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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03

Eighteenth century, but when he be-
came disillusioned through the betray-
al by friends he had trusted, he de-
termined to shape his life for himself
and for that purpose he set down four
cardinal rules of guidance-economy,
perseverance, goodwill and loyalty.
Later he heightened this list by thir-
teen-temperance, silence, order, reso-
luton, frugality, industry, sincerity,
Justice, moderation, cleanliness. tran
guilty, chastity and humility. In the
practice of these he was successful
in all but two-order and chastity.
None of Fay's new revelations is
more interesting than those dealing
with the part which his membership
in the Masons played in his career
The Masonic society had been estab-
lished in Philadelphia in 1927 at the
time when Franklin was only COM
paratively unknown young printer. 1t
was composed largely of rich mer-
chants who did not look with favor
upon Franklin. But he forced his way
into the society (by showing how eff
fectively he could use his newspaper
against it. if its members kept him
out) and his Masonic affiliations
helped win for him the position of
postmaster general of the colonies and
later it smoothed his path when he
went to England on his first diplo-
matte mission there.
1t was even more valuable when he
was sent to France to enlist French
aid for the colonies during the Revo-
luton. Through the Masons he had
access to the newspapers which were
officially controlled by the govern
ment, but which were really written
by the Masons and the philosophers.
such as Morellet, Suard, De la Dix
merle, who were all Franklin's friends"
says Fay. practically all of the
French newspapers published outside
of France were in the hands Of the
Masons also" Franklin had his writ
ings accepted by all of these and, be-
ing the master propaganda that he
was, he made the most of his oppor-
tunity to present Americas cause to
Europe.
The career of Benjamin Franklin
is one of the strangest paradoxes IN
history. One of them is that this son
of a poor Boston candlemaker and
apprentice to poor printer should
live to record the fact that "Tho' /
did not think that / should ever lit
orally stand before kings /
have stood before five. and even had
the honor Of sitting down with one,
the King Of Denmark, to dinner" An
other is the fact that a man who was
almost entirely self-educate6 should
have universities of two continents
vying with each other in comforting
upon him honorary degrees.
But most interesting of all is the
fact that this man who was so typi-
cally American that he became YER
liable symbol of America. even in his
lifetime, was never understood or
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
The Rising Scale

Noel Coward, the versatile play
wright and actor, listened with in
terest to bit of gossip recounted by
a fellow Thespian at the Lambs club.
This gossip was about an elderly
magnate who had recently been COM
PEELED to settle huge sum of money
on a chorus girl to avoid scandal.
"The old boy" said Mr.. Coward
dryly. should take this blow philo-
sOphicaIly. He must know that fun is
like insurance-the older you get the
more it COSTS"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
Toe and Brain Allied

According to medical opinion,
quoted by counsel in an action heard
at Shoreditch County court, the be.
havior of the big toe is an infallible
says the London Star. This author
ity stated:
If the bottom of the foot is gently
stroked or tickled the big toe will prob
ably stick upwards when the brain is
healthy.
If it curls downwards instead this
is sign of an injury to the brain.
Attention should be directed to the
big toe. The action of the other toes
can be ignored.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
Revolutionary Cannon

A cannon of the Revolutionary war
period has been unearthed at Fort I'll
conderoga, N. Y, where it had been
buried since the British blew up the
fort in 1777, during General Burgoyne's
invasion which ended in defeat at the
battle of Saratoga. The cannon. of
either French or English iron. was
dug up by Robert Pell of 'Ticonderoga
and Washington, and Milo p. King.
who were excavating on the site of the
old fort, which is being restored by
Rowland Pell of New York.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
Knew Her Weakness

Mani say, you fellows, my wife
went off to see her mother, intending
to stay six weeks, but | brought her
home in a hurry. Do you know what
I did? l sent her a paper every day
with paragraph cut out, and she was
| was keeping from her that she came
home at the end of four days.-Lon-
don Tit-BitS,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
The Liberal Church

Rev. Charles F. Potter, who was
one of the pillars of the Scopes de-
tense in the Dayton evolution trial, is
about to found new kind of church.
a Liberal church, in New York.
Doctor Potter in a recent interview
threw a light on his new church's
cheerful philosophy by means of an
episram.
"All the animals but man." he said,
"know that the principal business of
life is to enjoy it."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
Worlds Biggest Monster

