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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
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DRAFT PICTURE

If you are registered on the draft
rolls, here is the general picture OF
your prospects under the selective
service amendments just passed by
congress:
If you are between 20 and 45, I'M
married with no dependents, your
status is unchanged.
If you are married and now CLASH
fed as la, your draft board Will
be directed to shift you to ga. That
means the chances are strong you
will not be called for at least an
other 8 to IL months, depending on
the trend of the war and on what is
done about lowering the draft age
to Is.
If you are unmarried, but have
dependents and are classed ga, you
will be moved up to la and headed
for induction by fall. The new al
lowance and allotment act, under
which soldiers with dependents put
up 500 month and the government
$28, is the basis for this change.
AS selective service officials
figure it, by Offsetting these two
switches against one another,
the 1850, 060 army which the
war department wants to raise
by January, can be obtained
from LAS in the 20 to As age
groups. After that, il the army
still needs men, selective Serv-
ice either will have to turn to
married men now deferred, or
I the draft age will have to be
lowered to Is, as strongly ia
vored by military chiefs.
That will take congressional &C
ton, and until next November, there
is no chance of anything being done
by congress. Even after November
elections there is no certainty con-
gress will be any more eager to
act. 1t will depend on what hap
pens in the elections and the way
the war is going. If it is not going
well, congress is likely to be more
willing to follow the demands of the
military and include 18-year-olds.
If that is done, then married ex-
empts will get another breather,
probably into the summer or fall Of
1943. It is estimated that 1919 year.
ers will furnish 100000 new sol.
diers. This would bring the army
to over 100000 by next July.
If by that time still more men are
needed, then will come the turn o.
married registrants, beginning with
the lower age groups.
Note: Privately, military expert:
believe that before the war is ovel
the u. S. will have from seven t
eight million men in the army ant
navy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02

captured when Tobruk surrendered
to the British in January, 1941.
Australian and British troops moved
into Tobruk II months ago when
Gen. Sir Archibald Wavel was driv-
ing across Libya. The Italian troops
offered little resistance, although
they burned much of the material
in the city.
Following the Italian defeat, Ger
man troops were sent to Africa and
a strengthened Axis army drove
back across the desert to Egypt's
borders. Tobruk was placed under
siege in April, 1941. The garrison
was kept in action by the British
navy, which managed to hold open
the sea lanes for supplies and re-
inforcauept
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
CHINA:
Rocks, Crenades

A rough mountain pass along the
Honan-Shansi border north of the
Yellow river was the scene of Bit
ter struggle as poorly equipped Chi
nese troops repulsed the seventh
attempt of the japanese to break
through.
Fighting with rocks, hand gre
nades and machine guns against
10000 Jap troops supported by
planes and heavy guns, the Chinese
are extracting a bitter toll from
the enemy. Spokesman claimed that
the Chinese still were holding So
mile gap along the Chekiang-Kiang-
81 railway in the area south OF the
Yangtze river.
The japanese opened new Of
fensive north of the Yellow river,
driving from the north Honan prov
ince. They succeeded in pushing the
Chinese back to the foothills of the
Taiheng mountain range.
FARM PRODUCTION:
If the weather for the remainder
of 1912 is normal, says Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard, farm produc-
ton twill break all records"
This announcement came at the
time Wickard was reporting that the
| 1943 national wheat acreage allot-
ment had been set at 55,0OO,OO0
acres. At the same time he asked
growers to plant part of the allotted
acreage in other needed crops be-
cause the prospective 1912 wheat
supply is nearly 1,400, 000, 900 bush.
els, including carry-over.
Meanwhile, the senate passed and
sent to the house bills affecting the
farmer in the following ways: I'D
a bill authorizing farmers who do
not wish to plant full acreage OF
cotton as allowed by the AAA act to
loan that acreage to other farmers;
| (2) a bill removing the time limi,
for cooperation between the bureau
of reclamation and the Farm Sc
curity administration in the develop.
ment of farm units on public lands
under federal reclamation projects;
and 90 a bill extending through
June 80, 1945, activities of the FEEDER
al Surplus Commodities corporation
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If strawberry jam should S

