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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
BY ROBERT TALLEY NEA Service Writer

Copyright 1882 NEA Service, Incl
 Where is Mrs F. Harry Long, 24, daughter of a Memphis. Tenn, bank president and prominent in the city's smartest social set, who vanished nearly two years ago, leaving behind her no more trace than the flame of a candle which has suddenly been blown out?
 Her case is the perfect mys- tery'' of Memphis. It is as baffing today as 1t was the moment when the police were first called in to in- vestigate. In the 19 months that have elapsed since her sudden dis appearance, detectives have been clew.
 Members of the family have at last reconciled themselves to the conclusion that Mrs Long . drowned herslef in the Mississippi river, but Police Inspector Will T. Griffin confidently believes that she is still alive and will be found some day. He believes that she either was Kidnapped, is suffering from loss of memory or that she voluntarily sought refuge in that mysterious haven of oblivion which beckons to distressed souls.
 But the pretty young society matron had no reason for killing herself, even less reason for rum ming away. She was apparently happily married, wealthy, active in Memphis Junior league and the mother of a 2-month-ol baby. N Here are the known facts:
 At 5 D. m. on January 4, 1881, Mrs Long left Sunday afternoon bridge party at the home of q friend, saying she had to hurry home to give her baby his 5:30 p. m. feeding.
 As she entered her coupe and started off, her motor sputtered. Her hostess, Mrs w. Cole Early, who had followed her to the driveway, asked her if the car might be out of gas. Mrs Long replied that she put gas in the car every 100 miles and that the speedometer then registered only s1 miles. She drove away. It was then dark.
 At 6 D. m., her husband, F. Harry Long, Memphis insurance broker. arrived at the fashionable Long home on South Evergreen street, found the baby still unfed. Fearing an accident had happened to his wife, Mrs Long notified po- lice and a search was begun at once.
 At 1O:15 D. m. a watchman on the Harahan bridge-which spans the Mississippi river--found Mrs Longs auto parked on an approach on the Tennessee side, headed to- ward the Arkansas end. It stood about 75 yards from the bridge proper, and near small flight of steps that led down to the river bank. the coupe was Mrs Longs coat. There, too, were her hat. her gloves, her cigarettes and her purge, containing $7,57. There were no signs of struggle. The motor cold.
 The speedometer registered 95 miles, or IA miles more than 1t had read when she left Mrs Early's home. A motorcycle po- liceman who measured the dis tance developed, that Mrs Long must have driven directly from Mrs Earlys home to the bridge, or almost so, for Mrs Early's home was 12 1-2 miles from the bridge.
 When daylight came, detectives found a woman's footprints in the mud between the rivers edge and the lower end of the steps from the bridge. A pair of Mrs Longs shoes were obtained and they fitted the tracks perfectly.
 But the strangest thing about all this was the route these foot prints took. From the foot Of the stairs they led through the soft mud to the rivers edge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27

ment in t1ie country had her de- scription.
 And if she did drown herself or run away, why? No mo- tive for either act has ever been found.
 Why did this young mother leave her .2-month-old baby whom she adored-hungry and crying? -. It is all mystery.
 There developed the usual crop of rumors that follow every mys- terious, disappearance, but police investigation exploded these. one by one, until nothing has been left but bare facts of her movements that day.
 The son, Harry Long, Jr, has grown to be a healthy youngster, walking and talking. The boys father. is reconciled to the belief that Mrs Long never will be found. He now believes that his young wife leaped from the bridge into the river. Why? He offers no reason--there is no req son.. he says. The Longs married life had been happy. He had known his wife long before her brilliant debut in society.
 Members of the family of the late Charles W. Thompson. Mem
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27

son. ss, and coIored. couldn't get doctors aid outside of jail. se she got drunk and was put in- side. She said she got drunk fe get in jail and have prison offi- cials remove stitches of an oio knife wound. She was sentencsa to 30 days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
RAuE,s CRADLE2

