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Evening star., 1939-01-31
Awakened With Fishing Pole

EVANSTON, Ill. (P.-One way to
awaken William Zaiser, his wife and
two policemen learned, is to tickle
him-with a fishing pole.
Mrs. Zaiser was locked out and
persistent bell ringing didn't disturb
her husband, asleep in chair in the
living room.
She summoned two policemen,
who forced upon q window, but 1t
was too far above the ground for
them to enter. So they poked q
fishing pole through the window
and tickled zaiser In the ribs. He
awoke instantly.
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Trademark pulled
For U s. Patent Once
-By Mormon Marsh
BY Bud Fisher

others paths so often that the trail
was all mixed up.
But If Billy couldn't trust to his
nose he could trust to his ears. The
sound of scampering feet and thl
frightened squeaks told him wherS<.
the rats were. His eyes blazed with
the eager light of the hunter. and.
without even a glance at all the
queer things in that attic, things
such as he had never seen beforeru
Billy kept on after those rats.
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Evening star., 1939-01-31

hole that he felt too lazy to explore.
So he picked out the first comforta-
BILE looking place he came to and
there curled up for a nap.
When Billy awoke he couldn't at
first remember where he was. Then
he recalled the fish and how he had
slipped in under the shed floor.
Nov am here, I may as well find
out all about this place." thought
Billy and got to his feet. He yawned
and stretched and then began to
run around underneath the floor Of
the shed, using his nose, - he Al
Evening star., 1939-01-31
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

When Billy Mink slipped through
the hole under the floor of the shed
at the back of the farmers house
his one thought was to find COM
Portable place for a nap. He found
1t without any trouble. You know
Billy is not fussy and he can curl
up and sleep almost anywhere. He
had stuffed himself 30 with that fish
he had found Just outside Of the
Evening star., 1939-01-31

ways does. In no time at all a IA
miliar scent tickled his nose. "Ah,
hal" exclaimed Billy Mink. so this
is where those rats came when they
left the big barn! I'm not hungry,
but I certainly would enjoy a good
hunt. I haven't hunted anything
bigger. than a mouse for ever so
long"
Away Billy raced with his nose to
the ground, following the scent of
a rat. 1t didn't take him long to
find q nest under the shed floor.
But there was no one In that nest.
Evening star., 1939-01-31

could 60 he could go, and so he
followed, climbing up between the
walls of the house until at last he
reached the attic.
He could hear the scampering Of
many feet, and he could hear the
squeaks of fright, so he knew that
the rats knew he was there. Once
in the attic Billy found the rat scent
everywhere. It was useless to try to
follow with his nose because the rats
had crossed and recrossed each
Evening star., 1939-01-31

The rat smell was very strong, and
Billy knew that rats had been there
only a short time before. The fact
is, the rats who owned that nest had
discovered Billy Mink and had
promptly moved into the house.
Billy eagerly followed the trail. 1t
led him to the hole which led in
between the walls of the house.
Without hesitating a second Billy
popped through, following that
scent. It was a queer place. He had
never been in such . place before.
But Billy knew that where . rat
Evening star., 1939-01-31
LETTER-OUT
BY Fred Neher


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(N) NORMAI-MORAL (virtuous).
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21
Census Offices Located
At Grand RapidS.

Offices for the 18th Minnesota dis
trict, Bureau of the Census, have been
opened in Grand Rapids. The 18th
district comprises the counties of Itasca,
Carlton, Cook, Koochiching, Lake and
st. Louis, outside the city of Duluth.
Allen j. Doran has been chosen
supervisor and Edgar r. Mullins of
Coleraine, assistant supervisor. A for
mer Grand Rapids boy, Howard Doran,
is area manager in Minnesota, in gen.
eral charge of census work in 40
counties in the north two-thirds of the
state.
The census of business, manufactur-
ing and construction will begin on
January 2, 1910. There will be II
enumeratorS assigned to do the field
work in this district. The census of
population, farming and housing will
begin on April and large number of
enumerators will be employed. APP
plications received at the area office
have now been forwarded to the district
office at Grand Rapids. The II persons
to take the business census will be
chosen from applications received be-
fore December Il.
Arrangements can be made to have
speakers appear before business groups,
organizations, PTA clubs and other
groups to explain the census work and
aims. Applications for such speakers
should be made to Mr. Doran at the
district office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21
CUT MADE in
VALUATIONS
State Tax Commissioner Drops
Mining Property Valuations
in Three Counties.

