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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18
Plumbers Examinations
Monday, September 20

The State Board of Health will con-
duct examinations for master and
journeyman plumbers at a. m. on
Monday, September %, in room 303
of the Agricultural Engineering Build
mig, University Farm School in st.
Paul.
The state law provides that in any
city or village now or hereafter hav-
ing 5000 or more population, accord
ing to the last federal or state census,
and having system of water works or
sewage, no person, firm or corpora
ton shall engage in or work at the
business of a master plumber or jour-
neyman plumber unless licensed to do
so by the state board of health.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18

of the growth of thousands of indi-
vidual trees are kept, requiring much
painstaking work, both in collecting
the measurements and analyzing the
data
The principal problem which has
been studied is insuring the natural
regeneration of jack pine and black
spruce trees, since these species make
up the bulk of the merchantable tim
Der in northeastern Minnesota Mate
rial progress has been made in answer
ing this question, and bulletin, "Sil-
vicultural Management of Jack Pine
in the Lake States will soon be pub
lished.
Other problems which have been
studied are what species of trees are
most suitable for reforestation plant
ing, the best methods of planting and
caring for plantations, how to thin,
and otherwise care for young stands,
and how to determine the volume of
merchantable timber. The results of
these experiments are observed and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18

children to meet the Ely school bus
was referred to the superintendent to
investigate and report.
Moved by Gianotti, supported by
Ahola, the report of the boiler inspec-
tor on boilers in the Lincoln School be
accepted and recommendations carried
out. Motion carried unanimously.
John Dragavon took his seat with
the Board.
Moved by Dragavon, supported by
Ahola, that the bonds of Louis Garni
with the Aetna Casualty and Surety
Co., as surety in the sum of $8,162. 81
covering his contract for the alteration
of the Washington auditorium; the
McMahan Lumber Co. with the Aetna
Casualty and Surety Co., as surety
in the sum of 81 $4,000 covering their
contract for re-roofing part of the
Memorial Building; Harry j. Homer in
the sum of $4,000, Rothman Garage
in the sum of $4,000, E. E. Strom
in the, sum of $4,000 with the Aetna
Casualty and Surety Co., as surety and
Veranth Fuel & Lumber Co in the
sum of $4,000 with the Seaboaro
Surety Co., as surety covering then
coal contracts be accepted, subject tt
the approval of the attorney. Motion
carried unanimously.
The Committee on Finance reported
that they had checked the following
bills and pay rolls and recommended
/ their payment:
Delta Mfg. Co., New Equip
IneuC oZ!4e
First National Bank of Ely,
Interest on Warrants ..... 150.9s
Marshall Wells Co., Supplies 47.9s
George Macarthur & Sons, Sup
plies 1885
Pier Equipment Mfg. Co., New
Equipment ................ 1s3.Os
Utility Supply Co., Supplies. 50.6t
Employees Pay Roll ......... 7,268.6s
Edwin Allen Co., Library
Books 1904:
American Council on Educa-
ton, Reference Book 49,. Loo
American Education Press,
Inc, Subscriptions ....... 90.91
American Library Association,
Subscription ............... 300
Beckley Cardy Co., Supplies 1880
Bobbs-MerriH Co., Library
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18
DAUGHTER FINDS MOTHER.

Columbia Heights Imagine the Joy
experienced by Mrs. Joseph Duray
when recently she met her mother for
the first time in SO years. The reunion
took place at the Duray home and
climaxed years of effort spent by the
lady, who wrote to numerous sources
in an attempt to find her mother. Mrs.
Duray was adopted at the age of five
having not since that time been able
to learn of her mothers name.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18
100000
C. B. billiard

C. B. billiard ............... 10000
Ayes: Ahola, Dragavon, Gianotti
SLENDER and Tauzell. Richards voted
aye on all except Mr.. billiard. Motion
carried.
Moved by Gianotti, supported by
Richards, that the matter of filling
the vacancy created by the resigna-
ton of Miss Knight and the Junior
College Library position be referred to
the Committee on Schools with power
to act. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved and supported the meeting
adjourn. Motion carried.
JACK GIANOTTI,
Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18
Two-IN-oNE POTATO.

st. Charles-A freak of nature is
the potato owned by Ed Kiese, who
lives in the northwest part of town.
The freak spud has cracked open and
from its midst another has started to
grow. 1t was found in the basement Of
the KieSe home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18
DOG SAVES FARMER.

