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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Plane Broadcasts Entertain
Short Wave Radio Owners.

Chicago.-Owners of short wave
radio sets who have heard amusing
things going on in the ether during
the early hours of the morning are to
have much of their enjoyment cur
tailed as airline officials have instruct
ed their pilots to confine their broad
casting to routine matters. During the
still night lonely air mail pilots, flying
high above an almost invisible earth,
have no company, but the microphones
of their two way radio telephone sets,
and they have been wont to drift into
song or carry on conversations with
other pilots flying miles away.
Heber Miller, who flies between Sc
attic and Medford, Ore, tried his voice
on Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries"
recently at 2 a. m. one clear night. He
got a stack of fan mail the following
day that would have been envied by
professional crooner.
AL Gilhousen and Ralph Virden,
talking over the good old days" one
early morning while flying miles
apart along the west coast, learned
later that apparently most of the Pa
cific coast had been listening to their
"reminiscences, and so the orders to
pipe down" have gone out. Many
interesting stories, however. are told
of some of the broadcasts.
One mail pilot, for instance, got
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Pilot Sings; Order
Comes Pipe Down

vexed with threatening weather one
early morning and spoke about it in
no uncertain terms. Too late he real
lied that his microphone had been
switched on, and his remarks, in
tended only for a dark cloud bank,
had been carried far and wide. He
did the only thing he could think Of
broadcast rather profuse apology,
and then he lapsed into silence that
he now breaks only for the short
cryptical reports the pilots make every
20 minutes to ground stations along
their routes.
"Gosh, wouldn't good stiff drink
of whisky be swell on a morning like
this?" was the contribution of an
other unknown pilot to the lore of
early morning reflection. AS a rule,
these remarks are noted for their
scarcity.
An interesting phenomenon that
arises to disturb the radio reports Of
the pilots is skip distance" a pc
culiarity of short wave sets. The pi-
lot of night mail plane flying from
New York to Chicago recently found
that the ground station at Chicago
airport could not hear his calls, while
the station at Fort Worth, 1000 miles
away, reported fine reception. His
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Practical Eupenics

The idea of a settlement Of men
and women Of perfect physical and
mental specimens occurred 10 Albert
Dachert and, after preaching his doc
trine for a while. he succeeded in
arousing an interest in his PROPOSE
ton to the extent thar the city Of
Strasbourg placed site at his dis
posal. Up to this time 80 modern
houses have been constructed and
occupied by couples brought together
by this means. Each couple was ac-
copied only after they had under
gone an examination and had come
up to the physical requirements and
had expressed their desire to raise a
family about them. The result is
that the birth rate is much higher
than in Strasbourg and the behavior
of the citizens is said TO be exem-
plary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
High Taxes Force Sale
of Lands in Scotland

Lordon.-One-sixth of Scotland is
for sale.
Some of the biggest landowners
north of the border are being forced
by taxation and the inevitable in
heritance duties to put their estates
on the market.
The duke and duchess Of Montrose,
Jointly two of the largest landowners
in Scotland, are planning to sell most
of their estates at Drymen and build
a house much smaller than Buchanan
castle. The duke already has dis
posed of thousands of acres of Scot
lands most historic and fertile land.
The territory includes Ben Lomond
and large part of the domain around
Eoch Lomond, where Rob Roy had his
haunts.
He is now offering for sale the val
liable estate of Inversnaid and con-
templating further disposals of his
holdings in the west of Scotland.
Lord Strathcona and Mountroyal
has announced that his Glencoe estate
is for sale. Altoether II is estimated
that more than 100000 in inheri-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Razing of Babylon Not
Completed by Darius

Babylon was never entirely de-
stroyed after the time of the con-
quest by Darius, described in the
Book of Daniel. That conquest took
place in the year 521 B. C., but ex-
cept that part of the walls was RACED
during a rebellion in 514. Darius did
not destroy Systematically. His son,
Xerxes, destroyed part of the great
temple of Bel, or Baal, called E.
Sagilla, which was also a fortress.
The religion of Darius, however, was
monotheistic zoroastrianism and be-
cause of this many temples fell into
disrepair. About 312 B. G. dynasty
arose called the Selencids, founded
by a general of Alexander the Great.
He conquered Babylon in 323. When
the Seleucids founded the new cap
ital Seleucis near Babylon they used
the ancient city as a quarry and
there is record that In 275 B. @. all
the inhabitants Of Babylon were
transported to the new town. though
1t is known that religious services
were still held in the old temple of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
BATTLE FLAG BORN
OF PRESSING NEED

