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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-11
Behind-the-Scenes Workmen
Smooth Path for Sovereigns
On American Trip This Month
White House Solves Its Banquet Problem;
French Canadian Barber Prepares
To Tackle the Royal Whiskers.
By WILLIAM MASTERSON

John Public just puts his hat and goes travelling But
when Their Maeses King George and Queen Elizabeth
for months junket North America there's enough
busting to shame dozen circuses From London
Vancouver from Toronto Washington hands have
been smoothing the bumps since last autumn making certain
that Brtan's sovereign couple will have sailing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-11
Jaffa Road Miniature PicadiIly

Part of the street outside the
Jaffa gate caters to the lighter side
of life with gayly Lit cafes, moving
picture establishments and shops
with windows filed with articles
which appeal to human vanity. In
the evening, when the offices are
closed and the sidewalks are filed
with young men and women taking
the air, this section of the Jaffa road
assumes the appearance of a minia-
ture Piccadilly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-11

Obtaining fhe Appetite vifamin
We know for example that when
the appetite is poor, there may
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-11
Menke's Claims

Menke, perhaps the nations out
standing authority, summons logic
to prove that % baseball was
evolved from the British game Of
cricket and, in a crude way, was
played in this country before
Doubleday was born. (2) The game
was played in perhaps score of
cities long before it was known to
Cooperstown. 90 In 1845 or 1916
Alexander Cartwright of New York
city drew up the baseball square"
which is now the diamond. "a Cart
wright and members of the Knicker-
booker Ball club of New York draft
ed the first definite rules for base
ball during the winter of 1845-1846.
The commonly accepted version
dates from a report made in 1907
by A. G. Mills, third president of the
National league. Mills headed a
committee named to search out the
real facts concerning the origin and
development of the game. Though
Mills was only one of committee
of seven, all the work seemed to
fall on his shoulders.
A. G. Spalding, noted figure in the
game for more than half century,
disagreed with the committees find
ings, but did not tear the report to
shreds as it was through his sugges-
ton that the committee was named.
He did express conviction that the
game antedated Doubleday'S birth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-11

Chadwick, proves that Fred Goldsmith
pitched history's first curved ball on August
II, 1870.
miniature volume titled ga Little
Pretty Pocket-book." 1t was print
ed in Massachusetts in 1857, and
contained a woodcut of boys playing
on a field marked by posts instead
of bases, with this verse:
The Ball once struck of,
AtCay flies the Boy
To the next deStin'd post,
And then Home and Joy.
The title of the verse and the
game is Baseball"
Historian Frank G. Menke, in his
Encyclopedia of Sports declares
that the present ruling powers in
the sport have been misled relative
to basebalIs origin and develop
ment, and have seized upon the
wrong date, the wrong place and the
wrong man for bestowal of honors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-06
"ICE F0LLIES"
 OPENS TONIGHT
 ATLOCAL SHOW
James Stewart, Joan Craw- ford Star in Te1hri-
 color Film, Capitol

Back to the type of role in which she chose to stardom comes Joan Crawford in "The Ice Follies of 1939," which opens tonight at the Capitol Theatre for a current en- gagement.
 A picture designed for the entire family, "The Ice Follies of 1899" has everything" There are breath takingly beautiful Technicolor skat- ing scenes for those wh olike pag- eantry in the films; a story with a Hollywood background and intimate glimpses into studio life; original songs destined to take first place on the popular poll lists of the country.
 "The Ice F'ollies of 1939' deals with the story of a team of fancy skaters, portrayed by James Stewart and Lew Ayres. When Stewart mar ries Joan Crawford and adds her to the double act, trouble ensues. The loss of a job in a skating rink causes the girl to seek employment on her own and because of her unusual voice she lands a film contract and signs it before she notices mo marriage clause buried in the legal terms. The three finally drift apart, Stew art to seek backing for his dream of staging an ice Follies, Ayres to one night stands in skating rinks, and Miss Crawford to film stardom.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE
 District Land Office

