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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
Rotary Will Meet Next
at Commercial Club Fete.

Carl johnson of the justice depart
ment of the u. S. stationed in this
city was guest of H. r. Browne at
last nights meeting of the Rotary
club. Mr.. Montague of Burnside Lodge
was a guest of Con Haugen.
Martin Gunderson was the five
minute speaker and told of his sailing
experience when Is years of age. VIM.
Mills was chosen as the next five
minute speaker.
Wilson Carlson, Barney Agnew and
VIM. Noyes were named as COM
mittee to have charge of the Valen-
tine party next month.
The club decided to forego next
weeks regular meeting on wednesday
and meet at the Community Center
along with the Kiwanis club members
Justin Kline representing the You'll
Hostels organization was introduced b!
Con Haugen. He spoke on the Hoste
subject and illustrated his talk witt
motion pictures
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
State Does Not Get
Mineral Rights.

The state cannot retain mineral
reservations in tax forfeited lands
which are repurchased by the owner,
Attorney General j. A. A. Burnquist
held in legal opinion today to
Thomas J. Naylor, Duluth, st. Louis
county attorney.
Naylor cited case in which land
believed to contain some iron ore was
repurchased by the former owner on
an installment purchase plan pro-
vided under 1899 law, and asked
whether the repurchase was subject to
a mineral reservation by the state.
After going into lengthy recital
of the 1889 law, which enables the
owner of land lost to the state through
forfeiture for tax delinquency and OPP
portunity to reacquire it through re-
purchase, Burnquist asserted:
"We cannot justify the conclusion
that the Legislature intended that the
purchaser should lose the minerals in
the lands which they had forfeited to
the state. Therefore; owners who re-
purchase tax-forfeited lands pursuant
| to provisions of the 1899 law reacquirec
| them free from any mineral reserva.
ton resulting from tax forfeiture"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
Father Mothers Flock

There are many animals and
birds among whom the father, rath-
er than the mother, does the ''noth-
ering." This does not mean that
the fathers are henpecked, either.
Among the rhea birds of South
America the male always takes
care of the young babies. He may
even have several wives at the same
time and take care Of the families
all of them produce. He builds the
nests, then when his wives have laid
their eggs in that nest, he sits on the
eggs and matches them. Then he
takes care of the babies and brings
them up as papa's children.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
MEN SOUGHT FOR
NEWFOUNDLAND.

Additional job openings for skilled
workmen in Newfoundland were an
nounced this week by the Office of the
division of employment and security.
The Office is taking applications
from fully qualified men in the fol-
lowing positions: assistant general
carpenter foreman, carpenter fore
man, finish carpenter, pipe layer
(pipe setter AMI calker), roofers
plumbers, steamfitters, sheet metal
workers.
Wages range from $66 to 500 for
a 60-hour week with no loss of time.
Room and board can be obtained for
So to $40 per week. workers are not
allowed to bring their families.
Employment contracts range from IL
to 10 months, depending on the job
classification. Transportation is paid in
advance, including return fare if the
applicant stays for the duration of his
contract. Men live in construction
camps.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
FROM
SOLDIERS

Guard duty, watching for Jap sub
marines. the roundabout circuit of his
Ely Miner, and the prospects for a
snowless winter are described in de-
tail by Jacob M. Musich, Lompoc,
Calf, in the following letter:
st wish to inform you that I have
been receiving The Ely Miner and
enjoying very bit of news. Many in
cidents are being printed that I would
not know about.
"Since the war started the 10th
division and our regiment have been
scattered and put on guard duty The
first three weeks of the war I was up
in the mountains north of San Luis
Obispo guarding a railroad tunnel
Now am at Point Concephor near the
Pacific Ocean looking out for jap
anese submarines and ships and also
guarding railroad fill.
$50 this meant that the paper was
sent to Camp, then forwarded to reg
mental headquarters, then to Com
pany headquarters, then to platoon
headquarters. would appreciate very
much if you'd address the paper tic
me at Co. K, 160th Inf, Lampoc
California, which is our company
headquarters, but the way the army
!, does things I don't know for how long
thatIl be my address.
eff I stay here for the rest of the
winter, It'll be the first winter that
will not see snow, which is o. K
| by me-"
/ In thanking the VIEW for his Miner
Arthur Buraglio, writes from Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, Maryland, "Youl
never know how much it is appreci
| ated"
Sending their greetings to FL.
people are John j. Sustercich, Cheste
Thoren, Frank Pulls, and Albert zup
ancich, all at Camp Wallace, Texas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

