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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
SEQUOIA FOREST A
PEAN OF ANTIQUITY
Has Seen Civilizations Rise
and Crash.

1t was. possibly, only yesterday
by geologic time when the SequOia
forest began it's definite existence
3OO,0OO,OO0 years, at a guess. Two
hundred million years ago 1t was
well established and had fixed hab-
Its much as at present. Passing
lightly over 19O,OOO,OOO years, TO-
100000 years ago the genus homo
perhaps began to take refuge in it's
branches.
In the days when Moses was a
mountain climber. on a portion of
the earth's crust very nearly the an
tipodes of the Sinai PENINSULA
region that was not to receive the
name Of California for some forty
centuries-a forest of sequoias
stretched their green and glossy fin
gers into the shimmering western
Sky. Already for an unimagined pc
riod, through summer and winter,
cold and heat, seed time and har-
vest, day and night, it had pressed
inch by inch into the armament; ring
by ring it had imperceptibly added
to Its girth.
Ninevah and Babylon, Rome and
Carthage, Tyre and Jerusalem rose
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
Nile Riuer Water Will
Engulf Temple Of Isis

larged, is filled by the annual flood
waters of the Nile.
And as the waters of the Nile an
nually recede from the flood stage,
this great temple, one of the most
beautiful ruins of antiquity, will, as
if having impaired to the waters the
fertility which the ancient Egyptians
believed was in the power of the god
dess to bestow, again for a season,
appear in its former glory.
Isis, the patron goddess of the
Pharaohs, was the goddess of nature
and fertility, and the greatest goddess
of Egypt, who, with her husband
Osiris, legend relates, dwelt when on
earth on the fruitful island of Phi!ae.
Osiris was a kind and beneficent god.
He was the first to teach his children,
the Egyptians, how to grow barley
and wheat and how to make wine. He
also built banks along the Nile to pre-
vent it from destroying life and prop
erty at flood times and constructed
irrigation canals to make richly pro-
ductive the barren lands near the Nile
valley.
In addition to being worshiped as
the god of agriculture, Osiris was
looked upon as having the same pow
ers as Hep, the divine keeper Of the
Nile. When the mineral impregnated
waters of the great stream made fer
tile the lands along its banks so that
the crops grown thereon were boun-
teous, offerings were made him by the
priesthood in the temple of Isis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
Was Erected to Isis, Goddess
of Fertility.

Cairo, Egypt.-Again one of those
extraordinary condolences between
the super natural mythology of ancient
Egypt and happenings in the land of
Pharoahs in the present day has come
to startle believers in the occult.
When the late Lord Carnavaron, who.
with Howard Carter, brought the
relics of Tut-ankh-Aman's tomb to
light, died as the result of the bite of
an insect, mystics pointed to the fate
of the great archeologist as the full
fillment of a dire prophecy. The mod
ern world considered the death Of
Lord Carnavaron as merely a strange
coincidence.
And now those conversant with
Egyptian mythology point to the
forthcoming submergence of the tenn
pie of Isis. ancient Egyptian goddess
of fertility, which is so oddly linked
with the mythology of the goddess.
For the mysterious temple Of Isis,
which is located on the most beauti-
full island in all Egypt, Philae, seven
miles south of the great Assuan dam,
will be completely submerged when
the Assuan reservoir, now being en-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
Rare Types of Mammals
in Smithsonian Exhibit

Many kinds of mammals as yet un-
known to science may be hiding away
in obscure corners of the earth. They
Turk in the spots unvisited by man
dense jungles. high mountains, isolat-
ed islands, or in burrows under the
ground. Only when they come into
collections do they attract the atten-
ton of systematic biologists. Several
new types of mammals have been
placed in the collections of the Smith
sonian institution. In most cases they
are close relatives of known animals.
yet differing sufficiently to merit in
dependent classification. One of the
most striking new discoveries is a
black ape described by Gerrit S. Miller.
Jr., Smithsonian curator of mammals
1t was discovered in collection from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
and fell. Cyrus and Genghis Khan,