Anchorage, Alaska.
 October Is, 1939.
 Notice is hereby given that Ru- dolph Sarvela, entryman, together with his witnesses, Guy Edgar Ban yard, and Nicholas Trierschield, all of Sitka, Alaska, has submitted fin- al proof on his homestead, Anchor age serial 08402, for a tract of land embraced in U. s. Survey No. 2274, situated about two miles easterly from Sitka, latitude 57o 02' 20" N. longitude 1855 16' w. containing 36.33 acres, and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the District Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, the final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Register. First publication, Nov. Is, 1939. Last publication, Jan. 10, 1940.
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membership in the Juneau Woman's Club, and the other to the local club woman having the finest record of club service. Both of these will be entered in the Territorial contest to secure the winners for the entire Alaska Federation, and the Fedora tions winners will be specially hon. ored at the convention of the Gen eral Federation of Women's clubs which will be held in Atlantic City in 194l, as part of it's observance of fifty years of Federation activity. "Honoring the Past for the Futures Enlightenment" will be the conven- tion theme.
 Visits G. F. w. c. Headquarters
 An interesting account of her visit to General Federation headquarters in Washington, D. c. was contained in a letter from Mrs. R. B. At wood, Director of the Alaska Fed eration, who is spending the winter in the Eaast, and was recent guest in Washington.
 Character Training Courses
 Another announcement of special interest was contained in a report given by Mrs. J. P Williams, chair man of the Department of Applied Education in 1938-39, whose work along the lines of Crime Prevention Through Education, achieved na- tional mention in club circles last year. Mrs Williams announced re- ceipt of a letter from Mrs. A. H. Nordale, Vice President of the Ter Board of Education, in which she stated that the plans promul- gated by Mrs, Williams and her committee, for the incorporation of character training courses in the Territorial course of study, were be- ing adopted, and the new course of study would include such courses.
 Social Meeting Omitted
 Because it's regular social meeting date for December falls only a week before Christmas the club voted to omit its social meeting for this month, allowing the Rededication program to take it's place.
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dedication to the pr;ncipies embod- jed in the American Constitution, with special reference to the great guarantees of personal freedom, con- tained in thte Bill of Rights, will be arranged for December 15. This is in accordance with the request received from Mrs. H. P. Hansen, chairman of the American Citizen ship department of the Alaska Fed eration of Women's Clubs, who has planned a territory wide observance of this nature to be sponsored by tthe separate clubs in the Fedora tion. Mrs. Haarold Smith and Mrs R. R. Hermann will work out the details in connection with this pro gram, concerning which announce ment will be made at later date.
 Rummage Sale
 Another planned activity for the club will be rummage sale to be held during the early part of Jan uary Mrs Ray G. Day is chairman of this committee.
 Glasses in Home Making
 Highlighting the reports of the department chairmen were the re- ports of the Applied Education de- partm It, Mrs Harold Knght, chairman, and the Public Welfare d para tn en t, Mrs. c. Edward. Knight, chairman. Mrs. Harold Knight announce a series of monthly programs for girls in the local high school, covering the sub iect, Education for Home-making." These will begin in January and will be in charge of Mrs. Irving Bow CTS. Seventy girls in the high school have signed up for these classes, which will be held after school hours for the rest of the school year
 Distribution of Vegetables
 Reporting for the Department of Public Welfare, Mrs. G. Edward Knight stated that $50 pounds of vegetables had been donated to the club by Mrs. Joe Render, and had been distributed among seven needy families on the relief rolls, through her department.
 Publicity Class Busy
 Reporters on local newspapers had better watch their ps and q's, ac- cording to Mrs. R. R. Hermann, pub licity chairman of the club, who stated that her news writing class was having great fun taking stories in local papers apart and putting them back together, as one of the features of their training in writing organization publicity. We have a whole library full of horrible ex- amples," she declared, and are thoroughly enjoying the work" She announced also the production of a playlet later, entitled Cousin Min nie Read It In the Paaper," which this group will sponsor for a club meeting. Eight ambitious publicity writers are taking this course, fol- lowing plan secured from the Washington State College, with Mrs. Hermann as instructor
 Pioneer Club Women Honored
 Two pioneer club women will be specially honored by the club as a feature of it's Golden Jubilee ob- servance in January, and approprite medals presented to them. One of tthese will go to the club member who has had the longest continuous
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-06
FIVE OF A KIND"
 STARS Dl0NNE 0UINS
 IN NEW COLISEUM HIT

