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Evening star., 1941-02-04
Roosevelt Expected
To Name Ambassador
To Britain Thursday
Identity Not Disclosed,
But Talk Centers
On Winunt
By JOHN C.. HENRY.

Nomination of an Ambassador to
Great Britain probably will be sent
to the Senate on Thursday. it was
indicated at the White House today.
Resignation of Joseph P Kennedy
from this post was submitted to
President Roosevelt late last fall
with its acceptance conditional on
an understanding that Mr.. Kennedy
would stand by for emergency SerV-
ice until successor was designated.
Since then speculation on the
identity of the new envoy TO the
London government has centered
most frequently on John G. Winant,
former Republican Governor of
New Hampshire and at present
head of the International Labor
Office. The President has never
disclosed identity of the appointee,
although he told a press conference
several weeks ago that he had
chosen a man for the post. Since
then he has conferred at least twice
with Mr.. Winant.
Senate in Recess Until Thursday.
Asked about the appointment to-
day. White House Secretary Stephen
T Early pointed out that the SEN
ate is in recess until Thursday but
that nomination may be sent to
Capitol Hill at that time.
There has also been speculation
that a minister may be named by
this Government to the British
government. presumably to serve as
arranging aide TO the new Ambas-
sador. The British government has
named two ministers to Washington
to serve with Lord Halifax, new Am
haSsador
johnson May Be Shifted.
In diplomatic circles. it also has
been reported that Nelson T. John
son, our Ambassador to China. may
be shifted into new post, possibly
exchanging assignments with Clar-
enCe f. Gauss, now our Minister to
Australia. These changes likewise
would require Senate confirmation.
Meanwhile. the Chief Executive
made a check on progress of Amer
lca's defense program in an early
morning conference with three cab
met officers and top-ranking de-
fenSe advisers.
Called to the White House for
consultation were Secretary of State
Hull. Secretary Of War Stimson.
Secretary of the Navy Knox. Gen.
George C. Marshall Army chief of
staff. and Admiral Harold r. Stark.
chief Of naval operations.
This group has been making
periodic first-hand reports to the
President in White House confer
ences about every 10 days or two
weeks.
President Roosevelt scheduled a
full day of engagements today, in
Guiding a luncheon conference with
Vice President Wallace. Others
slated to come to the White House
were Senator Mcclellan of Tennes-
see and Senator Bunker of Nevada.
Democrats. Chairman George of
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee. was 10 bring one of Mr..
Rooseyelt's Warm Springs neigh
bors. James Peters. to the White
House for courtesy call.
Evening star., 1941-02-04

VldeQ among various cdteROrleS as
follows:
Ninety-one heavy bombers, 33 me-
dunn bombers, s light bombers, l
pursuit fighter, 212 pursuit inter
ceptors. 231 observation, IA recon-
Nuisance and 46 transport
He gave the figures in an inter
view.
All Held Unsuitable.
OF the 639 planes, Senator
Wheeler said, not one was suitable
for combat in modern war because
all lacked either self-sealing gas
tanks or sufficient frepower and
armOr plate.
Senator Wheeler, leader of the
fight against the administrations
lease lend bill, said he had read re-
ports quoting Secretary OF War
Stimson as saying that the Army
had $50 first-line combat planes.
The Montana Senator added that
Mr. Stimson must have given an
approximate figure for all types of
planes.
The majority Of the Army planes
are not fighting planes" the Sena-
tor declared, but are tactical
types"
Senator Wheeler said he under
stood that 20 of the Army's 81 heavy
bomberS would be released to Britain.
The balance" he continued. ARE
not modernized and only 81 of them
could be modernized.
Many Held Worthless.
The medium and light bombers
are looked upon by many Army
people as worthless, and they can't
be modernized. The pursuit fighter
is an experimental plane, and the
pursuit interceptors, including 1873
P-40s are to be moderniZed with
armor plate and Self-sealing gas
tanks. but it is doubtful that they
can be given adequate fire power.
The observation planes are anti
ouated and the reconnaissance ships
are of very little value. Eleven of
the transports are the type used by
private flyers and the balance are
commercial ships without any pro-
lection.
How can the people of the United
States act intelligently with refer
ence to our defenses when they are
not given a breakdown of our plane
holdings and do not know the real
facts?
For the past eight eyars. the
President has had a subservient
Congress He has talked belligerent-
ly and yet this country at present
hasn't a single plane suitable for
carrying out his belligerent atti-
tude"
Asks Limit on Bill.
Senator Wheeler also urged Con-
gress to place limit on the amount
to be spent for aid to England
The President under the terms
of the lease-lend bill can give to
England every DIT of the 500 900 O00,-
900 or s28,000, 100000 which Con-
gress has appropriated for our ma
tional defense" said the Montana
Senator.
When We give the dictatorial
powers contained in this bill to the
President we are breaking down
parliamentary government in this
country. If that is what we want to
do, we at least should do it with our
eyes open"
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Debate
tContinued From First Page)

