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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Strange Facts
I Beggars' Paradise Y
Too Lazy to Breathe J
Judas Left Out

Among the Arabs of Africa and
Near Eastern countries, the gratu-
ity or tip, called "baksheesh,"
goes to the poorer man whether
he renders a service to you or you
render service to him. Even if
you save a man from drowning,
he will demand his fbaksheesh"
if you appear to be in better cir
cumstanceS.
One of the most lethargic ami
mails IN existence is the tuatara,
Sphenodon punctatum, two-foot,
lizardlike reptile of New Zealand.
Not only does it rarely move, but
it breathes so slowly that, usually,
the creature appears to be lifeless.
Those in captivity have been
known to stop breathing for more
than an hour at a time.
Oysters catch more rats than do
cats on the islands in Donegal bay,
Ireland. The rodents go down to
the beaches in search of food when
the tide is out and poke their
noses into the partly opened shells
of the bivalves, which instantly
close and capture them; then they
are held in the oysters viselike
grip until the tide returns and
browns them.
A number of Christian affairs in
various parts of the world do not
include the figure of Judas in the
statuary of Christ and His disci-
ples.-Collier's
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
A Word About Replacement of Furniture
By BETTY WELLS

While everybody's on the subject
of what's the matter with the coun-
try, we might as well add decora-
tors two-cents' worth. It's simply
that the homes of America are har-
boring too much old stuff that ought
to 60 to the junk man. No-we're
not advocating that you throw away
the priceless antiques that your
grandchildren might wish you'd
saved. Actually most of the old
stuff that's thrown away deserves
to be pitched out after it has
served its day of duty. It's per-
fectly all right to hang on to things
that are really fine, but if we would
do a really proper job of throwing
away, business would boom.
That old iving-room table, for in
stance, that hasn't looked like any
thing for years and years. And
Eighteenth century mahogany tray
type table would be twice as use
full and add immeasurably to the
looks of the room. Yet it wouldn't
involve such large investment.
Or take that old rocking chair
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Scientific Golf Course

NNE of Americas most scientif-
ically designed nine-hole golf
courses is under process of construc-
ton at Cornell university in Ithaca,
N. Y, under the supervision of Rob-
ert Trent Jones, golf architect of
New York and Rochester.
Cornell sharpshooters will have a
chance to demonstrate their accu-
racy and skill in the autumn of 1910,
when the course will be completed.
The new course will provide holes
of such variety that course gradu-
ates will be well prepared to tackle
any of the nations courses.
The holes are designed so that
they will call for the use of every
club in the golfers bag. Sufficient
land is available for the expansion
of the course to Is holes within the
next few years. The holes are be-
ing constructed so that back trees
and alternating trees will add vari-
ETY. to the approach to the green's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Unseen Factors TnuolUed
Is Our Present Concern

But while the discussion on the
so-called neutrality question is i'm
portant, although the question in my
opinion is simply whether we will
open the gates for the export of
anything we can sell, I am quite
convinced our concern should be
about the underlying and, at pres
ent, unseen factors now involved. It
is said that we are extending pas
sive aid to Hitler by refusing to al
low the British and the French to
come here for thousands of planes
and millions of odds and ends disable
in war. 1t is said, too, that unless
we extend help to the British and
the French, our nation eventually
must face the onrushing tide of to-
talitarism and dictatorship. 1t can
be, and is being, said that unless
the arms embargo is lifted, we will
have to go in ourselves sooner than
otherwise would happen.
ALI of these things can be said
and are being said with reference
to both sides of the line of fire in
Europe, but none of the argument
has changed my conclusion which
has been reached after talking with
scores of people who are in posi-
ton to know the facts abroad. My
conclusion remains, and is going to
continue to be, that it is Europe's
war. I add to that the further
thought that our energies should be
directed to maintaining peace in
North and South America, south of
the Canadian boundary.
Now, there are those who say
and they are numerous-that repeal
of the arms embargo will result in
revival Of business in the United
States, as, indeed, it already has
started. A business revival would
be swell. Nobody doubts that. But
the things like planes and powder
that go abroad have to leave our
shores. It strikes me that sale of
anything, whether planes or powder
or wheat or cotton and corn, is
likely to bring the war much closer
to our shores. It makes me believe
that we would be better off if we
sold nothing at all. That is, why not
modify the policy by placing an
embargo on everything that goes to
the warning nations and let them
fight it out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