and fell. Cyrus and Genghis Khan,
Alexander, julius Caesar and Ma
poleon conquered the world. Con-
fucius and Buddha, Jesus and Mo-
manned swayed the realm of the
spirit. Solomon and Socrates, Cali
leo and Darwin. produced the bitter
and potent fruit of the thinking
mind. Homer and Vergil and Dante
and Shakespeare gave to the world
of the imagination local habitation.
Pericles and Aspasia, Paolo and
Francesca, Launcelot and Guinevere.
counted the world well lost for the
brief ecstasy of love.
The Sequoia forest, untroubled by
the rise and fall of nations, uncOn-
sciOus of the sulphurous depths of
passion and woe of the human spir-
it, unchanged by the cataclysmic
changes in the world of human
thought, mercifully untouched even
by terrestrial cataclysms that over
whelmed many mountain and
plain, scattered its golden pollen In
the spring, its ripened cones in the
fall; sang its inimitable, dreamy
song when the winds passed through
it.
Almost within sound of its hush
ing" great civilizations came to ma
turity and sank into the soil-so
deep that the youngest, even now,
is inarticulate.--Alice Day Pratt In
the Atlantic Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
Justice Influenced by
Medicine Mans Opinion

Trial by ordeal, with a cup of poi
son to determine the guilt or inno-
cence of person accused of theft,
witchcraft or other crime, is still
prevalent among certain African
tribes. In the hall of African ethnol-
ogy at Field Museum of Natural His
tory, Chicago, are exhibited examples
of the poison cup and the poisons used
in such trials as practiced by the
Ovimbundu people of West Africa.
1t is said that the medicine man
secretly makes up his own mind in
advance of the trial as to the guilt
or innocence Of the accused, and thus
controls the result, mixing his con-
coction of poisonous herbs to produce
the effect he desires to justify GER
tain verdict either way. If the ac-
cused suffers from the poison he is
adjudged guilty and is either allowed
to die of the poison itself or is beaten
to death. according to Wilifrid D.
Hambly, assistant curator of African
ethnology.
If lie is innocent this fact Is es-
tablished by mis- stomach's rejection
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30

Fogs are the most dangerous haz'
ards that confront navigators. A sea
captain is not greatly alarmed by a
heavy gale; he doesn't worry much
about high running sea; he maneu.
vers his vessel through treacherous
sounds and within perilous passages
without more than ordinary caution
but when a thick fog hangs over the
water he Immediately reduces the
speed of his ship and keeps his ears
open for the below of the forhorn that
indicates the proximity of a danger.
Gus shore or hidden rock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
'Two-Year Search for New
York Jurist Unavailing.

New York.-Two years ago Supreme
Court Justice Joseph Force Crater
sauntered casually out of Haas res
taurant, $50 West Forty-ffth street,
Manhattan, stepped into a taxicab,
waved jovial farewell to the friends
with whom he had been dining, and
drove off into oblivion.
Not only have the police been I'M
able to find any trace of him, dead or
alive, but they have been unable to
locate the taxi driver or cab in which
many of his friends believe he took his
last ride.
But whatever his fate, he left be-
hind him a battling mystery that al
ready has taken its place beside the
mysterious disappearance of Dorothy
Arnold and Charlie Ross.
Intensive Search Futile.
Never in recent years has there
been so intensive or so futile search
for a missing person. Coming in the
midst of the investigation of charges
that District Leader Martin J. Healy
had accepted a $4,000 bribe for OBJ
tanning George W. Ewald an appoint
ment as city magistrate, it created a
political sensation.
The attorney generals investigation
into the Healy- Ewald charges was ex-
tended to cover other charges which
were sent from various sources to the
attorney general affecting higher and
lower courts. The attorney general
dug deep into the Crater disappear
mysterious absence had any connec-
ton with the judicial probe. He could
find none.
The police, personal friends and
members of the family of the jurist
were equally unable TO find any rea-
son why he should vanish. The board
of aldermen offered a reward of $685.
600 for information as to his where
abouts. Mayor Walker offered $4,000
reward Other rewards were offered
by the newspapers
It was estimated that in all some
$250,000 was spent in running down
will-o' the-wisp clews in various parts
of the United States, Canada. Mexico
and Cuba. The search is still on.
Legally Justice Crater is still alive.
His wife, Mrs. Stella Crater, still
clings to a tenuous hope that he may
actually be so.
If he is alive, a secondary mystery is
how a man with such unusual charac-
teristics can remain undiscovered after
his photograph and description have
been spread so widely throughout vir-
tually the entire civilized world.
For Crater's appearance was such
as would attract attention anywhere.
Although he was six feet tall and
weighed 1S5 pounds. his head was so
small that he wore 6B hat. With
all his bulk. he had long. thin neck,
and wore a size IA collar.
Crater was appointed to the Su-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30