The best-known standard of the
Confederacy. the famous battle flag,
was unofficial in it's origin. It was
created by the army itself as re-
suit Of an incident which demonstrate
ed clearly the need for a distinctive
emblem. writes Anne McCorkle in
the Baltimore Sun.
At Manassas on July 81, 1861, Gen.
eral Beauregard's forces were in po-
sition opposite the federals. 1t was
hot, dry day and cloud of dust
attended every movement A new
body of troops was seen moving to-
ward the right of the bluecoats. The
Confederate generals eyes, strained
in their direction to discover wheth-
er they were friend or foe. were
thwarted by the smoke and dust and
the breathless air, which left their
flags limp and indistinguishable. The
necessity of opening fire became
more pressing with each moment If
they were enemy troops. AS uncer-
tainty reached its most critical point,
a sudden puff spread the colors to
the breeze, revealing TO the thankful
Confederates the Star and Bars.
Following the incident Beauregard
discussed with Gen. Joseph Johnston
and other officers his determination
that the troops should be led by "a
banner so distinct that no doubt
ever shall endanger the cause again
on the battlefield" Designs were dis
cussed, and several were submit
ted. At Fairfax courthouse in Sep
TENDER, 1861. the Southern Cross, or
battle flag. was unanimously chosen
and Endorsed by the officers gathered
there. Correctly made. this flag is
absolutely square, red field upon
which is imposed blue cross bear
ing IL white stars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Tomb Treasures Stolen From
His Predecessor.

London. - King Tut-Ankh-Amen's
splendid golden treasures, which as
tonished the world when they were
discovered by Lord Carnarvon and
Howard Carter in 1922, were mostly
second hand, according to ]. d. S. Pen
dlebury of the Egyptian Exploration
society.
AS a result of his Investigations,
Pendlebury claims that most of the
rich jewels and trappings of state in
King Tut's tomb were really the prop
erty of King Smenkh-ka-Ra, whose
tomb King Tut raided, appropriating
the treasures for his own funeral pal
ace.
The theory is based on the recent
discovery that the mummy thought
to have been that of King Akhenaten
III, was really the mummy of some
body else. When this was discovered,
the Egyptian government called in
Pendlebury to solve the mystery. He
found that the mummy in question
was really that of Akhenaten's SON
in-law, Smenkh-ka-Ra.
"What 1 discovered" declared Pen
dlebury, twas that after the hereto
Akhenaten died the population of
Amara rose up and cursed his men,
DRY and cursed as well the worship of
the suns disk, which he had founded.
They smashed everything possible in
the tomb. defaced all the monuments
by hacking out the kings name.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Hard to Explain Reason
for Variation in Gains

1t has been eXperimentally demon
strated that dairy heifers literally fed
during the winter, making gains con-
siderably above normal, will make
gains considerably below normal the
following summer on grass. Why
this is so no one seems to have given
a satisfactory explanation.
This fact was clearly demonstrated
by the results of feeding trials re-
ported recently by the West Virginia
station. In four comparisons of three
groups of heifers Zone group for two
pasture seasons) that were settled
grain, and given free access to rough
age, the average winter gain was
3165 lbs. per head, whereas the same
heifers gained only $50 lbs. per head
on pasture. No grain was fed on
pasture.
Similar heifers handled averaged
1924 lbs. per head for the winter
feeding periods and 100 lbs. per head
during the pasture season. No grain
was fed on pasture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Correct Dropping Muscles
N/HEN the face falls, how can the
w spirit helm but sag?

