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to the United States on a goodwill mission This may happen soon.
 However, the chief problem is to influence not merely Petain, who already has veered away from the Axis, but also Marshal Weygand. The latter is now in North Africa, and the French troops ill that area would rise to. his leadership over night in any attack upon Italian Libya.
 However, Weygand, bitter over his treatment during the last days of the war, is sulking. He is not pro British, though not as violent against them as the officers of the French Navy. Recently, certain British emissaries have had confi- dential talks with General Wey- gand, but with no definite results.
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AlASkA EXPORT REGULATIONS TO
 REMAIN UNCHANGED

New regulations providing a sim- pier export declaration on Alaska shipments will apply only to goods shipped into Alaska, Assistant Col lector of Customs M. S. Whittier explained today.
 The regulations on goods shipped from Alaska to the States will re- main unchanged. They are al- ready in a form much simpler than the import regulations will be even after the simplification on January
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FIUULKN LliuULliL ROBERTA LEE

@ likely intensive pc while eating?
 No following either possibly be avoided a exactly the time specified
 A He late in his arrival O. a pay guests calls, when small?
 A twenty five cents
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MRS. (AUTH0RNE RETURNS AFTER
 VISITING NURSES

After visiting Public Health Nurs- ing Services in Interior Alaska, Mrs. Mary Keith Cauthorne, Advisory Nure of the Divion of Maternal and Child Health of the Territor- ial Department of Health. returned to Juneau on the steamer Baranof.
 Mrs. Cauthorne reports the new laboratory of the Department at Anchorage to be very busy
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

DECEMBER 10 Trevor M. Davis Gerald Magorty
 Bobby Turoff
 H. E. Smith
 Ed Erstad Evelyn Lancaster Edward S. Johnson William F. Kelly Mrs. D. M. Gallagher Sadie LeMaster Robert Sinclair
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The Daily Alaska Empire has tn largest paid circulation of any AL aska newspaper.
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ATTENTION ALL O.E.S.
 MEMBERS

Regular meeting of Juneau Chap ter No 2. Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock Business and election of officers. Bring packages for Christ mas Pound Night. Refreshments.
 MILDRED WYILER, adv. Worthy Matrops
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The Greek army may look like a ballet team, but it's also pretty good in a war dance
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Washington Merry
 Go-RouHd

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AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC AIMS
 All of these factors have been mt under the State Department
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Weather: Highest, 27 lowest, g; clear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations ON Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

November 10 has been the date set
for Dads Day" at the University OF
Minnesota. This day. Saturday will
mark the last home game Of the
football season when Purdue will clash
with the home team. On this day the
Dads will be special guests and a
section of the bleachers has been
reserved for them. Of course We will
be accused of being an "old crab" but
We were a guest at one Of these days
several years ago and we hope the
method of appreciation to the fathers
Of students has changed since then.
We were royalty entertained up to the
time Of the game when the Dads"
were seated in a section Of the stadium
about 800 feet from the center of the
field at $3.50 per seat, (S2.75 this year,
while the better seats were occupied by
Twin City people and the faculty of
the university and their pet friends.
We heard murmurs Of discomfort from
fathers and mothers all around US.
We are not on the list this year but
hope that the fathers and mothers at
tending viii at least be able to see
the game from a more congenial angle
than was possible that year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

Final Testimony in $37,5OS
Action Offered in District
Court Here.

Hearing Of testimony in the soldiers
preference case being tried in district
court here was expected to be concluded
yesterday afternoon, with possible
turnover into Thursday morning.
Asking s37,5O8 from the city, the II
world war veterans are also seeking
employment at full time and full pay.
They are now all employed on a part
time basis
The point of law involved is whether
the city can set up labor classifications,
Thomas j. Carey, city attorney, states.
The veterans are claiming that the
labor classifications are aimed at them,
and are seeking full time employment.
The city is contending that classif1-
cation of labor is necessary to carry on
the city's business in an efficient man
ner.
Appearing as witnesses for the re-
lators up to noon yesterday were Peter
Moscatelli, and Matthias Kovach, John
Moravitz, Ernest Volt, Joe Moravitz
and Jack Moravitz, veterans involved in
the suit. Appearing for cross examin-
alton were A o. Knutson, city clerk,
and Anton Freshmen, street commits
sioner. 1t was expected that all or
part of the other veterans involved
viii testify before the REALTORS finished
their case. Carey intended to call in
Knutson and Andrew watilo, Jr., city
treasurer, for the city.
Judge Mark Nolan is presiding; John
Mahoney, Duluth, is reporter, and
Joseph Klobuchar, Virginia, clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
ten TEAMS IN
MAJOR LEAGUE
Members of Mems Bowling
Circuit Listed; Sweet Shop
Defends Title.