One thing soldier is afraid OF
is a display of emotion. That's
why his slang so often sounds de-
rogatory. For example, he refers
to the silver eagles on his colonePs
shoulder straps as "buzzards."
But when he speaks of his favorite
cigarette, he says: "Camels.
They're first with men in the
Army as well as with Sailors, Ma
rines, and Coast Guardsmen. (Ac-
cording to actual sales records In
service mems stores.) A gift of a
carton of Camels is always well
received. Local tobacco dealers
are featuring Camel cartons to
send to any member of our armed
forces. Hint for the day: Send
"him" carton of Camels ADV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
EUROPEAN REVOLT

After returning on the Drottnlng-
holm, Leland B. Morris, u. S.
charge d'affaires in Berlin, and
George Wadsworth, charge in Rome,
gave the senate foreign relations
committee some eye-opening slants
on international conditions in the
Axis countries, coupled with blunt
warning. The warning was:
Don't depend on the peoples of
Germany and Italy revolving against
their masters"
There is only a long-shot chance
of an Axis collapse through revolu-
ton, the two diplomats reported.
The German and Italian people, they
said, are under such severe mill
tary rule and surveillance, that it
would be extremely difficult to plan,
much less carry out, revolts at
present.
Morris, who served in Berlin
about Is months, also pooh-poohed
rumors that the German people are
not loyal to Hitler.
"They are weary of war;" he
said, "but they are still faithful
to Hitler. Make no mistake
about that. They may not con-
slider him the idol they once
did, but they are still behind
him. Anyone who thinks other
wise is fooling himself"
Asked about German morale, :"
Morris replied that from the stand
point of loyalty to the fuehrer, sit
was good"
Wadsworth said the Italian people
are kept in such subjugation and fear
by the Germans that it was difficult
to get true expression of their feel
ings, though the morale of the Ital-
ians definitely was not as good as
that of the Germans.
"Do you think there is any pos
sibihty of a revolt in Italy in the
next year," he was asked.
ST do not" Wadsworth replied.
WAR NOTES
q Here is more good news for U. S.
cotton growers: Camoufage re.
quirements in the far-fung war
areas are making heavy inroads ir
the huge cotton surplus. Vast
: quantities of cotton cloth are being
bought by the army for camouflage
purposes.
q Suggestion to the army and navy
air branches: How about giving the
navigators and radio operators o.
plane crews a favorable mention il
!. announcements of successful at
tacks. Pilots and gunners, who o
course richly deserve credit, are al
ways cited.
q Australian External Ministe
!. Evatt, busy flying between Sydney
London and Washington to bel
}, planes for his government, never
theless found time to write bool
on the Australian labor movement.
e MERRY-GO-ROUND
j. q When the Philadelphia Recor,
d published an editorial praising Al
l, torney General Biddle for orderin
" Harry Bridges deported, Ere
n ("Blackie") Myers, leftist vice pre-:
" ident of Bridges union, telephone
] the paper and demanded it retrae
g the blast or ST will throw a pickle
g line around your building" The Ret
1 ord's reply to this threat was to pull
X lish story about it and reprint il
y editorial on the front page.
q Worth reading: Milo Perkin.
speech at Swarthmore college.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
TOBRUK:
Its aftermath

When the fall of Tobruk was Of
ficially confirmed by the British,
Allied plans for second front re-
ceived a setback. Egypt and Suez
are threatened by Axis forces, un-
der the leadership of Nazi Marshal
Erwin Rommel.
According to German and Italian
communicates, $4,000 British sol
diers and several generals were
captured. These figures almost
duplicate the number of Italians
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
OWNERS OF AMERICAN
MINISTRY TODAY

OWNERS OF American industry
are the average, everyday Ameri-
cans. One-hundred and sixty-five
of our industrial corporations are
owned by 5,490,601 stockholders.
In 1910, the average dividend paid
to each stakeholder was $1.9l. The
amount of taxes-local, state and
national-for each share OF stock
was 1892. Industry is owned by
the rank and file of Americans.
Through industry we provide jobs
for millions of employees. These
employees provide market for our
farm products. Through industry
we pay the greater part OF the cost
of government and for the support
of our institutions. We are all, di-
rectly or indirectly, a part OF busl-
ness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
3 3 FH IlfSKY
Add a pinch of salt to your
cream before whipping.

