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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
German Village Boasts
Worlds Biggest Shoe

Observation-Disclosures. home town
of the old poet cobbler, Hans Sachs,
boasts the biggest shoe in the world.
That does not mean that German
citizen has the biggest foot in the
world. The shoe is an exhibit at the
German shoe exhibition opened re-
Gently in Nuremberg.
1t weighs $50 pounds. is feet z
inches long, and 5 feet 2 inches high.
Three apprentices worked on it for
three weeks The creator of the giant
shoe is Josef Schratt, leather artist
from Oberstdorf, the town that runs
a close competition to Venice in its
leather creations.
Another entry at the Nuremberg fair
is giant sport shoe weighing 700
pounds. 1t is over 6 feet long and
is product of the Barthelmes shoe
factory of Nuremberg.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18

The following European nations are
republics: Austria, Czechosloyakia,
Esthonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
Portugal, San Marine, Spain. Switzer:.
land and Turkey. Russia is fedora
ton of republics, but of republics of
sort quite different from the older
kind.
The kingdoms are those of Belgium.
Bulgaria, Denmark, Great Britain,
Italy, the Netherlands, Norway. Ru-
mania. the Serb, Croat and Stevens
(Jugoslavia), and Sweden The gov
errment of Hungary is also. in form.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Railroad Safety

The first vestibuled railroad car,
Pullman invention, was built in 1887.
1t is considered the greatest single
safety device in railroad travel 1t
provides safe car-to-car travel, in
cludes antitelescoping construction to
prevent cars climbing one another in
collision and holds the train In rigid
unit. riding more safely and smoothly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Prominent Continental

The little-known Bostonian, Benja-
min rockingham, added military
career to his cabinet-making talents.
He was a first lieutenant in Chad
wick's company of Col. Richard Grid
ley's artillery, serving with the Con
tinentals until 1882. Moreover, Wash
ington, when he came to Charleston
October %, 1889, called on FrOthing-
ham, by this time a major, distinguish
ing him with the only private call he
made In the city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Bit of Early History

Nicholas Disbrowe, joiner, who
made the earliest piece of American
furniture OF proven origin" held the
office of chimney viewer in 1647 and
again in 1855, 1868, and 1869. He
must have been good at it. In 1865,
he did more sighting" as surveyor of
highways. He served, too. in the
Pequot war, for which service he was
given fifty acres of land. Nicholas,
with all these good deeds to his credit.
is reputed to have been charged with
witchcraft, but this was due as the
story continues, to dispute over a
bill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Michigan Clerk Popular
With Victims of Cupid

Coldwater, Mich.-The most popu-
lar county clerk in Michigan is ROLAND
]. Weaver of Steuben county, on the
Michigan-Indiana state line.
Since passage of the Michigan law
requiring couples to wait five days
after applying for marriage license
before the ceremony, Weaver has been
besieged with business.
Hundreds of couples take out mar
rage applications with him, and drive
over the state line to Angola, Ind,
where the ceremony is solemnized
without delay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Box 'eDetector" Tells
Speed of Automobiles

Hartford, Gonna little box with
q reflector has taken the place of mo-
torcycle cops to check up on speeders
The speed dector," used by the
state department of motor vehicles TO
determine the average speed of mo-
florists on Connecticut highways. con-
sists of a box in which a mirror is
set across the angle at 45 degrees.
The operator, concealed from the high
way, catches the reflection as an au-
tomobile starts over measured
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18

though many private buyers are MAX
ing inquiries, the present owner of the
car wants to sell it for sentimental
reasons only.
Il would rather sell it for little
money to purchaser buying for SEN
timental reasons" he said, "than for
big money to contractor to turn into
a motor van.
"Sir Thomas was an old friend of
mine. and out of respect to his MEM
DRY, unless the car is to be treated
kindly by new owner, / intend to
keep it myself for show purposes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Village Church in Iowa
Has No Collection Plate

Upton, Iowa.-If you can't get
church services any other way, says
Henry L. Hubert, of Upton, Iowa, buy
a church and hire pastor. That's
what he did.
When Mount Zion church was aban-
doned Hubert, who grew up in that
rural section, bought the church prop
erty and hired Rev. Louis Penningroth
as minister. Now no collection plate
is passed at the services. There is
large attendance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
2 Pavements on Street
to Satisfy Aldermen

