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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
WIhTON GETS
CAR SERVICE
School District to Transport
kindergarten Children
to School Here.

Winton children attending kinder
garten this fall viii be transported to
and from the Ely schools by the dis
trict, the school board decided at its
regular monthly meeting held Monday
night.
Supt. Stanley Adkins was directed to
determine the entire number of stu
dents of kindergarten age outside the
city limits of Ely, and the number of
parents who desire to have their young
sters attend kindergarten this fall.
The latter action was taken as a
result Of the first with a view toward
transporting to the schools here all
children in the district whose parents
desire to have their youngsters attend
kindergarten. The district in the past
has.not furnished these students trans
portation outside the city limits.
Harry Anderson, Winton, who said
he represented the parents Of seven
children in Winton and the adjacent
Town of Morse area desiring to send
their children to kindergarten, asked
that the youngsters be taken home at
noon. Last term Winton kindergarten
youngsters were permitted to ride to
Ely on the school bus bringing upper
grade students to Ely, returning after
classes closed in the afternoon. An
derson declared that mine hour day
was too long" and said the parents
he represented wanted their children
brought home at noon after their half
day Of school. Kindergarten students
only attend school half day.
A special meeting of the board will
be held the last week of the month
to I'LL any vacancies in the teaching
staff that may need filling, to author
ize increments due any teachers, and
to discuss adjustments in salaries of
other employees.
The coaching situation wnl also have
to be taken care of, since Barney
Banks. who handled the junior col
lege athletic teams, is in the selective
service army Whether Steve Smre-
kar who is not a regular member of
the athletic department will continue
as high school coach is a point that
viii be decided Smrekar teaches IN
the industrial department.
Three teachers have left the school
system via the marriage route, but
a college librarian and English teacher
will be hired.
Five part-time employees. Albert
Kent, John Riko, John Chiabotti
Victor Fink, and Oscar Berglund. asked
for more time, and Andrew Kvipeltc
requested an increase in salary.
Laundry workers hired include Mrs
Henry Palo, Mrs. Lydia Remes, Mrs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
Juvenile Convention
Delegates to Arrive
Friday for ConclaUe
100 Delegates From Ten
States to Take Part
in Meeting.

One hundred delegates from ten
states will take part in the fourth
juvenile convention of the American
Fraternal Union which begins here
Friday. Thirty-five are from this city
Arriving here by train at ITO .. m
the oUt-of-city delegates. joined by
those from here, will be welcomed by
AF'U supreme officers and the Mem
Orial high school band, and will form
q parade which will travel TO the
home Office building. A caucus meet
ing will be conducted in the Yugoslav
National Home at 4 p. m.
Saturday at 8 a. m. the delegates will
have a convention picture taken, and
at 9 o'clock the convention session
viii open in the Community Center,
with Janko N. Rogelj, Cleveland,
supreme president, as main speaker
Mayor John KapsCh will welcome the
visitors to the city At 1890 p. m.
they viii 60 to Tower for a cruise
on Lake Vermilion.
Sunday afternoon the convention
viii be highlighted by a picnic at the
LEE-EL44 4t1hC pain. d. N-44l44 wv 41AA
old E. StaSsen is scheduled to speak.
The governor, who will be introduced
By Anton Zbasnik, supreme secretary
Of the AFTU. will give his address at
2 o'clock. officials of the union will
also speak. A program of athletic
events will follow. Eveleth lodge No.
IS. of which Philip Fister is president,
is in charge of arrangements.
Visiting delegates will leave Ely by
train Monday afternoon.
Monday the supreme board Of the
AFU began a series of meeting to dis
cuss business affairs of the union. 1t
voted to donate $500 for Yugoslav
relief.
The auditing committee last week
made its semi-annual audit Of the
books Of the company. 1t showed that
assets of the union had nearly reached
the three million dollar mark, being
s2,916,O54.
Agnes Segota, Roslyn, Wash, delegate,
has the distinction of coming from
the farthest distance. Others are
from Pennsylvania, Colorado, Mon
tana. Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Utah,
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
BAND TO PLAY
final CONCERT
Ed johnson, Duluth Baritone,
Vincent Di Nino, Conductor,
to Appear With Band.