the island of Celebes. While it be-
longs to the baboon family it is .
smaller relative of the big Celebes ape
that we commonly see in the ZOOS. An
other new creature is a hitherto I'M
known type of vole, tiny ratlike ro-
dent, which lives mostly in burrows
above the timber line high up in the
Endicott mountains of Alaska. Still
others are two new members Of the
cat family-"long-tailed tiger CATS"
closely related to the Central Ameri-
can ocelot. from Mexico, a new fox
from Trinidad valley, lower Califor-
mia. and an unknown variety of the
Peromyscus from the Coronado is
lands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30

Of the poison, and this may be
brought about by the medicine man
according to the mixture he admin
listers. This is but one of number
of similar ordeals used in the dis
pensing of what the African tribes
men must accept as justice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
Perfect No Trump
Hand Dealt PLAYER

Buffalo. N. Y.-Mrs. George c.
Lehman was dealt a perfect bridge
hand in a recent game with her
husband and two other players.
Mrs. Lehman kept a straight
face when picking up her cards and
with no trace of emotion bid grand
slam at no trump to the astonish-
ment of the other players.
The unusual hand contained ev-
cry ace, king and queen in the deck,
together with one jack.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
Sea Shells Hide Bones

Romelanda, Sweden. - The shin
bones of two immense prehistoric ami
mails, said by psychologists to have
lived more than 10000 years ago, have
been found near here in bank of sea
shells.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
Poems Were Returned

Educated, pure young Japanese poet
seeks position as journalistic worker,
window cleaner, tutor, housekeeper or
schoolboy.-Japan Advertiser. Toxic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
Michigan Has Oldest

Michigan state college, dedicated
May ID, 1857, is the oldest agricul-
tural college in the United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
Mighty Il Wealth
Ovaltine-Money talks.
Asperin-In this country It not
only talks; 1t votes.

He Is a wise man who never ar
CUES with people he is fond of.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30

To be aristocratic is to have no af.
fectatiOn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30

The world smiles on the smiler.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30

TO-DAY letter came to my desk that
i deeply impressed me. 1t was written
by woman = the mother in typical
American family. Her little home had
been saved from foreclosure by coat of
new paint, for which part of their meager
savings had been paid.
Those few gallons of fresh paint had so
revived the appearance and enhanced the
value of the property that the mortgage
had consented to renew the loan and
the little home was saved.
l could not help thinking of the thousands
of homes and buildings that are shabby
and unattractive today due to several years
of neglected painting; of the millions of
home owners who, because of reduced
incomes and enforced economy, have been
obliged to sacrifice painting for taxes, in
terest, assessments, to say nothing of food,
clothing, heat and other essentials of COM
fort and health.
You have seen these paint-starved houses
and buildings, as have [. They are every
where about you. Perhaps your home is
included.
Do you understand what they signify? Do
you realize what will happen to wood or
metal that is literally naked of paint if these
houses and buildings face the attack of
another season ofrain, snow, ice, and frost?
Never in the history of our country has
the situation been paralleled. Property
owners face an added burden of expense
amounting to millions of dollars for repairs
and rebLacemenfS next spring.
And the crisis, in my opinion, will be
reached this coming sUinfer when paintof four,
five, and even six years exposure to the
weather will be unable to resist the elements
when badly weathered wood and metal
will be easy prey for rot, rust and decay.
Today the big question facing thousands of
property owners is plain. 1t is '.paint or
pay. Either you must invest a little this fall
in new paint or you must take the risk of
This message to the PROPER
sored by the tollo0ing paint Il
ACME WHITE LEAD AND COLOR WORK
DETROIT WHITE LEAD WORKS
w. w. LAWRENCE & CO.
THE MARTIN -SEN(
PENINSULAR
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30

