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width or weight. The paneled
skirt flows into graceful fullness at
the hem, accenting the narrow
hipped look.
Make this design (No. 1971-B)
of small-fgured print, fiat crepe,
georgette or chiffon, with decora-
tive buttons down the bodice in
the front. The plain v of the neck
line invites all sorts of different
jewelry and necklaces.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1871
B is designed for sizes "a, SO, 80,
40, AZ, Al and 46. Size Sc requires
Az yards of 39-inch material with
out nap. Send order to:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
GUNS
Instead of Butter

New York state planned to incor-
porate three anti-aircraft regiments
in its National Guard outfit. Two
OF these would protect New York
city, and third would look out for
the western part of the state. New
York's historic Seventh Fashion
able) and Sixty-ninth Qrish) infan-
try regiments would be converted
into anti-aircraft units, according to
the scheme. This would class them
as, officially, "coast artillery"
1t was reported from Washington
that some 10000 old World war RI
f1es and $500 w. w. field guns would
be sold to the allies, plus ammuni-
ton. This stuff is not considered
Satisfactory for U. S. require
ments, but might help to replace
material lost by the British in Flan-
ders-material which, the Ger
mans said, would serve to equip no
less than 40 fresh Nazi divisions.
A ruling by Attorney-General Jack
son appeared to have cleared the
way, legally, for highly profitable
sale.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20

Somebody just figured out the
following tags for the present in
cumbent of the White House at
Washington
The President, if one reueres
him.
F. d. r., if one likes him.
Mr.. Roosevelt, if one is objec-
tue about him.
Franklin, if one despises him.
"Comrade" Roosevelt, or
"Rosie," if one shudders at his
name.
1. Is popular in the South, and
in the N. Y. Times. Also, in ,Uisfi.
full England.
2. Is popular ,Uith machine poll
ticians.
3. Is popular scith this column,
etc.
4. Is popular in Ne,O England
and the N. Y. Harvard club.
5. Is popular in "ultra.ultra"
Philadelphia circles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
Strange Facts
To Religious Liberty
Rat Digests Steel
Sans Railway, Hotel .

q Standing in Paramount park,
Philadelphia, is one of the few
statues in the United States that
symbolic and are dedicated to re-
ligious liberty. 1t was given to
the American people in 1876 by
the B'nai Birth, the famous inter
national Jewish organization.
50
q The powerful dissolving effect
of digestive juices has been dem
onstrated by their action on vari-
GUS kinds of metals fed to rodents.
In one case a steel ball bearing,
while in the stomach of a rat for
Is days, was reduced "a per cent
in weight.
q Many registered trademarks,
solely owned by a manufacturer,
have been so widely applied to
similar products that they have
become part of our language
and are found in dictionaries.
Among them are autogiro, cello
plane, ethyl, mercurochrome,
parcheesi, pyrex, teletype and zip
per.
So
q British Somaliland, a protec-
torate since 1884, with an area of
$4,000 square miles and popula-
ton of 100000, still does not have
railway, hotel, bank or Euro
pean hospital.-Collier's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
The ANSWERS

l. Demosthenes (his orations
denouncing Philip of Macedon).
2. Longest, Esther 80. Short
est, st. John 11:35.
3. Suomi is another name for the
Firms.
4. The store of clothing, for is
sue to the crew.
5. In "a states and the District
of Columbia women are permitted
to serve on juries.
6. The technical name is anhe-
donist. Commonly he is called a
crouch.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20

