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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23

Recent visit of the military chief
tains of Brazil and other Latin coun-
tries to the U. S. comprised an i'm
portant step toward the unity of all
American nations in defense of the
Western hemisphere. During the
tour the U. S. gave visiting officers
a preview of the military displays
and spectacular war maneuverS, for
the primary purpose OF giving them
a clear picture of the tremendous
program for defense now under way.
Stress Air Defense.
Importance of air defense is also
stressed in Brazil, following the plan
of Pan-American defense. Brazil is
watching closely developments of an
"al plastic" plane, now under stiff
experimental tests in the U. S., hav-
ing in mind that future planes in
Brazil may be made-at least in
part-from coffee plastics, which
are among the strongest and best
plastics known. The plants for max
ing the coffee plastic powder will
be opened very soon, U. S. machln-
cry is already being installed, ready
for rapid development of the "cafe-
lite" industry, which may finally
solve BraziPs defense needs also.
U. S.-built bombers are now being
delivered by ''mass fight to Bra
I'll, two groups of six planes each
having arrived in Rio recently. The
balance of "a big bombing planes
will be delivered as fast as complet-
ed in California airplane factories.
Possibility of a great U. S.-Bra-
lillian dirigible line to be built by
Goodyear, is also under discussion,
and it is planned to establish the
line of dirigibles between Miami and
Rio, thus greatly strengthening con-
tinental air power. At the same
time, the Condor, German sponsored
air transport company, will delay
its installation of a transatlantic
service, as Brazil feels ''the time
is not opportune" for such an air
service to be established.
Making a strong plea for continent
tai solidarity, President Vargas said
recently: eve all feel that, if it
should be necessary, the American
peoples-as during their struggles
for independence-will unite their
soldiers and their arms in the de-
tense of their own sovereignty and
of continental integrity"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
What to Do for
Acne Pinples)

IN ONE of my classes at high
L school was a boy of Is whose
face was covered with unsightly
blackheads and pinples. Naturally
he was much ashamed and believed
that the rest of the boys thought
that he didn't wash his face properly
or often enough. My own opinion
at that time was that he didn't play
baseball, football or take any exer-
else and that this lack of exercise
was the cause of his pinples and
blackhe ads-because his circulation
was poor. It was few years after
ward that learned that most cases
of acne-pimples-were due to gland
disturbances at the age of puberty in
both boys and girls.
One of the most complete reviews
of the possible" causes of acne is
given in the Medical World by Drs.
Oscar L. Levin and Howard T. Behr-
man, New York city. They name
the various causes of the past and
present such as pus organisms get
ting into the skin, various occupa-
tons which affect the skin by block
ing the openings of the oil and sweat
glands, chemicals which affect the
texture of the skin causing it to lose
some of its elasticity, dandruff of
the scalp extending to face and
shoulders, and gland disturbances
occurring at and for some years
after puberty. These physicians
state that any of the above may
cause or be partial cause of acne,
but that the most important single
cause is an improper adjustment or
imbalance of the glands.
Various forms of treatment are
outlined which include cutting down
on starches and sugars, eating more
fruits and vegetables; keeping the
intestine active; the use of vaccines,
and the use of gland substances.
Treatment of the skin itself in
cludes use of good soap and water
many times daily in very greasy
skins, applying hot cloths and then
removing the blackheads, opening
up of pinples containing pus, and
X-ray treatments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23

ates, age range being II to Is.
The first thought in the treatment,
whether or not the patient has a
temperature, is putting the patient
to bed. 1t is because many of these
patients are tired mentally and
physically that the cold attacks
them. Getting off their feet and get
ting rested saves or preserves the
body's energies, particularly the re-
serve power of the heart.
Go Easy on Sprays.
The second point made by DR..
Book is that too active spraying, in
haling, gargling of medicines pro-
duces irritation of the lining of the
nose, throat and sinuses and so pro-
longs the course of the infection.
The third point is the use of quiet
ing drugs for comfort. Laxatives
are not usually prescribed.
By these simple measures-rest in
bed and quoting drugs-complica-
tons were prevented and the pa
tents made good recoveries.
Some suggestions and findings Of
DR.. Book and his associates who
treated these cases are, (a) that
nose and throat infections would De
less common if patients could be
taught to live within their physical
powers or resources, (b) while
weather changes and contagion must
be taken into account, tension is an
important factor in bringing on at
tacks, (c) when attack does come,
keep off the feet and don't use
sprays, injections into nose, or gar
giles too often or too vigorously.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23