The taxable valuation of all mining
property in Minnesota for 1899 was
fixed at $195, $4,000 on Monday by
State Tax Commissioner c. Howard
Spaeth, a decrease of approximately
$3,112,000 compared with the preceding
year.
approximately $3,O21, 900 of the nes
decrease occurred in st. Louis county
and $251,0 in Itasca county. The
valuation was increased about $50, 900
in Crow Wing county.
The equalization made as of May /,
1889, and pertaining to both ore in the
ground and on stock piles on that date
were confined in virtually all instances
to physical changes in properties since
the assessment year 1888.
These changes show reductions in
st. Louis county aggregating $3.50 900
due to approximately 100000 tons CT
ore mined during the season of 1885,"
Spaeth said. These reductions are
offset in part by assessments made on
ore mined and in stock piles, May l.,
1889, assessed as personal property
Reductions of approximately $3.50, 900
were made on decreased tonnage re-
serves and Redistribution of rates.
Offsetting this, however, were increased
valuations of approximately $1,2OO,OOO
due to revised estimates and changes
in rates of assessments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21
English, French Students
Write of War Conditions

They apparently are conscious Of the
great cost of their struggle to Crush
Hitlerism" and of the sacrifices that
they may be called upon to make.
"If I were you should hope fer
vently to keep out of it," an 18-year-
old English boy wrote, "for as much
as I would like to see Hitlerism crushed
I am afraid that the number of lives
it is going to cost will not make it
worth WHILE"
This same young man states that
among his other school duties he has
"class to look after between breaks
in classes. I have to keep them out
of mischief, and in event of an air raid
i, together with their form master,
must see them safely to the shelters
within five minutes of the warning,
taking the registrar with me-"
War, however, has not entirely upset
his normal routine, for he writes much
of athletics, and closes his letter by
saying that st am off to the football
match to spend another happy Sat-
urday afternoon"
A French boy writes with confidence
that France and England will over
whelm Germany and Hitlerism," be-
cause they possess better materials and
better trained soldiers.
"All the nations in the world are
normally with us, and we know that
the ocean would not stop you in case
of need" he continued.
"I have many relatives who are
! fighting, three cousins and two uncles
My father, who is captain in the army
reserves, Che is As years old and made
the whole war of 1914-18) is modified
as the captain of administration Of
the military hospital at Saint Yrieise
MY classes are filled by new pupils
coming in from the evacuated areas
Part of my school is converted into 6
military hospital"
The war upset his plans to have hi!
| father teach him how to hunt, for HI
writes that without this wretched war
I intended to begin on the next year."
A North Ireland boy of Is years wrote
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21
Seek State Leadership
In Conservation Matters

connection several experts are at work
writing pamphlets on such subjects as
for example, feeding of wild game, fish
propagation, refuge work, etc.
RADIO PROGRAMS, SPEAKERS
In addition to these pamphlets and
other publications, the department is
providing public information by means
OF a speakers bureau employing several
people who travel over the state adj
dressing public schools, club gatherings
and other groups asking for such speak
erS. This bureau also provides motion
pictures dealing with conservation
subjects. Both speakers and films are
free for the asking. Weekly radio pro-
grams are put on, the latest launched
on Dec O. 1t is entitled Conservation
Conversation" with Thomas M Kelley
noted chalk talk lecturer and carton
list. as master of ceremonies. 1t is on
the air every Saturday from 4:30 to
4:45 p. m.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21

