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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-11
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Editor on things
Material and Immaterial

Does crime pay? Prominent juristss
and writer's claim not. Here comes
now a Baltimore man and makes the
statement that in that city, 10000 SER
ious crimes were reported to the police.
Out of that imposing array OF GRIM
inals only 81 people went 10 prison.
Another writer is of the opinion that
if crime does not pay, who gets the
almost unbelievable sum of between
ten and sixteen billions which is the
yearly toll of crime in this country,
sum which is one-Seventh of our total
earnings Ask those who have been
convicted and they will tell you that
crime does not pay. If that's the
case, let's have more convictions and
not so much slobbing, coddling of
criminals. A few hangingS now and
then has a wholesome effect.
Some time ago Clarence Darrow, on
being asked about our crime problem,
said that during my half-century of
practice, society has made no material
advance in treatment of crime and the
criminal" His opinion is in striking
contrast with the activities of reform
ers who spend much of their time de-
vising "cures" for the disease of crime.
In that half-century of which Mr.
Darrow speaks, thousands of criminal
laws have gone on the statute books
Panaceas have been offered, and many
of them accepted. And yet crime
continues and f1ouriShes Every new
law, passed means more law-break-
ing. The number of people, for ex-
ample, who have been made law
breakers by such ordinances as those
designed to prevent ownership Of re-
volvers and pistols, cannot be eStima-
ted. Yet such laws are proposed to
prevent" crime. But wl.o ever heard
of a criminal paying any attention to
an anti-gun law? An anti-automobile
law would be as sensible, on the theory
that if automobiles were taken away
from all citizens, the criminal would
thereby be deprived Of their use in
his depredations. Mere multiplicity of
laws do not deter the criminal He will
have his gun and his automobile
though the statute books sag with en-
actments forbidding him those COM
modities. Freak" laws make all laws
less respected. We need fewer laws
but with sharper teeth to punish GRIM
inals, if we wish to check crime; not
more laws to destroy rights and privi-
legeS of law-abiding citizens.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-11

Mrs. Chas. Trezona entertained at
tea Wednesday afternoon at her home.
Covers were laid for twenty, red can
dies and red favors were the table dec
orations. Miss leila Richter and Mrs.
w. E. Trezona assisted the hostess.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-11

FOOD SALE-The Catholic Wom-
ems Club will hold a Food Sale at
the Kapsch Rios, Market tomorrow
Saturday afternoon, beginning at 3
o'clock-adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-11