Glass A type. Patterned after the
U. S. destroyer Mahan, it is the
most perfect in construction and
striking force ever built in Brazil.
With the trawler Almirante Gull
hem, and the eight mine-layers re-
Gently built, the Mariz e Barros is
the eleventh warship to be launched
by Brazil in recent months. All are
planned to assist the U. S. Atlantic
fleet in protecting the long coast
line of South America to make the
Western hemisphere safe for the de-
mocracieS.
The new destroyer has a displace-
ment of 1900 tons and speed of
35R knots delivered by it's As, 900
horsepower engines. 1t is armed
with five five-inch guns, four double
anti-aircraft machine guns and II
torpedo tubes in three groups of four
each. The ship is larger than the
other vessels recently launched by
more than hundred tons, and has
an extra cannon in her armament.
Material From Brazil.
Ninety per cent of all materials
used in the destroyer came origi-
nally from Brazil. 1t was built with
the cooperation of U. S. experts
and technicianS.
BraziPs tremendous Importance is
stressed in U. S. and Pan-American
plans for the defense of the Western
hemisphere. The proximity of her
long coastline to enemy bases in
West Africa makes Brazil the most
vulnerable of all American nations.
The country has many excellent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23

harbors and sites for naval bases
which are being already strength
ened against attack by warning Eu-
rope And while the u. S. rushes
construction of the chain of naval
and oil bases to bridge the long
ocean gap between the two Ameri-
cas-, Brazil's president is extend
ing this ''arm of steep' down the
long coastline of South America.
Joint use of these naval bases to
form continuous All-American for
LITIGATION against attack, is part of
the Pan-American defense plans.
U. S. borrowed naval and air
bases in British Guiana, for exam
pie, are very close to those of north
ern Brazil, while Argentina's short
er coastline to the south is also be-
ing fortified. With the ABC nations
of South America, Argentina, Bra
zil and Chile, all re-arming at high
speed, the security of the Western
hemisphere is assured.
President Vargas, speaking at the
launching of the Mariz Barros,
made a strong plea for continental
solidarity, and warned Brazilians
that the moment called for prepar-
edness in all phases of life, in or
der to cope with what the future
might bring for the warning ma
tons and for the Americas. "We
understand that the present moment
is pregnant with great apprehen-
sions and uncertainties. The secur-
ity and sovereignty of the Ameri-
cas- demand strict solidarity"
Expand Merchant Fleet.
Expansion of BraziPs merchant
marine is also under way, as part
of the defense program. While on
his trip to the Amazon region, Pres
ident Vargas visited the shipyards
of Belem, where q ships are under
construction and repair, including
many new vessels. Old-faShioned
wood burning river boats long
known on the Amazon river, are be-
ing rapidly replaced by the newer
fuel-burning steamers to speed up
transportation of supplies, trade
and arms and fighting forces, in
case of war.
Brazil has increased her army to
100000 men, backed by a Brazilian
armament industry which is fast
being augmented by factories and
industrial plants. Brazil's first air
plane motor factory is now under
construction, and two airplane fac
tories already working at high speed
are rushing completion on 100 war
planes ordered by President Vargas
for immediate defense Brazils first
parachute factory opened this year.
At present Brazil has two battle
ships, two flotilla leaders, four sub
marines, five destroyers, eight mine
layers, two mine-sweepers, six tor
pedo boats, and about 20 auxiliary
ships. Air forces include about 215
planes, to which 100 more are being
added as rapidly as possible.
Extensive war maneuverS in Brazil
demonstrated the increased efficien-
cy of all branches of her fighting
forces. A sham battle in the Para
hyba valley gave BraziIs armies,
navy and air fleets a chance to 'tde-
fend" southern Brazil from revolt or
attack from the South, where large
German populations are concentrat-
ed, as well as many Italians.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
u. S. Army Creates
Real Boon, Town'