Sacred Heart-Although his pet dog
recently attacked one of his children
Herman Freiborg has temporarily given
up the idea Of having the canine dis
posed of. While working on the farm
Freiborg was struck down by a mad
bull, and would have been gored to
death had not the dog fought off the
beast. The dog is credited with hav-
ing saved its masters life, and un-
doubtedly redeemed itself for having
previously attacked the Freiborg child
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18
AMERICA ON GUARD!

Above is a reproduction of the
Treasury Departments Defense
Savings Poster, showing an exact
duplication of the original Minute
Man" statue by famed sculptor
Daniel Chester French. Defense
Bonds and Stamps, on sale at your
bank or post Office, are a vital part
of Americas defense preparations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-09-18

The Ely Miner is the only paper In
terested in Ely and its people.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

access to the kiosk until he declined to pay
the salaries of three employees or purchase
fuel to protect the collection from the ele-
ments He allowed visitors to enter, after
which certain objects disappeared.
After repeated warnings, Mr.. Garrett
was finally compelled to bar Mr.. Porter from
the premises. We have since footed all bills
and put the place in order. We did it solely
in his interests and for his protection"
Mr.. Porter came back with another COM
munique in which he said he had since raised
the money to pay off the obligation to the
Logan family. but that negotiations had
stalled because they wanted to retain various
choice objects as bonus.
In reply to that, Mrs. Logan said:
I'VE have told Mr. Porter repeatedly that
we are only acting in his interests and that
we will release all of his property as soon as
he reimburses us in the amount of the loan
we have no interest in permanently
acquiring any part of his collection but we
feel that while it is under our care it must
be safeguarded for our own protection"
Mr.. Porter, however. said he had made
them final offer and if they didn't accept it
soon he was going to start replevin suit
The latest report has Mr.. Porter still hold
ing the fort, no doubt on the grounds that
possession is nine-tenths of the law. and so
far, there is no indication of what the Lolans
plan to do next.
But one dark and chilly night, shortly
after Mr.. Porter's blitzkrieg invasion, it looked
for few moments as if a counter-attack
had started.
About a. m, there came a resourdng
crash, as huge bay window shattered inward
These shock troops" however were six
of Mr.. Porters friends. who had inadvertently
staged an invasion of their own by exerting
too much pressure on the window while peer
ing through it, perhaps with an excess of
curiosity, and also exuberance.
As soon as he saw who they were Mr.
Porter told the servants to board I'D the
window and break out refreshments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

was in a grief-confused state of mind he
was induced to remove himself from the
premises, too, and find another place to live.
SO he moved to a boarding house and brooded
over his plight.
Meanwhile Mrs. Logan seems to have
made a strategic error. She retained his old
servants as caretakers in the museum and
castle-and they remained loyal Porter legion
nares.
At any rate when Mr.. Porter launched
his surprise bltzkrieg not long ago, to regain
possession of the place, and started loudly
ringing the doorbell just before dawn, the
servants promptly let him in, accompanied
by three so-called bodyguards and DR.. Alex
ander de Shusko. president of the Ukrainian
Academy Of Sciences and former professor
at the University of Chicago.
The invasion accomplished, Mr. Porter lost
no time in consolidating his gains. and quickly
sent his attendants to market. to stock up
on anchovies and other essential supplies, just
in case he should find himself counter
attacked, or perhaps blockaded
Then he sent for his old cook Carlos and
that night, surrounded by what remained of
his treasures, he and his cohorts held a VIC
tory celebration dining on roast capon, broiiei
lamb chops, praised sweet potatoes and Rus
sian anchovy salad. After that, he posted his
general order" and issued his communique.
Five years ago if anybody had even init
mated to jolly Mr.. Porter that he might some
day engage in about hostilities growing out
of a trifling sum of 1880 he would have
no doubt roared with laughter, and opened
another bottle of champagne
At that time he had fortune rated at
$4,000 600 part of it inherited from his father,
Washington Porter l. who introduced Cali
fornia citrus fruit TO the world, and part of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

