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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
Army Asks Funds for
Parties of Its Staff

Washington.-The United States
army wants to spend $25,600 for
teas and dances and other such
things not usually connected with
the virile pastime Of fighting in
1882. The sum represents $1,000
more than a fund for similar pur-
poses for 1881.
The appropriation is being asked,
Col. G. r. Foy, acting assistant
chief of staff, explained to con-
gressional committee, so that mill
tary attaches in foreign countries
may reciprocate social favOrs. 1t
is to take care of entertaining at
lunch, or dinner, or tea, or dances,
or whatever it may be-" he said.
"When attaches go to foreign
countries, they are entertained.
They must do one of two things:
refuse to accept the entertainment
or return it. We consider that 1t
would be very unfortunate if they
had to refuse it, and we take the
view that they should accept 1t
and also return It."
But it cannot be done in any
light-hearted manner, the colonel
FASTENED to inform dubious con-
gressmen. Each attache, he point
ed out, has to account on itemized
vouchers for every penny so spent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
GANG MURDER Technique
USED IN VENICE IN 1900
Gangsters of That Day Killed for
Mirrors Rather Than
for Liquor.

New York.-The murder tech
nique practiced in Chicago was
perfected four centuries ago by the
Venetians, who killed for mirror
rather than for liquor.
This is revealed by Robert r.
Locher, mural painter and design
er, who says in an article in Home
and Field that the formula for
making mirrors was to the Vene-
tians what beer concessions are to
ChicagO'S gangsters.
The formula was almost lost dur
ing the Dark ages, when few mir
rors were made, but in the Six
teenth century the Venetians re-
vived the art and established 1t
firmly on a commercial basis.
$50 important was it considered"
says Mr.. Locher, that glassmak-
ers who took their secret abroad
were ordered to return on pain of
Imprisonment of their relatives. II
they refused, the republic dis
patched forerunners of the modern
gangster to put them quietly out of
competition"
The secret of making mirrors
was discovered comparatively early
In mans history, Mr.. Locher says.
They were common In Tyre and
SidOn but, for several centuries,
their use was almost wholly dis
continued in favor of metal re-
Electors. In Rome under julius
Caesar they again became popular,
only to sink out Of sight during the
Dark ages.
"In the Seventeenth and Eight
zenith centuries" Mr.. Locher says,
''the industry had largely passed
from Venice to France, and whole
mirror rooms were installed for the
rich. The architect, craftsman and
decorative painter, working hand
in hand, produced interiors Of
amazing fantasy and grace. But
by the time Victoria arrived to do
disastrous things to Nineteenth
century taste, the mirror had
shrunk from an architectural sur
face to a decorative feature of I'M
due proportions, surrounded by
pompous gold frame. Our own age
is seeing it restored to its proper
place."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
BLEACHING FL|VvERS NOW
DOT SOUTHWEST DESERTS
Take Place Of long-Horn Skulls;
Smart Resorts Built In
Arid Wastes.

New YOrk.-The bleaching bones
of steers and horses, once the SYM
bols Of suffering and lost hopes in
the wide deserts of the Southwest,
have been replaced by battered and
abandoned flivvers.
Old trails among hummocks of
aShen earth, where once the trav-
eler encountered the white skulls
of lon-horns, now run between
twisted tenders and fiat tires. That
is the report brought back by Rich
mond Barrett, who has just in
spected the smart resort colonies
of the desert country for Harper's
Bazaar.
The feature Of the Arizona coun-
tryside that impressed him most
was the sahuaro, or giant cactus,
plan doomed to extinction. One
specimen was 40 feet high, had %
thick branches, and has been stand
ing more than a thousand years.
''Therc are no baby sahuaro,"
Mr.. Barrett explains. 1.-THE speci-
mems In existence today are barren
survivals whose seed long ago be-
came sterile"
Three of the smart colonies in
the desert country are near Phoe-
nix, Ariz.: at Chandler, in the
same state, and at Palm Springs,
Calf. One Of the details that
makes them popular, Mr.. Barrett
reports, is the air. It's not ordi-
nary breathing air. "My whole
body seemed to swim in it, as in
a vast pool of double-distilled wa
ter" he says. '"The idea of ever
experiencing fatigue or becoming
jaded in Arizona or Palm Springs
strikes lowland visitor as pre-
posterous."
"The Arizona desert around the
Apache TRAIL" he writes, 'is vast
tumbled waste of rock, through
which a single road twists and
coils and climbs, a mere thread
thrown own by human pertinacity
across primeval chaos. Most noun
tains, with their snowy heads, have
an appearance of life, Of hale and
vigorous old age. The mountains
of Arizona are dead; but their I'M
buried bones have been stepped in
more gorgeous and barbaric dyes
than ever the grave-wrappings of
an Egyptian Pharaoh could boast.
By some mysterious process, the
sun and the storms have baked
and tinted and fooled the whole re-
gion into the semblance Of a heap
of colossal potter.
1.-THE prevailing tone of the rocks
is an autumnal purplish red, like
that rich stain left by the trodden
grapes in an old vat. The coloring
is curiously dry now, almost as if
it were taking off. There is moth
ing oily or fat about the texture
of it. 1t is the patina Of the
desert, l suppose.
And, amid all that splendor,
abandoned fiivvers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
"Bear Flag" Symbol of
Republic of California

