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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
Strange Facts
Rouing Banks
Prison Board Bill !
Odd Sugar Sources

q About century ago when
some states allowed banks to
move from town to town at will,
many went into hiding so their
notes could not be presented for
redemption in gold. One of them,
the Bank of Morocco, was found
by detectives, after a years
search, in cabin in a dense In
diana forest.
q Although Michigan enacted a
law in 1885 requiring prisoners
who are financially able to pay for
their maintenance (about a dollar
day. the state has only been
able to collect this payment from
two of the approximate 10000 per-
sons who have passed in and out
of its prisons during this time.
q One of the strangest cases of
human albinism occurred in Afri-
ca some years ago. A Negro cou-
pie had three white and three
black children, born in the follow
ing order-two consecutive black
boys, two consecutive white girls,
one black girl and one white boy.
q Of the hundreds of different
kinds of sugars, some of which are
bitter and poisonous, many are
made from such odd substances as
seaweed, cottonmeal, chicory,
dahlias, artichokes and ivory nuts.
Golfers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
'Nickelodeon Talkies'
Forseen for the Future

Since the juke-box (coin-operated
photography craze hit the United
States, it is estimated that more
than 100000 of the machines have
been installed. This number, opera
tors believe just about represents
the saturation point.
Juke-box operators have lately
been looking around for a new field,
reported Variety, omniscient journal
of the amusement business. Both
Wurlitzer, biggest juke-box manu-
facturers, and Mills Novelty COM
pany, makers of slot machines,
Variety said, were interested in the
nickel-in-the-slot talking movie ma
chine.
Many people have been tinkering,
off and on, with the idea of nickel
odeon talkies" that could be operat-
ed in bars, cafes, railroad and bus
stations, and barbecue stands. The
projectors, automatic in operation
and requiring no projectionists,
would use 16 nm. sound film-far
less expensive than the 33 nm. finn
used in modern movie projectors.
The subjects" one nickels worth,
run about three minutes each.
Present 16 nm. projectors hold
| about Is minutes of playing time.
AS each subject ends, the motor and
light automatically cut off, requir-
ing another nickel to restart the ma
chine.
Men who have surveyed the field
| estimate that there is market for
| 100000 machines the first year.
Each installation would cost about
| 81, 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
ASK ME
ANOTHER
The Questions

1. What name is given to an
animal having no backbone?
2. In the Northern hemisphere
winds of a cyclone blow in which
direction?
8. At the deathbed of Lincoln
who said: "Now he belongs to the
ages?
4. Who was the central charac-
ter in the story 'The Man With
out Country?
S. From where do we get quiz
nine?
6. What is a Falangista?
z. In the Arabic saying, what
are the next words after ''He who
knows not and knows not that he
knows not is a fool" teach him,
shun him, or wake him?
8. Which of the following might
have an estuary-a river, a noun
tain, or a desert?
g. Do ants have "cowS"?
10. How do the green leaves in
the forest turn riot of colors be-
fore frost time?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
CAPITAL CHAFF

New French Ambassador Henri
Haye was asked about French wine
stocks. He said, "The Germans
took France, and Pm sure they
found their way into the cellars. I
wouldn't be surprised if all the good
bottles have gone somewhere"
The Italian ambassador, Prince
Colonna, has been in Washington
more than year, but has not yet
sent his card, according to protocol,
to the Czech minister. This is Italy's
way of refusing to recognize that
Czechoslovakia still exists.
While Gen. Hugh Johnson, ex-NRA
boss, was blasting at Elliott Roose-
welt for being given paper work"
assignment as an air corps captain,
Johnson's son, Capt. Kilbourne
Johnston, regular army officer, got
himself a desk job in the office of
the selective service administrator.
Bernarr MacF adden, health cult
list, magazine owner and big Florida
realty owner, may take another
whirl for the senate. He is angling
Will VI. ". lCdQClS W
get his name on the party ballot
against Democratic Senator Charles
Andrews.
Mayor Maury Maverick of San
Antonio plans to call a meeting of
Latin American mayors to meet in
his city.
John Steinbeck, author of the best
selling Grapes of Wrath, appeared
at a Washington party wearing a
1896 Landon button. When kidded
he replied, whats the matter?
Don't you think that he has a
CHANGER"
Ralph Brewster, new Maine C. o.
P. senator, and Cleveland Mayor
Harold Burton, Ohio G. o. p. sena-
torial candidate, were classmates at
Bowdoin college
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
If So, Human Nutcracker
Wasn't Having Easy Time!

