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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
PLAN Defense
MASS Meeting
Head of State Defense Council,
Legion Dept. Commander
Invited to Speak.

A defense mass meeting will be con.
Quoted here within the near future
under the sponsorship of the loca
civilian defense council and the Franz
Lozar post of the American Legion.
This was decided at the defense
council meeting Monday evening al
which Harold j. Dillon asked thai
such meeting be held. Dillon is
chairman of the Legion posts civilian
defense committee.
C. A. zwiener, st. Paul, head of the
state civilian defense council anc
department adjutant for the Legion
and Roy Anderson, Austin, depart
ment commander for the Legion, will
be invited to speak. The date for the
meeting will depend upon when they
can be here. Dillon said they expected
to be on the iron ranges soon.
A resolution was approved whereby
the local council will ask that it be
permitted to deal directly through the
state organization, and opposition was
expressed to the establishment of a
range council or state office branch
on the range as throwing additional
red tape into situation now impeded
by lack of central authority.
Dillon reported that the Legion
organization is backing nationwide
drive to place civilian defense under
proper national officials and on a
workable basis throughout the country
All local organizations will be asked
to participate in promoting the mass
meeting. Anton Zbasnik, council
chairman, L. G. Stember, chairman of
the speakers committee, and Dillon
are working out details.
I. G. Cox, fire chief, reported that
10 volunteer firemen had been re-
cruited to work with the local fire
Douglas Nankervis, police
chief, said that IL auxiliary officers
were being trained.
Air raid wardens are now being
and registered by Stem
Der, chief warden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
Local District Designates Next
Group of Selectees for Induction
NelU Registrdnts' Lottery
to be Conducted on
March II.

New selective service registrants in
the local district will receive their
draft order numbers on March II at
a national lottery set for that day.
Total number of registrants now is
TIC. eight less than that recorded at
first tabulation. Cards of % non
residents of the district have been sent
to the proper draft boards, and Is
cards have been sent here from points
outside the district were local men
signed up. These account for the
change in the previous total Of 727.
The lottery for the third group of
registrants will follow in general the
procedure for the other two. All new
registrants, however, will be placed
behind those already registered on
draft board lists.
On March 9 the local board will
shuttle all third registration cards
and number them tt, To, and SO on,
the ''T'' standing for the third regis
tration. Similar sets of numbers will
be in the lottery capsules to be drawn
in Washington from the famous gold
fish bowl. Recan that the serial num-
bers of the second registration were
designated by the letter "S.~
The local districts man holding the
first number drawn will be first in
order for possible induction into the
army, and will also be the first to
receive his QUESTIONABLE and the first
to be classified as to liability for mill
tary service.
For example: If, and this is just E
supposition, number T-100 is drawn
first in the national lottery, the local
districts man with this serial number
Continued on Last Page)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
400 BOOKS TO
BE SENT Army
Number Only Half as Large as
City Could Contribute,
is Belief.

Between 300 and 400 books will be
sent to Duluth this week to be dis
tributed to servicemen's camps, accord
ing TO Mrs. Ruth King, city librarian
whose staff is preparing the books
collected through the victory book
campaign for shipment
With the campaign half over, Ely
has donated only half as many books
as it is believed are available. Dona-
tons may be left at the city library
or Boy Scouts will collect the books if
persons having them will notify the
library, Anthony Bhimsek, recreation
director, or Ray Hoefler, Commercial
Club secretary.
Largest donation was made by DIR.
and Mrs. H. N. Sutherland, who gave
so volumes, many like new.
1t may not occur to some people
that books like Berlin Diary" INSIDE
Latin America" and keys of the
Kingdom" may not be available to the
men who are protecting the individuals
rights to read, the authors right Of
free expression, and even the very
existence of our liaterature, Mrs. King
said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
AutO-Mishap Suit
Filed for ELy Case.

