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

last year brought to the state a tax
yield of $4,942yOO0 The 1898 tax yield
was $1,618,439 imposed on the taxable
value of 14,728556 tons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18

by Alderman Vranesich, that the meet
ing adjourn. Carried unanimously.
A. O. KNUTSON,
(SeaD City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
KITTENBALL SCHEDULE.

Friday, KSKJ VS.. CYO; Monday,
IOOF VS.. Co. 7O4; Tuesday, IOOF VS..
Co. I'll; Wednesday, CYO VS. KSKJ.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-18
On This OccaSio,

tContinued from Page One)
Evening star., 1940-04-14

London Is breaking records for
the number Of weddings.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Izoc, German Captive in 1918,
Sees Allies Position Aided
Nuzis' Invasion to
Help Foes Blockade,
House Member SAYS
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A member of Congress, who spoke
from experience gained as q prisoner
abroad a German submarine in 1918,
predicted yesterday the Nazi in
vasion Of Scandinavia would enable
the allies to block the principal
World War route of German SUBJ
marines to the Atlantic.
This view was expressed by Rep
resentative Izac, Democrat, of Cali
fornia, who was taken to Germany
by the submarine which torpedoed
the United States troop transport
President Lincoln. He was serving
as a lieutenant aboard the trans
port, which was torpedoed 900 miles
OH the French coast. His escape
from Germany with valuable in
formation for the allies won him
the Congressional Medal of Honor
and decorations from foreign gov
ernments.
The Californian recalled that his
captors took him to Germany
through the very waters in which
fierce naval battles were reported
this week-the Skagerrak and Kat
tegat-which he said constituted a
back door" to the German naval
base at Kiel.
He said the submarine used one
OF three narrow channels, known
as the sound, leading from the
Kattegat to the Baltic. Because it
was Danish territorial water, Mr..
Izac said, the sound was not mined
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Man Killed by Gun
Riqqed 10 Guard Shack
4y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EVANSBURG, Pa, April ia
hidden shotgun rigged up to guard
a woodland cabin against thieves
fatally wounded a church sexton
today as he opened the door in
search of shovel to dig his auto
mobile from the mud of highway
ditch.
Still unaware what had shot him,
James, O'Brien, 30, staggered half
q mile back to his automobile and
gasped to his companion, Miss Ber-
nadette Landy, "a, of Philadelphia !:
They shot me in the shack"
O'Brien died on the way to hos
pital.
County detectives and State police
rushed to the cabin and surrounded
1t. Entering with drawn pistols,
they found the shotgun, a wire
strung from its trigger to the door.
Gregory Cheston, As. of Philadel-
phia, owner of the cabin, was placed
under arrest.
District Attorney Frederick B.
Smillie of Montgomery County said
he would be charged with involun-
tary manslaughter. Smillie quoted
Cheston as saying he had placed
the gun trap because articles on sew
eral occasions had been stolen from
the shack.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Poll Tax Payments
10 Swing Convention
Delegates Charged
Probe Of Compicints
Asked, Says Gillette,
Committee Chuirmun
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Chairman Gillette said yesterday
his special Senate Elections Com
mittee had received complaints
that wholesale payments of poll
taxes" were being used to influence
selection of delegations to national
presidential nominating conven-
tions.
The Senator said the sources of
the complaints must remain conf
dental until after the committee
acted, but commented that it ap-
peared to be very fertile field"
for investigation.
mo one factor could be used more
to influence the election than these
poll tax statutes" he said. For in
stance, in State with poll tax of
$3.50, boosters for a presidential
candidate could 60 in and swing an
important bloc of votes by spend
ing $1,000"
Senator Gillette said investiga-
tions had been asked in 'all States
where payment of poll taxes are q
requisite for voting"
He said a complete inquiry into
this broad field would be a huge
task" and would involve policy de-
cision for the committee which was
directed by the Senate to police the
election of the President, Vice Presi-
dent and Senators.
He also indicated that some COM
plants were of a very general ma
ture while the committee has taken
the position that complaints should
be required to make specific charges.
LAS a general rule We have asked
that complaints be under oath and
making specific charges" Senator
Gillette said. However we can act
upon our own authority and initia-
tive"
The chairman said he would con-
suit other Senators on the commit
tee about the poll tax complaints"
Evening star., 1940-04-14