Ed Johnson, Duluth, who recently
appeared with the Ely municipal band
will come here for a return engage
ment Friday evening at the bands
final concert of the summer series
according to Frank v. Di Nino, di-
rector.
A baritone, Mr.. Johnson will sing
here again because of the many re-
quests made for his second appearance.
The concert will be held at Whiteside
park at 7:45 o'clock, and in case OF
inclement weather will be postponed
until Sunday evening.
Vincent Di Nino, graduate of the
instrumental music department at the
University of Minnesota this spring
will be guest conductor. Di Nino, son
of the bands director, this fall will be
in charge of instrumental music in the
Lake Mills, Iowa high school.
A brass quartet. consisting Of Eugene
Marines, Placid Goulet, Robert Hok-
kanen, and Stanley Boldin, will play
several numbers.
Miss Mary Lambert, Miss Justine
Korent and Miss Ella Siren. were the
featured soloists at last Fridays con-
cert. Miss Lambert sang two vocal
solos, "Lassie of Mine" and when
Irish Eyes Are Smiling" in her usual
artistic manner, accompanied by the
band. Misses Korent and Siren played
q saxoDhone Ci1let also ACCOMPANIED by
the band.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
RELIEF COMMITTEE
IS GIVEN CHARTER.

The Yugoslav Relief Committee of
America has granted the local sub
committee a charter permitting it to
solicit and accept funds under the
name of the central organization, ac-
cording to Ivan Tauzell, local secre-
tary.
The Yugoslav Relief Committee Of
America has complied with regula-
tons of the federal act governing the
solicitation of funds for use in foreign
countries A drive for funds will be
conducted here in September.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
LABOR
day PROGRAM
Fourth Annual Celebration to
Feature Big Sports Pro-
gram, Speaking.

The program for Ely's fourth annual
Labor Day celebration on Monday,
Sept. l, has been announced. Spon-
sored by the Steel Workers Organic
ing Committees of this city, the cele-
bration will include band concert,
speaking, races and stunts, wrestling
match, baseball game, and dance.
The entertainment committee with
George Pete as chairman will have
charge of the program. The commit
tees are:
Ely Local No. 1664-Wm. j. Maxi,
John Kotzian, Howard Prowse, Dom
onic Finco, Frank Jasper, Risto Ivo-
men, Sam E. Swanson, John Muhvich
and Joseph Godec.
Zenith Local No. 2445-Joe Stupnik,
Stanley Urbas, Elmo Passo and George
Kotchevar
Evergreen Local No. 2435-Andrew
Tulla, George Pete, Jack Peshel, Frank
Bill and Thomas st. Marie
The program opens with a band
concert at the Community Center at
9 a. m, with noted speakers at 10
o'clock
At p. m festivities will be switched
to the baseball park where races and
stunts for children will take place
and prizes awarded.
A feature Of the celebration here.
beginning at 100 p. m, viii be the
wrestling match between George
wildcat" Pete, former worlds cham
pion, of this city, weighing 100 pounds,
and Tiny" Martindale of Minneap-
oils, weighing 30 pounds.
Martindale is the intercollegiate
wrestler who in his 12-year matt ca
reer has wrestled such well known
"grunt and groan" artists as Bronco
Nagurski, Ole Freiborg, and other
well known matt men. Pete is also
well known, especially on the western
coast. He held his world middle
weight crown for many years.
At 2:30 ball game will be played
between two teams not as yet selected.
Hokky's 10-piece band viii furnish
music for the Steel Workers Ball at
the Community Center that evening.
Dancing viii be from to Il o'clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14

Willard Heikkkila, the 7-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Heikkila OF
Embarrass died in a Virginia hospi-
tai of encephalitis sleeping sickness)
Tuesday after only a few hours i'll
ness.
This is the first case in this section
of the state although others sections
have been hard hit and an epidemic is
raging in the Dakotas and parts of
Minnesota.
The disease is supposed to affect
horses and transferred to humans by
fly and mosquito bites Horses are
being vaccinated. DR.. Thompson, city
veterinarian is kept on the jump vac
cinating the farm horses in the White
Iron, Tower, Ely, and Embarrass
districts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14

