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Evening star., 1941-11-10
Disagrees With Demand
JJpon Finland to Cease Fighting.

To the Editor of The Star
During the course Of this war much
that has emanated from the State De-
partment in the name OF diplomacy mas
been mystifying to the average citizen,
but Secretary of State Hull's recent blast
against little Finland is the last straw.
OF course, the public forgets quickly,
and in echoing Great Britain's demands
upon Finland our State Department
may be able to sell its position to many
Americans who are unmindful Of the
menace Russia always has presented to
tiny Finland.
For 600 years before the United States
won its independence from English tyr
rany, Finland served as a battlefield over
which Swedish and Russian frontiers
shifted with the strength of the oppos-
ing armies. 1t was in 1909 that Finland
finally was Ceded to Russia on the guar
antee that her laws, constitution and
religious freedom would be preserved.
That state Of affairs lasted until the
close of the 18th century when the
classification Of the country was started
on a scale that makes Hitler's present
iron rule" OF the conquerored countries
seem childs play in comparison. During
the last World War the Firms declared
their independence when the czarist
regime collapsed.
The rest is current history save for
this fact-England failed to recognize
Finnish independent state, and since the
Finnish Army largely had been incorpo-
rated into that of Russia, declaration
of independence without military back
ing was futile until the Germans sent
40 900 troops to assist. These troops
cleaned out the remaining Russians and
Finland's gratitude to Germany took on
something Of the aspect of the Colonies
feeling toward France and Lafayette
during our own War OF Independence.
The Finnish people must be perplexed
by Secretary Hulls demands to stop
attacking Russia Eight hundred years
of history are not wiped out by diplo-
matte commands, nor is Russia to be
trusted one iota more because she now
finds herself with her back to the wall,
as she herself has so often had little
Finland these past eight centuries.
But this is by no means the first blum
der our State Department has made
since the shooting started In Europe.
Perhaps future historians may reveal
the reason why Premier Paul Reynaud Of
France gave such publicity to his cable
for support from President Roosevelt
when he was losing favor with his cabi-
net and losing the war to the Germans.
Nations do not publicly ask for such ma
terial help unless they have been led to
expect 1t through previous diplomatic
dealings. Perhaps we may some day
learn why Col. Donovan was sent to
excite reaction to the Yugoslavian gov.
eFnment's commitments 70 tno Axis 70
Evening star., 1941-11-10

prevent the wholesale slaughter of her
populace. Perhaps, too. we shall learn
in the days to come why we encouraged
Greece to continue hopeless fight when
not one American gun, tank or plane
was sent to back up our words. Having
seen these events in the name of diplo-
macy, surely there can be but little sup
port for Mr. Hulls stand against Fin
land.
Finally, let us remember Finland, like
France. Greece and Yugoslavia. can
have no release from Germany unless
those who are now accusing her are
willing to throw their man power into
the struggle to give her the same guar
antee she now enjoys. Finland prob
ably looked at the statistics in the pres
ent struggle-134,0O0 British casualties
in military action as against the millions
of Poles, Russians, French, ETC., who had
been promised help-and then decided
to again join hands with Germany
E. j. MORGAN.
Evening star., 1941-11-10

an academy called columbia Col
lege" at Eugene. He then read law,
was admitted to the bar and prac-
ticed in Idaho. With Isaac MoSSman
he operated a pony express mail and
express route in 1862. During the
following year he edited and pub
lished the Eugene City Democratic
Register, a paper SO unconventional
in it's political views as to invite sup
preston.
The name joaquin" by which he
was destined to be famous was &C
quired by Miller as the result of
letter he wrote in defense Of the
Mexican bandit, Murietta. When
friends applied the outlaws mon
ECKER" to him, the poet welcomed it.
After his journal was put out Of
business" for his open advocacy Of
the Confederacy and secession, he
led a campaign against hostile In
dians and was rewarded by being
elected judge of the County Court.
The rest of his life-from 1866-was
devoted to literature. His "Speci-
mems" were published in 1868; "Joa-
quin ct al" in 1869. The encourage
ment of Bret Harte, Charles Warren
Stoddard and other writer's prompted
him to TRY his luck" in New York.
Failing to win a hearing there, he
crossed to London, where, in 1871,
his Songs" were issued and loudly
acclaimed"
Wandering and writing in Europe,
South America and the Orient. Miller
continued to develop his talents until
by 1907 even his own countrymen
we're willing to.concede that he was
"an artist in verse" After his Wash
ington interval, he bought an estate
in the hills above Oakland and there
he died, "one Of the landmarks of
California" February IT, 1918.
Evening star., 1941-11-10
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1DeH.

