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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Miss Marguerite LELAND, private
secretary to the President, won SIS
in bets that Willkie would be nomi-
mated. She gave the money to the
Red Cross.
SEC Commissioner Leon Hender-
son gets to work before most officials
are awake. A congressman found
him there at 700 one morning; he
had been at his desk since 500.
With the $40, 100000 credit from
the Export-Import bank, Argentina
will buy a flock of U. S. buses for
her new transportation system.
Approximately one-third of the
1000 delegates at the G. o. P. con-
vention were World war veterans
and all the candidates had vets
playing leading roles in their cam
paigns.
State department telephone girls
have never been buster than they
are now, even in the hectic days. of
last September.
The desk used by Assistant Secre-
tary of War Louis Johnson is huge,
carved table of Honduran mahog-
any that has been in the war depart
ment for more than 100 years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
FORODDS & FORENDS:

A rough and bloody Presidential
election cost the lives of more than
100 persons in riots through Mexico.
Rumania went completely Nazi,
with King Carol still on his horse.
There were anti-semitic riots, anti
semitic laws, and British techni-
clans were fired from the oil fields,
and elsewhere. Many of the Ru-
manian Nazis wanted to GUST Carol
entirely.
The radical Hindu patriot, Subhas
Chandra Bose, was arrested in Cal
cutta by the British.
Canada was about to issue a click
Hitler" stamp, with a caricature of
the little corporal, in a national drive
for war-work funds sponsored in
Toronto and Halifax. 1t was a cute
idea.
The British and Italians continued
to argue as to whether air marshal
Italo Balbo, "the last of the three
musketeers," had been killed in ac-
ton Gas seemed likely or was muir
dered by the minions of Mussolini.
Tough General GRAHAM took Bal
bo's place as governor Of Italian
North Africa.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
1A1iQl{aqe7
Washington, ID. C.
TACK SOVIET IN SEPTEMBER


ATTACK SOVIET IN SEPTEMBER
If Hitler succeeds in his boast re-
garding the conquest of Great Brit
ain, next move on the Nazi time
table is almost sure to be Russia.
You can write it down as fairly GER
tain that Hitler will invade the So
Wet around September l.
There is one big reason for this
food. Europe is sure to be famine
stricken this winter. The Polish
wheat crop is bad; so are the Bal
kan crops. The French will not be
able to reap much of harvest. Den
mark is already killing its cattle
for lack of grain. Norway never
was entirely se1f-supporting.
However, just across the Carpath-
ians lies one of the richest granaries
in the world-the Ukraine. It's wheat
crop this year, although not the best,
will be sufficient to keep down a lot
of anti-Nazi unrest in hungry Eu-
rope. Hitler not only needs it, but
long ago announced in that infalli-
BILE document, Mein Kampf, that he
will take it.
Obviously Stain knows this. That
is why he has sent tremendous re-
Inducements into the Baltic states
of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
That also is why he has edged his
borders across Bessarabia up to the
Carpathian mountains.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
u. S. CAMPAIGN:
Warming Up

Now that the Democrats have met
in convention, the campaign is due
to warm up plenty with or without
a third party ticket.
Right up to the convention opening
Senator Wheeler of Montana kept
right on saying he would seek the
Democratic nomination at Chicago,
no matter what Roosevelt was up to.
John Lewis of the c. I. o. thought
that Wheeler was the only man who
could beat Willkie. Wheeler felt, ap-
parently, that both Roosevelt and
Willkie were interventionists, and
that he had inherited the classic
mantle of the late Senator Borah
and the magnificent elder LaFol-
lette.
Wendell Willkie tried to show him
self democratic, of course, with a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
AROUND
( THE HOUSE
Try adding a few raisins to the
dumplings you serve with stews.