Selma Perttula, and Mrs. Ann Stukel
with Mrs. Margaret Debeltz, Mrs
Mary Vessel, Mrs. Mary Stubler, and
Mrs. Arvid Kantola, assistants.
The American Slovene club was
granted the use of a bus with which
to transport delegates to the state
convention at Gilbert, Aug. "a.
Four bids on a metal working planer
were opened, but only one contained
a certified check to make it qualified
bid. The bids ranged from $425 to
$1,000, depending on the size of the
planer, and whether it was new OF
rebuilt. They were referred to Joseph
Fleming, shop instructor, for study.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
Business Men Raise Tourist Fund

licity is contributed by the merchants
and business men of Ely and the re-
sort men who attend the shows.
A total of $1,875o was collected from
these business men and the resorts.
The total cost at the five shows
amounted to s946.99. This included
cost of space and expenses of attend
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14

ants. Other expenses not included in
the above, were the personal expenses
Of the resort men who attended, these
of course paying their awy way.
Much extra space at these shows was
made available to Ely because of our
cooperation with the Minnesota Ar
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
Announce Entry List
for 18th Annual Ely
Community Exposition
Eight Glasses Are Open to
Exhibitors; Band to
Play Concert.

/ The entry list for the 18th annual
Community Fair has been compiled
and is published in this issue of The
Miner
Entries may be made in eight
classes, domestic science and sewing,
yeast bread, cakes, pies, dried and
canned goods, fresh fruits, flowers,
and fresh vegetables. Entries will be
accepted from anyone residing in the
Ely trade territory. No family may
make more than one entry in any one
item
In most instances prizes are 81 for
first, rs cents for second and so cents
for third. A few higher prizes are Of
fered for certain displays of flowers
and garden vegetables, and the judges
| usually award a number of special
prizes where unusually fine displays
warrant extra recognition.
Entries for the fair, which will be
held in the Community Center audit
orium, will be accepted from l TO
p. m. Thursday, Aug. %, and viii be
judged that evening. The exhibits will
~ OESAAON W ROA4AL A44SDCNlAOl1 SnlA4
day, Aug. %. The Ely municipal band
will give concert in the evening.
Following is the list of items that
may be entered in the various classes:
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
AND SEWING.
Patch quilts. Applique quilts.
Afghan quilts. Coverau aprons.
Handbags. Knit mittens
Guest towel, crocheted or embroidered.
Luncheon SET crocheted or embroidered.
Pillow case, crocheted or embroidered.
Scarfs, crocheted or embroidered.
Buffet or vanity set. crocheted or
embroidered.
Sofa pillow Knit Socks.
Sweater, knit or crocheted.
Fancy apron. Pajamas.
Girls or woman's tub dress.
Hand made rug, braided, hooked,
crocheted, or loom.
Hand made handkerchief.
Child's outfit, up to years.
Made-over garment. Wall hanging.
Bathrobe. Tatting Needle point.
Crochet table cloth. Crochet bed
spread.
BREAD with YEAST.
Finnish coffee bread.
One loaf graham. Pan raised biscuits.
Pan baking powder biscuits.
Loaf rye bread. Loaf white bread
Potica. Noodles.
Continued on Last Page
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14

Lawrence. the inventor Of a tiny
new auxiliary engine for airplanes
also has invented other airplane en-
gines in his time which were used to
break existing fight records, but the
inventor has never sought or received
public attention. Once a wen-wisher
inquired why Lawrence seldom re-
ceived credit when others. who de-
pended on his inventions for their
success, were wildly acclaimed, says the
Ishpeming Iron Ore. after all" Law
renee answered humorously, who
ever heard the name of Paul Revere's
horse?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
ARMY FLYER
ON ELY VISIT.

Major Leo P. Dahl, of the second
meteorological squadron and sta
toned at Patterson Field, Ohio, is
spending 10 days here visiting his
mother, Mrs. Edward Dahl, and
other relatives. Major Dahl, his
wife, and their daughter, arrived
here Sunday.
Major Dahl is control officer Of
the second meteorological district.
Patterson Field is near Dayton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
BASS LAKE?
Seasons Record Walleye
Caught In Big Lake.

A "bass" lake has yielded the record
walleyed pike for the season, 3 IL
pound monster. The fish was taken
from Big loke on the Echo Trail, long
noted for its bass, but not for pike.
The efforts of Jacob L. Pete, Roland
Ericsson, and others to propagate wall
eyes in the lake are now yielding re-
suits.
Catching the fish was A. Mitchell,
Louisville, Kentucky, and Harry Homer
vouches for the story.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
Death Z axes First Victim
of Encephalitis in Area

Patients who show the least sign of
having been exposed are at once be-
ing put under observation and isolated
in the detention hospitals of the
ranges. People are asked to report
suspicious ailments at once to the
nearest health officer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
ELKIN GRADUATES
FRIDAY AS PILOT.