the hard-pressed French armies.
While they have been expecting the
move for some time, they were SO
busy fighting off the German ad-
vances in the north that the
spread of battle to the south weighed
heavily upon the high command.
Italy's chief value to Hitler as an
ally lies in the fact that the nation
is geared to strike fast-in the blitz-
krieg manner so well liked by the
Fuehrer. Military experts general
ly agree that Italy is not in an
economic position to successfully
wage long and costly war.
Naturally reaction to Italy's en-
trance into the war was varied. Here
is brief summary of this sentiment
from the various world capitals:
London-An information ministry
communique declared that prepara-
tions of the allies to meet Italy's
war bid were complete and that
Britain and France know how "to
meet sword with sword"
Berlin-Cheering crowds hailed
the reports as being added evidence
that the end of the war for a VIC
torious Germany was at hand. Hit
Ter wired Mussolini that he was glad
Italy had come in "of her own free
will"
Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt
declared in a speech made the same
day as Italy entered the war, that
Italy had scorned the rights and
security of other nations" by this
move. He promised material aid
to the opponents of force"
Politics
Premier Reynaud dropped cap
peaser" Daladier from his cabinet,
and it looked as if "appeaser"
Chamberlain was also on the way
out of the Churchill dictatorship.
Churchill and Chamberlain had
been on bad terms from way back,
and this was Churchill's chance to
get even. Furthermore, the British
veterans back from Flanders were
especially bitter with Chamberlain
and his friends because Of the lack
of British airplanes to hold back
Goering's daredevils.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
KINGS FALL:
And Rise Agair,

Former King Edward of England
Bonnie King Eddie"-gave up
his job as British major general and
haison officer between the London
and Paris war departments in
France. He retired to rest on the
Riviera, so the story went, and
some thought he had been forced
out of office. His successor,
strangely enough, also had an
American wife, though not a War
field of Baltimore.
There was an inner significance,
some felt. King George has never
had marked social sympathies like
brother Eddie, and if England
should lose the war, Eddie might
regain the kingship. His support
would come from the unemployed,
the hungry and underprivileged, the
Welsh coal miners, and Mosley's
blackshirts, all Of whom upheld
him against brother George back in
1886. Strangely enough, Winston
Churchill was also on Eddie's side
at that time, while Chamberlain
stood for George, as did the dowag-
ers and archbishops.
Eddie, however, is reported as
without any strong personal ambi-
ton, although his wife, reputedly,
had vague fascist sympathies before
the II German war. AS for brother
George, phony rumor persists that
his two little princesses are tucked
away in some fool-proof Canadian
hamlet, and that he may soon fol-
low after.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
LATIN AMERICA:
Y Columns

There was lot of fifth-columnar
talk from Mexico, Uruguay, Ecua-
dor, and Colombia. Many critics
seemed to feel that the Nazis were
at the bottom of anti-Y ankee feeling
in these countries, but that was
hardly the whole case. For the
United States has had serious trou-
BILE with Mexico, Nicaragua, Colon
bia, Chile, Haiti, San Domingo, the
Argentine, and others, long before
Hitler was ever heard of. Nearly
a century ago, we annexed half of
Mexico, and Latin Americans have
a curiously unified feeling when it
comes to Anglo-Saxons.
Naturally, tricky Nazi agents
sought to fan these ever-present
flames. But by a curious circum-
stance, the only truly totalitarian
dictatorship in Latin America is our
very best friend of the lot-Brazil,
under Dictator Getulio Vargas.
Most like ourselves in it's institu-
tons is the all-white Argentine, and
the Argentine is our stoutest oppo-
nent among the 20 Latin American
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
A Quiz With Answers
Offering Information
on Various Subjects

7. India.
8. Light racing sailboats can be
made to travel about so per cent
faster than the wind at a certain
angle to it.
9. Canada, Canal Zone, Cuba,
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mex
leo, Newfoundland, and the indie
pendent countries of Central and
South America.
10. Russia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
POLITICAL CHAFF

Inlrty years ago, young man
named James Mead came from
Buffalo to Washington to take job
as a Capitol policeman. He was
befriended by another policeman,
James Reilly. Today Mead, SEN
ator, is trying to get raise for
Reilly, now dean of doorkeepers.
Airplanes have brought a mos
quito from Africa to Brazil which
is spreading malaria up and down
the Amazon. Public health direc-
tors agree that if not checked it
might decimate the population of
South America.
Ambassador Joe Davies is filling
job which should have been done
in the state department long ago.
He is contact man with congress.
For years the state department has
depended upon natty young men to
60 up and lobby with senators. Re-
suit: Foreign policy Jagged on Cap
itol Hill. But Joe speaks the right
language.
Tourists are pouring in at the
White House at the rate of 5000 a
day, of whom 1,70O see the private
parlors by congressional letter. The
others see only the East room and
ground floor.
When Under-Secretary of State
Sumner Welles had no news one day
at a state department press confer
ence, he apologized: I'll try to do
better by you tomorrow" >. A tour
list, after examining the Czech lega-
ton inside and out, exclaimed, "Do
you mean to say the German gov
eminent pays for all this?" The an
swer was an emphatic mo" from
Czech Minister Hurban, who stood
the Germans off when they tried to
take the legation last year AT
the end of 1887, iva had $4,000
farm customers; at the end Of 1889,
1000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
Dangerous Passions