London-The Saraha Desert, &C., cording to Gen Jans Christian Shuts, was probably the cradle of the human race. He recently told the South African association for advancement of science that many considerations point to that part
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27

phis bank president, father of Mrs Long, likewise know of no reason why she should end her life. MT Thompson died several years ago.
 Police Inspector Will Griffin alone of the investigators believes that the young mother Is still alive, and that eventually she will be found and restored to her fam fly.
 Inspector Griffin, who has solved many baffling mysteries in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
The Vanished Junior Leaguer
Leaves Friends Never Is Seen
 Again

The mysterious disappearance of Colonel Raymond Robins, friend of President Hoover, is one of many strange cases of the kind in America. This is the first of . series of six stories dealing with famous cases of persons who suddenly vanished, never to be seen again. 7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27

of North Africa now included In the lSaraha as the cradle or orig inal home of homo sapiens, mod ern man, as distinguished from earlier and now extinct species of genus homo"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27

fly treating queen bees with ul. Ira Violet rays. they can be made 10 lay frem 70 to 70 per cent more ssHe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27
They Never Came Back No. 1

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27

TO JAIL FOR DOCTOR Columbus, Ohio - Agatha Jack
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27

TOMORROW: The strange dis appearance of Justice Joseph Force Crater of New York's su- preme court - though $20O,O0O has been spent in the two-year search for him. police have failed to penetrate his secret or even learn his motive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-27

Memphis, is confident that time will prove him right-but he ad- mits h edoesn't know why he holds to his theory.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

I The wage increase was put init
effect about the middle of March. One
month later the business of the Ans.
ley Garage had doubled. And about
half the jobs have been the result Of
the outside sales efforts of the en-
ployes.
i The foreman, the eight mechanics
and the porter all are busy as though
this were the boom period of 1928
instead of the general unsatisfactory
year of 1882. There have been no re-
ductions in the force. In fact, it has
been necessary to add men for part
time employment during the last few
weeks.
Then Mr.. Lyerly decided he ought
to tell the world. Not to get publicity,
but to lead other employers to take
similar action:
So modest little advertisement
appeared in one of the local newspa-
pers stating that the Ansley Garage
had found the way to end depression
that wage increase had been put
into effect, and that this already had
resulted in large increase in busi-
ness"
The effect was amazing, we read.
People began to call upon or write to
Mr.. Lyerly, casting doubt upon his
sanity, or applauding his courage.
The other day luxurious car with
a South Carolina license tag stopped
in front of the shop. "Is this the
Ansley Garage?" the driver inquired.
On being answered in the affirmative,
he said: "Well, there's considerable
work / must have done on this car,
and / wanted it to go to that garage
who had the nerve to boost the wages
of his men,"
In connection with the Atlanta
story, it is interesting to find in the
Albany IN. Y.) Evening News
statement from a manufacturer of en-
velopes, in Cohoes, Fwho has gone
through the depression without re-
ducing wages, and has kept busy by
active sales effort. Says this manu-
facturer, Mr.. Robert M. Lackey:
/ believe that reducing wages,
wholesale discharge of employees, and
the working of others on short time
absolutely destroys the purchasing
power of the people, and is as ridic-
ulous as an attempt to fill barrel
by opening the bung-hole.
The present craze for wage cutting
by the above incident gets concrete
evidence that it is economically false.
This depression will be over when the
last unemployed man shall have
work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02
WHAT EIT--AND WHY

Symbol of fairness.
Guardian Of workers rights.
Friend alike Of man, woman and
child.
The wealth of Midas cannot pur-
chase it.
The stroke of pen may win it's
best endeavors.
Wordless, it speaks in all languages
and to all people.
Courts of law dare not infringe it's
rights or nullify its power.
Voiceless, it sings in praise Of those
who apply the Golden Rule to bust
ness.
1t is the emblem of unity and CO.
operation between employer and en-
ploye.
Harmless, it is the most feared in
sigma to those who espouse the "open
shop"
Lustreless, it shines above and be-
yond the worlds largest and strong
est beacon light.
Peaceful, it is the guarantee of
peace to the industrial world and
those who live therein.
Modest, it stands for the noblest
sentiments and loftiest aspirations of
the human race.
Indestructible and in corruptible, it
is the brightest gem in the crown of
organized labor.
1t cements and strengthens bust
ness relationship and makes of the
purchaser a partner in the trans
action
With it little child may WELD an
influence that might we'll be envied
by the worlds strongest and greatest.
Wherever it appears it is sign by
and through which those who toll may
conquer the oppressors of humanity.
Yet young, it will live forever-the
file marker of unionists of today and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02
Raised Wages Found Success

