The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-09-27


1t would check the progress of
aviation seriously. arousing great dis
trust.
When Colonel Lindbergh was stunt
ing recently at Cleveland he amused
himself swooping downward almost
to the ground. at terrific speed, sud-
denly turning upward.
competent engineer watching the
stunt said: "His plane weighs 1000
pounds. The stunt just performed
puts terrific strain on the wings and
other parts equivalent to changing
the weight of the plane from 1900
pounds to $4,000 pounds"
Selecting the anniversary Of the
Chicago fire, President Hoover pro-
claims q fire prevention week, urging
1.-THE exercise Of ordinary care on the
part of our citizens" He notes that
"for two consecutive years fire losses
In the United States have been de-
creased"
Life Imprisonment, In every case,
for arson might help, and would be
Justified, since arson indicates willing
ness to commit murder.
Important, and neglected, Is the
task of fighting forest fires. Chemists
and airplanes should combine to solve
that problem.
Again "The worlds biggest bank"
makes its bow. bigger than any thus
far.
Charles e. Mitchell, head Of New
York's National City bank, absorbs
the Corn Exchange bank, creating an
institution with resources Of two
thousand FIVE hundred millions Of dol
lars.
This one financial giant will have
100 branch banks in New York. The
old-fashioned million has given way
to the new billion"
When will the TRILLION be trans
| ferred from books on astronomy to
the books Of United States bankersH
In Wall street q broker has closed
up. His story Is sad and brief. HE
SOLD SHORT.
And. most strange, he sold bank
| stocks short.
To ''shOrt" q bank stock with banks
getting from 10 to 20 per cent for
money on call, calls for an inyestiga,
ton In lunacy
You read that the naval conference
will depend largely on what Japan
wants and agrees to. The powerful
face of the Japanese Premier Hama
guchi, who will do the deciding, tells
you that Japan will talk plainly.
If Uncle Sam and Britain cannot
agree, Mr.. Hamaguchi might be useful
as a good excuse.
Why doesn't Uncle Sam decide for
himself what he wants in airplanes,
cruisers, submarines and everything
else? Do We NEED the approval of
another country1
Mr.. Good, secretary of war, speak
ing with President Hoover's authority,
says the country Is prepared to spend
hundreds Of millions In addition to
fifteen hundred millions already spent
for harbor and river improvements.
The secretary of war says: "The gov
eminent will link together every part
Of the country with chain Of inland
waterways, making one great artery
Of trade"
That's good news. The people want
national improvements, have plenty of
money and. fortunately, they have a
President who Is an engineer and un-
derstands problems involved.
He would rather attend to great
permanent enterprises and let some
body else attend to bootleg liquor.
News from Jerusalem that will
doubtless cause indignation and mass
meetings tells Of the arrest Of A Jews
Of Haifa, held without bail, accused of
premedttated murder or Arabs during
the recent Arab-Jewish riots.
Happy Free State Of Irelandl II
lacks the blessing of prohibition, but
on the other hand It lacks our stu
pendous crime wave.
Irish military barracks are being
changed into dwellings for workers.
And Irish prisons are changed to
broadcasting stations and other uses.
While this country multiplies its
prisons, containing thousands Of pris-
oners. with occasional frightful rebel.
lion, the Irish Free State reports a
total prison population Of 700.
Britain Is disturbed because the