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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27
u. S. DEATH:
allies Kill, Too

The first American civilian to die
in the war was little boy named
Alfred Paul Ritter of New York
city. He was eight years old, and
handsome child. The U. S. con-
sui at Stuttgart reported to the
Washington state department that
the youngster was killed by allied
air raiders, near Ulm in the Reich.
1t was not pleasant episode, and
indicated that Hitler's blitzkriegs
know no favorites. But the press
seemed partially to forget Alfred,
and continued to heap abuse on
"stabber-jabber" Mussolini.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27

This poster, contributed by
artist James Montgomery FIagg
as patriotic offering during the
recruiting drive by the U. S.
army in I9l7-I8, proved highly
successful as q stimulus to en-
istments at that time. No,V, in
1910, the army has reissued the
poster to aid current army e1-
pansion, recently authorized by
congress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27
Tribute to Gardening

Gardening is finding recognition
everywhere as mighty factor
in furthering civilization. Since it
encourages the right mode of life,
let us resolve to have more and
better gardens during the years
to come!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27
I'd Rather Be

I'd rather be a Could Be,
If l could not be an Arel
For a Could Be is a May Be,
With a chance of touching
par;
I'd rather be a Has Been,
Than a Might Have Been, by
far,
For a Might Have Been has
never been,
But a Has Been was once an
Are.
Ladies' Home Journal.
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RUSSIAN INTERVENTION

RUSSIAN INTERVENTION
Russia's entry into the war on
the side of the allies would be of
more immediate value than the
United States. Automatically it
would bring Turkey into the war, a
bad blow for Italy; also it would
bring in Rumania and Jugoslavia on
the side of the allies.
Whether Russia will do this re-
mains to be seen. But there is no
question that Stain is on the spot.
The sending of half million Red
troops to the Baltic states for pro-
lection against Germany clearly in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27

BY Thomas
dictates his worry. Obviously when
Hitler gets through cleaning up
western Europe, the fertile wheat
fields and rich coal mines of the
Ukraine are going to look most en-
ticing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27

ments IN these three tiny Baltic ma
tons were being "reorganiZed" on
a basis favorable to the Soviet"
Italy Itemizes
Egypt broke off relations with
Mussolini, and put all her bases at
the disposal of John Bull, but Mr..
Bull had control Of these anyway,
even in times of perfect peace.
The Italians flew over Toulon and
Malta and Kenya colony, and the
allies few over Turin, Genoa, and
Italian East Africa. Some lives were
lost, mutually, and some names
were called, Mayor LaGuardia of
New York (haf Italian) taking part
in the name-calling himself. Every
one agreed that Italy was hardly
heroic, but old-timers remembered
Italy's parallel action Gin reverse)
back in May, 1915, when Mussolini
again was war-active.
Spain Stirs
Spain, in the Sixteenth century,
was the greatest and strongest of
all imperial powers. There was
nothing to beat her. Then, like the
Romans, she declined and virtually
fell. But Dictator Generalissimo
Franco was kicking her into stirring
again. Spaniards yelled for the re-
turn of Gibraltar in street mobs.
Mussolini and Hitler helped
Franco in the Spanish civil war, and
his group are duly grateful. When
Italy went in, they declared Spain
not neutral, but merely non-bellig-
erent, and Spanish-owned Moor
troops seized the International Zone
Supposedly neutralized) at Tan
giers, in North Africa, which is too
near Gibraltar for solid comfort.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27
AGRICULTURE:
Record Reserve

Department of agriculture reports
indicate that ever-normal granary
reserve supplies of surplus farm
products have reached record levels
and will be increased this year.
This reserve supply held by the
Commodity Credit corporation un-
der loans to producers or owned out
right by the corporation has a total
value of about 81 900, 0O0,0
Chief crops in reserve are cotton,
corn, wheat and tobacco. Smaller
amounts Of peanuts, figs, butter,
wool, mohair, .turpentine and resin
are held because of loans made
last year. This year, loans averag-
ing "a cents per bushel on 1910
wheat, IS cents on rye, and 80 cents
on barley have already been au-
thorized and loans are virtually GER
tain on 1910 cotton 20 cents per
pound) and corn (between 81 and 81
cents per busheD.
While farm prices are at low
ebb because Of the loss of many for
eign markets due to the war there
is a feeling in some quarters that
it may become necessary for the
Americas to eventually supply most
OF the foodstuffs for European ma
tons.
1t is known that generally speak
ing these nations do not have huge
supplies of food and will be forced
to get huge stocks of grain from
somewhere.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27
ALLIES AND RUSSIA