The longer real freezing weather holds
of, the better the stand
1t may be cut frequently but it is not
desirable to do any raking. The cut
blades should be permitted to stay where
they fall. This gives a certain amount
Of mulch and covering to the tender
new plants.
All songbirds of the seed-eating type
naturally like grass seed.
So a certain amount of that put into
eaten by them.
They can smell" fresh grass seed for
blocks, we believe. This, too, is natural.
Did you ever stick your nose down into
bag of good grass seed? Often it smells
as fragrant as some good blend of pipe
tobacco.
No bird can be blamed for eating it.
SparroWs, in particular, are fond Of
it. Among the sparrows is that finest of
birds, the song sparrow. No one, we
feel sure, would begrudge this grand
sparrow all the grass seed he can eat.
The song sparrow Infinitely o. nfers to
rustic up his own food from nature.
Even if bird feeding station is kept
going all summer, the song sparrows In
the neighborhood will not patronize it
very much
They are after their own food in their
own way
When fall arrives, and the natural
fnnd hecppopc {
you prefer, the song sparrows begin to
come back to the feeding stations
But if grass seed has been planted
they will stick to that in preference tc
the dry seed in the feeding tray.
There are few sights in the yard better
than that of song sparrow getting its
dinner in the grass
He eats worms and insects, and now
and then grass seed or two.
He does a little scratching, but not
much, certainly no way near as much
as the fox sparrow. The latter, one OF
the best of the sparrows, arrives here
abouts in February. He is larger than
ordinary sparrows. and is sometimes
mistaken for thrush. His back Is
redder than that of most sparroWs, a
sort Of reddish-brown. but no way near
as red as the purple finch. The purple
| finch also arrives in February.
The dry autumn has made it difficult
for the birds to find something to drink
Every yard should have at least one
bird bath, and it should be kept full
1t is easy to forget about the bird bath
once summer passes. But the birds
need water, both for drinking and bath
ing, at all times Of the year.
A saucer of water, or shallow pan, is
enough. The birds know nothing about
elaborate and ornamented pedestal
baths.
Pans sunk into the ground and kept
filled with water will help many mi
grating bird on his long journey south.
Evening star., 1941-11-10
The Unremembered Dead

Are they perhaps the happiest.
The unremembered deou
Who need not turn them from their
rest
Above Dhose ndrroU bed
No hearts exceeding bitter cry
Breaks on the quiet air?
Who knop no tedrs jdps those th0
sky
Lets fall so gently there?
In peace they sleep. All conflict
done
Surely their dreams must be
Fragrant NTH clover, s,Deet Dtth susl,
Cain. Nth etsrnttyi
JOSEPHINE JO1HQ9OoA
Evening star., 1941-11-10
Marine Anniversary

