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8. How did Fahrenheit, the in
ventor of the first mercury Their
mometer, come to set the zero de-
gree mark?
9. A meter contains how many
inches?
10. 1.-THE old order changeth,
yielding place to new'' was writ
ten by whom?
The Answers
I. There are 1913 stairs.
2. A habitual criminal.
3. Napoleon.
4. Guam Island is 206 square
miles in area.
5. Charon.
6. Bath-sheba.
z. Fagin.
8. When Gabriel Fahrenheit in
vented the first mercury Their
mometer in Danzig in 1709, he es-
tablished his zero degree at the
lowest point to which the quick
silver sank during the winter of
that year in his city, a standard
that has never been changed.
9. A meter contains 1897 inches.
10. Tennyson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12

simultaneously but separately an
nounced by Secretaries Stimson and
Knox.
Subject to whatever verdicts the
courts may return, both officers, I'M
der the retirement, would receive
$4,000 life salaries, rs per cent Of
their base pay Of $4,000.
The army and navy authorities
were silent when asked by newsmen
whether Admiral Kimmel and Gen.
eral Short had requested that they
be tried.
There was to be no hurry about
the trials, both secretaries stating
that the trials will not be held "un-
til the public interest and safety
will permit"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12
OUTLOOK:
Gloomy No1u

Even though the Allies eventual
victory was little doubted through
out the United States, and though
the country was girding itself ever
faster to make ready for striking
the winning blows, the present news
was gloomy.
Japan's conquest of the East In
dies, if they should take Java, and
it looked as though they might. was
practically complete. Release of
troops, planes and ships for the final
assault on MacArthur's valiant men
was one eventuality.
More likely was it that the Japs,
once in possession Of the entire In
dies, would slow down their attack
on the Burmese front, let the Philip
pines take care of themselves, and
60 "all-out" after the east coast of
Australia.
Competent observers felt that the
Battle for the Indies would logically
be followed by the Battle of Austria
liza, and that the Japs were laying
the groundwork for this battle rath-
er than any other.
Objective, they said, would be the
east coastal plain, and the attack
was envisioned as striking at Cape
York, head of that plain, rather than
at Darwin, which would lead the
Japs right into the Never-Never
Land.
The Jap dream of capturing the
whole continent of Australia, and
thus making it difficult for the West
ern hemisphere to use that logical
hop-off and supply spot for the even
tual counter-offensive against Nip
pom was considered as more likely
thing than for the Japs simply to
move into thickly populated India.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12
COURT-MARTIAL:
For Kimn,eI, Short

The Roberts report on the disaster
at Pearl Harbor was finally to
emerge as a court-martial for Adj
miral Kimmel and General Short,
the two officers on whose shoulders
the Roberts committee squarely
placed the blame.
Both officers asked retirement.
This was granted, but in the grant
ing they were informed that this re-
tirement was subject to no "wiping
OUT of any sins they had committed
while on active duty.
That the officers would be tried by
military and naval authorities was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12
Gems of Thought

MANNERS much adorn
AVI knowledge, and smooth its
way through the world.-Earl
of Chesterfield.
A merry heart doeth good
like a medicine, but a broken
spirit drieth up the bones.-The
Bible.
Men must reap the things they sotC,
Force from force must euer tlotU,
Or i0orse; but tits a bitter toOe
That love or reason cannot change.
SHELLEY
A man finds he has been
wrong at every preceding stage
of his career, only to deduce
the astonishing conclusion that
he is at last entirely right
Stevenson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12
COURAGE:
MacArthur's Men
Continue Forays

What appeared at the time to be a
series of surprise counter-attacks
along the whole Bataan front merely
to harass the enemy and keep him
guessing, had turned out, for those
surprising men of Macarthur, to be
five-mile gain, on. the average,
along the entire line.
The japanese advance posts which
were taken were later held against
counter-attacks, and the enemy was
forced to reorganize his front at the
new position.
It had been another successful use
by General Macarthur Of the swift
ness and courage of his troops to
land cleft jab" on the enemy's
"jaw" and hurl him at least tenn
porarily on his heels.
There were many evidences that
the Japanese on Luzon were not
having bed of roses, that expected
supplies and reinforcements had not
come, and that they were finding
Macarthur not just hard nut to
crack, but tough one to keep from
cracking them.
Of considerable Importance was
the recapture of Pillar, coastal town,
in the current Macarthur drive.
From Bagac to Pillar was a good
highway, and as the new lines in
Bataan were considerably past this
road, the defenders presumably now
had regained its use.
The fighting had remained desul-
tory, the Japs apparently at stand
still, but the American-Filipino
army giving them no quiet IN the
front lines. Repeated forays by pa
trolls were keeping the enemy on
constant tenterhooks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12
ECONOMIC:
Battles Here

