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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
C. B S:
Sha,U Speaks

George Bernard Shaw, the mod
ern English Shakespeare, advised
his countrymen to WOO the Russians
as quick as they could. He pointed
out that Winston Churchill had long
been an outstanding anti-Russian
and red-baiter. But, he added, Mr..
Churchill had changed his views.
He pointed out that Churchill had
declared Lenin was a very great
man.
Shaw suggested that England ac-
cept Russian socialism just as Of
ficially as it accepts Yankee repub-
licanism. Said George Bernard:
"The idiots who keep calling Stain
a blood-stained monster should be
shot," "Worse than useless" men,
bers of the British cabinet should be
replaced by known friends of Rus
sia." Shaw added that he hoped
the English people would never
make him (Shaw) their prime min.
lister.
England had better declare war
on France in order to free France,
said Mr.. Shaw.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
n A NJ E S
. in the ne,Us

The duke of Windsor, now COVER
nor of the Bahama islands, off Flori-
da, cabled his congratulations to
brother George, for his family's es-
cape from German bombs. Premier
Mackenzie King of Canada did the
same thing.
Authorized German forces de-
clared that Reichsmarshal Hermann
Goering, chief of the Nazi air force,
flew over London at the controls of
Junkers plane, in one of the nightly
raids on that city.
The French Vichy government put
on trial ex-Generalissimo Gamelin,
ex-Premiers Daladier and Reynaud,
and ex-Minister Georges Mandel, for
bungling or treachery, or any old
charge. Really, it was a conserva-
tive purge of liberals-one that had
been coming on, in France, since
the celebrated Dreyfus case of the
1905.
Former Socialist premier of
France, Leon Blum, was held in "ad-
ministrative internment" by the
Vichy, France government. He
was charged with large share of
the responsibility for Frances en-
trance into the war against Ger
many.
Mohandas X. Gandhi, political
leader of India, reiterated his de-
termination not to embarrass Great
Britain in her hour of trial, but also
stated that this restraint was not to
result in the extinction of his coun-
try's aspirations for freedom.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
CONSCRIPTION:
Ready. Set!

Congress passed and sent to the
President the Burke-WadSworth mil
itary CONSUMPTION bill, which pro-
vides that all male citizens between
the ages of 81 and SO will be re-
quired to register for possible serv-
ice with the armed forces. Two days
later the President signed the bill
into law.
Under present plans, such regis
tration will take place on October
Is, 1910, with 1000 trainees sched-
uled to be dressed in khaki by the
end of the year. Seventy-five thou
sand will probably enter service
about the middle of November with
subsequent quotas of 100, 900 or 1885,
600 until the 400, 000marks is reached.
The much-debated Fish amend
ment to the measure, which pro-
vided for a 60-day volunteer plan
before the draft would be invoked,
was dropped before the law was final
ly passed. The Russell amendment
which provides for the drafting"
of industry was modified somewhat
in the final act but under its terms
the nation will have power to take
over" Qease) manufacturing plants
if the owners fail to cooperate prop
erly in the scheme of national de-
tense.
Draft boards will be set up in
each community to handle the regis
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
DEATH:
T,Uo Party Leaders

On the same day death came to
an outstanding leader in each of the
nations leading political parties.
Speaker of the House William B.
Bankhead died of an internal
hemorrhage after an illness of a
week and DR.. Glenn Frank, former
president of the University of Wis
consin and a candidate for the Unit
ed States senate in that states cur
rent primary election, was killed in
an auto crash near Greenleaf, Wis.
DR.. Franks son, Glenn Jr., 81, a
newspaper reporter, was killed in
the same accident.
Sixty-six years old, William Bank
head had served as speaker since
1886. He was the third to die in
that office during the Roosevelt adj
ministration. He had been a house
member since 1917.
DR.. Frank was So years old at the
time of his death. He had been a
Republican party adviser, educator
and author. He was chairman of
his party's policy committee and
was seeking senatorial nomination
on the Republican ticket.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
YOUTH:
In Flying Boots