FORT BRAGG, N. C.-In his
sweetest dream probably no secre-
tary of any Chamber of Commerce,
however ardent a booster he might
be, has visualized a 1000 per cent
increase in the population of his
town during single year. Yet that
is what is being achieved here.
Although this post long has been
the largest military reservation in
the country (insofar as area is con-
cerned), there were only a few more
than 5000 soldiers here last June.
Next June, according to the army
schedule, there will be 81, 900 troops
stationed at the post. But even that
is not the whole story of the ''boom"
which has this section of the North
Carolina sandhills buster than ever
before.
Fort Bragg for years has been a
sort of military suburb of the town
of Fayetteville-population approx
mately 10000. That was still true
six months ago. But now the sub
urb has more than $4,000 troops
plus approximately "a, 900 workmen.
Not only is the tail wagging the dog
but it's growing and wagging faster
every day.
cts madhouse," is the favorite
description of Fort Bragg today.
There are 2,478 buildings just COM
pleted or under construction (no of
fetal Bragg figure one day can be
counted on the next). Soldiers are
coming in by the thousands. The
$4,000 workmen-to be exact, %, $40
one day last week-live in tourist
camps and every available room for
miles around. What is an undis-
turbed stretch of pinewoods one day
will have a road through it the
next. A week later a hundred or
more buildings-each housing be-
tween go and 20 men-will be half
finished.
Undoubtedly, it is a madhouse.
But probably it is as efficient mad
house as ever operated. The con-
tractors and the army builders
themselves are well ahead of SEIZED
ule on their 2,478 new building pro-
gram. The military police keep
abreast of each days developments
to the point they can help old tim
ers-stationed here for years-to find
their way through the new roads and
streets. And over in Fayetteville
the soldiers on leave grin cheerfully
as they stand in line waiting for a
seat in a cafe-just as they stand
in line for "chow" here on the post.
While all this is going on thou
sands and thousands of recruits are
learning to be soldiers. Drills go on
alongside construction. The crack
of rifles, or the chatter of machine
guns, frequently drown out the sound
of the carpenters hammers. But
even the roaring ''boom" of heavy
field artillery, which daily fires over
the range which stretches many
miles to the west, is like the report
Of popgun when compared to the
"boom" which enormous prepare
tions for national defense has
brought to this section of the North
Carolina sandhills.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
The ANSWERS

1. Great Britain. The legal Eng
lish stone is IA pounds.
2. Two (Thomas Jefferson and
John Quincy Adams) were elected
President by the house of repre-
sentatives.
8. The Morse goddess Frigg,
wife of Odin and goddess of the
sky.
4. 1t is 28O miles long.
5. Aristarchus. -.
6. The University of Florida is
the only non-coeducational state
university in the United States.
z. One. when the Kearsarge
sank the Confederate cruiser Ala
bama on July 16, 1864, off Cher
bourg.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
Brazil Speeds
Construction of
New Warships
Fleet Greatly Strengthened
By Eleven New Vessels
In Recent Months.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.)

Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
RIO DE JANEIRO.-Launch-
ing the eleventh warship within
a few months, Brazil leads the
parade of South American ma
tons now rapidly "arming for
defense" of the Western Hem
isphere. The destroyer "Mariz
e Barros' was launched in the
Marine Arsenal shipyards on
isle of Snakes" at Rio de
Janeiro amid wild enthusiasm
of cheering Brazilians, Ameri-
cans and masses of spectators.
President Getulio Vargas person
ally officiated at the ceremonies,
then laid the keels of four other war
vessels to be rushed to completion
in BraziPs rearmament program to
build so warships as rapidly as pos
Sible.
''Sister ship" of the mighty de-
stroyer, Marcilio Dias, launched last
July, the Mariz Barros is of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
.4sk Me .4uother
. "A General Quiz
The Questions

