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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Friday, November -, 1915

John Saari was drowned Monday
| when he went through the thin ice
Young Saari, aged 9 had gone to the
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Saari who had started a search when
the boy did not show up at the &C
cuStomed time. His schoolmates joined
in the search and discovered his hat
and coat on the ice. The body was
recovered by means of a hook. The
funeral took place Wednesday after
noon from the Finnish church and
was largely attended. This was the
first fatal accident here in some time.
John Kovach was killed in runaway
accident in August. The mines have
not had a fatality for nearly a year
or since the cave-in at the Sibley
shaft in November last year.
Anti Anttila is in Jail at Virginia
charged with the murder of Richard
Niemi during a fight at the Niemi
farm near Embarrass Sunday night.
Niemi is Is years of age while Antilla
is 81 years old. The prisoner persists
in his statement that the shooting was
accidental.
William Carmichael of Biwabik,
superintendent of the Oliver COM
pany's interests at Mesaba and BIZ
wabik and well known in this city,
died at his home Friday night. fol-
lowing an illness of IA months. He
was 60 years of age having been born
in southern Scotland. He came to
America with his parents when z years
of age and has lived in Minnesota
since 1889 living at Tower during his
early life.
Fred Murphy, formerly of Winton,
now with the forest service at Central
Lakes was married at Mankato to Miss
Margaret Gamble. They are making
their home at Central Lakes. Col.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

Jack held the camera too low so
that light struck the lens. You want
to avoid that-just keep the lens
shaded from your photo lights.
If your kitchen and dining room
are average, probably your ex-
posures will work out about the
same as ours. In case you have
time, make few pre-Thanksgiving
test shots; otherwise, use an ex-
posure guide or table, and give
little more exposure when in doubt.
That's safe, because if you give a
bit too much exposure you can still
get a print-while if you underex-
pose badly, the picture is lost.
Naturally, these exposures are
for high speed black-and-white film.
For our color shots this year, we'll
use daylight color film and daylight
blue photo bulbs or flash bulbs. An
exposure table comes with the film
so if you try color shots, you can
get all the necessary exposure in
formation from that.
Oh, yes-I mustn't forget our
theme shot," the breaking of the
wishbone. We got a closeup Of
that, just the hands holding the
wishbone under the table light. 1t
was so effective we used an en-
largement of it for the opening
page of our album story. You might
try the same idea-and if your
Thanksgiving picture story gives
you as much pleasure as ours has
given us, you'll agree it's really
worth while.
John van Guilder
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

T asst year, we made a picture
IL story of our Thanksgiving Day
activities-and it's an idea that l
recommend to you. Our story
proved so interesting that were
planning to do another this year,
part of it in black-and-white, and
part in full color.
If you'd like our "scenario"-as a
help in planning your own Thanks
giving picture story-here 1t is, and
very simple. We began with out
door shots-the buying of the tur-
key at the open-air market, and
Jack Juggling in big pumpkin for
pies. Thanksgiving morning, we
substituted three big photo bulbs
for the regular kitchen lights, ran
the window shades up all the way
and found we had enough light
for snapshots anywhere in the
kitchen.
So, we shot almost everything
InaC nappeneu tHere, uSinS uiSA
speed film and lens openings Of f/S
to f/5.6, at 1925 second.
At the dinner table, Jack cap
tured a number of "off-guard" shots
during the first ten minutes. One
of me arguing with the turkey (my
carving was never very good, and
shots of the others as they went te
work on drumsticks and white
meat. For these shots, we used JUS
one of the big bulbs-but since 1
was right over the table, there wa:
enough light for exposures of 1/2'
second at f/5.6. The pictures al
came out nicely except one. where
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

The new one-meter electric rate
schedule will not be placed in opera
ton here until April of next year,
according to action taken by the city
council at its regular semi-monthly
meeting Tuesday evening.
1t followed a lengthy discussion both
in the open meeting and in the COM
mittee of the whole.
The superintendent of the water and
light department in conjunction with
the city treasurer's Office were directed
to compile summary of all consumers
electric bills, and to prepare new
schedule that will not increase the
present rates for the bulk of the
consumers.
The motion to delay placing the new
schedule in operation set at an earlier
meeting for Jan. /, was offered by
Alderman Toimi Ahola after the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
he has helped, unostentatiously, in his
profession and as a man.