Two Ely men are involved in an
automobile accident suit filed last
week in Virginia district court. Ed
ward NJ Maxi is suing Eric Nikkinen
for $253.97 damages as a result of a
motor mishap on May 4, 1941.
Maxi charges negligent driving was
the cause of the accident in the COM
plant and declares that Nikkinen's
car struck his automobile as it was
parked on Sheridan Street, between
Ninth and Tenth Avenues East in
this city The plaintiff states in the
complaint that Nikkinen has paid $50
for the alleged damages, but that
the remaining $25397 is due.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
State Prepares for Spawn
Experiment at Pipestone

propagation representative for this
territory
The spawn from Pipestone Falls will
be Matched at the Tower state hatch
cry, and the fry distributed here. The
experiment is climax to lengthy
negotiations with the conservation de-
partment carried on by the Ely Com
mercial club and local sportsmen to
secure propagation unit for this area.
Two walleyed pike rearing ponds
will be operated near here this sum-
mer, and possibly more. Those defin-
itely located are near Hibbard's lodge
on Moose lake and just south of Camp
Gegoka on the Ely-Ffnland road
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
MVA PLANS FOOD
TRAINING SCHOOL.

A course on food is being planned
for local members of the Minnesota
Victory Aids and other interested
women, Mrs. Joseph Fleming, in
charge of the MVA here, has an
nounced.
Miss Elizabeth Spreisterbach, Vir-
GINA home demonstration agent, will
be in charge of the training school
to be conducted on 10 evenings during
March.
The MVA will meet the fourth
Monday of every month at 3 p. m.
so that reports on activities may be
made to the civilian defense council
that meets the same evening. At this
this weeks meeting Mrs Jack Sera-
weeks meeting Mrs. Jack Seraphine
acted as secretary pro tenn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
PLENTY Tough and a Good Man
General Macarthur Still Appropriate

Rowe saw action in all of
these sectors.
Now four other Ely men are
fighting alongside Macarthur
in the epic defense of the Ba-
taan peninsula.
They are Sgt. E. E. Folio,
Corp. Louis Tome, Sgt. James
Mondati, members of the a
corps, and Private RENO Tue
mala, a marine.
They were all on the island
when hostilities began Dec. 7,
and insofar as is known are
still there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
Remember Pearl HarbOr

Buhl was honored in the Meet
Your Neighbor" program over KDAL
and with a page of pictures in the
NewslTribune on Sunday. Roger
Weaver on behalf of the Duluth Cham
her of Commerce welcomed a large
party of guests from Buhl. L. r
Simons was master of ceremonies and
he introduced the Buhl band under
the direction of James Colosimo, John
Klarich and Coach Mario Retica OF the
championship basketball team, Gus'
Cronberg, Frank Anderson, E. L
Minkler and c. C. Crosby and the TUT
sisters, a trio of excellent singers
Aurora will be honored next Sunday
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
LETTERS FROM
SOLDIERS