broke out for weird
and grotesque art, known by many different
names, she was very much distressed and had
the courage to come right out calling such
work 'moronic." Her greatest distress came.
however when the committee in charge of
the Logan fund gave the S50O-award for
"prophetically interpreted painting called
Wyoming Landscape"
why. it isn't worth five cents" she said
the moment she it, and then added TO
think that when Mr.. Logan and 1 established
that award we didn't reserve the right to say
something about the paintings which should
get it. It's pity"
So, with her deep and genuine interest in
true art, it's no wonder that she should have
felt sympathetic toward Mr.. Porter and
agreed to help him out of his predicament
1t seemed that Mr.. Porter had already
formed a corporation the Lakeside Galleries,
Inc, and transferred title to his castle
museum and art works to this corporation.
and holding 99.s per cent of the stock
in his own name. Meanwhile an insurance
company had gotten that 81 500 judgment and
was moving to satisfy it by levying on the
stock So Mrs Logan arranged to have the
the stock bought in at the sheriffs sale to
satisfy the Judgment She subsequently ad-
vanced an additional $4,000 to satisfy other
obligations, such back taxes, and took
title to Mr.. Porter's possessions, she says, to
protect them for him.
Fe- make what perhaps might be called
her war aims" clear. Mrs. Logan issued the
following communique:
Investigation showed that nearly half a
million dollars in judgments are pending
against Mr.. Porter. To save his collection
my son and nephews formed little corpora
ton and bought in the stock at the sheriff's
sale. When they attempted to obtain insur-
ance to cover the collection they ran into
difficulties because of fire and theft hazard.
so they decided to remove the most valu-
able pieces to safer quarters. Mr.. Porter con-
tinued to live in his home and have free
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

it from his mother, Frances Lee Porter, who
was an heiress in her own right
He had, too. many treasures collected by
his father who had been chairman of the
finance committee of the Columbian EXPOSE
ton in Chicago in 1893. and who. after that
worlds fair, had bought many of the rare
objects displayed in the Chinese and Russian
buildings. And for years Mr.. Porter had
been lavishly adding TO his fathers original
collection until he finally had so many works
of art he had to build the Kiosk Sphinx to
house the overflow.
In the Kiosk Sphinx, he gathered pom
derous marble columns from Pompeu gi-
gantic chandeliers towering candelabra,
massive punch bowls large enough to supply
a regiment and many rare paintings, such
as the Coronation of Venus" by Poussin.
Replete with bubbling fountains. majestic
balustrades, forty-ton marble columns glass
bottom aquariums for tropical fish and a
SO, O00-cellar of rare vintage wines this
unique museum has been the setting for some
of Chicago society's most singular parties
On occasions. Mr.. Porter used to assemble
a company of paying guests at $3.50
couple. which included music. dancing. cock
tails champagne and a midnight supper
cooked by Carlos. But before supper Mr..
Porter would entertain his guests with a
lecture on ms WORKS OF art, followed by
baritone solo, sung by Mr.. Porter-a solo
such as Pale Hands 1 Love"
But this abundant way of life came to a
rather abrupt end when the bottom fell out,
of the real estate market Harassed by a
series of foreclosure suits and other litiga-
ton, Mr.. Porter suddenly found himself in
a position where he was about to see his
treasures. his castle and his museum knocked
down at a sheriffs sale to satisfy what must
have seemed like piddling little judgment.
He might have raised the cash, about
$500, by passing a silk hat among his rea-
tives. He might have gone to the bankers,
hat in hand
But what he did was ask Mrs Logan to
help him, which seemed like a good idea at
the time. They were old friends and their
families had been friends for a long time. AS
an outstanding patroness of art, she had estab-
Hshed herself as a defender Of the highest
artistic principles. She had founded a society
to uphold those principles and given it the
same name her book, Sanity in Art"
And far back as 1917 she and the late
Mr.. Logan had created $175OO0-fund for
the Chicago Art Institute to make an annual
S5O0-award for the best work by an Ameri-
can artist
by American Weekly. Inc. Great Britain Rights Rese
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

whole arrangement surmounted by a massive
glass sphinx. which is why the building is
called the Kiosk Sphinx
In it and the adjoining mansion Mr. Porter
still has many Of his 100000 art treasures
stored and stacked, as somebody remarked
six layers deep"
All Of which makes it seem rather strange
that the basis of his battling with Mrs
Logan should be a modest little sum of 500
II seems that some time ago Mrs. Logan
and Mr. Porter, whose families had been on
friendliest terms for years. entered into a
complicated arrangement that might be
described as sort Of art Axis" and that
she advanced the 1880 to satisfy Judgments
pay back taxes and prevent foreclosures, at
the same time taking title to his treasures
and other possessions, to protect them from
"aggressors"
Mr.. Porter continued to live in his castle
and for while everything was serene between
these Axis partners" And then one night
Mr. Porter was invited to the Logan home
o confer at a sumptuous dinner, to which
he says, he contributed a case of imported
champagne
During dinner so he says, Mrs. Logan's
-nephews,- Mr-JehR- Seaman and MI. Eugene
Garnett who is a lawyer, informed him that
the insurance company that had covered the
art collection did not feel that he was giving
it the proper protection and that therefore
it would be necessary to remove the more
valuable treasures from the museum and
castle to Mrs Logans home.
He says he thought they were just kid
ding" him, but sure enough, the next morning
vans drove up to the museum and workmen
loaded up works of art, while he stood on
the sdelines, his heart bursting with grief"
On top of that, he claims that while he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

