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Evening star., 1942-02-25
Protestant Churches
Act 10 End Friction
With u. ). 0. Units
Maryland, Delaware
And District Ministers
Meet With Army Men
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-A policy
to alleviate alleged friction between
the United Service Organizations
and the churches soon will be pre-
sented to the Council of Churches
and Christian Education of Mary
land and Delaware and the Wash
ington Federation of Churches for
formal adoption.
The Rev. Ben. F. Wyland, liaison
chaplain of the councils depart
ment of christian ministry to serv-
ice men, told a meeting of l 900 min
listers yesterday that there has
been friction between the U. S. o.
and church agencies, but the
churches went right ahead and did
the work which was needed and
which the U, S. o. could not do by
itself"
A Joint statement read at opening
of the conference made the follow
ing specific proposals with respect
to the u. s. o.: ..s
/. That the National Protestant
Christian Commission on Service
Men be strengthened by field
workers and financed by the ma
tiorial u. S. o. fund. '- s-'- &c.
Localities TO Organize.
q That in the more than 100
localities having councils of churches
these groups be given responsibility
for organizing churches with local
u. S. o. funds
8. That provisional local councils
be set up by field workers of the
commission where none exist at
present, to be financed by local
U. S. O. funds.
The meeting of Protestant church
ministers and U. S. o. representa-
tives was directed by the Christian
Commission for Defense Activities
under the auspices of the council
and the Washington federation.
I'VE feel that today's meeting has
been very helpful in creating and
strengthening good will between the
U. >. .. ana the cnurcnes, Mr.. wy
land said.
Others on Program.
Other. speakers included Dr. Har-
Ian M. Frost, commission chairman;
the Rev. Fred C. Reynolds. post
chaplain at Fort Meads, and the
Rev. DR.. E. L. Harrison of Shiloh
Baptist Church, Washington.
Leaders of seminar discussions in
cluded: Maj. Richard C. O'Connell,
Sd Corps Area morale officer; DR..
Worth M Tippy, executive secretary
of the Washington Federation of
Churches; Hugo Wolter, Washing
ton defense recreation director:
Furmon Templeton, o. c. D. re-
gional race relations adviser. and
Ray Everett, chairman of the So
cial Hygiene Society of the District
of Columbia.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Soldier Admits
S|aying;; Says He
Was Drunk
John Rothbun Held
For Grand Jury in
Tuxi Drivers Deuth

John Rathbun. 20-year r-old Boiling
Field soldier. took the witness stand
at coroner's inquest today to tes-
tify that he was drunk at the time
and didn't know what I was doing
when he shot and killed a cab
driver Monday at Eleventh and East
Capitol streets.
+ Speaking in a voice that was so
low that 1t was almost inaudihle,
Rathbun told the coroners jury
holding an inquest into the death
of Conrad Steele, 36, of 41lla Fifth
street NE:
"AS much as can tell you, I never
saw the man before In my life. !
was drunk at the time and didn' I
know what was doing never saw
the man before. never before
killed man in my life. That's all
I have to say"
Wanted to Testify.
Before he testified, Rathbun heard
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
inform him that he did not have to
take the witness stand and that he
could wait uhtil he was brought to
trial in court to make any state
ment. The soldier. however, said
that he wanted to make a state
.ment now.
After hearing him testify, the six
man jury retired for a short time
and returned later with a verdict
ordering that he be held for action
of the grand jury.
The circumstances of the shooting
had been described to the jury by
police and other witnesses. Detective
Sergt. Edgar E. Scott told the jury
that Rathbun had admitted shoot
ing the cab driver with a .45-caliber
service automatic which he had
borrowed from another soldier at
Boiling Field.
Sergt. Scott said that Rathbun
told hims he took the gun when he
saw it hanging in a holster in his
tent.
He said the more he looked at
the gin the more he thought of a
deputy warden who had hit him
when he was boy and he decided to
60 out and shoot that man." Sergt.
Scott testified.
Hailed Nar Capitol.
However, Rathbun decided he
couldn't t-"contact" the deputy war
den, but took the gun anyway He
had been drinking and got ride
downtown in an Army car. Near the
Capitol he hailed the car driven by
Mr., Steele. "a
They hide around tcxn for q short
time, Datectiye Sergt Scott quoted
Rathbun as saying, VIXEN the sold1H
pulled out the gun and began 10
twirl it around He was cursing and
yelling and after about five minutes
of this Mr.. Steele halted the cab
and started to fee
This was near Eleventh and East
Capitol streets and as the driver
started to run he was shot in. the
back. He died a few minutes after
he had been removed to Casualty
Hospital.
Michael Joel of New York City.
o. P A. official. testified that he had
been driving his automobile past the
scene of the shooting when Rathbun
approached him with drawn revolver
and ordered him to get going"
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Advertising Pioneer Dies

