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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-22
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u days 4 hours: a'trip Of 3.o13
nautical miles for an average Of
1881 knots.
IN sailing ship times. Of
course, speed was important
chiefly because il meant money
in the pocket. And for that rea-
son alone We mention here the
surprise.
She was designed by Samuel
Pook (only % years old and
built in Boston by Samuel Hall
She was only a thousand tons
register. But she packed plenty
Of canvas cher bowsprit was 35
feet long, about one-fifth Of her
entire lengthy and she carried a
whopping crew: Four mates,
two boatswsins. carpenter, sail
maker, steward. two cooks, 80
able bodied seamen, six ordinary
seaman and four boys.
Her first voyage-one almost
identical to all Of the clippers
Of the sea-she sailed around the
world from New York via the
horn TO Frisco, thence across the
Pacific to Hongkong for tea to
London. thence across the At
lantic back to New York.
On that single voyage alone
she earned net profit of $50
900 over and above and her ex-
penses and the cost of building
her!
Thus were fortunes created
from ships in the early days.
seldom does the record show,
however, how many good sea-
men were killed or MANNED in
the process.
Well, that's about all we can
think of offhand in regard to
sailingship record voyages. We
hope it'll help settle that free
for-all argument Tor whatever
it is that's prompted such a sud-
den popularity of the topic, sirs).
Oh, yes. Just for good meas
ure and comparative purposes:
Columbus sailed from Spain to
the Gulf of Mexico in 20 days
on his first voyage in 1892; best
days run was 200 sea-miles.
Voyage No. 2, from Spain to the
West Indies, was made in 40
days; voyages Nos. 3 and 4 were
made in 81 days to Trinidad and
20 days to Honduras, respec-
lively (Magellan's trip around
the world required 1883 days.)
CUFF DEPT.
As we scribble this and
We hope it's showing when you
see it we can't help but
think too much about =. wealth
ering a typhoon in the tropical
sogginess of the China sea
everything battened down, sticky
and sinking Then on the
other hand, under the emer-
gency shipbuilding pro gram
when things get going, vessels
will be launched and completed
just about twice as fast as they
were in World War -. speed
An official statement by
Harry Lundeberg, PREF. Of the
SUP, declares the only help
that group will give to J. Stain
& Co. will be the donation Of
steamship fare to Russia for all
communists. Nothing can
take the place of genuine old
style seamanship One OF
the major rubber companies in
Ohio is making barrage balloons
for air defense had to hire
two old shellbacks to make the
mooring gear, etc. like when
the army transports loaded here
last year and a big batch of
save-alls was needed in a hurry
:. had to send an SOS among
local longshoremen and fisher
men of the old school before the
war" could start. :. The coast
guard now wants more yachts
for defense patrols the first
so working fine in key spots
more recently enrolled a dozen
for seed" on the Great Lakes
now getting lined up for
mastering 200 more for both
coasts. And that'll do the
watch.
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to measure high frequency, al
ternatng currents or voltage.
POLITICAL PARADOX
Members of a political party
of the 1s50's never openly dis
cussed policies, but parted all
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congress is beginning to assert
itself with respect to problems Of
national defense,
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112 Orchard Road
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Understanding wespring of life unto him that hath
IT. but the instruction Of fools foy-Proverbs 1922
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To receive attention IN this eoi-
urnn letters must give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
VIII be published when requested.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
TOYS for Children
Should Be Selected
To Fit Age Level

Select q child's Christmas toys as
you select his clothes-to eft" his
age level, suggests DR.. Ella J. Day,
head of the University of Tennessee
child development department.
eff the child is just learning to
walk and climb, give him play ma
terials to stimulate these activities.
He needs his first picture books when
he begins to talk, housekeeping toys
at about three when he begins to
want to help mother, and crayons
and scissors when he can begin to
handle them," says DR.. Day.
Parents, aunts, uncles and cousins
should consider what the child is
ready for as regards physical
growth and mental and social de-
velopment in selecting toys, contin-
ues DR.. Day.
eff toys are selected with some
relation to the child's growth and
needs, they viii be toys which slim
ulate self-reliance. This is inpor-
tant from the standpoint of building
up habits of industry, concentration
and stick-to-itiveness, and to foster
creative and constructive activity"
Most children can fare better with
fewer but carefully selected toys, it
is believed.
DR.. Day also recommends that
parents consider the probable life
of a toy before buying.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Post Office Auctions
Gifts Lost in Mails

