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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-25

Twisting Of thought and emotional
currents
Expressed in apparent hypocrisies-
AS when an Alpine paperhanger-
Bases his "rationalizing' on Aryan
presuppositions-
Or congenital atheists find them
selves
In sympathy with Thor and Wotan-
Hating Jehovah because he is for
eign god
Most frightful of all is the blood
lust
Sure index of the primal beast
Ruthless toward both friend and
foe
Most curious puzzle of all appears
In concatenation of modern intelli-
, gence-
With blind spots of tribal super
SIltlOIlo--
Mental periods blanked by egotistic
hallucination-
Inevitably resulting in disorder of
emotions
In anarchy of day-to-day kaleido-
scope of relations
Assuming greatly, that the intel
lectual functions of nation
Can be expressed and typified-
BY the cunning, twisted logic and
audacity--
Of paranoiac brain.
49,
| Possession of modern mechanisms
by this ruthless thing
| Which turns to uses anti-human--
| Top products Of centuries OF
science-
| Gives unexpected power to the mad
nation
Which with recalcitrance uncon,
ceived--
| Smashes all inhibitions which haye
contributed
To the building and perfection Of
machines
Threatens to make raw material Of
human flesh and blood
Wherewith to fashion its astounding
empire
Menacing an incredulous world
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-25
Truths POndered While
Riding at
Anchor
"Then gently scan
your brother man
BY Mr.. Modestus

Atavism-
Intermittent heredity"
When evolution slips cog
In development of an individual or
nation
When civilization stalls, facing the
primal anarchist beast
Jungle energy upsurging past con-
trolls set by human association
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-25

The return of the American ambas-
sador from Berlin, even though not
formally recalled, is distinct rebuke
to the Nazi government. President
Roosevelt's words on the question, en-
phasize that rebuke. Eespecially these:
II myself could scarcely believe that
such things could occur in twentieth
century civilization"
AS matter of fact, the mobbing and
robbing and persecution of the Jews
and the mobbing of Catholic prelates
did not occur in twentieth century
civilization. Macaulay speaks of the
evil deeds of a government (which has
the strength of civilization without its
mercy" He never had such an ex-
ample as the Nazi government would
furnish him now
For as plain statement of fact, the
Nazi government has taken leave of
every attribute of civilization, except
its power. Using all the agencies, both
productive and destructive, that mod
ern science has placed at the disposal
of man, it is conducting prosecutions
the like of which have not been seen in
any part of Europe west of Poland
since the Thirty Years War ended in
1648.
The Nazi Minister of Economics,
Walter Funk, says that $800,000,000
of wealth owned by Jews, about one
third of the total wealth owned by
Jews in Germany, has been confscated.
And the S400,00O,0O0 fine levied on
German Jews because of the shooting
of Nazi official is still to be collected.
Funk summed up his work in the
words:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-25
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

"The measures thus far taken will
permit complete exclusion of Jews
from the business world"
In addition to the savagery of it,
Funk's statement confirms the re-
peated stories that Hitler is having
hard time getting cash.
In spite of all disturbances in the
international field, British trade union
membership has increased more than
100000 in the last year, and now
stands at 1851 900.
Except for the World War, that is
the highest membership British unions
ever reached.
While union membership grows, the
number of British unions declines.
There are now 1893 unions in Britain,
49 fewer than five years ago. Twelve
unions have nearly half the total mem
bership, and DO have more than three
quarters of it.
With this fact in mind, the fact that
British workers are getting more and
more angry and disgusted with the
British foreign policy has large mean
ing. The last bulletin received from
the Trade Union Congress, with head
quarters in London, contains scath-
ing denunciation of the Munich agree
ment, and contains the definite charge
that Britain and France, under Cham
berlain's leadership, threatened mill
tary measures against Czechoslovakia
if she resisted.
"Czechoslovakia was like person
held down by his friend SO that his
attackers can rob him BETTER" says
the bulletin.
Which is still held by it's traditions
of decency
With catastrophes of Schrecklich-
kait-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-25