| experience. Perhaps never before in
the history of the legislature has the
house been made up so largely of for
mer members.
Speaker johnson is serving his fifth
term in the house and his third as
| speaker. Members of the house who
have served more than five terms are
| Oscar A. Swenson of Nicollet, Geo. w.
Rodenberg of Ramsey, o. c. Neuman
| OF Traverse, w. I. Nolan of Hennepin,
John B Hompe of Ottertail and Dr.
| M. G. Cullum of st. Louis.
The senate has its Putnams and its
| Rocknes, its Sullivans and its one and
! only Carley, veterans of many legisla-
| tive sessions, but Representative John
B Hompe, IS, civil war veteran, active
of head and of foot, is the dean of
them ALL Mr.. Hompe served in the
state senate way back in the eighties
and has been member of the house
for many years.
LucklesS Freshmen.
The new members of the house are
| a luckleSs lot. They must take the
leavings of the seats in the chamber,
| the leavingS of the committee assign
mentS and they are lucky indeed if
the whole lot of them get SO much as
one appointment. They are legislative
freshmen and must literally go away
back to sit down in the back row in
the house. About all we can say for
them is that they are an exceptionally
fine looking lot this year.
COmebacks are Staged.
Two members of the house at this
session have served in the senate in
former years-John B. Hompe, already
mentioned, and Nels A. Peterson of
Chippewa who did what so many have
tried in vain to dedicated that vet
eran and victor of many hard battles,
j. o. Haugland. Mr.. Haugland's serv-
ices to the state were important he
has been valuable member of many
legislatures and Mr.. Peterson, senate
or no senate, will have to have big
feet to fill his shoes.
Geo. W. Rodenberg of Ramsey, after
serving in the house until the mind of
man runneth not to the contrary, got
licked in 1926, but he is a come back
this year. Gilbert Strandemo of Fari-
bault, and S. A. Stockwen of Henne-
pin, missing in the 1927 session, are
| also with us again at this session.
Slow to Start.
The legislature is like an engine
pulling a heavy train-slow in start
ing. 1t will be another week yet be-
fore committees begin to function and
| the first General Orders" with lone
bill or two appears on our desks, but
by the Ides of March those same
General Orders" will be grooming
under the dead weight of hundreds of
bills. Lead weight is right, for most of
| them will never get any further.
Mrs. Chas. Trezona entertained at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
i. S. BOND ISSUES
IN SHARP DECLINE
Higher Money Rate De-
presses Prime Mortgages.
ConvertibIes Active.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 25.-With call
loans and time money both at 8 per
cent today, United States Government
loans declined sharply. In contrast
there were a number of strong spots
in the market for high-grade corpora
ton mortgages. The chief interest,
however, replained in the convertibles
and especially in American Telephone
41as. which continued to soar as the
stock made a succession of new high
prices
Treasury issues, had a thin market.
The 41sS dropped nearly "a and the
334s and As were of about 70. United
States Liberty Fourth 4As sold at
1884 after touching par recently. The
Federal Reserve statement this after
noon will be closely analysed for evi-
dence Of policy Of assisting the money
market through purchases Of Govern
ment bonds.
Prime Mortgages.
Such prime mortgages as Atchison
Is, Baltimore q Ohio As and first SIS
Great Northern rs, San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass As, New York Central As
and Canadian Pacific Is have shown
evidence of moderate accumulation the
last few days. The legal public utili-
ties have exhibited little change
The heavy trading was all in the
convertibles and overshadowed by the
rise in American Telephone 4las. These
had an early gain of points, which
they increased to points by midday
International Telephone 4hs were
relatively sluggish with the spread be-
tween the two issues. which were at
parity a short time ago, increased to
over . dozen points.
Other active and strong stock option
bonds were Allegheny Corporation bs,
Kreuger & Toll SIS and Philadelphia &
Reading IS. Missouri Patio 51as lost
points.
The local traction issues showed more
sign Of support and Chicago Railway
IS were firm. The two Cuba Cane Sugar
convertibleS were higher on the gen.
eral improvement in sugar securities
Seaboard Air Line Consolidated IS,
which dropped below IS yesterday and
closed at 10, fell off about points.
Foreign List.
Heaviness in several of the South
American issues and firmness in French
OBLIGATIONS featured the foreign list.
TWO municipalities, Los Angeles and
San Antonio. offered their bonds for
investment today at prices ranging
from 6 per cent for the first short ma
turity of the California city and $50
per cent for the longer ones, and at
SOS basis for the one-year notes of the
Texas municipality and 40 per cent
for those falling due between 1850 and
1869.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

the Dawes plan In the PREPARATIONS tan
glep" asked reader Of this column.
Not yet. The Young plan, In order TO
become acceptable, must be ratified by
all Of the countries which signed the
reparations agreement.
When Germany signed her name,
through her representatives, to the
Young arrangement, BY which during
the next 81 years she viii pay about
$4e2. 100000 a year, she did so with
two reservations.
The first one the immediate evacua-
ton of the Rhineland. DR.. Strese-
mann, Germany's foreign minister, de-
clared in the Reichstag that Germany
would not accept permanent control
of the evacuated area.
The only control she has agreed TO
conSider-though this does not mean
acceptance-after the withdrawal Of
troops would be some kind of super
vision until the year 1885, by which
time the withdrawal must be complete,
under the terms Of the treaty Of Yer
sailles.
The second condition demanded by
Germany is the early return of the
Saar regions to Germany. For several
years now the French government has
made an effort to swing the inhabitants
over into a pro-French attitude, for a
plebiscite has been fixed for 1885 by the
treaty of Versailles. Should the vote
go for France, then the country would
necessarily remain with them. But the
French have made no progress. The
majority today Is almost unanimous In
favor of German Affiliations.
So the German government holds
that it is unnecessary to wait until 1885
and that the transfer of the Saar
region from the custody of the League
of Nations to the German republic
should begin at once.
There is much to be done yet before
the Young plan goes into effect.
(Copyrignt, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
Washington Stock Exchange

