edwin Hall of New
York, who is only 80, but who has five
children.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
A LoophoIe

The Hatch Act of last year, added
to earlier statutes, now gives the rank
and file of Federal employees a large
measure of protection from political
pressure in campaign years.
Nevertheless, Senator Hatch, DEM
ocrat, of New Mexico has Just called
attention to a remaining loophole
in the Corrupt Practices Act of 1925,
and is asking the present session of
Congress to seal 1t up.
AS the act now stands Govern
ment employe may not be solicited
for political funds by another Fed
eral official or employe. This serves
to protect him from any "sugges-
ton" or invitation" from his supe-
riors that he chip in toward a cam
paign fund. According to Senator
Hatch, however, this does not pre-
vent an employe from being solicited
by some campaign worker who is
not in the Government service. It is
entirely possible that employees might
find it as embarrassing to turn down
an appeal from some local party off,
cial not connected with the Govern
ment as If the request had come
from Government official.
Senator Hatch has proposed a
simple remedy by drafting an
amendment under which it would
be unlawful for "any person" to
solicit political funds from Govern
ment personnel.
It is recognized that a Government
official or employe should have the
same right as any other citizen to
make voluntary contribution to
the campaign chest Of the party he
desires to support, and the new
Hatch amendment would not inter-
fere with that right. It would, how
ever, protect the public servant who
may not be in a financial position to
spare a contribution, but who would
hesitate to ignore suggestion that
he give something to the cause.
The amendment certainly would
strengthen the existing statute.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

parts Of platinum to one Of iridium.
They are completely rustproof and as
they will be kept in flreproof recep-
tacle, apart from all changes of temper
ature, any variations they may suffer
from the true standard will be so small
as to be inconceivable. The meter stick
and the kilogram were securely packed
and sealed before leaving the bureau in
Paris and have not been opened until
the President today broke the seals and
opened the boxes. He then signed
statement that he had found the seals
intact and had no reason to believe that
the standards were any but those sent
out by the bureau in Paris. Secretaries
Blaine and Window also signed the docu-
ment, which will be preserved with the
standards. They will be kept in the
building Of the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey on Capitol Hill until some perma-
uent place can be provided for them"
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4 i
Careful research has developed the
fact that 5000 must be invested in per.
manent industry In order to employ one
worker. Out of this the worker gets an
average OF $l,440 in wages, while the
investor, If all goes well, gets $3.50. The
rest Of the money goes for materials,
taxes-a tremendous amount In taxes
selling costs, transportation and other
items. To be sure, men are employed a.
the result of these other expenditures.
but there must be that backlog invest
ment Of 5000 to begin with. Something
must be set aside to reinvest in the
business and there must be reserves
against depreciation and obsolescence,
the latter being an especially important
item IN an age Of rapid chronological
improvement Of machinery and processes.
With all the obstacles in the way,
with all the clinging uncertainties, it
remains that the consensus Of forecasts
for the new year Is. On the whole. good.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

field in which it is free to invest, then
the money used in doing this investing
notwithstanding to the view of the pol
icy formers-be kept in a budget that is
separate from the operating budget.
Il X X
The view is that there should be an
operating budget that always should be
kept in balance by taxation. This budget
would cover the cost Of the Army and
Navy and the administrative agencies Of
Government. It even would include
various social services, such as w. P. A.
and social security, where those services
do not result In sound assets for the
Nation.
A second budget would be an invest
be kept on basis comparable with that
Of private industry. Income in this
budget would be sufficient to cover in
terest on the debt created and amortiza-
ton Of that debt. That income either
could come from earning properties or
from taxation. This budget would be
balanced over a period instead of year
by year.
These, then, are the views that prevail
among the planners.
These views lead this policy forming
group Of officials not to be concerned
over the present public debt, because
much Of that debt does represent an i'm
proved national plant. The attitude
prevails that more Government spending
should be Of the carefully planned type,
directed at getting dollar in sound as
sets In return for every dollar paid out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
OH GIRLS! 1910
IS.LEAP Year
Leap Year Gives Them Right
to Propose Matrimony to
Eligible Bachelors.