Which is still held by it's traditions
of decency
With catastrophes of Schrecklich-
keit--
Not even yet believed
The normal world cannot accept the
logic
Which now appears in its great
arena, in control
Of this Implemented Monster.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-25

The handwriting on the wall is
usually Greek to most Of us.
The Washington times., 1938-03-21
NO Man Like the FIrSt"
By RUDOLF SHOOK

nETER AsHwORTH late, deliberately, for Maria
i Coves dinner She would he knew forgive him gladly
in return for single worthless confidence and being late
would give him an advantage Fanny.
The Washington times., 1938-03-21

Fanny's unknown husband to the
world-famous playwright.
1t was easy for them to slip
away, for everyone was studiously
not noticing. They walked around
the swimming pool. then lay in
long chairs beside it.
Its almost romantic" he told
her, seeing you again after all
these years."
Its always interesting, seeing
old friends, to say nothing of old
lovers"
Are old lovers more fun?"
Less. There's usually some
thing left of an old friend, rarely
of lover. They're like two peo-
ple."
What about a husband?"
He lighted her cigarette.
Fanny. we were married too
young. We might have stuck it
out, if we hadn't been so poor"
Il didn't mind being poor"
You were always nice about it.
But I was such a damned fool,
wasting my time trying to startle
the world with something pro.
found"
Il liked that, too"
If I hadn't, though, if I'd
started earlier to write what the
public wants, we could have trav.
eled, had little fun, instead Of
sitting in little apartment, wash,
ing dishes and fighting"
We've Travelled now"
Eyes, we have. We ought to be
happy-neither Of us has done
badly"
I'VE have enough money, and
know the right people, if that's
what you mean"
isn't that something?"
"Of course"
There was silence.
Il wonder what would have hap
pened." she said, "if you had gone
on being earnest, and determined
to write what you used to call "a
really significant play"
I'D have starved long ago. It's
true my plays are hardly signifi-
cant "a pompous thing to be, any.
way), but they're popular and
they make money"
Ayn nrAN rTrrr rTDcr
And that's what you always
wanted"
Among other things" he an
swered. But you'd never,
when I first knew you, have ex-
pected you to turn up with three
husbands.
She laughed. I'D have been sur
prised myself"
Were you in love with them
all?"
IT must have BEEN"
Then why did you divorce them
the other two?"
The same thing happened to
them all"
THE thing you said was hap
pening to me-"
"Yes. You all wanted to make
a living, and a very good one.
None of you were interested in
living"
Fanny, darling, that's what I'm
saying. If we'd had more money" !"
But we didn't"
Tell me one thing" he begged,
"for my own silly satisfaction.
Have you ever loved any one else
as much as you loved me?"
She paused, turned to him.
Are you documenting?" she
asked lightly. Then, mo, I
haven't. II one of your plays you
hit upon a wonderful little pro
fundity. Not very original, per
haps, but true. Which one of
your glittering women said wearily,
There's no man like the first?'
"Mady Sigmund! You remem-
bert"
"She was right. You were the
first. I'll never love anyone else
half so much as I loved you"
His heart leaped, and he put an
arm around her shoulder and
drew her close.
Darling, that's what I've been
hoping since I saw you first this
evening. Can't we have another
try? Won't you marry me again?
After all, I am the first!"
She drew away, not coldly, but
with reserve.
mo, darling" she said, you
were the first"
There was a moment before he
understood what she meant.
THE END.
The Washington times., 1938-03-21
GUESTS THAT COUNT

When they moved into the gar
den the moon had come up. It
made Peter AShworth feel that the
scene was unreal, as unsubstantial
as Time. He might have made the
Jump, under the same moon, from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03

completing a tour of the west and
northwest. He is now requesting the
newspapers he worked on so years ago
to give him one more days work as he
re-enacts the tour and covers the same
towns Among Scheer's associates in
the old days were James Whitcomb
Riley, Bill Nye, and Robert Ingersoll.
He was reporter and rode on the
stolen Coxey's Army train, among other
adventures. One of the papers he
worked ON was the Staples World, and
the present editor, Howard Sims, has
guaranteed him a job for one more
day on the tour. Mr. Scheer's letter to
the World follows: Respectfully request
ONE more days work on your news
paper, same assignment that held half
century ago, with your cooperation in
my endeavor to demonstrate that life
really starts at 40; that a healthy,
normal man is at his best between the
ages of 40 and 60 and that men of my
age, in good health should enjoy count
less blessings from his Creator and
carry on with all the enthusiasm of
flaming youth"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
Christian EndedUOr to
Conduct Training School.