Ten teams, including the Ely Sweet
Shop, defending champions, comprise
the Major Bowling league A schedule
has been arranged calling for all games
on Monday nights.
Membership of the various teams
follow:
Ely Sweet Shop-John Palcher, Frank
Jenko, Jake Skala, Steve Barich, Joe
Martinetti, Faustino Cogliatti.
Moose Lodge-Jack Poshhk. Mike
Bachar, Jr., John Prola, John Lozar, DR..
T. Ahola, Joe Poshak.
Modern Service-John Pierce, John
Glavan, Ed Porthan, Rex Larson, Louis
zgonc, Jim Mitchell.
Kaiserhoff-Joe Peshel, Carlo Col
jumbo, Edmund NJ. Haapaniemi. John
Wilmunen, Steve Smrekar, Elmo Sal
minen, Ray Phillips
Slogans Super Service Bernard
Slogan, "Sinky" Prosen, Frank Marn.
Joe Golob. John Petric, Ray Slogan.
SWOC-Albert Marolt, Matt Marolt.
Frank Marolt, Tony Kuzma, Frank
Jaspeh, Frank BoIka.
Garnis-Joe Zupancich, Ed Zupan-
cicn, John Nudge Mayerle, Steve
Marn. Ludwig Mistek, Anton Zaverl.
Frank Kosier.
kobe's-Dick Hodge, Matt Kobe. John
Olson, Matt Jarnen, John Kapsch. Joe
Komator, John Markovich.
DIS Place-Joe Perushek, Joe Slrad-
SKI Frank Christopher, Frank Kronlar.
Alec Debeltz, Frank Debeltz.
vertin's Cafe-John Petek, Frank
Petek. Jerry Lenich, william Saarf
Charles Stoll. Frank Glavan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Washington PIT. A.
Meets Next TuesdQy.

A very appealing program has beer
arranged for the meeting Of the Wash
ington Parent Teacher association at
the Memorial building on Tuesday
afternoon at 500 o'clock.
Lunch will be served after the meet
ing by a committee composed of Mrs
Frank Banovetz, chairman; Mrs John
Kotchevar, Mrs. Anton Kotchevar, Mrs
Martin Grahek, Mrs. Matt Markovich,
Mrs. Stephen Smrekar, Mrs Joseph
Jamnik and the Misses Jensen, Zeigler
and Coffey.
Three songs from the works OF
Stephen Foster will open the program
by the children of Grade ga with Miss
Vessel in charge, after which Mrs.
Joseph Stonich will report on the
Tower convention and Mrs o. E. Snyker
VIII report on the state convention
Community singing will be followed
by discussion on The Emotional De-
velopment of Normal Adolescence" by
Mrs. Carl Kruger. Another group of
community songs and to close the pro-
gram, Mrs. Ida Erickson will discuss
The Emotional Deviation in Adde'S
cence''
The lunch will be served in the cafe
terra
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Quetico Provincial Park to
be Explored for Minerals

information on the Quetico park
A. K Muir, Toronto, of G. B. Ex-
plorers, Ltd, is expected to come here
soon. Muir this week wrote a local
mining company man seeking informa-
ton about diamond drill operations.
It is believed that the three are
not associated with c. B. Explorers,
Ltd.
Finding of any large bodies Of iron
ore, or other minerals, in the Quetico
Provincial Park would undoubtedly
spur exploration trips on this side of
the border, The Miner has been in
formed. The result of the Canadians
work. however, are long way from
being tabulated, their search for min
erals having just started.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
BOYS LEARNING HOW
TO HANDLE CANOES IN
SCHOOL SWIM POOL.

