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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-21

WE KNOW what becomes Of
w old automobiles for their
graveyards are all too obvious.
But how about that backseat cush-
ion with springs almost as good
as new? The sketch shows what
became of one such seat.
1t was padded out at the ends
to make the back the same length
as the front. Extra padding was
also used on the top to make it
smooth. A simple base with a
back and wings was made of one
inch boards, to fit the seat. Next,
came the cretonne slip-cover for
the spring seat, with a box pleated
ruffie around the front and along
the sides up to the wings. A
bright peacock blue tone in the
cretonne was used for seam cord
ings and was matched in paint for
the wings and back of the seat.
NOTE: Sewing Book l contains
80 pages of directions for making
slip-covers and curtains; books 2
and 3 give directions for the en-
broidered pictures over the man.
tel. The knitted rag rug and pill
lows in this sketch are in Book 4.
Books are 10 cents each; if you
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Godoy, the South American threat.
This doesn't mean that Louis is
ready to be taken and that the time
is at hand for some strong young
fellow to rush in, belt him out from
under his crown and rush off to
gather in a million dollars or so.
He still can hold these young fell
lows off-he should be able to, since
he still is a young fellow himself.
But it means that he has entered
on new phase of his career.
He is just the heavyweight cham
pion now-and not a DOGGY man.
The lightning still crackles in his
fists and he still ranks as one of
the greatest fighters the ring ever
has known. But he no longer fright
ems his opponents out of their wits.
There are no more Paulinos dying
in the training camp or Levinskys
dying in the dressing room.
Il Terrifying appearance
Once nobody-save Max Schmel-
ing-thought of getting Louis off
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that single track on which he trav-
els so fearsomely. That was in
the time when to be matched with
him meant certain destruction.
Men took matches with him for
the money alone-and then almost
Immediately began to regret their
greed. There was something mys-
teriOus and inscrutable and terrible
about his very appearance. He
was, it seemed, greater than any
of the fighters who had gone before
him. He was invincible and the ut
ter lack of emotion that he showed
made him terrifying. Most of his
fights were won before he laid a
glove on his opponent. The psyche
logical advantage was tremendous.
Schmeling, in their first fight,
demonstrated that Louis had no de-
tense against cunningly launched
right hand and knocked him out.
Louis came back from that knock
out a better fighter because it fired
him with a new determination and
taught him a valuable lesson. He
was a magnificent fighter the night
he knocked out Jim Braddock to win
the title and again the night he took
his revenge on Schmeling.
The Scene Changes
But the scene in which he moves
has been changed. None of those
pressing closer about him now is
capable of beating him-but they
know that he can be beaten. They
know that in his last two fights he
was hit often enough to have been
knocked out but actually didn't
come even close to knockout be-
cause neither Bob Pastor nor GOdoy
can punch.
Naturally, this is stimulating to
the young heavyweights around the
country. Two years or so ago there
was no real inducement to any
young heavyweight, beginning to
throw his punches in some remote
corner, to hit the trail for a title
match because there was a DOGGY
man at the end of the trail. Now
every young heavyweight is rushing
to Join the circle that has been
formed about the champion.
Rugged and Willing
The boys are coming out of the
bushes-out of the shops and off the
docks and down off the trucks and
out of the jungles. The old lure is
there again-the chance not only to
grab some money to stay the limit,
perhaps-but to beat Louis and win
the title.
This should bring about some ex-
citing action. Louis, at 26, is rugged
and full of health and not yet bored
by his title or given to the usual soft
way of living.
Too, Louis will fight anybody that
his managers and Mike Jacobs Sc
lect, being the most obliging of all
champions in that respect. In spite
of the fact that he fought bad fight
against Godoy, he still would be a
top-heavy favorite in any fight.
He gives no hint of retiring or
even wanting to retire-and why
should he, so long as he still has
youth on his side and there is all
that money to be made? A full
summer has been mapped out for
him and he will go swinging on his
way-but, all about him, his chal-
lengers are closing In.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-21
Ask Me Tuofher
q a General Quiz
The Questions