A party of men were out camp
ing. The wife of one of them had
packed a large fruit cake, which
he produced and ate without as
much as offering a taste to any of
the others.
Time passed. Suddenly he be-
gan groaning and doubling him.
self up and then Strengthening out
again. When this had gone on for
some time, a friend asked him:
whats the matter, Jim?"
''That cake l ate," groaned the
sufferer. ut had nuts in it, and
I think the missus forgot to shell
them"
"Good heavens!" said his friend.
"And can you crack 'em just by
bending?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
LOST LIBRARY

The favorite story of the Presi-
dents at present is about a library
that burned down in Georgia. Here's
how he tells it to callers:
A Georgia politico called on him
with a sorrowful plea to use his in
fluence to get WPA grant for a
new library.
what happened to the old one?"
asked the President.
''It was destroyed by fire." re-
piled the visitor sadly. Sand Mr..
President, I fear for the literacy of
my home folks if a new library isn't
built quickly. No town should be
without library. It's great Gull
tural influence"
Absolutely" agreed the Presi-
dent. "How long has your town
been without library?"
"Seventy-six years"
"Seventy-six years!"
eyes, sir. Sherman burned it
down."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
A Quiz With Answers
Offering information
on Various Subjects

4. Philip Nolan.
S. From bark of cinchona tree.
6. A member of the Falange Es-
pamela Tradicionalista, Spain's
sole political party.
Z. "Shun him."
s. A river Ga narrow arm of the
sea at the lower end of a river.
9. Some species keep aphides,
which they stroke to produce a
sweet substance to which ants are
partial. These ants collect the
aphides and keep them in herds,
even raising earthen sheds over
them and fighting in defense of
them.
10. Scientifically speaking, leaves
do not change their color in the
fall. The colors are there all dur
ing the spring and summer, OBJ
scured by the dominant green pig
ment. When cool weather causes
the green pigment to disappear,
the bright colors show.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17

otherwise: but such charter shall al
ways be in harmony with and subject
to the constitution and laws of the
state of Minnesota; The legislature
may prescribe the duties Of the COM
mission relative to submitting amend-
ments of charter to the vote of the
people, and shall provide that upon
application OF five per cent of the
legal voters of any such city or VII
lage, by written petition. such COM
mission shall submit to the vote of
the people proposed amendments to
such charter set forth in said petition.
The board of freeholders above pro-
vided for shall be permanent. and all
perform duties. resignation or removal
from the corporate limits, or expira-
ton OF term of office, shall be filled
by appointment in the same manner
as the original board was created. and
said board shall always contain its
full complement of members. 1t shall
be a feature of all such charters that
there shall be provided. among other
things. for a mayor or chief magis-
trate. and legislative body of either
one or two houses: If of two houses.
at least one of them shall be elected
by. general vote of the electors. In
submitting any such charter or
amendment thereto to the qualified
voters OF such city or village any al
ternate section or article may be
presented for the choice of the voters,
and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to other articles or
ments thereto. The legislature may
provide general laws relating to
affairs of cities, the application OF
which may be limited to cities of
over fifty thousand inhabitants. or to
cities of fifty and not less than twenty
thousand inhabitants, or to cities Of
twenty and not less than ten thou
sand inhabitants or less, which shall
apply equally to all such cities of
either class. and which shall be para
mount while in force to the provisions
relating to the same matter included
in the local charter herein provided
for. But no local charter. provision or
ordinance passed hereunder shall
supersede any general law of the
state defining or furnishing crimes or
misdemeanors."
Purpose and Effect
The purpose and effect of the proposed
amendment Is to require publication o.
amendments to home rule charters once
zach week for four ~ successive week.
n legal newspaper of general sircula
in three ~ newspapers o,
general circulation In such city or village
or at least thirty 1907 days as now re.
,uired.
There are many cities and villages
which do not have three local newspapers
n such cases, under the present provi.
Hon, publication must be made In news
,apers printed elsewhere and circulating
ocaIiy. II the proposed amendment ..
adopted, publication will be required In
'nIy one qualified newspaper, thereby re.
iucing the difficulty and expense O,
amending home rule charters.
Very truly yours,
J. A. A. BuRNQUIST,
Attorney General.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
Gems of Thought