Victory in this war will depend upon
the vigor, energy and enthusiasm of
the people at home as much or more
than upon the strength and fitness
of the fighting forces. All of the auth
critics, medical and military, have said
so. The truth of it is obvious.
The first step, of course, is check
up to see if there is any organic
reason why you aren't up to snuff.
Having set their minds at rest about
that, lot of people are going to find
that there is nothing much wrong but
their diets-too few eggs, too little milk
and lean meat, vegetables, fruit and
brown bread and far, far too much
pie and cake and cocktails, not to
speak of too little sleep and no exer-
else.
Its little bit ridiculous to go around
half alive in the piping times of
peace. It's little short of treason to
do it in time of war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
ASKS EMPLOYEES BE ALERT.

Benjamin F. Fairless, President Of
the United States Steel Corporation,
in a statement addressed to all en-
ployees of the Corporation and its
subsidiary companies, published in the
January issue of U. S. Steel News,
called upon every employee to keep
a watchful eye for sabotage and fifth
column activities.
While this is a patriotic duty, Mr..
Fairless pointed out that it should
be exercised with good Judgment and
without resort to unwarranted suspicion
or unjustifled accusation.
"The overwhelming loyalty OF the
American people is self-evident," Mr.
Fairless declared. "Our big job will
be production. What we do and how
we do it will have far-reaching effects
on the battle line. We share a com.
mon danger. Our country, our homes
our families, our freedom-all that We
hold dear-are at stake. We mus
and will fight through to victory"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
QEsTIoNs AND ANSWERS.

Mrs. A. s.: My Is year old boy is
husky looking but subject to colds.
Is there any vaccine to prevent colds?
Ans. Vaccination has not proved
very satisfactory against common colds.
See that your son avoids people who are
coming down with colds, if possible,
and insist that he stay home in bed
at the first sign of a cold himself.
Then call for help if the cold doesn't
clear up quickly.
B. r.: How should leftover cooked
vegetables be used?
Ans. Cooking does destroy some of
the vitamin content of vegetables
though much of it can be retained if
they are cooked in a small amount of
water and the water saved and used
in soup or gravy. Cooking a second
time means a further loss. Left-overs
could be used without further cooking
in salads.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
COLLECTS FOIL
Ely Man Does Bit to
Help Win War.

An Elyite has started one-man
campaign to collect tin and lead foil,
and is sending it to the Duluth chap
ter of the American Red Cross.
Twelve containers in which the foil
can be deposited have been placed in
the business district by U. S. Grant
McMahan.
st can do that much if I can't do
ANYTHING else" Mr.. McMahan declared.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
KilUunis Will Meet
With Ely Civic Club

The local Kiwanis club will observe
the 9th anniversary of the Kiwanis
International at tonight's meeting In
the Forest hotel, with B. S. Richards,
chairman of the Kiwanis education
committee, in charge of the program
The members of the education COM
mittee will speak on various phases
of the organization. Arthur ForSelius
viii speak on the international Or
ganization;" Archie Swanson, ski
wants Districts and Divisions" and Mr..
Richards, brief History Of the XII
wants Organization" The singing OF
Kiwanis songs will be led by Peter
Moscatelh, with George Matesha at
the piano.
The club will meet with the Ely
Arrowhead club Tuesday night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

The registration of all men between
the ages of Is to IS need cause no
alarm. The government by adopting
such a method is merely taking time
by the forelock, getting its plans IN
shape so that in case of need there
would be no delay in getting the
number of men required.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
ELECTED DIRECTOR.

DR.. T. Ahola of this city was elected
as a director of the Range Municipal
tiles Association at the annual meeting
in Virginia last night Percy Barker
of Virginia was elected president.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
DEATH SOLVES PROBLEM.

Death solves the problems of the
worlds latest woman. 815-pound Ruth
Pontico won't be a circus headliner
anymore-but her passing saved her a
lot of discomfort and inconvenience
Read about her in The American
Weekly, the magazine distributed with
next weeks Sunday Chicago Herald
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
On This Occasion
Continued From Page One)

for patent on the letter w in use as
a victory emblem. Some one might
have had the bright idea to patent
the other Is letters of the alphabet
and printers would have large royalty
bills added to heavy expenditures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
You Are Welcome.