IL is prOuQ record WHICH tNe
United States Marine Corps looks
back upon on this 166th anniversary
of it's founding. Older than the
Navy of which it forms part older
than the United States itself the
Marine Corps actually had its in
formal beginnings In 1740. when
Lawrence Washington, brother of
General George Washington, helped
to organize three regiments of Co
lonial Seagoing soldiers. He was
made commander of one of these
regiments, which served under the
flag of Great Britain With the out
break Of the Revolutionary War,
these doughty marines, armed with
musket and cutlass, jumped into the
thick Of the conflict on the side of
the Minute Men and the other Revo-
lutionary troops. They served with
such distinction at Lake Champlain
and elsewhere that the Continental
Congress, on November 10, ITS,
formally recognized them as a part
of the armed forces of the strug-
Cling young country. 1t Is that act
of Congress, creating two battalions
of Marines, which the Nation cele-
brates today.
The first commandant of the corps
was Major Samuel Nicholas, who led
the Marines in 1776 on a raid in the
Bahamas, where British fortifica-
tions were captured and valuable
munitions and other supplies seized.
Marines helped John Paul Jones to
achieve some Of his notable sea vic
tories and, readily adapting them
selves to land operations, they
fought CALAMITY under Washington
at Princeton and in other sectors.
After the Revolution the Marine
battalions, like other armed forces,
were disbanded, but in 1889 legisla-
ton was adopted authorizing Ma
rine Corps. Marines have been
prominent in every major American
naval engagement since the days of
the Barbary pirates. 1t is literally
true that they have fought with
distinction from the shores of Tripoli
and the halls of Montezuma to the
World War battleields of Belleau
Wood, Scissors, Chateau -Thierry,
Cantigny, the Aisne- Marne and the
Argonne.
The corps reached it's greatest size
In 1918, when it sent $4,000 men to
France. After the Armistice it was
reduced to peacetime strength and
the outbreak of the second World
War found its personnel numbering
about $4,000 men. This number was
quickly increased to $4,000 in Sep
tember, 1899, and the corps is still
growing. The men are stationed in
various parts of the globe-with the
fleet, at Pacific and Atlantic bases,
in Guam and, most important of all,
in China. Protection of American
citizens and American interests in
China has been a special task of the
Marines since the Boxer uprising of
19O0-but there are indications that
this assignment is approaching an
end. It is because of the possible
withdrawal Of the Marines from
China that this anniversary neces-
sarily must be observed in an at
mosphere of tenseness-for the
world at large, and Japan in par
ticular, will regard such a move as
a portent of an explosion in the
troubled Far East. Whatever its fu-
ture assignments, the Marine Corps
can be counted on to uphold the
166-year-old traditions of faithful
service extolled by Secretary Knox,
Admiral Stark and other friends in
anniversary messages to Major Gen.
eral Commandant Thomas Holcomb,
Evening star., 1941-11-10
Says Miss Thompson Echoes
Views of Mr.. Lindbergh.

To the Editor of The Star:
Regarding the revival of Dorothy
Thompson's column in The Star: AS a
foreign relations expert she is an excel
lent follower of Charles A. Lindbergh,
for she is taking the very words out of
his mouth in depicting the virtually in
surmountable difficulty of an A. E. F. It
would seem only fair for her to acknowl-
edge his priority on that point. When
she comes to see the nearly equal diff
Guilty Of G. E. F. against a prepared
America, she will have echoed the Lind
bergh view completely. REALIST.
Evening star., 1941-11-10

Q. When is National Bill of Rights
Day?-T. j. r.
A. National Bill of Rights Day will
be celebrated throughout the United
States on December Is. 1t commemo-
rates the l50th anniversary of the So
called Bill Of Rights, and is sponsored
by the Citizenship Educational Service
@. What is the Heidelberg jaw7-
M. K. B.
A. 1t is human lower jaw of great
geological age which was found near
Heidelberg. Germany, in 1907, and Is
regarded as belonging to an extinct
species of man.
@. Is georgette crepe named for a
person?-C. S. K
A. The material is named after Nine
Georgette de la Plante, a French
modiste.
O. Where were the earliest airship
hangars?-T. w. A.
A. A hangar was completed In q Paris
suburb in 1908. In 1910 the British
War Office built hangar at Farms
borough, Hampshire.
@. How many rifles did this country
have on hand at the time Of our en-
trance into the World War?-R. K. E.
A. At the outbreak Of the World War.
the United States had on hand 100000
Springfield rifles and 100000 Krag rifles.
@. What South American country
leads in exports?-G. c. E.
A. For over 80 years Argentina has
been the leading export country of
South America, its foreign trade at
times amounting to half the total COM
merce of the continent.
Q. What is the salary OF the average
State attorney general? Is the office
elective?-K. C. B.
A. Salaries of the 48 State legal on
GERS range from $4,000 q year IN New
York and Pennsylvania to $4,000 In Mis-
souri, and North Dakota, with the
average just under $4,000 The ONCE Is
elective in all but seven States.
@. In what plays has Helen Hayes
appeared since Victoria Regina"?-
M. L. j.
A. She played in Ladies and Gentle
men, in revival Of Twelfth Night"
with Maurice Evans, and is now appear
ing in Candle in the Wind"
@. What are the requirements for ad-
mission to the John Dickson Home for
elderly men?-T. K. c.
A. Applicants must be at least IS
years old and must have been bona flde
residents of the District of Columbia for
five years preceding the date Of applica-
tion for admission. They must be either
native or naturalized citizens Of the
United States. Each case is considered
solely upon its own merits by the Board
Of Management.
Evening star., 1941-11-10
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the 1Driter, although the use OF
a pseudonyn1 for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters 1Uith
q DieD to condensation.
Evening star., 1941-11-10
Proposes Stamp
For Packages Carried.
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star.
Again in another war We are asked
to carry home our own packages, always
to save something or other, when the
truth is that the cost Of delivery Is in
cluded in retail prices, and no one Is
benefited but the merchant.
Now if there were q Federal stamp
costing perhaps penny, that could be
placed on each parcel carried, the mer-
chant would have a very cheap delivery
service and the Treasury would receive
a stable sum from the sale OF the
stamps. while public opinion no doubt
would insist upon their use. B. II.
Evening star., 1941-11-10
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. RdSktn.