1. How long will a date palm
bear fruit?
2. Is water in a bucket perfectly
level on top?
3. What was the longest siege
in history?
4. Is the practice of cribbing for
examinations modern practice?
S. What is the name of the sci
ence of the earth and it's life, geol-
ogy, geography or geodesy?
6. Does United States citizen
ship confer the right to vote?
7. At what battle did the COM
mander order: Don't shoot until
you see the whites of their eyes,?
8. What country controls the
island of Tahiti?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-21
SHARING POVERTY

Observation-Disclosures it were
true, as this administration says,
that, as all governmental debt has
gone up by an indefinite amount
above 20 billions-private debt has
gone down by an equal amount. 1t
isn't true, but if it were true, what?
It means more equal distribu-
ton of poverty, a sharing of our
debts rather than our credits, a
greater burden on the have-nots and
a restriction of abundance in ev-
erybody's life.
The whole nation, rich and poor
alike, is responsible for the public
debt-every wage, income, pension
and piece of property of any kind is
in hook for it.
1t can be retired only by taxes or
default. The former is burden on
every family budget in the nation
including the unfortunates on re-
lief or on the DOLE The latter is
catastrophe bearing with equal dis
aster on the whole population.
The poisonous doctrine that only
the rich pay has been exposed over
and over again.
Private debt is contracted by in
dividuals of their own free will and
presumably always for some benefit
received-usually for some purchase
of property which is held and is of
value more or less in excess of the
debt. To the extent that this is so,
it more than cancels out the debt
so far as the wealth of the debtor
is concerned.
But the public debt is the reverse
of this at every point. The individu-
al is not consulted about mourning
it. Politicians do that for him. He
gets for it in return nothing that he
can call his own.
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The passengers were permitted to
shoot jackrabbits and coyotes from
open windows of the passenger Sec
ton. No mining stake or sheep
camp was too small for the train
to stop and leave provisions and
mail.
Historically the road was the last
link with the feverish past of the
area. 1t connected the transconti-
mental pony express with the desert
region. The first telegraph line
across the nation was built along
the company's right of way.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-21

Beautiful" but Old Confucius, he
say: "bOhee."
were a Democrat President, on the
theory of the best brains and eX-
perience for the job, Mr.. Wallace
would be my candidate for the job
he now holds. But 1 wouldn't let
him have his way and l would tact
fully suggest that we find other
places for many of his associates or
advisers - possibly poking smoke
through holes in doughnuts.
Both Glenn Frank and Tom Dew
ey disclosed that they don't know
anything about the farm problem.
After careful study of their offer
ings, I am inclined to believe that
they don't even suspect anything
about it. What they have given out
could have been said by Herbert
Hoover and much of it was said by
him in 1882 and earlier-with dis
astrous results. They suggest to the
farmer that he ought to return to the
fostering care that the Republicans
gave him in the seven years before
1888. They might have added "since
the Civil war" If they knew the
workings of farmers minds, they
would know that their stuff is like
cheese offered mouse imprisoned
in cheese baited trap. That mouse
didn't want any more cheese.
The burden of both their songs is
that all that is needed to help the
farmer is to help industry, and that
what he needs most is high tariff.
We have got to help industry-or go
the way of Hitler and Mussolini. But
tariffs do not and can not protect
the farmer on his surplus crops.
They are subsidy paid to industry
by an impoverished agriculture
which simply cannot and will not
stand it any more without counter
vailing subsidy.
Why a man who is considered at
all solely because he is a New York
gang-busting district attorney, has
to try to sell himself in Nebraska
as hired farmland is beyond me.
Both Confucius and regular farm
ers say: ''bohee!"
What farmers need is free and I'M
restricted production and sale of
their products and an outright sub
sidy to bring their prices for what
we consume in this country up to
absolute parity" I have no brief
in logic for the ''parity" formula
although I invented it in 1921 for
sheer lack of anything better. But
if the whole country accepts the
justice and fairness of it-as seems
to be the case, why should there
be so much obfuscating conversa-
ton and so little direct and forth
right promise or action?
4
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-21
The Answers

