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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
COUNTY T0LAY
SPECIAL Levy
Relief Shortage to Hike Tax
Rate So Per $1,000 in
Taxable Valuation.

If st. Louis county commissioners lay
q special 2 mill levy on county property
to cover an anticipated 100000 short
age in relief funds by Jan. l, Ely prop
erty owners will pay a total tax OF
$4,000 on each ST 900 in taxable valu-
alton in 1941.
A. ]. Erchul, executive secretary OF
the county welfare board, has asked the
county board to make the special levy.
A meeting with Governor Harold E.
Stassen to discuss the relief problem IN
the county has been scheduled by
county officials.
When asked about the situation
Commissioner Jacob L. Pete of the
Fourth district stated that while the
county board has no control over now
the welfare board spends its funds the
county board must raise the welfare
funds
State law requires that the county
feed and clothe people who have nc
incomes, he continued, and if expendl-
lures of the welfare board cause ar
overdraft the county board must raise
the money to cover it.
When asked about a solution to the
problem, Pete said the only one he
knew was for private industry to absorb
able-bodied men on relief.
The deficit for 1910 will be about
100000 less than that for 1889. A
sharp decline in relief demands during
the last four months because of drive
against ctiselers and general Tightening
of relief requirements has held the
deficit down, Erchul is reported by tht
Duluth News-Tribune as having said
Because of the decline in relief cases
the welfare board is reducing personnel
the News-Tribune reports.
If the county lays the special 2-mil
levy, and it has no other alternative
the total county levy will be increased
from 224 to 244 mills. In 1889 the levy
was 1872 mills for taxes collectable il
1910.
A tabulation of the levies for 1913!
as compared with those for 1910, in
Guiding the special county relief levy
for each $1,000 in taxable valuation
foIIouyc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
ASKED TO sign
FOR NYA WORK
Ely Young Men Requested to
Register for Work in
Defense Program.

First effect, locally, of the national
defense program came this week when
it was announced that the National
Youth administration and the division
of employment and security had COM
pleted an arrangement to register, at
the local employment service office,
young men who are interested, under
revised regulations, in NYA work in
the defense training program.
Registrations for the Ely area will be
at the office of the division of employ
ment and security, which is located at
200 E. Sheridan street in Ely, i'll charge
of Edward C. Stonich. This office is
open during regular business hours.
AS the registration gets under way,
major changes have been made in Ger
LITIGATION procedures in anticipation of
the part NYA will play in the defense
program.
Eligibility for NYA employment now
is broadly interpreted as the need of
employment, work experience or train
ing. Heretofore "need or relief" has
been the controlling factor. To be
eligible to register, individuals must be
between the ages of 10 and Is in
elusive, be citizens of the United States
and unemployed. Youths attending
high school or college during the regu-
lar school year, are not eligible In
dividuals receiving unemployment COM
pensation benefits also are ineligible
Registration does not assume q nroI
ability of immediate NYA employment,
since quotas that cannot be exceeded
will be assigned to each area. How
ever, any person eligible and interested
should register at once as local quotas
doubtless will take into consideration
the number of applicants in each COM
munity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
Forestry WORK
|! 2-YEAR COURSE
Ely Junior College One of 30
in United States Giving
This Work.