people of the United States but to
take away from the President his
prerogatiVes of office
Mr. Richards said he was not
sure this bill would keep the Coun-
try out of war. God grant it will,
he added. He contended he con-
kidered the frontiers of this country
anywhere on earth where We
should fight to defend this great
democracy
Mr.. Fish, replying to Mr.. Rich
ards declaration that he Mr.. FISH
was opposed to the bill because of
his personal hatred Of President
Roosevelt. said the charge was un-
important.
Il favor a government by law
not a government by one man. -
said the New Yorker, who represents
the Presidents own home district.
Government by one man is just
what this bill provides"
Norys Attacks Bill.
Representative Vorys, Republican,
Of Ohio, member of the Foreign At
fairs Committee. attacked the bill,
he said:
There are only two possible ways
IN which our country can furnish
material aid to Britain One, by
making things for Britain; two. by
giving Britain things that are al
ready made We are already max
ings things Britain needs as fast as
speed up our production Arms are
made by factories. not laws. Speed
Is obtained by good administration
not by passing a law. No new laws
are needed to enforce coordination
The Government now has power to
fix priorities and to forbid the ex-
port of anything not made accord
ing to our orders. Nobody claims
that passage of this bill will produce
anything new for Britain in time
for any crisis in the next so or sc
davS.
only TWO of our present laws him
der material aid to Britain: One
our laws require cash from Britain
and Britain will soon be running out
of cash: two. our laws forbid the
sale of arms by our Government to
Britain and Britain wants arms
from our Government.
only two changes in our laws are
needed to aid Britain: One, author
he a loan to Britain: two, authorize
n4aY Government TO sell arms to
Britain.
'I believe such loan should be
secured with collateral so that we
will acquire no financial stake in
the war and the principle of the
johnson and Neutrality Acts is pre-
served. This loan should not eX-
ceed two billions because I cannot
conceive of our being able to pro-
duce or to spare more than two bill
lions more of arms in the next two
years, added to what We have or
order and the cash orders Britain
already has
Representative Thomas Backs Bill.
Representative Thomas. Repub.
fiCan, of New Jersey. a member OF
the Military Affairs Committee anc
of the Dies Committee to Investi-
gate Un-American Activities, ISSUED
a statement declaring strongly ir
favor of aid to England as a time
guarantee for Americas prepared.
ness. He said he would vote for the
bill, providing amendments to tn,
bill place a limitation on presiden,
tial powers.
Passage of the lease LEND bill.
Mr.. Thomas said will have a rea
Aalutary effect on the few remain
Evening star., 1941-02-04

plete discipline, obeying President
BatiSta'S S orders
President BatiSta asserted in his
statement to the people that the
developments had been deeply
painful for me" and added that only
the extraordinary duties falling upon
himself "aS chief of state forced
me to act in the way I did against
those ranking officers Of the armed
forces who had my best consldera-
ton"
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Wheeler
Continued From First Page }

vided among various categories as
follows:
Ninety-one heavy bombers, 80 me-
dium bomberS, s light bomberS, !
pursuit fighter 2l2 pursuit inter-
ceptors. 23l observation, IA recon-
Nuisance and 46 transport.
He gave the figures in an inter-
view
Evening star., 1941-02-04
Continued From First Page ,

ICOntlnueO From FlTsL PageI
was said to be Mrs. Norman de r.
Whitehouse of New York and Mid
dleburg. Va. said by postal agents
TO have been sent to Europe by the
Government in 1918 to conduct q
publicity campaign 10 offset propa-
ganda then being disseminated by
the German government. She was
said to have been president and ma
iority stockholder of the Whitehouse
Leather Products Co, Brooklyn, N
Y, from 1920 to 1890.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-12
Tonnage of Iron Ore
Shipped During April,
May Sets NeuU Mark
Record Believed Set as
1852 Tons LedUe
Ely Mines.