happiness" said Bishop Freeman,
who looks considerably younger than
his a years.
II will say, and say definitely that
the surest foundation for security in
the state, In society and in every de-
partment Of our life, is . sincere
wholesome and clean home lie.
Speaking from experience, I know
that an orderly and stable kome
is the sure basis Of all that Is best
In our life.
While I rejoice in my own happy
experience, am always hopeful OF
the later generations. They begin
life under different set of condi-
tions from those I experienced so
years ago and it is our part to make
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Brody and Murray Win
Hearing on Custer

A hearing has been granted by
the Commissioners on an appeal
from the decision of the special
Police Trial Board. which recon-
mended the dismissal from the force
of former Detectives Hubert E..
(Sleve) Brody and Leo mix Muir
ray, but a date for the hearing is
yet to be set.
The case is expected to be one of
the first important matters to be
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Joan CoIIohon Wins
Holy Cross Scholarship

Joan Callahan, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. william Callahan, 8O7
Tewkesbury road NV, an eighth
grade pupil at Sacred Heart School,
won four-year scholarship at Eoly
Cross Academy in recent examina-
tions taken by 122 girls from paro-
chial schools Of the District.
Other winners, who will receive
two-year scholarships, were Audrey
Foley Of Holy Name School and Rita
Kern OF Holy Comforter School, who
tied for second place, and Helene
Hughes Of st. Gabriel's Parochial
School, third-place winner.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Bishop freeman 10 Mark
50 Years Of MARRIAGE :

The Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, and Mrs.
Freeman will celebrate q half
century of marriage Tuesday with
q reception at their home.
Bishop Freeman, head of the
Episcopal diocese here, was still a
railroad accountant so years ago
when he married Miss Ella Vigelius
IN New York City.
There Is little to say other than
TO express deep gratitude for such
an unbroken period of domestic
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Ladies' Aid PIons Supper

A chicken pie supper will be held
Wednesday from 4 to 8 pm. ut Oxon
Hill (Md0 Methodist Church, under
sponsorship Of the Ladies Aid.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Trinidad will spend $1,000, 900 for
defense in the next year.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Of secretary, vice president and
president. His term expires June
80. He is %.
Mr.. Hudson served for two years
Is national director of the United
States Junior Chamber of Com
merce and has been active here in
Community Chest work. He received
his law degree at George Washing
ton University in 1884, was admitted
to the bar q few months later and
In 1888 was admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

considered by the Board of Com
mlssioners with John Russell Young
as member as successor to George
E. Allen resigned. Mr.. Young is
scheduled TO take the oath of office
Tuesday morning.
The two former officers were
found guilty on bribery charges by
the special trial board at a trial
granted at the request of Senator
Byrnes of South Carolina.
Large cement plants are being es-
~ Ssl. L.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

during the World War and the
German subs used it continuously
because the allies had mined North
Sea approaches to the Kiel Canal.
Now that Denmark's neutrality is
no longer restraining factor on
the allies, Mr.. Izac said, they should
be able to mine the channels around
the Danish islands.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

der 80 years of
age by the Ad-
vertising Club
of New York, it
was announced
yesterday. Those
selected will be
honored at the
luncheon in New
York Thursday.
Mr.. Hudson,
an attorney, be-
came a member
of the junior
b OF ar d shortly
after it was
formed and has
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Will Attend Conference

Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, presi-
dent Of the National Travellers Aid
Association, and John j. Pelley,
president Of the Association Of
American Railroads, will. be among
the Washington representatives at
the biennial convention of the
Travellers Aid Association opening
Wednesday in Cleveland, Ohio.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Striking Miners Agree
To Return to Work
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARLAN, KY, April 13.-Ap-
proximately 1900 striking Harlan
County miners agreed late today to
return to work Monday, Secretary
Treasurer George Titler of the Dis
trict United Mine Workers Union
&C. I. o. announced.
The walkout, a week ago, followed
q dispute growing out of what one
coal company described as the load
ing of dirty COAL" Mr.. Titler said
the strike was unauthorized, but
added that every miner on strike"
had unsettled grievances with the
company"
Trinidad will spend 81 ,0O0, 900 for
L.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Minor Hudson Honored
By Advertising Club