Try adding a few raisins to the
dumplings you serve with stews.
POmanders, oranges. stuck with
cloves, will scent dresser drawers
and clothes closets.
To keep bread in the best condi-
ton store in a clean, well-aired,
covered, ventilated container and
keep in cool place.
A slice of lemon in the water in
which clothes are boiled will make
them winter.
Tumblers that have been used
with milk should always be
washed in cold water before they
are washed in hot. When this is
done the milk will not stick to the
glass and they will not have a
cloudy appearance.
To remove mustard stains from
table linen, boil stained part in a
quart of water to which one tea
spoon of washing soda has been
added.
Wash the leaves of a rubber
plant with warm water and CASTLE
soapsuds. When dry, rub each
leaf with a cloth wet in olive oil.
Sometimes Precipitation stains
on dresses can be removed and
the color restored by holding the
stained portion of the garment
over bottle of ammonia.
For added flavor, spread your
cake with peanut butter before
frosting it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
N A NJ E S
. . in the ne,Us

q George Bernard Shaw thought that
Hitler should be supplied-by Eng
land-with food, so they could all
fight it out to finish. Was G. B. S.
turning into an insular warhawk?
q Cross-eyed Ben Turpin, plenty be-
loved, died in Hollywood at the age
of II.
q Pat McKenna died, too. He had
been White House door-keeper from
Roosevelt to Roosevelt. He was IS.
Everybody that knew him liked him.
q Max Aitken, son of the British
Hearst" Lord Beaverbrook, a self
made Canadian, won the distin-
guished flying cross for double-cross-
ing four German aviators. He shot
them all down-or, at least, that was
his story. British flyers have shot
down lot German planes, in or
around the British isles, since the
start of the war.
q Germany demanded that the Nor
wegians depose their king, Haakon
VII, who had fled to England. The
ex-allies previously deposed Bel
gum hlng Leopold, ana SO the
crowned heads kept a-falling. Eng
land was packed with them.
q Earl Harrison, Philadelphia attor-
ney, got the job for finger-printing
aliens (and registering them) under
the new federal law, which begins
to operate by September l. Harri-
son said 'no witch-hunting' '-and
planned an extensive alien educa-
tional program.
q G. Vernon Rogers was the first
man to advocate Willkie for Presi-
dent, according to an adequate re-
Searcher. Rogers is a New York
syndicate executive. He did it in
letter of March 8, 1899, which would
make him the ultra-original Will
king. There are, however, plenty of
other candidates for the No. Will
king job.
q Mrs. Wendell Willkie said that Mr..
Wendell Willkie liked fried chicken
and apple pie. Mrs. tells Mr.. that
apple pie is bad for him (she
doesn't like it much).
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
1t Looks as If Brother
Ton, Vas Rubbing 1t In!

Three weeks after she started
boarding school life, Jessie began
to sign her letters home: "Jes-
sica."
Father and Mother smiled about
it, but it seemed to be a bit too
much for her brother Tom. So he
wrote to her as follows:
Dear Jessica: "Daddica and
Mummica have gone to visit Aunt
Lizzica. They have taken Willica
and Junica with them. Uncle
Sammica is buying new car, but
can't decide between a Morrisica
and Jewelica. The cowica has
had calfica; was going to call
it Nellica, but changed it to jim
lea, because it is a bullica. Your
loving brotherica, Tommica."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18

small D. He limited campaign con-
tributions to $4,000, and no more
than $40 apiece in cash. He said
he wanted no cash contributions
from corporations, and asked for a
hurricane of one-dollar bills. He
added that he wasn't going to re-
ward his weather. hackers with dip
lomatic jobs, or anything else like
that.
Congressman Joseph W. Martin
Jr., of Massachusetts,, Republican
leader of the house, was Wilkes
selection for campaign manager.
When the Democratic convention
opened, Jim Farley, aside from
presidential talk, was also discussed
as prospective head of New York
big league baseball team. At that
time there was little belief he would
again accept the national chairman
ship which he held since 1882.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
A Quiz With Answers
Offering Information
on Various Subjects

4. A dinpled ball flies farther
and straighter than a smooth one,
having a greater "hold'' on the
air while travelling through it.
5. The Columbia, commanded
by Capt. Robert Gray (1787).
6. Oh the times! Oh the man.
ners! Alas for the times! Alas for
the manners! Words spoken by
Cicero.
z. Approximately so.
8. Yes, it is born blind, is only
an inch long, weighing but frac-
ton of an ounce.
9. France has had four kings by
the name of Henry.
10. No. Hot sultry weather, which
usually precedes storms, aids in
producing the souring.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
PLATTSBURC, N. Y:
Once Again, Yet