An au-time record was believed set
here for April and May when 495, 782
tons of iron ore we're shipped during
these months by Ely's four iron mines
Tonnage for April was 5000, the
greatest amount ever shipped during
that month. During May 226,782 tons
were shipped.
If the rate of shipping for the
past two months is maintained during
coming months, Ely'S mines will send
out in the neighborhood of 100000
tons of ore this year. It is believed
that shipping viii continue until mid
November.
Tonnage Of ore to be shipped this
year, from present indications, promises
to top by a substantial margin that
sent out in 1910, which set a 10-year
record.
In 1910 the Ely mines shipped l.
352. $50 tons of ore, and the Soudan
mine, 1891, or a total Of 1,546,14
for the Vermilion range.
Tonnage for the Ely mines and for
the entire range has been increased
materially by the renewed activities
of the Chandler property, operated by
the Evergreen Mines company. The
Evergreen company placed its washing
plant in operation in 1910.
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Tourist Bureau to
Get Border Pictures.

Two Manchester college, St. Paul.
co-eds, photographer for the Mime
sofa tourist bureau, a chaperone. and
two local guides left Monday on a
seven-day canoe picture taking trip TO
Lac La Croix.
The girls are Florence Kelley. e.
more, and Norma Penschuck. ST Paul.
who will act as subjects for Camera
man Wallace Kirkland Chicago, whose
pictures viii publicize the vacation pos
sibilities of the border country. Miss
Ruth Shellberg. of Manchester is the
chaperone. Guides are John Sand
sted and Wilbur Cook.
Victor A Johnson, director of the
tourist bureau, accompanied the party
as far as Eastwood lake.
The wilderness Outitters and Bor-
der Lakes Quitting company QUILTED
the party.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-12

With the close of the school term in
Ely last week, Miss leila Richter
laid down the scepter she has yielded
in classrooms for the past so years,
II of them being spent in this city,
and has retired from the teaching
profession
Miss Richter began her teaching
career when Is years of age three and
half miles from her home town of
Williamsburg, Indiana, where she was
born. Williamsburg at that time was
10 miles from a railroad and the pop
ulation numbered $50 people.
In speaking of her early experience,
Miss Richter stated she graduated
from the town school with a "down-
stairs and upstairs" and only eight
grades. She graduated from the
eighth grade and taught school the
following autumn at Is years of age
and had eight pupils. She taught on a
six months license and received a sal
airy of $33 and one third a month OF
a total Of 5000 year The term was
for only six months because the boys
had to help their fathers with the
spring blowing.
She taught all grades from one to
eight and did her own janitor work
Teachers examinations were held each
year until she passed one for three
years. She carried her own lunch to
school and drove the 81 miles each
morning. Benches served as desks
in the center of the room.
She moved to Union City, Indiana,
and attended high school one year
from which she graduated at the age
of So. In the meantime she taught
from the second grade up and for
many years taught English in the 7th
and 9th grades.
In 1920 she came to Ely and taught
grade 80 in the 9Th grade. The next
two years she took training in sum-
mer school at the University of Min
nesota for opportunity work; three
summer terms at Indiana university;
one summer term at Winona, Indiana
four summer school terms again at
the university; one year at Western
College, oxford, Ohio. and one year
studied Palmer Method penmanship
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II STUDENTS
ON HONOR ROLL
Honor Students for Final Six
Weeks Announced; Thirty
Seniors on List.

Seventy-one Memorial high school
students were listed on the honor roll
for the final six weeks Thirty were
seniors, q juniors, seven sophomores,
and Is freshmen. Names Of honor
students follow:
Laverne Alfalfa, Edith Bohince,
George Butorac, Katherine Chimzar,
Ruth Erickson. John Fink, Arthur For
selius, Bernard Grahek, Lorraine
Hoppa, Julia Intihar, Lorraine Jack
son. Aune Jokela, Christine Koprivnik,
Esther Harri
Mary Krnichar, Evelyn Lehto, Rich
ard Lindholm. walma Mills, John
Mondati, Donald Myntti, Jane Norby,
Joyce Pearson, George Perkovich,
Angela Poljanec, william Pucel, Marian
Rautio, Edward Shepel. Isabelle
Thompson, Marcella Turula, Josephine
Zaverl
Doris Alfalfa, Robert Anderson,
Norma Anderson, Rose Bryant, Norma
Brown, Keith Brownen. Evelyn Elieof,
LaVerne Gasperlin, Calvin Herrala,
Sheldon Kayute, Florence Kobe, Rose
line Mantel
Thomas SLENDER, Carol Ann Suther-
land, Margaret Stonich, Lois Mae
Sondstrom, Mary Ann Shaw, Louis
Senta, MarceIla Niemi, Phyllis Palm
gard, Mary Paun.
Sophomore.
Jean Kotchevar, Norma Laakko,
Thomas Murn, Irene Rautio, Gene
We've SLENDER, Katherine Telich. June
Trudgeon.
Freshmen.
Jack Pesllel, Arlene Pirila, Joann
Rikhus, Julia Skubitz, Dina Burgin,
Edward Cerkovnik, Emily Chinn, Anne
Eckert, Harlan Lampe, Lois Maxi,
Edward Mantel, Robert Olson, Leon
ard PeruShek.
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CITY SEEKS
BIDS ON GAS
Gas, Oil, Tires, Tubes, and
Batteries to be Purchased {
on Contract July 1.