In grammar school days most every
one learned that rhyme about the days
of the month which runs something
like this:
Thirty days has September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty-one
Save February with twenty EIGHT,
But one day more
We add to it each year in four"
The New Year is one of those fourth
wears in which February receives one
more day. This makes 366 days for
1910, instead of the usual 365, so this
year should be fuller by one more day.
Webster defines Leap Year as every
fourth year, in which any fixed date
after February leaps over day of the
week and falls on the next day but one
to that on which it fell the year be-
FORE" In plain language this means
that since February, 1889, had its last
day on a Tuesday, February, 1910, will
have it's 29th day on Thursday.
The year holds special opportunity
for the women, for on Leap Year they
have the ethical right of seeking in
marriage the men of their choice.
Ely's eligible bachelors should be fore
warned and forearmed.
Persons who were born on Feb. 20
will also celebrate their first birthday
since 1896, the last time the month
had an added day.
Holidays and other noteworthy dates
fall on a variety of days of the week.
Christmas, to start at the tail end
of the year, will come on Wednesday
which also means that 1871 will be
ushered in also on Wednesday. July
falls on a Thursday, and Labor Day
which is set for the first Monday in
September, will be observed, Sept. 2.
Thanksgiving, unless there is more
tampering with the calendar, is sched-
uled for Nov. %, which allows %
shopping days until Christmas, just
two more than last year. The short
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
HOME BUILDING
SPuRTS IN 1889
IS New Homes Erected Last
Year With improvements
Estimated at $500, 900.

: One of the most extensive residence
construction programs in recent years
made 1899 a banner year for Ely home
owners. Members of the building in
dustry here polled by the Miner esti-
mate that approximately IS new homes,
or remodeling jobs that could be placed
in the new building classification, went
up here during the past year.
The New Year, they state, shows
promise of seeing another 80 or 35
residences constructed. Only decrease
in income for the city as whole, it is
believed, would curb the trend toward
home ownership.
The year 1887 saw a decided revival
in the building industry in the city,
but the year following construction de-
creased somewhat. During 1889 home
building once more got into high gear,
and it shows great promise of staying
there during 1910.
Two new buildings, one church and
one in the business section, are also
numbered among the construction pro-
jects started during 1889. Both are
nearly completed and will be formally
opened early this year.
The concentration plant of the
Chandler Mining company, being
erected on the northeast edge of the
city, looms significantly on the indus
trial horizon. Favored by compare
lively mild weather, work is being
pushed rapidly forward, and it is be-
lieved that the plant will be ready for
operation by the time the shipping
season arrives next spring.
Last years residence construction
program is estimated to represent an
investment of $4,000. Remodeling
work on other residential property, it
is believed, will add about $4,000 to
this figure, making the total spent on
home improvements in the neighbor-
hood of 100000. This is said to be a
conservative figure.
Estimated cost of the new church for
the Suomi Synod congregation is placed
at $4,000, while the new johnson
building going up on East Chapman
street will represent an investment Of
$28, 1000.
No figures have been released on the
investment represented by the con-
centration plant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
Six Planes Worked Out of the
City Last Year; 1910 to
Be Big Year.

Ely became quite an air-minded city
during the past year, and undoubtedly
has as many airplanes and pilots here
as any other municipality of its size
in the state.
Latest addition to the roll is a
Robin three-place ship powered by
1876 horse motor purchased recently
by William Zupancich. This makes
six planes in all that used Ely as a
base during 1899.
Zupancich is using his plane in
transporting materials to the site of his
fishing camp now under construction at
Curtain Falls on Crooked lake, and will
have air passenger service available
for tourists this spring. William 'Bill'
Morse is acting as pilot.
Morse is associated with Bernard
and Ray Slogan in the operation of the
Border Lakes Always, which is using
an Aeronca two-place ship for passenger
and freight service and student flyers.
William Leithold, who has a Travel
Aire six-place ship, has been operating
out of Ely for several years. During
| the spring, summer and fall months
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
Ely Going Air-Minded in
Big Way, Surrey Reveals