Here's couple of good ones, out
of Canada, where men are men, and
some people are credulous. It
seems, according to Ontario sources,
that the German fliers over England
are mostly Is and Is years old, and
that the five-man German bombers
are being Unanswered by not more
than a couple of kids, still in their
teens.
To cap the climax, a Toronto
source declared as follows: A Ger
man plane was shot down some
where in England. In the plane
were found the bodies of the operat-
ing crew. The operating crew con-
sisted of two little girls. These news
gems are gleanings from what the
boys abroad write home to the old
folks. It is all of the same ilk as
"Paolo" Revere (Revere's snorting
steed was probably named "Il
Duce").
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
YEAR 1910:
Campaign

Wendell Willkie invaded the natal
town of the powerful Kelly-Nash po-
litical machine, the home of the
Democratic national convention last
July, Chicago.
Willkie was greeted by half a mil
lion people, and at once attacked
the New Deal in four snappy adj
dresses. He spoke to the stock
yards, to the Negroes, to the West
ern Electric, and in South Chicago.
At one point, he became so pre-
occupied that he didn't recognize
Mrs. Willkie, when she confronted
him.
Said Willkie: ''Let me say to you,
if you elect me President of the
United States, no American boys
will ever be sent to the shambles of
the European trenches" Then he
said: There are lot of people in
the country who had better do all
they can to beat me, because the
penitentiary jaws are going to open
to some of them"
Just the same his enemies said
that he straddled some issues. He
had disappointed many mid-western
Republicans by endorsing conscrip-
ton and the 50-destroyer deal with
Mr.. Churchill, some claimed.
Isolationists said that Willkie had
fallen under the spell of William Al
len White, and his committee to aid
the Allies.
The Democratic candidate, Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, outside of speech
to the Transfers union, let his aides
do the direct campaigning.
Vice Presidential candidate Hen
ny A. Wallace was bearing the brunt
of this labor as the former secretary
of agriculture continued his nation
wide stumping tour.
Mayor LaGuardia of New York
city, came out, as expected. for
Roosevelt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
REVERE:
Call Me PaoLO

The Italian press came out with
a brand-new one. They said that
Paul Revere was good, Anglo-hat-
ing Italian. They said that his first
name was really Paolo. They said
that this patriotic Paolo Revere was
born in sunny Italia, in 1735. This
came as complete surprise to
American historians, the poor dopes.
The dopey American historicals
had believed that Paul (Paolo) had
been born in Boston, Mass, in 1875.
His father was Apollos de Revoire,
who came to Boston from the Brit
ish island of Guernsey (now occupied
by the Germans) where they still
speak Norman French. In short,
Paul Revere was of French Hugue-
not stock. His silver-smith father
anglicized the family name, "mere-
ly on account, that the pumpkins
should pronounce it easier"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26

sign No. 1888 will be your day
in-day-out standby. It's easy to
make, and when home-sewn, costs
very little.
Flannel, wool crepe, homespun
and thin tweed are grand for this
style. 1t looks especially pretty
in pastels or plaid and plain COM
binations. With nipped-in waist,
flared skirt and trio of pockets,
it's just as becoming as it is smart
and useful.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1883 is de-
signed for sizes 8, 10. II, II and Is years
Size 10 requires pa yards of 54-inch ma
terial without nap. Send order to:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26

OTTAWA.-Yellow birch is finding
increasing use in the construction of
aircraft, according to the Dominion
forest service. Radical changes in
the design of wooden aircraft, in
troduced in the past few years, have
included the adoption of plywood
coverings for wings and fuselages.
Experience has shown that Canadi-
an yellow birch is the most suitable
OF all woods for the manufacture of
the extremely thin yeneers from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26

specimens may attain a diameter
of SO inches and a height of more
than 100 feet.
The wood is classed among the
heavy hardwoods, weighing about
A pounds per cubic foot in an air.
dry condition. In hardness and 9th
er mechanical properties it is gen
orally similar to white oak, although
it is not quite so tough. 1t is O
uniform texture and works well un
der tools, qualities which contribut !.
to its suitability for the production
of the thinnest Of veneers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
Jacket and Skirt
For School Miss

JUST as necessary as a sharp
y pencil and a notebook, for a
smart start in school, this tailored
jacket-and-skirt duo is one thing
that every Stole student should
have! Wear it with tailored blouses
or sweaters, as suit; wear it
with scarfs, beads or lapel gadg-
cts, as frock. Either way, de-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
THE WAR:
Hammers