HAPPINESS is increased,
= = not by the enlargement of
the possessions, but of the
heart; and days heightened, not
by the crowding of emotions,
but the economy of them.
The heart has reasons of which
reason has no kno,oledge.-Pascal.
Is it not a curious thing to
think about that all the chief
powers in the world are invis-
IDLE ones?
The true ,Uay to render age zig
orous is to proIong the youth of the
mind.-MOrtimer Collins.
There is garden in her face
where roses and white lilies
grow.-R. Alison.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
Inattention, Not Old Age

II your memory is poor, it is not
because you are getting on" in
years, but because you are more
attentive to other interests, away
from the immediate environment,
according to scientific study re-
Gently made.
How often has 'my most embar-
RAISING moment" come to you be-
cause you didn't remember the
name of companion, that you knew
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
Ancient Crenadiers

The hand-grenade is a weapon
at least 1000 years old. The Chi
nese used them about 300 B. c. in
fighting savage tribes of the south.
These ancient grenades consisted
of bamboo cylinders, filed with
gunpowder and fragments of met
al. They were hurled at the enemy
and exploded on striking the
ground, scattering destructive
fragments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
REARMAMENT

Is the rearmament program pro-
ceeding rapidly? Sidney Hillman
of the national defense advisory
commission advises that no manu-
facturer who violates the labor laws
can be awarded a contract for
work on the defense program and
that the National Labor Relations
board will decide, for this purpose,
whether or not an employer. is 'vio-
lating'"
There are now only two members
of NLRB, Leiserson and Smith. The
term of Chairman Madden has ex-
pired. Due to protests based on
charges of his bias and unfairness
the President has not reappointed
him. The vacancy has existed for
weeks. Some observers guess that
the President wants to wait until
after the election and then reappoint
Madden. Smith and Leiserson agree
on very few disputed points. Smith
is an extreme left-winger-like Mad
den. Leiserson is middle-of-the-
road. What they can't agree on is
put on ice until appointment of a
third member with the deciding
vote.
Over in the selective service draft
system, although the new organiza-
ton is under way, no administrator
has been appointed. Some mystic
rious inner probably the
senile war-minded Stimson-pre-
vented a solution of this problem
which was perfection-the expert
enced and judicious veteran of the
World war draft, Gullion, for adj
ministrator-the young, expert and
vigorous Hershey as its chief execu-
tive. Either alone would have been
satisfactory. The team couldn't
have been bettered.
AS in NLRB, no responsible head
has been appointed. Hershey has
been detailed to go through in an
"acting" capacity.
In the name of mere mediocrity,
why? The big job in the draft is
the beginning-setting up the selec-
tive service system and selling it
to the people. That requires expert
ence, expertness-even genius. Aft
er that it is a routine mechanical
job. This beginning also requires
some prestige or position in the adj
ministrator. It certainly requires
unquestioned authority and full re-
sponsibility.
doubt if more effective causes for
delay and uncertainty could be
Manufacturing the God-awful La
Dor Relations board veto power
over defense contracts, subject to
the slow process of judicial review,
and then not having a function
ing Labor board, and emasculating
the selective service project by the
same process by which we are ham,
stringing the whole defense effort
refusal or neglect to erect compe-
tent and responsible authorities with
full authority to decide and to act
instantly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
Thought and Feeling

Thought convinces; feeling per-
suades. If imagination furnishes
the fact with wings, feeling is the
great, stout muscle which plies
them, and lifts him from the
ground. Thought sees beauty; emo
ton feels it.-Theodore Parker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
Why Let Yourself
Get Constipated !!