USE THE MINER WANT ADS!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21

at length of his plans for entering the
civil service or the Indian civil service,
and then added that "since the war
broke out, it is doubtful if they will
ever be carried out"
There is CONSUMPTION compulsory
military service between the ages of 10
and As years. in Great Britain, but
there is hardly likely to be any here.
However, hundreds are joining the
colors of their own free will If the
war drags on for another two years,
I am afraid will be away too.
AT present boys under the age of 20
are not being sent to France, but they
will be in the course of time +. There
can be no end to this war until there
is an end to Hitler"
His letter, as did the others, deplored
the fact that he had written so seri-
ously, and added that ST find myself
scarcely able to talk of anything but
the war;"
A 15-year-old English girl writes that
except that we carry our gas masks
and coats with us wherever we go,
school is now quite as usual"
1--WE have already had several air
raid alarms, but they were only prac-
tices and nothing came of them. We
have eight shelters, each taking care
of so people, and we all think of the
alarms as a nice break in the lessons
I'VE in England all feel bitter against
Hitler, but we do not blame the German
people for the conflict. Most of us are
glad that we are out of the suspense
now for we at least know where we
are"
She names eight of her favorite movie
stars, with Annabella and Enrol Flynn
being the only ones of European origin
Tyrone Power and Deanna Durbin
headed the list.
A letter from a 19-year-old senior
student in a Swedish school, written
just a month ago, made no mention OF
the war. Speaking of Scouting, basket
ball, and motion pictures now showing
at theatres in this country-and in
Sweden, too-hiS letter might have
originated anywhere in Minnesota.
Correspondence has also been carried
on with students in the Territory Of
Hawaii and the Philippines.
The MINER SELLS Every Thursday
At the ELY NEWS STORE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21
LAST MANS
CLUB ELECTS
Ely Members Prevented From
Attending by Icy Condition
of Roads, Saturday.

Owing to the dangerous condition of
the icy roads and the illness of Jacob
L. Pete, one of the mainstays in the
of the Last Mans Club, no
Ely members attended the meeting of
the club held in Hibbing on Saturday
evening. The meeting was held in the
Hibbing Memorial building.
Officers chosen for the coming year
were Albert Bergstein, Duluth, president
and Judge Clarence B. Stone, Duluth,
vice president. Alfred E. Johnson, Vir-
ginia, a former resident of this city,
was elected to lifetime term as sec
Approximately 125
members from Duluth and other Min
nesota communities attended. Duluth
was selected for the meeting next year.
Following the banquet a general
social was held in the Soldiers Club
rooms at the building. At the social
gatherisg box of imported French
wine sent to the organization by w. A.
Johnson, Stockton, California, also a
former resident of this city and mem
Der, was distributed.
A letter from Colonel William H.
Tobin, San Francisco, was read to the
club and during the evening a telegram
was received from Col. Tobin extending
his wishes for successful meeting and
a promise that he would attend the 1910
gathering.
Raymond j. Kelly, national COM
mander of the American Legion, was
named an honorary member after a
communication from him was read
kilograms were sent by the club to
both Mr.. Kelly and Col. Tobin.
The rare bottle of champagne, which
is being preserved for the two surviving
members was displayed during the
meeting and was returned to Mr.. John
sons custody for safe keeping.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21

AS the people of Minnesota are be-
coming increasingly conservation mind
ed, they are getting to depend more and
more on the state conservation depart
ment for leadership in all activities
the preservation and promotion of ma
tural resources call for.
This is evidenced in various ways, but
particularly by the large stacks Of mail
which daily pour into the various di-
visions asking for information and
guidance relative to both local and
statewide projects. To handle this mail
entails an enormous amount of work by
large groupSof stenographers, clerks
and research workers if these con,mu-
nications are to be answrede promptly
and provide the information requested.
MANY WANT TO KNOW
This is one phase which alone makes
the routine of the six divisions of the
department very much of a year-around
schedule, covering every working day
throughout the IL months. Winter af-
fordS no letup, since then much time is
required to plan for the intense act
ivity the rest of the years program calls
for. This, during the year just draw
ing to close, included stocking state
waters with about one billion fish fry
and fingerlings; Matching, raising and
distributing close to 10000 upland game
birds; distribution of about 100000
young trees from the state nurseries
and the conduct of an intensive drive
to attract tourists and new settlers in
Minnesota.
EXPERT CARE REQUIRED
Then there is the ever-present prob
lem of how to most effectively pro-
test and promote maximum propagation
of the fish, game birds and other fauna
comprising the states wildhfe resources
This calls for much expert planning and
large amount of skilled and manual
labor. This involves more than 10000
lakes, in excess of 80 parks, several
game refugees and number of roadside
game SanctuarieS. 1t includes provid-
ing food in emergencies for much of the
wildlife in the forest, and keeping count
of the game and other animals so as
to maintain the necessary balance.
Since almost all of these activities
require large measure of public CO.
operation if they are to produce max
imum results, it is necessary at all times
for the various divisions to carry or
educational work designed to keep the
people informed with respect to what il
| H.; ~,
jectives, as well as what they can do
individually and collectively, to promote
the cause Of conservation. In thi!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21
Tell Memorial School Pupils
What Conflict Has Done
to School Life.