The hugest of all the dinosaurs were
the sauropods. giant vegetarians walk
ing heavily on all tours, with pillar
like legs, long, snake-like necks, far
reaching tails and brain weighing
less than a pound to govern body
with an estimated weight of 40 TONS
American Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
Ireland's Bottomless Boys

The Irish boys are almost as great
in extent as those of Germany. While
the latter are from 9 feet to 20 feet
deep, the Irish variety often reaches
40 feet and are sometimes apparently
bOttomless. 1t has been calculated
that each acre of bog contains 1921
tons of peatstuff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
Mystery Of Life

"It's strange to think of how tad
pole eventually turns into frog"
"Huh!" growled the husband of the
tartar, "it's stranger to think how the
little duck married turned into such
a wildcat"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03

I. Franklin at the age of seventy
seven. Painted in Paris in 1888 by
Joseph Stirred Duplessis. This por-
trait is now owned by the New York
Public Library, the gift of John Bige-
low.
2. Vice-Commander Daniel r. Gibbs
of the Benjamin Franklin post of the
American Legion lays wreath at the
statue of Franklin, near the Troca-
dero in Paris, in celebration of the
anniversary of "Poor Richards"
birthday, on January II, 1929. Men,
bers of the Legion post attended the
ceremony.
8. The famous "Fur Cap" portrait
of Franklin, made in France a few
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
In.t q Suggestion

A writer suggests that inventors
should produce method of Shawn.
in one minute. instead OF ten. on'
idea is TO run quickly round the fac
with blowlamp.-London Opinion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
chink prinoc Cut ~ cnntc if ordered now for
Seems So

Mrs. Skirtsuppe-Oh, yes, I'll admit
it. Most women think of nothing but
their clothes.
Mr.. Hardfax-And they seem to do
less thinking every year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03

Growing of onions on reclaimed
marsh land, worthless a few years
ago, is becoming one of Ohio's great
est agricultural industries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03
Blocks Bank Robbers

A Californian has patented rotat-
ing table to enable bank employee
to receive and deliver money through
partition without danger of theft
or injury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03

Incoming and outgoing aircraft traf-
fic at Tempelhof airport in Berlin is
controlled by signals from airdrome
police in a control tower.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03

Nature has given us the seeds of
knowledge, not knowledge ITSELF
Seneca.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03


months after his arrival there in 1777.
Drawing by Desrayes, print by Le-
beau. It gives an idea of the Frank
lin who was so much admired by the
ladies in Nantes, Paris and Passy
as patriarch" as peasant" and
as the shrewdest of all dipIomatists.
(From Franklin, The Apostle of Mod
ern Times" by Bernard Fay, courtesy
Little, Brown and Company
q. Franklin Bache Huntington of
New York, great-great-great-gra
son of Benjamin Franklin, places a
wreath sent by President Coolidge on
the grave of his ancestor in PhiIadel-
phia on the anniversary of Frank.
Inns birthday, January II, 1929.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-03

Dry Goods, hardware, est 10 yrs, big busi-
ness. Bldg, stock, fixtures, $500.
Gen. Mdse.. run yrs, doing $4,000 yr., no
competition, rent $40 mo.
Blacksmith, gen. repair N. d., town 1000,
in business % yrs, cheap at $1,000.
Grocery, meats, Montana, doing S35. 600 yr-
Owner ill., must sell. $50 rent. $1,000.
Bakery, confectionery, est. IL yrs. doing
$4,000 yr., fully equipped, owner i'll. s12.0 600.
Pool. confectionery soda fountain. lunch.
short orders, pool, l billiard, frigdaire.
ASSO. SALES
Hamm Bldg. st. Paul, Mimi.
Chick Prices Cut Cents s6r GSsfeS R for
Egg Strain White Leghorn Records to $50 eggs. Pay
when you get them Guaranteed to live and outlay
ordinary chicks. Low prices pullets hens, cocker
els Matching eggs Catalog and bargain bulletin Free
GEORGE B. FERRIS, 966 Union, Grand Rapids Mich.
Don't Come to the Twin Cities Business.
Let US transact il for you Real service,
fair fee Write BUSINESS SERVICE, 703
Pioneer Bldg, st. Paul, Mimi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
GRONAU AND CREW
TO VISIT NIAGARA
Transatlantic Flyers Also to
Go to Air Races and Start
of BaIIon Contest.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 2S.-The sturdy
Dornier-Wal transatlantic plane which
carried Capt. Wolfgang Won Gronau and
his crew of three from Germany to
New York was being groomed today
for holiday jaunt to Niagara Falls
the national air races at Chicago and
the James Gordon Bennett balloon
race at Cleveland.
Capt. Won Gronau and his crew plan
ned to take of tomorrow morning for
Buffalo, as all four German flyers be-
lieve their trip to this country will not
have been complete unless they see
Niagara Falls.
Remaining overnight in Buffalo, they
expect to take of Saturday morning
for Chicago, where they will remain
over the week end. They planned to
fly over the CurtisS- Reynolds Airport
where the national air races are In
progress, and land on Lake Michigan
On Monday they planned to take of
for Cleveland to witness the start OF
the national balloon race.
Capt. Won Gronau said they probably
would return to New York Tuesday
night or Wednesday morning. On
Thursday evening or Friday morning
they planned to leave for Washington
with stop-off at Philadelphia. They
expect to remain in the United States
about two weeks, but just how they
would return to Germany was still I'M
decided An official reception at the
City Hall featured today's program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
What Milady Will Wear
Evening Gowns to Be Cut Lower This Winter With
Lace in Pink, Baby Blue and Black, or Satin in
Ivory White Black Most Popular