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IS (P.-
Karl Bloomingdale, a.. pioneer ad-
vertising man and former president
of the Poor Richard Club, was
found dead yesterday in the bath
tub of his hotel apartment. Doctors
said he was stricken by heart
attack after he had turned OF a
faucet.
Evening star., 1942-02-25

Magazine was
continued until
March II today
at the request of
the Government.
The defendant,
booked as Paul
G. Yula of the
1400 block of r
street NV, was
arra i G n e d in
Police Court on
a charge of petty
larceny of Gov
ernment prop
erty. Assistant
u n i t e d States
Evening star., 1942-02-25

man told them he was a student
photographer. He formerly was a
radio operator and a member of the
Marine Corps, Capt. Groves added.
His wife is said to be employed
at the War Department.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Red Cross Course to Open

A beginners course IN Red Cross
first aid is scheduled to open at the
Chevy Chase Elementary School at
70 80 am. Friday. Glasses, under the
direction of Mrs. Gustav Emery will
be held each Monday and Friday
from 9 80 to IL: 80 am.
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Further Probe Planned
Of Worker Accused
OF Theft From Navy
Bellevue Officer Present
As EmpIoye Is Arroiened
In Police Court

The case of 27-year-old ordnance
worker charged with theft of two
aluminium fuse caps and some tracer
orders from the Bellevue Naval
Evening star., 1942-02-25
Pastor Joins Army

LEONhrtD1OWN, mu, rCU' %
(SpeciaD The Rev. Joseph Nc
Guire, pastor of the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church at Bushwood, left
today for New York, where he will
enter the Army as chaplain.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
WHAT OTHERS SAY|

Virginia Enterprise Thirteen hum
dred men are wanted for the western
copper mines, with few takers. There
was some hope that a majority of the
needed men would be gotten from the
Iron Ranges in Minnesota, direct
appeal to this section being made
through the United States employment
service. There has been general be-
lief throughout the higher political
reaches that there were great num-
bers of unemployed miners in this
area, consequently the authorities in
Washington were quite sanguine about
filling the whole copper miner quota
right here. Our guess is that there
will be few, if any, bona fide miners
going from here, because there are
none so classified who are unemployed.
with all the warnings against imitation
from Washington is an occasional
invitation to hark back to the hectic
days of the 1920's 1t seems to have
been forgotten by many people who
should remember that the 1920's was
the period when American Standard
of Living became something for all
the world to envy. 1t was a period
founded upon the investment of vast
private capital. The prosperity of the
1920's climaxed with 1929, and it may
be said that during that period this
nation got its feet more firmly
grounded than ever before or since.
It was a period of all-time highs OF
production when compared with for
mer decades, and of employment, mass
buying of consumers goods, ownership
of automobiles and of homes. 1t was
genuine prosperity with democracy at
its best, and even the great depres-
sion which followed, and the recession
of later years, could not set the ma
ton back on its heels. 1t was good
thing for the war effort of today that
the 1920's were in the main years OF
great prosperity. Maybe there was in
flation in the late 1920'S, and maybe
depression was due, but it is also
true that imitation can be very help
full economic stimulation if it is
properly controlled.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
"WINGS FOR THE EAGLE"
STARS ANN SHERIDAN.

