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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
MISCELLANY:

PIRAEUS: The Haras, formerly
one of Harold Vanderbilt's yachts,
was sunk by German dive bomber
as it was seeking to evacuate a
large number of civilians trying to
return from Greece's mainland to
their island homes. One bomb burst
in the vessels hold and practically
the entire passenger list was lost.
TOKYO: In the role of an Axis
salesman back from a strip to the
factory" Foreign Minister Matsu-
Okla of japan informed the Japanese
people through the press that the
lot of the worker in Germany is a
happy one, and that the people of
that nation like the system that
takes complete governmental control
of all their activities.
NEW YORK: Fritz Kreisler,
master violinist, was victim of a
traffic accident near his home, as he
was on his way to luncheon. He was
struck by a truck and his skull
fractured.
WASHINGTON: Getting ready to
make use of seized German, Ital-
ian and Danish vessels. the govern
ment was reported taking steps to
seek unified action by all Pan-Amer-
lean nations.
OTTAWA: Two of the officers in
charge of the German prison camp
have been relieved of their duties fol-
lowing the break in which % es-
capped. 1t was finally announced
that two of the fugitives were killed
and the other rs recaptured. Some
had reached the American border
but did not get across.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

miles of modern road between
Hazelton, Canada, and Mexico City.
When completed, this highway
will give the 257, Sal ,059 inhabitants
of Alaska, Canada, the United
States, Mexico, Central America
and South America lane of land
traffic which is unparalleled in his
tory. Completion of the Pan-Amer-
lean highway will undoubtedly give
greater impetus to commerce anc
friendly relations between the peo-
pie of the Western hemisphere than
anything else could at this time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
Alaska-Brazil Highway Worlds Largest When Finished

WASHINGTON.-What is without
doubt the greatest highway ever
planned will extend, when complet-
ed, a distance of 16,847 miles from
Fairbanks and Anchorage, Alaska,
to Buenos, Aires, Argentina, with a
terminal also at Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
The vast highway began to be a
dream back in 1924, and while there
have been many delays and great
difficulties to overcome, it is report
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

Included in the tentative list OPP
posed to conveying were Is of the
senate's % Republican members.
The only official act connected with
the subject of conveying was the
Tobey resolution, and they were
seen as supporters of this measure.
Adding to this the non-intervention
Democrats, and some other scat
tering votes, and Tobey's resolution,
which would forbid conveying, could
only look for As votes.
The Tobey move, however, was
not considered so vital by some SEN
ators, these holding that President
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
Captured Officers

Under the terms of the Geneva
convention of 1929, officers cap
tured in war have their salaries
paid by the power OBTAINING them
as prisoners. Each officer receives
the pay made to officers of his
rank in the country in which he
is held captive, but it is provided
that such pay shall not be greater
than he received for that rank IN
his own country.
In other words, he cannot get an
increase in pay by virtue of being
a prisoner of war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

ed that there are now II ,407 miles
of the road in operation.
With only $40 miles still to go,
the Latin Americans claim they are
building 600 miles year and con-
struction is being pushed in the Unit
ed States and Canada. Although de-
layed by war preparations, the pro-
motors believe that the highway
can be completed in perhaps five or
six years. For example, there is
uninterrupted traffic over 4,312
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
STRIKE:
Situation