The war had taken this turn. It
was the hammer of Thor, welded
by Hitler, beating down on the more
or less solid English anvil. The
whole struggle had boiled down into
an anvil chorus. Its reverberations
shook the world.
When a hammer hits an anvil, one
of several things can happen. Eli
Their the anvil eventually cracks, or
the hammer finally shivers in the
hands of the blacksmith. Never does
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26

which these plywoods must be built.
Yellow birch is the most impor-
tant commercial hardwood in Can
ada. Its principal range in this
country lies south of the line drawn
from Michipicoten harbor on the
eastern side of Lake Superior to
Quebec city, and in the Maritime
provinces.
Mature trees reach diameters of
from 20 to 80 inches and heights of
from go to 30 feet, and exceptional
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
PARADOX:
What a Shame

The British aviators, over Berlin,
Quilted the famous local Jewish
Home for the Aged. Luckily, no
body was hurt. The same day, the
royal air force just missed the lux
urious home of Joseph Goebbels,
German propaganda minister, one
of Nazidom's most unsavory fig
ures. The R. A. F. had hit Jewish
property, and it missed that of the
No. Jew-baiter. What a paradox,
and what shame. Modern air war
fare is, indeed, hit-and-run war in
the dark.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26

Here are three OF the injured victims Of
the Kenpil, Neto Jersey, munitions plant
blast, pictured shortly after they Uere
struck by flying glass.
Thirty buildings were left in ruins
at Kenvil, N. j. The FBI was called
in with a quick rush. Some $2,000,-
600 worth of U. S. government work
was disrupted. Close to so were
dead, and 200 were injured. 1t was
all caused by a series of hideous
explosions at the Hercules Power
company, where $4,000 tons of
smokeless powder "detonated" with
a series of dull thuds.
Nazi sympathizers were blamed
for it, and members of the Dies COM
mittee were sent to the scene of
carnage. There was open talk of
sabotage. The Nazi bund has a
camp at Andover, about II miles
from Kenvil. Later this camp was
raided by authorities. Whatever the
truth, it was a bad business all
round, and more than equalled the
contemporary air raids over London
and Berlin. In fact, little Kenvil
stole the headlines from the spires
of Westminster, and the dome of st.
Paul'S.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
iii REICH:
Worlds Fair

The long arm of the III reich
reached out to Long Island, where
the Worlds fair aquabellies out over
many acres. The German "protec-
tor" for Observation-Disclosures
used to be Czechoslovakia, in part
ordered the Czechoslovak pavilion at
the fair to send ''home" the prod
ucts of some IS Czech firms. The
Czech commissioner-general is
named George Janacek. Mr.. jana
eek refused to comply with Baron
Won Neurath's command. Said JAM
acek: "To obey would actually be
taking recognition of the German
occupation of Czechoslovakia. I
will sell as many of the exhibits
as I can," added the Patriotic Mr..
Janacek, whose Joy it is (and no
wonder) to defy Mr.. Hitler.
He added that the IS Czech firms
in question were under duress."
The 100000 German soldiers and
$4,000 Gestapo men who are hold
ing down the Czechs would tend to
agree with Mr.. Janacek.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26

This nonchaLant London gent, tOho is
taking in his milk from the doorstep, is
typical OF many EngliShmeH today. While
the constant bombing raids naturally up
set the daily routine, the English accord
ing TO British netUs sOurces) are attempt
ing to adjust their lives accordingly and
still hetO as closely as possible to the NOR
NAL" toay OF doing things.
an irresistible force meet an i'm
movable object.
Hitler might hammer England,
until his air force began to weaken.
That was perfectly possible. But,
if Hitler turned himself into an an
vii, how could the English anvil turn
itself into hammer? The hammer
may not be able to crack the anvil.
But the anvil can seldom, if ever,
hammer the hammer. That was
what puzzled the critics. England
might very possibly defend itself,
but how could it strike back, to de-
feat Germany? If Germany could
not cross 20 miles of water to invade
a small island, how could little Eng
idIlO COullICl lily cuSt W COIlAuCA q
whole continent? What would
Churchill's striking force be?
AnuiLs
The British blockade is one force.
How much it can accomplish in re-
volt in Germany would be another.
But there were no signs of revolt in
Germany, and the iron grip of whip
pet tanks precluded revolt in the
seven subject states and ma
tons. Would Russia act as the Eng
lish hammer? Otherwise it might
drag on as a deadlock between two
anvils, neither of which was
equipped with heavy-enough ham,
mer. In the meantime London was
being bombarded mercilessly and
invasion threatened from day to
day. Buckingham palace was no
more immune from Nazi bombs
than London's least end"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
l6,5OO,OOO Expected to Register for Draft
On October l6, as President Signs Bill;
u. S. Political Campaign Is Warming Up;
Nazis Continue Hammering' of London
BY Roger Shaw