What are believed to be the only
classes on handling canoes in a swim
ming pool in Minnesota are being con-
Quoted by Edmund NJ. Haapaniemi
swimming coach. Instruction is being
given junior high and high school boys
Haapaniemi, who says that many
residents Of the greatest canoe country
on earth" are lacking in the proper
canoe technique, is seeing to it that the
younger generation receives instructions
in the Indians mode OF travel. Safety
is being especially stressed.
For example, the swimming mentor,
said, three people recently upset a
canoe in an Arrowhead lake, two
drowning and one safely swimming to
shore. If they had only known, he
said. that though the canoe were filled
with water it would bear their weight,
they might have all been saved.
His classes are receiving demonstra-
tons Of this principle, he continued.
A canoe, right side up, is filled to the
glInwales with water and two of the
largest boys in high school and the
coach climb in. The canoe sinks about
a foot under the water. where it viii
float easily, the water coming only to
necks of the seated occupants.
The canoe is a 15-footer and the
pool is only 20 by so feet, but that does
not hamper his work, Haapaniemi said.
He also gives his classes lessons in the
correct way to carry a canoe over a
portage.
They are taught how to get the
canoe in and out of the water and how
to get in and out of the canoe; ways of
loading If, and types of strokes Safety
methods such as emptying the canoe
in deep water, using it as a life pre-
server, and how to rescue drowning
person are demonstrated
Haapaniemi, an expert canoeist, took
special work under Waldemar Van
Brunt Claussen, nationally famous
canoe expert, from members of the
American Canoe association, and at the
National Red Cross Aquatic school.
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Record Vote Forecast
Here Tuesday; 3,O78
Ballots Cast in 1886
Considered One of the Most
Important Elections in
Countrys' History
VOTE ON AMENDMENT
National, State and County
Officers to be Voted on
Next Tuesday.

| Ely voters will go TO the polls Tues
| day TO cast their ballots IN one Of
the most important elections in the
history Of the country. Election off,
Gals forecast that the 1896 vote Of
3,07S, record for presidential cleo
ton, win be broken.
The polls viii open at a. m. and
close at p. m in the six Ely precincts.
Heading the ticket are the presiden-
tial candidates, followed by the U. s.
senatorial candidates, candidates for
representative in congress from the
Eighth district, for the various state
offices, the state legislature, district
court judge, and one county Office.
An amendment to the state con-
stitution that applies directly TO Ely
will also be voted upon. The amend
ment viii carry only if it receives a
majority of the total vote cast at the
election. A majority of the total vote
cast for or against the amendment IS
not enough. In this respect an un-
marked ballot on the amendment is a
negative vote.
The amendment viii permit home
rule charter cities like Ely-and 70
others in the state-to publish charter
amendments in one newspaper once q
week for four consecutive weeks. Now
they are required 10 publish charter
amendments in three papers 10 80 days
which make the publication costs so
high that charters are not kept I'D TO
date. Instead the legislature is asked
to pass special laws OF general nature
to evade the constitution, which in
effect apply only to the city asking for
the legislative favor
Presidential candidates whose names
appear upon the ballot include:
Republican-Wllhe and McNary.
Democratic-RooSevelt and Wallace.
Industrial-Aiken and Orange
Socialist-Thomas and Kruger.
Communist-Browder and Ford.
While the voter in all inteat marks
his ballot for the presidential and vice
presidential candidates of his choice.
actually he is endorsing a group OF
II presidential electors The entire
vote of the state, and it is this ELECTORAL
vote and not necessarily the popular
vote for the country as a whole that
names the nations chief executive.
The names of the presidential cleo
tors appear on the ballot. opposite those
of the presidential candidates to whom
the electors are pledged.
The q. S. senatorial candidates in
clude:
Republican-Henrik Shipstead, in
cumbent, who previously was named on
the Farmer-Labor ticket
Observation-Disclosures A. Benson, for
mer governor.
Demccratic-John E. Regain.
Trotskyist Anti-war, named by petit
tion-Grace Holmes Carlson.
For Representative in Congress:
Republican-William A Pittenger, in
cumbent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31

Accepts Invitation to Meet
With Ely Group to Talk
Wildlife Problems.

A conference with Dr. W. L. Strunk,
conservation commissioner, on wildlife
problems here. has been arranged for
Friday noon, Nov. 8, according to Ray
Hoefler, secretary of the Ely Com
mercial club. Dr. Strunk notified
Hoefler, Monday, of his acceptance of
an invitation to come
The conservation commissioner, who
will be making his first visit here, will
be guest at a luncheon, followed by a
discussion to be held with group of
Ely men, Hoefler said. Plans for the
conference are now being arranged.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Canadian Biologists, Mining
Men Reported Interested
In Possibilities.

The first of series Of mineral ex-
ploration trips repeatedly to cover the
entire Quetico Provincial Park in Can
ada was started Monday when a
Canadian geologist, accompanied by an
Ely guide, left for the park. They are
travelling by canoe and packing a six
weeks supply of food.
According to information given The
Miner, the entire park viii be plotted
into 12-mile square areas, and each will
be infinitely explored to determine the
existence Of minerals.
1t is believed that the search viii
center mainly around iron ore.
N H. C. Fraser, Edmonton, a geolo-
gist who has just recently returned
from the Youkon country, guided by
Eric Wallberg of this city, are now
working in the Thisman and Thatman
lakes territory. They are expected to
return in u1id-December
Recently G. r. Burge, Toronto, mine
operator, geologist and explorer. was
here inquiring about iron ore mining
on the Vermilion range. and seeking
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
ArUo NJ. Erickson is
First Elyite in Order
for Military Training
Federal Men Draw No. 15S
and Peacetime Draft
Gets Under Way.
1875 IN THIS DISTRICT
Joseph Peter Chiabotti of
Soudan Draws Draft
Order No. 2.