Secret negotiations are now in
progress to break the alliance be-
tween Stain and Hitler, bringing
Russia into closer relations-per-
hapS even a semi-alliance with
Great Britain.
No. l secret negotiator is Eduard
Benes, ex-president of Czecho-
Slovakia, always a close friend of
Russia. He is now in Moscow, hav-
ing been sent there by the British
government to see what he could
patch up on their behalf.
No. negotiator is Sir Stafford
Grips, left winger.
What will come out of Ambassa-
dor Grips visit remains to be seen,
but two significant items were pub
ished recently in the official Soviet
newspaper Izvestia.
One praised the conduct of the
allied armies in France. The other
pointed out that the Nazis might not
win the war so easily, since the al
lies had big American resources be-
hind them.
Note-Obviously Uncle Joe Stain
remembers the page in ''Mein
Kampf" in which Hitler plans the
conquest of the lush plains of south
ern Russia.
1t is important to note that Sir
Stafford Grips, although one of the
wealthiest lawyers in England, is
definitely left-wing, much further
left than the British Labor party.
Sir Stafford got into this new and,
for him, strange role as result of
a trip last winter to Chungking,
China. There the Soviet govern
ment took him by plane to Moscow,
where he talked with Foreign Minis
ter Molotoff.
One of the questions was, "Under
what conditions would you agree to
collaborate with the allies?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27
AIRPLANE PRODUCTION

Here are the confidential figures
on the number of fighting planes the
allies have ordered from each U. S.
factory, but remain undelivered:
Lockheed, LOO; Martin, $50; Cur
tiss, 500; Douglas, $50; North Amer
lean, 400.
These, given in round figures,
make a total of $500 planes still
undelivered. The production of
planes themselves is increasing con-
stantly, but the bottleneck still re-
mains airplane motors.
American aviation moguls say
that the United States will never get
a lot of planes in hurry until the
heads of the six chief aviation COM
panies are locked in a room and
forced to agree that each will manu-
facture one type of plane only. This
would achieve the standardization
that Henry Ford has been talking
about.
Another speeder-up would be to
manufacture a less well-built plane.
American planes are the best in the
world-last for years-but war
planes don't last long anyway.
American manufacturers estimate
that they could double their output
by decreasing quality 10 per cent.
Note-The aviation industry is so
bottlenecked that one well-placed
2,000-pound bomb dropped on the
Pratt-Whitney engine plant in Hart
ford, Conn.,, could paralyze airplane
production for weeks.
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Ask NE = os ess: VIII, ,s,. 4s:.:.:
ANOlH on Various Subjects

9. Have diamonds ever been
known to explode?
10. Is the beaver a docile ami
mal2
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FORODDS & FORENDS:

Russia and japan finally agreed
on an exact borderline between red
flag and red sun, in the debatable
land of Mongolia. The Japs and
British reached another agreement,
in their dispute about foreign con-
cessions at Chinese Tientsin. The
Jap-favored Marking government Of
China, demanded that the soldiers,
guards, and warships of all belliger-
ent nations get out of China, and
stay out.
The Irish Free State was in a
hum of preparation, to ward off Ger
man or British invaders, or both.
Both Wilhelmstrasse and Downing
Street may have fifth columns
among the high-spirited Gaelics.
Crown Princess Juliana of Hol-
land, and her two babies, had fled
from the Dutch to the British. From
the British they fed to the Canadi-
ans, and that was where they now
were. The Dutch crown prince, Ju-
liana's husband, halls from German
Lippe. He used to be Nazi storm
trooper, before he went Dutch.
The British "ace" ace-from New
Zealand-had downed 20 German
| planes in 1939-40. He was %. His
name was Cobber E. j. Kahn, and
a nice lad, too. He crashed some<
where in France, and the royal air
force lost his services for all time.
Turkey, which was supposed to
help England and France if Italy
went in, was stalling around, and
made trade pact with Germany.
Russia and Rumania kept pleading
with the Turks to stay out, but the
Turks didn't seem to need that
''sound" advice.
Finland, perhaps Uncle Sans
only friend abroad, except for the
Irish and the Brazilians, paid its
war debt-as usual This install
ment was close to $3.50, 900. Firms
don't seem to know what an alibi is.
said an official in admiration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27
RFC LOAN TO BRAZIL