Lieut.. Kenneth Elkin will be grad
uated from the U. S. army air corps
advance flying school at Barksdale
Field, La, Friday, according to word
received here. Elkin, who was gradu-
ated from the Ely junior college last
spring, will ferry planes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
(By Ray Hoefler. Secretary Ely
Commercial Club

Contrary to general opinion, very
small percentage of the money received
from the City Council for the Ely
Commercial Club, goes into direct
tourist publicity Every cent of the
money expended on outdoor show pub
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
five TIMES
Beaver, Wardens Battle
Over Dam.

Five times this summer beaver built
a dam over a creek near Little Long
lake and five times game wardens tore
the dam out to keep it from flooding
a long stretch of the Somero road
Then the wardens tried another
method. They 1ve-trapped the beaver,
two of them, and planted" them in
Fall lake Now the battle Of the
beaver dam is over.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
INSPECT COUNTY FAIR.

John wilmunen, president of the Ely
Community Fair association, Mrs. Joe
Novak, vice president; Mrs. Jack Ser
aphine. director, and Mrs. NJ Odgers.
active in working on the fair, made
an official visit to the county fair at
Hibbing Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

The last issue Of the q. S. Steel
News Just received gives an Illustrated
story of mining on the ranges. The
News also states that an aIl-time ore
shipping record will be established in
1871 by the Oliver Mining company
and that an even bigger record is
anticipated in 1912. The company
expects to ship approximately 35.S
million net tons of ore this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14
C. b. MILLER TO ST. PAUL.

C. B. Miller, who has been a guest of
his daughter, Mrs. B. o. Strachan, has
gone to st. Paul. Accompanying him
was his daughter, Mrs. Lee of Grand
Forks who was returning home after
a three weeks visit here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14

Some Duluth man writing to Marty"
deplored the dirty, unsanitary condi-
lions of the Forest Service public
Continued on Page Four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14

The smear campaigns by Secretary
Ickes of the presidents cabinet against
anyone that does not agree with ad-
ministration policies, should be muzzled.
That fellow, Ickes, is a breeder Of dis
sension even in the ranks Of the most
rabid and his recent slaps at those
who fail to agree with him have
brought to the attention of the pres
ident the fact that he fails to measure
up to what a democratic people should
be-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-08-14

Those who attended the memorial
service in the occasion of the district
convention here in June and heard
Max Raines of Crookston, give the
charge to the living by the unknown
soldier, will be grieved to learn that
Mr.. Raines was killed in an auto
accident two weeks ago. Deceased was
a valued member of the Minnesota de-
partment for the prevention Of crime
and his services to the department and
the American Legion will be missed.
Evening star., 1941-12-17

Americans there were reported safe
Down the South China mainland
coast IS miles from Hong Kong,
reports here said. Japanese forces
have taken the Portuguese island
of Macao.
The Portuguese government, how
ever emphatically denied that the
Japanese had occupied the island As
miles southwest of Hong Kong.
Aim at Quick Knockout.
The japanese evidently were aim
ing for a quick knockout of British
and Dutch strongholds. seizure of
vital resources and control of the
sea lanes by which reinforcements
could reach the Allies.
Their effort apparently was to
strike heavy and scattered blows
before resistance could be organized
and co-ordinated. but this seemed to
be at least partly frustrated.
The Dutch disclosed in a COM
munique at Batavia that one of their
planes. supporting British resist
ance to the enemy landing at Miri,
Sarawak, had scored a direct hit on
a japanese destroyer.
Oil was an obvious objective at
Miri, but the Batavia radio said
everything was destroyed before
the japanese could land .
Even oil plants at the port of Mir
have disappeared
The Japanese landed a. Miri and
nearby Lubong, both only a short
distance from the Sarawak border
with British North Borneo. A COM
munique said British forces de-
stroyed oil refneries, wells and
Evening star., 1941-12-17
Grjdjron Club Remains Active
DESPITE Dinner Cancellation