Capital Traction 5s-$1000 at 100,
$4,000 at 1924, $1,000 at s9A, $1,000
at 9934.
Washington Railway & Electric As
$4,000 at SO.
Capital Traction Cos at 95, 10 at 95K
Federal-American Co. com.-10 at 1917.
Federal-American Co. pfd.-l0 at 10l,
at 101, at 101.
Merchants Transfer s. Storage COMIC
at lit.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 104M, 10
at 10434.
Real Estate Mtge. u Guar. pfd.-16O at
7as.
Washington Medical Bldg. Corp.-2O
at 100.
AFTER CALL.
Mergenthaler Linotype-20 at 104%.
Washington Gas IS 400 at 101, 100
at 101.
Capital Traction Colo at 95.
Washington Gas Is Al 900 at 1929.
Capital Traction SSH 900 at 99sa,
$4,000 at 991a, $1,000 at 991s, $500
at 99h.
Washington Gas IS B-$1,OOo at 1os.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
HUGE OIL MERGER
FOLLOWS RUMORS
Combine of Standard of In
diana and Pan-American
Is Announced.
BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 25.-Herbert Hoo
yer, champion Of efficiency, sworn
enemy Of waste, announces the ratifi-
cation of the Kellogg pact, signed by
A nations, to renounce war as a policy.
Tied up with this came his thunder
bolt of the day before, insisting that
too much money is being spent for mill
tary purposes.
"The largest military budget of any
nation in the world today" is what the
President says, commenting on the
American military expenditures.
The Presidents suggestion is for a.
commission of military men to investi-
gate all such expenditures and report
back. with their suggestions regarding
where the cuts should be made.
Splendid idea," says Senator Borah,
except that the commission should not
be military one"
Then Ramsay Macdonald, British
leader, announces a cancellation Of a
certain number Of British naval con-
tracts and a slowing down on other
naval construction. The British prime
minister will arrive In the United States
in october to confer with President
Hoover on world disarmament.
1t looks as though the world is get
ting death grip on this war business
Most Americans will cooperate to
their utmost with the President and
tempt to strange the military spirit in
the world.
The oil companies have not kept I'D
in the big BUSINESS procession during
the last few years. Too much crude oil
production!
There have been many rumors of
mergers and consultations, but few
have taken place.
But the one announced yesterday, by
which the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana
takes over the Pan-American Petroleum
& Transport Co., will bring into exist
ence another gigantic Oil corporation,
with properties valued at about $685.
100000.
At the end of 1928 the Standard Oil
of Indiana had total assets of $498,-
371 900, while the Pan-American Pc
troleum had $259, 299 900.
Standard Oil of Indiana Is largely
a refining and marketing company. 1t
owns the Midwest Refining Co. and has
a half interest in the Sinclair Pipe Line
Co. and the Sinclair Crude Oil Pur-
chasing Corporation. Its activities are
largely centered in the Middle West.
The Pan-American Co., owning the
Mexican Petroleum Co. and the Lago
Oil & Transport Co., is big crude oil
producer, concentrating especially in
Mexico, Colombia and other South
American countries.
Edward G. Schubert is president of
the Standard Oil of Indiana, with
headquarters in Chicago.
1t is rumored that another large con-
solidation in the oil field, under way
for months, will be announced shortly.
HAS the Young plan now supplanted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
Plans Branch Line.
, the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
The Pittsburgh 81 West Virginia Rail-
road today applied to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for permission
to construct six-mile branch line from
a point on the new Connellsville extern
sion, now under construction, at Pigeon
Greek Crossing to a connection with
Donora Southern Railroad at Baird, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
NORFOLK & WESTERN.