The passions have an injustice
and an interest of their own, which
renders it dangerous to obey
them, and we ought to mistrust
them even when they appear
most reasonable.-La Rochefou-
cauld.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
WILLKIE BOOSTER

Remember the Liberty league
which crusaded against the New
Deal in 1896? And remember Jouett
Shouse, its dapper head, who was a
crony of Al Smith and the duPonts?
Well, Jouett is now the No. Wash
ington booster of Wendell Willkie.
dewey will lead on the first bal
lot," he says, ''but that will be his
high point. From then on he will
fade out of the picture. On the Sec
ond ballot, Taft will jump to the
front. But he, too, won't have the
staying power; and on the third bal
lot Vandenberg will forge to the fore
for moment. But that will shoot
his bolt. He won't have what it
takes to make the grade and the
leaders will then turn to the one
man who has-Willkie.
"On the fourth ballot Willkie will
lead and after that it will be SIAM
pede."
Shouse's explicit forecast should
interest the other candidates-par-
ticularly Senator Taft, who has pub
licly declared he will lead on the
first ballot. 1t also is interesting in
view of the fact that Willkie is the
one dark horse who so far hasn't a
single delegate pledged to him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
MONEY:
They Toss 1t around

The tax subcommittee of the
house ways and means committee
took on a formula to permanently
broaden the base of the federal in
come tax. Some 2,O00,0 900 new tax
payers would be annexed, and $500
"singletons' and $4,000 marrieds
would now be made to hand over.
The house committee also decided
that the legal national debt limit
should be raised by a mere four
billion-to $49, 900, 00O, 900.
DOMESTIC:
Oddses and Endses
Earl Browder, serving four-year
jail term, was yet again nominated
by the Americo-communists, to run
for red President of the u. S. this
year. The communist convention
was held in New York. Browder
probably will run against such pres
idential perennials as Norman
Thomas and Franklin Roosevelt.
The Belgian exhibit at the New
York Worlds fair took out the hand
some white marble bust of King
Leopold.
Edward Stettinius Jr. resigned as
board chairman of U. S. Steel to
give up all his time to Roosevelt's
national defense commission.
Columbia university handed out
5,345 graduation degrees at COM
mencement-a new record.
The German consulate in Boston
black-isted the well-known Boston
Traveller newspaper for rudeness in
a so-mean editorial.
The U. S. Supreme court ruled
that American children must"
salute the flag in school, if state
laws require it-a dubious ruling,
said many. Justice Stone dissented.
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Washington, d. C.
CHICAGO LINE-UPS


CHICAGO LINE-UPS
Speaker Bill Bankhead is in a
direful predicament.
It's a White House secret, but the
courtly hammered and able Ala
baman is the Presidents personal
choice for keynoter at the Demo-
cratic conventional high honor
much sought after by number of
big shot party leaders. At least
half dozen are pulling every pos
sible wire to land it.
But Bankhead, who can have it on
silver platter, doesn't know wheth-
er he wants it or not.
Reason for his dilemma is a
virulent case of vice presidentitis.
Bankhead feels he is a strong sec
ond-place possibility and that the
keynote speech customarily is made
by dignitary who is not candi-
date. For him to accept the role,
therefore, would be an admission
that he was out of the running. And
Bankhead is anything but that. He
is very much in the vice presiden-
tial race
Roosevelt picked Bankhead be-
cause he liked the speakers witty
speeches at the last two Jackson
day banquets. But while f1attered,
the speaker is still undecided wheth-
er to accept the Presidents offer.
Note-Roosevelt's choice for per-
manent chairman of the convention
is Senate Floor Leader Alben Bark
ley, 1886 keynoter and also a vice
presidential hopeful, though not
very holland bothered one. The
Presidents choice for his floor man.
ager is brainy little Senator Jimmy
Byrnes, assisted by Senators Minton
of Indiana, Pepper of Florida, Lister
Hill of Alabama and Mayor Ed
Kelly of Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20