In the early days California was
isolated from the other Spanish pos
sessions in America by mountains,
deserts and poor communications,
and after Mexico won independ-
ence this region became even less
answerable to central authority. 1t
enjoyed practical autonomy while
the rest of Mexico was engaged in
internal strife. Americans and
other non-Mexicans settled in Cal
ifornia and assumed Importance in
it's affairs After 1910 it became
apparent that California would not
remain much longer under even the
nominal authority of Mexico, but
the new landhOlders were divided
in opinion as to what the future
status of the country should be.
Some favored annexation to the
United States; others advocated
British protectorate. During this
period of hesitation war broke out
between the United States and Mex
leo over Texas, the former Next
can state which had become an in
dependent republic and then an
neXed itself to the United States.
Col John G. Fremont took adj
vantage of the situation, seized
Sonoma, and on July 4, 1916, pro-
claimed California a republic. The
banner of the new republic bore a
bear, and this was the Bear flag
that Fremont hoisted.
Among those besides Fremont
whose efforts speedily effected the
conquest of this region were Stock
ton and Kearney, and on August 10,
1916, the republic of California
was annexed to the United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
Modern Timekeeping

One of the greatest clocks that
have ever been made was that
of Glastonbury (England) abbey,
which ran for five hundred years
Today electric devices are used for
keeping clocks properly wound up.
and also to record accurate timing.
At Greenwich observatory a ball
drops at one o'clock exactly by
means Of an electric mechanism,
and Greenwich is responsible for
the control of Big Ben. Wireless
time signals have made accurate
timekeeping a simpler task through
out the world, and are especially
useful to those at sea.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
Bandits Beat Victim and
Then Throw Him in River

Portland, Ore.-A wave of hold
ups and robberies here was eli
NAKED in the attack of Henry Ny
berg, forty, who narrowly escaped
death when his assailants beat him
unconscious and threw him into
the Willamette river.
After drifting a mile and half
downstream, he was rescued by
Clare Barnhart, twenty-four, who
plunged from the locked steamship
Admiral Evans In response to Ny
berg's cries for help.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
Federal-Aid Roads
Break All Records

Washington. - New federal-aid
road projects initiated by the vari-
Gus state highway departments dur
ing the last calendar year exceed
all previous years and involved fed
eral aid to the extent of S125, $780,
600, as compared with $74,616,0O0
in 1919, the bureau Of public roads
announced. This is the result of
legislation of April 4, 1880, which
increased the federal participation
from $75,000,0O0 to $125,000,0 900 for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1881.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
Spirit!

At the battle of Germantown on
October 4, 1777, q round shot from
the British artillery passed through
the horse ridden by General Nash
of North Carolina, shatttering the
generals thigh. The fall of the
animal threw its rider to the ground
with considerable force.
With great courage, General
Nash, covering his wound with both
hands, gayly called to his men !:
"Never mind me: I've had devil OF
a tumble. Rush on, my boys-rush
on the enemy. I'll be after you
presently" A few days later he
died.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
Lone Cop Stands Guard
Over 81, 500, 900 in Gold