Lockport, N. WHEN two alder
men, Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy and
Donald Jones, failed to agree as to
whether a certain street separating
their two wards should be resurfaced
with brick or macadam, a center
course was chosen-one side of the
street was resurfaced with brick and
the other with macadam.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18

course, and opens stop watch, which
he closes when the vehicle passes him.
Knowing the distance and the time in
which it was traversed, he quickly
computes the speed.
Experiments showed the average
speed 20 miles an hour in cities and
36.5 on highways.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Wins Back
Pepl
"Slanguage" Through the Years

go back and sit down." 1901;
candy kid" 1902; "twenty-three-
skidoo," 1907; go chase yourself"
1908; "Raspberries," 1921; 'So's your
old man." 1925; "Applesauce." 1927;
"And how" 1928; "Faw down and
go BOOM" 1929; "Oh. yeah" 1880;
"ballyhoo," 1931.-Pathfinder Maya
zine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Penalties Endow Beds

By a system of fines" for salmon
caught, for stays and other game
killed out of season and for not going
TO church, Mrs. ]. L. Wood OF Hemel
Hempstead, Scotland, endowed two
beds at Aberlour orphanage, Speyside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Tasmanian Pest

The animal known as a Tasmanian
bandicoot is large rat, sometimes
over q foot long, that is found in Tas-
mania and India. They are destruc-
i've of rice and fruit. Another name
pig-rat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
HOLSTERS Made Big
to Protect Lives

Noank, Conn. - Connecticut Is
speeding up the babyhood of lob
sters to save their lives. At the
state fish hatcheries here, the baby
Holsters are fed liver every two
hours. This cuts In half the period
of infancy in which Holsters float
and are subject to preying fish and
other damage. When the shells ma
ture and become heavy the Holsters
sink to the bottom of the sea.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18

nave many strung to
semblances to the In
dams. The clan-sys-
tenn, and the custom
Of loudly lamenting
the dead, are typical.
But the strongest of
all similarities is the
character Of the peo-
pie themselves proud.
fierce, brave to des-
peration, able to en-
dure hardships with
out fl ! n C h | n 6, and
4 n 4 l.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18

Those who live in the land and
climate where they want to are
probably happiest whether they
make money or not.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
TALES
OF. THE
CHIEFS
B,
Editha
L.
Watson
OsCEOLA

Sir Walter Scott, in his stories of
Scottish life, depicts a people who
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Its Value

Patient-Do you really do much
good with that X-ray machine?
Doctor-Oh, yes, a great deal OF
good! We see the money in a pa
tents pocket with it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18
Try Lydia c. pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Sometimes those who are "hard to
get acquainted with" overwhelm
you with devotion when you break
through the ice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18

Summed Up
Late Connective me the gist OF
his remarks.
Survivor-They were gist terrible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-11-18

He not only never had worn Lew
Cody outfit but he never had seen one.
What is more, it would have required
a Posse of very determined Men to
get Link into Tuxedo but. of course,
they had him counted out and lying
Horizontal and the Widow was having
her own Way, so she ordered at very
Evening star., 1932-04-28
YARD BEAUT|FY Y|NG
CONTEST OUTLINED.
Garden Club Presidents and
u. S. Officials Discuss
Summer Project.