Add a pinch of salt to your
cream before whipping.
When bed sheets become worn,
pillowcases may be made from
the best portions. Seams may be
sewed at the sides, if necessary.
Leather never should be cleaned
with gasoline, naptha or any
hydrocarbon solution. They dis
solve and remove all the essential
fats in the leather, leaving it dry
and harsh.
Before working IN the garden,
put soap under and around your
finger nails. You will find them
much easier to clean.
If strawberry jam should sugar,
mix it with two parts of cooked
rhubarb to the one of jam, cook
together for a few minutes and
you will have an excellent pie fill
er, cobbler filler or sauce.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
NEAT TAX SUM
FROM AUTOMOBILES

THE STATES RECEIVE the neat
sum of s3,917, 100000 in revenue
from automobile owners each year.
That represents what is paid as
automobile license fees and sales
taxes on gasoline and oil which go
to the states. exclusive of what the
federal government takes. 1t rep
resents 277 per cent OF the total IN
come of the state governments. II
the war continues for two years,
much of that revenue will be wiped
out.
YES, STRAWS DO INDICATE the
direction of the wind. An old. es-
tablished labor union recently had
a bill introduced in congress which,
if enacted, would place all labor
unions in the hands of native-born
Americans; would prevent a labor
monopoly controlled by few lead
ers: would force public accounting
Of union funds; would make joining
a union a matter of personal pref
erence; would prohibit the checi
off; would maintain the open snoE
principle.
Buy Defense Stamps
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Russian Front Grows in Importance
AS Nazis Win New African Victory;
Oregon, Canada Shelled by Axis Sub;
JAMS Gain Second Aleutian Foothold

EDITORS opinions expressed in these columns y
Western Newspaper Union
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
Exclamation Wanted

The news of Tobruk's fall came as
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
was in the United States to confer
with President Roosevelt on "the
war, conduct of the war, and the
winning of the war;"
Not since the prime minister sat-
isfied the house of commons over
the losses of Hongkong, Malaga
and Singapore has the nation been
more unified in demanding full
account of the conduct of the war.
Charges of inefficiency and blunder-
ing are widespread.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-02
FIGHT UNREST:

Beginning in Vienna and the lower
Danube province of Austria, Nazi
purge of "antisocial elements" is
being conducted by special commits
sions set up by Nazi gauleiters. The
purge is expected to embrace the
entire German Reich.
Announced by DNB, German news
agency, the purge is directed against
anyone who, lowing to criminal,
anti-state or querulous inclinations,
continually enters into conflict with
the .~rd law, the police and other
authorities"
Evening star., 1942-06-07
Keep En- Eating-a Hungry World
Looks to the Cornbelt."

Keep En- Eating-a Hungry World
Looks to the Cornbelt."
Serious collectors desiring copies
of the catalogues of the Col E. H. r
Green collection. to be sold at auc-
ton in September, may be had by
writing to Walter S. Scott, Sc
Seventh avenue, New York Use
business or professional stationery
as evidence Of good faith.
The collecting and study of postal
meters hereafter will be known as
"philometry"-a phrase which. once
the public has become acquainted
with it, ought to serve as well as
any.
Eugene Klein, 2l2 South Thir-
teenth street, Philadelphia, has pub
lished an illustrated catalogue for
his 135th auction sale-a collection
of United States and British COL
onies, Antigua to Egypt, to be dis
persed on Saturday, June 13.
Yielding at last to the insistent
urging of the philatelic public. Post
master General Frank c. Walker on
Tuesday night announced that he
has authorized the issuance of a
special Scent Win The War
postage stamp, to be released on
Independence Day.
The formal notice from the In
formation Service of the Post Office
Department said: The new stamp
will have as its central motif the
Evening star., 1942-06-07
YCHESS y
The Game and Its
Players
By Paul J. Miller,
Chess Editor OF The Star.