The Dionne Quintuplets are re- vealed as real entertainers on the screen of the Coliseum Theatre in their third and bet 20th Century Fox starring picture, Five of A Kind"
 The action starts when Cesar causes Claire Trevor to lose her job through the planting of a phoney story. She makes a new bid for success by trying to sign up the Quins for a series of broadcasts after seeing them in a news reel. Amusing the suspenseful complica- tions develop as she goes to Can- ada to sign up the Quins and is thrown into jail as an imposter as the result of plot by Romero to snare the contract for himself. The story speeds through series of ex- citing and hilarious situations with Claire finally persuading the Quins' guardian to let them come to New York for big broadcast in a Broad way auditorium
 The willy Romero, however, in a final effort to turn the tables, pulls an ace out of his sleeve with the staging of an elaborate hoax to pub- licize the fake birth of sextuplets Excitement piles on excitement and laIlpb on Iauph as Caire tries to extricate herself from her difficult ties. The story builds to surpris- ing and startling climax in which television plays an important part.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-06
1 VS CHOCOLATES VAN EUfN CHOCOLATE SHcFs

admits 40 lmless supplies of beverage (adv) keep him ecstacay and his expectations or awakening morning smitten by genius nil.
 These deficiencies share with large portion of Ho ywood lacking sustained by marvel constantly at the kindly providence which bestowed them upon the film industry.
 Ergo therefore Land Hollywood dislike Orson Wele
 single from Broadway who has been of barbed and bettlin items of gossip
 pouted the matter of going Shirley Temples Shirley still pictures of the together Weles indignantly this citing denial from Shirley
 World shaking the have included alleged importation of his favorite shaving sanctinonous the that notes while only a bath towel And didn't have god paid $50 special ing to see? (The Wele Defense Corps represented named Herb Drake, had for studio projection showing)
 the same, which will have bearing whaver quality of the film Weles will make The point all else Orson Wees being piloried for his youth and his past successes
 will understand however that this is no brief for man have dislike Come to think of it. deest him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-06
W0MAN'S CLUB
 TREE FESTIVAL
 PLANNED SOON
Annual Community Christ mas Program Will Be
 Held December 17


 The Annual Community Christmas Tree and Festival, and a program given in observance of Rededication Day, will be December activities of the Juneau Woman's Club, it was decided at the regular business ses- sion of the month held yesterday af- ternoon at the Penthouse of the light company building, Mrs. Harold Smith, President of the organiza- tion presiding for the first time this year Mrs. Smith only recently returned to Juneau after an extend ed visit in the South, during which she visited several clubs, and was featured as a speaker on matters pertaining to club work in Alaska, at several programs.
 Community Xmas Tree
 The Annual Christmas Festival which for many years past has marked tthe official opening of the holiday season in Juneau, will be held on December IT, on a down. town street. it was unanimously decided following discussion in which the proposal was made to abandon this project. Mrs Frank Harris will be chairman in charge of this event, acting in behalf of Mrs. George Le- Veque, Chairman of the Civic Im- provement department, which an- nually has charge of this event. De- tails concerning plans for the fes- tival, will be announced later.
 A program commemorative of Re-
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LOMEN BROTHERS TALK REINDEER
 WITH BURDICK

Alfred and Ralph Lomen, Nome businessmen, passed through Ju- neau last night on the steamer AL aska enroute to Seattle. While here they conferred briefly with Charles G. Burdick regarding sale of their reindeer to the Government.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-06
Hollywood Sights Aud S0ands
By Robbin coon,-