1. In what country is the stone
a unit of weight?
2. How many Presidents of the
United States have been elected by
the house of representatives?
8. Friday is named after what
goddess?
4. How long is the Grand Cam
yon of the Colorado river?
S. Who was the first to hit upon
the theory that the earth moves
around the sun?
6. Are any state universities
non-coeducational?
z. How many battles of the Civil
war were fought off the coast of
France?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
QUESTION BOX

Gould you tell me how many
units of synthetic vitamins the body
will assimilate? H
A.-Am0unt of synthetic vitamins
body will assimilate depends upon
the body weight and the tissues of
the individual. These are the con-
trolling factors in all cases. How
ever, vitamins are prescribed in in
ternational units and the physician
looking after you viii give the dos
age suitable for your particular re-
quirements.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23

not done so. So after some hesita-
ton, believing the whole thing to be
dreadful misunderstanding and
mistake, wrote him honestly. His
answer came today. It was cheer
full, friendly, casual, and answers
absolutely nothing. He says he is
terribly busy but will come around
soon. This mornings paper lists his
name as guest at smart little
theater supper given by one of our
prominent society women.
81 know he likes me better than
any new-found friend. We have
known each other for seven or eight
years, although the specially init
mate friendship only began last
spring. For the first time in my
life am in love, and I cannot have
the whole thing terminate this way,
and yet have my pride to consider.
and don't want to overstep the line.
In what way can I attract him back
to me, for / know that it would take
little to restore the old happy con-
fidence."
Love Fleeing Fever.
Both Forty-four and Sixteen are
fooling themselves. They know in
their own hearts that until an en-
gagement is announced and the ring
safe on woman's finger, a man is
as free as air. A few loveletters,
few exquisite memories are all that
remain to the woman, and at most
they would go only to prove what we
all know anyway, that man is a
tickle animal, as woman is, and
that once that f1eeting fever called
being in love is over, it is OVER.
Any attempts to restore it only be-
Titles the woman in the mans eyes.
No man needs any reminder if he
really wants to see a woman. In
the happy first stages of an affair
she has thousand proofs of this.
He finds excuses for messages, meet
ings, exchanges of notes.
Her life is one blissful reminder Of
his devotion.
Go Bravely On.
When it stops, the only thing to
do is to make the most of fattering
memories, and 60 bravely on to the
next exciting friendship. Re-
proaches and reminders will only
annoy him, and destroy the remains
of his affection.
For Sixteen, of course, life holds
deeper and truer emotions; she will
laugh at her little-girl tragedy some
day, and regard the object of it with
Indifferent amazement. But for For
ty-four the matter is more serious.
It is a real calamity to have
glimpsed, at that age, after the lone
ly and Woodworking years, what
companionship and home and the
devotion of fine man might mean,
and to relinquish it will be a hard
slow painful task.
Women pay high for everything
they get in this life; love means
more to them than it does to men,
and married life offers them induce
ments that it doesn't hold for their
mates. Children cost mothers in
finitely more than they do fathers;
they have higher value to their
mothers. But of all things for which
women pay an incomplete love-affair
is the most expensive; Anne is going
to need real philosophy in the next
few months.
To stop fooling herself is perhaps
the shortest cut to peace. The SOON
er she does that, and poor little Six
teen does that, the happier they will
be.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
FACE THE FACTS

"Stop tooling yourself is the sound
aduice Kathleen Norris gipes to toon-
en- in Lore yith men ,oho do not re-
turn their affections. When brief
period of mutual LOUe is terminated,
they Try desperately to restore the old
bonds of affection. Miss Norris advises
them that the shortest soay to peace is
to realize the loUe affair is ouer. She
admits this may be heartbreaking
task, but believes it is the best tCay out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
SoIoed in III Hours

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, at
II, became full-fedged U. S. army
fiier after an hour and a half in
struction during the World war. He
was taught the mechanics of flying
before lunch and soloed immediate
ly after lunch. Whitney later be-
came one of the youngest instruc-
tors in acrobatic combat flying in
the u. S. air force. Following the
war he became a co-founder of Pan
American Always, of which he ia
now board chairman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23