ner in a sort of art
Axis"
Mr.. Porter used to be
secretary OF the American
legation in Denmark
an experience that must
have taught him the value
Of a few well chosen
words. So, when getting
ready to defend his castle
and hold out, If need be.
against a state of siege.
it is only natural that he
should issue an official
communique.
He did and here IL is:
Il am in fun control of
the situation here, and l
intend to remain in con-
troll. Reports have reached
me that attorneys for the
LoGans plan a new coup.
Let them come, We are
in possession and will re-
main in possession. Moth
ing but a court order can
Dust me-"
Mr.. Porter's home really
Is a castle. no fooling. II
has 25 rooms and other
unexpected ornam ents.
But perhaps the most sur
prising architectural APP
purtenance is that private
museum, in the backyard.
This fabulous structure.
called the Kiosk Sphinx.
Is half Egyptian and half
I Italian renaissance. II
has a 150-foot stone kiosk
towering above its orien-
tai roof, and inside are
three caves of the wind"
mysteriously yelled by
falling curtains of water,
behind which hidden lights
glow with a predominant
ing lave der tint-the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

N MIN NdHlIVs
said No admittance except by
permission of Washington Por-
ter H."
BY FASTING that general order" on the
plate glass door Of his pretentious Chicago
home and entrenching himself and his gen
eral staff within its somewhat peculiar pre-
cincts. Mr.. Washington Porter II appeared
the other day TO have brought 70 a temporary
staemate the astonishing bltzkrieg he had
just launched TO regain possession of his
private museum and works of art he believes
are worth over 50 900 900
His chief adversary is Mrs. Frank Granger
Logan rich art patroness author Of Sanity
in Art" and-oddly enough-until not long
400 his copFidential mart
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-11

UnusuaI Siege Of a
Once Very Rich Col
Iee+or's 100000
Treasure Trove Of
Masterpieces. With
Drafted Old Refoin-
ers to Guard The
Gates Against lnva-
sion by a Lady Who
Loaned Him S17.500
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION IS AT NEW HIGH

NEW YORK - The American Iron and Steel Institute estimat- ed that before midnight the steel mills of the United. States will turn out enough ingots to raise the 1940 tonnage above the ton mage for the full yaar 1929.
 Higher than 1929 has been the banner in steel production by American mills. The total ton nag eprocessed in 1929 was 60,- 830,000. The 1940 tonnage is ex- pected to reach 60,835, ,000 or 5000 tons in excess of the 1928 total.
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
ARGENTINE LOAN WILL BE READY BY JANUARY 1

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-Trea sury Secretary Henry Morgen thau said that negotiations for a loan to Argentine will be com pleted before January l. The loan isto come from the stabil- ization fund and will be for fifty million dollars. It will be in ad- dition to sixty million dollars in credits to be available to Argen- tina from the Export and Import Bank. Morgenthau did not re- veal details of the loan negotia- tionS.
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
VATICAN TO HAVE A BOMB SHELTER

VATICAN CITY, Dec.- A gas tight shelter bolstered by 100 tons of steel is being built to pro- tect Pope Plus XII from bombs that may be dropped on Rome.
 The shelter Vatican circles say probably will not be completed until after the first of the year.
 Vatican prelates say the Pon- tiff has declares that he would not leave Vatican City for "any r2ason."
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
Young Lane Follows In Pioneer Wake