Capt. A. r. Morley, at one time il
charge of Co. 704 at Gegoka but nov
on active duty with the army, write.
the following letter from Fort Mon
mouth, N. j..
although it has been quite spell
since I left Ely I still think of my
many friends there and have wished
many times I could have talk with
someone from there for just short
time. I am still stationed at For
Monmouth where I was sent about 8
year ago when I left Ely.
ct enjoy it here very much anc
have found the work very enjoyable
When I arrived here last spring
was sent to school for q short time
and was then given the job of help
ing to organize a new department OF
the school. On July LIST We started
an officer candidate school for selected
n-commissioned officers. They were
given a very concentrated ee-months
course and the successful ones were
commissioned as End lieutenants in
OlIC al VI GlpC SlhVCo StdpCO dAAt
then ordered to duty with the Signal
Corps. There were 500 men in the
first course and since that time the
school has been enlarged considerably
During the first school I was an
instructor and at the present time am
executive officer of the school"
"The students are up at $50 a. m
with classes starting at 1880. At 1900
they pause for dinner until lis when
they start again until 5:45 p. m. Sup
per is at 6:15 p. m, and then they
study until HOO p. m. when lights
are out. This is their schedule for
six days week. 1t is very difficult
course but the officers we turn out go
into the field and to date have been
very successful and are then COM
handing officers.
"Fort Monmouth is located about
so miles from New York City at Red
Bank, New Jersey and was the only
Signal Corps Post in the United
States until a short time ago when
a new Replacement Center was opened
in Missouri.
ct attempt to look up all the Ely
men who get to this post but no
doubt there are so many men in and
out of here that it is impossible to
keep posted on them all. send my
regards to my many friends and even
though they haven't heard from me
I certainly haven't forgotten them
CT sure appreciate getting The
Miner" writes Chester Thoren from
Camp Wallace, Texas, "and that goes
for John Sustercich, Albert zupancich,
and Frank Pulls also"
Thoren's letter, in which he tells how
they blast tiny targets out of water
five miles distant with their artillery
pieces, follows:
ct believe I can thank you for the
Ely boys who are down here at Camp
Wallace for The Ely Miner. We sure
are glad to receive it, and at the
time they held dance to raise money
to send the paper to the boys in the
service, I sure hope that they made
enough to send it to all the boys.
Because that is one thing we really
look forward to. received the last copy
tonight and I've never read paper
so much before. I read every little
item in it.
Continued on Last Page
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26

An Ely man spent Is months
in France during the first world
war fighting with the hero of
the Philippines.
He is William Rowe who
remembers we'll then Brig. Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, now a
full general in charge of the
magnificent fight being waged
by the American forces against
the Japs on the island of Luzon.
''Plenty tough and a good
man."
That was Rowe's one sem
tence description of Macarthur
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
ALAR TO ATTEND
OFFICERS SCHOOL.

Technical Sergeant David E. Altar
has been selected to attend officers
candidate school in Virginia according
to word received here by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Alar.
Alar, who was among four men
selected from 200 who took tests for
the school, is now at Fort Dix, N. j.
His score for the tests was 146 points
out of a possible $50, and he lead the
four selected.
Successful completion of the course
will bring Altar second heutenant's
commission in the army. He will be
in training for three months. Alar was
notamong the forces who went to Ire
land as previously believed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
Results May Determine o. K
of Fish Hatchery for the
Ely Territory.

Three loads of equipment have been
trucked over the ice to Pipestone Falls
on Eastwood lake preparatory to tax
ing walleyed pike spawn this spring.
The spawn taking is an experiment
to determine if enough is available to
supply a hatchery contemplated for
Ely, and will be in charge of crew
directed by Harley Hansen, Virginia,
the conservation departments fish
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
WAR NEEDS MONEY!

1t will cost money to defeat
Japan. Your government calls on
you to help now.
Buy defense bonds, or stamps
today. Buy them every day, if you
can, but buy them on a regular
basis.
Bonds cost at little as $18.75,
stamps come as low as 10 cents.
Defense bonds and stamps can be
bought at all banks and postofhces,
and stamps can also be purchased
at retail stores.
The Miner urges all Americans to
support your government with your
dollars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
Buy u. s. Defense Bonds

President Roosevelt took a deserved
slap at those critics of government
who persist in spreading Axis propa-
ganda to the detriment of American
morale in the war in which we are
now engaged up to the hilt. He
expressed his contempt for Americans
who are spreading the un-American
foreign issued propaganda of mo
longer any Pacific fleet since Pearl
Harbor; that more than thousand OF
our planes were destroyed on the
ground; that Britain and Russia
would negotiate a separate peace with
Germany" and dozen more state
ments such as this, all sent to this
country by paid propagandists of the
foreign powers at war with the United
States and its allies.
The president further stated that
unfortunately these false and morale
demoralizing reports are spread by
people who should know better bu
are taking advantage of this FREE
country and its democracy and in the
spreading are playing right into the
hands of the foreign powers wht
originated the falsehoods. Any one Of
these statements would be a warrant
for a firing squad in the AM
countries. It has not come to Thu
stage in America as yet, with TIT
result that some are letting theil
mouth run away with their brains.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26

