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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31

would have had one in those dark
days. I did everything at one time
washing 70 didies day as well as
the entire family wash, and even
AIS collars and cuffs. In 1884 my
father died, leaving me a few thou
sands that l Immediately invested
in two small houses, living in one,
renting the other, and taking two
boarders to make ends meet. Al had
a job then, but when I broke down
and went for 10 weeks to the hos
pital we had to borrow. From that
time however things steadily i'm
proved, we sold both houses five
years ago at double what we had
paid for them in the depression, and
Al went from one promotion to an
other and our hard times were over.
Now we have a nice home, two
small cars, and have a good
kitchen helper.
ALT a Stranger.
"But far more serious to me than
anything that those difficult years
brought" the letter goes on, sis the
fact that for three years now my
husband has not shared our lives
at all. He is amiable, appreciative
of good meals and home comfort.
"But dimes at the club, entertains
some customer downtown, works
late at the Office and afterwards
drops in on some bridge game,
makes engagements for all day Sum-
day, often for Saturday night as
well, and tells me, if I make any
plan for family affair or picnic, to
go ahead by all means, but not
to count on him.
Now I resent, at 80, being rele-
gated to the position of a sort of SUI
perior servant, a person who must
accept AIS careless announcements
and good-bys. I am a college grad
uate, my family is of a higher rat
ing than his, and but for my fathers
generosity don't know how we
could have weathered our hard
times. Yet can't beg back my hus-
bands affection and company. The
situation is changing me into brood
wretched woman and wish you
could give me an answer to it."
Make Self an Interesting Individual.
The answer is, as said before, is
a question. Are you person or the
echo of some other person, Paul
inc? Al, for all his selfishness and
obtuseness, is evidently a person.
He has found great deal in his life
to amuse and occupy him; all he
asks is that you do the same. With
health, home, sufficient income, car,
with three fine growing children, you
certainly should have no trouble.
You don't speak of friends, but GER
tainly you have friends. If you
could manage club days, gardening
days, hours for reading, walking,
plans with the children, all quite
free from any thought of Al's joining
you or any resentment because he
does not, you would find yourself
immersed in so full and happy a
life that nine hundred and ninety
out of every thousand women in the
world might well envy you. Keep
that son close to you; you won't have
a mothers frequent difficulties in
paternal jealousy. Join the girls in
their homework and invite a few
chums in to study with them.
Your real trouble is that for years
you held Al in happy monopoly.
You and he were inseparable in in
terests. But that never lasts I'M
brokenly. 1t can be regained. It
will be regained as soon as Al real
ICES that you are just as busy and
complete and interesting and indi-
vidual an entity as he is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
BUSY HUSBAND

This pife and mother issues an ap-
peal to Miss Norris for advice on the
problem of getting her husband back
into the family fold. Other,oise model
husband, he spends most Of his time
Uith others, socially and in business,
asking to be left out Of family social
life. Kathleen Norris giues the reason
and suggests q remedy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
Great Gang

Justice is as strictly due be-
tween neighbor nations as be-
tween neighbor citizens. A high
wayman is as much a robber when
he plumbers in a gang, as when
single; and a nation that makes
an unjust war is only a great
gang.-Franklin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
LET US INVITE LETTERS
FROM THE BOYS IN CAMP

FATHERS AND MOTHERS, espe-
cially those of rural communities,
are fearful of what the army may do
TO their sons. They would be
pleased to know what the army can
do, and is doing FOR their sons.
The one place where the army's
public relations or publicity is fall
ing down is in connection with that
SO per cent of America which is
rural. There is greater interest in
such sections in what the army is
doing FOR its personnel than is to
be found among the masses of the
cities.
If the army could encourage the
young men to write letters to their
hometown newspapers, each telling
In his own way of what he does, of
the other young men he meets,
where they are from, his interest in
his daily routine and what it is,
much would be accomplished.
People of each rural community
are proud of their young men who
are in the army. All of the people
of the community know each and
every one of these young men. They
are the boys, not only of Father
and Mother Jones, but of every 9TH
er father and mother. A letter from
any one soldier to his hometown
newspaper is letter to all the peo-
pie of the community.
It is in no way an impossible prob
lem to induce the soldier boys, one
or more from each community each
week to write such a letter to his
hometown paper. Every editor and
every reader would welcome such
letters. From reading them, all ia
theirs and mothers would soon real
ize what the army is doing FOR
their boys.
Without its being matter Of CEN
sorship, company commanders
could easily see that such letters did
not contain anything detrimental to
the interests of the nation.
Our army is entitled to the enthu-
siastic support of all Americans. It
can have that 100 per cent support
when those at home realize what
their soldier boys are doing for the
nation, and what the army is doing
FOR the soldier boys. Letters from
the boys to the hometown papers
will do the job, and every editor of
such paper would welcome them.
A MILLION MEN in the army
means a cost of better than 81 ,000,-
GOO, 900 year. But billion is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
Unkink Sheep Wool