1. A date palm will bear fruit
for two centuries or more.
2. Water in bucket is slightly
concave on top.
8. The siege of Tyre by Nebu-
chadnezzar, which lasted Is years,
being raised in 572 B. c.
4. Evidence of cribbing by Chi
nese students as early as 1862
have been found.
S. Geography.
6. No. States grant the right to
vote.
z. Battle of Bunker Hill.
8. France.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-21
Famous Western Railroad Train Makes Its Final Ru1

SALT LAKE CITY.-A dramatic
chapter in the history of western
railroads was brought to a close
recently when the famed Deep
Creek railroad train made its last
run from Wendover, Utah, to Gold
Hill, New, and return.
Back in 1885 the train with one
main car-combination passenger
and baggage with two iron stoves
for winter warmth-and a few ore
cars txaversed the 44.8 miles of
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track twice day, six times a
week.
In recent years it ran only once
a week, but its last trip revived
memories of PALMER days when it
was the "streamliner" of transpor-
tation in two states.
Inhabitants of Utah's salt desert
and the desolate mountains of the
Utah-Nevada state boundaries won
der where they will find train to
replace the old Deer Creek Special.
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enclose 40 cents with your order
for four books (Nos. l, 2, 3, and ~
you will receive a FREE set of
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been even remotely
considered as OPP
ponents for him are
ranging themselves
against him. john
ny Paycheck al
re a d y h a S b e e n
matched with him.
Lee Savold is being
readied for a shot
at him. Only a
week or so ago
Louis falte r e d
through Is rounds
with the rough and
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|6oi!91I3iQ

CHICAGO.-The circle narrows
~ about Joe Louis and the con-
tenders come into clearer view.
Young fighters who wouldn't have
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27

ed to run on the mile relay team.
The Lincoln thinclads are schedul-
ed to 20 to Wherefore University
for the Midwest track meet, Sat
urday, May IL.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27

by. Franklin Settlement; Richard
Tamplin. 81. Henrys. defeated
Harold Grove. st. Clare at 1i2.
Henry Noeske. st. Alphonsus, de-
feated Harold I.auer Holy Re-
deemer, in the 126-pound division;
Bob Langsion stopped Ted Zajac.
Holy Redeemer, in the third for the
l477pound title Arthur Ahern.
Annunciation. defeated Rufus
Knighton. Sacred Heart, at 100
pounds. Roy Heath. ST. Luke's. de-
feated Bob Burke. Gesu, for the
l75-pound title. and Jimmy Nc
kinnon, st Bencdict's. won from
Tommy Gallagher, Annunciation
In the class A division AL FL
lis, st. Rita's. knocked out Jim
Martin, Gesu, In the second for
112-pound: James Palmer, Sacred
Heart, defeated Bob Watson. st.
Cecilia's, at 126 pounds: Ernest
Iateur, St Clare. defeated Charles
Wing, Holy Redeemer for the AZ
title; Clarence Wilson. st. Mary's.
knocked out Henry Jarkiewicz,
Holy Redeemer, in the second for
the 160-pound title: Jack Garrett.
st. Veromica's. defeated Leon
Dragos( Holy Redeemer. at IT'S
pounds, and Alex Standish, ST.
Johns. won from Jimmy Powers,
Annunciation. for the heavy title.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Chatter OF Hoofs
New York Likes The Mutuels And The
Prices Have Been Very Nice
By RAZZ BROWN