In a day of salary cuts and wage
reductions, when the average citizen
has tried double knot in his purse
strings because of fear of a reduc-
tion in income" in such days the
news of an actual increase in wages
comes pretty near being sensational,
says the Literary Digest.
The complete story is told with in
terpretative editorial comment by The
Southern Automotive Journal of At
lanta. 1t is an Atlanta story.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02
SHORTER HOURS
Urged By Lawmaker For
JObleSs Relief
By HON. NELL G. UNDERWOOD
Member of Congress from Ohio

4 aD
Member of Congress from Ohio
We must take care of our destitute
and hungry citizens. We must inaug-
urate widespread emergency pro-
gram to meet the unemployment men
ace. We must inaugurate shorter
work day and shorter hours for Ia
Dor. We must adopt emergency re-
lief measures and legislation that will
| dispel the darkness, roll away the
clouds that now overhang the people
of this fair republic, which we all
love.
If we cannot do this, then l fear
that this great government of ours
will collapse. l fear that we, as
Americans, will lose all those sacred
rights and privileges which all our
people are entitled to enjoy.
Responsibility to Provide Work
| We have argued much in this ses-
sion of congress concerning the re-
sponsibility of the nation and states
and local communities to provide
relief and furnish work for the un-
employed. We must admit and ac-
knowledge that the primary respon-
sibility is local. However, innocent
victims of this panic and disaster do
not and will not make any hairsplit-
ting decisions or distinctions between
local and national responsibility.
The people of the nation pay the
taxes. They are our defenders in time
of peril. They do not expect the ma
ton, for which they are willing to
give their life and shed their blood
in times of need, to desert or neglect
them in their time of want and dis
tress.
Victims of Machinery
Our country has boasted Of it's great
progress. We have boasted of mass
production. We proudly gave to the
| world many inventions reducing and
eliminating labor.
I fear that our enthusiasm for the
benefits derived from improved ma
chinery has caused us to be unmind-
full of the hardships of those who toll
with human hands.
| We would not turn back. Society
must progress; but it is the duty of
society to find solution or means Of
livelihood for fboca ,1nfort11na ato raern-
bers of its ranks who today find their
labor by human hands displaced by
improved machinery and are no lon-
ger needed.
Shorter Work Day and Week
Society must provide way for
them to share in the profits or support
themselves and their families in ac-
cordance with our standard of living
and wages. This may mean the short
ening of the working day; this means
Inauguration Of the five-day week or
the six-hour day. This must be done
in justice to all the people. Every
laboring man and woman is entitled
to his share according to his ability,
needs and opportunity.
| Labor is not a commodity. As q
reward for their toll, laboring men
and women of the country are justly
entitled to enjoy privileges and bene-
fits which we as Americans believe
are due all the people Of our country.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

There was J. w. Lyerly's Ansley
Garage. Work was just about at a
standstill this spring "the mechanics
were twiddling their thumbs, waiting
for service jobs" They all thought
that the next step would be a wage
reduction, and so Mr.. Lyerly called
his force together one day and an
nounced--a wage increase!
The first thing noticed was the
effect on the working force:
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

the guiding star Of generations YET
unborn--it is the Union Label
Typographical Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-02

Financial secretary-treasurer of the
Theatrical Stage Employees and Nov
ing Picture Machine Operators Union
No. 1876, and is business representa-
tive for the operators.
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28
ELY BEATS
OUT FALLS
Break in Last Quarter Gives
Locals Edge in Close Con-
test; Score 8 to 6.