Arvo Mathew Erickson, IA Eas
White street, holder Of serial number
l58, became the first in order in dis.
trict No. for a years military train.
ing under the selective service act
Erickson, "a years old, is an employee Of
the Oliver Iron Mining company. He i
single.
Draft order No. 2 for the nation, and
also for this district, was 1872, that OF
Joseph Peter Chiabotti, Soudan, "a
year-old employe Of the Oliver. CHA
botti is single.
Seventeen numbers were then drawn
before that of a resident of the dis
trict was pulled out Paul Richard
Reko. with serial No. los, became third
in order here. Reko is "a years old
married, and is employed by the Lam
pert Lumber company.
Fourth in order is Frederick Joseph
Sershen, %, single, also employed by
Lampert. Sershen had serial No 1873.
Waino Wennard Lynn, fifth in order
with serial No. 40, is "a, single and
works for the Oliver
The highest serial number issued in
the district is now 1735.
No official information on draft or
der positions is available at the local
draft board Office, Chairman John Por-
than OF the board states. The board
received instructions yesterday that no
information could be given out until
a photostatic copy Of the order in
which numbers were drawn arrives
here.
As soon as the districts copy comes,
the board viii start the tremendous
task Of assigning draft order numbers
and sending out missionaries. When
the missionaries come back, there will
be another job of classifying all men
as to immediate or deferred liability for
service.
A quota viii be assigned to Ely, and
to other parts of the district, which
must be filled with local men. They
will be picked in rotation, unless ex-
empted because of family responsible
ties, need in industry, or physical dis
abilities.
EIAlsCO pC4OW dTt IIlc OIdlI OIQcT
numbers, serial numbers and names of
men holding them. They are entirely
unofficial, and subject to correction
when the draft board issues its official
lists: Unless otherwise listed, all are
from Ely:
1-G5s) Arvo Mathew Erickson
2-Q92) Joseph P. Chiabotti, Soudan
3-Q05) Paul Richard Reko
4-(188) Frederick Joseph Sershen,
5-120) Waino Wennard Lynn
6-(846) Frank Joseph Nosan, Jr.
7-G6D Walter B. Leino
$40 Frank Edward Kosir
Esd Thomas Glenn Brennan
10-Q53) Elmo August Herrala
11-19) Max Beatty
12-C766) William Taft Lehto, En-
barraSS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
old TIMER
PASSES ON
Death Summons Henry Laituri
Following Lengthy Illness;
Rites Held Friday.

Henry Laituri, a resident of this city
for the past ~ years, passed away at
the Shipman hospital, Wednesday, Oct.
%, after lengthy illness
Deceased was born in Finland on
Feb. Is. 1873. He emigrated to this
country and to Ely in 1893. He was
employed at the mines for several years
later engaging in the draying business.
He was preceded in death by Mrs.
Laituri in 1929.
Surviving are three children, Mrs
Konsta Jarvi, Mrs. Alex Bel and Mrs.
Walter Aho. all Of Gle Elum. Washing
ton. A sister, Mrs. Alex Hanka, and
two brothers, John and Tom Laituri,
Of this city, and seven grandchildren
also survive
The funeral took place Friday from
the Laing Mortuary, the Rev Douglas
Ollila conducting the same. Pail bear
ers were Matt Laitala. Elias Helbakka,
Henry Koski, Matt Sikala, William r.
Maxi and Nels Maxi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Al. Weinberg of Duluth
Spoke to Republicans

An attendance that filled the room
to the last seat greeted Attorney Al.
Weinberg of Duluth at the Republican
meeting on Thursday evening at the
Community Center.
That politics as related to the cam
paign now being waged is attracting
more than ordinary attention is the fact
that large number of those attend
ing last Thursdays meeting were
people who four years ago paid no at
tention to politics Repub-
lican politics.
Chairman Of the Ely Republican club,
Ed. C. Bolitho, presided at the gather
ing. Following the address by Mr..
Weinberg, he answered a long list of
questions put to him from the floor by
the interested audience.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
1886 VOTE Was
ELY'S LARGEST
3,07S Ballots Cast In Last
Presidential Election Lead
Last Five.