Minor Hudson. president of the
Washington Junior Board of Com
merce, has been selected one of the
IL outstanding men of America un-
Evening star., 1940-04-14

evident to them those things that
provide the real and abiding values
Of life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

And it took just Il pounds Of
TINT t. do this TO q IN ton
RenouIt tonk in the Fort Bel
voir demonstration. In the top
picture Of the two the tank is
lost" in the smoke Of the ex-
pIoding Iond mine. In the lower
picture engineers ore assessing
the domoee. which is plenty.
a. P and Wide World Photos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01

Army Thanksgiving
for droftees. Plenty
Of turkey ond every
thing to go with it.
mode it O festive oc-
cosion for these new
corners at Fort
Devens, Moss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15

no more. Countries that probably be-
lleved themselves outside the war zone
may be split asunder, their peoples ami
hilated. Such war as England plans to
carry to Germany is terrible in its effect,
awful nitS results.
Safe on this side of the Atlantic Amer
leans cannot view with too much COM
placency the future. Everything posi-
BILE will lbe done TO pring the United States
into the war. The Allied forces want
every resource of this nation, including
our splendid manpower, on their side.
They will stop at no means to bring us In.
Every preteXt will be use das another
argument for American participation.
Some such incident as the LuSitania sink
ing may be even trumped up to bring
from Americans a understanding cry
for war.
Ho wmany fuS want war? How many
OF us want to ally ourselves in both body
and spirit with the Allies in fighting
Nazism? How many Americans want to
go forth osome foreign battlefield, there
to weller in their LIES blood? What will
be our reward when the last faint echo OF
the guns is stlled and Taps sounds
around the world?
We fought for nideal in 1917 and 'l8.
All We got for our pains was insult added
to injury Our strength may be appre-
ciated, but not our Americanism. America
should be symbol of peace In q war-torn
world
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15
Views of The Press

microphone, this miraculous organ
roared into the left ear Of Leonard
Schuetz OF a Chicago district, who
had been deaf on that side from
birth. Before that whirlwind Of
sound, Mr.. Schuetz, as he puts 1t,
went "goofy." He tottered out OF
the chamber and sat down on the
nearest bench, hoping to recover
from his stupefaction, The door
opened. The voice of Taber rushed
like a mighty wind into the porches
of Leonard's ears. He heard per-
fectly with the hitherto closed left,
better than ever with the wonted
right. The operation of the amateur
biologist was a triumph.
DIR. John Taber, Yale '02,( went
home to his chamber, took from the
shelf a dog-eager copy of The Iliad
and found the place where "the
goddess, white-armed Hera, stood
and shouted In the likeness Of great
hearted Stentor of the brazen voice,
men, But what was great-hearted
Stentor to great-lunged Taber. for
titled with a microphone? And when
he had mouthed the familier hex
ameters, did he think Of the inter-
minable seas of speech that for one
hundred and fifty years have beaten
against those marble halls? Voices
such as perpetuate name like
Foghorn Aliens, marathonian indie
fatigable voices Of Senator Tom
Carter and the elder La Toilette.
How jejune and somnolent the ses-
sions are today compared with those
of the lively past.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15
A Record to Be Proud of

A complete year has passed without a
single lynching in the south. Does It
seem strange to cite this as record?
Mrs. Jessie Ames of the Association Of
Southern Women for Prevention of
Lynchings, is authority that this record
has not been equaled in ll8 years,
To Mrs. Ames and to thousands Of
courageous men and women like her
throughout the south belongs much of
the credit. They have worked steadily
and faithfully to erase this blot on the
national honor. The existence of these
brave and far-seeing men and women Is a
source of pride to their country. They are
ray of hope for continuation of this
progress toward law and order.
Members of this association and Of
Others working to combat share-cropping
evils, civil liberties abuses, "one-crop-ism,"
economic coloniaism, and other sectional
evils are serving their section as bravely
as ever their grandfathers did In arms,
and at the same time they are serving
the whole country
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15
Credit Line, Please