as a World War I fighter, and
it is even more appropriate
now.
Rowe was a member of the
Saith infantry brigade COM
manded by Macarthur, and the
brigade was a part of the
famed Rainbow division. 1t
was Macarthur as chief of
staff who named the division
which played a deciding role in
four allied engagements. They
were the battles of Cham
payne, Chateau-Thierry, ST..
Mihiel, and Argonne-Meuse.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
WISCONSIN GIRL
is SWIM TEACHER.

Miss Kathryn S. Riddle has been
hired as swimming teacher and coach
for Memorial high school. Miss Riddle
is expected to start her work next
week
She is a swimming instructor at
Beloit college, Beloit, Wis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26
Buy U. S. Defense Bonds

Overheard at gossip club" gath
erine a few days ago. No names are
mentioned as it is not advisable to
cause embarrassment to the family.
Said Mrs. A. to Mrs. B.: Just think,
we only owe - $50 dollars Tor
groceries and yesterday we received
notice from Attorney that the
account must be paid or garnishee
proceedings would follow. My hus-
hands check was only $140 for the
first two weeks at the - mine,
fContinued on Page Four)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26

AT DULUTH MEETING.
Rangers Frank Legat, Jack Valen-
tine. and @. R. Boerner are attending
a forest service conference in Duluth
this week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-26

continued on Page Four)
Evening star., 1942-11-24

he entered the country, and third,
that he had admitted the commits
sion Of a crime involving moral
turpitude (perjury).
Proof falls short of establishing
that the subject has been a person
OF good moral character for the past
five years." the board said in reject
ing Krebs' application to suspend
deportation proceedings.
Whatever the nature of his ac-
tivities since 1898, whatever the ex-
tent of his popularity as writer
the alien may not escape the plain
mandate of our deportation laws.
His life has been so marked with
violence, intrigue and treachery that
1t would be difficult, if not wholly
unwarranted, to conclude that his
present reliability and good charac-
ter have been established.
"Felonious assault and perjury are
included in this aliens record. Under
various aliases he has flouted the
laws Of every country he visited
those of the United States not ex-
cepted. He was the leading spirit in
marine espionage and sabotage on
the water fronts of Europe. He has
been deported from England, Nor
way and the United States. The
Dominican Settlement Project con-
siders him unworthy of admission to
its borders. Within the past five
years the subject has been consid-
cred an agent of Nazi Germany.
"On the record before us it ap-
pears that he has been completely
untrustworthy and amoral."
Evening star., 1942-11-24

Air Force; 1t. Gen. Holcomb, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps; Brig.
Gen. Ralph H. Wooten, United
States Army, aide to President Ar
royo; Capt. Frank Loftin, United
States Navy, aide to President Ar
rOVO
Evening star., 1942-11-24
Citizens Council lauds
Rando|ph's Reelection

An expression Of appreciation to
voters Of the I'd congressional dis
trict Of West Virginia for re-elects
ing Representative Randolph IN the
recent election was extended last
night by the Northwest Citizens
Council.
Commentator to Mr.. Randolph.
who is chairman Of the House Dis
trict Committee, for his work for
Washington as we'll as for his home
district was voted. 4.
The council also requested that
in the face Of "an appreciable in
crease in revenue" by the Capital
Transit Co. the cost Of the weekly,
bus pass be restored to 81 and that
tokens by sold at the rate Of six for
40 cents. :
In another resolution the council
asked that the office Of the Engineer
Commissioner more closely co-or-
dinate means of investigation OF
private boarding and rooming
houses. Several Investigations have.
been made of one small home, It
was said, and the resolution asked
that the check be made through
one investigation. .,
The meeting was held at the
home of Owen B. French, 1904 Thir-
| ty-sixth street NV. and was pre-
sided over by Mr.. French.
Evening star., 1942-11-24
Krebs
Continued From First Page }