paying many times the cost of paint to
repair the damage done by rot, rust and
decay this winter.
Even at the sacrifice of other things, have
your house or buildings completely
repainted now. No investment you can
make will pay better dividends. And nothing
you can buy will make you and your family
feel so uplifted and cheerful.
fyou cannot arrange to do complete repaint-
ing job now, at least give the badly sceathered
places coat or fSvo of protecting paint.
Look especially, to the window stills, thresh-
Odds, outdoor porches and steps; the joints
of porch ratings and palings; the bases of
pillars; the edges of caves; the roof; the
cutters and down spouts. These are the vital
spots where water lodges where ice and
frost settle-where rot and rust attack first.
Anew dollars worth of good paint, applied
now, will protect these vital spots tide
you over this crucial winter. And it will
probably save you much greater expense
for repairs and requirements next spring
and summer.
Under existing conditions, you may be
tempted to buy cheap paint because of
its low price. hope you will not make
this costly mistake.
Even on sound lumber, inferior paint is
poor bargain. But on weathered wood,
which is very porous, such paint is worse
than useless. 1t gives you false feeling of
security and leaves you without protection.
Prices of well-known, established brands
of paint are now the lowest in fifteen years.
Enough good, dependable paint can be
purchasedfo for a few dollars to protect all the
badly weathered surfaces on your building.
Again repeat, do complete job this fall
if you can. But at least do the vital exposed
places before it is "too late.
~. I17>zs1Z1
THE sHRRwIN-wILLIAMs CO.
owners of America is sbon-
umtacfnYers and their dealers:
LINCOLN PAINT & COLOR CO.
THE LOWE BROTHERS CO.
JOHN LUCAS & CO., INC.
R CO.
Mt & vARNISH CO.
WILLIAMS CO.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-22
WASHBURN SET FOR
JUBILEE PROGRAM
Pageant to Be Staged This
Weekend in Natural
Amphitheater

Washburn, N. D.. Sept. 22.-(P)-A
natural amphitheater near the Mis-
souri, river will furnish the stage for
an historical pageant depicting this
community's history at Wasllburn'S
50th anniversary jubilee and home
coming Friday and Saturday.
A cast of 400 characters represent
ing Indians, trappers, pioneers and
cowboys will take part in the pageant,
which is to be presented each eve
ming of the two-day birthday party.
Organization of Washburn Nov. 3,
1882, preceded by only a few months
the organization of Mclean county,
Of which Washburn is the county
seat. and the celebration will mark
the 50th birthday of both. The an
nual Mclean county stock show will
be conducted in connection with the
anniversary and homecoming festivi-
ties.
A parade is scheduled to open the
program Friday morning with the
afternoon set aside for an old set
tiers picnic. -Four bands will join in
a concert at Asbury park. A talk by
Chief Justice A. M. Christensen Of
the North Dakota supreme court will
precede ball game between Beulah
and the Mclean county All-Stars.
Stock judging will take place Sat-
urday. The annual turtle derby will
be featured Saturday at II a. M.
when the racing reptiles will be UNI
loosed in the center Of circle 100
feet in diameter, the first out of the
circle winning the contest.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-22
Local Men Injured
In Motoring .Mishap

F. c. Ellsworth, 302 w. Main St,
was injured and three other men
were bruised and shaken when an
automobile in which they were riding
went into a ditch about four miles
cast of Center Wednesday afternoon.
Ellsworth suffered a severe lacera-
ton Of the scalp, broken lower jaw
and a broken nose. When a front
tire blew out as the car was going
down a hill, M. c. Blackstun, district
manager for the North Dakota Power
and Light company, was unable to
keep the machine In the road. It
plunged into the ditch. hurdled a
culvert and turned over. Ellsworth,
riding in the front seat, was hurried
against the windshield.
w. T. Kraft, manager of the
Beulah mine, owned by the power
company. was severely shaken and
bruised and his back was strained
B. F. Patton. Huron, s. D., lumber
man, suffered bruises about the head
and shoulders. Blackstun escaped
with shaking up and minor scratch.
ESQ
Ellsworth is business manager Of
The Tribune.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-22
norman THOMAS TO
VISIT north DAKOTA
Socialist Candidate For Presi.
dent Will Speak At Man.
dan Sept. 80