EDITORS
-(Rele by Western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-26

WILLIAM KNUDSEN-U. S. Defense
Commission production chairman and
MAJ. CEN. II. H. ARNOLD, air corps
chief, are pictured inspecting P.40, H.
ison-P o,oered pursuit plane during a visit
10 the Curtiss- Wright plants at Buffalo,
Ne,o York. Knudsen stated, after ma
tion-,Uide tour OF aircraft plants. that u.
S. military forces i0ouId be equipped
,oith 10000 net0 fighting planes by April
L, 1912.
tration of the 16,5OO,OOO men af-
fected.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

perience. I feel we might have
gone a little deeper along GER
tain lines, especially the drink
ing problem, but IL I had IL to
do over again don't think
would do the job much differ,
emily. - d
Personally, I gained a lot. I
hope the state gained some
thing.
Strikes at Source
al have wanted to combat
crime at its source-the home.
II we could stop drinking and
loose living In the homes, we
could bring about better world.
"And IL the wealthy people of
higher society would cooperate
by refraining from public exhibit
tons of drunkenness, we could
go forward. 1t is human nature
TO look up to these people, They
set an example.
eff had the cooperation of 2
per cent of these society leaders,
could show you a different
state"
AS a free lance crusader, the
governor will be paid for his
speeches.
II have received as much as
$780," he said. II got that much
only once. Usually, they pay me
from $25 to $50. While gov
ernOr, / refused all offerings.
When 1 no longer have a salary.
1 suppose l shall accept expense
money.
sometimes IL is very embar-
RAISING, because the church peo-
pie feel offended If you do not
accept"
Dickinson revealed that If he
had been reelected, he would
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

term as governor, seven terms
as lieutenant governor and serv-
ice in the Senate and lesser
offices. But he is leaving some
thing in the government of
Michigan. and in the lives of its
citizens, which is of tremendous
Importance.
He came out of the past, q
sturdy figure of other days,
man so old-fashioned he wore a
celluloid collar as late as 1890.
He came and we remembered
something that perhaps we had
forgotten. We remembered some
thing we learned one April when
church bells were calling our
mothers and fathers, and us
children. to Easter service.
We suddenly recalled the feel
of muddy lane underfoot, the
scent of Spring in quiet town,
and faith that might have been
lost in the scramble of modern
life.
Gov ernor Dickinson leaves
something under that historic
capitol dome which may have
been needed very badly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

have closed all roadhouses and
would have recommended that
drinking places be closed at
3 p. m.
"ADy one who wants to drink
after 8 p. m. wants only to get
drunk" he commented.
An important characteristic of
the aged governor is revealed by
the fact that he did not declare
war on saloons during his adj
ministration. He wanted to. but
his hand was withheld by the
memory of Fitzgerald.
1t was Fitzgerald who had
been elected - not Dickinson.
Fitzgerald had no intention of
enacting an earlier closing hour.
So Dickinson, with a keen sense
OF fair play. was attempting to
carry out only the policies of his
predecessor.
Had I been elected in my own
name, 1 would have made GER
tain important recommended
tions," the governor explained.
81 probably will make them in
my ex-augural address"
He is leaving now, after a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

the unfinished business of his
administration. preparing to
hand the keys TO Gov.-elect
Murray D. Van Wagner. 1t
was an unhappy task, for no
one likes TO be fired from a job.
II had hoped TO continue" he
said. II feel we were progress
ing, especially in awakening the
people to the immortality of this
era.
But that Is task I can con-
tinue whether l am governor or
not. Il intend TO. Already ! am
booked well into the Spring.
shall speak from coast to coast
II they want me-"
A national booking agency
has been after Dickinson to
sign a contract. The agency
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Miehigan's retiring
chief executive pack.
ing his personal be.
Iengings 10 take home.