There were signs that the farm
bloc, wishing to put through a plan
to place all agricultural products on
no ceiling below parity, was unwill-
ing to put itself in an unpatriotic
light, and wished to confer with
President Roosevelt before taking a
definite stand.
This placating attitude bid fair to
iron out one of the tough economic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12
u. S. SUBS:
Close to Japan

Submarines which had been just
outside Japanese harbors, busily
sinking the largest vessels they
could find, returned to Hawaii bases
with thrilling stories Of their adven-
lures.
One told of sending two large
ships to the bottom, and of damag-
ing at least one Jap destroyer.
One of the ships sunk was 1000
ton liner, the other a 7,200-ton
freighter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12

Removal of Sir Archibald p.
Wavell, the British general, as
commander-in-chief Of the United
Nations fighting forces in the
southwest Pacific paved the way
to full Dutch command Of land,
sea and air forces in the Neither
lands East Indies. Wavell has re-
sumed his appointment as COM
mander-in-chief of India, which
includes responsibility for oper-
atoms in Burma and close coop
GRAFTON with China.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12
PINCERS:
British Variety

Something brand new in warfare
had been developed by the British
who went across the channel,
Knocked out an important German
radio location post IL miles from
LeHavre, France, got back to Brit
ain again with only two men slight
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12
Costliest War Years

The costliest war years thus far
are as follows: War of 1872, $34,-
721 900; Mexican war, $57, 281, 900;
Civil war, 81 ,297 ,555, 900; War With
Spain, $6O5, 072, 900; First World
war, SIS, 522, 1876, 900; Second World
war, SIS, OPT 1892, 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12

WHEN you wear this charm
w ing frock your best friends
will query you, ''my aren't you
getting slim?" your waistline
will just melt away under the slen-
derizing influence of this smartly
shaped girdle. 1t is the feature of
Pattern No. 1502-B which makes it
one every size IL to 40 should
wanti
The frock has youth and fem
ininity, too, expressed in an at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12

perfect timing, courage. surprise"
ly wounded, inflicted "heavy casu-
alties" on the enemy and accom-
plished fully their objective.
It was a pincers movement, Brit
ish style. 1t was a combination of
parachute troops and commands.
The commands rode across the
channel on naval vessels, BACKED
their faces, loaded their arms into
small shallow-draft boats, and
rushed ashore.
At the same time the paratroops,
their faces also BACKED, were shoot
ing across the channel in big bomb
ers. In squads of seven they shot
earthward, their supplies, ammuni-
ton and weapons parachuting at the
same instant from the bomb-racks.
The stations equipment was
smashed, prisoners were taken, and
the two groups now one, dashed
again to the beaches. There they
met determined opposition: There
was a sharp fight, the Nazis suffered
heavy casualties and more prison
ers were taken.
Just as the boats showed off into
the blackness, headlights of heavy
German motorized reinforcements
were seen dashing to the spot, too
late.
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sim
clair said this type of offensive
against occupied countries would be
used again and again. Necessary
ingredients were light winds, good
visibility, and moonlight. Not to
mention perfect timing, courage,
and surprise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-03-12

Wavell Is Removed as Commander
In New Southwest Pacific Shakeup;
Pincers Movement of Russian Army
Closing on $4,000 German Troops

NoTEwhen opinions columns
Western Newspaper Union.l
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released by Western Newspaper UnionJ

