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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Ask Me Another
Il General Quiz
g Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.

/. Into what stream did Achilles
mother plunge him?
2. What was meant by an 'India-
man.?
8. Of what joint is the patella a
part?
4. What is a biconvex lens?
5. What is a dormant partner?
6. Where is Dartmoor prison?
7. What country was sometimes
referred to as the Celestial
Empire?
8. What was satrap?
9. Which is the Bayou State"?
10. In what Dickens novel does
"Fagin" appear?
IL. Who wrote "Miss Pinker-
tom?
IL. What is ships log?
Answers
1. The Styx.
2. A large ship in the Indian
trade.
3. The knee.
4. One rounded on both sides.
5. One who supplies capital but
takes no part in managing bust
ness.
6. In Devonshire.
z. China.
8. A military governor.
9. Mississippi.
10. "Oliver Twist"
II. Mary Roberts Rinehart.
II. It's daily record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
First Ho+-Air Balloon

The first hot-air balloon was
made by Joseph Montgolfer, who
reasoned that if hot air would go
up a chimney it might push up a
balloon. With a sheep, a duck and
a rooster on board, his paper bal
loon made its first ascension at
Paris in 1888. A few months later
two men, Pilatre de Rozier and
the Marquis d'Arla IS, made a
trip.
Discovery of hydrogen as lift
ins gas made the hot-air balloon
obsolete before it got a real trial.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21

been flooded when the Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Mississippi joined their
spring waters and rushed toward
the sea.
But today the region has taken
on different appearance. Fifty
levees and nearly as many canals
are in service. Hidden from view
are enormous culverts which are
actually canals in themselves.
The cost of this enterprise so far
has been $40, 900, 900, to be paid by a
direct tax on the property pro-
tected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
First Astronomical Telescope

Early in the Seventeenth century
Calico, great Italian astronomer
and physicist, constructed the first
astronomical telescope. Demon
strating that the sun is a central
body around which the earth and
other planets revolve, Calico
bucked the best religious thought
of the day. Twice tried, he
bowed before the inquisition, con-
cluded, according to legend, with
the statement, sc pur 81 muove"
Nevertheless, it does move").
Imprisoned for an indefinite Pc
riod, he was finally freed by
Pope Urban VIII, allowed to
putter about his workroom, old and
blind, but still active when he died
at seventy-eight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Maritime Commission tc
Dispose of Ships

a ENCOURAGEMENT is made by
the United States Maritime
commission that it will dispose of
four shipping lines by June 20 next.
They now operate So vessels in di-
rect competition with private Amer
lean shipping.
The lines and the routes they
serve are: Cosmopolitan Shipping
Company, Inc, operating the Amer
lean France line serving French
ports; the Southgate-Nelsin Corpo-
ration operating the American
Hampton Roads-Yankee and ORR
ole lines serving Germany and the
United Kingdom; the Roosevelt
Steamship Company, Inc, operat-
ing the American pioneer line serv-
ing Australia, India and the far
east, and c. H. Sprague & Son, Inc,
operating the American Republics
line serving the east coast of South
America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21

Union. Standing tri-
urnphant before the
lopsidedly D e m o.
cratic senate and
house in joint ses-
sion, the chief exec
utive said:
''T h e Unit e d
States of America,
within itself, must
continue the task of
making democracy
succeed.
"In that task the
legislative branch
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Mississippi Fades as
Old-Time Flood Menace

A network of stout levees and
canals has cut down the menace
of the Mississippi's high water dur
ing flood periods, according to en-
gineers who are seeing completion
of plans begun more than a quarter
of a century ago.
The so-called American Bottom"
from which protrude mighty Monks
Mound and its neighbors-built CEN
turtles ago by sun-worshipers-has
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Kidnapped Boy Found Slain
Near Everett, Wash,

TEN-year-old Charles Mattson,
L kidnapped from his home in Ia
coma, Wash, Dec. II and held for
ransom, was found beaten to death
in snow covered woods near Ev-
erett. The body was nude and cru
ely battered. State and city police
and department of justice agents,
who had been held back to give the
lads father a chance to pay the
ransom and save his son, immedi-
ately began an intensive manhunt,
but their clews were few and poor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21