Ely recorded its largest presidential
vote in history when Franklin D.
Roosevelt ran for reelection in 1886
an inspection of records kept by A O.
Knutson, city clerk, reveals.
During the past five races the
Democrats. have carried two, the Re-
publicans three.
While the figure for Roosevelt in
1886 looked like that for the total vote
in other presidential elections, back in
1920 as a vice presidential candidate
with James Cox, Roosevelt was barely
a ripple on the surface of Ely political
waters.
It was 20 years ago that local voters
gave their last big majority to Re-
publican candidate. Since then they
have gone Democratic twice and nearly
Independent and in 1923 gave a bare
majority to Herbert Hoover over Al
Smith.
Twenty years ago Warren G. Hard
ing was opposed by the combination of
Cox and Roosevelt, Democrats Hard
ing polled majority Of 1885, Four
years later Calvin Coolidge, the Re
publican standard bearer, could gather
but 231 more votes than old Bob La
Toilette, the Wisconsin liberal who ran
as an Independent candidate. Then
came the Hoover-Smith campaign fol-
lowed by the Roosevelt landslides.
Largest total vote in the past five
elections was 3,078 cast in 1896, while
the smallest was 1,153, 20 years ago.
Roosevelt's 2,154 when he ran for re-
election was the largest given any
presidential candidate, while Davis 81
in 1924 was the smallest
Following are the totals for the past
five elections:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Ely Host Wednesday to
Arrowhead Peace Officers
125 Officers Expected to Attend
Business Session, Banquet;
FIJI Man to Speak.

Members Of the Arrowhead Peace
Officers association will hold theil
quarterly meeting in Ely next Wednes-
day. About 125 men from Arrowhead
cities, including Superior. Duluth, Clo-
quet and International Falls, are ex-
pected to attend.
A business session will be held in
the afternoon followed by a banquet
in the evening. Both events will be
in the Community Center. The prin-
cipal speaker at the banquet will be a
representative of the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation from the Minneapolis
Office
Among the police executives who viii
attend are Alvin Rowe, st. Paul, head
Of the state highway patrol and bureau
Of criminal apprehension; Chief Ed
Hanson Of the Duluth police depart
ment; Chief Art Buchanan of the Su-
perior force; Fred Ward, Duluth, war
den Of the county work farm, and
Sheriff Sam Owens, Duluth
The afternoon meeting viii convene
at 2:30 o'clock with N. j. Bergan,
Gilbert chief Of police and president
of the association, presiding. Frank j.
Erchul, Gilbert municipal judge. is sec
rotary. Mayor Bern M. Lambert viii
welcome the officers and VIII also serve
as POSTMASTER at the banquet.
A venison dinner will be served the
visitors, starting at $50 o'clock. There
will be several speakers, and an enter
tainment program, highlighted by the
floor show from. the College Inn at
Gilbert. Bergan is arranging the
speaking program, and is also bringing
the floor show here
Members of the Ely police depart
ment are in charge of local arrange
rnantr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
ReU. E.. J. Isaac to Speak
at s. s. Church Retreat.

With the Rev. E. j. Isaac of Han
cock, Michigan as guest speaker, the
Lutheran Guild of the Suomi Synod
church is sponsoring a spiritual retreat
Sunday.
The affair will open with an English
divine service at 10 o'clock in the
morning and will continue with two
lectures in the afternoon.
The theme of the retreat is Let
There Be Light.
The choir will appear for the first
time this fall under the direction of
Mrs. Ina Dunstan.
Invitations have been sent to older
young peoples groups in northern
Minnesota Many responses have been
received
There will be a Finnish service in
the evening at which DR.. Isaac will
speak
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
81 MaIIards Bagged
by Six Ely Hunters

There are 81 less mallards going to
end their migratory flight to a warmer
climate because Of the excellent shoot
ing eyes of six Ely nimrods.
In a weekend Of hunting up in the
Mudrow country, Ernest W. Hanson,
Ray Hoefler. Julius Carlson, Harry
Homer, william Sletten and John Klo-
buchar accounted for a little less than
half the legal limit apiece.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-10-31
Steel Workers Don't
FOlIOIU LeIUis' Lead.

Ely local No. 1864, Steel Workers
Union, an affiliate of the Committee for
Industrial Organization, endorsed
President Roosevelt for reelection to
the presidency at a meeting held Sun
day, according TO John Muhvich. chair
man.
The action, which opposed that of
John L. Lewis, who in radio address
backed Wendell L. Willkie, was taken
after q debate lasting for more than
an hour.