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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-12

With less than a month of 1910 re-
manning, only two Minnesota counties
Chippewa and MarshaIl-remain in
the traffic death free" group, accord
ing to the latest reports of the Mime
sofa highway departments safety div
ision. These counties are to be con-
graduated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-12
On This Occasion
,Continued from Page One)

ness to stand behind the government
Their objections would have been con-
sidered by the draft boards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-12
First Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Member of the Finnish Evangelical
Lutheran National Church of America
212 East Camp Street
REV. E. A. HEINO, Pastor

The MenS CIuD VIII metI at CIlt Quo
Harju home next Saturday evening.
Holy Communion will be administered
at the morning and evening services
next Sunday.
Mid-week Advent services will be
conducted each Wednesday until
Christmas. The Finnish service be-
gins at Z p. m. and the English Advent
service at p. m.
The church choir will rehearse after
the conclusion of the English service
Wednesday evening.
A devotional service will be conduc-
ted at the Jacob Salmi home in Section
Thirty on Thursday evening, Dec. II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-12
Power From Wood

In this modern world it is a sur
prise to find one-eighth of all power
is obtained from wood.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-12
SHOWS HINDER
Tree harvest

Heavy SHOWS at Big Fork which
came before the swamps were frozen
make it more difficult to get Christ
mas trees to market, according to the
state department of conservation.
Tractors are necessary in many 10
calities to get through the deep snow.
Already more than a third of the trees
are out of the woods.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-12
The Suomi-Synod Lutheran
Church
REV. DOUGLAS OLLILA. Pastor

The Lutheran Guild meets tonight
at 1880.
Choir practice each Monday at Z
p. m.
The Luther League meets on the
End and 4th Mondays at 8.
No bible study the 18th.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-12

One by one the old timers we
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-12

Yes-The Ely News Store
SELLS the Ely Miner
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-12

St. Anthony's Catholic
Church
FATHER FRANK MIHELCIC, Pastor.
Masses at $50; 7:45; 900; 1918 a. m
Sunday School and Benediction at
100 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

ficers. You will now be we'll. But
warn you not to open the bag
for five years. If you do, your
arms will fall from their sockets.
The Polish woman, terrified, a
greed. On June s. 1899, she revealed
the story to a young Polish friend
who realized she had been duped.
Afraid to open the bag herself, the
friend did. In it were 70 ST bills.
Lizzie Miller wwas indicted on a
charge of grand larceny, but she
had fled.
into the picture came the Gypsy
maiden whiSe sweetheart was we'll
under Lizzie's influence. She had her
revenge by placing the police on
LiZzie's trail.
The trail led to Cleveland, Youngs-
town and Cedar Heights, O., to
Phoenix Ariz., where officers Reilly
was only a day behind the fugi-
tive. There she dropped from sight.
Lizzie Miller. her husband and
children eventually reached Hol-
lister, the $7,700 dissipated. All
were picking tomatoes on a nearby
ranch when Lizzie was stricken
with serous ailment, and re-
moved to the hospital.
The mysterious Gypsy grapevine
went to work and Newark Author
tiles learned of Lizzie's presentce
here. Photographs were exchanged
and Sheriff Are Fruits arrested
Lizzie as she lay, frail weak and
no longer pretty, on her hospital
bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

from a gun emplacement on hill
top overlooking Chimara and the
shining Adriatic beyond.
An armored car flying the huge
Greek flag approached the towr
slowly from the north. AS it pro-
ceeded, Greek cavalrymen popped
up in thre hills on both sides of
the road. trotted down and fell in
behind the car At the edge OF
the town the cavalry halted. The
armored car went on to the de
serted streets, to determine if it
was safe to occupy the town.
There was a breathless. l5-min-
ute interval, then the care came
back. The gun turret was open and
the gunnerS were waving happily.
Chimara had fallen.
The capture seemer anti-climatic
TO me, after the 4S-hour barrage
that preceded it, but the gunners
around me were wild with JOY.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
'Quickie Makes
Movie History