A Minneapolis inventor, J. B. Cal
va, has developed and perfected a
chemical solution that removes the
kink from sleeps wool. Sheepskin
pelts treated with Calva's solution
resemble fur in texture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
Imuroved Valve Seat Rings

Greatly improved fits for valve
seat rings on airplane engines, with
less risk of engine failure, are re-
ported to result from chilling the
parts with a solution of "dry ice"
and an alcoholic type solvent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
By KATHLEEN NORRIS

~ echo of some other per-
L - son? This is an important
question, where the happiness
of some women is concerned,
for unless she can answer it, Il
am myself" no woman can be
happy.
For each one of us brings
with him, or forms and cult
Yates in the early years, a COM
plicated mass of likes and dis
likes, prejudices and inclina-
tons, and it is the encourage
ment of some of these and the
wedding out of others that
makes that battling, fascinating
thing called personality"
No matter how rich and beautiful
and socially prominent girl is, if
she chooses to adopt rowdy man.
ners, use vulgar language, show no
consideration for the feelings of
others, defy the code of dignity and
sef-control, if not of actual morality,
she is not gentlewoman, even
though the wealth and power of her
family go back a dozen generations.
Becoming a Lady.
And by the same law, any girl
who studies fneness in every way,
in what she reads, says, does and is,
can raise herself from the humblest
or least fortunate of backgrounds,
and eventually be recognized for
what she is, a lady. Any girl or
woman who feels she is dull, unin-
teresting, left behind by more fas-
cinating rivals, need only face the
situation honestly, to. find the cure
all about her, easily within reach,
and costing nothing.
1t may take her few years to ac-
custom herself to the necessity of a
daily bath, manicuring, hair-brush-
ing, Immaculate dressing, carefully
accurate speech, abstention from
excuses of all sorts-for the table
glutton is an even less pleasant sight
than the excessive drinker or smok-
err. Gentlewomen don't giggle over
questionable stories; they don't
eagerly retail scandal; they don't
laugh loudly when someone falls off
his chair or mispronounces a word.
Culture and fneness are essential
to lady, but the qualities of heart
are just as important as those of
mind. f.*
Husband Is Too Popular.
There are problems, however,
that come even to fine and strong
and cultured woman, a woman who
is her husbands equal, if not superb
or in intellect and soul, and when
| they arise the answer comes in the
form of question. Are you a per-
son or the echo of some other per-
son?
A letter from woman in Au-
gusta, Maine, illustrates what
mean.
''We have been married II years."
she writes. "We have three fine
children; a boy of Is, twin girls of
II. ALI, my husband, is a good,
steady, successful man, extremely
popular with everyone-perhaps es-
pecially with men. I mean that he
belongs to golf and town clubs,
lunches with associates every day
downtown, and always has pleasant
adventures in friendship when bust
ness, as it frequently does, calls him
away for few days or a week
at a time.
Went Through Hard Times.
"When our boy Fred was about
four, and the girls tiny babies, hard
times came. Al lost his job, and
we lost the little home we were buy
ing. We asked my father, who lives
in Califcrnia, for 500 month, and
we five Managed on that for nearly
three years. We had two rooms; the
babies milk alone came to $40 a
month, and if / could have afforded
q nervous breakdown believe me I
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
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Washington, d. C.
DEFENSE INCIDENTS