AN ADVENTURES
AFTER 215 YEARS
TO A YOUNG MAN, Harold Nor
than, now soldering with bomber
squadron in the West, the names of
cities, towns, villages and general
locations from which each days
war news of Europe, Asia, Africa
and the Far East comes, are ia
miliar.
Ten years ago Northam, then 18,
wanted a membership in the Chi
cago Adventures club. He was told
he lacked the needed qualifications.
He determined to acquire them.
With capital of $40, he left Chi
cago for Boston as an attendant on
stock train. In the same capacity
he sailed from Boston for Danzig, on
boat carrying steers from Chica-
go. Leaving the boat at Danzig, he
worked his way through much of
Russia, including the Ukraine, Mos
cow, Leningrad, and into Finland;
south through the Baltic states and
Poland, through Germany, Den
mark, Holland, Belgium, France
and Spain-working at whatever he
could find to do for a day, a week
or month.
From Spain he crossed into AZ
RIGA, then back from Egypt to Italy,
Greece, Turkey, Syria, Irak and
Arabia. At Port Said he got a job
l.. L
New York, and then on another boat
that took him through Panama to
San Francisco and on around the
world, with stops in japan, China,
Indo-China, Siam and India.
After 21z years, he returned to
Chicago with a new suit of clothes,
a new bag, $40 and the needed quail
ifications for the Adventures club,
of which he is now a member.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
ngton and Mrs. Ed sutton.

ington and Mrs. Ed Sutton.
 Precinct No. 2-Nellie Simpkins. Mrs. Charlotte Barragar, Mrs. George B. Rice, Mrs. Robert Cowl- ing and Mrs Howard Button.
 Precinct No. 3-Mrs. Gudmund Jensen, Mrs. R. H. Burns, Mrs. John Satire, Mrs. Evan L. Gruber and Grant Baldwin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07

The stormy petrel gets it's name from walking" on calm water with the aid of Tapping wings) like St. Peter: on land it cannot stand.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
SAM BAKER RETURNS

Sam Baker, well known wholesale representative, arrived in Juneau Saturday afternoon from Ketchikan where he had been on businesss-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
LIGHT VOTE BEING
 IN JUNEAU
Only 279 Persons Had Cast Ballots by 3P. M.
 Today

At o'clock this afternoon, only 279 ballots had been cast in the city election, indicating that one of the lightest votes on record was in the offing. Balloting was to continue, however, until o'clock in the evening, with the heaviest vote expected to be cast between 4:30 and 6:30 o'clock.
 Precinct No. l in the City Hall, where the largest vote is expected, had 142 ballots in the box this afternoon at o'clock. Precinct No. ? in the PAA Office at 135 South Franklin had 81 ballots cast, and Precinct No. 3 at 731 West Will loughby had the lightest balloting with only 56 votes recorded.
 A total of 1,236 persons registered for the election
 Election officials who took their places today at the polling places include the following:
 Precinct No. 1.-The Rev. Charles E. Rice, Mrs. Elmer Friend, Mrs. Robert L. Davlin, Mrs. William Bly,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
JAMES HILTON
 I5 AUTHOR OF
 EXCITING PLAY
Rage in Heaven Starring Robert Montgomery al
 Capitol Wednesday

With Robert Montgomery in one Of his most exciting roles, CO., starred with a brilliant new per- sonality, Ingrid Bergman. Rage In Heaven" opens Wednesday at the Capitol Theatre to win applause ;.s the most thrilling perfect crime" story yet brought to the screen.
 Always suspenseful and decidedly different" from the usual formula murder mystery, the picture was adapted from the novel by James Hilton, author of Goodbye, MT. Chips" and Lost Horizon" which is recommendation enough in it. self.
 Montgomery plays a handsome, intelligent but emotionally unbal- anced young man, who weds beautiful girl only to drive him. self to reckless acts by his belief that she loves his best friend
 This is. the background for his plotting a crime so flawless that it will send his friend to the hang man and rid him of a rival In a climax that will have you on the edge of your seat, his clever ness proves his undoing
 Both Montgomery and Miss Berg man give topnotch performances in their exacting dramatic roles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
COMEDY WITH NEW SLANT AT
 10TH CENTURY
Reaching for inc Sun with Joel MtCred, Ellen
 Drew Is Entertaining