THIS dress has a beautiful line
= -slim-hipped, high-busted, ex-
actly the silhouette in which wom-
ems sizes look best. And it's so
simply designed! The bodice is
fitted in with long darts above the
waistline, and gathered just be-
meath the shoulders, where mar
row ruffies add a soft, dressy
touch, without any suggestion of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY ROGER SHAW
Italy Joins Germany in War
AS French Retreats Continue;
Allies Ready for Mussolini

NOTEWhen opinions these columns they
| Release by Mestern Newspa Union
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FEAR:
For the Holy City

There was one real Italian fear:
now that their country was in the al
lies might bomb holy Vatican City,
adjoining Rome. The allied armies
contain many strong French anti
clericals and old-style British Puri-
tans, and few accidental" bombs
in the direction of st. Peters were
not considered an impossibility.
There was even talk Of the pope
coming to America to get away
from 1t all. This rumor had no bases
in fact.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20

EducatiOn's Aim
Education has for its object the
formation of character.-Herbe
Spencer.
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republics" Nevertheless, Uncle
Sam sent warships to South Amer
lea, to save the South Americans
from V columns. Their primary
objective was believed to be Rio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
WAR HUMOR:
One Bright SPOT

Most beloved of all English wits
today is the famous P. G.. Wode-
house, who always depicts his coun-
trymen at their worst-and most
ikeable. He and his wife were CIV
ing gay cocktail party at lie Tou-
quet, an English resort on the
French channel coast. Little did
they care about the war. Then the
butler "Jeeves" knocked and an
nounced-the Germans! The latter
arrested the comic author, but not
Mrs. Wodehouse. Mr.. Wodehouse's
farewell words were strictly Wode-
housian: maybe, my dears, this
will give me the material to write
a serious book for once"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-20
u. S. DRAFT:
Conscripts Again

The N. Y. Times, which some be-
ieve to be in a nervous state these
days, published an editorial advo-
eating u. S. CONSUMPTION, which
they called compulsory military
training" 1t created a stir. Roose-
welt said he found the editorial most
interesting, but declined to COM
ment. War Secretary Woodring
said it was matter fcr the populus
americanus to discuss. Secretary
Wallace said that the populus amer
icanus was waking up.
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either the will must be broken in
childhood or the heart in old age.
Richter.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-20
LET'S HOPE IT'S TRUE!

News from Washington yesterday
and maybe there's some to add to it today
was cheering. It concerned Key West
and one OF its major projects, the Florida
Keys Aqueduct.
1t does look like there is going to be
action on this vital project, although, as
the dispatch pointed out, the current move
is just in the conference stage. Neverthe-
less-in view of the circumstances sur
rounding the call for conference, and be-
cause Of those parties who are present at
the capital for the consultations, the cause
appears to be advancing to a climax in
fast order.
Which reminds The Citizen that Key
West has expressed itself as being con-
projects of ours As, for instance, that re-
port issued about ten days ago that in
dicated that the highway extension project
was approved by the State Road Depart
mcnt at its recent meeting.
The Citizen is loath to mention the
subject although it is a fact that it step
ped as from all responsibility n the
matter by creditirg the information given
to the source of it-Our re Dresentauive in
the State Senate
There vas citywide rejoicing when
tat news story broke. CONSERVATION
reigned however, when other agencies
chec zed on the information and found that
there was ro basis of truth in the story.
Our senator, it appears, didn't know what
he was talking about when he came to the
city that day and stated that the SRD had
taken action at its meeting that he left two
days before.
So, then. citizens are wondering some
what about these stories that come forth
from state and national headquarters con-
cerning our projects. 1t is certainly to be
hoped that this latest. one, on the aque-
duct line, proves to be true one. Another
hoax, we could not stand-neither could
Key Westers.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-20
DENTIST PAUL REVERE