DEFENSE INCIDENTS
Out of 26 major incidents of DAM
age" in defense plants last month,
military intelligence authorities
have evidence that IA were caused
by sabotage. The other II were ac-
cidents.
Of the ID sabotage cases, four
were fires and 10 were mechanical
damage. Two are attributed to
Communists; the others to Nazi
agents. There is no indication that
Communists and NaziS worked to-
gether.
Since the outbreak of the Russo
German war, the Communist party
line has somerSaulted. The current
dictum is, no Interference with de-
Tense output. 1t is significant that
since the Nazi attack on the Soviets
there has been a sharp decline in
strikes. ..
However, intelligence agents re-
port that the party has made no
change in its policy of propaganda
ing soldiers and sailors. This is be-
ing pushed as vigorously as before,
although with little success. In fact,
party generals are so dissatisfied
with results that they recently or
dered labor unions dominated by
Communists to help their campaign
by offering their halls as soldier rec
reation centers.
Japanese COnsulateS.
Another significant DEVELOPMENT
in subversive influences relates to
the Japanese.
Since the expulsion of the Nazi
and Italian consulates, intelligence
officers have found that the Japa-
neSe consulateS in Los Angeles and
Seattle have become the chief clear
ing houses for espionage on the West
coast. Japanese residents are send
ing In constant stream of reports
on airplane production, ship move
ments and other military informa-
ton.
The recent arrest of two Japanese
spies in Los Angeles caused a furry
in Japanese quarters, and a num-
Der Of Japanese rushed to Wash
ington, apparently to place them
selves under the protection of their
embassy. Others hotfooted for Mex
leo, which may mean they are plan
ming to shift spy headquarters to
Mexico City.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
SECRET NEW AAA CAR

American Farm bureau and Ma
tlonal Grange moguls are smart pol
iticians. Although their bill to Gre
ate an independent, five-man board
to rule the AAA has not yet seen
the light of day on Capitol Hill,
they are already greasing the way
by canny wooing of possible oppo-
nentS. r.-s .a. ; !. g
Latest to be 'propositioned'' is
Rudolph C'Spike"O Evans, ambi-
tious head of the AAA, who might
be vigorous foe of their scheme
to gain control of his own agency.
The farm leaders have sent word to
Evans that they will back him for
chairman of their proposed board if
he will go along with them.
An inner group of II decided on
this move at secret pow-wow dur
ing the recent conference in Chi
cago Of the Farm bureau, Grange
and National Coop council on the
defense emergency.
The master minds also accepted
Walter Randolph of Alabama as the
Farm bureaus selection on the
boards, pledged themselves to take
whomever the Grange picked, and
agreed to allow this hand-picked trio
to name the other two board men,
bers.
The plan is very pat, but the mys-
terry is where Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Claude Wickard fit into the
picture. Under the law the Presi-
dent appoints board members, and
on agricultural selections he natur-
ally would consult Wickard. Appar-
emily, the Grange and Farm bureau
manipulators propose to do the pick
ing and force Roosevelt and Wick
ard to go along.
No Chance.
Actually, the five man board
scheme has no chance of getting
anywhere this year.
Not yet even introduced, it faces
such long battle when it does APP
pear that months will elapse before
it goes through the committee proc
ess. Further, there are indications
that certain Farm bureau moguls
privately don't want the legislation
considered at all this session.
According to Farm bureau insid-
ers, Earl Smith, Illinois big-gun,
and Francis Johnson, Iowa chief,
secretly want to make it political
issue in next years congressional
election. Militant New Deal foes,
they are said to believe that a lot
of COP campaign hay can be made
in the rural districts by raising the
cry of "give the farmer control of
the AAA."
How much control he would have
is shown by the fact that the boys
already have made sure that they
would do the controlling.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
BENCHW FARMING
by Burdette Kline
-Pos4-Prsss Sports Editor

show an even sounder game next
season.
Perhaps the most promising OF
the entire crop is Robert Simmons,
who at the tender age of l3-years
is one of the hardest hitting play
ers in the valley.
Simmons, who plays the piano al
most as we'll as his racket, has de-
feated a good many of Calexico's S
tennis club seniors and has at
tanned a steadineSs to combine with
his hitting during the past couple
of months. Simmons, only soph-
omore, is hitting the ball far better
than the celebrated Bowker BROTH
ers were at the same age, accord
ing to observers down CaleXico way
and the Bowker boys were not
slouches when it came to pounding
the pellet in their heydey.
So take. a memo, and remember
to watch for some tennis names
from Imperial Valley within the
next few years. There may be a
Bulge, Riggs or even a Tilden in
the making on the valleys courts
these days.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
Boxing
Activity