The Ely Junior College is one of the
80 Junior colleges in the country re-
ported as giving two year course in
forestry, according to a report of the
American Association of Junior Col
legs.
In regard to vocational subjects, the
association points out, more students
are studying business or secretarial
work in the Junior Colleges of the
country than any other vocational
| subject. The local college is giving
special attention to these courses i.
Other vocational subjects stressed
here are agriculture, physical educa-
ton, art, journalism, nursing and social
service.
Two-year courses in general business
were offered by 1873 Junior Colleges in
1889, the association reported. There
were also 164 secretarial courses. Two
year courses covered in the report were
terminal" being planned for students
intending to devote only two years to
college work.
Reports were made for 426 Junior
Colleges throughout the United States,
of which 293 offer terminal courses.
Total enrolment in terminal courses
was Al ,507.
Forty-one Junior Colleges reported
two-year curricula in aviation The re-
port did not cover the pilot training
courses of the Civil Aeronautics Auth
ority in 100 Junior Colleges.
oo,,rcoc in, y,,11cin xI,ara oivoY,
by AL Junior Colleges, though the
enrolment in these courses was only
1,409, as compared with 1850 enrolled
in 81 two-year courses in general en-
gineering.
Technical training, as reported, in
Guided mechanical engineering in 20
Junior Colleges, electrical engineering
in Is, civil engineering, Is; radio en-
cheering, nine; chemical engineering
eight; building trades, eight; auto
mechanics, six; laboratory technique
six; oil technology, five; drafting,
three; agricultural engineering, two;
air conditioning, two; navigation, two;
and welding, one.
The training of medical secretaries is
new filed, now recognized by two
year courses in 80 Junior Colleges
Guardianship is taught in At, social
service in %, recreational leadership in
20, mortuary science in 10, religious
education in eight.
Police officers are trained in six OF
, these institutions; military service is
given as a two-year terminal course in
three, and civic health service in two
Four give two-year courses in print
ing, three in cosmetology, four fol
parish secretaries, and one in physica.
therapy.
Of the fine arts other than music
art is given as a two-year course in
81 Junior Colleges, architecture in 20
speech and dramatics in 20, photo
graphy in 10, interior decoration ir
three, and fashion illustration and cos
tune designing in three.
Teaching is two-year course in 13&
!, !, Junior Colleges and physical education
.. in g.. There are LOG institutions Of
|. fering home economies on this basis
!, Sc offering journalism, SO nursing, 81
,, general agriculture, 80 forestry anc
seven Horticulture
Terminal curricula in general Gull
ture are given in 1877 Junior Colleges
This means, it is explained, that the
6,205 students who take these courses
even though they are not vocational
are planning to go beyond the sophie
more year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
Half of Forest Fires in
La Croix, KaluishilUi Areas
Figures for Superior National
Forest Show Most Blazes
Started by Man.

Nearly half of the fires occurring to
July 26 in the Superior National Forest
were in the LaCroix and Kawishiwi dis
tricts, according to information OBJ
tanned from the Ely and Duluth offices
of the U. S. forest service.
Nearly all of these fires were man
caused, and, therefore, could have been
avoided.
With the high fire hazards of late
summer and early fall approaching,
Glare Hendee, Duluth, supervisor of
the Superior forest, has voiced plea
for cooperation on the part of vacation
ers with the guardians of the forest.
A total of 20 fires have occurred in
the Superior National Forest and ID
of them were in the two Ely districts
Of the 90, five resulted from lightning
four of them in the two Ely districts
and one in the Gunflint. All the others
were started by mans carelessness OF
negligence.
The acreage burned in the LaCroiX
and KawiShiwi districts was 52.31 acres
as compared with 1872 acres for the
entire forest. The amount of damage
done is quite small.
Man-made fires reported by the Ely
Office ranged from those traced tc
campers to others believed to have beer
caused by locomotives. The largest one
was a meadow-burning fire on the east
city limits of Ely, April 20, which
burned over A acres.
Other man-caused fires follow: Ely
lookout tower, May 4, cause, smoker
damage, IL acres; Birch lake, May 81
campfire, 4 acre, and May 7, smoker
O4 acre; April 81, johnson lake, smoker
2 acre; May 8, railroad right-of-way
| 21a miles west of Ely and another il
same place, May 81, both burning 81
acre, July l, east edge of city, 80 acre
all believed started by locomotives; Ma.
II, Winton road, smoker, 5 acre; Jack
fish bay, July IL, smoker, i acre.
| In addition there were four lightning
fires, one at Kekekabic, June II, ant
three July IA, at Angleworm, Lac La
Croix, and Rocky lakes. The Lac La
Croix and Rocky fires burned Al acres
The first fire as the result of smok
ing on the part of berry pickers and no
| included in the above summary tool
place Saturday on Rocky Ridge lake.
Because the number of berry pickers
picnickers, campers, and fishermen vii
increase materially during August AM
early September, extreme care SHOULD
be exercised by everyone while in tn
woods, Hendee said. The observance o
the following simple rules, he con
tinued, will keep the forests green 70
future enjoyment:
/. Be sure your match is out. Brea
it in two before you throw it away.
2. Extinguish your cigarette, cigal
or pipe heel before tossing it away.
3. Put out your camp fire wit
water Be sure the last spark is out
4. Extinguish any small fires 20
can Report others to the neares
forest ranger or to the telephone op
orator.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
Enright Collects!