French had sent to
General Fr a n C o,
head of the Spanish
Fascists, one protest
against the alleged
admission to Moroc-
CO of G e r m a n
troops, and t h e n
sent another before
taking drastic ac-
ton. If they do
move, it will be
nominally in behalf
of the sultan of Mo-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Landon to Build Country
Home Near Topeka

a LF M. LANDON retired from
1 4 public office, turning over the
governorship of Kansas to Walter
A. Huxman, a Democrat. He let
it be known that he had purchased
two suburban tracts totaling 100
acres west of Topeka and will build
there house of colonial type where
he and Mrs. Landon and their chill
dren will reside. Until the place
is completed they will make their
home with Mrs. Landon's mother,
Mrs. S. E. Cobb, in Topeka.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
City Has No Crime
In Canberra, capital CITY

In Canberra, capital city OF the
commonwealth of Australia, no one
has ever committed serious crime.
Australians are claiming this as a
record for good behavior and surely
it would take some matching in 9TH
er parts of the world. Canberra is
nine years old and has population
of 5000 spread over twenty-five SUBJ
urbs. Except for traffic and betting
cases, the police have practically
nothing to occupy their time. The
city has no slums.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Frank Is Ousted From
University of Wisconsin

LENN FRANK, president of the
- University of Wisconsin, was
removed from office by the board
of regents of that great institution,
by vote of to z, on charges that
his administration has not been
capable and that he has been ex-
travagant in personal expenditures
for which the state paid. Allegedly,
DR.. Frank was ousted because Gov.
Philip La Toilette demanded it. AS
one regent said ''He has not been
very Progressive" Accused of play
ing politics in this affair, the La
Toilette group replied that there is
no politics in their attitude in the
sense of political party affiliations
or convictions, but that they have
been extremely patient with DR..
Frank over a period of years, and
that he has shown himself incom-
petent in many ways.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21

OF the former, and
Speaker Bankhead
again ruling over
the lower chamber.
The one matter of
interest in this pro-
ceeding was the Sc
lection of Sam Ray
burn of Texas as
majority leader of
the house. He had
beaten John j. o.
Connor of New York
in the caucus, hav-
mo tho roofapt boob
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
DON'T RUB
YOUR EYES

Rubbing your eyes grinds invisible particles of
dust and dirt right into the delicate tissues,
making the irritation just that much worse. A
much better way, as thousands have discovered.
is to use little Murine in each eye-night ard
morning. Murine may be depended on 70 re-
heve eye irritation because it is reliable eye
preparation containing active ingredients Of
known value in caring for the eyes. In use for
40 years. Ask for Murine at your drug store
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21

tors corporation and
the striking mem
bers of the United
Automobile Work
ers, but James F.
Dewey, conciliator
for the Department
of Labor, remained
in Detroit, still hope
full of bringing about
a peace conference.
William S. Knudsen,
executive vice presi-
dent of General Mo-
forS fhr,S StotnI the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Deadlock Continues in
General Motors Strike

GOV. FRANK MURPHY of Mich
~ igan abandoned, at least for
the present, his efforts to end the
deadlock between the General Mo-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
France Ready to Occupy
Spanish Morocco

RANCE, according to reliable re-
ports, is all set to occupy Span
ish Morocco, and expects the full
cooperation of Great Britain. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Neutrality Resolution
Applied to SPANS War

THE senate and house met the
! day before the President adj
dressed them and organized, with
Mr.. Garner of course as president
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Supreme Court Rebuked
by the President

THINLY yelled but unmistakable
was President Roosevelt's re-
Duke to the Supreme court in his
annual message on the state of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-21
Refurbishing the Home

Make an Inventory of Things to Be
Replaced During the New Year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
THE UNEMPLOYED CENSUS