that he was otherwise deportable
under the law.
Before his arrest Krebs had been
at liberty under IS 600 bond pending
a decision by the board.
Described Own Life.
"Out of the Night" described in
great detail Krebs' life, particularly
his work as an agent of the Russian
secret police which. he said, brought
him to America to stir up trouble
along the water front. He claimed
to have done similar work in Europe
and declared that he was "the COM
intern's chief trouble-maker on the
water front of Europe, hunted by
the police of half a dozen nations" 4"
The sudden action by the Govern
ment in arresting Krebs, whose book
was a best seller two years ago and
caused great deal of comment as
to it's authenticity, was viewed as
sort of strange" today by some
attaches of the Dies Committee
which 18 months ago investigated
the story of his activities as both a
Russian and German spy.
Belief was expressed the Govern
ment may have uncovered some
hitherto unknown evidence against
Krebs or that pressure had been
brought by the Soviet government
for his internment and ultimate
deportation to Germany.
Refers to Bridges Case.
One member Of the Dies Commit
tee, who said he lacked detailed in
formation on latest DEVELOPMENTS.
said Krebs' arrest might have re-
suited from the Governments efforts
to justify its action in ordering the
deportation to Australia of Harry
Bridges, West Coast labor leader.
Krebs was one of the principal
witnesses before the Dies Commit
tee when it investigated activities OF
the German-American Bund. His
testimony followed closely the excit-
ing stories of his experiences as out
lined in his book The committee
in its report to the House on the
inquiry made no recommendation
with respect to Krebs.
'It may be- commented one at
tache of the Dies Committee, that
Krebs was just one jump more
clever than members of the COM
mittee."
Prefers to Be Stateless.
According to the record of the
board proceedings. Krebs, although
he became a citizen of Germany by
birth. now rejects the land of his
nativity and prefers to be consid-
cred stateless."
The record shows Krebs first visit
ed the United States at Galveston
Tex, for brief period in December
1921. He also made short visits dur.
ing December, 1923, and in June o.
August, 1924.
From May, 1923, to December
1887, Krebs was a member of thu
Communist party of Germany, {
section of the Communist Interna.
tional," the board said. During
this period he states that his lif'
Evening star., 1942-11-24
If. Strafton OF WAVES
Named SPARS' Director

1t. Dorothy c. Stratton, WAVES
officer assigned to the Coast Guard,
will be sworn in today or tomorrow
as director of the SPARS, Coast
Guard Womens Reserve, with the
rank of lieutenant commander.
There was considerable uncertain
ty as to when the ceremony would
take place because of various tech
nicalities. 1t. Stratton had yet to
pass a physical examination to be
discharged from the Navy, of which
she is member because of her
WAVE commission, and would then
take another physical examination
to be commissioned a Coast Guard
officer.
President Roosevelt's signature on
the SPARS bill yesterday created
the new reserve.
Evening star., 1942-11-24
registers and "gets popped up" about

registers and "gets popped up" about
taking job when no Job is there.
The British draft Of women, which
started with the power to call up
women from Is to SO years, has
gradually narrowed Its age groups.
The royal proclamation made only
those from 20 to "a years liable for
service and at present the intention
in Britain is to call only widows
without children and single women
between the ages of 20 and 80.
Some decision on the registration
Of women Is expected within the
next two weeks. That was reported
by AFL President William L. Green
after a White House conference last
week. The following day President
Roosevelt indicated 1t had not yet
been decided whether or not the
registration would be compulsory or
how large group 1t would include
Evening star., 1942-11-24

Take every drop Of waste kitchen
fats to your meat dealer.