NIHEN the face falls, how can the
w spirit help but sag?
No doubt there are many women
whose spirits are sagging. My first
thought Is to console them. Don't
worry. For worry will only add gray
hairs, and then there will be more
cause for alarm.
There's nothing very lovely about
chin that carries it's double with it.
and none of us seem to have patience
with women who allow their jaw line
to take on jowls, their underchin to
become undershot and so on.
If every woman would start at
twenty or twenty-five to give her
self the necessary preventive care,
1t would all be so much simpler.
However, do not think that you are
confronted with an insurmountable
task. Perseverance and persistence
will do much to lift and firm the pesky
sagging. The first steps in your treat
ment are-cleansing and exercising the
skin-two steps which every woman
should follow, no matter what the type
or condition of her skin or contour.
Next step is nipulating-patting.
molding, and kneading with nourish-
ing cream. Choose one compounded of
pure ingredients and rich in delicate
oils. Press and lift the fingers in an
upward and outward motion. Remem.
ber-always upward and outward on
the face. Work around on the neck.
If your skin is thin, dry, or sensi.
tive, you will want to leave the nour-
ishing cream on face and neck, pat
ting directly over it with an astrin
gent. This is splendid combination
as the astringent will seep down into
the tissues and tighten while the cream
offsets any drying effect. Follow this
treatment every night. Twice a week.
or three times, treat yourself to a tie
up. Take pad Of cotton quite heavy.
moisten in the astringent, pat over the
cream as described above. Then open
the pad, place under the chin, quite
firmly and tie overhead, securely with
a strip of gauze or linen. Allow to
remain for ten or fifteen minutes. You
should feel it firming and tensing and
tightening the muscles.
The treatment is the same for the
oily skin accompanied by sagging, the
only variation being the omission of
more nourishing cream after the astrin-
gent-also the removal of the nourish.
ing cream before the astringent.
&c. 1882. Bell Syndicate )-wNU Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Patients Own Blood Is
Used for TRANSMISSION

Pittsburgh, Pa.-One of the rare in
stances of successful autotransfusion
of blood is attracting attention here.
The operation was performed at the
Homeopathic hospital by DR.. Fred
eric S. Morris.
Russell NJ. Evans, Jr., a fifteen
year-old high school student, was in
jured in coasting accident. X-ray
examination showed that he had suf-
fered ruptured spleen, with an in
ternal hemorrhage resulting. The
anesthetic relaxed the lads muscles,
allowing the blood to flow into the alb
dominal cavity. Even the laity scarce
ly needs to be reminded that this was
the most critical stage. With such
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
DAIRY HINTS

If your creamery isn't what it ought
to be, investigate yourself first. and
see if you are giving it the right sup
port, the kind it deserves.
The winter season calls for good
care and feeding of the dairy cows.
Careful attention should be given to
proper balancing of rations, to the wa
ter supply, and the general COW COM
fort. Profit dollars increase with at
tention to details.
James Stark's 20-cow herd of Hol-
stems ranks first in New York state
and second in the United States in the
Holstein herd test. The herd aver
aged, under ordinary conditions, 548
pounds of fat to the cow.
The typical New York state COW
gives about $500 pounds of milk
year. The herds in dairy herd Inn
provement associations averaged S,047
pounds to the COW last year. Econ
omists say a COW must give at least
1000 pounds Of milk to pay profits.
Off flavors in butter may be induced
by a defect in the making, or by the
milk itself. Poor flavor may occur
where the cows are well advanced in
lactation. and more especially when
they are on dry feed.
The loss to dairymen because of
lower milk yield, weak or dead calves,
sterility. and lowered values from
Bang ASSERTION disease is estimated ar
S17.OOO0O0 annually in New York
state. About Is per cent of the 1,4O0.-
600 cows are infected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13

large loss of blood in his weakened
condition, the boys life wavered in
the balance.
Doctor Morris quickly transferred
the blood from the abdominal cavity,
filtered it and placed it in a glass con-
tainer surrounded by hot-water bot
ties to restore it to body temporal
ture. Then, with the surgeon work.
ing at top speed, the youths own
blood was injected into his body
through vein in his left arm. Next
the ruptured spleen was removed.
When the boy left the operating ia
BILE his pulse and blood pressure were
declared normal, and at this writing,
several days later, his general prog
ress toward recovery is reported
most satisfactory" The operation is
a distinct contribution to surgery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Talks
By
MARJORIE DUNCAN
Famous Beauty Expert
Perfume Secrets