When U. S. Senator John A. Danaher
took the Roosevelt administration to task
last night In Hartford in his keynote
address at the Republican state conVen-
ton he omitted one thing that was notice
able to this observer. He didn't credit the
source of some information. We didn't
hear the senator's remarks, but we did
have q chance to read them IN an advance
COPY of his speech forwarded by the Re-
publican National Committee from
Washington, d. c. Towards the END OF
his speech he dwelt at length on the lack
of national defense preparedness IN the
U. s. A.
whether that can be blamed on the
Roosevelt administration or on the
American people Is moot question: But
certainly Democrats and Republicans JON
alike In criticism here. And Senator
Danaher certainly consulted good DEM
ocratic legislator on this part OF his dis
course. His remarks about our failure to
stool up" our industry concerned with
output of armament Is familiar one.
It Is the voice of Representative j. Joseph
Smith speaking Not so long ago Water
bury's own Congressman said the SELL
same thing that Senator Danaher re-
peated last night.
Addressing the New England Council
directors and the New England delega-
ton In Congress at meeting in Wash
ington on May ! Representative Smith
said: ARTICLES such as arms and ammu-
milton can be produced in quantities
within from three 10 six months II FAC
tories are fooled up and ready TO go into
production and sufficient raw materials
are on hand. If factories are not
sufficiently fooled and trained we will
have recurrence OF our World War eX-
perience, with an average time for reach
Ing full production rate of about two
years. :"
Representative Smith knows the sub
ject of military preparedness and ma
tional defense as few OF our legislators at
Washington do. 1t Is no light compll-
ment to his discernment and understand
ing that his earlier remarks and analysis
OF the present-day situation were used by
a Republican orator to keynote Connec-
ticut convention
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15

Republicans seem eager TO be Included
In the ranks OF the delegates who Will
represent this state at the COP national
convention in Philadelphia next month,
At least one gets this impression after
reading that Attorney General Francis A.
Pallotti has been putting up quite bat
tie to be included among the delegates
at-large. The place was apparently all
selected for former State Senator Austin
D. Barney of Pennington, who is the
choice of Governor Raymond f. Baldwin
and State Chairman Benjamin E. Har-
wood.
Despite the handicap of such opposi-
ton and despite the fact that the Repub-
lican Party leaders are trying not to in
clude any state ticket officials in the del
egation the doughty Attorney General
hoped to carry his fight onto the floor
Of the convention today. He pointed out
that he does not come up for election this
fall, since the term of Attorney General
runs for four years. He also pointed out
that in past years he had been ignored
as a national delegate, although he had
wanted to attend on several occasions.
It's rare that fight breaks out into
the open on a national delegateship. Dem
ocrats have managed TO escape any argu-
ments by making use OF fractional votes in
the past. They'd assign several delegates
for the one vote which allowed them to rec
ognize leaders and party workers who
wanted to attend the convention, yet at
the same time preserve the state voting
strength. Republicans never endorsed
this policy, but managed to avoid open
strife until this year With the party in
power anything is apt to happen within
the ranks. That's the penalty one pays
for getting elected to office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15
We Must Win

Winston Churchill left no doubt in the
minds and hearts of listeners in Parlia-
ment the other day when he made his
maiden speech as Prime Minister. Great
Britain is committed to war that will
only end with the conquest of Germany.
No intercession can stop the bloody strife
that is bound to ensue under such pol
lcy. No calm intervention will turn Eng
land aside from what her Prime Minister
believes to be her duty in the European
situation of today.
With such policy OF ruthles sconquest
in mind events of the next few years, per-
haps, are bound to be tinged with much
adnes sand bitterness An immense
number OF men, boys, women, and girls
are going to be sacrificed on the altar OF
war. Cities are going to be devastated,
familiar landmarks will vanish TO appear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15