San Francisco.-There must be
something about Officer B. G.
Lally of the harbor police that
keeps gangsters away.
The liner Shinyo Maru brought
S2,50O.000 in gold here for the
mint and due to tieup could not
unload until the following day, 50
Tally was detailed to stand by the
five tons Of gold bullion.
Its not much fun watching a
couple Of million bucks" Lally said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
Triplets TO Cow

Modesto, Calif.-Mother and her
young ones-three, count 'em-are
doing nicely. The mother is a
Guernsey COW and that her three
offspring should live is considered
Every rare" by veterinarians. All
the calves are normal sized. The
mother is owned by John Gondring.
son of Judge J. NJ. Gondring, pio-
neer Ceres jurist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15

1.-THE great popular success Of
psycho-analysis," the late Bishop
John Gardner Murray said one day
in Baltimore, "is due TO this fact:
Psycho-analysis, as it is interpreted
to us, tells us that the things we
want to do are the things we ought
to do. A very attractive creed.
"PsychO-analysis reminds me Of
the schoolboy who had to define
liberty of conscience. His defini-
ton was:
"Liberty Of conscience means
doing wrong and not worrying
about It afterwards
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-05-15
Fru;, Juices in Cosmetic.

1t will surprise many read
ers to know that the juices Of
fruits and vegetables are the bases
of many cosmetics, and are often
times the sole coloring agents.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
Orpheum Patrons Will
See "The Last Parade"

Jack Holt, one of the popular
stars in the screen world, will play
the role of wisecracking gangster
in 1.-THE Last Parade" the Columbia
picture which comes to the RKO
Orpheum Theatre Friday. As every
one who has followed pictures knows,
Holt established a reputation for
reserved, dignified type.
Prominent among his latest film
roles are Submarine" "Flght," and
the air special "Dirigible," which will
be released soon.
Tom Moore supports Holt in "The
Last Parade" and Constance Cum
mings will supply the feminine in
terest. Other well-known screen per-
formers are in the cast. Erie C. Ken
ton directed the production.
The RKO vaudeville bill is headed
by Joseph Regain, Irish tenor, who
will be heard in bits Of opera and a
selection of popular ballads. AL De-
Vito and Russ Denny will present
some hokum comedy sure to please.
The Four Ortons will be seen in
thrilling aerial act. Bert Maggie, the
human cat, assisted by the English
Tivoli Girls, Martha Vesta and Icky
Forbes round out the bill.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
wildcat" Carter Tells
Judge He Is Broke

Learning warrant had been is
sued for his arrest to answer a de-
fault judgment for 5000 in favor of
the Security Cleaners, Leslie wild
cat) Carter, well known boxer. vol
UNFAIRLY appeared in Superior Judge
John A. Frater's court Tuesday and
told the court he was unable to pay
his debts. Carter recited pitiful
story to the court. Although he was
reputed to have earned $4,000 or
more from his fights, Carter said
he received very little of the money.
Sometimes he only received $50 after
fight, Carter said. He took what
his manager gave him and did not
know what became of the rest, Car
ter told the court. He said his home
was heavily mortgaged and he owed
many debts, but he would pay as soon
as he could earn the money. Carter.
who just passed FL years, is married
and has two children.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
"Black Sisler" Dies

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-William AL
phonse Bobo, first baseman for the
Nashville Colored Giants and known
in baseball circles as the "Black Sis
Ter" because of his abality and play
ing style to that of Sisler, died at his,
hotel here Monday. ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
Nashville Wins Coast
Winter League Title

LOS ANGELES, Winding
up loop of great playing the Nash
vile Elite Giants beat Prrone's Ma
jor and Minor League All-Stars, both
games of double header Sunday at
White Sox Park.
Cotter, Sawyer, Haney, Pick,
Wingo, McCullen and Berkowitz,
were in the lineup of the first game
with Eddleman pitching and Milligan
catching for the white team.
Ridley, Bobo, Stearns, Higgins,
Dunn, Creacy and Evans were the
support for Bell pitching for Nash
vile with Williams catching. Five
runs and seven hits by the Giants
ended a spectacular opener with two
runs and four hits for the All-Stars
Cannonball Willis pitched the Sec
ond game which went seven innings
against Joe Pirrone, head of the All
Stars and father of Winter League
baseball. A run by Williams and an
other by higgins with five hits were
all the Nashvillites could tally. while
Cotter's run from a two-bagger and
five hits were all the All-Stars could
make.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05