murder. Prof. Mitchell is no ordin-
ary killer; what he decides to do is
kill somebody whose eraSure would
be a blessing to the world.
He murders Mona Maris, who is
the meaneSt woman there ever
was. The story goes on from there
and it would be unfair to tell any
more OF it here.
Immediately after the show we
dropped by Miss Maris apartment
for talk with the crueleSt villain
esS probably in Hollywood'S his
tory. Her mother hated her. Her
husband despised her. Her daughter
never wanted to see her aain. Her
closest friend wished she were
dead. B-r-r-r-r-r.
The beautiful brunette Miss Mar
Is said all this was okay by her.
If they ask me TO kill babies.
she said, then I'll kill them. In
pictures. / mean"
You may remember her. Bern Il
Buenos Aaires. she went TO school
In France, made her movie debut
with the Ufa Company in Berlin
and came to Hollywood a few years
back. as one Of those European
lies the hollywoodianS always
are announcing. She appeared in
three pictures as a dangerous SEN
orita. and then she was shunted
INTO the manufacture of Spanish
talkies for the South American
market. She made 18 Of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Friant Dam Work
Discontinued as
Waters Rise

FRIANT. Cal, Dec. 25. (UP)-
Engineers at Friant Dam today lost
their race against time and the
winter rains and were forced to dis
continue all construction operations
at the dam on the San Joaquin river,
20 miles northeast of Fresno.
1t was the first time since work
started on the dam Nov. 5. 1899.
that operations had been suspended
for any reason.
Ihe situation was not regarded as
critical, but merely one that caused
delay IN work on the KEY unit
OF the Central Valley project in
the San Joaquin Valley.
Heavy rains in the mountains
caused the river waters to rise to
such an extent that the Temporary
diversion flume was unable to han
die the flow, necessitating turning
the river back into its bed where
concrete was being poured at the
base of the dam. Engineers had
hoped to complete the base of the
dam sufficiently to permit water to
flow through diversion tubes in the
dam by the time the river was turn
ed back into the bed.
Officials of the Griffith company
and Bent company said the San
Joaquin river was receding swiftly
and they said it was planned to
start swamping out the water and
cleaning up debris tomorrow morn
ing preparatory to resuming work
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Woman Reporter Sees Chimara Pass
From Hands Of Italians TO Greeks

Editors Note: Mary Merlin, an
Anglo Greek, United Press spec
ial correspondent and oonly wo-
man reporter at the Greek fight
ing lines, describes in the follow
ing dispatch the foil of Chimara,
which she witnessed:
BY MARY MERLIN
United Press Staff Correspondent
CHIMARA, Albania, CVia Athens
2 am. Dec. %. DelayedD-CUP)-
When reached the front on horse
back, Greek artillery was pumping
shells into Chimara from three di-
rections; Six italian warships off
shore were blasting at the Greeks.
aided by heavy shore batteries which
had been turned inland. and the
sky was dotted with bombing and
machine-gunning italian airplanes.
In this roaring inferno. the ItaI-
fans wree evacuating the town. COM
Wandering everything on wheels
TO move the men and equipment.
and leaving a rear guard of more
than 1000 men. whom the Greek
eventually captured.
The announcement came at dusk
Sunday night and I watched it
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Shirley Temple
ToCome Out
OF Retirement

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 25. (UP)-
Shirley Temple. who retired from
motion pictures at the venerable
age OF II as one of the big ten al
the box office. has signed a contract
to make a picture for Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer, her family announced
today.
She will return to the sound stages
sometime next spring, after year
vacation. which she spent at exclu-
slve Westlake school for girls. The
name of the picture she will make
was not disclosed. although it was
supposed her part will be that of an
Older girl.
When Shirley retired her mother,
Mrs. George Temple, said she would
resume her screen work after a year
if suitable material could be found.
She said she wanted the child star
to have an opportunity to associate
with other girls her age.
She formerly was under contract
to goth Century-FoX. and her film
earnings have made her independ-
emily wealthy for the rest of her
life. Twentieth Century and the
Temples terminated her contract
by mutual agreement year before
it would have expired. The studio
feared Miss Temple was outgrowing
her parts.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Church Rebuffs
Youth Committee

MADISON, Wis, Dec. Is. CUP)-
The youth committee against war,
denied church and university ac-
commodations for its national con-
vention here Dec. q to 30. negotiat-
ed today for a hotel ballroom for
its sessions here.
The University of Wisconsin closed
campus buildings to the YCAW
convention in decision announced
in October. University authorities
explained that they did not want
to embarrass President Clarence A.
DukStra who is in Washington serv-
ing as national draft director by
having anti-draft movements eman-
ating from his campus. Trustees of
the First Congregational church and
the University Methodist church
likewise closed their doors to con-
vention sessions.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
BY FREDERICK C. oTHMaN