his services have been in great de-
mand for transporting fishermen to
choice angling waters Leithold has
also developed a freight and passenger
business.
A similar service has been maintained
by the Red Bird Anyways, operated by
Oscar Ringnell, one of the city's vet
eran pilots, who has a Ryan six-place
ship.
Thomas Harri owns three-place
Robin plane which he uses for private
purposes.
Early this fall, the U. S. Forest Ser
vice used Ely as base for it's air oper-
ations, using a Stinson four-passenger
plane piloted by Merle A. Moltrup.
At present the ship is in winter
quarters at Tomahawk, Wis. but it is
believed that it will be returned next
spring for use throughout the Superior
National Forest.
The forest service has had project
pending for some time for construction
of a seaplane base on Shagawa lake
Now that it has a plane, the prospects
of the project being completed are quite
likely, it is believed.
The Border Lakes Always has its
hangar being erected on the county
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
TO MOVE TO
JAMES BLOCK
Peoples Department Store to
Change Location; to Hold
Removal Sale.

The Peoples Department Store has
leased the portion of the James building
now occupied by Agnew's Ben Franklin
store, according to Ivan Tauzell, pro-
prietor. Tauzell will move into his new
quarters some time later in the winter.
In business at its present location on
the corner of East Sheridan street and
Central avenue for the past IA years,
the store has scheduled stock-reducing
sale to start Tuesday preparatory to
moving.
Considerable remodeling and redecor-
ating will be done to make the stores
new quarters as modern as possible,
Tauzel states. Because of the increase
in the store space over the present
building, many lines will be added to
the stock, he said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
SCOUTS MARK
:3o1':H BIRTHDAY
observance. Will, be Conducted
February 8-14 to Sell Cities
On Scouting.

The thirtieth anniversary of Scouting
in America will be deserved by Scouts
of the Headwaters area. of which the
Ely troops are part, Feb. 8-14 Troops
and districts within the area will make
up their own programs.
Anniversary day will be celebrated
Feb. 8. Feb. 10 has been set aside as
outdoor day during which troops win
participate in hikes. Scouts will at
tend church services in a body on Sun
day, Feb. IL.
Special emphasis is being placed on
using the week to sell communities and
parents on Scouting. Window displays
will be placed in the business districts.
Scouts will wear uniforms, necker-
chiefs and badges, and special district
events, such as courts of honor, rallies.
and father-and-son banquets will be
conducted.
The area Scout exposition and circus
has been given to Hibbing and will be
held in May. Last year over 1000
Scouts took part in the circus held at
Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
Sub-ZerO Weather
Can't Stop Firen,en

With the mercury well below the
zero mark last weekend, Ely fire
fighters received a taste of what makes
their jobs anything but attractive.
Saturday afternoon, with high wind
blowing a gale directly from the Arctic,
they responded to call to extinguish
a chimney fire at the Fritz Lindbeck
home and small blaze in the kitchen
of the Andy Jacobson residence. Sun
day they travelled forth in equally as
bitter weather to cope with chimney
blaze at the home of Conrad G. Haugen
and to extinguish small fire in the
basement of the Paul Lekatz residence.
None of the fires proved to be serious,
for which everyone concerned gave
thanks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
Appointiue Officials
Retired at First Meet
of Ne,u City Council
Action on Filling Minor
Jobs Will be Taken at
Session Tonight.
POSHAK is PROMOTED
PIT. A. Urge Corrective
Department Measures
at Skating Kinks.