tives was needed to transport pro-
visions.
To insure the film against the
equatorial climate, special labora-
tory was set up in Nairobi, Kenya,
Uganda Province. A corps of twenty
native runners" left consecutivelv
day after day, to transport exposed
film from outlying camps to the base
About $2,500,000 worth of life in
surance was carried on the lives of
the Hollywood party. 1t is tribute
to Director Van Dykes organizing
genius that the premiums on these
policies were clear profit for the in
surance company. All who left Holly
wood with Van Dyke returned with
him.
Van Dyke and Harry Carey
brought back pelts of lions. rhino-
ceroses, elephants, zebra, wild beasts
and other animals, all shot as part
of the filming of the picture.
The only persons to suffer dis
comfort from this long and hazard
out film venture was Edwina Booth,
who for several months was stricken
with jungle fever. She has, however,
completely recovered and was pres
ent at the recent world premiere in
HOLLYWOOD.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
Trader Horn Spectacular Film Of Africa
Opens Engagement AT Metropolitan

Grader Horn" the screen YER
sion Of the famous book of the same
title. will have its Seattle premiere
at the Metropolitan Theatre Thurs
day evening. This much-discussed
story based on the life of an adven-
turous African trader was filmed in
Africa.
Nearly two years ago an expedi-
tion headed by w. S. Van Dyke. di-
rector of another tale of strange
lands, white Shadows of the South
Seas" left Hollywood for British
East Africa. The detailed labor
which made possible the success of
this film expedition into both the
jungles and the lion-infested plains
of Africa provide, one of the most
romantic stories Hollywood has ever
known. More than $4,000 miles were
covered by an American troupe of
thirty-five, which included Director
Van Dyke, Harry Carey, Edwina
Booth, Duncan Renaldo and thirty
one cameramen, electricians and
sound recorders.
The nearest the expedition worked
to a railroad was l, 800 miles and at
one time the troupe encamped 1900
miles from the African seacoast. A
safari of more than two hundred ma
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
-Four Races Seen In Mixed Bouts
On Fight Card AT Crystal Pool

Crystal Pool was packed Wednes-
day night to witness the fight cafd
presented under auspices of the Ma
tional Athletic Club. 1t probably will
be a long time before fight fans see
another card just like Wednesdays
bill. Four races represented by Nor
die, Negro, Filipino and Japanese
boxers made up one of the liveliest
shows ever seen in Seattle. Two of
the bouts featured colored boxers.
Henry Woods, nice looking col
ored featherweight from Yakima,
won a four-round call over Chuck
Camera in the opener. Chuck was
willing but seemed to be off. his
stride, while Woods was in fine fettle
and on top of his man with clean
wallops.
Tommy Jeffers brought out a
knockout punch last night to stop
Stanley Sargent Of Portland in the
first round of their scheduled six
round melee. LETTERS had Sargent on
the floor five times before the ref
cree finally stopped it and gave him
the CALL
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
Sikh Wins Wrestling
Bout In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Reginald
Sikh, that handsome son of Abyssinia,
continued on in his own serene way
Monday. when he defeated Glen
Wade of Cincinnati in the feature
bout of the evening over in Camden.
Over 5000 saw the interesting bouts
in the Convention Hall.
Regi won two straight falls over
his Ohio opponent. His first fall was
a body slam in IL minutes and SO
seconds.
Wade, however, showed much i'm
provement when they met in the
ring for the second clash and held
off the colored boy for 81 minutes
and As seconds, when the foreigner
finally threw Wade. This time he
used body thrust to turn the trick.
Sikh in Comeback
Sikh, who has travelled the country
over wrestling the best that can be
found anywhere, is on a comeback
trail. He is slated for a series of
matches in the middle west where
Chicago hopes to match him with
Nate George.
Sikh came to Chicago from New
York several years ago and created
somewhat of sensation in Illinois
where he won many bouts. From
there he moved to the Coast and was
Just as popular with the orange bios
som fandom. He has been in the east
for the past several months and the
same popularity follows his every
bout,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
Delaney and Geysel
Again Next Week