DERHAPS the gravest mistake ever
l made in the pertaining art is the
use of more than one scent at a time.
1t is very important that toilet articles,
for instance, creams, lotions and pow
ders have only the faintest, most deli
cate perfume. So that when ones ia
vorite perfume itself is sprayed on the
skin or lingerie there will not be a
too obvious blend of several odors.
Nothing is more revolving than mix
ture of rose, lilac, narcissum and
what-else-have-you.
The smart woman's dressing table
may contain dozen different walls of
precious perfumes. But if she is truly
smart, she uses but one odor at time.
Her perfumes may vary in intensity
for different times of day-starting
with very faint, delicate scent in
the morning, little heavier for after
noon tea, and quite exotic for dinner
and dance. Or she may wear a musk
perfume with her sports clothes and
furs, floral odor with pastel chiffons,
bouquet blend with semi-tailored, in
formal costumes. But-(we are still
speaking of the smart woman) she
never superimposes one perfume on an
other.
The delightful art of pertaining need
not be limited to the last touch of the
toilette. An old standby and ever re-
liable is the sachet bag. And il can
be put to such delightfully."- diversified
use. A very thin silk sachet bag
stitched to the lining of your favorite
hat (or all your hats, for that matter)
will carry its subtle scent not only.
to the hat lining but on to the hair.
scented sheet of paper placed in
your stationery, under your desk blot
ter, in your bureau drawers, and your
belongings will breathe your favorite
perfume.
If particular perfume wins a very
favorable and definite reaction with
you-if it strikes harmonious chord
that makes you eXclaim enthusiastic
ally "at last, l have found it." sur
round yourself with it - because it
very likely is your perfume. If you
nnd pleasure In 1t, others Will pleas
urably associate it with you. Line your
linen drawers with sachet bags scent
ed with it, let your lingerie subtly shed
the same scent, use your atomizer on
your curtains and hangings. But al
ways remember that little is enough
and perfume should be like a Whit of
wind-now carressing, now escaping,
never persistent, never intense, but al
ways family definite and above all dis
tinctive.
Remember these perfume secrets
and remember the disastrous
don't" Never allow a confusion
of various odors. Your bath salts,
soaps, powders and personal eff
fects should have as uniform per-
fume as possible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Girls Head Used as
Tee by Golf Player

London.-1n freak golf
match at a golf club in Surrey,
England, a girls forehead pro-
vided the tee for a young pro-
fessional, George Ashdown, and
a less skillful player, G. Man.
sell.
One of the conditions Of the
mate, was that Ashdown should
tee up at every hole on the girls
forehead. Miss Ena Shaw, a
young London nurse, agreed to
be the "tee." AT every hole a
tee peg was fastened to her fore
head by an elastic band. She
reclined on the ground and did
not appear to be in the least
nervous.
The professional, conceding
one stroke at each hole to Man.
sell, made some remarkable
shots from the unusual tee and
won the match in seven up and
five to play.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
KING Tut>Ankh~Amen Is
Now Accused of Thievery

"Amara was then deserted after a
life of only 20 years, and the people
returned to the old gods. Thebes be-
came once more the Egyptian capt..
tai.
"Smenkh-ka-Ra, who married the
eldest daughter of Akhenaten, may
have ruled with him, or he may have
succeeded; we are not quite sure.
However, he died at Thebes and was
buried with magnificent splendor.
when Tut-Ankh-Amen, his brother
in-law, succeeded to the throne he des-
ecrated the tomb and acquired all the
treasure buried with the last king.
All the magnificent funeral furniture
was done up and placed in his own
tomb in the valley of the kings.
"The body was not destroyed, how
ever, and it is Smenkh-ka-Ra who is
now in Cairo museum labeled at Akh-
enaten."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Wheat Excellent Feed

Extensive experience of practical
dairymen and careful tests at several
of the leading experiment stations in
dictate that wheat makes satisfac-
tory substitute for corn in grain
mixture for dairy cows. At present
prices the cost of the cows grain feed
can be reduced by making the substi-
tuition. Wheat and corn have substan-
TALLY the same feeding value ton for
ton.-Southern Agriculturist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Shoe Shine Profits Pay
for Education of Four

Boston, Mass.-A Huntington ave-
nue. shoe shine stand has given the
four sons of Tony Salimando their OPP
portunity in life. One has completed
his medical course in Naples, another
is studying engineering; two other
sons in this country have been en-
abled to start in the clothing and con-
tracing businesses by the nickels
and dimes their fathers shoe shining
parlor earns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Beet Pulp for Dairy Cows