Warner Bros "Wings for the
Eagle" which comes to the State this
weekend, is film that does splen-
did job of blending individual drama
with the one grim story that hovers
over all personal conf1ict-the world
struggle TO smash the Axis. But this
film tells it's story not through the
soldiers and sailors on the warning
front but through the men and women
who turn out our planes.
Lovely Ann Sheridan and Dennis
Morgan have the leading roles with
Jack Carson and George Tobias in the
supporting cast. The film is set, for
the most part, in the huge Lockheed
aircraft plant. Ann and Jack play
the role of a married couple who split
up when Jack becomes irritated over
having wasted his money on phony
engineering course.
1t is only after the United States
involvement in the war and after To-
bias son pays with his life for his
patriotism that Dennis decides he,
too, has a debt, both to. his country
and his friends. He joins the air
force, but before going he patches
things up between Ann and Jack.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
new BOOKS
AT THE LIBRARY

AL. G. BARNES, MASTER SHOW
MAN, by Dave Robeson-The life
story of Al Barnes is authentic as the
circus world he created and as thrill
ing as the most exciting fiction. Such
a unique figure of this country should
be very interesting to adventurous
people
FIRST AID FOR THE AIIING
HOUSE, by Roger Whitman-If you
are owner of a house, you'll ap-
preciate this book of valuable infor-
nation. It includes information on in
stallation and care of oil burners,
air conditioning, improved paints,
enamels, plumbing, and many other
items too numerous to mention.
FOOD IN FUN FOR THE IN
VALID, by Florence Harris-Do you
ever have to cater to the whim's of
finicky child at home who is Ill? If
you have, you'll consider this book as
an essential.
THE UNLIMITED, by Dorothy Mar
Ardle There was gossip in Blddle-
combe; there was the gay house
warming party at which the unlimited
made their presence known. The
strange Interviewing of destinies, the
pleasant and lovable people, the eerie
happenings of midnight hours viii
keep your attention racing through
this excitingly readable novel.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
BOSTON RUMOR CLINIC"
NEEDED IN EVERY CITY.

Next to an all-out domestic policy to
win the war, sometimes think that
our greatest need at home is fast,
hard hitting agency to knock down all
the phony rumors about the war and
our production effort which seem to
bob up almost daily.
Ever since Pearl Harbor, and to
some extent before, all kinds OF
rumors tending to tear down conf
dence in our war effort-ranging from
stories of excessive drinking in army
camps to reports Of sabotage of war
plants and deliberate production slow
downs attributed to either manage
ment or labor-have circulated, many
of them even breaking into print.
Ninety-five per cent of them are COM
pletely untrue and the other five per-
cent are gross eXaggerationS hung on
to some slender thread of truth.
Many of these rumors grow out of
our tendency to improve any story we
hear in the retelling.
A certain percentage of rumors, par
ticularly those which aim at tearing
down public confidence or stirring up
all kinds of divisions among the Am
erican people, are actually started by
Axis agents or propaganda, even
though they may be repeated by per-
fectly innocent persons.
A Boston Rumor Clinic, for in
stance, was startled one day by a
sudden flood of inquiries from mothers
about rumors of widespread drinking
in army camps A check-up of Ger
man short-wave broadcasts showed
that week or two before they had
begun to pour out false stories about
drinking in camps and to urge mothers
to insist that liquor be taken away
from men in service.
Actually, of course, nothing stronger
than 80 beer is allowed in army camps
and all studies show that service men
are doing less drinking than in any
previous period in our history.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
CORPS CHAMPS
PICK SMREkAR
Named President for Coming
Year; Plan Party for
Wives Sept. 20.

Matthias j. Smrekar has been named
president of the Ely drum and bugle
corps, replacing Seaman Matthias j
Kapsch of the U. S. navy, who was
made an honorary member. KapSch
is the first member of the corps, which
established a record by winning the
state Legion title three consecutive
times, to enter the armed forces of
the nation.
Rennold Theno is vice president
Emil A. Norby, treasurer, and Edwin
w. Toms, secretary. Members of the
executive committee are John Ander-
son, Jr., Arthur A. Nyman, Joseph
Klun, and Clifford Bird. Harold j.
Dillon was renamed drum major and
manager. Stanley Modin is historian,
John A. Smrekar, publicity manager,
and Floyd Dunstan, music master.
Seaman Kapsch, in Ely on 24-hour
call to active duty, attended the meet
ing, held last Thursday night.
Corps members will hold the annual
party for their wives on a date tenta-
lively set for Sept. 20. E. H. Anderson,
Dunstan and Dillon are in charge of
arrangements.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
Labor Must Help Negotiate
Peace to End War---Bittner