The city of Ely will advertise for bids
on gasoline, lubricating oil, tires, tubes,
and batteries. according to action TAX
en- at the adjourned session held Tues
day night.
Bids will be opened at the July 1
meeting They will cover the remainder
of the year on the items listed.
Considerable saving to the city is ex-
pected to result from purchase of the
materials on contract. In the past they
have been purchased from various
business firms as needed.
Cherne and company was the sue
cessfuI bidder on a stoker and stoker-
fired water heater for the Community
Center. Cost to the city will be g
net of 81 $50. Complete proceedings OF
the session are printed elsewhere il
this issue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-12

Albert Rowe is the 1941 winner of
the Legion award given annually to
the senior boy of Memorial high
school. The award, a medal, was
presented to him at the commence
ment exercises last Thursday night by
Emil A. Norby, commander of the
Frank Lozar post of the American
Legion.
DR.. David Bryn-JoneS, Kellogg foun-
dalton professor of international re-
lations at Carleton college, North
field gave the commencement address,
speaking on Facing Life in Days of
Crisis"
DR.. Bryn-Jones warned that in times
of crisis fundamental truths of life
should not be forgotten or discarded
for new ideals. He contrasted the
Nazi and democratic PHILOSOPHERS, and
showed how the Nazis were attempt
ing to disprove the democratic way
of life.
The present armed conflict is be-
tween two great faiths, totalitarianism
and democracy, the speaker contended,
and is not struggle over economic
problems. He continued that today de-
mocracy is really threatened.
We must develop our idealogy to
the point where we know what we
are fighting for, he declared.
The addresses given by the high
school and college honor students
were based on the current crisis, and
the importance of higher education in
keeping the light of democracy burn
ing. Esther Harri gave the high school
valedictory and Edith Bohince the
saIutatory addresses, and Ernest Peter
mel the college valedictory.
The lat graduates were presented by
Supt. Stanley Adkins. and John Drag
avon, chairman Of the school board
handed out the diplomas. Both made
fine talks in their parts of an enjoy
able program.
The Madrigal club and the cap
pella chorus under the direction OF
Miss Elizabeth Wilkin, sang several
well given numbers. The offering OF
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Convention Committees in
Final Conference F riday
Best Musical Organizations
in State to Appear at
Legion Conclave.

Committee members will meet Fri
day at TOO p. N. in the Community
Center to make final plans for the
Eighth district American Legion and
Auxiliary convention to be held here
Saturday and Sunday, June Il and q
The Hibbing high school girls drum
and bugle corps viii appear at the
convention. making the total number
of drum corps eight, Harold j. Dillon,
convention general chairman, has an
nounced.
Virtually every city on the range will
send a band to the conclave, Dillon
said. With the drum corps, which in
clude such units as the state cham
pionship Ely corps, Chisholm, and Post
8 st. Paul, the bands will give the
convention some of the outstanding
musical organizations in the state.
The fronts of business buildings viii
be decorated in red, white and blue
bunting to give the city a festive ap-
pearance.
Mrs. Ruth Hutton, Excelsior, state
president of the Auxiliary; Joe Kise,
Moorhead, state commander of the
Legion, and Mrs. Alvin c. Schaefer,
Duluth. national committeewoman for
Minnesota, will head the list of visit
ing dignitaries.
Present district officials whose Of
fees will be filed at the conclave
follow:
Legion-Mr, Dillon, commander; L
F. Gianotti, Gilbert, first vice COM
mander; Hanford Cox, Cloquet, second;
q. B. Lofgren, Littlefork. third, and
Wilbert F. OFT, Deer River, fourth
Harry w. Davis, Duluth, is adjutant.
Auxiliary-Mrs. j. j. Hadler, Inter-
national Falls. president; Mrs. Edward
T. Buckley of this city, first vice pres
ident; Miss Rose Glenn, Proctor, second
vice president; Mrs. Peter Schaefer of
this city, chaplain, and Miss Mae
Nolan, Gilbert, Mrs. Van Stolpe. CHS
holm, and Mrs. D. M. Strombeck, Du-
luth, members of the executive board
Mrs. M. E. Withrow, International
Falls, is secretary-treasurer. an ap-
pointive Office filled by the president
The retiring president automatically
becomes a member of the executive
board, while the remaining members
are named by convention delegates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-12
ELY PIANISTS
WIN H0N0RS