Paul Revere is known to fame chiefly
because of his historic ride from Boston to
arouse the minute men, on the night of
April 18, ITS, before the engagement
with the British at Lexington and Concord.
But, aside from this notable exploit, he was
an uncOmmOnly active and versatile citizen.
He had taken part in the Boston Tea
Party, and became a lieutenant-colonel
during the Revolution, after serving as a
lieutenant of artillery in the Crown Point
expedition of 1856, during the French and
Indian War
In civil life he displayed a variety of
talents which a recent biOgrapher thinks
entities him to be known as Americas first
Jack of all trades" He was a goldsmith,
a copper roller dentist, an engraver,
powder manufacturer, maker of picture
frames, hardware merchant, and de-
plorable as it may seem to some, a seller
of hard liquor.
Documents recently made public by
his great-grandSOn include bills of lading
showing that Paul Revere sold a cOnsign-
ment of rum at go cents a gallon, also gin
at prOportionately low figure. This
same great-grandsOn now heads a copper
business founded by his distinguished an
cestor, which still bears the name of Re-
we're, in Boston.
But Revere's che pride seems to
have en- in his dental skill, and he once
sent I circular to prospective clients, which
would be considered highly une. ical to-
d ', in which among other tn" gs he said,
referring to human teeth: He fixes them
IN such a manner that they are not only an
ornament, but of real use in speaking and
eating"
Longfellow immortalized Paul Re
vere'S ride. but he 9idn't tell all the story
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-20
WRONG AGAIN

Editor, The Citizen:
There appeared in yesterdays
Miami Herald an announcement
of the marriage of my daughter,
Miss Erma Ruth Pinder, to Ed
derd Todd. The brief article fur
ther reported that Rev. o. c.
Howell, of Ley Memorial Church,
performed the ceremony.
If this is an example of the
repOrtorial ability of the Herald's
Key West representative. then
Lord help those directly affected
by his stories
This particular blunder of the
Key West Herald representative
has caused me no end of en-
barraSSment. As matter Of
fact, my daughter viii not be
married until Friday evening Of
this week.
1t is no wonder, then, that
many of my close friends and
some members of my daughters
bridal party rushed to my home
after reading that announcement,
asking about the reported wed
ding They were duly assured
such was not the case
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-20
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid TO attack wrong or to applaud right;
alV sys fight tor progress; never be the or
gar. or the mouthpiece of any person, cIioue,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate CO ruption or
injustice; denounce vice and P e virtue
commend good done by Individual or organ
izatlon; tolerant Of others rights, views and
1pi9:Ons; print only news that will elevate
- not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-20
EXPLAINS TELEGRAM

Editor. Key West Citizen,
Dear Sir:
A copy OF your paper depicting
the quandry of to whom Senator
Peppers telegram was indicated,
IS before me.
l think l can reasonably solve
this situation with a few words
of explanation: ] sent Senator
Pepper a telegram on Nov. 6 and
after my signature placed Rey
West, Fla-), and as Mr. Pepper IS
not IN Washington, a reply was
sent TO Key West. ! inserted the
name because there are as many
Roberts IN Washington as in Key
West.
/ was very much amused al
the story and | have communi-
Gated with the senator's office.
Sincerely YOURS,
A. G. ROBERTS.
736 22nd Street,
Washington, D. c.,
Nov. Is. 1910.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-20
THERE ARE OTHER THINGS IN LIFE

The average citizen of Key West is
no doubt interested in the political events
that occur in the United States, which is
quite proper considering that the theory
of our government involves an understand
ing of the issues by every voter.
There is tendency. however, for the
individual to become intensely interested
in the outcome of political campaigns, in
volving issues that seem transcendent,
and to drift into state Of mind which
magnifies the Importance of the outcome.
While it is right and proper for every
American TO pass judgment upon every
national administration, there is no occa-
sion for them TO divide INTO bitterly hostile
groups or to permit politics to entirely
oyerShadOw the other values in life.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-20

DR.. Lin Yutang, noted Chinese author.
who has recently returned f nm Chung
ling, capital OF Free China, declared that
i the United States would give his country
on'y small fraction of what America is
spending on rearmamert I'VE will finish
Of Japan fer you" Regardless, he says,
Japan hasn't a Chinaman's chance to
IN IFS war with China If that is true.
tn Japs are through. and that's good news
to n and you. SO