On February IL, IL and Is, some 800
Christian Endeavor societies repre-
senting SO different denominations in
Minnesota will send representatives to
the Minnesota Training School in Min
neapoliS alt the Knox Presbyterian
church. Ely is figuring on sending a
delegation.
The speakers will be DR.. Sverre Nor
berg, professor of philosophy at the
University of Minnesota and lecturer at
Augsburg Seminary who will speak on
the subject ''The Secret of the Apostolic
Soldiers" Dr. Robert l.. Mayer, dean of
Northwestern Bible and Missionary
Training School and Northwestern
Evangelical Seminary; Reverend Will
liam Cook, missionary and Christian
Endeavor worker in Assam, and DR..
Samuel Miller, dean of the Lutheran
Bible Institute. The theme of the con-
ference will be ARISE, Shine" lisa COL
In addition to the round-table dis
cuSsionS and talks, there will be a
banquet at the First Baptist church
featuring the fiftieth anniversary of
the Minnesota Christian Endeavor
Union.
Music will be furnished by orchestras
of the Stuart Memorial Presbyterian
and Aldrich Avenue Presbyterian
churches of Minneapolis; Minehahs
Academy choir, and many individual
and small groups from around the state
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL,
APPOINTMENT OR REPRESENTA-
TIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

State of Minnesota, County of St
LouiS-SS.
IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of Frances
Strukel, Decedent.
It Is Ordered that the petition for
| admission to probate of an instrument
filed herein purporting to be the last
will and testament of said decedent and
the issuance of letters testamentary
| thereon to Frank v. Strukel be heard
before this Court in the Probate Court
Room in the Court House in Duluth
Minnesota, on Monday, February 18th
1888, at nine o'clock A. M, and that all
persons interested then show cause, if
any they have, why said petition should
not be granted.
1t Is Ordered that all creditors of the
decedent file their claims in this court
within four months from the date here
of, and that said claims be heard and
adjudicated on Tuesday, May oath, 1888
at ten o'clock A. M, by the Court in
the Probate Court Room in the Court
House in Duluth, Minnesota.
Witness the HON. VIM. j. ARCHER
Judge of Probate Court, this 18th day
of January, 1898.
(Seal of Probate Court
T. j. Carey, Attorney for Petitioner
Ely, Minnesota. 1-20-27 2-3
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
ELY JAYSEES
BOW TO HIBBING
Ore Diggers Annex Victory on
Long Shots in Last Few
Moments of Play.

Displaying long shot accuracy in the
final quarter after Ely had gone into
the lead, the league-leading Hibbing
Junior College basketball team eked out
a 36 to SO victory over the Ely Jaysees
in a game played at Hibbing, Friday
evening.
Both teams played good ball through
the first half with the Hibbing five
holding distinctive edge to lead at the
half, "a to Is. Elys attack began to
function in the third and made inroads
on the Cardinals lead until they were
but one point behind going into the
last frame. Squirting in the final canto,
Ely jumped into 81 to % lead but
were unable to hold it as Hibbing
dropped in several long shots to go in
front again. At that stage Of the game,
Ely lost Stenlund and Fink on personal
fouls to weaken both the attack and
defense. Hibbing protected its slim
margin in the closing moments of the
game.
Thune of Hibbing was the high scorer
of the game with II points gained on
five goals and a free throw. For Ely,
Stenlund and Mayerle with four buckets
each, led the scoring while Stukel
chalked I'D seven points.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
Rooster Sets Record
In Corn Eating Game