Adoption of the elaborate regalia
and the pomp and dignity of Eng
lish law in our traffic courts would
materially decrease Americas huge
auto death toll by impressing vio-
lators with the importance of the
traffic laws and the seriousness of
their violation, suggests Judge Har-
ry H. Porter of the Municipal court
of Evanston, ILL.,, in an article in
recent issue of Northwestern uni
versity's Journal of Criminal Law
and Criminology.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
MODERN COWBOYS

Minneapolis was recently given
a treat of the Wild West, 1941
style, when two rodeo cowboys,
straddling the tenders of an auto
mobile, lassoed a buffalo after
chase through the center of the
business district.
The buffalo had escaped from
a trailer pen while being shipped
to a dude ranch. The animals
cowboy keepers-caught without
a horse-commandeered an auto
mobile and lassoed the beast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
Sailors With Boards

The British sailor can now be
identified by his beard. It is the
only one of the armed forces in
which man can have a beard. but
he must also have a mustache. The
army allows only a mustache.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
Restoring Polish

To restore nice polish to an old
marble table top, get some putty
powder at monument yard. Damp
en- this with water. Use piece of
soft leather and apply to marble
surface.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23

of nose, throat and
sinuses is given by
DR.. Arlie v. Book in
Annals of Internal
Medicine. DR.. Book
tells of the care of
1867 patients with
the above infections
treated at Stillman
infirmary, Harvard
university, from Sep
TENDER, 1885, to
March, 1888. The pa
tents were students
and recent gradu-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23

a salt or oil solu-
ton up into the
nose. Nose, throat
lung special
lists advise that
this very "active"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
TODAY'S
H EAlTH
COLUMN

treatment of a cold is unwise
and that rest in bed and leaving
the nose and throat alone would
give better results.
Some valuable information about
the treatment of colds and infections
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
Suggestions
For Treating
Cold in Head
By DIR. JAMES w. BARTON

WHEN a cold in the head oc-
w ours, the first thought in
the mind of many is to take a
purgative and then begin to use
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
KNOWN FROM COAST TO coAsT-ND0 TIME BUY
kent ,s s..:;: . .s. BLADES 10c
cUPPLEs COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
Plans Regulated

Mems plans should be regulated
by the circumstances, not circum-
stances by the plans.-Livy.
The guardian., 1941-11-22
TEACHER OF VOICE

William II. Richardson, teach
er of singing who has main
tanned a Studio at 295 Hunting
ton Ave. for more than ten
years announces the opening of
his Studio for the Fall and Win
ter season on Nov. 18th, l941.
The Studio has been equipped
with Recording Machine by
which pupils may keep record
of their development during
their course of study. Mr.. Rich
ards0n has deep and keen in
terest in beginners. Hundreds
of students all over New Eng
land attest to his ability TO i'm
part the techniques of voice
culture. His travels all over the
United States and in Latin
American Countries has en-
abled him to acquire a know
ledge of languages and he
teaches diction in French, Ger
man, Italian and Spanish. Com
ment from Boston Herald
Mr.. Richardson has a beautiful
voice, a baritone that is large
and resonant, deep timbered
vibrant And with this he has
acquired an admirable diction
whether he sings in English or
any OF the Continental tongues.
The guardian., 1941-11-22

family the Smiths of Walnut
Ave.
Mrs. Ruth Emmett and Mrs.
Rosa Lee Rogers of New York,
the former the sister and the
latter the niece of Mrs. Joseph
7. White of Braddock Park,
were guests last week of Mr..
and Mrs. White.
The Cantemus Club, a musi-
cal organization of % Roxbury
young ladies. gave a musical re-
cital last Sunday afternoon at
the 366th Infantry Chapel, Ft.
DevenS. The Club is directed by
Miss Ellastine Broadnax. The
young ladies were transported
to Fort Devens IN Command
and Reconnaissance Cars, the
Armys favorite 4-wheel-driye
passenger cars.