Uncle Sam will soon make profits
by selling Christmas presents sent
through the mails, but he would
much rather deliver them-and he
would, if he knew where they were
supposed to go.
American people are so rich and
In such hurry that they don't even
take the pains to see that their gifts
sent by mail are properly wrapped
and addressed. OF course, all are
not careless about it, but the post
men do have a hard time during
the holidays.
Extra mail clerks receive millions
of dollars In wages, and a good
share of this extra force is kept busy
handling poorly wrapped and i'm
properly addressed packages. Many
thousands of Christmas gifts viii
be sold because they contain no
clew concerning their sender or the
intended destination. The ''unad-
dressed" department of the inquiry
section of the post Office in large
cities resembles warehouse.
Some gifts cannot be held long,
such as alligators from Florida, live
chickens, turkeys, or fruits. These
are quickly sold and the sale price
held IN a fund which is ultimately
turned into the treasury. When all
efforts have been exhausted, the un-
identified and unclaimed packages
are sold by an auctioneer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

should be kept between 70 and 80
degrees during the day and about
65 degrees at night. Sudden temper
allure changes and drafts will cause
the plant to drop its leaves.
Abundant water is important, but
it should be applied only once each
day so that the soil can become
moderately dry between watering.
This is necessary to permit needed
oxygen to reach the roots. High
humidity in the air surrounding the
plant will also contribute to its
vigor. When it is impossible to
maintain high humidity, a daily
Swinging of the foliage will be
beneficial if applied during the fore
noon.
It is best to give the plant the
sunniest spot available. Occasion
ally fertilize it with a good CONNER
cial food tablet.
When Towering is over and the
leaves are dropped, withhold water
until the soil becomes dry. Place
the pot on its side on the floor of
the basement where the tempera-
ture hovers around so degrees and
let it remain there for the next three
months. Early IN May repot the
plant in mixture of good garden
loan, coarse sand and leaf mold,
and cut the stem about four to eight
inches from the soil level so that
two or three joints are retained
Place the plant In a sunny window
after potting and water carefully I'M
til there is new growth, when the
quantity of water should be in
creased.
The plant may be placed outdoors
when the temperature becomes
balrny, but it should be taken in
doors early in fall before the arrival
Of cool nights. The first colored
bracts will appear late in Novem-
Der and the plant will bloom about
Christmas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
LEARN HOW TO LIVE

To learn hotU to Eve, you must
first learn hou0 to get along ,Oith
others. One of the saddest stories
in the Uorld is that of the older
Uoman tCho could neper get
along with her family and
friends and, consequently, not0
finds herself left alone. To really
iue, says Kathleen Norris, you
must learn to adapt yourself to
anothers interests as readily as
to your oUn. The tUonlan tUhcse
husband likes to go out should
try to enjoy going out ,cith him,
even though she may prefer to
stay home and read book. If
she doesn't, she may find thar
her husband prefers someone
else's company to hers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Good Children

Boys and girls, listen to this. Santa
keeps careful tab on all of you. Ev-
cry time a little boy uses daddy's
razor for carving up the furniture,
or little girl spills the ink on
mothers best tablecloth, it is writ
ten in red ink against the name of
the little boy or girl. But if boy
carries out the ashes for dad, or If
a little girl helps her mother with
the busting or the dishes, the report
is written In green ink. And it's the
green ink reports that bring Sanity
down your chimney on Christmas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Poinsettias Need
Water, Warmth
To Retain Vigor

The beautiful poinsettia is tenn
peramental plant. It must have the
proper amount of sunshine, dark
ness, water and warmth, or it will
die. But the brilliantly colored
flowers it has at Christmas time
will more than repay the efforts
needed to keep the plant alive.
Strong, healthy plants and fine
blooms will result if the flower is
understood and pampered just a
little. It is a tropical plant from
Mexico that is accustomed to the
conditions of its original home.
Constant warmth is required by
the poinsettia. The temperature
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