the Philippines by the Japanese.
with many casualties. and the need
for intensive work by official Wash
ington as we'll as by the Washington
correspondents, brought decision
to abandon the annual winter din
ner, which was to have taken place
last Saturday night, and at which
President Roosevelt was to have
been a guest of honor.
At the annual meeting Of the
Gridiron Club in the Willard Hotel
Saturday Mr. Wood was elected
president and Charles o. Gridley of
the Chicago Sun, vice president.
Both are veterans of the Washington
corps of correspondents. Mr.. Grid
ley, before becoming associated with
the new Chicago Sun, was CORE
spondent for the Denver Post and
other Western newspapers.
Mr.. Wood, a South Carolinian by
birth, has had many important
newspaper assignments both in this
country and abroad. For score
of years he has been a member of
the staff of the New York Times.
His duties have included coverage
of the Senate and the Supreme
Court.
The other officers of the club
for the coming year will be J. Harry
Cunningham, secretary; j. Fred
Essary of the Baltimore Sun. treas
urer; Ernest G. Walker, historian;
| members of the Executive Commit
tee, Turner Catledge of the Chi
cago Sun, Walker Buel of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Lyle C.
Wilson, head of the Washington
Bureau Of the United Press Associa-
| tions.
Evening star., 1941-12-17

Europeans, has been besieged for
week and a fierce battle is in prog
ress there between the japanese
and Chinese forces which have
pierced their defenses, it was re-
ported.
Hong Kong underwent several
Japanese air raids yesterday and a
communique last night said British
artillerymen had silenced three
mainland gun positions in day-long
dueling. Air raid casualties were
said to have been light.
One japanese plane was shot down
and another was believed mortally
winged by Hong Kong anti-aircraft
batteries, the communique said. The
Japanese pilot Of the first plane
saved himself by parachute and pad
died ashore in collapsible rub
Der boat. it was added
A Toxic communique said the
japanese Navy had sunk one gun
boat and six torpedo boats and heav-
lily damaged a destroyer. two gun
boats and another vessel in Hong
Kong waters. Japanese warships
were also shelling island fortifica-
tions, the communique added.
Evening star., 1941-12-17

Although the Gridiron Club, or
ganization of Washington newspa-
per correspondents, which has been
famous more than half century,
abandoned temporarily its regular
dinners because of the war, 1t will
continue it's activities. Lewis Wood
of the Washington Bureau of the
New York Times, newly-elected pres
ident of the club, will take office jan
uary /, when Harold Brayman Of
the Chicago Sun retires from the
presidency.
When the United States entered
the last World War. in 1917, the
Gridiron Club gave its annual spring
dinner in April soon after the decla-
ration of war with Germany, and
also its dinner in December Of that
year. The war in those days was
far from American shores and Amer
lean forces had not yet been in
volved in the fighting President
Woodrow Wilson attended the De-
cember dinner, which sounded
throughout note of patriotism.
Thereafter until the close of the
war no dinners were given.
The attack on Pearl Harbor and
Evening star., 1941-12-17
Government Drops
kidnapping Charges
As Case Nears Jury
New information
Frees Two Men
From D. c. Custody

Just as the case against Francis
J. Mulvey, %. and Albert M. Farmer,
%. was about to go to a District
Court jury today on charges OF kid
naping and robbing young Wash
ington woman and taking her to
nearby Maryland, the Federal Gov
eminent suddenly dropped the pros
ecution because of confidential in
formation" it had just received
Assistant United States Attorneys
Charles B. Murray and William
Hitz, who had prosecuted the case
before Justice James w. Morris and
a jury in Criminal Court No. 2, de-
cided to nolle PROSE- it.
Previously, District Court jury
acquitted Mr.. Farmer and Mr.. Null
vey on charges of criminally as
saulting the same complaining wit
ness. They are represented by
Attorneys Robert w. Mccullough
and Andrew A. Lipscomb. The ac-
cused have been in custody for about
IS months, failing to make the
$4,000 bond required by the author
tiles. The alleged crime took place
in September, 1910. when the pair
was charged with taking the young
woman, a waitress, into Prince
Georges County, Md.
The two young men still face an
indictment charging criminal as
sault and robbery in Prince Georges
County, with the same complaining
witness preferring the charges.
In declaring from the bench that
this was a satisfactory disposal Of
today's District Court case, Justice
Morris said that it was the duty of
the law equally to protect the in
nocent as it was to convict the
guilty. This is particularly true,
said the juriSt, in view of the re-
cent wave of hysteria involving sex
crimes. Previously. Justice Morris
had overruled defense plea that
the defendants. by going to trial on
the kidnapping charge after being ac-
quilted on the criminal assault in
dictment-all growing out of the
same ircumstances-were being
placed in double jeopardy.