Mapleton-The argument grew hot
around the corner cigar store at Maple
ton, and there was only one way to
settle the question of How much corn
can rooster eat?" So they borrowed
Oscar" huge red rooster owned by
Aaron DUNN. Oscar went hungry all
day, so he was in fine form for the
corn-eating contest, and when the bat
tie started betting was free with odds
of two to one that the rooster couldn't
eat 40 grains of corn minute for Is
minutes. But the ''bookies" in this
case had underestimate Oscar.
Spurred on by the yells of his hackers
Battling Oscar went to work. Peck!
peck! peck! Without a pause, Oscar
downed the kernels, and as the amazed
spectators watched, he downed total
of TIL kernels in Is minutes for a
worlds record average of 81 kernels a
minute! Hail Champion Oscar.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
Ding" Cartoon NettLes
Police Officers Group.

A cartoon, printed in the Duluth
papers a few days ago in which the
cartoonist, Ding" depicted and COM
pared local police officers with national
Omen did not set so well with the
police departments.
Douglas Nankervis, chief of police OF
this city, who is the president of the
Arrowhead Police Officers association
took up the cudgel for the police of his
association in the following letter to
the News Tribune in which he said:
In your paper of January Is,
noticed a cartoon by Ding" which
seems to me rather out of place. APP
parently I not only noticed this, but
many other police Officers in this dis
trict have noticed it and they have
called me in reference to the same
I am writing this not only personally
but also.i in my capacity as president OF
the Arrowhead Peace officers associ-
alton.
I'VE all protest against such cartoon
and the effect it will have upon the
minds of the public. Certainly you re-
alize that whenever federal officer is
forced into any locality on a crime
which involves federal question, he re-
ceives all the cooperation possible from
local peace agencies. You also realize
that the federal officers are not con-
fined in their jurisdictions as We are
inasmuch as when federal question
is presented their jurisdiction extends
throughout the United States.
I'VE, as local police officers, cannot
understand your running such a car
toon. Either you are not conversant
with the law relative to the jurisdiction
of police officers or you allowed this
cartoon to slip by you without giving
the same the requisite amount OF
thought.
1--WE hope that you will do everything
that you can to nullify the unquestionec
| damage that such a cartoon can do tt
the regulations of local police officer:
not only in this locality but in every
locality in the United States"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
August The Great" to
Display Fedts of Magic,

August the Great" will give per-
Torrance at the Pink Hall on Sunday
evening, February 6. He states that his
repertoire this year will comprise fifty
new European novelties. One of these
novelties is supposed to be an exclusive
feature of August the Great known as
"India's Greatest Mystery" produced
with twelve swords.
In speaking of his appearance on the
stage again after years absence,
August informed the writer that he had
a vision while on his way to the
Aladdin Home" by which his residence
is known, and that the vision styled it.
self H. Howard Thurston
He was advised to go on with his pro-
fession and the vision further stated
II know there is talent here in the city
and August the Great is the greatest
magician there is with real talent"
The show on Sunday will also feature
the Harmonica TWisters. Doors open
at 1885, with the performance slated to
begin at o'clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
Vaccination Only Lasts
Seven Years at Most,

Everybody who has not been vac
cinated within the last seven years
should be protected against small poS
this year.
Members of the committee on public
health education of the Minnesota
State Medical association issue this
recommendation because small pox is
prevalent in Minnesota this year
Figures show that 655 people had small
pox in Minnesota in 1887 Of these
only IA had been vaccinated within the
last seven years. Twenty-Five had been
vaccinated more than seven years be-
fore and all the rest had never been
vaccinated at all.
Vaccination against small pox is
simple and it provides virtually perfect
protection for seven years against the
disease. To neglect so simple a pro-
lection, especially in an epidemic year
is called inexcusable by the committee
On the whole, the cases have beer
mild and only two deaths were re.
ported in 1887; but death is not the
only thing to fear in small pox Life
long Disagreement may be the price Of
careleSSneSS and neglect of vaccination
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
Church Burns
$4,000 Notes.