degree that almost affected my own
mind
my daughter by that marriage is
with her father; his mother, who had
interfered from the beginning with
our marriage, used her influence to
prove that before the divorce had
made arrangements to marry Cal,
my present husband, and generally
to discredit me. This caused break
with my brother, who is my first
husbands partner, and lost me
many friends.
ST have little girl one year old.
Not feeling particularly interested In
the sort of social contacts that my
husband makes, enjoy quiet eve
nings with books and radio music at
home. But Cal is socially inclined,
and likes to be continually on the
go, and, as say, there is always
some pretty woman to listen to his
line of talk. To me it seems that of
a college boy, and I feel we should
have abandoned such nonsense long
ago.
Always Facing Trouble.
eff I plead that I must stay with
Barbara Ann, Cal says we can
take her across the street and leave
her with his mother. But I do not
approve of her treatment of small
children. She spoils her other grand
children dreadfully and would spoil
mine If let her. Calls sister and
I were In school together, but we
have drifted very much apart and I
don't care to be under obligation to
her when it comes to leaving Bar
bara Ann for an evening or a week
end.
1T is very hard nowadays to get
a trustworthy maid, for they are
all running after wartime jobs and
salaries, and am a particular
housekeeper and won't take just any,
one. I would rather do it myself if
/ it kills me. My husband takes no
interest IN domestic duties.
How can I cure him Of his phi
laundering? It is never serious. It is
just foolish, and I have given you
the wrong impression If you think
I am in the least jealous. am
more amused than jealous. But if
there is any way In which I can
make him appreciate a good home,
lovely child, and wife who was
willing to make the sacrifices and
endure the criticism I did when we
were first married, would be CRATE
full for the suggestion"
Isn't that a hopeless letter and a
hopeless situation? What can one
say to such woman? Except per-
haps, $50 beat your stubborn COM
placent head against wall, break
UP the stiff little tin compartments
in which you keep your affections,
learn to live on the terms of others
besides YOURSELF
Realize that a man all women like
to tease and talk to and dance with
is an attractive man, and that you're
missing lot Of fun IN dividing your
interests from his. Realize that the
warmth and companionship, the
laughter and sharing and planning Of
marriage aren't static things, to be
taken for granted for all time. They
need nursing, care, tenderness, love,
If they are to grow strong Jerk
yourself out of the deep little rut
that is first place In your own heart
and mind, and put someone else
there, and see how much sweeter
life is for the changed"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

AID the ngnt against
tuberculosis origi-
mated In Denmark
in 1908. The follow
ing year the first
seals were sold. The
idea gained almost
immediate popular
ity and soon spread
to neighboring coun-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
First Christmas Seals
Originated in Denmark
To Fight tuberculosis

That harbinger of the holiday sea-
son, the cheerful Christmas Seal,
has recently made its appearance
as the National tuberculosis asso-
citation opened its annual drive for
funds to continue work In the pre-
vention and cure of this dread dis
ease.
The idea of the sale of seals to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
By KATHLEEN NORRIS

TINE smart women in this
world are those who realize
L that you have to live IN
peace with somebody. That is,
if you want to live, in the true
sense of living.
One such woman lives in a
city not far from the country
town where am writing, COM
fortably rich woman who, they
say, was once quite a beauty
and a belle. Her young husband
died only few years after mar
rage, leaving her with one son.
She married again, unfortunately,
and was divorced, with considerable
bitterness on both sides, for the sec
ond husband had wasted not only a
large part of her fortune but some
of her sons as well. The son later
sued for his share and she hasn't
seen him, as a consequence, Tor
more than twenty years.
Two nieces IN turn have tried iv-
ing with Aunt Garry, but with both
she made life so difficult that each
girl presently went her own way.
Now this dreary old creature lives
alone in a large Wondering house,
quarrelling with her cook, and ex-
acting devoted attention from a
L,-IzoY,o EranoI, oh a,,fra,,r Of about
"a, to whom she says she is going to
leave all her money. The French
man has been engaged for two years
to an attractive American girl, a
waitress, but his despotic old en-
ployer has forbidden him to men,
ton her or see her.
EternaIly Complaining.
Another dreadful old woman of
my acquaintance is penniless and
alone, supported by daughter and
son who see her as rarely as posi-
BILE. She is a strong, husky woman
of go, eternally complaining and crit
icizing. She says she hates the
daughters husband, and that the
lldO 1lO D0SA2CSS W WILLIE
his mother needed him.
This woman tried boarding houses
for years; the meals, the service
and her fellow boarders In all of
them disguised her. Now she has
one room, two-burner gas stove,
and bathroom four doors down the
hall, and cries when you meet her
because meals prepared and eaten
alone are so lonely.
Her daughter is not strong and has
three small children, but when Mrs.
Wee occasionally calls she sits In
the parlor Like stranger. Her sons
wife was in the hospital seven
months last year with a broken
spine, and paid a housekeeper all
that time. Mrs. Wee said she never
could forget the way Emily acted
when she and Jacky were first mar
ried and their troubles weren't hers,
anyway.
The women who drift into this sort
of isolation IN old age always have
wonderful reasons for it. They will
tell you of them at length.
A FIirtatious Husband.
I am wondering whether Laura is
going to be one of those old women.
She is only 81 now, but the letter
I have from her indicates that she
is already on the wrong track and
rather proud of herself for being
there.
This is part of the letter. It comes
from Pittsburgh, Pa.
'How am I to deal with a firta-
tious husband?" writes Laura. 'sHe
is In every other way perfect dear,
but he does like the 1adiesi He and
I first met three years ago, when
both were unhappily married. My
first husband was man who was all
but unbalanced mentally, jealous,
unreasonable and changeable to a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
NSTALLMENT EIGHT