model is designed with a v-back, set in
panel that extends the length of the
gown, with shirrings caught in at the
hips.
There will be ivory satin designed in
empire style for the woman who wants
TO make golden glow of her sun
tanned skin, and soft blue and sea
green satin for the one who spent less
time on the beaches this Summer. She
who wishes to stink may have black
satin, nodded to her figure.
Evening Coat Final Note.
With the donning of her evening
coat, which is still coat, nilady will
sound the final note of her evening ele-
gance.
Evening coats may be quite long
this year." says Mr.. Carnegie. 'They
may reach the hem of the gown in the
back and be as much as 10 inches
shorter in front. They will follow, of
course, the fitted waist and fiared skirt
silhouette that marks the mode this
Winter, and they will be very richly
furred. Even the hemlines are banded
In fur, generally in natural black or
silver fox, They will be of velvet or
metal brocade, lined with satin or vel
vet"
Short evening wraps also seem likely
TO have vogue. One DESIGNER shows
81 black velvet, fitted at the waist, far
ing sharply and ending just below the
hips. 1t is collared, cuffed and banded
about its ripping tail in white fox.
Gloves will be long, reaching well
above the elbow and will generally
match the color of the gown, while
slippers will be of dull satin or heavy
ribbed silk in corresponding shades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
CAPT. Won GRONAU PREDICTS
OCEAN AIR LINES IN FUTURE
Declares Planes Will Garry Mail and
Freight, With Dirigibles for
PASSENGER Service.

no good. But the navigation win be
| all by radio. Sextants, think, Will De
of no use then. Radio win direct all.
Calls Northern Route Feasible.
1t is hard to say which airways man
will use over the seas. That Northern
route that we took in the old Dornier-
Wal-from the old country to the Farce
Islands, to Iceland, to Greenland, to
Labrador and then down the coasts
practical, think, If tremendous
amount of ground preparation and or
ganization lights the way. There are
some good harbors along the coast of
of from Cartwright Sunday; little bays
and fjordS in the rocky coast-Battle
Harbor and many other places good for
seaplanes. But think perhaps differ
ent way across Greenland and then on
to the foot of Hudson Bay would be
better.
And SO our flight is over-the flight
for which have planned and dreamed
so long. And we have learned good les
sons from it, and Fritz and Franz and
thinner and~I will always remember it
and the way New York has received us.
We have some things, think, besides
memories. My log book, Log Buch fur
D-1 ,422," Is full of observations of wind
and weather and sea conditions all the
way across, and shall forward some of
my assembled data to the photographic
Office at Washington. And it is full, too,
Of the customs stamps of many nations
of Iceland, of Greenland, of his
majesty'S customs In Cartwright, of
Halifax and, finally. of big New York
All except the stamp of the Farce
Islands; we did not get them there be-
cause / wanted to sneak off without
people knowing where was going. And,
yes, before say "Aufwiedersehen," I
want to tell you about that landing at
that little Northern, wind-swept island,
because that lives in my memory as
the bad landing of the trip.
1t was raining torrents and was black
and dim with fog when the old Whale
few up the ford to Transesvaag.
came in before a tail wind-it was
strong: did not know how strong until
I throttled down to land. But / could
not turn to head into the wind because
the ford was too narrow and there
were steep cliffs on either side and the
mountain tops were hidden in mist. So
set her down and we skipped across
the water, once, twice, three times, and
bumped right hard before we settled
down. A seaplane with floats would
have turned over, but the flying boat
is strong and steady. And with that
memory comes another, one of ''reE-
hoen," or Greenland partridges, which
the manager of the Creolite factory
gave to us in Tvigtut. We carried box
of them with us to Nova Scotia and ate
them there when We were tired and
very low-spirited. And they were good.
But the "rebhoen'' belong to memory,
and with them and ice and sea and
wind and roaring motors and thoughts
Of Fritz and the rest. will always live
the things. the fine things, that have
been happening to me in this big New
York.
world copyright, 1890, by the New York
Times Co. Copyright in Germany by Ull-
stein A. A. All rights reserTed.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
Flyers Execute Maneuvers With Blank
File Left Open by Lieut.. De ShazO.
ny JOSEPH S. EDGERTON,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.