Several pupils from the piano class
of Miss Irene Thomas played in the
194I additions of the National Guild
of Piano Teachers at the Y. w. G. A.
auditorium in Duluth Saturday.
Arthur Arneke, faculty member OF
the Wisconsin Conservatory Of Music
in Milwaukee, was Judge.
Richard Maxi, Veronica Vertin, Bon
ME Cock, and Patricia Moonan viii re-
ceive national honor roll certificates
for playing programs of ten memoir
lied solos in accordance with the re-
quired high standard of performance
of the guild, and winston Homer vii
received a district honor roll certifi-
cate for playing five solos from mem
ory
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-12
BOUNDARY WATERS
HEARING JUNE IS.

The international Joint Commission
will hold hearings on the regulation Of
the Canadian boundary waters at the
Memorial building. Hibbing, June 10,
at 10 A. M, and at Fort Frances, On
tario, June Is, at 10 A. M During
the intervening days the commission
will make an inspection tour of the
waters controlled by the dams at In
ternational Falls and Kettle Falls.
It is understood that the hearing at
Hibbing viii be devoted mainly to
American interests and the hearing at
Fort Frances to Canadian interests
Permission to appear at the Fort Fran
ces hearing viii be granted by the
commission to Americans who are un-
able to appear at Hibbing,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-12
PLAY PLANNING
BOARD CHOSEN
Six Local People Asked to
Serve on Recreational
Planning Body.

Members of a recreational planning
board to administer the recreational
program which the city and school
district will jointly sponsor were ten
tatively named at an informal meet
ing of city and school officials held
Tuesday evening.
Asked to serve on the planning board
were William Langen, John Smrekar,
Miss Gretchen Weber, Edward T.
Buckley, Lauren Leino, and William
A. Harri The six will select a seventh
member. Persons named to the board
have yet to accept appointment and
be approved by the council and school
board
Up to $1,000 has been set aside by
the school board to finance the pro-
gram, and it is expected that the city
will match that amount.
An attempt will be made to secure
a fuIl-time director from the WPA
Details of the program have yet to be
worked out.
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Might School Graduation
Exercises Set for F riday

Graduation exercises for night school
students will be conducted Friday
evening at 8 o'clock in room LOG Of
Memorial building.
Thirteen candidates for diplomas
are being examined this afternoon by
naturalization examiners, and those
given approval will be graduated from
the evening school work.
Diplomas will be presented by
Stanley Adkins, superintendent of
schools, who win be the speaker. Emil
A. Norby, commander of the Frank
Lozar Post of the American Legion.
and Mrs. Leona Gordon, representing
the auxiliary, will also speak.
Appearing on the program will be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-12
SET MEETING TO PLAN SECOND DRAFT
Moose to Seek 1912 Convention

1886, one of the largest ever held by
the organizations. At the time Frank
Lindgren of this city was named state
president.
State convention delegates named
last week include Governor Braskerud,
Frank Erzar, Jr., o. T. Friedsburg,
Jack Poshak, John Strukel, Frank
Schweiger, Anton Colarich, Joseph
Ferderber, l. j. Brennan, and Lind
gren. Luka Herceg and Oscar Laijala
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-12
Local Delegates at
Grand Lodge Session

Leslie Nicholas, delegate from the
Ely IOOF lodge, and Mrs. Oscar An
derson, delegate from the Vermilion
lodge, are in Hastings attending a
session of the grand lodge Of Mime
sofa which started Wednesday and
ends Saturday.
Last night Mrs. Rudolph Halamik
received decoration of chivalry given
her by the Ely lodge in recognition of
outstanding work, with the grand lodge
officers comforting the degree upon
her at Hastings.
June 81 and % Nicholas viii at
tend the homecoming at the IOOF
home in Mortified.
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the auxiliary quartet, which will sing
America, I Love YOU (Gottler) and
"Pale in the Amber West" PARKS !;
Miss Mary Lambert, who will sing "a
Brown Bird Singing" Hayden Wood
and Morning" (Oley Speaks; George
Matesha, who will play several piano
selections, and Miss Mary Hutar, who
will sing 1.-The Old Refrain" Fritz
Kreisler) and IAN Old Love" "a. e.
Oteo), with Mrs. Charles Merhar, Jr.,
playing the accompaniment.
The audience will join in singing
America" and Star Spangled Banner
and in giving the pledge to the flag
Miss Clara Handberg, assisted by
Miss Agnes Fogelberg, has been in
charge of the Americanization classes.