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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21

it, Hitler had evidently decided to
take little more, plus all the land
Poland got from Austria-Hungary in
1919.
This was no easy job. clustering
and boasting of the wars first days
was Silenced as Poland lived up to
her promise. The retreat had really
been strategic, after all. Moreover,
Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz really
had about 100000 unused troops.
AS the Poles dug in behind the Bugg
and Vistula rivers, London heard
that the eastern fronts greatest bat
tie was growing on 250-mile front.
Even Berlin communicates admitted
fierce battles"
Biggest of Poland's unspoken wor-
ries was the juggernaut at her back
door, Russia. Thousands of reserves
poured through Moscow bound for
the west after mobilization was de-
creed Sin connection with the Ger
man-Polish war" Was the Red bear
about to strike, too?
Next day Moscow's Prada said
no. Russia was merely preparing to
disarm and inferno acknowledging
Poles when the war was over.
Var at Sea
Still a mystery was the where
abouts of Germany's giant Bremen,
which left New York one day be-
fore war was declared. Reports
placed her variously at Iceland,
Mexico, South America and Russia,
but she was probably snug in a
Spanish harbor. Manhattan's wa
terfront still housed the French Nor
mandie and British Queen Mary,
probably there for the duration.
Though British and French lines no
longer announced their schedules,
the lie de France sneaked into New
York. Two British boats, the Geor-
gic and Samaria, sailed in darkness.
This was FOOLS fun unless conveys
awaited the allied vessels when they
left neutral waters. After one week
Of war IL British-French boats had
reached Davy Jones' locker as the
Reich's submarine campaign began
gathering force. Small victory for
Britain was the fact that all Ger
man shipping had run to cover; un-
less allied boats could sail the seas
there might be a REPETITION of 1917's
near tragedy. In that year conveys
were perfected.
War at sea could not fail to touch
U. S. shipping. The Manhattan and
other boats left for Europe with
giant flags painted on their sides.
New York brush wielders did a
landonice job camoufiaging allied
vessels. Off Cobb, Ireland, the liner
Washington rescued 80 crewmen
from the torpedoed British freight
er, Olivegrove.
But U. S. shipping was a breath
holding business. Painted flags
meant little in mined waters. Be
sides, other neutral nations were be-
ginning to suffer: (D A Dutch mine
sweeper hit her own mine and sank
with SO aboard; (2) Greek freight
er, Kosti, was repeatedly destroyed
by German mine in the Baltic; 90
Danish fishermen, fearing mines,
chung ashore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21

1. Who is this Baltimore lady,
and where has she just gone with
her husband?
2. Selection: Father Divine has
Just bought new five-stOry
"heaven" at ID Walla Walla, (2)
Philadelphia, 90 Chicago, (N
Newport, 80 Bombay.
8. While war waged in Europe,
what disaster overlook the U. S.
navy air force?
4. True or false: The U. S.
justice department has closed its
antitrust suit against the Ameri-
can Medical association.
5. Why did this alleged remark
start a rumpus: ''We cannot al
low workers to lose a strike even
though it does cause bl0Odshed."
(Anst0ers at bottom OF column
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21

Zealand, Australia and several Eu-
ropean countries, it was pointed out.
1t has been achieved during a pc
riod in which the people of the Unit
ed States have been getting healthi-
er all the time, despite the World
war, the devastating influenza out
break of 1919 and the greatest
economic depression in generations.
In 1901 the expectation of life at
birth in this country was 1924 years,
the report said. BY 1897 the life
expectancy had advanced to 61.48
years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
News Quiz Ans1Uers

/. The duchess of Windsor, who. with
her exiled husband. has just been re-
patriated by England.
2. Philadelphia.
3. Six fiers were killed when patrol
bomber crashed near San Diego.
4. False: The u. S. Supreme court has
been asked to review a decision by the
District of Columbia federal court dis.
missing the indictments.
S. Chairman J. Warren Madden of the
national labor relations board allegedly
made the remark. Source of revelation:
The senate labor committees hearing
on NLRB.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21