Can we keep out of war" is a uues-
ton asked by many at the present
time. Since 1888, when our first war
ended in a victory for the colonies,
We have been at war with France,
again with the British with Mexico
with Spain and with Germany, not
Ito mention the fracaS among ourselves
in the 1905. Leave out our Indian
wars, our adventures in the PHILIPPINES
and China and in the course of little
more than $50 years We have been
Iengaged in six major wars.
That's an average of a war every
rs years or SO, says the Ishpeming Iron
Ore. It's % years now since the
Armistice ended the first World War
on November IL, 1913 A new gener-
alton of young men have grown up;
there's big war going on in which
all Europe is involved; our nation is
spending more money in military pre-
parations than at any time since the
last war; young Americans eager to
light are joining up with the British
and Canadians and we are being told
THAT we are next on the agreSSor's list
of intended victims.
Add it all up, including our recent
CONSUMPTION, and it looks as if it were
going to call for more diplomatic skill
and more self restraint on the part of
the American people than has been
displayed so far, to keep us at peace.
Preparedness is the only answer. With
an army of American fighting men,
better than any in the world, equip
ment of the latest for both sea and
air, the war-crazed dictators of Europe
will think twice before they tackle
America In the meantime it would
not be amiss to round up all our fifth
columnists,' put them out of the way
or load them on boats with one-way
ticket to the lands they profess to love
across the water. 1t might also be a
good idea to inform "U-boat" COM
manders of their coming.
America for Americans" is our motto.
There is work to be done in this
country of more Importance than
changing the title of sauer kraut to
liberty cabbage" Let's all be Amer
leans and cut out the German-Ameri-
can, Slovenian American, Finnish =
American, and a dozen other kinds of
this-and-that-A Drop the
hyphen and be plain American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
CHARTER RULE
CHANGE Loses

The constitutional amendment which
would have made it simpler for home
rule charter cities to amend their city
charters was defeated by a margin
of less than 5000 votes, according to
figures announced by the state can
wasting board.
There are Is charter cities in the
state.
The vote was 635,815 for, and 287 286
against. A vote of 650,787 was neces-
sary to approve it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
YOUNG ATTORNEY HERE.

william Essling of Eveleth recently
admitted to the bar was here Friday.
Mr.. Essling is the son of Victor Essling,
one of the Mesaba ranges outstanding
attorneys. He will take over the bus
mess of Thomas j. Carey, who has
removed to Virginia to be associated
with the firm of Stone, Manthey, Nc
Dougal and Carey. Mr.. Carey is main
tanning his Ely office several days a
week to the first of the year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
FORMER WINTONITE DIES.

Charles Toivakka, SO, formerly
resident of Winton, died at the Virginia
hospital Thursday night after having
been found half frozen near the Elmo
Eskola home at Angora, where he had
been staying. According to the sheriff's
office at Cook, Toivakka had wandered
away from the EScola home to avoid
being taken to the hospital at Bull
where he was to have received treat
ment. He was born in Finland and
came to this country in 1906, coming
first to Winton. He has been a resi-
dent of the Angora and Sturgeon Lake
country for the past % years. One
brother, Otto, at Winton, survives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

Failing to appreciate the greatness OF
Mussolini in this country, an italian
newspaper declares that Americans
"are the most ignorant of the white
race" Notwithstanding the opinion OF
Mussolin's newspaper, the average
American is perfectly content to get
along in his Ignorance" and if per-
fectly satisfied that II Duce's greatness
is measured by row of ciphers yard
long and his only ponderousness is his
bulk-from the neck up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