Plans for the ard-beautifying con-
test to be held by the District Of Co.
lumbia George Washington Bicentennial
Commission during July. August and
September were discussed yesterday aft
ternoon at a meeting in the commits
sion's offices of garden club presidents.
Department of Agriculture officials and
others interested in horticulture.
The meeting was called by DR.. George
c. Havenner, executive vice president
of the commission, who presided. The
arrangements for the contest were out
lined by DR.. Havenner, Mrs. Lillian
Wright Smith, director of the commits
sion's Bureau on Yard Beautification,
and Mrs. James Carroll Frazer of the
United States Bicentennial Garden
Committee.
Nine cups, which will be awarded
late in September as prizes for COM
munity Identification we're displayed at
the meeting. The cups were donated
by The Evening Star, the Washington
Post. the washington Herald, GUIDE
Brothers Co.. A. Eberly's Sons. Inc; Ma
tional Benefit Life Insurance Co., and
the THYME Taxicab Co.
In addition to these prizes, Mrs.
Frazer announced, her committee is ar
ranging to award 25 medals and cash
prizes for the best individual garden
Identification In the various COM
munitieS
The contest will be open to all COM
munities in the District and in Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Counties,
Md, and Arlington and Fairfax Coun-
ties Va. -
Evening star., 1932-04-28
NATIVES PILGRIMAGE
SET FOR SATURDAY
Society to Visit Wakefield and
Other Historic Spots
on It's Tour.

The Society of Natives of the District
Of Columbia will make a pilgrimage to
Wakefield and intervening points of
historic interest in Maryland and Vir-
ginia Saturday.
The society will leave the Washington
Club, Seventeenth and K streets. at
$50 o'clock in the morning in several
busseS The route will carry the party
through Southern Maryland to Morgan
town, from which point it will be
ferried across the Potomac River to
Colonial Beach. From Colonial Beach
the busses will go to Wakefield for an
extended stop. While at the restored
birthplace of George Washington, the
society will have lunch.
The party will return to Washing
ton by way of Virginia's historic
shrines: Fredericksburg, Pohick Church,
Alexandria and other places made in
tersting by WaShington's association
with them. The tour will end at the
Washington Club at $50 pm.
DR.. Clarence A. Weaver, president of
the society, is in general charge of the
tour. while James Duhamel is chairman
of a special committee on arrange
mentS.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
STEPMOTHER LOSES
BONUS BY MARRYING
McCarl Rules She Relinquished
Relationship to War
Veteran.

A stepmother is not entitled to the
soldiers bonus of her deceased STEP
son, when she has relinquished her re-
lationship Of stepmother by marrying
again. according to Controller Cen
eral McCarl.
In the case of Jeva zebrauskiene-
Riekasiene Stikeliene, McCarl ruled she
had no right to the adjusted service
credit in the amount Of S568.25 payable
in 10 quarterly instsllments, on account
of the death of BaltromeIus Rekozci, a
veteran who died in the service,
November Is, 1919.
Following the death OF Rekozci's
father the stepmother married again
on February 4, 1918, prior to the
veterans death.
Besides disallowing payment Of the
bonus to the stepmother, McCarl raised
the question as to whether the claim
ant was entitled to the death compen-
sation of $40 per month, which had
been approved in her favor. Under
the recent law, McCarl has no 1uris-
diction over the latter claim. authority
resting in the administrator of vet
Grams affairs.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
"GO-BETWEENs" QUIT CASE.

HOPEWELL, N, j., April 28 (P)-The
Lindbergh kidnapping mystery stretched
on toward the end of it's second month
without solution today although Nor
folk intermediates trying to get the
baby back indicated fresh ground for
hope.
Meanwhile Salvatore Spitale and
Irving Bitz, two New York go
betweens" named weeks ago by Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh to deal with the
kidnaperS, withdrew from the case.
Their lawyer, Abraham Kesselman. said
in New York that the futile $50 600
ransom payment made by Col. Lind
bergh prompted their withdrawal. He
added that neither man had any idea
who the kidnapers are.
''Spitale pleaded with Col. Lindbergh
not to pay this $4,000 through DR..
Condor" the lawyer said. The bay
ment was made April 2, in a Bronx
cemetery by DR.. John F. Condor, acting
for Lindbergh.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
Hines at White House.
WARMER WEATHER HERE
is BUREAUS FORECAST
Minimum Temperature of 4S De.
grees, With Light Breezes Ex-
pected Tonight.