Situation
President Roosevelt rolled up his
sleeves and sailed into the coal
strike personally, bidding fair to
handle this as he had other prob
lens.
Under his personal urging negotia-
tons were resumed, and settle
ment finally reached.
In the midst of all this particu-
larly when the United Automobile
Workers &C. I. o. threatened to
shut down 60-odd plants of General
Motors, engaged in nearly half
billion of defense orders for motor
lied equipment, came a vigorous
outburst against Secretary Perkins.
The rumor was published that
Miss Perkins resignation was on
President Roosevelt's desk, and
one senator urged that if it were not
true that Secretary Perkins should
resign, and that if it were true the
President should accept it.
What was needed in that post was
not a woman, but two-fsted man
with the intestinal fortitude" to
deal with labor troubles. This out
burst against Miss Perkins was al
most Immediately followed by her
prompt certifcation of the threat
ened auto strike to the mediation
board, thus practically washing her
hands of the matter.
The company held that a work
stoppage of non-defense portions of
factories would naturally and inev-
itably result in full stoppage. Faced
with this evidence, Miss Perkins die
tated and signed a statement which
started:
"The dispute between the General
Motors corporation and the United
Automobile Workers of America
threatens to burden and obstruct the
production or transportation Of
equipment and materials essential
to national defense and cannot be
adjusted by the commissioners of
Cancellation of the department of Ia
bor."
The mediation board promptly
sent this message to both corpora
ton and unions affected and set an
early date for hearing. This had
the immediate result of producing a
union agreement to call off the
strike pending some effort by the
board to make adjustments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

Here is a poster being issued
by the Office for Production Man
agement of the Defense Commits
sion in Washington for use in
street cars, buses and subway
trains, etc. 1t calls attention to
the governments rearmament
driue and urges Mr.. Public to
heed that: I'VE, the people"
Arm FOR DEFENSE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
GREEKS:
out

ONL
Closing days of the Greek cam
paign were stirring. The British
made noble stand of three to four
days at Thermopylae pass, historic
rendezvous with heroism of Leoni-
das in ancient days, only to lose the
pass after heroic resistance and
after inflicting admittedly heavy
casualties on the invading Nazi
hordes.
The second great stand was made
on Mount Geraneia, the British high
command, after a careful advance
study of the terrain, finding places
to defend that the Germans had
claimed were impossible.
There was hardly a question even
in British and Greek circles of max
ing successful stand, but the val
liant Australian and New Zealand
soldiers fought rear-guard action
that military men said would live in
history.
Main objective of the British,
after the port of Piraeus was shown
to be impossible as an evacuation
port, was to gain the southern por-
tons of Greece and make the final
stand on Crete and other islands.
The flight of the government from
Athens prepared the Greek people
for the eventual occupation of the
historic capital by the Nazis. Yet
the Greeks, with answering devo-
ton to their cause, seemed not dis
mayed by the loss of their capital,
but seemed willing to fight on to the
end, as did the British.
Churchill had prepared the British
for the bad news of the Greek cam
paign, and toward the close Athens
dispatches frankly admitted that the
final stages of the fighting were SIM
ply rear-guard actions.
While there was again raised in
England among the people the cry
of ''too little and too late," the
people of Australia seemed little in
clined to criticize, but on the other
hand seemed proud of the achieve
ment of their armies.
The loss of the Greek campaign
was more of shock to those in the
United States who had been hoping
that American aid through the
lease-lend bill might turn the battle.
Yet from more considered sources
came the word that the Greek de-
tense should not be viewed in that
light, but rather from the stand
point of a general harassing and de-
laying action against Germany.
The cost to the Nazis of having
to transport food and men and mu-
nitions for the final weeks almost
entirely by plane must have been
enormous in fuel alone, which Ger
many was unable to spare.
The surprise expressed by King
George of Greece at the sudden sur
render of the army of Epirus which
precipitated the close of the Nazi
Greek campaign and just preceded
the flight of the government to Crete
caused the commanders later to tell
part of the story.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
PATROL:
Extended

The navy, said the President, now
was engaged in extending the neu-
trality patrol 1000 miles out into
the Atlantic, and that its protection
to American shipping, especially to
vessels carrying aid to Britain,
would know no boundaries on the
seven seas.
This brought the question of con-
voys out into the open, which the
President had simply leaped over
in his statement, taking the stand
that discussion of conveys was be-
side the point, as he considered it
the navy's job to keep the waters
1000 miles off the American coast
safe for all shipping.
At the same time he made the
rather cryptic statement that he had
information that the Nazis already
were setting foot on Greenland and
that the United States would deal
with this phase of the situation,
which indeed brought the war
mighty close to this country.
In the meantime newspapers took
another poll of the senate on the
question of conveys, and found that
body to be in favor of conveying
supplies to Britain, though only by
a vote of so to As. If conveying
meant active participation in the
war, as many claimed, the informal
canvass of the senate showed the
temper of congress, at any rate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
BY Edward c. Wayne
WEEKLY NEWS ANAL YSIS
~. S. Extends It's Neutrality Patrol
To Protect Aid to Britain Shipments;
Germans Drive British From Greece;
Lindbergh Resigns Air Corps Post