With all tracks racing at full zest can look IN the
entries and of his favorite steeds going to the
post So YOU know Spring is here.
The Tall Tree Stable owned by Mrs. Frank Navn
of Detroit and headed by that sterling Splinter, Bill
Farnsworth. will be found too hot handle all their
horses are ready to run for kings ransom
The HaNre De Grace meet has spotted of the
Derby cligble but mostly muddy tracks. For
reason don't think Andy X will be any throuble in the
Kentucky Derby. He does not look like distance
ming colt 10 me. Rough Pass. Splinter par excellence,
20 have gone back Maybe j. Christmas. who owns
him aud other fast colts has been knocked trying
get them ready too early for big events.
II. G.. Bedwes HOSES are winning with regularity in
Maryla This hoiSeman certainly knows his business
And Jockey Shellhamer is back riding in fine form for
Bedwell The Braun Stable to be in the best
shape They have good prospect in colt named Pctor
also the old steady gee Challedon Looks like the
berries. says Lou Schaefer his trainer
New York tracks are taking 10 the mutues like a
duck TO water. How come And the young sportsman
Ralph sharp says those prices fine to take. Good
luck Ralph.
his owners coors and he is sharp tack Buck
before ralug leaves the Old Line State. hope So Buck
In the next few days many good colt will have been
cast aside because of bad races and by having been
trained of. This happens every year.
keeneand Park showed up nice hosses, al
though the track muddy during most Of the meet.
Jockey y Wall got nasty fall and he riding in
rare form this Spring Good luck Nick
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Jacks Defeats
Champions In
One Game
Winner Of Two
Divisions Will
Get Trophies

one look at the dimunitive figure
OF Maynard Pines. known as Ham
tramck.' would cause your imagi-
nation to run wild with the thought
OF him exchanging blows with real
heavyweight fighters. hut another
look AT the score card will make
your sympathy run in its direction
OF those fellows whose score cards
show zero after zero.
Well. Pines is fortunate that the
heavyweight is checkers refers 10
the degree OF skill with which one
PLAYS and nor 10 his ability TO give
and take blows given by much
heavier opponents.
Percy Jacks. representative OF
the Supreme Liberty Life Insur-
ance company and donor OF the
cup, has been the only heavyweight
10 win game from Pines. Jack
Bowman, runncrup in the first
round OF the tournament. has sue
ceedcd in getting one draw. Mil
LACE Hudson. last years winner.
was in third position.
The light-heavyweight division Is
being led by Edward Ross. last
years winner. Nathaniel Leach. a
local school teacher. and C. L
stewart are making bids to de-
throne Champion Ross, so that the
crown thie year may remain in
America and not be carried TO
Canada. as it was last year.
The contest in both divisions is
100 close TO predict just who will
be the winners. However, your re-
porter has bis eyes on Jack Bow
man in the heavyweight division
and Nathaniel Leach in the light
heavyweight division. He believes
that when the tournament will be
concluded Friday April IS. Many
or the old timers believe that IL Is
impossible for anyone 10 beat
'Hamiramck." but the very fact
That Percy Jacks has succeeded in
winning one game leads your re-
porter 10 believe that Bowman may
overiake the five point lead which
"Hamiramck' scored in the first
round
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Many Great Colored Athletes Will Compete
In Forty Sixth Annual Penn Relay Carnival

door season.
The Negro colleges will be send
ing their best athletes to the re-
union. Wherefore. Virginia state
and Hampton are only few of the
many Negro schools which will
seEd their runners to the carnival.
Ralph Metcalf. track coach al
Navier now. has been readying that
has been called one of the best
teams from that section to come
to the Relays and attempt TO take
back to New Orleans some OF the
gold and silver trophies. The for
mcr Marquette star Is said TO have
an outstanding aggregation.
The schoolboy stars will provide
quite a bundle OF thrills for the
spectators, as always. Chief among
the many, many colored lads will
be Overbrook's John Grant and
Randolph Ely and Central's Everett
Johnson.
Whatever new carnival estab-
lished there is none that tops the
Penn Relays, which they hope, will
be better than ever this year.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Ethiopian Clowns Are
Transforming T h ru
South With Brooklyn


NEW YORK, y. Y.-The famous
Ethiopian Clowns OF Miami. now
transforming with the Brooklyn
Royal Giants OF New York City. are
furnishing southern fans with
plenty OF thrilling baseball in their
spring tour together with the
Clowns holding 3 to 2 edge AT
present on games won and lost.
Rev Cannady. "Showboatp Tho
mas and the reliable Burbage are
playing a great brand OF ball for
the Royals. while Halle" Selassie
az short, wild Bill" Tarzan be-
mind the bat and "Coxey" Harra-
are the standout performers for
the Ethiopian cause.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Captain Schuster Also Rates
High Among Spikers To Be
Seen In Tournament