THE STORY so FAR: Karen Water
son, convinced by her lawyer, John Colt,
khat she has 4 claim to the island estate
Of her grandfather, Garrett Waterson,
has came to Honolulu to attempt getting
The property. In an effort TO find out
something about the Wayne family, now
N cantroI of Alakoa, the island, she ac-
espcs date to so sailing with Richard
fTOnga DicI1) Wayne. Against her wishes
ne takes her 70 Alakoa. Arriving there,
they find James Wayne, Dicks uncle
and manager of the property, very Ill.
During the night of their visit he is
found dead. Dick and Karen leave for
HonsFuIu the next day. On the way back
Dick tells Karen he loves her, but they
quarrel over disposing of her claim to
the Eaand. Later Dick meets John Colt
and tells him he has news for him.
Now continue with the story.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

the next year the National Red
Cross adopted the idea and conduct
ed a nationwide campaign. From
then until 1919 the Red Cross con-
tinued the annual Christmas Seal
distribution. In their last year the
returns had risen to nearly
s., ZOO, 900.
Beginning with 1920 the National
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Watchmen Waits

Carol singers were originally the
watchmen employed long ago by the
city companies. The watchmen
were IN those days called waits
and that is why we sometimes call
carol singers waits today
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Old Custom

Christmas trees were first used In
Sunday schools In the United States
In 1847, when DR.. William Mullen
berg, of the Church Of the Holy
Communion, New York city, initial
ed Sunday school children into the
joys of the Christmas tree.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Mountain Beauty

Christmas IN the Swiss mountains
is full of scenic enchantment and
poetry. Every hamlet and every
village is wondrous vision IN
white, with its fieckless beauty still
accentuated by the sapphire blue
of the sky.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

each Ii his own way.
In addition to the United States
approximately 40 other countries
have adopted the Christmas seal for
raising anti-tuberculosis funds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Tip ON Toys

To be In demand, toys should be
educational, full of action, or dupli-
Gates of large articles. Most toys
used through the ages fall into one
of these three categories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
No Santa Here

Santa Claus skips entire nations
IN Latin America. In Argentina,
Peru, Cuba and Mexico Christmas
is purely a religious day, and gifts
are given children on January g.
the day of the Three Wise Men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

: UDC1 NU4Oo4o oSSO-
citation began distri-
button of the seals.
The designs of these
stamps have been
the work of promi-
nent artists who
have Interpreted
the Christmas spirit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Wrsng Use

The name Kriss Kringle is some
times enormously used to designate
Santa Claus. Kriss Kringle is a cor
ruption of the German Christ-kndeI,
the Christ-child.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11

1907 when Miss En-
lily P. Bissel of the
Wilmington, Del,
Red Cross chapter
designed a seal that
was sold locally.
The campaign was
so successful that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
Oldest Carol

Believed oldest of the English
carols is "a Carolle Of Huntynge,"
written by Dame Berners, prioress
of st. Adams. in the Fourteenth cen
tury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-11
tries,