Preston-In September, 1888, two
brood sows were stolen from Jack En-
right of Irish Ridge, and investiga-
ton failed to disclose the thieves. 1t
was only recently that Deputy Sheriff
Al Morem happened onto a piece of
information concerning the three-year
old theft, and upon following up the
clue obtained confession from one
of the two parties who stole the sows.
AS a result, Enright collected for a
three-year- theft.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
Nazi Nine Commandments

The new commandments which
have been substituted by the Nazi
government in place of the Ten Com
mandments are as follows: l. Honor
the Deity, the world foundation. 2.
Honor thy ancestors and grandchil-
dren. 3. Honor the great of thy
people. 4. Honor thy parents. 5.
Keep yourself clean. 6. Be loyal to
your people. Z. Do not steal. s. Be
truthful. g. Help the noble.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
Al Has Good NeighbOrs.

Luverne-Al Top, farmer near Beaver
Greek, became i'll and found it neces-
sary to undergo an operation. When
the news of Mr.. Tops illness came to
three of his neighbors, Alex Willers,
Arthur Anderson and B. F. Dunn, they
decided they could be of assistance
Each of them equipped with a tractor
and cultivator appeared on the scene
and cultivated his whole farm in record
time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
Largest Order of Mammals

The rodents compose the largest
order of mammals, embracing some
20 families and several thousand
species widely distributed through
out the world. They range in size
from the mouse to the capybara,
somewhat smaller than a hog, al
though fossil rodents as large as an
OK are known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
RETURNS FROM VACATION.

Reuben Taylor returned Thursday
evening from a vacation spent at
Aitkin with relatives While there he
accompanied his 81-year-old father,
Carl Taylor, on a trip surveying some
lake shore property. The senior Mr..
Taylor is a surveyor and still active in
his profession. Of note is the fact
that he is revered by IS grandchildren
and 81 great-grandchildre
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
Spring Chicken Has
TlUO Hearts.

Hewitt-The Harry Wachsmuth
family were greatly surprised to find
that one of the chickens they had
for dinner recently had two perfectly
formed hearts. The organs were con-
nected by large artery such as carries
the blood from the heart, and from all
appearances both performed normally.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
Red Cross War Fund
NOID Totals $6I6.73.

Ely's Red Cross war relief fund now
totals $6l673, Chairman B. o. Strachan
reported today. Since last weeks re-
port was made, $3425 has been donated.
Names of contributors follow:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01

Thursday morning Mrs. owen w.
Parker, treasurer of the Ely branch,
mailed another check for S3225 to the
Duluth chapter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01
DIAM0NDBALL
LEAGUE STANDINGS

Game Scores
Tourist Service II, IOOF 2.
Tourist Service 2, CYO l.
KSKJ 10, Co. 704, 5.
Tonight, CYO vs. CO. I'll postponed
from Tuesday,.
Friday, KSKJ VS.. CYO.
Monday, Tourist Service VS.. Co. 7O4.
Tuesday, Co. I'll VS.. CYO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-01

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Evening star., 1940-03-16
Australian Ship Sinking
After PiIinq Up on Rocks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16-
The Australian steamer Kahika,
1927 gross tons, reported today 1t
was sinking fast" after piling up on
rocks in a pass between the tip of
Australia and Tasmania.
An SOS asking for immediate as
sistance was picked up by the Mat
son passenger liner Monterey, en-
route from Auckland, New Zealand,
to Sydney, Australia, and relayed to
Globe Wireless in San Francisco.
The Kahika pleaded for any ship
available to render immediate as
sistance." The Monterey reported
the nearest ship was 80 miles away,
but did not name the vessel.
Globe said the Matson ship inter-
cepted the distress call at $40 am.
(6:10 IN. Eastern standard time).
Lloyds' registeD shows the Kahika,
built in 1888 at Leith, is owned by
the Uniohion Steamship Co. of New
Zealand. She is 242 feet long.
There was no information imme-
diately available on how many per-
sons were aboard the Kahika or II
it carried any passengers.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Police May Meet Dahl
On Arrival Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Harold
E. (Whitey) Dahl, 81, the American
aviator who became Generalissimo
Francisco Francois biggest headache
among thousands of prisoners OF
the Spanish Civil War, will arrive
tomorrow on the American Export
steamship Extra. He will be greeted
by his blond wife, whose interven-
ton probably saved him from execu-
ton by the Franco forces.
Edith Rogers Dahl, a dancer, is
appearing in a show in Camden,
and will be at Pier F, Jersey City,
to greet her husband.
Others less welcome to Dahl may
be there also. Police Chief Arthur
C. Hohmann of Los Angeles recent
ly asked the State Department to
keep him advised of Dahls move
ments, for Dahl had been paroled
in the spring of 1886 after pleading
guilty to a worthless check charge.
When he vanished and fed to Spain,
warrants were issued for his ar
rest on three counts of forgery.
Five other Americans, who like
Dahl, fought with the government
forces before they were taken
prisoners, are also on board the
Extra, which has been delayed by
storms. All we're released by Franco
on Washington's birthday.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
De Valera Urges U. s.
To Aid Irish Reunion
ey the Associated Press.