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 25. UPl-
ABOUT the best Christmas presen
The Warner Brothers ever got cam,
from w. @. Van Schmus and Vim.
cent Sherman, couple of gentle.
men OF whom you've probably ne.
Yer heard
ABOUT four months ago the War.
ners gave a quickie to Sherman
thelr youngest director for hurried
manufacture. 1t was titled "Tria,
and Error" and it had no stars
The biggest names in it were Ger
aioine fitzgerald, Thomas Mitch
Ell, Jeifry Lynn, James Stephen
son, and Mona Maris.
ihey all were good performers
out none were box office draws. So
sherman started work on the pic-
lure. He wrote much of it as he
went along. When he finished il.
the powers-that-be retitled it IN
Vitation to a Murder"
1t looked like fodder for the low
er half of double bill. There was
hothlng pretentious about it. if
was Just a good show with an un-
usual plot and some fine perform
ances by a crew of character act
ors. ABOUT that time Van Schmus
came TO Hollywood, looking for
movies to display in the worlds
biggest movie theater. He is man
aging director of New York's Ra-
dio City music hall.
So he looked at numerous multi
million dollar epics. Then. almo.t
by mistake, he got a peek at In
Vltation to a Murder" It cost
around $500, ,000-which the produ-
GERS call peanuts he thought
1t was an elegant show. You could
nave bowled the Warmers over with
piece of Christmas tree tinsel
when he told 'em he'd like to show
1t in Radio City. Only thing against
II was the title. He said it sour.led
cheap. The Warmers said ekav. let
MIN think of a new name. They
were all tired out.
Van Schmus went into the sill
ence and came up with Flight
FROM Destiny The picture will
run for around three weeks in his
theater and that one engaeement
alone will pay nearly all the pro-
auction costs. But that's just the
beginning.
The film goes into the Four
Star theater here, which is the
Hollywood show case for epics and
which hasn't displayed picture
which cost less than million in
years. The Warmers thus can't I
miss staggering profits on their in
vestment when the picture hits
general release. Director Sherman
becomes overnight one of the cele-
prlties in the business. while all
The members of his cast almost
automatically become big time
stars.
We saw the picture and we must
admit it is beauty. The story is
about college professor who has !
only six months to live and who de-
cides the best way he can spend .
his remaining days is to commit a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

DeTSI.
MIR. White has rendered a great
service to this country by clarity
ing his position, and the position
of his committee. He has given us
new hope for a United America at
time in our history when unity
is essential Many of us have felt
in the past that Mr. Whites COM
mittee was Intentionally leading us
to war. We knew that certain sup
porterS of the committee have dis
cussed what steps short of war
would lead to war most quickly.
Mr. White has now clarified this
situation. He tells us that the COM
mittee as whole does not approve
the interventionist views of some
of its members. He offers us objec-
tives upon which most Americans
can unite. He asks us to stay out
of the war. He opposes conveying
with our navy. the repeal of the
Johnson act, the carrying of con-
traband into the war zone on AM
erican ships. He offers us as a slo-
gan the motto The Yanks Are Com
ing, and tells us that our interven-
ton would lead to a 30-year con-
flict. In short he offers us a basis
of national unity that every Amer
ican should welcome as sign of
growing strength among our people
That disagreement still exists
about what aid we give to Europe is
relatively unimportant. We can ar
que about that among ourselves as
time passes. We can argue as Amer
leans with divergent views, offered
with mutual respect. The impor-
tant thing is that we unite on the
destiny of America; on the neces-
sity of building strength at home
and keeping out of war abroad. In
this Mr.. White has today given
us an example of true leadership"
The World Telegram also publish
ed statement by John R. Pratt,
director of the War Relief associa-
tion of American Youth, declaring
that any American group which
stands in the way of increased aid
to Britain "can only bring comfort
to Adolf Hitler and those who sup
port him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Woman Scorned'
Has Her Revenqe