A GREEN and white kitchen is
= as fresh and crisp as lettuce
leaf. l stepped into one the other
day with white walls, green floor
and green organdy curtains. Ev-
erything was green and white, and
over the stove hung a set of patch
work pot holders like row of
bright green and white tiles. All
of us love old quilt patterns. For
those who do not have time to
make quilts, here is a modern use
for your favorite designs.
Perhaps you were put to bed as
a child under this eight-pointed
star? The sketch gives the dimen-
sions for the patterns for the two
triangles used in making it for the
pot holder. Piece eight small
squares of two triangles; then
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
The Success Family

The father of Success is
Work.
The mother of Success is
Ambition.
The oldest son is-Common
Sense.
Some of the other boys are
Perseverance, Honesty, Thor
oughness, Foresight, Enthusi-
asm, Cooperation.
The oldest daughter is-Char-
acter.
Some of the sisters are
Cheerfulness, Loyalty, Courte-
sy, Care, Economy, Sincerity.
Get acquainted with the IA
Their and you will be able to
get along pretty well with the
rest of the family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21

eight oblong blocks of three tri-
angles. A layer of sheet wadding
is used for padding. The backing
for the holder is white. The three
layers are quilted together by sew
ing just inside the white triangles
of the pieced top.
Have you sent for your copy of
the new Sewing Book No. 8? Ev-
cry homemaker will want copy
for it contains useful ideas for
home decorating; as well as origi-
nal ideas for things to use as gifts,
and to sell at bazaars. You win
be delighted with this new book
The price is only 10 cents post
paid. Send coin with name and
address to Mrs. Spears, 210 S
Desplaines ST., Chicago, III.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
Speak Your Letter

For those who dislike letter
writing, Holland postal authorities
have set up recording machines.
You put coin in the slot, speak
into the mouthpiece and out drops
a record of your message, ready
wrapped. All you have to do is
stamp and address the package.
The 'letter" is played on a phono-
graph.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
Treasury Acts on Neutrality; Customs Staff Is Shufed

had formally proclaimed.
A new commissioner of customs
was appointed by Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau and there was
a reshuff1ing of other duties as the
resignation of Stephen B. Gibbons as
assistant secretary was announced.
Gibbons had been in charge of Gus
toms, the coast guard, and the bu-
reau of narcotics, but officials de-
clared his resignation was not con-
nected with the customs shakeup.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
12-Year Increase Shown
In u. S. Age Expectancy

NEW. YORK.-American babies
born today are slated to live on the
average about IL years longer than
those born at the turn of the CEN
fury, according to figures released
yesterday by statisticians of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance COM
pany.
: This expectation of life, while
ranking high among nations, is still
considerably lower than that of New
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
Some Wholesalers Are as
Guilty as Sneak Thieves

WASHINGTON. - A shakeup In
treasury department personnel in
preparation for strict enforcement
of the neutrality law has been an
nounced.
The changes were concentrated in
the customs bureau, which is
charged with enforcement of the
embargo on shipments of arms, mu-
nitions, and implements of war to
belligerents during the state of neu-
trality which President Roosevelt
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
boarding and High Prices
Due to Greed. Crookedness

I have interviewed a lot of people
in the field of business in the last
few days in an effort to ascertain
where the cheating is going on.
Moreover, / have investigated
number of business practices with
the thought that these would pro-
vide a clue to some of the price in
creases, and reasons for them, with
the results mentioned in the para
graph above. There must be added,
however, one additional conviction:
hundreds of thousands of consumers
have become frightened and have
started boarding - buying excess
supplies because of fright. still can
not believe, however, that these
boarding tactics are completely re-
sponsible for the kiting of prices
that has taken place. Ruthlessness
and greed, faithlessness and the or
binary, garden variety of crooked
ness among certain elements of
business must accept possibility;
for, from these things together with
the campaign of Misrepresentation
which those elements have engi-
neered come the fright of the aver
age consumer. Hence, boarding.
In my study of the price situation
on the regular purchases of house
hold, I have sampled quotations and
advertising in Washington and Bal
timore. Washington is somewhat
different than any other city in the
United States, but Baltimore is a
large industrial area, fairly reflect
ing normal reactions of buyers. /
have observed the prices of chain
stores and traced them back to
wholesalers and jobbers, and to the
manufacturers in some instances.
Guilt attaches to a small per-
centage in the retail lines, the av-
erage store. There were instances
found where the prices were boosted
on commodities that had been on
the shelves three months, articles
that could not have been affected in
any way by any possible change in
manufacturing costs, added eX-
penses due to higher labor payments
or increases in transportation and
distribution. And, incidentally, there
is almost no record of any increases
in those items of manufacturing and
distributing costs. The department
of commerce figures do not reflect
them, nor do the reports in the
hands of the department of labor
show them. But the beady-eyed rats
behind the counters of a small per-
centage of retail stores will blandly
tell you these things have happened.
Some Wholesalers Are as
Guilty as Sneak Thieves
There are certain of the whole
salers who are as guilty as sneak
thieves in the night, but, like the
retailers, not all of them are re-
sorting to price increases for plain
profit. From my own inquiries and
from all of the information that has
been made available to me, am
inclined to believe there are more
wholesalers-a larger percentage of
them-who have taken advantage of
the perils of the times than can be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
Firms Resume Shipping
HELSINGFORS, FINI