A desperate Ely team on the short
end of the score blocked punt in
the closing minutes of the game, re-
covered the ball and smashed over a
touchdown to win over a fighting
eleven from International Falls, here
Saturday.
The Falls team, rated as underdogs
surprised Ely in the first quarter
Getting the ball on punt, fast
running attack reeled off two first
downs in succession to place the ball
on Ely's twenty-yard line. Here Ely
held momentarily and the visitors
threw forward pass over the goal
line which was completed for touch
down Score Falls 6, Ely 0.
A few minutes later Ely drove deep
into Falls territory but lost the ball on
downs. The visitors punted but the
kick was bad and bounded back across
the goal inc. A Falls player fell on it
for a safety. Score Falls 6, Ely 2.
Except for the first few minutes OF
the game Ely outplayed the visitors by a
wide margin. The locals made twelve
first downs to the Falls three.
In the last period Ely carried the ball
into enemy territory several times but
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28
Keep Your Eye on
Amendment No. 3

Passage of Amendment No. 3 on the
state ballot election day will benefit
the state of Minnesota, the Federal
government and private land owners in
the opinion of E. w. Tinker, regional
forester of the U. S. Forest Service
whose headquarters are at Milwaukee.
This amendment if adopted will per-
NIT the exchange of state and U. S.
lands in a way to consolidate the forest
holdings and avoid duplication of eff
fort Mr.. Tinker has advised the Mime
sofa Arrowhead Association.
I'm the Superior National Forest
there are nearly a quarter of a million
acres of scattered Sbate-owned lands.
In some areas more than half the
land is owned by the state. In others,
the ownership is divided about equally
among the state, private owners, and
the United States, which causes ex-
pensive duplication in the work of fire
protection and administration of the
land. The United States Forest service
is making every effort to consolidate the
Federal lands to reduce the manage
ment cost, and state lands also could
be handled more economically if well
blocked" said Mr.. Tinker.
"a quarter of million acres in one
or two areas would form a state unit
which could be made to produce con-
siderable revenue for the state, prob
ably 100000 to 100000 per year, placed
on a timber crop basis under inten-
Sive management. This will be pos
sible if the state is permitted to ex-
change scattered lands and consolidate
its holdings in one or more areas
enough for economical administration
as authorized under amendment No. g.
Government lands would be ex-
changed on a basis of equal values,
continued Mr.. Tinker. "Over 27,00(
acres have been exchanged with the
State of Michigan in this way. The
State and the Federal Government
should cooperate in blocking out their
Forests so that they can obtain work
able sized units and thus reduce then
cost Of timber, game, and recreation
production, and general land manage
ment."
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28
4 Friend of Northern
Minnesota!

This section of Minnesota
has no better nor more efec-
tive champion than Congress
man Haro d knutson. of St.
Cloud. In the years that he
has been in Congress he has
consistently fought for all
that would promote our well
fare.
He has ardently and efec-
lively fought for the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway.
He has Loyalty cooperated
with Congressman Pittenger
in promoting the Fire sufferers
bill in Congress.
He is for an adequate tariff
that will protect the American
producer against the cheap
labor of other lands.
He believes that we should
produce more at home and
buy less abroad in order to
give work to our unemployed.
He has been endorsed by
labor and agricultural lead
ers.
His long record in Congress
is one of service to Minnesota
and the Nation.
We strongly urge his
reelection.
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28

lacked scoring punch. With about five
minutes of play left the locals were
held for downs on the visitors twenty
five yard line. The Falls took the
ball and attempted to punt Riikola of
Ely charged in fast and blocked the
kick which was recovered by john
son, Ely tackle, on the fourteen-yard
line. Golobich, Ely, taking the ball six
times in a row finally crashed over for
a touchdown from the one-yard line.
Score Ely 8, Falls g.
Aelmini of Ely played splendid
game on the line for the locals while
Golobich's line smashing was Ely's
main offensive show. King, showed
best in the line for the visitors with
Larson and Gildersleeve shining in the
backfield.
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28
Seventh Region
Holds Election.

G. E. Campton, superintendent OF
schools at Two Harbors, was elected
president and chairman of the Mime
sofa state high school league of the
Seventh region, at its annual meeting
Thursday last week at Duluth.
Philip Fjelstad, superintendent at
Biwabik, was elected secretary; Emil
Estenson, Buhl, treasurer and Superin-
tendent Orwall of North Branch, was
elected vice chairman.
The four were named as a committee
to make arrangements for all athletic
tournaments in the Seventh region
The Seventh regional basketball tourn-
ament will be conducted again at Vir-
ginia.
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28
I'm Memoriam