NoTEwhen opinions in these columns
RELEASED by western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

ton as a colonel in the u. S. army
air corps reserve. He said he was
greatly disturbed" at the implica-
tons made by the President regard
ing his loyalty toward the United
States. He had been an officer in
the reserve air corps since 1927, year
of historic flight to Paris.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-08

Roosevelt's executive power as
navy head would permit him to put
convoy plan into effect by execu-
tive order, with no sanction by the
senate or house asked or needed.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Britain Cannot Win,
Even With All u. !.
Aid, Lindbergh Says
England, France Beaten
Before Fighting Beeon,
Flyer Tells RoIIy
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. April l8.-Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh believes that England
and France were vanquished before
they began to fight and that Britain
cannot win, even with all the re-
sources of the United States.
His opinion that a Nazi victory
was an accomplished fact was ex-
pressed last night in an address de-
livered at rally sponsored by the
America First Committee.
Making an appeal for unity among
those groups which oppose United
States intervention in the war, Col.
Lindbergh asserted that minority
mas led the nation toward war
through misinformation and con-
fusion of the issues involved"
England Called Desperate"
WAR is not inevitable for this
country" he said. THE claim that
our participation is inevitable is SIM
ply propaganda by those who want
to get us in
I'VE must face the fact that Eng
land is in a desperate position" he
continued. up to date she has lost
every major campaign in which she
has participated. Her shipping
losses are of the utmost seriousness.
and her cities have been devastated
by bombs.
Personally. I believe it will be a
tragedy to the world-a tragedy
even to Germany-if the British
Empire collapses. But I must tell
you frankly that I believe this war
was lost by England and France
even before it was declared, and that
it is not within our power in Amer.
lea today to win the war for Eng
land, even though we throw the
entire resources of our nation into
the conflict"
Sending Arms Called Mistake"
Col. Lindbergh characterized the
sending of arms to Europe a mis-
take" which has weakened the ma
tons position, added to bloodshed
in European countries and failed to
alter the course of the war. He said
that the United States must keep its
fleet out of the war zones and stop
sending most of our modern fight
ing planes abroad" if it is to main
tain the ability to defend itself in
the future.
Col. Lindbergh said that the mis-
sion Of the America First Commit
tee, of which he is member, was
to clarity the issues" to build self
confidence and strength in Amer
lea" and to keep the Nation out of
the war.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
z Howard U. Groups
Back Beauty Contest

Two Howard University organiza-
tionS are jointly sponsoring a con-
test for the most beautiful girl at
tending a colored college in the
United States.
She will be crowned at the ma
tional convention of Delta Phi Delta
Journalistic Fraternity, one of the
sponsors, at q dance given May Is
at the university by Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, the other sponsor.
E. Simms Campbell, colored car
toonist of the comic strip "Cuties, 4"
will be chairman of the board Of
judges. Selection will be made from
pictures and the winner will be
crowned Miss Negro College"
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Bill to Defer Medical
Students Tabled

By the ASSoclated PTeSs.
An attache of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee told reporters to-
day the committee had unanimously
tabled legislation which would defer
compulsory military service for med
ical and dental students, hospital
internes and residents and teachers
of medicine or dentistry.
The committee recently held hear
ings on the measure, at which
spokesmen for leading medical, den
tai and hospital organizations urged
its speedy enactment. 1t was op-
posed by Army and Navy officials.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Central Texas Flood
Leaves 100 Homeless