York university pride and Joy.
Herbert, who Is rated about the
best quarter-miler around today
will be In town with the Violet
relay squads which are expected to
snare the title once held BY Pitts
burgh. The latter school. minus the
services OF the great Johnny Wood
ruff will have hard time hold
ing on to their championships.
Great Indoor Year
Herbert has just completed a
great year on the indoor tracks
and expects 10 duplicate his feats
on the cinders, despite the fact
that the Olymplcs. scheduled for
the year. will probably not be held
Consequently many OF the Amer.-
can youths, who were pointing for
the Finland stadia. will display
their wares on this side OF the
water. much to the pleasure OF the
fans in the United States. Herbert
ranks we'll up among the athle-
ties who would have aided the
United States to maintain its SUI
prmacv on the track.
The great New York university
mile relay squad OF which Her
bert is a member. hung up a new
record for the distance indoors at
Dartmouth OF minutes Is see
onds, which was only two-tcnths
OF a second away from the carnival
mark set by Pitt. on the team. be-
sides Herbert. are James McPoland
Harold Bosgrow. and George Ha-
gans, another nifty II there ever
was one.
Leading Sprint Star
AS far as sprint thrills are con
cerned MOzel Ellerbee. Tuskegee's
ace dash man. is expected 10 offer
them. Ellerbee has been invited 10
take part I'm this special event.
which he won last year in :9.6.
Needless to say the Tuskegee
flyer. who likewise had good
season indoors, will again he out
TO nip the mark he equaled last
year The original time was set bv
George Simpson of Ohio state.
Ellerbee's feats are simply
continuation OF the tradition set
by Negro athletes in the spirits in
past 20 years. Franklin Field has
seen most OF them--Jeese Owens.
Eulace Peacock Eddie Tolan. VIII
lis Ward. Howard Drew and 9TH
ers. 1t had been hope that Eller-
bee might stack up against Bar
ney Ewell OF Penn state. but the
latter was not accored an invita-
ton this year.
Carter Faces MozeI
Running in the race against Ell
lerbee. among other contestants.
VIII he William Carter OF Pitt. who
toed the mark with the Tuskegee
lays. particularly in the Glass p
events. Howard. Lincoln. WILDER
racer several time during the in
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Winters Stops
Eddie Nader h
Third Round
Speedy johnson
Wins Four-Round,
From Riley

ST. LOuIS--Johnny wbn.l
Pontiac, (Mich.) heavywelrh,
back in his own balIiwiek u
making preparations for m,nl
bouts. Winters disposed OF Fd1|
Nader. New York heayywoirht |
three rounds here THURSDAY n,
In the Auditorium.
Winters had no difficult, IN
his veteran opponent host ~
Torrance proved very unsail,iI
tory to the 2,315 fans who mail
total OF si.979.40 10 witness N
card. Neither was II s.tisfae,nl
to members OF the Missouri no,l{
Commission.
Nader CIowns
After Glowing aboui mo N
for two rounds In an atiemn,
make Winters look foolish Nd
bounced into right hand MN
On the third round that lanai
flush on his chin.
The New Yorker went down y
up, plunged TO the floor once mol
wrestled Winters to tho floor :
he was going down the third I'M
and was counted out.
Winters scaled 203 "a to NadsI
100 "a.
Speedy johnson. lghiweIgI
from Pontiac. Mich. defeated Da1
Riley, st. Louis. in a four-roud
preliminary bout.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-04-27
Pines And Ross Leading "Y'
Y Splashers Stage
Swim Carnival At
St. Antoine May "a

The annual swim carnival Of
the Y Splashers will be held
May "a, according to announce
ment made this week by Theo-
dore Van Buren,, assistant ply
steal director at st Antoine.
All divisions OF the Splashers
Juniors and Intermediates. SEN
Tors and Men will participate IN
he carnival. There will be more
.han loo performances Of
speed. grace and also stunts.