Labor must be in a position to help
determine the peace that will be ne
gotiated following the war, Van A.
Bittner, Washington, CIO vice presi-
dent, declared at Ely's observance of
Labor Day Sunday.
"must mean that there will be no
more wars"
"We1l give whatever We have to
win the war;" he declared, " but
in winning we want to live the Amer
ican way The only way labor can live
the American way is through strong
unions"
Several thousand people attended
the observance, a picnic held at
Perme's resort on White Iron lake. A
series of races and stunts at which
$25 in war stamps were given as prizes
preceded the speaking A feature of
the contests was the "Smash the
Axis" event in which Mrs. Herman
AhlStrand was the first to heave a
baseball into the smirking faces of
Hon. TOTO, Herr Hitler, and Senior
Mussolini appropriately drawn on
yellow canvas.
Bittner, assistant to Philip Muir
ray CIO president, was accompanied
to Ely by j. j. BroWnlee, Chicago,
legal representative for the national
Office of the United Steelworkers of
America at Pittsburgh.
Bittner, tracing the growth of the
CIO since 1886, said there were now
1900 locals, 10000 officers, and 6OO,-
900 members.
"On the iron ranges is one place we
have always had union" he pointed
| out.
Bittner said that within the next
six weeks the United Steelworkers
would have contracts with every mine
on the ranges.
Referring to the moves now emin-
ent to curb initiation, he said that il
wages were to be frozen the cost Of
living must also be frozen.
James Gallagher and Hugh Carcella
Youngstown, Ohio, field representa-
tives for the United Steelworkers, also
spoke Frank Vranesich and Matt A
Johnson, co-chairmen of the observ-
ance, were in charge of the speaking
program. Races were conducted by
John Muhvich, with the assistance oi
several union members.
DR.. o. E. Snyker was presented with
a pen and pencil set by local 1864 ir
recognition of work he had done fol
the local.
Seaman George Smarja, home or
leave from Great Lakes, Ill, and two
out-of-town seaman were introduced
Bittner spoke at Bovey and al
Duluth Monday, which, with Ely, were
his only appearances in Northeastern
Minnesota
Four locals affiliated with the CIC
sponsored the observance. They were
1864, 2435 and 2445 of the United
Steelworkers and 386 of the State
County and Municipal Workers ot
America.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
AT ELY'S
THEATRES
TEN GENTLEMEN FROM
WEST POINT AT ELY.

Much of the material for "Ten
Gentlemen From West Point" fea-
tured at the Ely this weekend, was
obtained from the Congressional
Record.
One of the prize finds in the record
was congressional debate in which
the value of West Point versus the
army ration of grog was argued. The
lawmakers, it seems, customarily ap-
propriated $4,000 yearly for soldiers
whiskey. And this was the amount
asked to put the Academy on it's feet.
The southern gentleman, Shelton,
played by John Sutton, had his
counterpart in the doughty group
which put the academy on its feet
again. And the same is true of the
character of Dawson, Kentucky
woodsman, played by George Mont
gomery.
Even the characters in the true story
of the Points struggle were made to
order-that of Shipper, for example,
a nephew of Benedict Arnold, who
fought to erase the stain upon his
family by his traitorous uncle.
For Maureen OHara, "Ten Gentle
men From West Point" is certainly the
answer to a feminine stars prayer.
For the comely Irish lass is the fem
mime interest in the story. She is the
only woman in the picture, with the
exception of Esther Dale, who plays
Maureen's elderly aunt.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
eth Wedding Anniversary
Observed at 'SdndOmar'.

Several friends rendered a party to
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Swanson at their
palatial summer home "Sandomar' on
BURNSIDE lake Tuesday evening where
Mr.. and Mrs. Swanson and their
daughter, Ellen Marie, proved royal
entertainers.
The party had been engineered by
Mr.. Swanson as a surprise to the
Mrs. on the occasion of their 9th
wedding anniversary. The family
leaves the last of next week for their
home in Omaha, Nebraska, but stated
they would come for another visit at
"Sandomar" before actual winter sets
in.
A most elaborate turkey dinner with
accessories was prepared by Mrs.
George Somero at the Somero cottage.
short distance away. Upon the arrival
of Mrs. Swanson from the city where
she had spent the afternoon the dim
ner was ready and the tables placed
and set by their daughter. The sur
prise was complete and most enjoy
able.
Preceding the dinner the guests were
shown about the buildings and grounds
and later posed for motion pictures.
After dinner during which several
toasts were given to the Swansons and
several of the guests, a few hours
were spent with visiting and listen
ing to grand opera selections on the
handsome radio-phonograph of the
| lodge.
Guests present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Marc Woodmansee, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Somero, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schaefer,
Mr. and Mrs. John Buccowich and
Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd BroWnel.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
Lieut.. Anderson Guest of
Rotary Club Last Night.