You've all heard of golf wid- ows" and fishing widows" but there's motion picture in town now which has an entirely new angle. In this picture, it is an outboard motor that arouses wife's jealousy.
 The film depicting this new style woe of wife is the Para mount comedy, Reaching for the Sun which Is now merrily un- reeling at the 20th Century The atre. In the picture Ellen Drew marries her co-star, Joel McCrea, under the impression that she has monopoly on his love, but 1t isn't long before she learns to her dismay that she has rival in an outboard motor Yes. an outboard motor She's jealous of it. An- other marital irritant to her is that her husband always pines to return to the great outdoors whence he came. She's a city-bred girl who likes the sun alright, but what's the matter with a sun lamp? And as for the woods, they're all right, too, but just for an occasion al picnic--not to live in perman- ently
 Miss Drew's role is one that will win the full sympathy of many sportsmens wives.
 Can you imagine some wife irate with jealousy shrieking at her hus- band. T won't have you running around with that outboard motor. It has got to stop!'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
MAKES sITKA TRIP

N. A. McEachran, well known merchandise broker, left yesterday by plane for a business trip to Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
LEGION PLANS FATHER,
 SON PARTY MONDAY

The American Legion will hold it's Father-Son party next Monday night in the Dugout, it was decided at last nights meeting of the group.
 Al zenger, chairman for the par ty, has announced that dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock in the Dug out. On his committee he appointed Waino Hendrickson, Fred Cameron and Bert Lybeck.
 April 20. it was decided, will be Child Welfare Night, and a special speaker will be secured.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
COLISEUM ----- NCWl COWBOY FROM SUNDOWN"3f
 2-FEATURE SHOW-2

A school slate owned by Ruby Buchanan of Stroud, okla, was used by her great grandfather in 1905. It weighs F pounds.
 BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
DUTCH MOVE TO PROTECT
 WEST INDIES
February Attacks on Arubd Oil Refineries Re-
 membered

WILLEMSTAD, Dutch West In- dies, April 7.-The Dutch Govern ment is taking all possible military measures in the Dutch West Indies in view of the serious possibility that these islands may be involved directly in new hosilities.
 Governor Wouters announced to the Legislative Council that an Axis sub had shelled an oil refinery at Aruba, and sank a number of tank CTS between Aruba and the Vene- zuelan coast in d-February.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
AMERICAN FIN v0Y IS
 IN RUSSIA
Admiral StandIey Makes Flight in U. 5. War
 Bomber

KUIBYSHEV, Russia, April "A plane with red, white and blue in signia of the United States brought the new U. s. Ambassador Admiral Standley to Kuibyshev today. The two-ton aircraft was the first Am erican plane to arrive with it's war paint on in the Soviet Union.
 Standley stepped out of the cabin into slush a foot deep at the air. field and said: Well, it's good to be here. I've been on my way for 19 days"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07

LEAVES FOR PETERSBURG
 James E. Boyle. Union Oil repre- sentative, left today by plane for a business trip to Petersburg
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
IRISH LUCK

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April ' - Bob Rensberger, NoIre Danes star junior basketball guard, and one of the Irish's leading scorers, is lucky to have shooting eye at all-good or bad
 Two years ago an artery was sev- cred above his right eye in an auto mobile accident. He says he received the biggest thrill of his life when the bandages were removed and he was able to see.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
It's Still Good
 Tale, in Seward Or San Frantisto

The story is spreading up and down the Pacific Coast, largely through the efforts of Walter Hester, Alaska mining engineer who claimed in San Francisco that it happened in Seward to him.
 A Bainbridge Island man, Ron- aid w. Taylor, however, insists that his friend Hester is stealing his stuff.
 Taylor tells the story this way, according to Seattle writer. He dropped into the Elks' Club in Bremerton a few weeks ago.
 Ever try one of our Japanese cocktails?" the barman asked. On ly two-bits and your money back if you don't like it."
 No, but I'm game replied Fay Tor. 'sTrot it out"
 The bartender set out a tumbler Of water and 25 cent defense stamp. Taylor grinned and hand ed over the money
 When Hester heard the tale, he related 1t to a friend of his in San Francisco and it hit the news papers there, saying it happened to Hester in Seward. Taylor says that's all right, if Hester will buy 8 dollars worth of defense stamps month, he can claim the story for his own all he wants.
 It's still a good tale in Seward or San Francisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
Russ Airrnell Gel Big Bag
 Nazi Planes