Paul Delaney and Cecil Geysel will
clash again next Wednesday night
on Austin and Bishops fight pro-
gram at Crystal Pool. Fans will prob
ably get to see one or the other
kayoed as both boys are determined
to end their rivalry decisively.
Tony Portillo, Mexican welter-
weight. will be featured in the wind
up scrap at the Crystal Pool next
Wednesday night. Lonnie Austin and
Biddy Bishop have several opponents
in mind for Tony, but wanted to
wait until after last nights card at
the pool before signing any defin-
itely.
Austin and Bishop plan three six
round and three four-round goes for
their coming Pool show. Johnny
jackson, Sacramento welterweight, is
one opponent under consideration
for Portillo.
The show will be at popular prices
of so cents, rs cents and $1.00.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
Republican Club Endorses
Blaine and Erickson

Unanimous endorsement of Oliver
T. Erickson for reelection to the City
Council, which was voted last Sunday
by the King County Colored Repub-
lican Club, was only one expression
of the friendly attitude of our people
toward this councilman whose eight
cen years of service in city govern
ment did not include a single act
detrimental to us.
1t has been the experience of col
ored readers that on every occasion
Oliver T. Erickson has proven him
self to be the true friend of the col
ored citizens of our city. He never
has allowed any measures contrary
70 their interests to be put over dur
ing all the years of his service in
the city hall.
Not only has he served us well but
whenever any committee or club Of
colored citizens came to the city hall
to have an audience with him they
have been courteously and respect
fully received and their measure Civ
en- prompt attention.
The same things are true of Coun-
Gilman E. l.. Blaine, who also received
the endorsement of the King County
Colored Republican Club. Council
man Blaine is noted because he as
much as any member who ever sat in
the city council of Seattle actually
has prevented the waste of the peo-
pies money. In fact, he has been
quoted by the political editor of The
Seattle Star as 1.-THE Watch Dog of
the City Treasury" Colored citizens
are urged to vote for Erickson and
Blaine for the city council.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05

Sargent has been bowling them
all over down in Oregon and was
favorite to score over Jeffers be-
cause of his reputed punch. But
Tommy caught him with right hand
square on the button shortly after
the bout got under way, and Sargent
was never able to shake that first
one off.
Charley Miller, white feather
weight from San Francisco, won
close six-round bout from Joe Cal
der, popular Filipino boxer.
Able Israel, Jewish bantam, won
technical kayo over frankie Hiron-
aka, Japanese bantam of Sacra-
mento. The bout was stopped just
as the bell rang for the start of the
second canto because of bad cut
over Hironaka's left eye.
:. The bout that made the fans go
into Mysteries was a sizzling six
round draw between Paul Delaney
and Cecil Geysel. 1t was a torrid
go from gong to gong. The draw
decision was a popular verdict. AL
together the show was the stellar
attraction of the present season.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
Democrats Bar Negroes
In Missouri Capital

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-Negroes
in the House of Representatives
here are jim-crowod in the main
balcony of the hall. Recently DR.
N. b. Young and other prominent
race citizens tried to enter the bal
cony and were. told by the doorkeep-
er that no Negroes were allowed to
enter. The Waterman stated that
those were his orders and he was
compelled to follow same.
This is the first time in years
that the Democrats in Missouri have
had complete control of both the
House and Senate. The Democrats
also reduced the pay of Negro jani-
tors from $3.50 to $500 per day.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
Fined For Sitting In
white Part OF Car

MEMPHIS, Tenn.,-Because he
refused to sit in the rear of a street
car, Moses Young must pay a fine
of five dollars for violating 1.-THE
Jim Grow" law. The police stated
that Young sat in the white sec
ton of the car and refused to
move to the rear despite the fact
that there were plenty of seats
available in the "colored section.
In passing sentence upon Young,
Judge Fitzhugh said: "There is no
excuse for your conduct. You were
too impudent and insulting. and
am going to fine you SIS as les
son."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-05
Boxer Killed In Bout

JERSEY CITY, N. injured in
boxing contest, Al Van Whaley,
is. Newark, colored, died this after
noon in the Medical Center. He was
knocked out of the ring in the first
round of the contest. He fell uncon-
scious in the fourth round and was
rushed to the hospital His opponent
was Tommy Phillips, colored, of Jer-
sey City, who was arrested on
technical charge of manslaughter.
Hospital authorities attributed the
death to cerebral hemorrhages.