Editor, Miner:
The o. E. S. wants to thank you for
all the courtesies you extended us dur
ing 1941.
Yours truly,
VERNA SENSTAD,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
BOTTLE CAPS HIT.

Simplification is an important word
in Americas new fight to conserve its
critical materials. For example, already
one manufacturer has reduced the
number of varieties of bottle caps
from 40 to f. Another now makes only
one style of ice cream mold where
he used to make thirty. Rubber COM
panies are gradually reducing galoshes
and rubbers to standard styles, and
are making them only in black. We
ca nexpect much more of such SIM
plification-an and in virtually every field
of production, from petticoats to per-
colators.
PLENTY OF GLASS, BRICK.
Cheerful priorities note: Did you
know that there is no priority control
on lumber, concrete, stone, brick or
glass and that there are about 10 per
cent as many nails available now as
in 1910? Within limits, then, you can
and that extra bedroom or small porch
you've been planning.
CONSUMER TIPS.
Long before the war with the Axis
powers began, the Government was
furnishing information to help the
consumer buy wisely. Now, more than
ever, is the time to take advantage of
this free service. One service is called
Consumer Tips" and gives concise
and factual information on such varied
subjects as protection against moths,
how to make good coffee, and how to
buy cotton dresses. Another is the
Consumers Guide" regular publ
cation devoted to educational and
factual information about consumer
goods.
Write to the Consumers Counsel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

u. S. Nickel
The United States nickel is now
rounding out its seventy-ffth year
in circulation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

BuffaIo's News Stand sells The Ely
Miner each week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22
DIGEST OF DEFENSE

Division of the Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. c., about
either of these services.
FOR YOUR CALENDAR.
Mark the following list of materials
on your kitchen calendar: rubber, iron,
aluminium, paper, steel, copper, lead,
zinc, cotton and wool. They are critical
materials needed for defense produc-
ton, and that means that not a
scrap should be destroyed.
Soon the Government will begin a
series of continuous campaigns to COL
lect these materials. Uncle Sam won't
act as the collection agency. Instead,
householderS are asked to give these
materials to welfare agencies, or sell
or give them directly to junk and scrap
dealers. The dealers, in turn, will re-
sell them to the defense industries
MIR. HENDERSON AND YOU.
When you see news story about Mr.
Henderson putting a price ceiling on
cotton or rayon "grey goods" does
1T mean much to you? Probably not.
But when you go to buy new dress,
or a shirt for your husband, or a
new pair of sheets, your purchase will
be affected by Mr.. Henderson's ruling.
DRIED EGGS GO AMERICAN.
Thirty-seven new egg drying plants
are now being established, and by the
first of the year, there will be SO such
plants in the United States producing
about 145 million pounds year. Eggs
in this form are in high demand by
the British. American housewives, as
well as bakers and food purchasers,
may be asking for them too. They can
be used for all making and cooking
purposes, and even in scrambled eggs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

: Remember Pearl Harbor .
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Ii. Col. T.. R. Morris,
Father Of Draft Plan
Dies in New jersey
World War Coptoin
Bought Goldfish Bowl
For July, 1917, Lottery

1t. Col. Charles Robert Morris,
Ct, who as captain in the provost
marshal generals Office here gave
America her plan of drawing mill
tary draft numbers from a goldfish
bowl, died yesterday at the home
of his daughter at Lebanon, N. j.
Col. Morris last public appear
ances in Washington were made in
1910 and 1941 when he took part in
repetitions of the draft lottery he
originated quarter of a century
ago. His death resulted from an
illness which came on him early
this year and prevented his par
ticipating in the draft last March.
1t was as aide to Brig. Gen. Enoch
H. CroWder. provost marshal general,
that Col. Morris presented his plan.
1t took the place of method that
called for the use of 5000, 900
marbles. more marbles than the gen.
erals Office could obtain at one
time.
Brought Fish Bowl.
When the first drawing was held
July 20, 1917, Col. Morris appeared
with an ordinary fish bowl and
thousands of medicine capsules con-
tanning slips of paper with printed
numbers. Secretary of War Newton
D. Baker on that occasion was
blindfolded with Col. Morris hand
kerchief and reached into the bowl
to draw out the first number.
In second and third draft dur
ing the first World War, the cap
sule method was used. At the last
of these, President Wilson drew
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Missing Persons