Five aces comprise the finals for
the District of Columbia chess
championship. Five stellar players
who proved their prowess through
six rounds of grueling championship
sectional play. Oscar Shapiro, C.
Karson, Martin Stork, E. Skraly and
Vincent Eaton now battle for the
distinction of holding the 1912 chess
crown for Metropolitan Washington,
the cash kitty" established by play
ers' entry fees, and $50 baby Gov
ernment Defense bond, donated by
an anonymous chess patron in the
name of Capital City Chess Club.
Edmund Nash drew his finA game
in sectional matches against Mar
tin Stark, thus eliminating himself
from the championship finals. He
had to win to place among the above
quintet. So, the erstwhile Madison
CWis) city champion ruefully took
a bow.
In the first round OF the finals
Shapiro, former City Of Boston
titlist, playing defensively to the
popular Ruy Lopez opening, shared
Karson in 20 moves to garner the
initial victory in the series of four
rounds. Stark and Skraly adjourned
their game, with Skraly in slightly
the better position but the outcome
appearing drawish. Eaton was happy
with bye.
Here is the Shapiro Karson tilt,
blow by blow:
Evening star., 1942-06-07

But definitely, 1t Is the Arlington
Kennel Clubs baby! That show on
July 4, we mean. A contract with
Edgar A. Moss, dog show superin-
tendent, has been signed; the judges
list has been sent to the American
Kennel Club for approval; the die is
cast. A good entry of local dogs is
expected, as this show was under
taken expressly to keep up show in
terest and the morale of dog show
exhibitors. While out of town ex-
hibitors are hoped for and will be
welcome, home folks" are expected
to make up the bulk Of the entry at
this show.
That is the sentiment for the Ma
tional. Capital Kennel Clubs fixtures
on July S. too. This will be a Foley
superintended show from 2 pm.
to pm. Dogs not needed for group
judging will be excused as soon as
they are judged. Trophies are Of
fered for the best local dogs in each
group and in show, and cash is Of
fered for reserve winners in each
breed. Harvey Brown is chief.stew-
ard for this show, and Nancy Wool
ner will handle children's handling
classes.
Talking about shows. don't forget
the Longshore Kennel Club show
just a week from today, and just
after next Saturdays big show at
Katonah, and less than 80 miles
from it. If you haven't made your
entry yet, wire it to Foley now. II
is really pleasant windup for a
good week end.
Boxer breeders everywhere will be
shocked to hear of the death OF
Miriam Breeds Oh. Konzert OF
Mazeline, the dog that seemed des-
tined to make further boxer history
He was universally conceded to be
the best male of recent years, and
his early death is tragedy for the
breed as well as his owner. He died
on the way back to the kennel after
completing his third group victory
in a row at the recent Doylestown
Pa, show. 1t was evidently a case
Of heat stroke.
Fortunately for the breed, he has
left several progeny. Mrs. Jouett
Shouse has one litter by him out OF
her Lora. dam of several champions
by other sires.
Mrs. Shouse has just acquired q
new boxer from the Mazelaine Ken
nels in Chicago. He is named Vors-
piel. Murph for short, and is con-
Evening star., 1942-06-07

ciple which deserves further cir
culation: Every new collector adds
fraction to the value of every
existing stamp collection"
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8+Capital
Precancel Club, Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV. Pro-
gram and bourse.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, residence of Mrs.
Henrietta Hickerson, 3l02 Twenty
fourth street NE. Program and
exhibition.
Tuesday evening at Collectors
Club Of Washington, Thomson
School. Program, exhibition and
bourSe.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Lee
Sheraton Hotel, Fifteenth and L
streets NV. Jorma Sitvola, at
tache of the Legation of Finland,
guest speaker. Subject: How a
Hobby Starts"
Thursday evening at 8 - East
Washington Stamp Club. Eastern
High School, East Capitol street.
Evening star., 1942-06-07
By Frank B. Lord.