Explosions in munition factories are
of daily occurance. Many feel that they
are the result of sabotage on the part
of our fifth columnists doing their bit
to help Hitler & CO. Should this be
the case, we recommend firing squad
for the guilty parties with instructions
to make all shots count. The Dies
Committee is on the right track and
the F.. B. I. will finish the job. The
explosions also might be the result OF
the speed-up in the plants where time
does not allow for a thorough safety
program in the haste to complete GER
tain contracts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

Hibbing in particular and the state
and county in general mourn the death
of DR.. S. S. Blackjack, pioneer range
physician, head of the Rood hospital
at Hibbing. DR.. Blackjack was not
only recognized as a master physician
but his kindly deeds and stalwart
loyalty made him friend of mankind.
He will be missed, not only by his
large acquaintance but by many whom
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
Roundabout Transfer

A transfer company went to great
length-2.300 miles-to move piano
three blocks for A. M. Shearer, Of
Minneapolis. When Shearer's stored
furniture was moved, the piano was
missing. Investigation revealed it
had been sent by mistake to Dallas,
Texas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

In the long run, all taxes are paid
by the consumer notwithstanding the
proponents of chain-store special tax
alton who argue that the consumer
would not pay them, and that the
stores would be forced to entirely alb
serb taxes in order to keep prices low
enough to attract trade. The price
charged for any commodity or service
depends upon the cost of operation of
the business furnishing it-and taxes
are as much part of operating cost
as payrolls or raw materials When
you hit business with a tax weapon,
everyone must pay the bill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21
LOOKING BACK IN into Th the M G,.ss

nection with the present battery and
exploring work will be pushed at the
Great Northern Iron & Steel COM
pany's place. The lake is frozen
the city are taking advantage of the
fine ice. The Exchange Hotel has
new sleigh which will be run to and
from all trains this winter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

Now that election heat wave which
had many hanging on the ropes OF
sound judgment and tolerance, is over,
isn't it about time to forget all politi-
cal strife and pay attention to the
job in hand, to keep America on an
even keel in the troubled international
boiling seas. Let us stand as solid
mass behind congress and the presi-
dent. Let us bury the hatchet-not
into each others heads-but deep down
into good American soil where it will
remain, we hope, forever-or until it
is needed to cleft the skulls of foreign
oppressors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

Telling em the good news. Support
the party that supports YOU was the
heading of newspaper advertisements
appearing before election for the New
Deal This might CD have influenced
some CD votes as the results clearly
showed. The language used was tell
ing them in words that were under
stood.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

aptly Illustrated and brought home the
fact that business and your prosperity
from lahorer to professional man,
banker, printer and merchant is made
possible by the wages paid by industry.
While the subject matter of the movie
related to a factory whose payrolls has
built a thriving city from a one street
burg, the case was applicable to Ely
and other range towns for the develop
ment and upkeep of which the mining
industry is responsible. The soap
boxer, railing at capital was rightly
rebuked in the picture as furnishing
nothing to build with but doing all in
his power to tear down what thrift and
enterprise had built.
The range towns, including Ely, have
people in them who take pleasure in
"razzing" the industry that furnishes
them with their bread and butter and
with cash to operate their cars. This
has gone so far in many of the range
communities that men seeking public
Office make the boast 81 am not fol-
the mining companies or corporations
of any kind" and thus" bite the hand
that feeds them" with the result that
there is constant chickering's among the
residents, kept alive by "soap-boxers'
who obtain their sustenance by trying
to array the worker against his en-
ployer.
This same gang" vents its spleen or
the business man in all lines who re-
putedly is growing rich from ill-gotter
gains filched from the laborer at the
mines" This is dead wrong. The
merchant with his capital invested ir
goods on his shelf is "broke" unless he
can sell the goods and after paying
other upkeep, is lucky if he can keeI
his head above water. Then we have
the citizen who is ION the cuff" ir
local stores and when he has money
to spend, gets into his car and goes
somewhere else to spend it but return!
to the kind-hearted merchant fol
credit when adversely befalls.
statement of this kind does not
read so good and we are sorry it must
be made, but it is the truth. Besides
the business man is the target fol
every advertising "skin game" that hits
town and also is compelled to donate
for this. that, and the other charitable
undertaking from New York to Ely
and all points west. The man with a
salary, and gets it, these days is the
capitalist in every town and not the
corporation or business man. We have
also noticed that when age is upon
you, the corporation pays you a pen
sion. Not so the business or profess
sional man. When age hits him, he
is done.
Constant criticism of the "bosS" car
be remedied by the critic very easily
If you do not like the man or the firm
you work for, quit and go somewhere
else. This is a free country, in fact
is altogether too free, in many cases
If you don't like America, go to a
country you do like and see how long
you would last talking and acting as
you do in free America. Try Germany
Russia. Italy or other dictator infested
countries. Get out of America and
make room for those who appreciate
our democracy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