BUBLIN, March 16-Prime Min
lister Eamon de Valera appealed to
Americans today for active moral
support" of efforts ito end the dis
memberment of Ireland" and to ex-
tend the freedom enjoyed by Ireland
(Eire) ITO the whole Of the national
territory"
The American-born Premier re-
ferred to the long campaign Of his
government Of Southern Ireland to
incorporate the six counties Of
Northern Ireland (Ulster), which re-
mains part Of the United Kingdom.
In q "St. Patrick's Day eve" state
ment, De Valera declared that "in
five-sixths Of our island we are as
free as any people upon earth"
Ancient prophecy, said that when
st. Patrick's Day and Palm Sunday
fell on the same day blood would
now In the streets Of Ireland. De-
spite this superstition, ofncial Ire
land looked for calm observance,
but made the usual precautionl
against Extremist action.
In his statement, addressed 10
four friends In the United States.
De Valera said that "the political
task that remains for us u
securing m extension Of that FREE
dom to the whole Of the national
territory"
Evening star., 1940-03-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 16.-British and
German air forces exchanged raids
within the past "a hours, the Air
Ministry announced today, with the
British making an extensive" flight
over Poland and a German bomber
clashing with the British coastal
patrol in running fight.
A ministry communique said air
activities of the last "a hours in
cluded "an extensive night flight
over Polish territory by the aircraft
bomber command and an engage
ment between the aircraft of the
coastal command and an enemy
bomber"
During running fight in which
the enemy repeatedly attacked
damage was seen to be inflicted >
the communique continued. The
enemy aircraft finally escaped in
the Clouds"
The admiralty announced that
the British naval trawler Peridot
struck a German mine and sank
yesterday with no loss of life
British officials said they were
unable to confirm a German nigh
command communique today re-
porting one British patrol boat sunk
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Sinking Of 7 More
German Submarines
Reported by French
Nozis Believed Sending
New Wave Of U-Boots
To Prey on Shipping
By the Associated Press.

bS t.lc hSSOCldttQ EIcSS.
PARIS, March 16.-Sinking Of
two German submarines was re-
ported by French naval sources to-
day with the comment that Ger
many apparently was dispatching
a new wave of U-boats to prey upon
shipping.
There were indications, naval men
sal that the submarines which had
been at sea since February were
returning to their base and that
others were taking their places.
One submarine was sunk by an
armed British trawler, the French
informant said. Such a sinking was
reported by British seamen Thurs
day; 1t was not clear whether the
French and British versions referred
to the same incident.
The preliminary reports did not
specify where either action occurred
nor was it announced whether the
sinkings had been previously
claimed.
Meanwhile. Friday passed on the
Western front without the slightest
evidence of action, and another day
Of bad weather hindered aviation.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Work Proceeds on Dam;
Governor Relies on Claim
py the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 16.-
Work proceeded on the last arch of
the $40 100000 Grand River Dam
today with the conditional approval
of Gov. Leon c. Phillips. who had
declared martial law to halt it.
Gov Phillips said work might pro-
ceed, under scrutiny of three Ma
tional Guard officers. so long as the
dam was not completed. He has OBJ
tanned q temporary injunction to
prevent completion of the project
pending settlement of State claim
for $685., ,275 from the P. w. A. for
damages to roads and bridges which
would be inundated.
In Washington, Clark Foreman,
chief OF the P. w. A. Power Division,
welcomed the court fight with q
prediction an equitable" settlement
would be reached.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Mother, Seven Children Die
As Farm Home Burns
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark, March
16.-A young mother and seven of
her 10 children burned to death
early today when their farm home
was destroyed by fire.
Otis Allen, father of the family,
and his brother-in-law, j. r. Treas,
48, were seriously burned in their
efforts to control the flames and
were removed to hospitals Three
older sons escaped injury.
Trapped and lost in the fire were
Mrs. Sallie Allen, the 36-year-old
mother, and seven children includ-
ing a son, Ernest, who awoke to
find the house in flames and jumped
through a window to safety. then
returned to warn the others.
The flames were believed to have
started with the explosion of an oil
lamp which had been left burning
through the night.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
President Awaits
Doctors Verdict on
Appointments Today
Temperature Still
High; Had Scheduled
Rodio Broadcast