Notwithstanding as Henry Ward
Beecher said "a church debt is the
devils salary" members of the Mime
tonka Union church celebrated New
Years eve by burning $4,000 worth of
notes, building mortgage acquired ten
years ago. Members of the church de-
cided that after the New Years bells
started pealing out their gladdening
message of another year, they would
definitely, decisively and deliberately
cut the horned demon from its payroll
No longer was the ghost of a veteran
bill to hover around the slumbers of
the little church and its so members
On New Years eve at an impressive
ceremony at the church all the mem
bers who had part in clearing away
the last $1,000 carried lighted fire
brands, marched single file past the
altar, cast their flaming torches into a
single pile into which all the paid-off
notes, tied together, were flung into
the fire. And now the church is free
from debt. Ten years ago it acquired
a $4,000 building mortgage. Little by
little, this amount was paid off by the
handful of faithful members until but
$1,000 remained. May 9, 1887, the con-
gregation decided something should be
done to completely clear the church and
campaign of free subscription was
started. The money came rolling in
in varying amounts, even though no
"high-pressure" was used and there was
no compulsion. There were no money
making bazaars, carnivals, church sup
pers, raffles, or long-term pledges. 1t
was all free giving on the part of the
members and friends of the church.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
Dolores June Thomas
Has Birthday Party.

The seventh birthday of Dolores June
Thomas was observed Saturday after
noon at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ D. Thomas
Entertainment consisted of games
with prizes awarded to Jean Buckley
Evelyn Kivipelto and 10 Ann Serson.
Refreshments were served with large
valentine cake furnishing the center
piece.
Other guests present were Rose Mary
Tauzell, Eleanor Ellefsen, Louise Serson,
Carold Ann Lassi Dona Mae Hall, Ethel
Seiga, Avis June Hall, Helen Maxi,
Theresa Kapsch and Shirley Ann
Thomas. Out-of-town guests were the
aunt of Dolores, Miss Rose Serson, and
her cousin, Leonard Lakosky of Vir-
ginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-02-03
DISTRICT PIT A
Meeting SET
Building for Peace" Theme
Chosen for Group Session
of Parent-Teachers.

Announcements have been sent out
by Mrs. Victor Vanhalla, Mountain
Iron, in regard to the district confer
ence of the Parent-Teacher association
in Duluth on Saturday, April 80.
The theme chosen for this meeting
is Building for Peace" Mrs. A. E.
Mcmillan, Duluth, program chairman
for the conference, states that Mrs. H.
W. MacNeil, state music chairman, will
be present at the meet.
The Ely Parent Teacher Council has
chosen February 10th as the date for
the annual Founders Day joint meet
ing. An interesting program is planned
for this event.
Friends of education in Minnesota
over WCCO which began Wednesday
and for which many of the most noted
educators of the state will be present
and broadcast.
The dates for these broadcasts are
given as February 2, 9, 16 and %; March
2, 9, 16, %, 80, and April 6. Carol R
Reed, superintendent of the Mime
apolis schools opened the program at
els last evening.
On the 9th, G. A. ProSser, director OF
Dunwoody Institute, will be on the pro-
gram. On the Is, j. G.. barley, re-
search counselor of the State Univer-
sity, will be the speaker. On the 23rd
F. H. Finch, director of rehabilitation
of the state department will speak or
Guidance for the Handicapped"
The speakers for the March broad.
casts are Mary Gwen Owens, director
of Manchester College; Harl l.. Douglass
of the college Of education of the uni.
versity; John G. Rockwell, commissions
of education; Fred Anderson, personne
director of the Twin City Rapid Tran.
sit Company; G. H. Sandberg, super.
intendent of the Rochester public
schools; R. r. Sorenson, superintendent
of the Tracy public schools.
The program in its entirety deals with
educational and vocational guidance. I
IS directed primarily to junior anc
senior high school pupils, but teachers
parents and members of boards of edu
cation also will find it stimulating
Listeners are invited to send question:
to the North Star School, WCCO, Min
neapoliS, for any of the listed speaker
to answer. So far as time will permit
questions will be answered. To secur
consideration, questions should be sen
at least one week in advance of date o
broadcast.