New York, Sept. 22.-tP,-A man
rode alone Thursday into the west,
seeking the presidency of the Uni
ted States.
He will campaign in II states.
There will be speeches by day and
speeches by night. and he will snatch
his rest in sleeping car as he rolls
into the northwest, to California and
to Texas.
Norman Thomas, Socialist candi-
date for president for the second time
In four years, made no sanguire
claims of victory as he left New York
wednesday night. He said: i've al
ways got chance II enough people
vote. But even II I'm defeated. an
organized Socialist movement with
big vote may stop present destruc-
tive trends"
He expressed doubt that even
should he be elected he would be able
to do great deal toward immediate
relief for the conditions he decries
without majority Of his party IN
TIN senate.
II President Hoover or Governor
Roosevelt is elected. he said Il would
mean national calamity"
HIS itinerary includes: Sept ~
st. Paul, Mimi: Sept. 3o-EArso. n.
D, jamestown, N. D, lGAndan. Il. u:
Oct. 1l-Butte, Helena. O. lGlssca1a.
Mont
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-22
Initiated Measure
Before Court Again

A motion to guast an action to pre-
vent a proposed initiated measure
providing for reductions in salaries of
state officials and employees was made
IN the state supreme court Thursday
by Charles Simon. assistant attorney
general, In behalf Of Secretary Of
State Robert Byrne.
The action was brought by w. C..
Preckel, Of the workmen's compensa-
ton bureau. and r. Van Neste, en-
ploye Of the highway department, to
have the secretary of state show cause
why the proposal should be placed
on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
Simon asked that the action be
quashed on the grounds that the Pc
tition Of the plaintiffs fails to state
any facts constituting any grounds
for the relief demanded, and because
the petition does not show that either
Of the petitioners Is qualified either as
taxpayer. as an office holder, or as
an employe Of the state to institute
the proceedings.
Arguments before the court were
made by Scott Cameron. counsel for
Preckel and Van Neste, while b. r..
Spalding. counsel for the State Tax
payers association Is defending the
secretary of states action In finding
the initiative petitions sufficient.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-22
FARC0AN WOUNDED
BY RATE HUSBAND
St. Paul Race Horse Driver
Slain, Woman in Critical
Condition

La Crosse, WIS.,, Sept. 22.-(P)-
Wounded by jealous husband, Mrs.
Frances Josten, ~ years old, was in
very critical condition" and George
Stewart, %, of Fargo, N. D., was near
death in a local hospital Thursday.
Paul Josten, 40-year-old La Crosse
barber, enraged at the sight of his
wife In an automobile with five other
persons, shot and killed w. H. Billy
Smith, st. Paul, well-known race
horse driver, fired at the others In
the machine and then killed himself
Wednesday night. Two other women,
including Stewards wife, and man
were not hurt.
Stewart was not expected to live
but physicians said the woman had
a chance for recovery.
It was learned Thursday that JOS
ten started action for divorce two
weeks ago.
A bullet entered Stewards left side
just below the heart, took down.
ward course and came out the right
hip, penetrating the lungs, liver, sto-
mach and kidneys.
The others in the car, who were
not struck by the bullets. were Walter
Kriese, st. Paul race horse driver. Mrs.
Stewart and woman who police be-
lieve was Helen Gordon. They are
searching for her to receive her ver-
sion of the shooting.
Police Wednesday night announced
that 1t was George Styles Of st. Paul
who was seriously wounded but
Thursday it was learned his name was
George Stewart.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-22

agriculturalists from northwest Iowa,
and nearby communities in Mime
sofa and South Dakota.
The senator declared for federal
purchase of surplus farm products.
He said congress should appropriate
five billion dollars for handling the
exportable surplus and urged the
holding of special session of con-
gress to deal with the farm problem.
The farmers adopted a legislative
program in which they urged a spe-
cial session Of congress, an immed-
late moratorium on farm chattel
mortgages, an increase in the amount
of currency, refinancing of agricul-
tural loans with the control of the
refinancing agencies resting with the
farmers, public construction pro-
gram, repeal of nuisance" taxes.
and prices for farm products "at least
equal to the cost of production"
John A. Simpson, national preSi-
dent Of the Farmers Union, spoke at
the Des Moines meeting with Reno.
If the system under which we are
ruled" he said. will not provide
food, clothing, and shelter, 60 take
them"
Reno defended the Holiday move
ment, saying it was an economic.
moral. and Christian endeavor, and
would continue.
Farm strike activities, meanwhile,
were quiet, little activity was noted
at Worthington, Mimi, scene of
picketing early this week. and at
Montevideo. Mimi, where 200 farm
ers established picket stations We'd
nesday, only one minor clash was re-
ported.