HOLLYWOOD. Cal, Dec. 6I may be so blunt, dislike Orson WoIes already. I've met him.
 patenly cite only because think Holly wood is being equally unfar-and the be- licvc about to confess.
 W1Ilcs boy genius-compee with beard He IS 24 ether Martian he accomplished brilliant and daring deeds in the theatre than any five a right to do
 top of that, he wanges producer As producer, he his director and he Wgles He also select his Darkness) producer part in the scripting, which he is doing.
 casting which he began assigning himself deliberate affrontery Hollywood by calling Mercury Incidentally he has assisted modelling his sets and otherwise set himself a band of pictlre-making
 undertakes these tasks while aboring his program the gentry Young Weles S highly irregular only 24
 Now your reporter lover 24." Unlike Irene Rich who
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Empire Want Ads Bring Results.
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who now turn to the school auditor ium for entertainment through mo- tion pictures, lectures. plays, for uns, and the like
 Use of Auditorium
 Can teachers enrich their instruc- ton by systematic use of auditorium facilities? The U. s. Office of Edu- cation publication answers this ques- tion in detail, suggesting also that "dramatics is one of the most na- tural outlets for the creative spirit of children that training for leisure time activities is one of the of the school, that dramatics, motion pictures, radio, and forum discussions are legitimate activities in the school program
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and who passed away yesterday morning at St. Ann's Hospital.
 The remains will be shipped south for burial tomorrow evening on the steamer North Coast All friends of MT. Weyand who so de- sire, may call at the Mortuary tomorrow afternoon between and 5 o'clock at which time the re- mains may be viewed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-06
BRAGAW THROUGH

Robert s. BragaW, Anchorage Attorney, passed through on the Yukon last night. heading home after a trip to the States which followed the meeting here of the Unemployment Compensation Com mission, of which he is a member
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-06
CHApEL. RITES T0N0RROW FOR
 DALLI5 WEYAND

A service will be held tomorrow afternoon in the Chapel of the Charles w. Carter Mortuary at 3 o'clock for Daliis s. (Curley) Wey-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
UNEMPL LOYMENT STILL WITH US

1T is well understood that Congress has been
called into special session to deal primarily with
the neutrality issue Neutrality however, is not
the only important issue before the nation. There
are others which are vitality important, including
unemployment.
For close to ten years, the unemployment prob
lem has resisted every attempt at solution. There
are still millions without work in private industry
The "help wanted" sign is now appearing on fac
tory gates where it has not been seen in years
This is good neWs--very good indeed-but there
is indication that all the idle will soon be put
to work.
AS labor has repeatedly pointed out, the unenl-
ployment problem must be tackled by co-opera-
tive effort of every element in the nation Launch
ing of such an effort might well be considered by
Congress at the special session.
Congress might WELL also, give serious consid-
Grafton to correcting some of the manifest injus-
tices and inadequacies of the present Relief Act
which cries aloud for revision. Betterment of the
law would aid in the attack on unemployment and
help to build national unity and strengthen conf
dence in democratic government.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21

ago paid out on life insurance claims 1892, 2,313.97
during the past two years. At present the bal
ance in the insurance fund is $2,68335O.13 COM
pared with 81 ,622, ,678 in 1927.
The National Sick Benefit Association, organ
lied in 1905 to protect members against disability
arising from either illness or accident, covers
"a, ,465 members. During the past two years ben
efits totaling 1921 O55.03 were paid Since its or
ganization, the N. S. B. A. disbursements in ben
efts have amounted to $3,327 279.27.
Mr.. Gainor paid high tribute to the State AS
ISOLATION of Letter Carriers which are now set up
IN practically every State. These Associations, he
said, provide 'the means and opportunity for men
who might otherwise never meet to know and es-
seem each other, and to gather in helpful confer
ence." He also commended the National Ladies'
Auxiliary, organized "a years ago, which, he said
deserves our friendly cooperation and earnest
support and we should tender them freely and
gladly"
With respect to legislation beneficial to the
postal workers, Mr.. Gainor included S750,000 in
creased appropriation for letter carriers for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1889; the Romjue bill
granting postal employees credit for Saturday in
annual and sick leave law and the Haines bill
granting substitutes in the Postal Service the
same rights and benefits with respect to annual
and sick leave that accrue to regular employees.
Long life and many happy returns to the Nat
ional Association of Letter Carriers!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
SENATOR WALSH IS APPOINTED
THIRD MEMBER OF COMMITTEE