Shouse isn't tootling the WILL
kle presidential ba2ooka from the
house tops, but privately he Is
sounding Wilkes praises every
place he thinks II will count. He
tells friends that the tousle-hnired
utility tycoon will emerge from the
Philadelphia convention Us the
COP standard bearer.
The basis OF Shouse's confident
prediction, as he explained It TO q
luncheon guest theh other day, Is
this:
dewey will lead on the first
ballot, but that will be his high
point. From then on he will
fade out Of the picture. On the
second ballot, Taft will Jump TO
the front. But he, too, won't
have the staying power; and on
the third ballot Vandcnberg will
forge 10 the fOrc--f0r u mo-
ment. But that will shoot his
bolt. Tic won't have what II
takes 10 make the grade and the
leaders will then turn 10 the
one man who has-Wlllklc.
"On the fourth ballot Wllikle
will lead and after that II
will be u stampede. Once the
bandwagon rush starts he will
be nominated by reclamation
lie IL the ablest and most ef-
fective candidate In the Repub-
lean field and n lot Of the lead
ers are privately for him."
Shouses explicit forecast should
interest the other candidates.
particularly Senator Taft, who Ia
publicly declared he will lead on
the first ballot. II also Is inter-
esting In view of the fact that
Willkie Is the one dark horse who
so far hasn't q single delegate
pledged TO him.
NOTE-Willkie Is trying hard
TO organize q big Connecticut
boom for his candidacy In order I,
soft-pedal Wall Street connec-
tons.
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15
. HlGHlIGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Six Generations in
Indian Fight Novel

This land Is oursl" said the In
dian, This land Is ourS!" claimed
the incoming white. The inevitable
outcome was war Not q war OF
marching soldiers and waving flags,
but war OF ambushes, treachery,
where women and children died
along with men, This was the war
OF the American frontier
Louis lara has written an epic
tale of 30 years OF conquering the
wilderness In his novel, This
Land Is Ours" (Houghton- Milf
lin: $275), Although he has tackled
q large part of early American his
tory, he handles 1t skillfully, skip
ping over the years as easily as his
hero escapes from Indians.
Six generations Of the Benton
family have part of Zara's story,
but 1t is Andrew around whom
the action centers. AS a boy Of
IL, Andrew helps his father drive
a Conestoga wagon over the APP
palacians. He sees his sister killed
in the Ohio country, fights Pom
tiac at Detroit.
Andrew is captured by Shaw
nees, spends several years with
the tribe, returns TO his home q
man. The frontier beckons and
he moves westward, taking his
wife to Kaskaskia. He helps
George Rogers Clark capture
Vincennes. He fathers a fine FAM
lily Of sons and daughters.
The book comes to close In
1885 with Andrew and his aged
wife, pushign westward once
more, out TO land where a man
can get elbow room, spaces where
the sky ain. ashamed of what
1t sees when it looks down"
cara has filed his story with
numerous historical personages,
Pontiac and Tecumseh, Mad
Anthony" Wayne, George Rogers
Clark, William Henry Harrison.
But more important are his Ben
tons, John, the pioneer father and
his wife. Abbie, Andrew and his
sons, and the grandchildren who
pushed on westward Andrews
Indian wife. Little Catherine, Is
unforgettable 10 the reader as she
was to Andy.
Zara's story Is not overwhelmed
with conflict. There are splendid
descriptions OF frontier cabin
raisings, gay parties at the settle
mentS. And he has achieved an
excellent balance In contrasting
the Indians battle TO retain his
homeland and hurting grounds
with the struggle Of the frontiers
man to win new homes in the
west.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15
Selected Poem
DID YOU SEE SPRING2

(Sara Van Astyne Allen in the Christian
Science Monitor)
Did you see Spring?
/ saw her standing on the yellow sand
She held one flower IN her hand.
And there were birds that new above her head.
Did you hear what they said in their musical way
In the light of a lovely May day?
They were singing OF winter past
And green leaves coming again
They we're singing of snow gone
And the fresh new rain
Did you Spring?
Her dress was bright ddliod
And she smiled as she walked on the first green hill
She laughed as the birds above ncr mead
Flashed wings OF blue and wings OF red.
Like flowers caught into the air,
They filled the silence everywhere
With color and with music too.
And Spring turned to the waiting land,
Holding one flower in her hand.