Alaska along with the rest of the nation is tc take voluntary unemployment census on November 16 and IT. Purpose is to determine nearly pos sble the number of unemployed and partially ployed in the nation that corrective steps might bt taken.
 There is considerable difference of opinion as tC the method of taking the census, some feeling tn, plan to be carried out is not entirely adequate and perhaps they correct But in view of the fac that any kind of census of the unemployed-stil the nations biggest problemis better than checl at all It falls to the lot of all of cooperate il every way possible that fairly accurate conclu sion may be reached.
 Acting Gov. E. w Griffin expressed it clearly yes terday when he said:
 great many people have had honest diff
 ferences to the best method of taking this
 census. Many have favored an enumerative
 census; and some have called for compulsory
 registration. But Congress, in authorizing
 this census has decreed that it shall be volln-
 tary and the President has outlined the plan
 plan which can succeed if the cooperative
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
DON'T LET A SPIRIT OF APATHY DEFEAT THE SWIMMING POOL

In the neighborhood of $1000 has been pledged toward support of swimming pool in Juneau. At the rate of a SIP per year membership that means less than 100 returns in reply to the Permanent Swim ming Pool Committees request for an expression of sentiment on the proposed project. On the face of such return it would appear that there is little no public interest in a swimming pool for Juneau.
 Perhaps, that is the situation but it doesn't ap- pear logical in view of the expressed by various organizations in this city few short weeks ago. Il likely that most of just careless neglecting to express our interest
 At any rate, proceeding that premise the com nttee last night decided to continue the pledge blank avenue of expression until the end of the month
 That should be fair test and in fairness to those public spirited citizens who making this canvass every individual who wants swimming pool in Jul neau should sit down today, clip the blank found ir this newspaper and follow the instructions getting it to the committee
 Let us not kill the chances for a swimming pool in Juneau by negligence.
 If we fail to fill out these blanks about the only thing for the committee to conclude will be that Ju- neau doesn't want such place of recreation.
 Don't let spirit of apathy defeat the project Get on record today and give the committee fal idea of the sentiment of this community. {4s
 Surely, there more than 100 persons in this community who want swimming pool
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
Horoscope 'The stars incline
 but do not cOmper'

According to astrology this is an uncertain day in planetary govern ment. Theere is a promising sigr for planning and for future efforts
 Good news affecting many mer- chants and manufacturers is fore cast, but it may favor large capi- talists more than the smaller bus mess man.
 This is favorable date for en- tering into new partnerships or commercial ventures It is likely for signing contracts and leases.
 Reception in certain international negotiations is prognosticated. Dip lomats come under a sway that presages many perplexities.
 Tornadoes and cyclones of un- usual severity are forecast. Loss of ships at sea is prognosticated. Mergers among big business or Iganizations are prophesied as one means of obstructing the power of labor organizations. New methods of remaining within the law are foretold
 Lawyers are to profit greatly as the year closes. Much litigation will swamp the courts. Appoint ment of judges is to cause wide spread discussion.
 Dancing is to become amazingly popular this season when novel routines will be introduced and old fashioned square dances will be re- vived.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of exciting experiences. For many sentiment al adventures are indicated
 Children born on this day prob ably will be quick to mental pro- cesses, interested in reforms and able leaders. Subjects of this sign of Scorpio usually have talents in leadership.
 Joseph M. Folk, statesman, was born on this day 1869. Others who have celebrated it as a birthday in clude Georges Jacques Danton, French revolutionist, 1759; Homer D. Martin, landscape painter, 1886
 Copyright, 193D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. l.. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say He ain't going" Say, He (sin gular subject) isn't going" Ain as a contraction for are not is vul. gar and should be avoided.
 Often Mispronounced: Foreign Pronounce the o as in of, not as ir for.
 Often Misspelled: Coalesce. Ob- serve the esce.
 Synonyms: Decipher, de c e translate. explain, discover, make out.
 Word Study; Use a word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day Today's word: Vulnerable; capable of being woun- ded; liable to injury. His skill in finding out the vulnerable parts of strong minds was consummate.' T -Macaulay
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27