Some 800 civilians, who believed
in preparedness, went to Plattsburg,
N. Y, for month of military train
ing. It was to be at their own ex-
pense. It was revival of the Platts-
burg "idea" of 1856. This 1910
bunch were between Is and so years
of age. 1t cost them $43.50 apiece,
at 20 cents per meal. Some of them
were first World war officers. Win
throp Rockefeller, grandson of old
John D. and son of John D. Jr., was
put on kitchen police duty, which
was abolished in the British army
some time back. There were four
Plattsburgers per tent, and many of
them were Wall Street specimens, or
the equivalent. The coffee mugs
had no handles. Newbold Morris,
president of the New York city coun-
Gil, was there. Said Col. James
Muir, in command of the Platts-
burg barracks: "This is fine body
of men,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
DEFENSES:
Washingtoniar,a

The program for defenses passed
the 1000, ZOO, 900 mark, which is
lot of money. Said the National
Economy league: Confusion still
seems the order of the day in Wash
ington." The navy department con-
tracted for A vessels, including Is
submarines, II cruisers, 20 destroy
ers, and a seaplane tender. This
meant two-ocean navy, or in other
words, two navies. It meant a 70
per cent increase in the navy in
the next six years. The indicated
lineup was as follows: United States,
two navies; next Japan; then Eng
land, Italy, and Russia. France and
Germany now have virtually no ma
vies, to accomplish anything with.
The rest of the worlds navies are so
much petty junk, and why they have
them at all, nobody knows. The pro-
verbal Swiss and Irish navies con-
tinue to non-exist. Meanwhile, the
American national debt went up to
almost 43 billions, and we spent
nearly 10 billions during the fiscal
year. When Roosevelt came into
office, the national debt was around
20 billions. Unemployment, world
depression, and Adolf Hitler have
come high.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18

with gifts, novelties and a glossary
of embroidery stitches. Then, in
Book 3, I began to share with you
some of the human interest side
of this fascinating job of mine.
and to tell you about the adven-
lures of many clever women who
make the things that they want
for their homes-sometimes from
almost nothing. There were more
of these adventures in Book 4, and
there are still more in Book 5.
There is nothing that pleases me
SO much as when you tell me that
my sketches are so clear that you
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
Started in 1910

''Life is a funny proposition
after ALL" said a popular song
in the early part of the century.
1t was sung rather Justify about
1910, the time that Wendell Will
kie, Republican presidential
candidate and Paul McNutt,
Democratic aspirant, were stu
dents at Indiana university.
They were at opposite political
ends then, too. Only then it was
Willkie who was socialistic, and
leader of the rabble-the 'barbs"
while the McNutt faction was
the so-called aristocratic and
Greek letter" fraternity group.
In Wilkes senior year, how
ever, they effected peace, Will
kie becoming a member of Nc
Nuts frat, the Betas. In 1910 the
frat brothers are again fighting
each other politically.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
HOW. SEW
by Ruth Wyeth Spears o9p

60 MANY of you have written
y me letters of appreciation
about the new SEWING BOOK S
that I want to thank you all here
at one time. In Book l is sketched
and described methods of making
slip covers, curtains, bedspreads,
dressing tables and other things
for the house. Next came Book 2
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
Compassionate Power

In Paris, compressed air is
piped underground by public
utility that has a distribution sys-
tenn through more than 300 miles
of streets. The air is used in some
200 distinct ways in the operation
of machines and in manufacture
ing proceSSeS.-Co
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18

can see at a glance how to make
things. l am glad that everything
needed is in today's sketch about
this remodeled washstand be-
cause have used up all my space
now; and the frill around the top
shelf is five inches deep. Books
are 10 cents each. Send order to:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
RIBBENTROP WARNING

Key to Hitler's Russian policy was
contained in a cable received here
in diplomatic code which told of the
great numbers of Red troops crowd
ing into Lithuania, and how the Lith-
uanian minister in Berlin reported
this to Foreign Minister Won Rib
bentrop. He said, among other
things, that Red troops from as far
away as Siberia had entered Lithu-
ania, and asked Ribbentrop's advice
as to what his government should do.
Don't do anything" Ribbentrop
advised, according to the cabled re-
port. after we finish with Great
Britain We'll take care of them"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
Different Tongues