President Roosevelt awaited the
verdict Of his doctor today IS to
whether he could keep two appoint
ments-a l0-minute international
radio broadcast this Afternoon and
attendance at the 18th annual din
ner of the White House Correspond
ents' Association tonight.
Bothered by cold throughout
the week, the President was forced
to cancel all engagements yesterday
and remain at the White House
proper This morning he was re-
ported still having temperature
about one degree high, but was to
be examined by DR.. Ross T. McIntire
for decision on whether he might
leave his room.
The scheduled broadcast was to
be part of an afternoon program
sponsored by the Christian Foreign
Service Convocation and emanating
from New York. Mr.. Roosevelt had
planned to speak from here for
about 10 minutes shortly after 3
o'clock.
With the President keeping away
from his office. yesterdays telegram
from Senator Tobey, Republican. of
New Hampshire, ON the disputed
1910 census, was referred to Secre-
tary of Commerce Hopkins for re-
ply. s --,
AS guest Of honor at tonight's
dinner, the Chief Executive will be
entertained (the correspondents
hope) by Paramount newsreel bur-
lesquing all the 1910 presidential
possibilities and impossibilities, and
by show donated by the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
The Supreme Court, Congress, the
cabinet and all other branches of
Washington officialdom are repre-
sented among nearly TOO for whom
dinner places have been reserved.
The affair is being held at the Will
lard Hotel.
Only serious business contem-
plated during the evening is the
transfer of the association presi-
dency from Earl Goodwin of the
Washington Times Herald to Felix
Belair, jr., Of the New York Times
Washington bureau.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
1obey May Take
His Census Fight
Into the Courts
Citizens Offers to Seek
lnjunctions Studied;
Replies to President
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The battle of the census" may
shift from Congress and the White
House to the courts.
This word came today from the
office Of Senator Tobey, Republican,
of New Hampshire, who is leading
the fight to prevent census-takers
from asking citizens how much
money they make.
President Roosevelt, defending the
income questions yesterday. accused
the Senator of inciting the public
to violate the law. Senator Tobey
charged, in turn, that if the Presi-
dent considered an unauthorized
ruling" Of the Census Bureau to be
the Law. of the land, then the people
should recall that such we're the
tactics used by Hitler in gaining
powers never sanctioned by the
people"
Mr.. Roosevelt,s statement was
made through his press secretary,
Stephen Early. It did not mention
Senator Tobey by name, but there
was no doubt as to whom the Presi-
dent meant because the New Hamp-
shire Republican had declared that
citizens would be within their rights
in refusing to answer the income
inquiries.
Injunctions Suggested.
Charles Tobey, Jr., the Senator's
son and secretary, told newsmen to-
day that citizens in all parts of the
country had written in, suggesting
they were willing to seek injunc-
tions against the income questions
"as a violation of constitutional
rights"
These letters were being studied,
young Tobey said, with a view to
bringing suits in representative
areas throughout the country.
Administration supporters re-
ported increasing indications that
Senator Tobey would fail in his
effort to obtain Senate approval of
his resolution declaring that the
questions should be eliminated from
the coming enumeration. The reso-
luton was approved by the Sem
ate Commerce Committee recently,
8 to Z.
Chairman Bailey, Democrat, of
North Carolina Of this group, who
supported the Tobey proposal, said
the plan announced by Secretary
Hopkins since the committee voted
had altered his Y10SitiOn
y Secret Answers.
The Commerce Department Sec
retary announced that citizens
might avoid telling enumerators
about their earnings by sealing un-
signed answers to the income ques-
tions in an envelope which would
be mailed to census headquarters
here. This procedure was designed
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