Christmas seals appeared IN the
ITn.4nI
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|ArmedAmerican
Ships 10 Have
Major War Role

tccnslnesd Ffcm Page oe<l
les<>s fFem a<Fmsn submarines
slrs-lsns* - raiders. h.s 49, :
severe hsnale.r a nritssa. Me-
smefican shErz. n<nn<f - AHz<r.
lesn ere~s ~ - sie~ly - =
Increasing nasnh<Fs pat izta -
esttl- - sks AtIxntie
TIE mssisr - rr~~s = ~ -
ls.st important fsstar~ If AMER
isss latest ~.r step nrttssn h&s
not sneuxn n<n frs tns Increased
cutput ~ heF eun ssirsznfs ard
ths heavy teansxs c<inx tafzs<si
"a, ~ TIE United states win
he neutrality 40 In effect, rs<n
though thes< AMPS we're fuFa<'i
over - rfltsla 80 fast - kazlt.
they cuuid nnt have n~en manned
ny American ere~s
Iookgp Fonw Anp tn
nkNt<so< of MEASURE
chnrshlii mast cnsissssly wss
lekoinx forward % Fevt~rn 1t
tho neutrality law when Ne made
he speech. Iis reported th~ snir-
ping situation even then greatly
improved ~ reduetsnn a Is>>~s
Ne put the figure 81 lr&s han
$50 90 tens aaslns the fsaf
mcnths ending Attn osssesf. esm-
rsr~d 10 s.oee GO tons n TIE
pfseedlax fur months II Ter
msnys sea warfare 10 mt lns~Hs.-
fled In lss fafmer level or h<Yana
Il. he minated that the sllle.
should he supreme within l~a
yesp
Since u Il Am~sscss ralles Ia
protect ~ shipping with 80
power. there 10 little reesna 10
doubt that Am~rsc.n ~ssshsrs wili.
u n 10 deemed advisable. conway
ships ali ths ~sy across the Al
lansie into british waters
WOULD TAkx CHEAT
LOAD Otr narTAtN
That would take . considerable
part 81 The mad of the nrisisa
navy and free vessels for duty
elsewhere. chufehsil aug sestea
that more british wsrshlpe would
soon 10 on duty In the Red SO
and tho Pacific. promising. more
over. that II the United states had
10 fight Japan nritssn wnuld 10
IN Il within The hour"
One passlbls development might
bs greater British naval activity
in the Mediterranean. n the Ital-
ian navy. already hard hit, were
Knocked aut. that direct eco route
TO Egypt and the Middle nAst
might b restored In that case.
armed American ships laden with
war supplies might bs stssmink
past Gibraltar and through the
Mediterranean under British end
perhaps American naval eeenrt
Many Thousands of miiss wouid -
cut from the long route To The east
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fcontinued Frem Page onel
kss a population = 1850; Gar
ssns. an agricultural center ID.
joining. NUMBERS 400 persons
A gasoline storage tank hrok<
nd flooded Torrance Pueblo. :
hsmie, 81 about 80 Mexican FAM
lies. The fire department ordered
TIE Columbia sfeei ca. 20 shut eff
- furnaces hsesuse the area wsz
saturated with gasoline
Resident. we're essrusted
and housed In The Torrance an
ditoriuu.
The quskes struck At i2N and
l % q m. Friday. when thester.
and business buildings were va
cant. n they had come earlier
there certainly would have been =
casualty list. stroh said He added
ne had received no reports Of any
deaths or serious injuries.
The Torrsnce-Gsrdens area IL
between rs and II miles southwest
Of the Los Angeles business dis
triet. and apparently Was the epi-
center OF the shocks The second
temblor was not noticed in Los An
reles and very lightly" in Long
Beach. to the south.
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Fruiiland Grange 10
Give Turkey Saturday

With Thanksgiving 20 - csls-
brstsd In this state nsxt ThDrsdzy
ths pruitlan.d Grange viii pr<sen, >
turkey 70 some fortunate Lady Al
the regular Saturday nlght dance
fomorroN.
The Dixi<Isnd hand NIL offer .
number Of SPECIAL selections during
the evening intended 70 hsrmoflzs
xsth the spirit q ths occasion.
Unusually large crowds have
been attending fhe Saturday night
denoes al the popular dance hail
ard tnis week gathering promises
20 s<f q rev record