stan Correspondent of The Star.
RTIsS-REYNOLDS AIR PORT
Chicago, August 2S.-With blank file
marking the place of a comrade who
only a few moments before went to
instant death in the wreckage of his
blazing plane, fighter squadron 5, the
famous Navy Red Rippers, yesterday
afternoon upheld the finest traditions
of the SERVE by carrying on according
to schedule in magnificent demon
stration of formation combat flying.
The death of Lieut.. Jack P. De Sha2o,
resulting also in the death OF one
civilian and the injuring of seven others,
came as the first fatality of the national
air races It came to every pilot par
ticipating as a bitter lesson in the
futility of needless acrobaticS at low
altitude. Lieut.. Duke" De ShaZo, as
he was known to fellow pilots through
out the service, died in an effort TO
give a spicy flip to the close OF race
for Navy planes in which he was fash
ing across the line as third place win
ner.
In Capital Last May.
The crash occurred just across the
field boundary fence between the enc
of the grandstand and concession tent
o hundred feet away.
De Shazo visited the National Capital
with his squadron last May and was
one of nine pilots caught by the ter
rife rain suuaI which struck the city
on the afternoon of the Curtiss marine
trophy race at the Anacostia Naval Air
Station. The planes were forced to run
before the storm after one OF the squad
ron had cracked up in landing.
De Shazo attempted a forced ianding
at Fort George Gordon Meade, Mo,
overshot the boundary of corn held
and plowed through a fence, climbing
out unnurt. He obtained a new plane
and continued with the squadron the
next day.
There has been q great deal Of low
flying during the races and 1t had been
openly predicted that there would be
q crash sooner or later if 1t were con-
tinued. The air race committee has
had to warn pilots against flying too
close TO the stands on several occasions.
One of the most startling demonstra-
tons of the week was given by three
giant 5-ton bombardment planes from
Langley Field, Hampton, Va, which
nnimicked the earlier evolutions of the
atngle-seater pursuit planes from the lst
Pursuit Group. go
The big twin-engined planes first
new three laps Of the Smile speed
course. banking the turns almost verti-
cally with the lower wing tip at times
only o few inches of the ground. On
one lap the speed of one of the ships
was timed at in excess of lis miles per
hour. The normal cruising speed of
these ships. which are equipped to car
ry 2.000-pound bombs, is about 95 miles
per hour.
Steep dives, Chondelles or steep
climbing turns and even their own YER
sion Of the famous bursting bomb" OF
the pursuiters, in which the leader ex-
ecutes an zimmerman and the two wing
men Chondelles, to form again in the
reverse direction at a much higher alti-
tude, were put on by the bombers.
LTNDBERGHs OFF TO RACES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
CAPT. HAWKS FLIES
TEST AT 20 MILES
Speed Record Holder Holds
Back Plane to Trial for
Thompson Cup Race.
tcontinued From First page.l