HOLLISTER, Cal, Dee. 25. CUP)
Perhaps Congreve had gypsy in
mind when he wrote that Heaven
has no rage like love to hatred
turned, nor hell a fury like a
woman Scorned."
Lizzie Miller was on her way to
Newark, N. j., today to face a
charge of mulcting an aged Polish
woman of her life savings because
a Romany woman on whose sweet
heart Lizzie allegedly cast sleeps
eyes put the finger on her in
typical underworld fachion.
Lizzie is 80, Gypsy. once the
belle Of her tribe, according to
Lieut.. c. w. Merrell and John
Reilly of the Newark police de-
partment.
She was the tops" which to the
nomads mean the princess, second
only to the queen of the tribe. And,
queenly, she could do no wrong.
to their way of thinking.
Too, Lizzie was a flirt. the Off
GERS said, Although married and
the mother of five children, she
showered the young men of the
tribe with attentions, including one
youth who already was bethrothed
to Gypsy maiden.
Eighteen months ago elderly Agnes
Walickhko sought out Lizzie to
have her fortune told. For so cents
she learned she was in poor health
The cure was to place an egg on
her stomach and lie in bed for
several hours.
Mrs. Walichko returned with the
egg the following day. Lizzie broke
it, apparently extracted a long
horse hair. You'll do better now,"
she told the astounded Mrs. Wall
chko.
Then, the officers said, Lizzie sug-
gested she could not entirely regain
her health until she exchanged all
her dirty money for clean. A S. bill
was good enough for a starter. and
anrd mu0h hokus-pok.us, Lizzie
exchanged the old for new. and
thus set the stage for an amazing
sWindle.
Mrs Walichko returned the next
day with S7,7OO in bills. her life
savings, which with ceremony was
placed in a linen bag. and over
which Lizzie mumbled in Romany.
place it in your safe deposit calut."
said Lizzie, according to the of
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Amateur Santa
Lands in Jail

WILLOWS, Cal. Dec. 25. (UP)-
Here is a Christmas story which
ended i'll Jail for an amateur Santa
Claus.
Sheriff Roy Heard said r. l..
Carpenter, 25, stole blank checks
and a protectograph checkwriting
machine from a warehouse.
Then he started writing checks.
He made out a $4,000 check,
handed it to tavern keeper and
asked for SIS, which he got.
He made out two checks for $685.
900 and cash them for $66 each in
a department store and pool hail
because the clerks were so busy with
Christmas trade they didn't look al
the checks closely.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
German Criticizes
Uruguay Press

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec 25
(UP) = Otto Langmann, German
minister TO Uruguay, today criticiz-
ed the press of Uruguay for its pro-
British attitude.
In a formal statement, the diplo-
mat protested against what he
termed the thesis defended by a
part of the Uruguayan press that
England deserves all credit for try
ing to keep the Atlantic open. and
at the same time attacking Ger
many for impeding trade with the
countries of South America.
Some organs of the press have
considered it good taste to describe
German Warships as raiders while
corresponding British ships are call
ed Warships and auxiliary cruisers, "
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
lndbergh Says Editors Stand Against
Sending American Youths to Europe
Gives New Hope Of UnitedU U.S.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25. CUP)-Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh said today in
the New York World Telegram that
yesterdays statement by William
Allen White. chairman of the COM
mittee to defend America by aiding
the allies, has given us new hope
for a United America at a time
in our history when union is essen
tial."
The World Telegram printed un-
der Whites signature his statement
in which the Emporia, Kans., editor
said that his committee was op-
posed to United States entry into
the war, the repeal of the neutral
ity act. and to the sending of a
single American youth to fight in
Europe.
The newspaper today published
the following statement from Lind
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
u. Purchases
kickIe Output

NOUMEA, New Caledonia. Dec.
Is. fUPl-Residents of New Gale
e.enia. which broke with the Vichy
regime after the fall of France, to-
Gay were eheered by news the
United States and British govern
ments have agreed to purchase the
entire New Caledonlan output of
chrome nickel, a vital war mater
IdI
The news was contained in a
speech yesterday by Henri Sautot
governor af New Caledonia, setting
forthsthe coIony's new budget.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Petitions Seek
Change in Laws

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 25. (UP)-
Secretary of State Paul Peek today
had received initiative petitions
bearing 1911 signatures from Los
Angeles county in behalf of a pro-
posed change in building and loan
laws.
The filings brought the total of
names to 134640, with 1929 nee
essary to qualify the initiative. Com
pletion of the necessary names
would present the initiative to the
legislature in January, where it
could be adopted in its entirety or
be submitted to the people at the
next general election, Peek said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
legless Aviator
Gets VaIor Award