Those haUing information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
Nth the Public Relations Squad
of the Police Department, Ma
tiondl 1000.
william A. White, 8, 4 feet, IS
pounds, gray eyes, light hair, wear
ing green trousers. brown sweater,
stripe shirt, brown and white shoes;
missing from 511 Fourth street NV.
since Saturday.
Irving Morris, 81, S feet 10 inches,
$50 pounds. brown eyes and hair;
missing from Millersville, Md, since
Friday.
Albert E. Cross, A. feet 7 inches,
$50 pounds, wearing gray pants,
sweater and black shoes: missing
from 1880 Pleasant street Sc. since
yesterday.
Ray Frazier, IA, colored, 4 feet S
inches, lis pounds, wearing maroon
sweater, blue trousers and black
shoes; missing from 1876 Corcoran
street NV. since Saturday.
Lucille c. Taylor, Is, colored, 4
feet, lis pounds, wearing plaid
skirt, black sweater, green socks,
brown shoes, yellow coat: missing
from 1853 Corcoran street NV. since
Saturday.
Otis Green, IL, colored, 4 feet 10
inches, 100 pounds, dark brown skin,
wearing dark brown sweater, black
shoes and pants; missing from 400
Eads street NE. since Friday.
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Marine Underwriters
Cut War Risk Rates
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Marine un-
derwriters here announced yester-
day further reductions in cargo war
risk rates.
On shipments to and from Egypt
(via the Cape of Good Hope) the
rate was reduced to $50 per each
500 of cargo from s25 for Alexan-
dria and $3.50 for Port Said and
Suez. The rate to and from the
east coast of India. mot east of
Calcutta) was decreased from $25
to $50.
Among important changes in the
Western Hemisphere the following
rate reductions were made:
On shipments between United
States Atlantic ports and the West
Indies, east coast of Central America
and Mexico and the north coast
of South America, from $3.50 to
$40; between United States Gulf
ports and those same points, from
$40 to $3.50:
Between United States Atlantic
ports and Brazil and Argentina,
from SIS to $l2.50; between United
States and Canadian Pacific ports
and those countries tvia Panama) !,
from SIS to $3.50;
Between the Pacific Coast Of
North. South and Central America
and United States Atlantic ports,
from $3.50 to $40: between those
same points and United States Gulf
ports, from SO to $50.
United States Gulf coastwise ship
nnents, from $50 to IS.
Evening star., 1942-11-09

