The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-15
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- W.T.
BY Arthur Brisbane
A Robot Telephone
Horse, Dog, Mustache, Wife
Steel Profits, One Billion
A Wall Street Necklace
Some robot" statesmen sell mer-
chandise. Another robot, at dis
lance, answers questions, gives in
formation as to the amount of water
in a reservoir, etc.
An airplane recently travelled
from Cleveland to Washington, d. c.,
robot gyroscops In charge Of the
controls until the moment Of landing.
Now Mr.. Clifford, Of the big tele-
phone company, has telephone that
calls out in plain English the num-
bers dialed. The dial telephone that
you have learned to operate can be
arranged to tell a central operator
what number you want in a voice as
clear as that Of any monograph.
1t takes a good imagination to sug-
gest something that men cannot do.
The rules of West Point forbid the
cadet to have "a horse, dog, wife or
mustache."
Cadet Paul Capron, Jr., found he
could get along without the horse,
dog or mustache. But when he saw
Marguerite Gillespie, Cadet Capron
decided that the academy rules were
too strict.
Miss Gillespie is now Mrs. Capron,
and Mr.. CaprOn, no longer at West
Point, is now looking for newspaper
job In Boston.
Ancient Sparta had rules similar
but more severe for young men. 1t
Ia wise to bar mustaches that gather
germs. Horses and dogs are not nee
essary. But why shouldn't young
West Pointer marry If he wants to
marry?
II you have q steel business, and
run it well, you can make money in
America, with help of "a protective
tariff.
Income tax reports Of the leading
steel companies show that in six years
past they have paid income tax on
one thousand million dollars of profit.
A billion In six years is good proht,
but no more than great Industry
should make in a prosperous country.
The benefit of buying at home from
your own people, even if you pay
little more, resides In the fact that
the money stays here, goes into other
American enterprises, more factories,
more production, more prosperity.
Where q few persons are gathered
together, only the stock market is dis
cussed. A Fifth avenue jeweler In
New York let's it be known that he
has for sale 100000 pearl necklace,
which can be bought for 100000 But
parently expected prices to go up for
ever.
Wall Street names a Spectator al
legged to move from the ticker to his
automobile surrounded by five men to
guard him. He started bear pool two
weeks ago.
A few friends each invested 100000,
and each has thus far taken out in
profit $1,5O0,OOO.
The five body guardsmen are hired
on the assumption that angry losers
might plan evil for the head of the
bear pool.
The rain falls on the just and IN
Just, and a market slump falls upon
the good and bad stocks.
OF millions that rushed to buy
stocks when they were going up, only
a few,' the wise minority, will know
enough to walk in carefully and buy
them when they fall below what they
are worth.
Wise was old Rothschild, who said
he made his money selling too soon.'
AhC huhdu ldully 10 ulSSCl tlldh II
thought. The league Of nations Stats
teal department shows that earth's
population is only 100000 short of
2OOO,0O0,O0O.
Two thousand million human be-
ings is big crowd, Of whom the ma
jority never think, and a minority
think occasionally.
The wonder Is not how slowly we
progress, but that we progress at all.
the few dragging the many along with
them.
Uncle Sam, you will be glad to hear
has started really big dirigible for
carrying passengers and for fighting
purposes A golden rivet, driven by
Admiral Moffett, completed the mas
ter ring" Of the new dirigible.
The lighter than air ship, 1856 feet
long, 40 feet high, will carry $780,.
900 cubic feet of helium gas The Los
Angeles carries 100000 cubic feet.
the Graf Zeppelin. 100000.
1uiS uS"CSI, SiCdlCSt VI dlI SlduIS.
built by the GOodyear-Zeppelin cor
poration, will have as part of its
equipment FIVE airplanes to fly around
1t, warding off airplane attacks in
war. Let us hope that will not come
Let us also remember that we shall
be much less apt to have it if we keep
ourselves ready for it.
Douglas Davis flew from New York
to Atlanta, Ca, In FIVE hours. a rec
ord.
Shortly, New York, Chicago and