wants to make him an evangelist
like Billy Sunday and Tom
Moody aid other great Christi
ians-at a percentage of his in
come.
The governor said, however,
he prefers to arrange his own
dates. which is the word he uses
for speaking engagements.
81 am starting for Florida In
January" he said. at will be
the first vacation in so years.
have made several dates on the
way down, and will speak
in churches while I'm Florida"
Governor Dickinson will drive
his own car, a low-priced sedan.
He bought it last year for use
on his farm, but as governor he
used an expensive car supplied
by the state with a state police
man as driver. He once had a
car that he used u years.
ut got out of date" he COM
i
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
He Gains 20 Pounds

He is looking well. having
gained 20 pounds while in office,
jumping from 11S pounds to 1875.
He appears much younger today
than he he did that eventful
morning when he took the oath
from trembling Methodist
minister in the front room of his
farm home.
81 have worked harder during
the last year and half than
ever before i'm my life" Dickin-
son said. "Yet these were my
easiest years.
IL didn't worry at any time
and / got rid of the rabble who
killed Frank Fitzgerald.
cit has been q pleasant eN-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

toward peace, happiness and
true equality among men. He
hopes TO be one of the teachers.
We sat in his office, that high
ceilinged, old-fashioned room
where so much of Michigan'S
history has transpired.
Out of this window he had
seen veterans of the Civil War
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

parade when they still were
young men.
He had visited in this office
when Gov. Josiah Begole was
predicting that Detroit would
reach 100000 population; when
Gov. Russell A. Alger was warm
ing that Michigan pine would
not last forever (and no one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

Gov. Luren o. Dickinson waving good.by
TO Miehigan's capital as he leaves for the
last time with his driver and bodyguard.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22

would believe him). and when
Gov. Hazen S. Pingree placed
decanter of whisky on the desk
for the convenience of his WISH
tors and tried to be both gov
ernor of the state and mayor of
Detroit.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
BY FRANK MORRIS

NDING half century in politics Gov. Luren D. Dickinson
. goodby all that and starting national
ID SADIE to lead America back to the church.
Nearing his eghtysecond birthday. the keen vigorous
~ governor within lifetime a abiding
strictly TO the Ten Commandments nation returning
by the faith the great evangeists olden
He thinks America has had its fling awaking
awaiting coming point way
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
It's Unhappy Task

He has worked with so many
of those shadowy figures of the
past-with Bliss, Warner, Ferris.
Sleeper. Green and others-one
might expect to find the Grand
Army of the Republic still
marching on the lawn out front.
instead of the CIO rallying
there to mark the anniversary
Of a labor holiday.
The governor was winding up
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-22
Doesn't Stop the Army $66O Expansion Program Seidg Field

Carpenters, at work on
some OF the new barracks
now under construction at
SsIfridgs. The addition will
cost approximately S66o,ooo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-12
CIVIL SERVICE
 MIN ATIONS

The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an open competitive examination to secure student nurses for employment at the St. Elizabeth's Hospital (Fed eral Institution for Treatment Of Mental Disorders), Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C., not later than April 29 if received from States east of Colorado, and not later than May 2, 1940, if re- ceived from Colorado and States westward.
 The hospital offers a three-year training course for the student nurses, and pays them a salary Of S283 year with quarters, subsis- tence, laundry, and medical atten- tion. Those who satisfa ctorily com. plete the training course and re- ceiVe certificates of graduation will be eligible for promotion to posi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-12
COLISEUM THEATRE
 PLAYING TWO BILLS
 TONIGHT, SATURDAY

Cast in an unusual and difficult role as brilliant present-day Por- tia, Gail Patrick proves that her acting ability is at top-notch as her startling brunette beauty. in her new picture, 'Disbarred" which Paramount presents tonight and Saturday at the Coliseum Theatre
 The plot of 'Disbarred" revolves about the experiences of a brilliant young woman lawyer who unwit- tingly becomes the "mouthpiece" for notorious racket. due to the cleverness and facile charm of disbarred attorney who sees chance to transfer his spectacular technique to her.
 Also billed for showing is Man From Texas, the story of a "trou- ble shooter" for a railroad who. single-handed, cleans up a ring of crooked land grabbers. Seen in the film are Hal Price, Vie Demnruelle Charles B. Wood and Ruth Rogers