The sinister spectre of Nazi-
Fascist activities in South America
finally has clinched the long-delayed
plan for a U. S.-Brazilian steel plant
tapping the rich mineral resources
of Minas-Geraes.
Jesse Jones' RFC has agreed to
lend $40, 1000, 900 to the Brazilian gov
eminent, perhaps increase this fig
ure to SIT, ZOO, 900 if necessary. The
Brazilian government is to match
the U. S. contribution and hire the
United States Steel to construct and
operate the plant.
Originally u. S. Steel was to be-
come a partner and invest some
capital. But it got jittery over the
international situation and backed
out. After Hitler proposed to Bra
zil that the Skoda munitions plant
be transferred there, and a Nazi
victory in Europe began to look so
imminent, the state department per-
suaded Jesse Jones to act.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27
Y Column

Congressman Van Zandt of Penn
sylvania demanded that Roosevelt
begin a drive against the fifth col
umn here in America. Roosevelt
was requested to fire the 500 people
listed by the Dies committee, as
government employees who be-
longed to the reddish League for
Peace and Democracy. But the fifth
column charges became wilder and
wilder-each American making up
his own list Of fifth columnars, and
putting on it special grievances. A
complete list of "amalgamated"
fifth columnists was assembled. It
included Republicans, Democrats,
third termites, anti-third termites,
pro-Germans, pro-Russians, pro-Ital-
ians, pro-Britons, aliens, commu-
nists, socialists, the Bund, pacifists,
professional Irishmen, Jews,
Catholics, atheists, gossipers, defeat
lists, parlor pinks, roaring reds, an
archists, pietists, and conscientious
directors. Readers of the column
may add to this partial compendi-
UNI, at their pleasure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-27
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Bernard Baruch says the last war
cost the U. S. $4,000, 0O0, 900 more
than it should have, due to lack OF
price controls.
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ing frantic appeals to Roosevelt, and
to Americans generally, and this
aerial propaganda had its effect.
Some Americans went so far as to
favor declaration Of war against
Hitler, although for the time being,
Mussolini was even more unpopular.
The senate passed, by 81 to 10, the
presidential policy of trading in gov
ernment-owned weapons to private
corporations, for resale to the
allies. Old rifles, older ammunition,
airplanes; and there was even talk
of Obsolete" U. S. naval destroy
ers, for England to hunt submarines
and seasleds with. U. S. Steel, for
example, was reported as planning
a $37, 900, 900 deal, via the war de-
partment, for the allies.
The house of representatives
passed an increase Of 95, 900 privates
for the regular army, and there was
congressional talk Of running our
armed forces up to million men,
including the National Guard. The
house also approved the national de-
tense tax bill, to yield billion addi-
tional dollars during the coming ifs
cal year, and increasing the nation
al debt limit to 40 billions-a jump
upward Of four billions.
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ments m these three tiny Baltic ma
tons were being "reorganized" on
a basis favorable to the Soviet"
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Boys Wear Values
Electric RefrigeratOrS

COTTON, royon, wool tobric contentsI
LANSBURGH'S-Boys' Wedr-Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Linens Reduced
Spreads and Blankets

LANSBURGHS-
Linens and DomesticS-Third Floor
Evening star., 1940-09-12

500 CoIIorIess Sports Jackets;
cotton hopsockine; 40 g $50
.2.95 g 3.95 Sport Slocks; cotton
nd-Inen; broken sizes s-7se
.2.95 & 3.95 Washable Cotton
Robes; coIorfost; broken sizes, l.29
-2.95 TO S. Shirt g Slack Ensemble
Sets; Sonforized cotton; hopsock-
ing and chevon-weoves; sizes 28
to 40 10
iuQS-StTeet Floor
Evening star., 1940-09-12

COTTON and linen tobric contentsl
S-HandkerchietS-S Floor
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12
GLACIER HIGHWAY
CLEAN up EFFORT
GETS UNDER WAY
Forest Service Asks Help Of
Residents in Improv-
ing Appearance