spirit ofall of our people can be enlisted. That
 is why am appealing for your moral leader
 ship in your city to the interest of your
 citizens to the importance of a complete
 response and to appreciation of the value
 of the results to be obtained
 I believe America does best that which it
 has the spirit to do of it's own volition That
 is why am confident that voluntary enroll
 ment of the unemployed will succeed if our
 responsible leaders unite in appealing to the
 patriotism of our people
 Under the plan blanks will be distributed through the postoffice and request made that they be filled out and returned to the postoffice on November It and IT. Mayors civic leaders and various organiza- ons are to be asked to cooperate in the undertaking by way of arousng interest and seeing to it that all the unemployed and partially unemployed emu merated It civic enterprise that all groups should support.
 Alaska isn't so burdened with unemployed that 9 virtually complete listing cannot be made in two days The task should be done in the Territory lot more thoroughly than it probably will be done in many of the larger centers of population It vii be of value to the Territory well the Fedora government to know just how many people are with out work in Alaska It is the only way of determining a corrective procedure With little cooperation on the part of everyone the Alaska census at least can result ill a fairly clear picture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
MISS BOSSHARD
 ARRIVES HERE; IS WED TODAY
Everett Girl Marries Cor. don Ferguson This
 Morning

Arriving here on the. Alaska last night, Miss Eleanor Bosshard of Everett became the bride of MT. Gordon T. Ferguson of Juneau at a morning ceremony performed by the Rev John A, Glasse at the Presbyterian Manse at 11:30 o'clock today,
 Miss Bosshard was dressed in a Ftraveling ensemble of black trim med with narrow band of Astra- khan. Her hat was of black with a matching veil, and accessories were of black suede. Talisman roses formed the corsage. Miss Mary Wander Leest was the brides at. tendant, dressed in a green outfit trimmed with beaver, with browr accessories and a corsage of pinl carnations.
 MT. Ferguson was attended b! Charles E. Johnson.
 MT. Ferguson, who is a graduate of the University of Washington with the class of 1881, formerl. made his home in Seattle and Ever ett8 and is now associated on tn, staff of the Butler-Mauro Drul Company. His bride, forme teacher, was graduated from Bel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
Four Indicted
 In Fish Piracy
 Case, Southeast
Two Other Secret True Bills and Count Against Pet
 ersburg Man Returned

Indictment against four men - Alvin H. Merig, Elmer Beatty, Har- ry Elk and Albert Inman-charging grand larceny as the result of al- legged piracy of fish traps was re- turned by the U. s. Grand jury to- day The men, all from iKetchikan, are held in $3000 bail each.
 Three other indictments were re- turned, two of them secret. The other was against Tony Flores of Petersburg. who is charged with as sault with dangerous weapon, the outgrowth of an axe yielding case in that city Bail was fixed at s2o0O.
 Vernon Alfred pleaded guilty to delinquency charges before Judge George F. Alexander this morning and was sentenced to two years on enc count and five on another, to run consecutively, a total of seven years.
 George A. L. Johnson and Mar garet Lawrence, charged with adul- tery. pleaded not guilty when ar raigned this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
Good News From GOOdnews
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
 Whats this? Miners at Platinum, in the Good news Bay district of Alaska, expecting a shipment of four of fresh vegetables from the Matanuska colony!
 From the columns of space previously devoted minor within the colony and isolated instances individual settlers becoming dissatisfied and leav- ing for the States, the average reader might have concluded that the Matanuska venture had long ago been written off as flat failure incapable of pro- ducng anything but flood of news" trivialities
 If the hardy farmers who have stuck by their project have any of the appropriate the cargo now on it's way to Goodnews Bay will have the name of it's destination in bold letters all over the con- tainers
 And if miners, who have been living out Of cans" for months, hungry enough, they may be willing to trade gold and platinum for vegetables on ton for ton" basis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee

o. Is there any real difference between a ball and a dance?
 A. Yes. A ball is one of the most formal of all social functions, while a dance may be either elab- crate or simple, but it always lacks the formality of a ball.
 Q. What is the most important thing in the early training of a child?
 A. Obedience. A child must be taught to obey, or all subsequent training will be very difficult.
 o. When phoning for breakfast to be served in ones room at a ho- tel, for whom should one ask?
 A. Room service. please"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
w. s. PULLEN BACK
 FROM STATES TRIP

Just returned from two month trip through the States, w. s. Pull lien, General Manager of the Alas ka Electric Light and Power Co.,, lsays he lis back to stay for long ltime"
 While in Denver, he visited his daughter Elizabeth, to whom twins were born recently, one dying shortly after birth and the other passing away last Saturday.
 In Schenectady, New York, MT. Pullen visited his son Winfield who has been in the distributions ser |vice department of the General Electric plant there, for the last two years. Pullens Jr., will become a first class sales engineer when he finishes his training, and will probably have job with General Electric for life, his father said.
 Mrs. Pullen is in Denver and her return here is indefinite.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
MRS. WILLIAM RICK
 HOSTESS AT BRIDGE