A reader can get the ons1Der to any
question OF fact by t0ritino The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HuSkin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. In Howard Chandler Christy's
painting of the signing Of the Constitu-
ton In the Capitol, which are the sign.
ers Of whom no likenesses were found?
M. S.
A. In painting the signers of the Con-
stitution, the artist made UP face for
Jacob Broom, and painted Thomas Fitz-
Simons with his face obscured by the
appraised arm Of colleague.
@. What canal handles the largest
amount of tonnage?--J. A. c.
A. St. Marys Falls Canal Mich, ham
dies more tonnage than any canal In
the world.
@. Is there any reduction in railroad
fares for soldiers?-H. N. J.
A. Service men in uniform can travel
at the rate of a cent and quarter a mile
If on official leave, furlough or pass.
@. Where is the largest conservatory
in the United States?-E. T.
A. The Garfield Park Conservatory in
Chicago is the largest in the world under
one roof.
@. How long have fountain pens been
used?-E. A. w
A. Fountain pens were made in Eng
land as early as 1885 by Schaeffer and
Parker. The modern fountain pen Is
based on the principle of the L. E.
Waterman Pen, patented in 1884
@. What are the largest turtles7--
C. w H
A. The largest turtles are known as
the big trunk turtles, some weighing
$500 pounds with body feet long.
@. Where was Christopher Columbus
born?-T. c.
A. His birthplace is usually given as
Genoa, Italy, but an important re-
Gently discovered document states that
he was born at Milan.
Evening star., 1941-11-10

The fire department of Salina,
Kans., recently extinguished a fire
in a street sprinkling truck. We
wonder now when the next coal ship
will leave for Newcastle.
Evening star., 1941-11-10

A boxer, tired of beating up so
many men for the movies, rebelled
at his latest f1lm assignment on the
grounds that 1t would look phoney
and that 1t would be better for his
reputation to take an occasional
pasting. Does any one know Joe
Louis telephone number?
Evening star., 1941-11-10

A rat in Berlin, Md, went to sleep
in the alto horn of the municipal
band, silencing it completely. How
about calling of that Maryland rat
determination eampaign3
Evening star., 1941-11-10

Americas Favorite Poems-The
spirit of a people is shown by the
poetry they like. Their valor
shines in the martial glow of their
verse Who would not thrill over
Paul Revere's Ride" and the
charge of the Light Brigade?
Who would not rise to Barbara
Frietchie," "Old Ironsides" and
Flanders Fields? These are all
included in a special collection of
popular poems. You will enjoy
owning a copy Of this pubica-
ton. To secure your copy inclose
10 cents in coin, wrapped in this
clipping. and mail to The Star
Information Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1941-11-10
Member Of the Associated Press.

4. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
me use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights OF publication Of special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1941-11-10

@. What canal handles the largest
amount of tonnage2-J. A. C.
A. St. Marys Falls Canal Mich, ham
dies more tonnage than any canal in
the world.
Evening star., 1941-11-10

@. Is there any reduction in railroad
fares for soldiers?-H. N. J.
A. Service men in uniform can travel
at the rate of cent and quarter a mile
If on official leave, furlough or pass.
Evening star., 1941-11-10

@. Where is the largest conservatory
in the United States?-E. T.
A. The Garfield Park Conservatory in
Chicago is the largest in the world under
one roof.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-10-16

Weight of Steam Locomotive
An average American steam loco
motive weighs 1872 tons.
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DEFENSE BOND
QUIZ.

@. How many Defense Savings
Stamps does it take to fill an album?
A. Seventy-flve 25-cent stamps;
seventy-five 50-cent stamps; seventy
five 81 stamps; or fifteen IS stamps
The completed albums are Immediately
exchangeable for Defense Bonds (Series
Ed at your post Office, or through
your bank.
@. Who directs the National move
ment to sell Defense Savings Stamps
in retail stores?
The Treasiiry's Retail Advisory Com
mittee, Of which Benjamin H. Namm,
of the National Retail Dry Goods
Association, is chairman. Officers of
Is other great national retail organi-
cations comprise the committee.
Note-To buy Defense Bonds and
Stamps, go to the nearest post Office,
bank, or savings and loan association;
or write to the Treasurer Of the
United States. Washington, D. G.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE -
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Council Chambers
Ely, Minnesota
Tuesday. october 2, 1941.

IueSQdy, OCIOUCl ., Ao1A'
REGULAR MEETING
Regular meeting of the City Council
was called to order at TAB o'clock P.
M, by Mayor John KapSch.
Present: Aldermen Ahola, Anderson,
Friedsburg, Maxi, Porthan, Tisovich,
Mayor Kapsch. Cd
Absent: None. (0)
Consideration of minutes.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Anderson, that the min
utes of the regular meeting held Sep
TENDER 10, 1871, be approved. Carried
unanimously.
Report of the Committee on Accounts
& Finance was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, october Z, 1941.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
We, your Committee on Accounts &
Finance. having examined the follow
ing payrolls and bills for the month
of September, 1941, find them to be
correct and recommend that they be
allowed and paid:
Payroll, Official & Miscellan-
eous Department ..........$ 3,337.77
Payroll, Court & Police De-
partment ................ 1,987OC
Payroll, Fire Department -. $500
Payroll, Community Center
Department ......... 631.8C
Payroll, Library Dept. ...... 384.8C
Payroll, Light & Water De-
partment .................. 1922 Z:
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Council Chambers
Ely, Minnesota
Thursday. October g. 1871


SPECIAL MEETING.
Special meeting OF the City Council
was called to order at 7:13 o'clock P.
M, by Mayor John Kapsch.
The Call was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, october 9. 1941.
To Aldermen Toimi Ahola, Gust r.
Anderson, o. T. Friedsburg, John
N. Maxi, Edward E. Porthan and
Rudolph Tisovich, and Mayor
John Kapsch.
Members of the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
Please take notice that there will
be special meeting of the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Ely, Minnesota, in
the Council Chambers of the City
Hall, in said City of Ely, at TOO o'clock
P. M. Thursday, october 9, 1871, for the
purpose of meeting with the Com
missioner of Taxation, of the State
Of Minnesota, for a hearing on per-
sonal property valuations.
BY order of the Mayor.
A. o. Knutson, City Clerk.
Present: Aldermen Ahola, Anderson,
Maxi, Porthan, Mayor Kapsch. 90
Absent: Aldermen Friedsburg and
Tisovich. ca
Moved by Alderman Anderson, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan that the
council go into an executive session
to meet with the Commissioner of
Taxation on the matter of personal
property valuations. Carried unani-
mously.
The Council went into an executive
session.
The Commissioner of Taxation, be-
ing present, conducted hearing on
personal property valuations.
Alderman Friedsburg entered during
the hearing and took his seat with
the Council.
The meeting was called to order.
Moved by Alderman Porthan sup
ported by Alderman Anderson, that
the meeting adjourn. Carried unani-
mously.
(SEAL) A. O. KNITTSON
City Clerk.