Here's one for you to think over. eff
you've got a job, you're a business,
financed by your employer with a
guaranteed profit to you, even though
he takes a loss"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-21

The MINER SELLS Every Thursday
At the ELY NEWS STOREl
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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14

The present Mayor. one Harry Irvine, does
lot Of spoutins that he is giving fair deal
to All"
We very respectfully take issue with the
gcntlcmans assertion and instead. suggest
that he give, favored treatment to the favored
few.
Following our policy Of stating FACTS to
support claims We draw the following to
public attention
Read this extract from the Cumberland
News Of March 9th reporting the primary
elections Choral music poured forth from
the City Hall last night along with primary
election returns. Upstairs in the auditorium.
members OF the Community Choir lifted their
voices in lifting song and soothing sacred
music was waited through the building.
Jus, imagine, the Community Choir was re-
hearsing in the City Hall Auditorium.
This is the same auditorium which the
Colorcd Community Choir asked for the
use of some weeks ago. AT that time the
Mayor said the Council would have to
inquire into the matter as there was an
order forbidding the use of the audi
forum to private groups!!!
Accordingly the letter was laid on the
table for one week. Many weeks have
passed and the man who alleged that he
gives fair deal TO all" has not answered
the request or taken any other action
other than the original refusal
May we. again very respectfully. ask Mayor
Irvine it he dare this criticism which
We make and answer our assertion that he
refuses to treat all citizens alike? After he
has answered that one we will ask him little
poser about the non paymcnt OF the \. & G.
Taylor lin Mill taxes. We mean the in
Mil that the Mayor tried to deceive the South
Cumberland people into believing was going to
reopen on December Ist last?
We realize that these questions arc very
embarrassing and take much more than bluff
and buster to answer. but if Mayor Irvine
wants the public to believe his line OF being
and giving fair deal to all we suggest that
we have given him something to chew on.
Come on Mayor Cut out the buster and
stick to the facts! Why docs the Cumberland
Community Choir get different treatment than
;!.,., .. ..h@: z:s1s.-l toseos max :: 5,os
sible for the Republic Steel Corporation to
chisc the taxpayers OF Cumberland
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14

Candidate Thomas >. Post.
In a press statement Mr.. Har-
per said:
AT the primary election on
Tuesday 1889 voters voted for me
for Mayor. I received this sup
port without the backing of any
political machine and no city en-
ploycs were made to use city time
and city property on my behalf.
Il made my campaign OH issues
of tax reform by cooperation with
the Allesany County Tax Research
Association; changing the pres
ent water meter system; opposing
the forcing Of city employees 10
work in election campaigns: full
police protection and fire protec-
ton; useful WPA programs for
the unemployed; protection Of
health By full services.
Il am grateful to those who
, supported me By working and vot-
ing for me and I want to say that
the issues raised by me still re-
main. There are also other i'm
portant matters which should be
given close interest.
THE present administration
has allowed the open operation
Of gambling houses In Cumber-
land. This Is a danger 10 our
men. women and children. While
this has been going on the only
proposal the present Mayor
made was TO license the gam
bling houses and license the slot
machines which are corrupting
the youth of high school age.
There is no promise that the
Mayor will change this state OF
affairs If he is elected TO another
term of Office or that the issues
raised in the primary campaign
will be met.
After giving the matter a lot
OF thought during the past few
days and after talking with Mr.
Thomas S. Post who will remain
on the ballot in opposition to
Mayor Irvine on March 18th I
have decided that the proper
course for me Is to support the
campaign OF Mr.. Post.
"AIany OF my supporters have
been asking me what position
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14