A leaf, a flower, a center patch
that's all there is to Mayfiower
applique. Start your blocks now
the patches are easy to apply!
You can use the same material
throughout for the flower patches
or do each one in a different
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well. Pattern 6416 contains the
Block Chart; carefully drawn pat
tern pieces; color schemes; direc-
tons for making the quilt; yard
age chart; illustration of quilt.
To obtain this pattern send Is
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14th ST., New York.
Please write your name, ad-
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BoIdest Propaganda NoD
Is Flooding the Country

In the meantime and as the fight
ing progresses In Europe, we in
America are being flooded with the
boldest and the baldest propaganda
that can be conceived. From Ber-
lin and other points under Hitler
domination, we are being fed So
called news that is as putrid as
politics used to be under Fender
CAST in Kansas City or Penrose in
Pennsylvania. 1t is amazing that
any one believes it.
From British and French sources,
and from their sympathizers in
this country, comes news" that is
censored and controlled and in
spired. 1t tells only the things that
the French and the British would
have us believe. We know just as
little about the real underlying facts
of the controversy from them as we
do from the Germans. It is well to
remember that we never have
known what kind of an agreement
was reached at the Munich confer
ence in September of last year. We
have absolutely no knowledge of
what kind of a sellout was arranged
between Hitler and Stain. Nor dc
we know what has happened in
solar as MussolIni is concerned.
More important than any of these
things, however, are conditions
within the United States. / would
like to see our congress use some
brains and take action that will get
us out of the depths of a nine-year
depression. 1t is quite evident that
all of the theories that have been
tried still remain theories. I am
among those who fear that entry
into another world war will mark
the end of our form of govern
ment here unless our home condi-
tons are far better than at present.
It seems to me to be more impor-
tant to solve our troubles rather
than those of Europe.
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WASHINGTON. - With congress
reassembled in special session for
discussion of, and action on, Presl-
dent Roosevelt's request for modl-
fication of our so-called neutrality
policy, the time appears to have
come when citizens of the United
States must examine the facts OF the
international situation. Whether we
like it, or not, we can hardly ignore
those facts any longer. 1t is Eu-
ropes mess, but that mess is hav-
ing an influence here and will have
more influence on our national view
point. A decision must be taken,
soon. 1t may thus be that the pres
ent extraordinary session of con-
gress will turn out to be an his
toric meeting.
Mr.. Roosevelt has requested re-
peal of the section of the present
law that prohibits export of arms,
airplanes and some other nipple
ments of war to all nations engaged
in declared hostilities. 1t will be
remembered that he made the same
request in the last session. but the
senate committee on foreign rela-
tons said, by its action few days
before adjournment, that it would
have none of the plan. Conditions
have changed since that time, how
ever and the President is now IN
sisting upon repeal of the contro-
vecsiaI section and the substitution;
in its place he is asking for legis-
lation that will permit any and all
foreigners to come here and buy the
embargoed war munitions if they
pay cash for them and take them
away in their own ships.
That, succinctly, is the crux Of
the modification which Mr.. Roose-
welt seeks. He has plenty of support
for his theory. And there is plenty
of opposition, too. Some of the iso-
lationists-men who fought Woodrow
Wilson and his League of Nations
plan-men Like Senator Borah of
Idaho and Senator Johnson of Cali
fornia-are still in the senate. Their
numbers have been augmented by
fighters of the type of Senator Ben
nett Clark of Missouri, and Senator
Nye of North Dakota, and Senator
Vandenberg of Michigan. think
the vote will not be taken at once,
in view of the promised discussion.
And it probably is well that there
will be much debate, for the country
will learn more about the two sides
to the question.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Bruckarfs Washington Cigest
War Really Between Two Groups
With Utterly Selfish Motives
fine Has Come When Citizens of United States Must
Examine Facts of International Situation; Debates
In Congress Should Be Enlighening.
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service National Press Bldg, Washington d. C.