NEW YORK, Feb 10. CUP) -
Rightcross Rialto will enjoy unusual
activity during the next few months,
with virtually all top-flight pugi-
lists campaigning busily.
Joe Louis sets the pace, blasting
heavyweight precedent with his
fight-a-month program. Bomber
Joe defends his title against Gus
Dorazio at Philadelphia next Mon
day; against Abe Simon at Detroit,
March 81; against Arturo Godoy or
Bob Pastor at Los Angeles, April
Is, and against Billy Conn in June,
probably at Yankee stadium.
Tony Galento attempts come
back, meeting Buddy Baer at Madi-
son Square Garden, March 26, and
brother Make Baer has a return
bout at the Garden on April 4 with
Lou Nova, who belted Make out
in 1889. The winner is virtually
certain of a September title shot.
Light heavyweight champion Bill
ly Conn expects to defend his title
in April against the winner of an
elimination among Jimmy Webb of
st. Louis, Tommy Tucker of New
York and Gus Lesnevich of New
Jersey. Tucker and Webb tangle
at the Garden, Feb. 81, with the
winner tentatively slated to engage
Lesnevich at the Garden, March 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10

An aQdltlOnal 6U players toured
the Del Rio links in the first day
of the annual tournament Sunday,
Walsh said, in practice rounds. Ad-
ditional qualifying scores will be
turned in Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday with match play slated
to start Thursday.
Walsh anticipated an entry to
equal that of last year when 224
amateurs teed off in the annual
lettuce tournament.
Other qualifiers included, Art
Best, 80, Pete Wood, IA, Louis Head,
SO E. Fujimoto, 80, Newt Brazelton.
II, George Halverson, 102, r. c.
Reed, 80, Tom Ritter, 83, John
Stiteler, 80, Lee Merritt, 81, Paul
Brown, IA, j. L. Parker, n, Frank
Oswalt, 78 Nick Huddleston. 80,
Lloyd Burke, 85.
Pen Carter 90, Louie DeVita 80,
Virgil Sims rs, Harry Hendrix 81,
Jerry Egan n, william Watson 80,
Gordon otter n, Fred Nicholas IS,
Pete Bradford 95, Harry Archer 80.
Charles Cutshaw 70, Al Garguilo
IS, Walter Eva 81, Barney Kicks SO,
Vic Gonzalez 81, G. j. Donnelly II,
Floyd Shank Sc, Leon Brand IS.
Forrest w. Manley IS, Paul john
ston 81, Ben Herring 95, Walter
Hopkins 81, T. r. Peterson 80, w.
R. Goodwin los, Paul Post II, Gene
Marsh n, Les Brown "a, Walter
Casey 86, Skeet Burris 86, Warren
Currier 80, Gene Anderson 86, Bob
Fahs "a, Minor Simms 88, Richard
Williams IT, S. D. Carey SO, Bud
Burris 80, Walter Burr 80, H. C.
Stewart 104, Ed Cribb 81, Arnold
Snee 102, S. Cantwell 81, Allen Grif-
fin 1O2, Ray Hicks SO, Cecil Middle
ton 80, Glen Martin 78.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
Today's Sport Parade