There is as much difference be-
tween wise and foolish tongues as
between the hands of clock
the one goes IL times as fast, but
the other signifies IL times as
much.-William Feather.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
Poverty Teaches Much

Poverty is uncomfortable, as I
can testify; but nine times out of
ten the best thing that can happen
to young man is to be tossed
overheard and compelled to sink
or swim for himself.-James A.
Garfield.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
may affect the Heart


Gas trapped in the stomach gullet may act like
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smart men and women depend on Bell ans Tablets to
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acting medicines known for acid indigestion If the
FIRST DOSE doesn't prove Bell ans better return
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18

the Canal
transhipped 800
that country succumbed to the
British blockade
falling And here American naval
observations
doctrine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY ROGER SHAW
Democrats Meet Amid Rumbles
OF Naval Action in West Indies
And Threat Of Third Party Action

opinions
dbyW esternN ewspa
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ASK ME
ANOTHER
The Questions
/. What is the Alhambra?
2. How does the ostrich defend

l. What IS the Alhambra?
2. How does the ostrich defend
itself?
8. According to the Homeric leg
end, who devised the wooden horse
stratagem that brought about the
capture of Troy?
4. Why are golf balls dimpled
instead of smooth?
S. What was the first ship to
carry the American flag around
the world?
6. What is meant by 20 tenn
pora! 0 moreS!"?
Z. How many different types of
crosses are used in Christian ar
chitecture, art and ceremonies?
8. Is kangaroo born helpless?
9. England had eight kings by
the name of Henry. How many
did France have?
10. Do thunderstorms sour milk?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
HOME FOLKS:

An Indian named Rain-in-the-face,
a full-blooded Sioux with a super
aristocratic Amerind name, was
pinched in Central park, New York.
He got a suspended sentence, on a
charge of washing cars in that syl-
van glade of sun and shadow.
They arrested Wilhelm Kunze,
fuehrer of the Bund since the pre-
vious arrest of Fritz Kuhn. Two
other bundists were arrested with
Kunze, on a charge of wearing uni
forms of a foreign nature, and cir
culating racial hate literature.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
RADIO SPIES

Five hundred men are being add
ed to the staff of the Federal Com
munications commission to do a job
of wartime counter-espionage of a
type never done before in our en-
tire history.
For this war presents problem
that was not known in World War I.
Widespread use of radio makes pos
sible the transmission of spy mes
sages or interference with U. S. gov
eminent messages by spies.
To prevent this, the FEC intends
to police the ether waves. Us
ing an allotment of $780, 900 from
the defense appropriation, they will
expand the field force sufficiently to
monitor radio messages "a hours a
day in all parts of the country.
If it is suspected that an unli-
censed operator is sending messages
from certain section, the monitors
move in with mobile equipment and
start their detection.
Through the triangulation method,
they pick up the beam of the pirate
radio, and track it to the house of
origin. If it is a large building
Office building or apartment house
they prowl around with a detection
apparatus strapped to the waist,
which, like witch's crooked stick,
gives the signal when the vital spot
is reached.
Meantime, the FEC requires that
persons licensed for radio transmits
sion give proof of American citizen
ship. Also it forbids amateurs to
broadcast outside the U. S., and
warns all operators to stop useless
chatter by wireless.
NOte-There are $4,000 licensed
radio amateurs in the United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
The Answers

The AnsUers
1. A Spanish palace (the fortress
of Moorish kings at Granada).
2. By its powerful kicks.
8. OdysSeus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
LOVES HOT AIR