Hitler calls it justice; Chamberlain
and Daladier call it brigandage.
Back in 1919, when the Treaty of
Versailles was written, the Germans
shouted brigands and other epithets
as the French and the British over
ruled Woodrow Wilson and took
what they wanted. Not only did the
winners in that war, excepting the
United States, take what they want
ed, but they parceled out other parts
of the German empire.
Where did the United States finish
in that war? It helped win war
to make the world safe for democ-
racy, which turned out to be a
sham. And it was left holding the
bag. 1t still is holding the bag, be-
cause little of the eleven billion dol
lars loaned to the allied powers ever
has been repaid Only little Fin
land has kept her promise to pay
back the loans.
Stripped of all of its jungle of
words, therefore, the question thus
seems to shape itself. We have
nothing to gain, so why not make
over our neutrality into the policy
of an isolationist? Why not stay
out by keeping our stuff here at
home? know will be rebuked by
those who say we cannot afford to
close down factories and let cotton
and wheat and corn remain unsold.
Notwithstanding all of this, there
surely is ground for belief that it
would be cheaper in the end, cheaper
in money, if you want to deal only
in the materialistic side and cheaper
in blood, because it may come to
that
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hibits gouging, biting, hair-pulling,
choking, illegal use of fists, elbows
and head. No more burlesque, says
the commission. John Bromwich,
Australia's Davis cupper, gave one
of the shortest interviews on record
the other day. He said: Don't
call me Jack" George Preston
Marshall says the team that beats
his Washington Redskins will win
the National Football league title.
But the Cardinals, Giants, Lions,
Bears and Green Bay don't rate at
all low -. Fifty-seven-year-old
George Sargent, veteran Atlanta,
Ga, golf professional, has given
some 10000 lessons to more than
10000 students, in addition to hum
.dreds of group lessons to beginners
Joe Mccarthy insists that Babe
Dahlgren will be at first base for
the Yankees again in 1910
A completely equipped dark room
is being installed in Notre Dame
stadium so that wireless photo pic
lures of home games may be trans
mitted directly from the stadium to
points all over the nation
Billy Conn, new light heavyweight
champion, has hired secretary to
handle his fan mail st. Louis
baseball writer's are limiting that
Fred Haney may tear up his 1910
contract with the Browns Old
timers can't see a chance of Joe
Louis losing to Billy Conn. First,
they figure that Billy will never be
heavy enough to fight the Brown
Bomber, and, second, that he never
will be able to hit hard enough to
stop him Grantland Rice says
the National football league suffers
from a lack of competent coaches
Three Hawaiians have berths
on this years Santa Clara football
squad . a. Enrolled at Duke univer-
sity this fall is Bob Grove Jr., son
of the Red Sox pitcher -. Brooklyn
Dodgers ball players must undergo
a physical examination before they
will be signed to contract in the
future i. Players in the semi-pro
series in Puerto Rico were told that
if they said one word to an umpire
they'd be fined and suspended.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

offenSe. He was luninary of last
years Army-Notre Dame game. be-
ing particularly effective going
down under punts, arriving con-
stantly at the same time as the ball.
He is famous for his work in the
last two Army-Navy games, break
ing up Nays furious attack in the
second half in 1887, when he went
under Navy's line on the fourth
down and threw the BAH carrier for
loss on the Is yard line. Last
year he did the same thing, coming
ND with the ball this trip.
This year will be Harry's last sea-
son with the military academy and
under Coach Captain William H.
Hood.
Kankakee, incidentally, came in
for more than its share of publicity
this year. Both Stella and Berger.
captains of the two u. S. service
school football teams, are from
that city. When they returned on
furlough, both were greeted with
open arms by admiring fellow-citi-
zenS.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Surfbird's Nest