Fair skies and warmer weather were
Washington's portion today as a threat
of colder temperatures melted under
balmy breezes.
Frost. however, made its appearance
at Norfolk and Wytheville, Va, last
night and at Cumberland, Md, drop
of 36 degrees in temperature was ac-
companied by snow flurries yesterday.
Despite the fact that many trees are
in bloom and slight freeze was noted
in some sections near Cumberland, it
was believed no material damage re-
suited.
Eastern and Central Maryland re-
ported no frost, nor was any noted at
Richmond or Lynchburg, Va, and
Washington also escaped. The lowest
local temperature last night was 43.6,
while tonight's low will be in the
vicinity of 48 degrees, according to
Weather Bureau officials.
Tomorrow's forecast is for fair and
warmer weather, with only light breezes.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
HOOVER TO SPEND
WEEK END At CAMP
Plans First Trout-Fishing
Expedition of Year at
Rapidan Retreat.

President Hoover is going to his fish
ing camp, on the Rapidan River in Vir
ginia, Saturday for a week end of rest
and play-the first he has had since he
closed the camp early last Fall.
Accompanied by Mrs Hoover and
members of the so-called White House
medicine ball cabinet and their wives,
the President will leave Washington
early in the morning, with the intention
Ct not returning until after dark Sun
day night.
In announcing his decision to take
this brief holiday, the President made
it evident that he is looking forward to
the break in his long grind Moreover,
h. will have his first opportunity to in
oulge in trout fishing this year
The President has been working
steadily for seven months without any
let-up. He has worked every holiday
and even on Sundays. His work day
virtually begins before o'clock and fire.
quently lasts until late at night. When
he started to seek recreation at his
mountain retreat, he announced with
emphasis that there would be no work
for him this week end. With that OBJ
ject in view, he made up his weekend
party with the medicine ball cabinet" !"
Those who will accompany him are
Attorney General Mitchell, Secretary of
Interior Wilbur, Associate Justice Stone
of the Supreme Court, Solicitor General
Thatcher, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Jahncke, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Heath, Mark Sullivan,
magazine and newspaper writer; Walter
H. Newton and Lawrence Richey of the
presidential secretaries and Capt. Joel
T. Boone. White House physician.
It is the Presidents determination on
this week end excursion to devote all
hi5 time to fishing, hiking over the
mountain trails. horseback riding and
outdoors play and rest.
Mrs Hoover. with a small party OF
women friends visited the camp early
in the week to see thet everything was
in readiness for its Sprine opening.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
DELEGATES SELECTED
TO LONDON CONGRESS
Z. s. to Take Part in Session OF
World Society for CONNER
cial Education. a
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press -
The United States has accepted an
invitation from the British government
to participate in the Fifth Triennial
Congress of the International Society
for Commercial Education, to meet in
London on July 25, and has designated
the following delegates:
DR.. Harry T. Ceilings, University Of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; William L.
Cooper, American commercial attache,
London, John r. Gregg. New York
City; DR. Thcz.Ss Il. Healy. Georgetown
University, Washington; w. H. Letting
WELL president of the National Ofice
Management Association, New York
City: DR.. Everett w. Lord, Boston
University, Boston; DR.. Leverett S.
Lyons, Brookings Institution, Washing
ton; Miss Imogene Bilcher, Lincoln
High School, Cleveland; DR.. Henry p
Rathbone, New York University, New
York City; Miss Eleanor Skimin, North
ern High School, Detroit; DR.. John A.
Stevenson, Philadelphia. and DR.. Harold
J. Stonier, American Institute OF Bank
.ag, New York City.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
MERGER REPORT DISCOUNTED
Two Companies Regarded Too Well OF
to Consider Consolidation.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April % LP).
youngstown steel men today were in
clined to be skeptical that a merger
could be arranged among the Republic
Steel Corporation, youngstown Sheet &
Tube Co, Jones & Laughlin, Inland
Steel Co. and American Rolling Mills.
as indicated in reports from Washing
ton.
For one thing, local men believe that
Jones & Laughlin would have little in
terest in such a combination. The
Pittsburgh producer is known as
family COMPANY" with control closely
held in a small group which is not in
terested in far-f1ung schemes of expan-
sion.
Inland Steel has much the same set
up, with low-cost production and
closely held control. It's owners have
been willing to enter merger negotia-
tionS in the past. but at present it
would be in position to impose terms
which probably would be unsatisfactory
TO stcc holders of such companies as
Sheet 81 Tube and Republic.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
SWISS LAWYER NAMED
SWEDEN-U. S. ARBITRATOR
Alleged Detention of Motor Ships
in This Country Results
In Claims.
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Eugene Vorel a Swiss lawyer, has
been named arbitrator between Sweden
and the United States for claims made
by Sweden on account of the alleged
detention in this country Of the motor
ships Kronprins Gustaf Adolf and Pa
cifc in 1917 and 1918. Vorel will arrive
in this country May 8.
Osten Undsen, former Swedish min
lister of foreign affairs, who will act as
Swedish government expert. is now en-
route to the United States. He is ex
pected to be in Washington May 8,
when the date of the hearing will be
arranged.
Jacob A. Metzger will be the agent
OF the American Government. and W.
Bostrom, the Swedish Minister, will be
the Swedish agent in the arbitration vi
the claims.
The Kronprins Gustaf Adolf and Pa
cific were in the ports of New York and
Newport News, respectively, when the
alleged detention took place.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
RECEIVER APPOINTED
FOR HAT STORE CHAIN
Sarnoff- Irving Establishment In
Washington Said to Be Un-
affected.