Cooperation of owners of residence
es and summer cottages in i'm
proving the appearance of the Gla-
cier Highway area is being sought
by the Regional Office of the U. S.
Forest Service, which, this week
addressed letters to all residents
of the highway.
The letter is as follows:
1.-The local Forest Service men
desire to have special effort made
this coming year to improve the
appearance of the Glacier Highway
area and wish the assistance of the
owners of residences and summer
cottages in this venture. The pur-
pose of this letter is to ask you to
participate. Home-owners along the
highway will be visited next month
to discuss the things that might be
done to improve the appearance of
individual residences and grounds,
of blocks of homesites and summer
homes, and of such publicly owned
property as campgrounds, beaches
and roadsides. Group meetings will
be called to discuss affairs that
require joint action by owners and
the Forest Service.
I'm general this is to be clean
up campaign with emphasis on the
disposal of the many useless and
discarded articles that tend to &C
cumulate around property unless
special effort is made to get i'd of
them currently The digging of
garbage pits for individual homes or
groups of homes, or the establish
ment of convenient public inciner-
ators to eliminate the throwing Of
tin cans, cartons, etc, over the road
ticular feature that will need at
tention. These simple and inexpen-
sive improvements can contribute
UNNECESSARILY to the greater enjoy
ment of our hi/,way and nearby
beaches. If we take the time to
stand off and view the situation
with the eye of neighbor or OF a
visitor to Juneau we undoubtedly
will find many things that can be
done, at little cost, to improve the
appearance of our private properties
and our publicly owned land.
"We wish to stress that the Forest
Service will welcome suggestions
from private home-owners and the
public generally as to things that
we should do in the way of clean
up on the National Forest lands as
part of this special campaign.
These can be made either in the
meetings that are to be called or in
talks at any time with Individual
Forest Service representatives"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12
TWO GOOD HITS
ON PROGRAM AT
COLISEUM SHOW

The story, Secret Service of the
Air" opens at the Coliseum Trea-
tire tonight. Based upon material
supplied by w. H. Moran, former
chief of the Secret Service and
the plots Of all the subsequent pic
lures will also come from Moran's
records and memories was writ
ten by Raymond Schrock, and an
exciting tale it is.
1t is concerned mainly With Rea-
CANS adventures in breaking up a
gang which has been smuggling
aliens into the United States from
Mexico by air At the outset, Rea-
gan is China Clipper pilot, but
he leaves that job when Litel asks
him to undertake this mission for
the Secret Service.
Also playing is a thrilling action
drama Jack Londons Wolf Call"
which is set to music and played
against magnificent background
of mighty mountains and fabulous
California lakes.
wolf CALI is the story of Mike
Vance, millionaire playboy whose
father, tired of hangovers and head
lines, sends him to the Canadian
Northwest for regeneration.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12

A complete list of all contributors
will be published within a few days.
Territorial Chairman Frank A.
Boyle reports the drive is meeting
gratifying response throughout
the rest of Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12
C0lUkNI5T
TO CHURCH
FOR COLUMN
George Tucker GivesCIose
Up Of ST. Thomas
Episcopal
Wv GEORGE TUCKER

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Sometimes
On winter afternoons I like to. go
to st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
On Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street. and,
from the vastibule, gaze at the high,
far off altar with its marvellous
soulptured stone reredos, its carved
weed work, and its gorgeous STAIN
ed glass. When you come upon
this in the light of a late wintry
afternoon. the beauty of it gets in
your eyes 1t makes you think that
scr = high-souled Oa Vinci must
have had a hand in it,
st. Thomas is one of the older,
Weather, more influential church
es Of New York. 1t was founded
well over q hundred years ago One
of the first things you notice on
entering the vestibule is a plaque
from Shrewsbury Abbey, England,
which says:
Friend there is welcome in this
Church for three;
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
ATTENTION

Commencing Friday, January IL,
all motor vehicles appearing on
the streets without the 1910 license
plates will be tagged and the
owners fined.
DAN RALSTON,
adv. Chief of Police.
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|DoubIeHif
IsShowing
AT Capitol
The Duke Comes Back
Pirates Of the Skies
Program Tonight