Norfolk 81 Western Railway Co. re-
ports for six months ended June 80,
1929. net income of $I7,656, 429 after
taxes and charges, equivalent, after al
lowing for dividend requirements on 4
per cent preferred stock, to $l2.24 q
share earned on 1,404,637 shares Of
common stock. This compares with $11, =
$50, 407 or 1892 a share on 1,400,753
common shares in first half of 1928.
Statement for June and six months
compares as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
FIRM EXPANDS.

NEW YORK, July IS P).-American
Gas 81 Power Co.. subsidiary of Amer
lean Commonwealths Power Corpora
ton, has acquired the Industrial Gas
Corporation Of Birmingham, Ala. The
transaction is said to have involved
purchase Of all of the latter's common
stock for about $4,000 in cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

Secured BY nrst deed Of trust real estate.
Preyailing interest ana eommissiel.
Joseph l. Weller q. .sv wa s,s I T & W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
New Securities

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 25.-New security
offerings today include:
Continental Shares, Inc, per cent
convertible cumulative preferred stock,
amount $24, 600, 900, at 500 and accrued
dividends. offered by Otis g. Co. and
syndicate.
City of Los Angeles 434 per cent
bonds, amount $3,7O0,000, due october
l, 1929, to october l, 1949, at 80 to
104.58 and interest.
Uhlen g. Co., $4,000 shares of COM
mon stock, at $3.50 a share.
City of San Antonio school district S
per cent bonds, amount ST, 100000, ma
turing 1880 to 1869, to yield SIS to
4.70 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
CALUMET G. HECLA.

NEW YORK, July IS Especially -
The Calumet d Hecla Consolidated
Copper Co. reports earnings for 1929
will exceed 81 a share, compared with
approximately $l.55 share in 1928.
Richmond planet., 1929-09-14

Atlantic City, n. J.-(CNS)-
Peace and harmony marked the ad-
iournment of the annual sessions OF
the Grand Temple of the Improved
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks of the World Saturday after.
noon. with Mrs. Abbie johnson, OF
Philadelphia, newly elected grand
daughter ruler, presiding.
In addition to the Grand Daughter
Ruler. the following officers were
elected: Hattie l. Williams, OF Jack
sonville, Fla, was unanimously elect,
ed ice-daughter ruler to succeed
herself; Elizabeth Kimbough, of
BROOKLYN. N. Y, was reelected as.
sistant daughter ruler; Edna
HAYNES. of New York City, was
elected daughter chaplain; Kachei
CLANCY, of Atlantic City, N: Jr
grand daughter escort; Bertha Trip
lett. Los Angeles, CAL, assistant
grand daughter escort; Emma v.
Kelley, of Norfolk, Va, the founder
of the order and mother of the grand
temple. was unanimously reelected
grand secretary for her twenty
eighth year; Nellie Mccullough, Min
neapolis, Mimi, was unanimously
reelected grand recorder; Frances
Young, of Hampton, Va, unani-
mousiy reelected grand treasurer;
Nettie M. Glass, Parsons, Kan, or:
ganist; Effie Stewart, Washington,
D. c., doorkeeper; Edna Brown,
Bridgeport, Conn.,, gatekeeper.
The trustees elected were Florence
Jackson, of RSstof, Mass; M. Wat
SON Rudd, of Havana, Cuba; Bessa
Martin, of Chicago, ILL.,, three. year
term; Lillian Long, Washington, u.
c.: Mrs. Mamie Rose Jackson, Cleye-
land, Ohio. -.
The executive board, of which
Grand Exalted Ruler Wilson is grand
patriarch, was retained in its entire
ty. The members are: oetayia
Washington, of Baltimore; MINNIE
Johnson, of Baltimore; Laura u.
williams, of New York City; Mollie
De Braun, of Cleveland, O.; Grace
Bryant, of Detroit, Mich; Ida Ken
nedy, of Atlantic City; Mamie E.
Hodges, of Hampton, Va.
The Wilson ticket won in its en-
tirety, although Judge Williac Z.
Hueston, of Gary, Ind, commission
err of education, had tough strug..
gle in defeating Almond Scott, of
Washington. Other principal Grand
Lodge officers are as follows:
Sydney B. Thomas, Cleveland,
grand esquire; R. L. Derrick, Spo-
kane, Wash, grand inner guard;
John B. Levy, Indianapolis, grand
tiler; Carlos Vale, Newark, N. j.
grand organizer; Perry W. Howard,
grand legal adviser; DR.. Shelley d.
George, Paducah, KY, leading
knight; Joe s. James, Jacksonville,
Fla, loyal knight; Andrew T. Mitch
ell, New York City, lecturing knighti
il. M. Cooper, Chicago, ILL.,, grand
auditor; James Miller, Washington,
D. c., grand bandmaster.
The grand treasurer's report show
ed receipts for the year as $106,276,
and a balance of $37,991. TIE con-
vention voted to increase the per
capita tax to meet the expenses OF
! an expansion program.
Richmond planet., 1929-09-14
DEATHS REPORTED.