Summer heat has come to Wash
ington, but the Presidents only air.
conditioning method is to take off
his coat and hang it over the back
of a chair.
The executive offices of the White
House are air-conditioned, but the
President will have none of it in his
office. He keeps the vents turned
off and opens the French doors look
ing out on the rose gardens and the
south grounds. This, and the coat
removal, are enough for him.
In the White House proper, sepa-
rate air-cooling units have been es-
tablished in the various rooms. (This
was preferred to air-conditioning, so
as to avoid tearing out walls to in
troduce new vents.) But the Presi-
dent at first declined to have even a
cooling unit in his rooms.
Finally he was persuaded to &C
cept it, with the understanding that
it would not be turned on when he
was there.
The same is true of the Presi-
Dental yacht, Potomac. Air-condi-
tioning equipment has just been in
stalled throughout the boat, but the
President insists that it be turned
off in his room.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
Background

DuCFcSf OusCU
There has always been a pro-Brit-
ish and an anti-British faction in
French politics. Through the 1905,
the anti-British group were in pow
er, and France and Germany were
on very decent terms. In 1904, the
pro-British faction got control, and
agreed to the Entente Cordiale, with
Edward VII of England. This led
directly into the first World war.
During this war, Clemenceau led
the pro-British faction, and Caillaux
led the anti-British group. Clemen-
ceau put Caillaux in Jail, for advo-
eating an early peace. The pro-
Britons called the anti-Britons ode
featists."
Anglo-French victory, in 1918,
made the prohibitions stronger than
ever, but the ants were gathering
strength. With the collapse of 1910,
they came back into power for the
first time in SO years-since 1904. As
to the French people, they are di-
vided, and probably have no special
love for either big neighbor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
III ENGLISH WAR:
Extraordinary

This is a most peculiar war. Rus
STA dips in and out of it at will,
against the Poles, against the Bats,
against the Rumanians, against the
Films, against the capitalists of the
world. Italy stays out, talks big,
and then stabs man in the back,
although some claimed vociferously
it was tactless of Mr.. Roosevelt to
put it that way. But there were
stranger things than that.
Your correspondent was the first
New York radio commentator to
predict fatty that France would quit
the British, and make a separate
peace with Hitler. There was moth
ing very novel about that. The Brit
ish army sent only 10 divisions
100000 men-to France, and then
lost 1000 royal cannon and all the
royal tanks. French conscripts were
twice the age of the British con-
scripts, and there was the age-old
friction between the French and
British officers.
Then the unbelievable happened.
War broke out between old Marshal
Petain and Winston Churchill. 1t
was over the French navy, fourth
largest in the world. 1t was to be
demobilized for duration of the war,
according to the armistice terms,
but the British did not believe it. So
they attacked the French fleet at
Oran. in Algeria. and also at Alex
andria, Egypt. The British sank
French battleships, seized many
more of them, and killed about 1000
French sailors. 1t was a rather
CHASTITY business. The French were
furious, and Petain broke off rela-
tons with England. The Germans
sat back, and smiled with satisfac-
ton. So did the Italians, whose
"heroic" Mediterranean fleet took
absolutely no part in the tragic bat
tie of Oran. Things were going from
had To worse
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18

WHY take chance on tires that do
not carry the makers name or guarantee
when you can now get the extra safety
and long mileage of Firestone patented
construction features at prices as low or
lower than off.brand tires of unknown
quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-25
National Art Week Opens
With Ceremonies Here

Led OF by ceremonies in the De-
partmental Auditorium here at Ais
o'clock this afternoon, more than
400 galleries throughout the coun-
try will observe National Art Week
by opening their doors to buying
public.
Proclaimed by President Roose-
welt, the week has been designed to
acquaint Americans with contem-
porary American artists and to bring
their work within range of persons
with modest incomes.
Station WMAL will carry the ex-
ercises over a Nationwide hookup.
Francis Henry Taylor, head of the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art and
chairman Of the Art Week council
and Mrs. Florence Kerr, assistant
commissioner of the Works Projects
Administration, will be among those
taking part.
A preview of the exhibition at
the auditorium this morning dis
closed that 1000 pieces of art will
be on display. Carpenters and cleo
tricians mingled with artists and
managers of the exhibit as pictures
and sculpture. pottery and fabrics
were being placed in the large
room.
Prices Go to $4,000.
Art works from all over the coun-
try are for sale at the auditorium
with a price range of so cents to
$4,000. The latter price is being
asked for a statue entitled THE
Boxers" by Ahorn Ben-Schmuel,
which was sent from Philadelphia
and which stands majestically, and