Most dairymen think it is necessary
or at least desirable to soak beet pulp
before feeding it to cows. Invesu-
gators at the United States dairy ex-
pertinent station at Beltsville. Nd,
found that dry beet pulp gave as good
results as the soaked beet pulp. In
the experiment the cows were watered
twice a day. The beet pulp when fed
either wet or dry was mixed with the
grain ration. The ration containing
the dry beet pulp was fully as palat-
able as that containing the wet pulp.
The cows when fed the dry pulp ate
as much hay and gave as much milk
as when fed the wet pulp. The gains
in weight were little greater when
the cows received the wet pulp than
when they were fed dry pulp.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
DAIRY
l0| FACTS Il[A
REASONS FOR OFF"
FLAVORS IN MILK
Charged to Undue Amount
of Chemical Ferment.

Unusual off, fiavors and odors In
their milk have been troubling several
New Hampshire dairymen recently.
According to examination of samples
by j. M. Fuller, professor of dairy hus-
bandry, University of New Hampshire,
the milk contains an excessive amount
OF a chemical ferment known as an
engine.
The remedy is to feed laxative
roughage such as silage or soaked beef
pulp and give two or three doses of
EPSON salts to the guilty" cows. Re-
ducins the amount of grain may also
help, he says. The engine can be de-
stroyed by boiling the milk as soon as
possible after milking.
Perhaps the best way to discover
which cows are responsible is to take
about half pint of milk from each
animal, place it in individual clean
jars, and keep it in a warm room at
about 20 degrees temperature for
least "a hours. Examination of each
sample at the end of this period should
indicate the cows that are producing
the troublesome product.
Examination of samples indicates
that the abnormal flavor and odor were
not due to ordinary souring AS rule
the trouble has occurred in small herds
Of five or six cows. Certain cows,
usually we'll advanced in lactation and
due to calve soon, are to blame.
In some instances a COW may give
milk containing an abnormal amount
Of ash or minerals, with resulting bit
ter taste In most cases, however, the
abnormal flavor and odor are due to
an excessive amount Of the engine,
lipase, in the milk. small quantity
of this is found in normal milk
American Agriculturist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
pRESSE

message and the answer were relayed
through the Fort Worth station.
Another pilot flying over Reddins,
Calf, was heard at Des Moines,
Iowa, while his dispatcher at Oak
land, only 800 miles away, could not
hear him at all. Provision is made
to counterfeit these unusual condi-
tons by having the reporting pilots
covered not only by their home sta
ton but by all other stations, which
are situated at intervals of $50 miles
along the Always. Thus, when a
pilot is not heard by his dispatching
station, the message is relayed to
that station by distant station that
has heard it distinctly. The answer
flies back via the relay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Acquainted

Mrs. B went to call on Geraid's
mother and was telling her about
family that had recently moved into
the neighborhood.
"Have they any children? asked
Gerald's mother.
1.-TWO little boys" answered Mrs. b.
81 don't believe Gerald knows
Them" remarked the mother.
"Oh, yes i do" Gerald piped up.
81 know one of 'em well. mother. ]
knocked out his two front teeth"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Michigan Farmer Used
Same Wagon IS Years

Jackson, Mich.-A farm wagon may
not be the fastest means of locomo-
ton, but it's about as safe and depend
able as any other, in the opinion of
Almarian HIATT, seventy-six years old.
HIATT has been using one wagon for 65
years. During that time, he said, the
wagon has been repaired once. A
new tongue was placed on 1t 20 years
ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Died 'Pauper"; Her Will
Bares $4,000 Request

Los Angeles, Calif.-The will Of
Villa Kaufman, seventy, who died an
apparent pauper in Memphis, Tenn,
a month ago, was admitted to probate
here.
Mrs Kaufman bequeathed $4,000
to the national committee of federal
legislation for birth control, and d.
rected that only 500 be spent for her
funeral, at which she asked that there
be "no music, no flowers and no
clergyman"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-05-13
Records Shcw Extras
Pay in HOLLYWOOD Low

Sacramento, Calif.-Hollywoo may
mean place where only high salaried
motion picture players work to some
people, but not to the state division
of industrial welfare
Records of the division show that
only 1855 women "extras" were given
work last month, and to this number
only IS were listed for SIS a day
some days.
Approximately 40 per cent of the
total received $40 day when they
worked; 81 per cent $3.50 a day, and
90 per cent S. day.