Lieut.. Harry Anderson, home on a
furlough from the naval aviation
training school at Corpus Christi,
Texas, was guest of E. w. Hanson at
last nights Rotary meeting. Lieut..
Anderson gave highlights in his train
ing when introduced and closed his
all too-short talk with the statement
that at the end of his furlough he
would be sent to some naval base.
Otto Swanson of Omaha and F.
Luer of Alton, Illinois, were Rotar-
ian guests.
Birthday greetings in song were
given Bob Watts and Lieut.. Anderson
directed by Frank Di Nino
The list of new committees as given
in another place in this paper were
read by President Buccowich President
John was to be the five minute
speaker, again begged off and turned
the speaking over to Con Haugen who
made a vocational address on teach
ing in these times of war and what
might be expected when peace comes.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
COMMUNICATED.
Embarrass, MINI, Sept. Z, 1912.
-SJitnY Ls1xr AFiYoo1.

Embarrass, Mimi, Sept. z, 1912.
Editor, Ely Miner:
1t was my intention to present an
argument in favor of the Second
Front in answer to your editorials on
that issue. However, I don't think it
is necessary now. The President in
his speech last night made it quite
clear that the Second Front is not
far off; let's hope it will not be "toc
little and too late"
I am sure you approve of what the
President had to say, so on that point
we have no argument; let's back him
up to the man. We all have a big
stake in this, whatever the secrifices
we will meet them.
AS to the red-baiting in your edit
orials, well-let's forget about it, We
have other more important things to
do; we've got this war to win. This is
no time to fight among ourselves, we
must fight the enemy.
Comradely,
Andy Johnson.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
KIWANIS CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT

The Kiwanis club will meet tonight
at the Forest Hotel at $50 o'clock.
Conrad Haugen will speak on
Education Today"
The program committee is in charge.
The committee consists of Pete Wolff,
Thomas Murn and Wilho Langen.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
On This Occasion
Continued From Page One)

hour speed ceiling. "The two toots is
to remind the other chap that his
driving is not consistent with his pa
triotism," says John E. Casey, chair
man of the state editorial committee.
The Mile Laos Messenger in COM
menting on the subject says: when
you drive over 40 miles an hour, even
though you may be in the preferred
class which may obtain more tires,
you don't care whether America wins
this war or not"
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
SERVICEMEN HERE.

Among the servicemen seen in Ely
this week on furlough or leave were
1t. Bennett w. Kantola, naval hospi-
tai, Mare Island, Calf; Sgt. Jack
Purdy McChord Field, Wash; Pvt
Otto v. Sarkipato, Fort Smelling, and
Seaman George Smarja, Great Lakes,
Ill
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
ELYITE WINS
SALES AWARD

Miss Mayme Mayerle of the j. G.
Penney company won ninth prize for
the sale of defense bonds and stamps
by company employees during July in
the district which includes most of
Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
PURDY PROMOTED.

Sgt. Jack Purdy, who left today to
report for duty again at McChord
Field, Wash, where he is a lombard
ier instructor, received notice yester-
day that he had been promoted to
technical sergeant
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
THREE ELY BOYS
IN COAST GUARD.

william j. Lunka, Joe Osaben and
Frank Childers have enlisted in the
U. S. coast guard and are now in
training at Alameda, Calf.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
VISITING HERE.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pearson, Flint,
Michigan, who have been visiting in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred P.
Aslin, will return to Flint Friday
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
TIIRuLA IN MARINES.

Harry Trrula has enlisted in the
marine corps and is now in training
with the 636th platoon, marine corps
base, San Diego, Calf.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
BOND QUOTA FOR
ELY is $4,000.

Ely's war bond quota for September
has been set at $4,000, A. j. Nc
Mahan, committee chairman, an
nounceS.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10
Cotton Crop

Texas has the largest annual cot
ton crop of the 10 states where cot
ton is grown.
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10

Gill in this convenient form and
mail or give it to Scoutmaster Steve
Smrekar or Lynn Paulson. Their
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10

scouts will collect your "junk for
the Japs" on Junk rally" day,
Saturday, Sept. 12)
The Ely miner., 1942-09-10

Defense Bonds Mean Victory