For nearly $50 years, since the
surfbird was first given it's scien-
tific name, its nest and eggs re-
manned unknown. On May g,
1926, the first and only nest of
this rare bird was discovered and
recorded by Joseph Dixon and
George Wright. The nest was To-
Gated on a barren rocky ridge,
1000 feet above the timber line
above Savage River Canyon,
Alaska.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Army's candidate for 1899 ALL
America honors is Cadet Harry A.
Stella, captain-elect and a third-year
varsity tackle
Stella, Kankakee, ILL.,, youth, has
already been mentioned in several
selections, and ungues-
tionably is one of the outstanding
tackles in the East.
Before entering the United States
Military academy at West Point,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

IN. T., marry
p | a y e d three
years of high
school football
w it'll N a wy s
C a p t a in a n d
S t r o n G m a n,
Allan Berger.
Stella, % years
old, stands 5 feet
II inches, and
W e i G h S 2 10
D GU n q S. H e
stands out in the
i e T e n S e d
throws an extra
ordinarily pow
erful block in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Utterly Selfish Motives
Behind the War IN Europe

To begin with, there is no moral
issue in this war. No one ought to
let themselves be kidded about that.
The war In Europe right now is a
battle between two groups of people
with utterly selfish motives. Hitler
and his gang have determined to
regain that which the British took
away from the German people in
the World war of 1914-1918, and the
British and the French are deter
mined not to let him accomplish it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

pan, sprinkle with onion, and top
with cream. Cover and bake in a
moderate oven $3.50 degrees), until
tender, approximately IL hours.
Surprise Mullins.
makes dozen small muffns)
l egg (wen beaten)
l cup milk
2 tablespoons butter (melted)
2 cups cake -four
3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
II teaspoon salt
tablespoons cherry preserves
Beat egg and add milk and melted
butter. Mix and sift the flour, sug-
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Third Largest Butter Supply Reported in Storage Sept

WASHINGTON storage
supplies of creamery butter in the
United States on September ! were
the third largest on record for that
date, the department of agriculture
reported. Supplies totaled liz, 093,-
600 pounds, against 165, 094, 900 on
August l.
This months total compared with
the al-time September l high mark
OF 201, 252, 900 pounds established last
year, and with the 10-year average
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Send for Better Baking

Feathery cakes, tender, delicious
pastry, and biscuits that melt in
your mouth-Eleanor Howe gives
you tested recipes for all of these
in her cookbook, Better Baking"
To get your copy now, send 10 cents
in coin to Better Baking" care of
Eleanor Howe, 919 North Michigan
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
NERVOUS?

Do you feel so nervous you want to scream?
Are you cross and irritable? Do you scoId
those dearest to you?
II your nerves are on edge and you feel
you need good general system tonic, try
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
made especially for sconen.
For over SO years one woman has told an
other how to go smiling thru with reliable
Pinkham's Compound. 1t helps nature build
up more physical resistance and thus helps
calm quivering nerves and lessen discomforts
from annoying symptoms which often ac-
company female functional disorders.
Why not give it a chance to help YOU1
Over one million women have written in
reporting wonderful benefits from Pinkham's
Compound
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

Of 142, SOP 900 pounds.
Commercial holdings, amounting
to 138, Its, 900 pounds, gained $685.
600 pounds during August.
Butter supplies held by the fed
orally financed Dairy Products Mar
keting association, the Federal Sur
plus Commodities corporation, and
various relief agencies amounted to
"a, 314, 900 pounds, against 81, 1857 900
a month earlier. They constituted
about 20 per cent of storage stocks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

serves on top of each muffin. The
preserves should be partially COW
cred with muffin batter. Bake in
hot oven (4O0 degrees) for approx
mately Y minutes.
Vanilla Ice Cream.
(Automatic Refrigerator Method)
% cup sweetened condensed milk
II cup water
IL teaspoons vanilla
l cup whipping cream
Blend sweetened condensed milk,
water, and vanilla thoroughly. Chill.
Whip cream to custard-like consist
ency and fold into chilled mixture.
Pour into freezing pan. Place in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

school, according 10
John Law, former
Sing Sing coach
Though ] j m m y
Crowley doesn't say
a great deal about
his Fordham foot
ball team, experts
are predicting that
Fordham and Car
negie Tech will be
the East's best
teams Califor-
MAS new wrestling
1oI4 IS r,la- DrO
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Is Making Good Pie a Problem?