Going to school in Europe under
wartime conditions has its hardships
and tribulations, according to the in
ternational correspondence carried on
by the Memorial high school American
history class under the direction Of
Miss Gunhild Paulson.
Letters received here by the high
school history students, who exchange
correspondence with students in Eur
opean countries, tell of the AFRAID
drills, the gas masks they must continu-
ally carry with them, and of relatives
who are at the front.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21
Doctors Propose Tests
To Curb Drunk DriUing.

A uniform statewide test for drunk
an essential step in the control of
drunken driving by a committee Of
Minnesota doctors.
The doctors have been Studying the
problem of the drinking driver at the
special request of the House of Dele
gates of their association and it is their
opinion, as expressed in the preliminary
report just released, that the only eff
fective way to find and curb the drink
ing driver is to make use of one Of the
several accurate scientific tests for
alcohol and use it routinely whenever
there is a possibility that drinking may
have played part in the accident.
Drunkenness plays major part in
motor accident fatalities in Minnesota,
the report declares. More than one
fourth of all drivers involved in high
way deaths during October in Mime
sofa were known to have been drinking
and the probability is based upon ex-
tenSive surveys made elsewhere, that
many Of the others had been drinking
enough to effect their judgment and
alertnesS even though, in the absence
of any accurate test, they were not
recognized as under the influence Of
alcohol by the authorities. The test
is needed also to eXonerate the occa-
Sional driver who is the victim Of some
other condition such as inSulin shock
or an over dose of the barbiturates and
who is likely to give every appearance
of intoxication.
twenty-five sUaJes nave now estab-
ished standard test for Drunkenness
in their laws, according to the COM
mittee. A careful study Of all of the
tests used in these states will be made
by a subcommittee of laboratory ex-
pertS, it was announced, with view
to making definite recommendations.
In the meantime the committee Of
fered it's cooperation to the State High
way Department to curb accident
deaths
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21

The MINER SELLS Every Thursday
At the ELY NEWS STORE!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-21

Asparagus Since Roman Times
Asparagus has been known and
priced as food from earliest Roman
times.
La gaceta., 1939-10-06

Los comunistas de este pals
como muy bien dijera ell pro-
fesor Hicks, no pudiend0 de-
fender inteligentemente la con
Quota de Stain. la defender
"estdpidamnte."
Hablan de imperialism los
que apoyan a Stain, a TODD
trance, en- contra de sus debe-
res como ciudadanos democra-
ticos; hablan de Imperialism
los que pretenden convertir a
las organizaciones obreras en-
Instruments de MoscG hablan
de imperialism los que Sc fro
tan las manos de %contento por
la invasion de Polonia y ell tri-
turamiento de Estonia y Lat
VIA.
Ell comunismo Sc mantiere
fiel a Stain, pero traiciona ell
principle de la "no-agresi6n"
v Marcia hacia su ruina.
A los hombres no Sc les pue-
de enganar cuald0 son HON.
bres que aman Ia lioretad.
La gaceta., 1939-10-06
Los conciertos de Toscanini Sc
trasmitiran nuevamente por
onda corta a la America
Hispana

Nueva York, 0ctubre 6.-La
RCA Victor-Nationa BroadcaS-
ting Company, por medic de sus
estaciones de onda corta WRCA
Y WNBI transmitira nuevameE
te a hero America los concier-
tos de la Orquesta Sinf6nica de
la NBC, dirigidos por Ell Macs
trO Arturo Toscanini.
I'm concert especial de o
bras de Beethoven sera dido ell
Lunes 13 de Noviembre, de %
a "a 80, bora de Nueva Nork.
DeSpues de una corta a~usencia,
Ell Maestro Toscanini regresara
a la NBC para dar su segunda
serie de conciertos semanales
que sera oida mas tarde en- Ia
temporada.
ToScanini pas6 ell mes de A,
gosto dirigiendo en- ell Festiva.
International de Musica en- LII.
cerna, Suiza, y ACADIA de regre.
Sar a los Estados Unidos parS
dirigir su tercera temporada d,
conc;ertos con la Orquesta Sin.
f6nica de la MIC.
La gaceta., 1939-10-06