NEW YORK, April % LP.-Sarnoff-
Irving Hat Stores, Inc, operating Ill
stores in 81 States, went into equity
receiyership yesterday, when Federal
Judge Frank j. Coleman appointed
Max Sarnoff and the Irving Trust Co.
receivers under joint bond Of $4,000.
H. McLachlan & Co.. Inc. fled the
action on a claim of $30,000 blaming
the concerns plight on adverse con-
ditionS in trade and the financial con-
dition of the country" Sarnoff- Irving
admitted its inability to meet current
Obligations because of frozen assets.
Liabilities were estimated at $500, 900
and assets at S1,000,000.
The local Sarnoff Irving store, at
1915 Pennsylvania avenue, will not be
directly affected by the receivership
granted in New York. according to its
manager. He said today the establish
ment would continue to operate here.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
WlMBLEY FACES TERM
OF 20 YEARS TO LIFE
Sentence in Drowning Case Expect.
ed Week From Tomorrow.
Appeal Considered.

Convicted of second-degree murder in
the drowning of Mrs. Elizabeth Travlor
Wlmbley in the Chesapeake g. Ohio
Canal last September II. Harry c. VIM
bIey, the woman's husband, and John
M. Crowder today faced sentences of
from 20 years to life Imprisonment
The second-degree verdict was brought
in District Supreme Court shortly after
8 o'clock yesterday afternoon by the
jury of II men, which for seven days
had heard the prosecution weave a
chain OF circumstantial evidence about
the two men. The jury was out 225
hours before arriving at its decision.
Justice James M. Proctor is expected
to pass sentence upon Wimbley, former
Baltimore prohibition informer, and
Crowder, a native Of st. Georges Island,
Md, week from tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Defense Counsel Louis L.
Whitestone and Cedric johnson are
considering appealing the conviction.
Evening star., 1932-04-28
PatrOlman Wins
l,OOO-tO-I Gamble
Against Death
Has Leg Removed to Cure
Paralysis Due to Bull
let Wound.
BY the Associated Press,

DS bllc hnoOIldLeO FTeSS.
NEW YORK, April 28-Patrolman
Jack Kennedy of the Nassau County
police took thousand-to-one chance
in a gamble with death today and won.
For four years Kennedy has been
paralyzed from the waist down, the
result of bullet in the spine received
when he entered a thicket at Wood
mere, Long Island, to learn why an
automobile was parked without lights.
Recently he was informed the full
pay he had been receiving would have
to be materially reduced. He didn't
think that he, his wife and their child
could live on the smaller income.
1--WE got to get well and go back
to work" he told the doctors. What
is my chance in an operation"
"A thousand to one against you,
they said.
'I1l take the chance" he decided.
IF don't come through my wife and
child can live on the smaller pay"
SO they operated today, taking the
right leg of at the hip.
Sheer will power carried him
through" Dr. Henry Mich said after
the operation. He is one OF the
bravest men I ever met-a good SOL
dier. He will liTn."