Mrs. William Beck is hostess this afternoon at the gathering of the weekly bridge group, assembled at her home.
 Present are Mrs E. E. Slender, Mrs. Tom George, Mrs. Drew Paint CT, Mrs. Walter Robinson, Mrs. Dave Burnett, Mrs. Russell Cook, Mrs. Glenn Hymer and the hos tess. Refreshments were served late in the afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
LOOK and LEARN
 By A. c. Gordon

l. How fast does the pulse of q new born infant beat?
 2. Who was Midas?
 3. How long will a crow live il captivity?
 4. Do stars differ in color? B. Are Canada's fishing grounds more extensive than those of the United States? @
 ANSWERS
 l. 130 to 140 beats a minute. 2. A Greek mythical king whose touch turned everything to gold B. 100 years.
 A. Yes, varying from red to blue and white, caused by difference in temperature.
 5. Yes: Canada has the most ex- tensive fishing grounds of any country in the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
BAXTER FUNERAL TO
 BE HELD TOMORROW

Funeral services for J. R. Baxter, who passed away last week in St. Ann's Hospital, have been announc- ed for 2 D. m. tomorrow from the chapel of the Charles w. Garter Mortuary.
 Rev. John Cauble will officiate at the service which will be followed by interment in the Evergreen cemetery. MT. Baxter, well known in Juneau, where he made his home for many years, was ill for year and a half before his death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
20 Years Ago From The Empire
OCTOBER 27, 1917

Americas troops began fighting for their country Pershings artll- lery was bombarding the German trenches and artillery positions and
 his infantry occupied the first line | of trenches. The first American
 gun of the war was fire d at 6 I o'clock the morning of october 27 lat a German working party. The
 American infantrymen marched to their positions during the night l through the mud and rain and without the knowledge of the enc lmy. The Stars and Stripes were
 waving from trench after trench just several hundred yards distant from the nearest German trench.
 The Liberty Bond drive in Ju-
 neau should reach $200,0O0 soon, it
 was predicted by local bankers. AL
 aska Gastineau Mine employees had contributed $30,000 The Liberty Bond Dance, given by committee of Juneau women for the National Defense Council netted $130 with which a bond was purchased, and S1 ,000 in bond sales at the Liberty Bond booth at the dance, of which H. H. Post was in charge. Juneau Elks had voted to invest $200 in bonds. In Douglas, the Territorial Bank had taken in $20,000 for Liberty Bond subscriptions. Wran- geH had raised $25,000 at a large patriotic rally At Sitka $12,850 had been raised for Liberty Bonds, and of this amount $500 had been subscribed by IS Natives.
 Members of the Thane Athletic Club, noted as being royal enter tainers, were hosts to residents of Gastineau Channel at a dance ]. Mrs. Ralph Healy, with her daugh- ter Patricia, was returning to Ju- neau after visiting the family of her brother, Thomas Cole, at Wa terville, Washington.
 IA nine and one-half pound son arrived at St. Ann's Hospital for Mr. and Mrs. Grover c. Vim.
 Mesdames Allen Shattuck, Henry Shattuck, J. F. Mullen, J. R. Willis, Clarence Carpenter, R. G. Day, Rob- ert J. Cragg, G. D. Kingberg and the Misses Lillian Collins and Mona Graves. members of Juneau First Aid classes had passed examinations with high honors and had received certificates.
 ss Weather: Highest, 42; lowest 28; clear
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
BARR MAKES HOP
 TO ATLIN TODAY

Pilot Barr of the Alaska Air Transport returned late yesterday afternoon from island points with three passengers for Juneau. They were Mabel Paddy, from Hoonah; George Clothier, from Lisianski; and Jack Roehm from Chichagof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-10-27
HOLBROOK TO GIVE CHAMBER TOURIST PLAN TOMORROW.

A plan for getting more people to Alaska, and for use of the Ter ritory's recreational facilities will be outlined to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at its weekly lunch con tomorrow noon in Percy's Cafe