LONDON. Dec. 25. CUP1-The dis
tinguished flying cross was awarded
yesterday to Douglass Bader, a leg
less squadron leader, who has shot
down 10 German air raiders and
damaged several more.
He lost both legs in an accident
in 1881. He already has his wings" !"
and though he was invalided out of
the flying service, he learned to
manipulate metal legs SO skillfully
that he was readmitted in Novem-
Der. 1899
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
RAIN, WIND SMASH
PRIZE WINNING MEE

COLFAX, Cal, Dec. 25. fUP)-
After DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Smith we're
awarded first prize for having the
best decorated outdoor Christmas
tree, rain and wind storm smash
ed the tree to the ground a few
hours before Christmas arrived.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Rainsf0rfn Hits
Christmas Worship

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. IS. (UP)-
Heavy wind and rain storms last
night caused damage estimated at
$3.50. 900 in Buenos Aires and drench-
ed worshippers at Christmas Eve
masses.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Empire Alert as
kazi Raiders
Declare Holiday
Continued from Page One

IConuhued from Page One
ports has been stepped up steadily
in the past week.
Suggestions for a general Christ
mas truce were turned down in
parliament two weeks ago by Prime
Minister Winston Churchill. He
warned that there was no "closed
season on an invasion attempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
TREMORS FELT

FLORENCE. Italy. Dec. 25. up
Five successive earth tremors Shook
the Val Dera region near Florence
between 2 and 8 a. m. today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

Nest atom smashers are gigantic
affairs, but here is newest and
smallest of sciences latest device
for exploring new sources of en-
ergy. Its builder, DIR. ID. w. Kerst
of General Electric laboratories in
Schenectady. N. Y, is shown with
device, i'm which electrons are
handled in glass doughnut a
foot in diameter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-01-11
When You And
l We're Younger
Items taken from the Askov American
of Is and Is years ago.
twenty-five Years Ago
(Jan. IA, 1879

VIM. Svendsen of Tyler, visited in
Askov at the home of his sister, Mrs
D. j. Adolphsen, from Friday until
Monday.
The Carlyle club of Askov, met at
the assembly hall last night and was
entertained by F. Clarey Nielsen
who lectured on Thomas Carlyle after
whom this club has been named.
After the lecture basketball playing
was enjoyed by the members.
Fred DegerstrOm of Askov, left
Tuesday night as delegate from the
Pine County Mutual Fire Insurance
Company to the state convention held
in ST. Paul yesterday and today. John
Won Rueden of Hinckley, is also a
delegate from the local insurance
company.
H. l.. Preister, with the Pine County
Courier at Sandstone, slipped quietly
away from his friends and was mar
ried at Pine City Sunday to Miss
Clover of that place Somebody must
have known what happened judging
from the way their suitcases and 9TH
er travelling equipment was decor
ated. Mr.. Preister is steady, reli-
able man, having been with the
Courier about seven years.
Oscar Laage, who is civil engi-
neer, and who has been working for
the Burlington road out in Wyoming,
came to Askov Monday to visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. E.
Laage.
"Eventyr" Cor story teller) Chr.
Hansen of Tyler, was in Askov from
Monday until Wednesday visiting
friends, being a guest at the N. S.
Petersen home. Mr.. Hansen was also
here in the interest of his land, and
from here went to st. Paul to attend
the state convention of the mutual
fire insurance companies, being a
delegate from the Hope Mutual Fire
Insurance Co. of Tyler.
The Stafford family of Bruno
autoed to Sandstone Monday. Who
would think it of this country?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-01-11
Peanut Butter Factory
Operated by Students

Peanut butter is paying the way
of eight students through Little
Rock, Ark, junior college.
w. H. Travis, father of farm
chermurgy in Arkansas" conceived
the idea when he talked with fathers
and mothers from rural sections
who brought produce to local curb
market, and found that many chill
dren from farm homes could not
hope for higher education.
He found there was no peanut
butter plant in Little Rock. Thus,
the students could make and sell
peanut butter without competing
with another Arkansas industry.
Travis preached his plan to Dean
E. @. Brothers of Junior college.
Brothers was enthusiastic, and even
authorized small loan from the
school to assist in establishing the
plant.
The eight boys and girls operating
the plant come from rural families
in the vicinity of Little Rock. They
work five hours day in the plant,
which is located at local curb
market, and attend classes in their
spare time. They are paid at the
rate of Is cents an hour.
The students do all the work.
They supervise the buying of the
peanuts, process them, and market
the product.