KUIBYSHEV, April T. Russian airmen and ground batteries have scored one of the biggest bags of the war They have destroyed AIS German planes in a blazing aerial war during the period up to and including Sunday. The Russians report the loss of only 84 planes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07

Automobile drivers must take a medical examination every five years in Guatemala.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-07
sk Former Commander Divisions of Atlantic FIeef passe5 Away

WASHINGTON, April T. = Rear Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske, ST, United States Navy retired, died here last night. He was the former commander of the First, Third and Fifth divisions of the Atlantic Fleet and was famed as a naval inventor.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-07-11
Electricians Locals
Plan A Big Outing

All American Federation of Labor
officers and organizers in Connecticut,
the international officers of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, officers of Connecticut cen
trail labor bodies and of the Connect
cut Federation of Labor have been
invited and are expected to attend the
annual join outing of Bridgeport and
New Haven Electricians Locals 488
and BOO to be held Saturday, July
10, at Eichner's Grove, Beardsley
Park, Bridgeport.
Everybody in New Haven going to
the outing will meet at the Kilfeather
building, at Meadow and Whiting,
New Haven, at 1890 A. M.
The highlight of the many athletic
and social events of the day will be
the baseball game between the two
locals. Sandwiches will be served al
noon and the main dinner at a P. M.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-07-11
Egan Writes To
Chester Bowles

Secretary Treasurer John ]. Egan
OF the Connecticut Federation of
Labor, has written Chester Bowles.
Office of Price Administration admin
lstrator for Connecticut, for clari-
fcation on the appeal regulations on
rent control.
HE UNION TIMES was informed
this week by Anthony R. Arpaia.
rent administrator for New Haven.
and Herbert S. Macdonald, rent adj
mlmStration attorney, that appeals
from the decision of the rent admin
lstrator would go to the Washington
OPA office and from there to the
emergency court set up under the
OPA.
Upon receipt of Qualification on
the rent situation from Bowes. Egan
indicated he would press for labor
representation wherever labor men
capable of handling the job were
available.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-07-11
$500 Bus Men
Win Pay Boost
In New Jersey
Panel of War Labor Board
Grants Hourly Increase
of 10 Cents

WASHINGTON.-An award is
sued by a panel of the National War
Labor Board has granted an increase
of 10 cents an hour to $500 en-
ployes of the Public Service Co.
ordinated Transport and of the Pub
lie Service Interstate Transportation
Company, members of the State
Conference Board of New Jersey of
the Amalgamated Association of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees of America.
The companies form an inte-
grated system of mass transpOrta-
ton operating in more than $40
communities i'm New Jersey with
more than 100000 population.
The award provides for an increase
from Is to IS cents an hour for one
man car and bus operators The mini
mum weekly guarantee of all extra
operators has been raised from SIS
to $780, The increase of 10 cents APP
plies also to the maintenance en-
ployes of the companies.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-07-11
Hearst Fires
5 To Boost
His Profits
Is Typos, % Guildsmen
Discharged On Very
Flimsy Grounds

NEW YORK.-The Hearst news
paper empire is trying to make a
profit out of the war by firing
union employees and blaming the
dismissals on the government.
Thirteen members of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Guild and l8 men,
bers of the Init. Typographical
Union have been fired from
Hearst's JOurnGI-AmericGn here
and % guild members from his
Los Angeles HeraId-Espress. Hearst
blamed the dismissals on an Office
of Defense Transportation order
reducing newspaper deliveries to
conserve tires and gasoline.
WON'T ARBITRATE
None of the discharged employees
is in the delivery departments and
Hearst executives have fatty refused
to arbitrate whether the ODT order
makes dismissals necessary.
The real reason for the dismissals
greater prohts-was pointed out in
a guild statement that the Journal
american ignores the fact that many
of the 90 editorial employees who left
the paper to join the armed forces
in the last 18 months have not been
replaced and that more employees
are leaving for the armed forces"
In recent salary arbitration at
the JOurnGl-AmericGn, the arbitra-
tor found the paper was making
enough profit to pay increases.