DALLAS, Texas - Almost a hundred years ago, the drum ming of hoofbeats in the ears of Charles D. Lane sent that Ken lucky horseman to California where he did a successful busi- ness in supplying the United States Army with horses. Half a hundred years ago. the sound of sail Tapping before a north wind s.nt Charles D. Lanes son, Louis, into the bleakness of the Arctic where he became an au- thority on the uncharted waste lands. Today the roar of an air plane engine spurs Louis Lanes son. Allen as he prepar-s for a career in the sky.
 Young Lane now only B is completing an advanced flight course at the DaSlas, Texas, Aviation School and when he fin ishes he plans to return to Alas ka to install charter airplane servioa based at Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
Dec. 9, 1940 Dec. II, 1889

The thickness of the ice on the Snake River average 4.5 in- ches as compared with l5.O inch es December II, 1899.
 The thickness of the ice on the Cinema Slough in front of Fair banks averages 24.0 inches as compared with 15.0 inches Dec enber II, 1889.
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
PRINTING BLANKS CARRIED

The Nome Daily Nugget carries several forms of printing blanks tor your conveniance - Dredge Logs, thawing and drill reports Mining Deeds Placer and Lode Location Notit=..a. Vouchers.
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
NEWS ITEMS

Two PAA Pilgrims arrived Nome this morning carrying be- tween them 1,600 pounds of mail
 On the return trip the first ship piloted by Dick HaWley had as passengers: o. D. Cochran, Al Carey, George Madsne and R. Reat for Juneau and Bob Pher- rin for Ruby.
 The second ship had as passen gers: MT. and Mrs. R. Roell for Juneau; MT. Ost for Fairbanks; Mrs. Naguruk for Koyuk; and Mollie Blatchford for Golovin Herman Joslyn was the pilot.
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
SNOW FALL IN ALASKA

The depth of snow Gin inchss) on the ground at 4:30 pm, PST on December 9 at several of the Weather Bureau stations in Alas ka was as follows:
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01

The Office of Indian Affairs School has not had a regular holiday due to it's late start and school will start again on Thurs day morning.
 The Nome Public School will resnme classes on next Monday, after the Xmas and New Year holiday.
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01

FOUND - One suede fur lined glove near U. s. Road Commis- sion. Owner may have same by identifying and paying for this ad.
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
Has Had Many Adventures


 date has been all and more than any adventuresome American youth could want. The things a boy in the States yearns to do someday as he reads fantastic story books about Alaska-such as whaling, mining for gold, big game hunting-have all belonged to Allen not in fancy but in fact. In between flights at the Dal- las school, Allen related sequenc es of events p1rienced by a grandfather triumverate.
 His sister, Mrs. Wilson Erskine is now living in Alaska. She and her husband live on Kodiak Is- land in the first house built there more than 100 years ago. Large Salfon canneries are locat ed on Kodiak Island.
 Young Lane first became inter est-d in aviation when he met the Alaskan fier, Joe Crosson who flew the plane that returned the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post to the States after his illfated trip into the north.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-08
S. E. augusta NetUS

children, Martz Rd., and John
Dickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cox, Milan,
spent Saturday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Oelke.
Mrs. James Thorne is gaining
SLOWLY at her home after her recent
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Strom visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hearn, Detroit,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Arson,
Royal Oak, Sunday.
Miss Doris Elka spent Monday
evening with Miss Elizabeth Lohr,
Maybee.
Mrs. Anthony Koss spent Monday
evening at the home OF Rev. and
Mrs. Theodore Dannecker, Maybee.
Mrs. Herbert Smith and son,
Herbert, and Mrs. Stephen Stock
dale spent Wednesday evening In
Wyandotte.
Little Sophis Mita is seriously III
with gland complications.
Mrs. Stephen Stockdale and Mrs.
William Condie spent Saturday eve
ming in Wayne.
Sunday guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Smith were Mr.. and Mrs,
Stephen Stockdale and family, Mu.
cey Rd. Mr.. and Mrs. Belmore and
family, Lincoln Park, Mr.. and Mrs,
Curtis Bettingner, Tarenton, Pa,
Mr.. Griffith, of West Virginia, MrA
Jessie Clymer, and Doris and Web
ster Smith, Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hardy visited
their aunt, Mrs. Grace Jacobs, Sa-
line, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Koss, De-
troiti, spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Koss.
Mrs. Anna Peewal, Detroit, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley.
Miss Blanche Frebes, Detroit,
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs,
Mark Mason.
Misses Pearl and Rosemary Dunn
and Mrs. Louis Stronick spent Sun,
day with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elka
and son Robert.
Mrs. Ida Potts, Manchester, and
Mrs. Ira Soper. Manchester. were
Wednesday guests of Mrs. Myrtle
Kinnicutt.