In loving memory of my dear mother,
Priida Niemi, who passed away two
years ago-HanS Niemi.
October brings sad memories Of loved
mother gone to rest,
And those who think of her today are
those who loved her best;
We did not know what pain she bore,
We did not see her die
We only know she passed away two sad
years ago,
And did not say goodbye.
The blow was hard to those she left
behind,
God alone knows how we miss her
here,
And only those who have lost can tell,
The pain of parting with no farewell.
Sadly missed by:
Three Sons and Two Daughters.
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28

The Republican candidates
are worthy of your support
from President Hoover down
the full length of the ticket.
The principles of the party are
such as to cause no blush of
shame to mantle your check
by casting your ballot for the
party candidates.
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28

the meeting held at the Audi
torium. Facts are far more
potent in the eyes of the aver
age man than sentiment and
political aggrandizment. The
issue of City VS.. Mining Com
panies received a rather severe
setback when one of the
speakers attempted to inject a
Communistic address into the
proceedings and for which he
was promptly called by Ben S.
Richards and B. o. Strachan of
the Zenith and Oliver mines.
Anyway, the bond issue is a
closed book and not very much
political capital was made by
the furry whereby the tie of
friendship between the City
of Ely and the mining interests
was further cemented.
In another place in this
paper will be found a news
story showing that wood pulp
was brought to the Duluth
Superior harbor and unloaded
from Europe Notwithstanding
our vast stores of pulpwood
were unsaleable. The ship.
ments were not as large as al
first given out but were never
theless large enough to make
a showing. The foreign steam
ers brought in all 1880 tons,
1000 tons of which were un-
loaded at the Head of the
Lakes in direct competition
with our own pulpwood in
dustry.
This little matter affecting
our own section should be evi.
dence enough that what this
country needs is not "a good
five cent cigar" as Vice Presi.
dent Marshall once remarked
but a good round duty on pulp
wood. AS the Democratic
party is pledged to a tariff fo,
revenue and not a tariff fol-
protection as contained in the
Republican platform, the duty
of the voter in this section OF
the country is plainly marked
out. The same reasoning
should apply to everything else
produced hereabouts, iron ore,
farm products, lumber, etc.
Every ton of this class of i'm
ports should pay the difference
in a tariff between the cost of
production in a pauperized
labor market in Europe and the
better paid labor of this
country.
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28

The many friends on the
ranges of John Michela con-
gratulate him on the Order OF
Royal Crown Of Italy conferred
on him by the King of Italy.
John Michela has been very ac-
tive in the establishment of the
The Ely miner., 1932-10-28
ON THIS OCCASION
Continued from page one.)

city and such an effort should
be frowned upon-and was
frowned upon by the voters
most decisively at the election
a week ago Tuesday. 1t can
also be safely stated that those
who fostered i'll feeling also
were promptly sat upon.
When the mines closed last
spring it was understood that
the closing would be done dur
ing the summer months and
that work would be resumed
in the fall. This was done in
the interests of labor with the
understanding that all men
would be cared for with
enough to live on. Three days
a month at the mines, some
city work, free cord wood to be
had for the cutting, the mining
companies paying for the haul
ing through their own and
hired trucks; Red Cross flour
and relief committee clothing,
have kept body and soul to-
gether quite respectfully in all
our people and the morale has
been first class. The state
ment that starvation was star
ing hundreds of people in the
city in the face as made by
enthusiasts for the bond issue
was somewhat far fetched.
Elyites are not that way. In
all truth it can be stated that
the local merchants, business
houses and professional men
were in more danger of starv-
ing than the laborer during the
depression. His overhead, in
surance, taxes, interest, sal
aries, etc., went on just the
same and many of those crying
the loudest for aid had more
money salted away in the old
sock than some people have
hay.
When the statement was
made by the principal spokes-
man for the bond issue that he
and his committee caused the
mines to open, it was done for
effect. However, if such is
the case and mines on the Mes
aba and Guyana and Vermilion
ranges and in several places in
Michigan and Wisconsin
opened as the result, all credit
should be given them. Over
his signature in last weeks
issue of the Miner, D. L..
Bourgin claimed this achieve
ment for himself and his COM
mittee.
A. w. Nelson, John Schaefer,
Mayor Wolff and others spiked
the bond arguments with in
disputable facts and figures at