A double feature is billed at the
Capitol Theatre for this weekend
Included on the program is The
Duke Comes Back Lucian Cary's
popular Saturday Evening Post SER
| tal. Ii has lost nothing in its trans
lati0n TO the screen. In fact, Re-
public has improved upon the or
iginal, so that picture audiences
can readily catch the spirit of the
lndomitable Duke, and stay with
him throughout an hours tense dra-
ma, suffering every punch he re-
ceives from his opponent, Bronski,
and going frantic with him over the
predicament of his wife and infant
son.
Another feature of the evening
is a fast action played against a
unique background, a novel love
story and more than the ordinary
quantity of thrills and suspense are
the high-light features of Universals
pirates of the Skies"
Featuring Kent Taylor and Roch-
ellie Hudson, the picture embraces
the newest branch of the state law
enforcement departments, the Air
Police.
Taylor is seen as flying officer,
an "air-copper." The thrills and
suspense arrive when he unwit-
tingly stumbles on the solution of
many bold and mysterious robberies
which have mystified the state po-
lice
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12

in costume, and cuban Instruments
including the tom tomsI maracas
and claves, will be used for the
rumbas and tangos.
Outstanding will be the stage eff
feet in the first and last numbers
of the program. Featured by the
school band will be fluorescent in
struments together with ultraviolet
ray lighting effect, which is some
thing new to add color and variety
to modern entertainment. The flu
crescent dyes, together with the I'LL
tra-violet ray lights are being used
in the States at various night clubs
concerts and other forms of enter
tainment features.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12

visitors such as you. These are lit
tie pocket-size cards on which are
printed prayers that are appro-
pirate for all occasions. Perhaps
the most appropriate at this time
is the one I'm Time of War" There
is another For the Sick and an
other For Those In Trouble" There
are others, and all are free. You
should take these, and place them
in your pocket, and carry them
away with you.
While I was there I heard slight
rustic behind me, and, turning, l
found myself staring at a Slight,
spry, little woman whose hair was
gray, but whose eyes were the mer-
REST l have ever seen. Her name
was Mary Kohler and she has been
there 20 years.
Il didn't see you," 1 apologized;
II thought 1 was alone"
I'm not very large" she said,
adjusting her blue cap tn a
matched her little blue smock
Quite bluntly I asked her who she
was and what she did "Oh, I take
care of things" she said proudly.
Il dust and scrub and take care of
anything that has to do with dirt
She said all this very proudly,
and with sweep of her tiny arm
she indicated all the whole vast,
gorgeous interior of st. Thomas,
as if to say, "All this is mine .
Later, as 1 went out, she called,
Come and see us some time"
She was the most cheerful little
bantam l had ever seen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12

Come in, and rest, and think,
and kneel, and pray;
What men have builded for
Gods glory, see
Give thanks, and SO in re2ce go
on tiny way
There is, too, this quiet nantes
taticn of warmth and welcome, ex-
emplified in the visitors register
People from all lands and of al
faiths find their way past the statue
Of Our Savior, through the great
arched entrance, and leave theil
names in a book of friendship, ano
go on t h ir way, taking perhaps
some of the soft, deep-toned beauty
Of st. Thomas away in their hearts
I could not help but glance at the
names of some of those who hao
preceded me, and SO in this way
knew that Lois Hent Stiles, OF
Charleston, S. c., had been here to-
day. Under her name was the
neatly penned signature of Mrs. E
w. Sparks, of Palm Beach, Fla
:. A Mr.. R. w. Mcintyre, of Lex
ington, KY, had been there, too, as
had Suzanne MCGOWAN, of Ashley
Pa.
There were literally scores of sig
natures. and after each one the
signee had indicated his faith
One was a Hugenot; another was a
Christian Scientist There
were many Methodists and Baptists
There was even the Signature
of Chinese, and after it he had
written, 81 am a Christian"
Should you chance to pass st.
Thomas on some future visit to
New York, and enter, let me COM
mend to you the little rack of spe-
cial prayers, which is also in the
vestibule, and which is there for
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12
NOTICE

To Scottish Rite Masons: Regular
meeting Friday. Jan. II. Degree
work election of officers, etc. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12

Contractor r. j. SommerS sailed
on the Northland for Seattle. He
plans to spend few days in the
Queen City on business.
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STENOGRAPHER

Grace Grummett will go to work
Monday morning as stenographer
in the U. S. Attorneys office on
temporary assignment for 80 days,
pending appointment of a perma-
nent clerk from the Civil Service
eligible list.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-12

DIR. STEvEa. CHIROPODIST,
Makes Arch Appliances to measure
office. 10 Valentine Bldg. Phone 648