.. the Associated Press.
DALLAS, April 18. - Rain-fed
floods washed away Is houses last
night in the vicinity Of Hico, Central
Texas, and left 100 persons homeless.
Windstorms caused heavy damage
near Mckinney and st. 10.
Evening star., 1941-04-18
Nozis' Superiority in Numbers
Wins in Greece British Say
Guns and Personnel Are Declared Better
'Thun Germans and Armament EuuuI
BY GEORGE WELLER,

Chicago Daily News roreisn Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH-GREEK
ARMIES AT TIE Front, April
II Delayed Notwithstanding scar
ing air bombardments and massed
tank attacks and inflicting heavy
Evening star., 1941-04-18

Talk about voiuei Here ore
springs fashion successes OF on
other Mofton's price that mokes
you eosp in wonder Wool ond
royon TWIlLS and WOOL CREPES
ond WOOL SHETlANDS to,lored
With oil the detoiis you oiwoys
ossoeiate with costly cootst Trim
toilored styles Ultro feminine
dfessmoker types with crisp white
Diaue or dointy touches of lace
Tueks. pleots. ruchine and oil the
ether touches you love! All with
fustrous roycn Innings Sizes "
to 20.
ALSO CASUAL COATS ond JACK
ET SUITS in pioids, tweeds ond
tWiiis ot this some low price, So. 80
MeRT0N's--Fsshea Basement
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03

Thnteen-year-old Roberto Paulo
Gear de Andrade OF Brazil was
visiting Detroit and the auto
plants today on a goodwill tour
OF the United States sponsored by
the Madison Square Boys Club of
New York.
The son Of prominent surgeon
and the nephew of high Brazilian
army officer. Roberto has been in
this country for three weeks. An
American boy soon will tour
Brazil by the Boys Club.
Roberto this morning was met
at the station by consuls of the
Latin American and South Ameri-
can countries here. He later had
breakfast with them AT the Hotel
.Statler and then set out on a tour
of the Ford plant.
II want most TO see the new
Ford naval training school and
To meet either Henry or Edsel
Ford" he said.
The Fords were expected 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03
1853 Dfaftees
Start June List

One hundred sixty-eight OF the
districts June quota Of 1900
Idraftees were at Camp Grant and
Fort Custer today after their in
duction here yesterday. All are
from Wayne County.
OF the 1879 who reported for the
final examination, 153 were sent
to Camp Grant. Ill. Is Negroes
were sent TO Fort Custer and 81
were rejected.
Among those who went 10 Camp
Grant was Carl L. Wienke. %, of
51S6 Fischer avenue, a Detroit
News Photographic dispatcher.
Induction officials said PIT men
were scheduled TO report for in
duction today from ID outstate
counties.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03
Actor Montgomery
Denies Detroit Talk

A statement made over the radio
by Walter Winchell. New Yorl
columnist, that Robert Montgom
cry, film star, IS 10 speak tonight
in Detroit in opposition To the
views of Charles A. Lindbergh wa.
denied by Montgomery today II
the following telegram 10 he De
troit Times:
"Winchell's radio report OF
last evening that ! am sched-
uled To speak In Detroit Tues
day night incorrect. Much a. l
would like opportunity 10 reply
to Colonel Lindbergh's views 1
have not been approached or in
yited Ia speak there by any one
and am In middle Of production
here now which would prevent
my leaving Hollywood for at
least two weeks"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03
Keep Ii Dark
Troops Warned Against
DiUulging Secrets
Time. stan Correspondent

CAMP LIVINGSTON. La, June
3.-Thirty-Second Division troops
from Michigan and Wisconsin. now
in training here. have been warned
by the war department 10 use the
utmost care in safeguarding mill
tary information.
The special warning wa s
sounded against discussing any
military information in public or
With civilians without proper au-
l1rity. Such information IN
OIdes the strength OF organiza-
tons. supply and conditions Of
weapons and other equipment. de-
tails on the operations Of weapons,
status Of training or anything else
that might be Of value
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03
6 More Enter
Pleas Of Guilty
in Lottery Case