Arthur Times directed a squadron Of
Army bombers from the ground by ra-
dio. His directions were heard by Co
lumbia radio listeners and the specta-
tors at the field as well as by the pilots
In the planes.
To complete the demonstration, which
never before was performed in public
an announcer in an Army radio plane
piioted by Lieut. Robert Schoenlein from
Chanute Field, ILL.,, described the maneu-
vers from the air.
New safety rules went into effect al
che races today as the result Of the acct
dent which cost two lives yesterday.
In hopes of preventing any further
tragedies, such as occurred when rae
ing Navy plane fell near hundreds OF
spectators, County Coroner Herman
Bundesen ordered two large blocks OF
bleachers either torn down or left unoc-
cupied.
The bleachers are near the pylon
where racing planes swing around the
field and not far from where the Navy
plane fell yesterday, killing the pilot,
Lieut.. j. P. De Shazo, and Louis Weiner,
race concessionaire.
Stunts Over Landing Field.
Stunt flyers, including the foreign
aces who have thrilled crowds daily
with their exhibitions, were ordered to
stay out over the landing field here
after
Despite the tragedy of yesterday
race executives announced 'ilat the pro-
gram for today-si:.th day of the races
will be the most elaborate thus far.
Three races, a mems free-for-all in
open planes of 10 cubic inch piston
displacement; woman's competition
for open planes of 500 cubic inch piston
displacement and a mems competition
for open-type ships of 800 cubic inch
piston displacement were scheduled.
NAVY PILOTS CARRY ON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
STATION AGENT LAUDED
FOR PREVENTING H0LD-UP
Frank w. Snyder Thwarted Armed
Man Who Demanded Contents
of Money Drawer.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
: WINCHESTER, Va, August 3D.
Frank w. Snyder, this city, agent of the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad at Lexing-
ton, Va, is being commended for brav-
cry and cool headedness by high COM
pany officials in preventing robbery of
the Lexington Station. While Snyder
was alone in the ticket Office early in
the morning a young man, with hand
kerchief over his face, appeared with
pistol in hand and demanded contents
of the money drawer. Instead of COM
plying. Snyder continued at his work.
A little later he reached for the tele-
phone to call the police, whereupon the
stranger fed. Snyder, however, OBJ
tanned good description of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
BY ADELAIDE KERR.

NEW YORK, August % (P). - Eve
ming gowns are going TO display lower
decolletage than ever this Winter, early
fashion showings indicate.
The front necklines dip lower than
last year, fashion leaders say. while the
backs often swoop down to the waist,
and the woman with angular shoulder
blades will do well to cast thoughtful
eye about her before she chooses her
evening array.
A figure has become thing of inn
portance again, for most of the evening
gowns At trinity about the waist and
hips They curve enough to reveal the
figure, although the indentation at the
waist is not sharp. Their henllines gen.
orally miss the floor by two or three
inches-enough to permit la femme to
dance without tripping over her skirt
as she did last Winter.
Most Popular Fabrics.
Lace in pink, baby blue and black;
satin in ivory white or black, and Lyons
velvet in deep rich hues promise 70 be
the most popular fabrics, designers re-
Gently returned from Paris declare.
Lace is going to be prime favorite,"
says Herman Carnegie of Hattie Car
negie. "One of the best Partisan de-
signers displayed a model combining
pale blue, pink and black lace in the
same gown. A soft lace is generally
used in the body of the frock, while
the same pattern, treated with stiff
fleming process, is used for the flare
that generally begins at the knees.
"Sequins are back again. The little
glittering discs are sewed in patterns
over lace or chiffon, and add much to
the brilliance of a formal gown"
Lyons velvet In black, rich reds and
green's will brighten the eye of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August % CP).-
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh,
en- route TO the air races at Chicago,
hoped off from Port Columbus at IL :13
am, Eastern standard time, today.
Asked If he intended TO take part in
any of the races at Chicago, Col. Lind
bergh said he had been in touch with
race officials, but had not decided to
participate in anv of the events
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
3.PIECE SUITS

81 Blues Crews, Tans, WOrsteds, Fannek and
Tropical Weights-practicaly all sizes
$40, $45, 5000 $3.50
Plain White Flannel TrOusers-sze4 So ST. $3.50 s5S
White Striped Flannel Trousers-Sizes 80 (2),
81, IS (3) 81 40 "A. $40 ST. $3.50 &S
Tan Grey Flannel Trousers-Szes g. 80
~, 81 Q0, 81 49, SO (), Son.. So $tOO Sa
aincoats-sizes s. 40 C AZ 0 $50 and $500 1913
Slickers-Size medium ....................%s0 1zs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
Will Rogers
Says:

TAHOE TAVERN, Calf. When
Lon CLANCY passed away the whole
amusement world lost great asset
and our profession lost its most out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28

This Is the concluding tnstaifment Of
Capt. Won GroNda's story Of his hicht
from Germany to Neu York CITY