HELSINGFORS, FINLAND. =
Since the German Government per-
mitted passage through the mine
belts of the South Baltic for Finnish
vessels carrying neutral cargo, Fin
nish exports, including paper pulp,
timber and butter, Immediately
were resumed to the full extent. No
mine belts were laid in the northern
parts of the Baltic, the Gulf of Fin
land and the Gulf of Bothnia, where
fore shipping there is secure against
attacks from belligerents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21

taking better
hold than the
ironclad cen
S o T S h ip of
France and
Britain. The
allies fir S t
mistake was
to confne an
nounce m ents
to useless Off
cial commune
ques, opening
the way for
nerVOuS c0n-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
NEWS QUIZ

Are you reading anything except
iodr ne,0s? Subtract 20 for each OF the
following questions you miss. Score OF
100 is perfect; anything under 90 isn't
so good.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
People Are frightened
And Commence Hoarding

In discussing the situation around
Washington, I found another infiu-
ence, or what might be called an
other basis for excitement. It is
quite unjustifed, of course, but peo-
pie nevertheless were swayed by it.
President Roosevelt has been talk
ing about the dangers that exist,
and how we must avoid them in
order to stay out of the European
cataclysm. Heads of government
agencies everywhere have been
echoing the sentiment. There can
be no argument: this nation must
stay out and must help to keep all
of the nations of North and South
America out of the stream of molten
lava that is spreading through the
belligerent nations. 1t may be
necessary evil then, an unavoidable
phase of world affairs, that people
are frightened and seek to hoard.
The tragedy of it is that the un-
principled element 1 have referred
to is in position to capitalize upon
such a circumstance.
But to get down to cases, let me
repeat that there has been no in
crease worth noting in wages, in the
costs of raw materials. There has
been no increase whatever in trans
portations costs. There has been no
increase in overhead expenses of
grower or producer or manufacturer
or wholesaler and iobber or retailer
All of these may come, and prob
ably will come some time, but they
have not arrived and when anyone
attempts to justify profiteering
prices, that individual should be
asked to show how and where those
increases have had their origin. My
guess is that, for the time being at
least, most of these price increases
are due largely to racketeering.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21

Still aloof were the impondera-
bles. Egypt, treaty-bound to Brit
ain, had severed diplomatic rela-
tons with the Reich. Turkey, also
treaty-bound, called up her reserves
as Frances Gen. Maxine Weygand
reached Ankara. But the greatest
imponderables were Russia and It
ally, both leaning Germany-ward,
whose Jump to Adolf Hitler's assist
ance could place France and Brit
ain in an extremely uncomfortable
position.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
Public Sentiment Is Only
Force to Work Effectively