Six more defendants today
pleaded guilty in the lottery con-
spiracy trial Of former Prosecutor
Duncan c. McCrea, former Police
Supt. Fred w. Frahm and, now.
only four other defendants.
Those who pleaded guilty today:
George Fairfield. John A. Coburn,
Clifford f. South, Victor f. Doub.
Milton w. Kamphenkel, and Frank
Garnaey.
All confessed to part in the
operation of the National Sports
Junior Baseball Pool. a lottery
with an estimated take of $1,000
600 q year. Their pleas were on
the second count of an eight
count indictment by Judge Homer
Ferguson's one-man grand jury.
IT'S DIFFERENT COUNT
The charge to which they adj
mitted is not the conspiracy count
which includes McCrea, Frahm and
four former police officers, accused
of obstruction of justice in per-
hitting the lottery 10 continue.
Two other defendants pleaded
guilty yesterday afternoon, Rich
ard Norwall and Frank A. Pisco-
pink. who also confessed 10 the
overt act count Of the indictment
that Of operating the lottery.
Charges against fifteenth de-
PENDANT Harry Colburn, former
chief investigator for McCrea. were
nolle pressed on motion of Special
Prosecutor Chester p. O'Hara and
he was endorsed as a states wit
ness against his former boss.
In addition 10 McCrea and
Frahm. demanding defendants are
former Lieut.. Clyde Ranney and
imes Dooley and former detec-
ives John Mulligsn and James
Bennett. all OF special investiga-
ton squad.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03
PARENTS COMMENT

Gene, who went shopping for q
belated trousseau. made this state
ment after she was told her father
said she had gone Hollywood
and that her mother was leaving
for the East tomorrow night.
Mrs. Howard S. Tierney, Genes
joined her husband in say.
ing Genes family had not giver
their approval 10 their daughter
sudden marriage in Las Vegas
Sunday.
az have brought my daughter
up conventionally and thought
properly" Mrs. Tierney said.
"She was educated abroad.
have spent great deal of time
with my children so L expected
she would at least let me an
nounce her engagement.
Neither her father nor I had
any objection to her marrying
but we wanted her to be sure
she had the right husband. Her
father wrote to her only a few
days ago and said, When you do
marry I want to take you down
the aisle on my arm and i Will
be very proud to escort you to
the altar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03

81 am de- CuINT CAssINI
termined to make a go OF my
marriag and can not see
when two people love each other
as I'M u n as we do that any
parental objection could possibly
separate us"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03
PICK Jury MONDAY

After the six guilty pleas were
accepted today, Circuit Judge Ear
c. Pugsley, dismissed the defend
ants until Monday. June 9. when
selection OF a jury viii begin.
In the interim. Judge Pugsley
will conduct an inquiry into the
method Of selecting jurIes in
Wayne County. McCrea has filed
a l2-page motion with Judge Pugs-
icy attacking the method as illegal
and is asking retrial on previ-
Gus graft conviction, for which he
is under sentence Of four and one
half 10 five years.
He charges the jury panel Is
selected by Clarence Shaw. secre-
tary 10 the jury commission. in.
stead OF by the commission itself
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03
Goodwill Visitor
I3-Year-Oid NepheW of Brazilian Army Officer Here
for I-Day Tour of Auto Plants

lunch with de Andrade. Albert B.
Hines of the boys club, and the
various consuls at the Dearborn
Inn.
Roberto was 10 leave Detroit
this evening for Niagara Falls.
He will sail from New York for
his home in Rio de Janeiro on
June 6.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-03
4 Draftees Promoted

Four Detroit selectees with the
14th Coast Artillery, on Puget
Sound. today were promoted 10
Icorporals. All were indicted Jan
uary "a at Fort Custer. They are
Elmer w. Louks. p, Bernard j.
Aaronson, 25; Gene NJ. Ruther-
ford. 26. and Arthur S. Ford. %.