Despite the difficulties OF trans
portation the ninth annual Cavalier
| Bridge Tournament at Virginia
Beach. held over the Memorial Day
Week end. drew TO its tables almost
as many players as in former years.
Most of them. however. represented
local talent from Norfolk, Ports
mouth and nearby towns with few
from Richmond. Washington fans.
who have always rewarded this
event as one of their own because
they have taken many prizes there,
were for the most part prevented
from attending due to the lack OF
gasoline and the need of conserving
automobile tires.
One of those who did participate
was Roy Thurtell. who felt called
upon to defend the title to the mixed
pair trophy which he won last year
with Mrs. Leon Landauer as his
partner. This year they finished
second in this event. Other prizes
in the open pair and teams of four
games went to contestants from
Tidewater Virginia
In order to overcome as far as
possible the trouble of getting to
and from the forthcoming Annapolis
meet. William Cheeks the manager
of that tourney has taken the pre-
caution to make arrangements with
bus lines to haul players especially
from Washington and Baltimore.
Chartered buses cannot be obtained
but assurances have been given
that extra coaches will be provided
to accommodate all those who wish
to avail themselves of transit to the
Maryland capital The Annapolis
tournament has come to rank with
the largest bridge events of the East
and there has been much apprehen-
sion as to the means to be employed
of reaching it this year. as few play
ers will be able to make use of their
own cars. The problem has been
solved by the offer of the bus lines
to take care Of all who apply for
transportation.
The tournament will be held at
Carvel Hall beginning on July 3
with pairs games for men and
women run separately at the same
time. The mixed pairs game will
occur on the evening Of the same
day. Independence Day will be fea-
tured with the open pair match in
| two sessions Those who fail to
qualify in the first round will play
in a special game Saturday eve
ming. The team-of -four match will
be held in two sessions on Sunday.
The tournament will be practically
the last for some time, the duration
of the war at any rate. to offer cups
or other silver trophies to the win
ners, due to the shortage of work
men to fashion them and the lack
of the necessary metals. 1t is pos
sible that the Hershey tournament,
to be held in mid-July, will con-
tinue the practice this year, but
thereafter there will be no gadget
prizes. Defense stamps and De-
fense bonds will generally be sub
stituted. The plan meets with the
approval Of bridge players, for it
not only aids the Government. but
also gives them something sub
Evening star., 1942-06-07

figurative American eagle with
wings outstretched In the form Of
large W Encircling the eagle will
be thirteen stars and the inscription
Win The War will appear in
band across the front of the eagle.
Immediately beneath the central
design will be the denomination
designation &c in each lower corner,
while the inscription United States
Postage will appear across the bot
TOM
The new stamp will be placed
on first day sale at the Washington
city post Office on July 4. 1912, and
it will be placed on general sale
at post Offices throughout the
country the following day or as soon
thereafter as distribution will per-
nit.
The new stamp will be arranged
vertically and printed in purple ink.
Stamp collectors desirous of OBJ
tanning first-day cancellations of the
new Win the War stamp may send
q limited number Of self-addressed
covers, not to exceed 10, to the post
master, Washington, together with
a cash or postal money order re-
mittance."
The new production was designed
by William A. Roach, Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing artist. 1t
is to be hoped that it will be fol-
lowed by other patriotic issues at
20 81 h
duration" There certainly is no
more effective propaganda medium
than that of postal paper. Axis
countries make the most of 1t. Only
the democracies. for reasons never
clearly stated, fail to take advantage
of obvious opportunities to inf1u.
ence the pattern Of popular 1ntelll-
gence by the use of stamps.
Phelps Cree, SO Cookman avenue,
Ocean Grove, N. j., has been ap-
pointed sales manager of the Amer
lean Airmail Society.
Germany on April 10 placed in cir
culation semi-postal adhesiv
showing philatelist and his -
bum-the first such design e /er
printed. The occasion is annou lced
as "the Day of the Postage st mp"
but the significance Of that phrase
is not clear. Value, plus q pig.
D. S. Bolaffi, 551 Fift' avenue,
New York, has publishe 1 a retail
catalogue of the stamr OF Italy,
Italian colonies, vatics 4 City, San
Marino and occupie' territories,
1862 to date.
Milton H. Cullen, y ll-known local
stamp dealer. has been Ill at his
home in Universit Park, Nd, for
two weeks. 1t ma I be q month be-
fore he will be We enough to return
to business, but ! Is wife, also skilled
in philately. is larrying on" in his
stead.
Mrs. Eta M Johns has been ap-
pointed assist int superintendent OF
the Postage lamp Division Of the
Bureau of Er craving and Printing.
A group artists and advertising
experts are preparing designs for a
series of patriotic stamps which,
allegedly, IRE to be shown to Presi-
dent Roo kvelt by Secretary OF the
Interior tkes.
Acc eldhof, in the weekly stamp
review N the Washington Times
Herald, has coined q philatelic prin-