And what Will be the result OF
all of these things? I said early
they would react on all business,
good business as well as the rats.
The government can not do anything
about it. Public sentiment is the
only force that can operate effec-
lively, and public sentiment ought
to exert it's pressure.
There will be a lot of talk about
government control and there will
be half-baked, and even quarter
baked schemes offered in abund-
ance-all with serious desire to
break the grip of the small ele-
ment that has started this wave of
fright, higher prices and more
fright. Of course, it is unlikely that
there will be any legislation result,
there is no sound and workable
method by which government can
reach the scoundrels responsible.
Yet, there will be efforts made and
there will be investigations, and the
demagogues without any more idea
of what to do than your runt pig
will shout and harrangue and create
new doubts as to any and every
kind of business practice. And hav-
ing as many crackpots in places of
responsibility as we now have in
the federal government, you can be
sure that those boys will give birth
to ideas in quintuplet quantities.
So, when one sums up all of the
data, it is made to appear that all
honest and fair-minded business
men had better get together and use
their own type of blackjacks on the
elements within their ranks that
constitute a cancer on trade.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH w. LaBINE
European War Gathers Steam
After Preliminary Skirmishes;
Polish Resistance Is Expected

EDITORS opinions expressed these they
dby Newspap Union.-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
The Answers

/. The basic color of zebra is
white, and his stripes are black.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
Var of Words

Postmaster at the art of propa-
ganda is Germany's DR.. Paul JOS
eph Goebbels, whose technique aft
er one week of war was obviously
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
Western Var

In 1914 it took two weeks to start
real dogfght on the western front.
The War of 1899 proved no excep-
ton. In the first seven days allied
troops made steady gains, feeling
OUT the enemy on all parts of the
front. But not until the allies had
dug in almost to the recessed Sieg-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
WESTERN FRONT
Italians chuckled at France.

peace when she has conquered Po-
land. Sample:
I'VE want nothing Of the French
!. 1t is the English government
which melted people. We know Eng
land will fight till the last French
man-remember that, you French
men!"
Next day Britain reiterated: No
peace talks if Germany stays in Po-
land.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21
THE WAR:
Lineup

AS day after day passed into his
tory, the War of 1889 engulfed more
nations and brought more millions
face-to-face with dread actually. On
Britain's side came the Union of
South Africa, one-third of whose 3d.
600 European population speaks
German. A few days later Cana
da's Prime Minister Mackenzie King
ordered a declaration of war pub
ished in the Canadian Official Ga
zette. After 10 days of fighting,
the lineup found Germany and her
ally, Slovakia, with 90,600,000 popu-
lation against a total ally population
of sos ,556, 900. The figures:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-21

ENJOY cooler, milder smoking.
IL the fragrance and delicate taste
of finer, more expensive tobaccos-
and at the same time get more smok-
ing per pack in long-burning CameIs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-10
SOfiCE OF SALE OF TAX
CERTIFICATES


Notice is hereby given that
Florence McDermott has filed with
me written request that the
tax certificates together with all
subsequent omitted or levied taxes
held by the State of Florida. be
advertised and sold to the highest
bidder for cash as provided by
House Bill 1896 of the 1887 acts of
the Legislature, upon the following
described real estate in the County
of Monroe, State of Florida, to-wit:
PIT Lot 9, Blk. I, Tr. 4, as, record
ed in Monroe County Records, Deed
Book B-3, Page 1913.
The taxes to be sold are evil
denced by. certificate No. ia of
1927 and represent taxes for the
years 1926 to 1889. both inclusive.
Said tax certificate together with
all subsequent omitted or levied
taxes will be sold to the highest
bidder at the Court House Door
in Key West, on the goth day of
January, 1899, at 800 o'clock T. NJ.
Dated this the 10th day of Janu-
airy, 1889.
(or;ALD Ross c Sawyer
Clerk Circuit Court, Monroe County,
Florida,
Jan. 1O-17-24, 1939-M13S2
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NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX
CERTIFICATES

N9tice Is srd hefeP has g 1iis9 w sha,
me written request that the
tax certificates. together with all
subsequent omitted or levied taxes
held by the state of Florida he
advertised and sold to the highest
House Bill 396 of the 1887 acts of
described real estate in the County
of Monroe. State of Florida, to-wit
Lot -, Blk. 5. Key West Found.
Co. Sub. plat No. l, as recorded in
Monroe County Records, Plat Rook
/, Page 155.
The taxes to be sold are evil
denced by certificate No. 1881 of
1928 and represent taxes for the
years 1927 to 1889, both inclusive.
Also, Lot 90, Biz. 5, Key West
Found. Co, Sub Plat No. l, as re-
corded in Monroe County Records,
Plat Book /, Page 155. $780,
The taxes to he sold are evil
denced by, certificate No. 1882 of
1928 and represent taxes for the
years 1927 to 1889. both inclusive.
Said tax certificates together with
all subsequent omitted or, levied
taxes will be sold to the highest
bidder at the Court House Door
in Key West, on the 18th day of
January, 1889, at 800 O'clock l.. NJ.
Dated this the 10th day of Janu-
AIRY. 1899. ,..
(SEAL) Ross c Sawyer
C,,rn, Circuit Court. Monroe County,
Florida.
Jan. iO-17-24, 1939-Mi399
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NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX
CERTIFICATES
Na. -AA