In this column next week Flea
nor Howe will give you her Sc
crets for making tender, faky
pastry that literally melts in your
mouth. You'll find recipes for
pies, too-double crust pies, fluffy
chiffon pies, and dainty tarts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
CridirOn
Topnotchers

This continues series of articles
featuring outstanding football players
from schools throughout the nation.
Eatch their records during the coming
season.
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My Favorite Recipes

Lucky, indeed, is the homemaker
who has among her treasured reci-
pes Aunt Martha's receipt for soft
molasses cookies, Mothers rule for
Old-fashioned apple pan dowdy, or
grandmother instructions for max
ing home-baked beans. Those old,
favorite recipes are the mainstay
of many a tempting meal.
Each one of US has our own priced
collection of just such recipes-some
old, some new, but all of them tried
and approved by critical family.
The recipes I'm giving you today
are some of my own favorites-fam-
lily "heirlooms" and contributions
from friends and neighbors who are
excellent cooks.
When you're a seasoned" or ex-
perienced cook you may take lib
critics with a recipe or with direC-
tons, but if you're a beginner, or
if you're trying a new dish for the
first time, it's better to stick to a
proven recipe and the accurate
measurements it calls for.
Accuracy in cooking means level
teaspoons and tablespoons and cups
in the amounts the recipe specifies;
it means sitting -four once before
measuring; combining ingredients
by the method given, and cooking or
baking according to time and tenn
perature recommended.
Oven Fried Chicken.
(ServeS Il
2 to 3 pound chicken (cut for
frying)
l cup -four
l teaspoon salt
"a teaspoon pepper
2 eggs
IA cup water
l cup fine cracker crumbs
Fat for frying
onion Chopped fne)
l cup cream
Dip pieces of chicken in -four to
which salt and pepper has been add
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Ocean Patrol Called by
Some q Dangerous Step

There are good many people
who believe that the President has
taken potentially dangerous step
in ordering what is called an ocean
patrol while hostilities are on. He
has placed ships of the American
navy as far as 200 miles at sea,
as he explained, that they may OBJ
tain information as to what is going
on out there. The patrol looks like
an invitation to some German u
boat to take a shot at one of our
ships. Of course, they would not do
so deliberately; they would mis-
take'' a United States ship for one
of the enemy. or that would be their
excuse. And would we be in a
other! There would be cries for
a declaration of war that would
rock the dome of the Capitol.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that the patrol
program amounted to a steel warn
ing to the belligerents to stay on
their side of the railroad tracks, or
words to that effect. Those who
dislike the plan say, however, that
we, as nation, cannot lay claim
to the sea as our very own beyond
a minimum distance from tide fall.
To get back to the neutrality pol
icy, as it is called, l have found
many persons who have difficulty In
reconciling Mr. Roosevelt's present
request of congress with his action
respecting enforcement of the provi-
sions in the three-year-old war of
the Japanese in China. The law
gives the President discretionary
power in proclaiming its operation,
except that it becomes effective al
most automatically where there has
been declaration of war by for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28
Sport Shorts

a LABAMA PITTS, who won a
"A reputation as ball carrier at
Sing Sing, is athletic director and
football coach at a southern high
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-09-28

side the conference) as the greatest
team of the Middle West, and
chooses Michigan, Minnesota and
Purdue to lead the Big Ten race
in the order named.
Obviously he rates his own team
behind three in his league. But re-
member that the Yanks didn't ad-
NIT they had a chance to get in the
world series until they led the Amer
lean league by about Is games.
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Silver Brush

Silver Brush
A small soft brush costing about
10 cents is very helpful in cleaning
embossed silverware. The brush
gets into the corners. After use,
wash the brush in warm water and
dry it before storing.