cided to make it his very own. This
gives him three legs on it.
Miss Marble was featured in the
publicity, and I think the COM
pany's press agent is missing a
good bet in not playing up Tilden
as the star of the troupe. Not in
the time of those now living will
tennis lovers see the equal Of Big
Bill. The Perrys, the Vines, the
Budges, and all the rest are mar
velous players, but Tilden stands
alone.
All you have to do TO prove how
he stands alone is to ask where
his contemporaries in the golden
twenties are today. Bobby Jones
is a comfortably plump lawyer in
Atlanta. Babe Ruth is an uncom-
fortably fat watcher from the side
lines. Jack Dempsey is a heavy
jowled restarauteur in New York.
Tommy Hitchcock has laid down
the mallet to become a Wall Street.
er. Jim Londos is wrestling punks
on the kerosene circuit. Charlie
Paddock's interests in spikes are
limited to those on his newspaper
desk. These, and others, were the
men who made of the 1920's what
Paul Calico so aptly called the
golden decade in sports.
OF them all, only Tilden carries
on. And he doesn't carry on in a
doddering, pathetic fashion, either.
How many tennis players are there
in the world who could beat him
in a one-Set match today? Bulge
might, and the redhead is about
the only one. And in a fiVe-set,
regulation match, there aren't more
than half a dozen players you'd
care to bet on to lick the Philadel-
phian. His legs are still spry enough
to make him fine court-coverer,
and what his legs lack is more
than made up by what he carries
around in that head of his. AS long
ago as 1913 Tilden was No 2 in
national ranking-23 years - but
still he continues to play and play
well. Indoor courts, clay courts, en-
tout-caS courts, grass courts, ce-
ment courts, good lights, bad lights,
they are all the same to him.
When he reaches here I want
to see him. 1t may be nay last
chance before the Smithsonion In
stitute scouts pick him up and put
him i'll a glass cage next to Ell
Whitney's cotton gin. Too, I want a
slug of that Fountain of Youth
water he carries around in his
eanteen. And I'll take it straight
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
Little
Scores

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 10.
tUP)-The silky putting touch that
combined with mighty smashes off
the tee TO make Lawson Little the
one time juggernaut of golf had
apparently returned today to the
national open champion from Bret
on Woods, N. H.
The stocky, 80 year old son of an
army medical officer scored his first
victory of the year yesterday when
he won top money of $1,000 with
a 70 hole total of 273 in the annual
$4,000 Texas open.
Little grabbed the lead two days
ago with a competitive record
euualling So on the long Willow
Springs course took a tighter grip
with a 10 on yesterdays morning
round and then swatted a four
under par 81 in the afternoon to
finish three strokes ahead OF the
field.
Ben Hogan, who lost the title, to
Byron Nelson in an Is hole playoff
last year finished second again
with a $3.50 for a total of 276
while third place money went to
Sammy Snead for his 279 after a
68-7l round. Hogan collected $3.50
and Snead, $3.50.
Clayton Heafner got hot going
down the stretch and won fourth
prize of $3.50 with 281. Tied for
fifth with 282 were Defendinr
Champion Byron Nelson and JIM
my Demaret of Houston. Amateur
Johnny Dawson of Hollywood, Heb
ry Picard and Lloyd Mangrum tied
for seventh at 283; Craig Wood fol-
lowed with 284; Martin Pose OF
Argentina had 286 and then came
Ed Oliver, Johnny Buila and Henry
Ransom at 287
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-10
BY HENRY McLEMORE-

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. (UP)-
The man has kept his secret long
enough.
A committee of citizens should &c
to william Tatum Tilden the twice
and demand that he reveal the To-
cation of the Fountain of Youth.
If he wants price for the
whereabouts of the spring whose
waters guarantee a perpetual
bloom to the cheeks and an un-
ceasing bounce in the legs, then
the insurance companies should
pool their resources and meet his
demands,
You must agree with me that
William Tatum Tilden has succeed
ed where Ponce De Leon failed
Else how in the world are you
going to explain the supernatural
endurance of the long-legged, Ian
tern -jawed tennis player from Phil
adelphia? BY all normal athletic
standards he should be wearing
congress CATERS, peering with rheu-
my eyes over .spectacles, and in
dulging In no more violent exer-
else than thumbing his clippings
But where is the man? In some
quiet retreat, spinning tales of
how he felt when he won the No.
ranking in 1920? No, he is out
banging and transforming around
the country with a group of young
sters who were playing drop the
handkerchief, London bridge is
falling down, and making mud pies
when he was the worlds greatest
player of the game.
1t was an announcement in the
papers that he would play here
with Alice Marble in a. few weeks
that turned my thoughts TO Bic
Bill. The blurb said, among other
things, that Bill was celebrating
his 48th birthday today, which, il
You care to remember, is the thiro
time in three years he has celebrat-
ed his 48th birthday. He seems
to like the number 48. Having
reached it, he apparently has de-