The following is a list Of deaths
Of colored people reported to Rich
mond Bureau of Health from August
20, to September 10, 1929, with age
and date Of death:
Mary Swept Johnson, 1907 Shor.
Baker ST., 40 years, August "a.
Rosa Brown, 123 w. Clay ST., GO
years, August 25.
Susan Scott, TAO n. Ninth St., 60
years, August %.
Virginia Rowe, 8 n. Twenty-third
St., 81 years, August %.
Infant Starkes, 416 Gordon St., l
day, August 2S.
L. Howard Hackett, Penola, Va,
SO years, August %.
Emily Davis, 9071a W. Leigh St.,
SO years, August 26.
Alice Dickerson, 71O w. Clay St.,
35 years, August 20.
Lurenia Scott, IA N. Twenty-frst
St., 27 years, August 80.
Robert McNeal, COS n. Tenth ST.,
25 years, August 81.
Lillian Powell, 1910 N. Seventeenth
St., September z.
Nora Brown, 320 w. Duval St., 55
years, September /.
Rosa Kent, 2410 Holland St., As
years, September 2.
Rosa Blakey, 1714 Baldwin St., 62
years, September /.
Ella Nelson Harris Harrell, 94S
Lewis St., 4S years. September 8.
Rosa Coleman, 1909 Chamberlayne
Ave-, 43 years, September 1.
Eva Odessia Palmer, 1908 Lake
view Ave-, % years, September 4.
James Ernest Tompkins, 1924 E.
Broad ST., 8 months, September 4.
Martha Lee, 101 E. Canal St., /
year, September 5.
Sonia Lee Battle, 511 n. Henry
ST., months, September 8.
Cornelia Virgins, Schools, Va, 81
years, September 2.
Charlie Morton, 1904 Brook Road
3S years, September 4.
Carrie Quarles, PA N. Seven
teenth ST., 81 years, September 5.
James Fritz, sos w. Baker ST..
62 years, September 2.
Audrey Velma Smith, 1922 Shor.
Taylor St., 6 years, September 5.
Evelyn Stokes, 603 N. Graham ST..
"a years, September 8.
George W. Middleton, 200 S
Beech St., 62 years, September 6.
James VIM. Cheatom, 3109 G
St., go years, September 4.
Mamie L. Shavers, 1885 Moore ST..
September 5.
j Lucille Day, 1915 N. Seventeenth
St., 27 years, September 7.
Ethel E. Allen, 1925 Claiborne ST..
2 years, September 8.
Unknownb 3S years, September 6
Matte Walker, 112 W. Fifth ST..
years, September Z.
Carrie Irby, 115 E. Clay St., 4;
19 years, September Z.
Virginia Parker, 1719 N. Twenty
eighth ST., 10 months, September z.
Richmond planet., 1929-09-14
FULTON NOTES

At Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
last Sunday the sermons morning
and evening were delivered by the
Rev. VIM. Braxton.
Tomorrow the pastor, Rev. c. A.
Cobbs, will be present and preach
special sermons in the morning and
evening.
Last week our pastor conducted a
successful revival at Scottsville, Va.
He also baptized last Sunday at the
Centralia Baptist Church, Chester
field County, Va.
Rev. w. L. Tuck conducted great
revival at his church few weeks
ago, Gravel Hill Baptist Church,
Henrico County, Va, with an addi-
ton of about fourteen converts.
The fourth and fifth Sundays, Rev.
C. B. jefferson will be at the Union
Baptist Church, South Richmond. On
the fourth Sunday the choir will ac-
company the pastor, DR.. L. c. Gar
land, to Haymarket, Va.
Richmond planet., 1929-09-14
FEDERAL FARM BOARD

Washington, D. c., Sept. 8
Progress in cooperate marketing
Progress in cooperative marketing
was reported to the Federal Farm
Board by Mr.. A. A. Turner, who is
in charge of Negro Extension Work
in the Florida Agricultural College
at Gainesville, Fla. A number Of
years ago Mr.. Turner helped these
farmers to organize the Florida
Farmers Cooperative Association
which now has fifteen local organ
izations operating under the direc-
tion of the State Marketing Bureau.
At the present, Mr.. Turner said the
chief need of these organizations is
money with which to purchase seed
and fertilizer. Under the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act the Farm Board
is not given authority to make loans
to co-operatives for purchasing sup
plies and Mr.. Turner was advised by
the Board that he make application
to the intermediate Credit Bank in
South Carolina for such loans.
On behalf of the Board, Chairman
Legge advised Mr.. Turner that the
board is glad to know that the peo-
pie for whom he spoke are making
good progress in cooperative market
ing and that later should they need
help in procuring marketing facili-
ties the board would give considera-
tion to such an application.
Richmond planet., 1929-09-14

Randolph Bros, the progressive
Church Hill funeral directors, had
the body of Mrs. Bessie Lee Thomas
Lying in state" Saturday, Septem-
Der Z, 1929, in their parlors at 730
N. Twenty-eighth Street. Friends
thronged the place. The glass doors
when opened revealed a display of
surprising loveliness brought about
by the artistic touch of somebody.
To the right as visitor entered
was new lavender figured casket
thrown open. On the left was an
other of the same type only it was a
figured gold finished one and said to
be the latest patterns from the
casket builders factory.
The floral designs in the funeral
parlor added to the scene and in the
rear of the room. rested the remains
of Mrs. Bessie Lee Thomas in sill
vered metallic casket, with heavy ex-
tension bar handles. An electric fix
ture, about II inches wide, with
colored glass and figured work was
extended over the head of the casket
and the electric bulb threw its re-
fulgent beams upon the features of
the person, who had gone on before,
but whose body was still with US.
Two female attendants stood beside
the casket to see that nothing was
disturbed and that the body and it's
draperies be kept up to the standard
The funeral took place Sunday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. w. T.
Johnson, D. D., officiating at the
First Baptist Church. Funeral Di-
rector T. H. Allen had active charge
of the display at the parlor.
Richmond planet., 1929-09-14

All talk about Grand Exalted
Ruler j. Finley Wilson and his meth
DDS has ceased hereabouts. Regard
less of the rightfulness or the wrong
fulness of the methods, it is conceded
that the leader had the votes and
that no one could get them away
from him. Just what it cost him
to make the fight is not known. With
Hon. Robert R. Church, Hon. Perry
w. Howard, Hon. John R. Hawkins
managing his campaign, it looks very
much as though politics was at the
bottom of the whole business. Will
son had a combination that could not
be defeated and "split" is out Of
the question.