Of those who desired to see such a committee
set up.
II is encouraging, though, to notice that
two of the FIVE members of the investigat.
ing body refused to 60 along with the
recommendation of their three colleagues
1t is interesting to note that two OF the three
who wish to gut the Net are Republicans and
the two who stand for labor rights are Demo.
Gratis.
The working people OF this particular sec
ton OF the nation, having watched at nrst hand
the procedures in local cases in which workers
OF the Kelly plant. the lri-State Towel supply
Company. the Taylor in Mill and the l.. & a.
Bus Company were involved, are not likely to
be deluded by editorials such as appeared in
last Sunday issue OF the Cumberland Times
We commend study OF these cases to the
venerable editor OF the Sunday Times and very
respectfully enquire it he dare make them the
sublcc, OF editorial from his own penl
We can confidently expect that the papers
of the lines and Alleganian Company will
give support to the National Association OF
Manufacturers in her desire to wreck the
Wagner Act
We just as confidently predict that their pa
pers will positively refuse to discuss or present
any local cases TO support their contentious!
The editor Of the Sunday Times" appar-
emily is not very familiar with the Wagner Act,
otherwise he would not have found it neces-
sary 10 purloin the entire editorial from the
Baltimore sun
May we again suggest that our esteemed
contemporary of the Sunday lines make a
personal study Of the Wagner Act and its
functioning for his own information2
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14
BY DREW PEARSON

on his car over Maryland during
the Tydings-Lewis campaign that
said: Don't Vote for Rubber
stamp" Another leader is Law
renee Williams. personal friend OF
Tydines who is an avowed Repub-
lean lie changed his registra
ton and 40 others from COP 10
Democratic in order to vote for
Tydings two years ago.
The liberals and the ants. who
could have been potent COM
biration. contend they would lose
even If they won with Radcliffe
The patronage. they are con-
vinced. will be turned over 10
Brooke Lees organization no mat
ter who wins.
Radcliffe stands TO get his most
decisive licking in MONTGOMERY
despite the fact that there is
strong Radcliffe sentiment among
the rank and file.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14

Representative oe Starnes OF Alabama
will arrive here next Thursday to address the
members of the Cumberland Chamber of
Commerce on "Cn-Americansm.
The local labor movement takes this oppor-
tunity of welcoming the acting chairman OF
the Dies Committee to Cumberland and wishes
to compliment the local Chamber on the time
llncss of the subject
We hope that the Chamber will send
special invitation to the Mayor and MEM
bers of the Cumberland City Council to
be present at the meeting because it is the
opinion of the labor movement, as sup
ported by recent decision of the Circuit
Court, that these gentlemen have been
very remiss in their observance of Ameri-
can principles.
They have shown a great dsrespect for
the Constitution and the United States Supreme
Court. and only the action of labor union
in the Courts forced them to respect it.
Many members OF the Chamber of Com
merce. too. have not been overly enthusiastic
in the preservation of American principles.
Consequently. if the visit of Representative
Joe StaTnes can ineulcate some of these prin-
ciples into the consciousness of the member:
of the Chamber and their guests a good pur.
pose will have been served.
Welcome. Joe Starnes. Dor'' pull your
punches! >.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14

Three of the FIVE members of the Smith
Committee which Investigated the workings of
the Wagner Act have made their proposals to
gut the Act.
Organized labor has never been under any
decisions that any other goal was the objective
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-14

only substantial COP leader to
announce for a candidate is Galen
TAFT, who sounded off meekly for
Dewey.
And if TAFT puts Dewey in the
race. Taft will follow. but so
long as one stays out, the other
will too. The anti-Nice faction
may be persuaded TO get behind
Dewey in only one event: that is.
If 1t becomes clear that Harry
Nice and o. L. Weller will boss an
uninstructed delegation once it
gets TO Philadelphia.