Why endure those dull headachy
days due to constipation, plus the
inevitable trips to the medicine
chest, if you can aDoid both by
getting at the cause Of the trouble?
If your constipation, like that
of millions, is due to lack OF
bulk" in the diet, the better
way" is to eat Kellogg's An-Dran.
This crunchy toasted breakfast
cereal is the ounce of prevention
that's worth a pound Of emer-
gency relief. 1t helps you not only
to get regular but to keep regular.
day after day and month after
month, by the pleasantest means
you ever knew.
Eat Kellogg's All-Bran regu-
larly, drink plenty Of water, and
see if you don't forget all about
constipation. Made by Keloggs
in Battle Greek. If your condition
is chronic, it is wise to consult
a physician.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
why SUFFER functional
female
COMPLAINTS

lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compoond
Has Helped ThousandsI
Few women today do not have some sign Of
functional trouble. Maybe you've noticed
YOURSELF getting restless, moody, nervous,
depressed lately-yourw orktoo muchfo- you
Then try Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetables
Compound to help quiet unstrung nerves.
relieve monthly pain (cramps. backaehe,
due to functional disorders. For over 50
years Pinkham's Compound has helped hun
dreds of thousands OF seak. rundown ner-
vous women. TRY IL
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
GEN E RAJ
HUGH S.
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United Feature. WNu Srniss

Washington, d. C.
WAR BASIS FOR INDUSTRY?

Some of my columnar war crying
colleagues say that American indus
try ought to be put on war basis
right now. Their argument is that
one reason why France fell was
that, under peace structure, she
could not mobilize her industry for
war production, had to declare war
to pep up the nation and did it all
leisurely and far too late. They say
also that business as usual kept
England from getting ready soon
enough and, finally, they point to
the snail-like slowness of our pres
ent rearmament program.
With all that about France, Eng
land and our slow progress, agree.
Perhaps I could agree also with the
conclusion about putting our indus
try on war basis" if knew what
the words mean-or if they did. Of
that I am in doubt.
If it means that American indus.
try should now be put under indus
trial amateurs, know of no more
certain way to slow or even para
lyze war production. If it means
that we should get some dynamic
and experienced leadership of the
industrial war effort and give it ap-
propriate authority, no comment
was ever more signifcant-or more
correct.
That kind of leadership and adj
ministration would not, however, as
some of this comment suggests, be
obliged just to set all peace-time
production aside in a kind of adj
journment to make way for our war
needs. There is plenty of industrial
capacity in this country for both
needs.
Our industry needs an orchestra
leader with a real baton who can
keep it in harmony and rhythm for
the new tune-but it doesn't need to
be chained to the benches of any
slave galley with sort of roman
lied Simon Legree to increase the
stroke with '-nine-tails.
Our trivial World war experience
may be informing. Our speedup of
shipbuilding, both of merchant and
warcraft, approached the miracu-
lous. Charlie Schwab had charge of
part of it. In plant where al lparts
of a fabricated ship were being as
sembled and the engine department
was far ahead of the co-ordinated
schedule for it and other depart
ments, he took time out for a short
picnic for the workers in the yards.
There were no speeches but, when
the time for them came, Charlie
pulled surprise-the complete en-
CINE, mounted on truck wheels, gay
with flags and preceded by band
came rolling out under large
transparency which read, "All
dressed up and no place to CO." That
plant speeded up production imme-
diately.
Of course, we can't do this job
with ballyhoo, but ballyhoo is part
of it. We need every incentive and
pressure of "go-get-it," unified, ex-
perienced and inspired leadership to
get speed without confusion and
waste. We have one of this kind Of
leadership, only political leadership
which insists on retaining personal
lied control of everything.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
LOCAL AIR RAISES

The army air corps isn't saying
anything publicly, but it is making
a quiet survey of all airports in the
country for the purpose of locating
new bases and training centers.
Objective behind the plan is to
secure the greatest possible disper-
sion of air forces necessary for de-
tense. Four cities already have
been selected: New Orleans, West
Palm Beach, Fla, Tallahassee, Fla,
and Augusta, Ga.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
Simple Charm

Take into your new sphere of
labor that simple charm (love)
and your lifework must succeed.
You can take nothing greater, you
need take nothing less.-Drum-
mond.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17

THIS type of two-piecer will be
= much in evidence on every
campus this coming semester.
The tailored blouse has the new,
larger collar with long points that
fits correctly, over your suit
revers. It's made with action
back, and has link cuffs like the
boy friends. The skirt of design
No. 1858 is smartly faring and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
Proposed
Amendment
Constitution
Minnesota
To be submitted at 1910
General Election
STATE OF MINNESOTA
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
]. A. A. BURNQUIST
Attorney General
st. Paul, Minnesota,
February S, 1910
Honorable Mike Holm.
Secretary of State,
Honorable Mike Holm.
Secretary of State,
Dear Sir:

In compliance with the provisions of
Masons Minnesota Statutes OF 1927, Sec
ton 46, | make this statement of the
purpose and effect of the amendment pro-
posed to the constitution of Minnesota to
be voted on at the November 5. 1910 gen.
eral election in accordance with Laws
1889, Chapter 447.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17

Hope Against Despair
Hope is a lovers staff; walk
hence with that, and manage it
against despairing thoughts
Shakespeare.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17
The AnsDers

/. Invertebrate.
2. Counterclockwise.
3. Edwin M. Stanton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-17

By the enactment of Laws 1889, Chap
ter AT, the legislature has proposed an
amendment to Section SO of Article of
the constitution. This section now reads
as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-07
GREEKS HIT ITALY HARD
 INALBANIA
Get 100 Howitzers in Porto Edda Capfure-Argiro-
 castro Is Afire

ATHENS, Dec. 7.--Italian forces are reported to have abandoned the city of Argirocastro, leaving parts of the Albanian base in flames.
 Dispatches said Greek troops were have established contact with the advancing in several directions and Italians preparatory to occupation of the road between Porto Edda and the 2.O0O-year-old city of Ar firocastro, Is miles south.
 Porto Edda, main sea gateway for Argirocastro, was occupied by the Greek forces yesterday and at least 5000 prisoners were taken, along with more than 100 howitzers.
 Many prisoners are being trans ported to Greek camps by plane to facilitate movement over the moun- tains.
 Greek units hays now adopted the battle cry of "Tirana Before Christmas" Tirana is the Albanian capital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-07
High Com m a n d Makes Many Changes Owing 10
 Several designations
ARGIR0CASTR0 GIVEN
 UP; H SET ABLAzE
Albania Being Invaded by Two Greek Columns
 March on EIbdsdni
By ASSOCIATED PREss)

HaraSsed by the Greeks, Italy has made another change In the High Command, replacing Brigadier General Ceseri Maria de Vecchi de val Cismon, Governor of Italy's Dodecanese Island and also Com mander of the Italian forces there, with General Ettore BaStico, Com mander of the Army at Ponto.
 No official comment is made but Bastico is one of the highest rank ing Fascists of the country and a World War veteran who took part in the march on Rome with Mus solini in 1922.
 No reason is given why the Gov ernor and military commander of the Dodecanese Islands resigned. . His resignation followed on the heels of the resignation of Chief of Staff Badoglio, Commander of the forces in the campaign against Greece, and the appointment of Gen. Ugo Cavallero, 60, until recently commander of the Italian forces in East Africa.
 City in Flames
 Athens dispatches said the Ital- ians have abandoned the important city of Argirocastro leaving it part ly in flames to destroy, if possible, war equipment and supplies.
 The Greeks are still doggedly advancing on the entire front.
 New Movement
 In Albania two large Greek col umns are reported advancing, both striking toward Elbasani from diff ferent routes.
 Neutral sources assert that the new Italian Chief of the Italian General Staff, Gen. Ugo Cavallero is going to confer soon with Ged- eral and Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. Chief of the German High Command
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-07
GOVERNOR WILL DEDICATE NEW
 KETCHIkAN LAB
Jackson Says Fisheries h. stitution Last Word
 in Equipment

Gov Ernest Gruening will speak Monday at dedication ceremonies for the new $70,000 Fisheries Tech nological Laboratory of the Fish and Wildlife Service at Ketchikan, built with Public Works and Ter ritorial funds.
 The Governor will go to Ket- chikan on the vessel Brant tonight with members of the International Fisheries Commission.
 Charles Jackson Assistant Di- rector of the Fish and Wildlife Ser vice, will also take part in the dedi- catory ceremonies.
 Jackson said the well-equipped laboratory will seek to develop new uses for Alaska fisheries products. It is one of three such laboratories being bull tby the Service. The oth- CTS are in Maryland and Connecti- cut. A fourth is to be built in Puerto Rico shortly
 Maurice Stansby has been ap- pointed Director of the Ketchikan laboratory. He will be assisted by a staff of four.
 Jackson said Alaska fishery reg ulations were being worked up at present for 1941 and that the Service hopes to issue them before the end of January.