Routine business occupied the time
of the city council at it's initial meeting
of the year held Tuesday evening. The
principal city officials were all rehired
for the ensuing year, and lengthy list
of applicants for minor positions was
read.
Action on filling these jobs will be
taken tonight at special meeting set
for 7:30 O'Clock.
The meeting however, was not en-
tirely a cut and dried affair, with the
council travelling some rough waters in
the form of communication received
from the Ely Parent Teachers council
conden1ning the conditions at the city
skating Kinks.
There are so many men and boys
loafing around the warming halls" the
communication stated, that persons
coming to skate have no place to sit
when removing shoes or skates.
Men sitting around the warming
halls" it continued, talk in such
language and tell such stories that the
places are not fit for small children
who make up the majority of the
skaters"
City street employees were the main
target of attack by the parent-teacher
group.
They pack the warming rooms and
keep out the Skaters" the council
charged. I'VE feel that neither the city
council nor any member of it can
condone the conduct of city employees
or anyone else responsible for such a
condition.
1--WE ask that the Kinks and warming
houses be kept for those who come to
skate" the communication continued,
and pointed out that there have been
instances of men locking the door of
the warming house to keep out the
skaters so that the men could play
cards uninterrupted"
The matter was referred to the chief
Of police for corrective measures.
The old council met Saturday morn
ing in a special session to allow bills
for the month of December totaling
$34 ,3706O. Action recently taken to sell
Sc lots in the city cemetery to st.
Anthony's Catholic church for $500 was
rescinded by 4-3 vote and the request
laid on the table
The hiring of the city employees for
the ensuing year was marked by an
attempt to give the city assessor job to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
Birth of CUNTS; Teams of
Brothers Bowl, Among
Unusual Items.
INDUSTRIALIST HERE
Chronology Shows Varied
List Of Activities Made
Ely History.

What birth of quintuplets made the
headlines in 1899? What two bowling
teams composed solely of brothers
staged an exhibition match? Who was
the nationally known industrialist who
paid visit to Ely?
How many persons met death by
drowning? Who were the candidates
for school director of district No. II?
What organization observed its fiftieth
anniversary?
These and other interesting events
made the news that marked the year
just ended. They are outlined briefly
in the following chronology (dates given
are Thursdays):
Jan. Son Dec. 80 the mercury
dropped to 80 degrees below zero as
Ely experienced its first cold wave Of
the winter. The Ely Bobcats lost their
first hockey game Of the year to the
Virginia Schmidt Indees, 7-3. Friday
night.
Jan. 12-Temperature of SO degrees
above zero recorded as weather man
soaks Ely in .05 of an inch of rain. At
a special term of district court, evidence
was presented in the vote contest case
brought by Joseph Veranth against
Jacob L. Pete, elected commissioner by
a margin of 30 votes.
JAN 19-Helmer Olson was elected
president of the Ely Commercial Club.
Ely mermaids tie state champion Viz
ginia team, 1919, the nearest the Queen
City had come to defeat in nine years.
Jan. 26-The zupancich brothers
whipped the Marolt brothers, 1890 to
2375, in feature bowling match at the
Ely Bowling Center, and were i'm
mediately challenged to a return en-
gagement. Competition to determine
the king and queen of Ely's snow festi-
val, Feb. 1912, gets under way.
Feb. PM. E. Brotherhood plans
amateur night for Feb. Is. Oliver
goes On five-day week basis Friday.
Junior College basketball team leads
conference championship Hibbing club
until final minute, but loses out, 1926,
in best game played here in years.
Feb. 9-Snow festival set for week
end called off because of blizzard.
Unhearalded and unsung, Tom ChoSa
takes flyweight championship at the
Eveleth Golden Gloves tournament TO
win right to enter state meet.
Feb. 16-The Slovenian play "Vzgled-
ma Devica" will be presented Sunday
Postponed one week, the snow festival,
with Albert Kurre as king and Vivian
Ojala as queen, was scheduled to get
under way Friday.
Feb. 23-The Ely junior high team
placed first in the class B jump at the
state ski meet held in Duluth, Sat
urday. Mabel Lampi wins state diving
crown at swimming meet held in Vir-
GINA. Winters coolest mark Of 38
below set on Feb. Is.
Mar. 2-Ely draws Eveleth in first
round of district 81 basketball tourn-
ament. Odd Fellows set Mar. IL as
date to celebrate burning of mortgage.
Mar. 9-Sixteen Ely people attend
Navy Pier outdoor show to boost terri
tory's recreational attractions. Luther
an Guild of the Suomi Synod church
observes its second anniversary.
Mar. 16-Max Herseth, swimming
coach for Is years, resigned to devote
| full time to his resort business on
Kabetagama lake. The worst snow
storm in 20 years struck Ely Tuesday