Washington, d. c. (ILNS).-Chair
man Ebert B. Thomas of the Senate
Education and Labor Committee an
nounced appointment of Senator
David l. Walsh as third member of
the Senate Civil Liberties Committee.
Walsh will fill vacancy by the
death of Senator Louis Murphy in
1886. The subcommittee is headed by
Senator La Toilette. Thomas is the
other member.
Hearings of the subcommittee had
been scheduled to begin in California
soon and probably would have been
started within few weeks except for
the special session, Thomas said.
"The Civil Liberties Committee"
Thomas said, "Originally was appoint
ed by Senator Walsh when he was
chairman of the Committee on Educa-
tion and Labor. His coming to the
subcommittee assures proponents of
civil liberties Of the service of a
champion of the program from the be-
ginning"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
u. S. INVOLVEMENT NOT INEVITABLE

WEItTCAN IaDOf has taken us Stand SQuaTeIN
against any involvement in Europe's war. 1t
has shown no sympathy with the current fatalist
opinion that America will inevitably be drawn in
to the holocaust. America will NOT be involved if
it has the will to keep out, labor says.
Labor believes that America is the master of
its destiny, not the pawn of Europe's conflicting
forces, and that it best civilization by re-
fusng to be swept into the dance of death in the
Old World. 1t believes with Alexander Hamilton
that "it is ours either to be grave in which the
hopes Of the world shall be entombed or a pillar of
fire that shall pilot the race onward to its mien-
nal glory"
Labor is determined to stick steadfastly to it's
task of helping to build a worthwhile civilization
here 1t knows that participation in war threatens
Ito be shattering blow to American democracy
and all that this nation stands for, and it is COM
mitted to do everything possible to preserve peace
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
LETTER CARRIERS MARCH AHEAD

THE definite advantages of organization for
Postal Service employees were well set forth
in the report of President Edward j. Ganor of the
National Letter Carriers Association, A. f. Of L..
affiliate to the thrtyfrst convention Of the Asso-
ciation recently held at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the
city where the Association established so
years ago at convention attended by 60 delegates
representing 80 cities.
With regard to the membership of the Nation
al Association of Letter Carriers Mr.. Gainor re-
ported that on March Is, 1889, it "had reached
the impressive total of 64,241," with the proba-
bility that it would top $4,000 by the time the
convention met Twelve years ago the members
totaed only 5000, and two years ago reached
62,2S7. SO the 1889 figure Of $4,000 is something
to be proud of.
The finances of the Letter Carriers are also in
thriving condition. Mr.. Gainor's report revealed
that for the two years ended June 80, 1889, the
receipts were 1884 OO316, as compared with $685.
167. so for the preceding two years.
In the field of protection for it's members with
life insurance and sick benefits the record of the
Letter Carriers Association is commendable The
Mutual Benefit Association organized as years
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-21
WE CAN TAKE PEACE LEADERSHIP
(From Labor Section, National Council #

(From Labor Section, National Council for
Prevention of War)
TO keep America out of this tragic war will be
no easy task. Historians, writing of the World
War, have said, ut was the day-by-day decisions
which made our entrance in the World War inevi-
table," This time we must be sure to make decis-
ions which will be away from war; not toward it.
AS William Green said, 1--WE call upon our Govern
ment to scrupulousy avoid the commission of any
overt act, to maintain strictly neutral attitude
and thus avoid the tragic and unhappy experiences
through which our people passed during the World
War;" 1t is wise to remember that regardless of
where our sympathies lie, America cannot be half
in the war and half out of it, 1t is "whoe hog" or
none!
A constructive and positive American neutral
ity will help bind the wounds of war-weary
world. Our Government can take the leadership in
organizing the 60 nations not at war into great
association of neutrals which will use all it's power
to bring the war to speedy end This effort would
implement President Roosevelts statement :"
the influence Of America should be consistent in
seeking for humanity a final peace which will elm
mate, far it is possible to do so, the continued
use of force between nations