the first number from the original
bowl. He was blindfolded with
piece of upholstery from chair in
independence Hall. and the ladle
used to stir the capsules was fash
ioned from a rafter of that historic
building
When plans were made for the
first draft in this war, thoughts
again turned to Col Morris. He
had entered private business and
bad been an active figure around
Elizabeth, N. j., until he was in
capacitated by fall in 1888.
Relics Used Again.
On October 20, 1910, Col. Morris
appeared in Washington, bringing
with him the blindfold and paddle
he had kept from the last lottery
of the First World War. From
Independence Hall, where it had
been placed on display was brought
the original goldfish bowl.
There was a dramatic pause in
the Departmental Auditorium that
October day as Col. Morris, who
had blindfolded Secretary OF War
Baker and President Wilson, slipped
the piece of upholstery around the
eyes of Secretary of War Stimson.
He led Secretary Stimson to the big
glass bowl, stirred the capsules with
the wooden ladle and watched as
the first of the shells was drawn.
Then he stepped to the background
while President Roosevelt read the
number-158.
Col. Morris was born in Milwaukee
in May. 1875. and was employed as
a clerk in the Treasury Department
in 1898. AT the outbreak OF the war
in 1917. he enlisted and soon was
commissioned captain in the
provost marshal generals office.
Resigned From War.
At the close of the war he resigned
his position with the Treasury and,
from october, 1920, to June, 1928,
was in charge of establishing a
filing system at the Bayway refinery
of the Standard Oil Co. Of New
Jersey. Still later, he operated a
rug firm in Elizabeth.
In October, 1928, he became a
member of the staff of the Union
County Board of Elections and
served until he resigned last March.
He was city councilman from the
18th ward in Elizabeth in 1888
and 1884.
Col Morris is survived BY his
widow, Mrs. Grace Mills Morris; a
daughter, Mrs. Nelson H. Bigelow OF
Lebanon, at whose home he died,
and two sons, Charles, jr.. OF Los
Angeles, and Robert Morris Of
Millburn. N. j.
Funeral services will be held at
Elizabeth at 2:30 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Landings in Africa
First Big Test for
Some l. 5. Equipment
Landing Borges and
Gorond Rifles See
Combat Action
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASsoclAted Press.
LONDON, Nov. 9.-The North
African landings were the first
big scale combat test for some
of the United States Army's new
equipment, such as landing
barges and Garand rifles, as web
as for it's new methods of organi-
zation and operation.
] Unlike the landing in France in
the last war, American troop trans
ports could not be brought up to
friendly, commodious port for the
soldiers to march ashore in orderly
file.
This time 1t. Gen. Dwight Eisen-
hower's men were prepared for
every kind of opposition.
There was an aerial umbrella of
planes to soften up points of de-
fense. Parachute troops dropped
down to seize vital points until
other air-borne and ground troops
arrived.
With the way thus paved, the
transports, guarded by naval and
air forces, moved up offshore where
their cargoes Of men and machines
were unloaded into armored, shall
low-draft landing barges which
churned up to the beaches and
dropped their vertical prows to
serve as gangplanks. Then the
men splashed ashore.
The basic weapon of the indi-
vioual soldier is the new Garard
rife. Semi-automatic, cooked from
the discharged energy of the pre-
vious shot, the Garand fires several
times faster than the bolt-action
Springfield.
With tanks and ank-destroyer
vehicles rumbling off the barges and
blazing the way, the infantry piles
into armored trucks and dashes for
objectives miles inland, or moves
afoot-not in picture book forma-
ton. but in widely dispersed order,
ducking and crawling behind trees,
shrubs, rocks and even clumps Of
grass and weed against immediate
points of resistance.
That is how the United States
Army today makes a landing-air-
men, naval forces, parachute troops,
air-bor troops, Rangers, engineers,
infantry, armored divisions, tank de-
stroyer battalions and specialists of
all kinds neatly co-ordinated.
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Father Says D. {. Officer
Survived Attack on Ship

Enoch A. Chase, 1860 Clydesdale
place NV, has received word, un-
officially, that his son, 1t. Comdr.
Edgar Griffith Chase, is among sur
vivors of the destroyer Meredith,
reported sunk late last month.
Comdr. Chase, who was executive
officer aboard the destroyer. was
member of the class of 1882 at the
Naval Academy and has many
friends here. He attended Western
High School and Emerson Institute
in this city.
Mr.. Chase said he received word
of his son being among the survivors
from Comdr. Chase's wife, Mrs Elva
Hughes Chase, who is in San Pedro
Calf. The daughter = in law, in
turn, had received a message from
her father, a naval officer, Mr..
Chase said. He said he does not
know where Comdr. Chase is or
whether he suffered any injury.
Besides his father, who is a re-
tired lawyer. Comdr. Chase has a
sister, Mrs. Alfred M. Houghton. and
brother, Norman o. Chase, both of
this city. Another brother. It.
Enoch D. Chase, is Assistant Naval
Attache at Guatemala City, Guate-
mala His mother, Mrs. Lester
Stevens. lives in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1942-11-09
Stories CONFUSING
7oAxis Printed
| Before Invasion

Several reports likely to mislead
Axis leaders preceded the American
invasion of French North Africa
Among them was the story two
weeks ago that Gen. Dwight D..
Eisenhower, chief of American
expeditionary forces, was expected
back here momentarily for consulta-
ton.
President Roosevelt. asked about
the report, said movements of gen.
erals were military secrets. The
story had been cleared by the Office
of Censorship.
London's story OF three British
battleships and other warships con-
centrated in the distant Bay Of
Bengal, which the British censor
approved, must now seem suspicious,
indeed, to Berlin and Toxic in the
light of what took place nearer
home.
The steady massing OF American
troops in Britain served likewise to
create confusion on the continent.
and some suspicion exists that the
invasion rehearsal attack on Dieppe
may have been calculated to mis-
lead the foe.