Notice is hereby given that
me written request that the
tax certificates together with all
subsequent omitted or levied taxes
held by the State of Florida be
advertised and sold to the highest
bidder for cash. as provided by
House Bill 1876 of the 1887 acts OF
the Legislature, upon the following
described real estate in the County
OF Monroe, State of Florida, tO-wit:
Lot. 4, Blk. 10, Kinercha, Big
Pine Key, Plat Book l, Page y, as
recorded in Monroe County Rec
ords, Deed Book CO, Page 44O.
The taxes to be sold are evil
denced by certificate No. 1851 OF
1928 and represent taxes for the
years 1927 to 1889, both inclusive.
Also, Lot 5, Blk. 10, Kinercha, Big
Pine hey, Plat BOOK j, rage ~, as
recorded in Monroe County Rec
urds. Deed Book CO, Page 44O.
The taxes to be sold are evil
denced by certificate No. 1852 of
1928 and represent taxes for the
years 1927 to 1889, both inclusive.
Said tax certificates together with
all subsequent omitted or. leyled
taxes will be sold to the highest
bidder at the Court House Door
in Key West, on the 26th day of
January, 1889, at 3 100 O'Clock J.. VI.
Dated this the 10th day of Janu-
airy, 1899. ,-...-
CSEAL1 Ross c Sawyer
t.erk Circuit Court, Monroe County,
Jan. 1O-17-24, l939-Ml40O
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NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX
CERTIFICATES

Notice is hereby given that
Richard Sawyer Heirs have filed
with me written request that the
tax certificates together with all
subsequent omitted or levied taxes
held BY .rhe State of Florida be
advertised and sold to the highest
bidder for cash as provided by
House Bill 800 of the 1887 acts of
the Legislature, upon the following
described real estate in the County
of Monroe, State of FioridA,' to-wit
PIT Lot 2. Blk "a, as recorded in
Monroe County Records, Deed Book
T., Page 440, Deed Book p. Page
The taxes to be sold are evil
denced by certificate No. IS of 1922
and represent taxes for the years
1921 to 1889, both inclusiSs,
Said tax certificate togfther with
all subsequent omitted or levied
takes will be sold to the highest
bidder at the Court H6use Door
in Key West, on the 26th day OF
January. 1889, at 800 O'Clock p. NJ.
Dated this the 10th day OF Janu-
airy. 1889. +.
(SEAL) Ross c Sawyer
Clerk Circuit Court, Monroe County,
Florida. -.
Jan. 1O-i7-24, I939-M1ss
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NOTiCE OF SALE OF TAX
CERTIFICATES

Notice is hereby given that
VIM. l.. Bates has filed with
me written request that the
tax certificates together. with all
subsequent omitted or levied taxes
held by the State of Florida be
advertised and sold to the highest
bidder for cash as provided by
House Bill 1896 of the 1887 acts of
the Leg islature, upon the following
described real estate in the County
of Monroe, State of Florida, to-Wit
Sub. Z, Pt. Lot .. Blk. 6, TT. IL.
as recorded in Monroe County Rec
orts, Deed Book w, Page 1855.
The taxes to be sold are evil
denced by certificate No. 419 of 1929
and represent taxes for the years
1928 to 1889, both inclusive.
Said tax certificate together with
all subsequent omitted or levied
taxes will be sold to the highest
bidder at the Court House Door
in Key West, on the 26th day of
January, 1889, at 800 o'clock j.. NJ.
Dated this the 10th day of Janu-
airy, 1889.
(SEAL) Ross c Sawyer
Clerk Circuit Court, Monroe County,
Florida.
Jan. 10-17-24, 1939-M1392