americans. Ell hundimiento
del vapOr, segGn ell almirante
Raeder, seria realizado por
una repetici6n de las circuns-
tancias que marcaron la perdi-
da del vapor Athena. Dedi
cado anteriormente al conner
clio de cabotaje, ell vapOr fu5
contratado recientemente por
la Comisi6n Martina para re
patriar a americanOs sorpren-
didos en- Europa por ell comien
70 de la guerra, Salio ell vapor
de Irlanda, el dfa 2 de octu-
bre, con una lista de pasajeros
americanos. Como una MEDIA
de precauci6n, un guardacos-
tas Y varios barcOs de guerra
encontraran a csc vapor en- ell
mar Y lie acompaharan hasta
un puerto americana.
Todavia mas, ell captain del
vapor ha sido informado de la
nota Official del almirantaZQo
aleman y sc ha pedido haga
un cuidadoso registro en- ell bu-
que, en- busca de explosives.
TODD ell conjunto de esta in
formation Sc ha trasmitido
tambi6n a los jefes de las es.
cuadras inglesa y francesa.
n. Rel Troquois" es un
vapor muy conocido en- Tam
pa, propiedad de la compahia
Clyde Mallory. Fue c%onstruido
ell aho 1927. Tiene un largo de
1874 pies, un ancho de 62, y 10
manda el captain Edward A.
Chelton, con los oficiales Sa
muel Pollard, John Mclean
Eliv Norvik, Ernest Hoover,
Thomas Fleming, William Nc
Laughlin, Peter sapicola, Ed.
La gaceta., 1939-10-06
Hitler ofrece la paz' sin terminus de
paz a la usanza nazi
Ell dictator destaca la union con Russia


LONDRES, Octubre GA
cast TODD ell mundo Sc trasmi-
tic hoy por la radio ell discurSo
del canciller aleman Hitler
En- los Estados Unidos sc ira
ducia ell discurso, en- sus par
ties principales, Segun era tras-
mitido.
Sin ofrecer terminus de paz,
como 81 la paz consintiera ell
la aceptaci6n de todos sus pun
tos de vista, ell dictador ale
man dijo que extendia la ma
no a los Aliados, pero que 81
estos la rechazaban la guerra.
seguiria Y terminaria con una
victoria alemana.
Hablando en- tono suave So
bre los horrores de la guerra
desatada por 81, manifesto que
sus o~piniones pud.eran inter
pretarse como una cobardia,
pero que muy POGO lie impor-
taba ell parecer de los otros.
LA historic del mundo prue
ba que en- la guerra iamas ha
habido dos victoriosos, pero 81
derrOtados y no vencedOres.
Alemania no podra ser con-
quistada por la fuerza de las
armas y es infantil pensar ell
la desintegracion de nuestro
pueblo"
Como cuando ell discurso de
la Sudeten, ofreci6 que va no
reclamara nuevos territories,
con la exception de sus viejas
demands coloniales. Alema-
MIA Y la Russia Soviet, juntas,
aliviaran uno de Dos mas agu-
dos peligros de Europa, ira
zando una IONA de paz EN- ell
oriente de Europa.
No tengo designios sobre
Rumania, La Ukrania o Dina
marca.
A mOdo de amenaza declare
La gaceta., 1939-10-06
LA ~FEDERACION AMERICA
MA FORMA UNA LIGA PA
RIA COMBATIR Ell COMU-
NISMO, Ell NAZISMO Y
Ell FASCISMO

Cincinnati, oct. 6.-La Fede-
deraci6n Americana del Traba-
jo ha tornado una Liga en- Pro
de los Derechos Humanos, la Ii
bertad y la Democracia y decla.
ra que su principal finalidad Sc
ra combatir el comunismo, e.
fascismO Y Ell nazismo.
La Liga procurara que los a.
gentes de Stain pierdan los
.puestos que tienen en- las orga-
nizaciones obreras, las escuelas
y Oficinas pdblicas. "Vamos a
movilizar a los trabajadOres a
m~ericanos en- contra de la pro.
paganda totalitaria".
Matso Vol fue nombradc
p~residente. Forman parte de u
Liga para combatir los "ismo5''
ademas de Vol, los lideres D..
vid Dubinsky, de la poderosa Ir
ternational Ladies Garment
Workers Union; jeremiah T
Mahoney, exjuez de la Corte ST.
prema del Estado de New York.
y Edward f. McGrady, ex sub
secretario del trabajo.