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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Artificial Eye, Brain
Reveal New Secrets

Camden, n. IA Philadelphia in
yentor has devised an artificial
eye and an artificial BRAIN" which
enables man to watch living creatures
so tiny that they can not be seen with
the aid of the most powerful micro
scope
The discovery has been perfected
in the laboratories of the RCA-yictor
company's plant here by DR.. Vladimir
K Zworykin-
His discovery, officials of the COM
pany said. can be used in television.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Gyroscopes Are Used to
Control Airplane.

New York.-Scientifc interest in
Wiley Posts solo dash around the
world by plane, in which be SET new
record. centers on his constant COM
panion and helper Mechanical Mike"
the automatic pilot" Transoceanic
and other long-distance fights in the
last year have demonstrated the value
of gyroscopic instruments for aeon
rate flying when good visibility cannot
be guaranteed. In these instruments
one gyroscope gives the pilot horri-
zontal line Of reference, the other a
vertical line.
Until recently the pilot, however,
had 10 keep an eye on the two instru-
ments constantly and move controls
10 keep the plane on the given course
and at the predecided altitude. For
such blind flying il was only logical
10 ask: Why should the human pilot
function merely as a machine? Why
not develop some mechanical device
to translate the gyro instrument In
dications into corresponding move
ments of the rudder. elevator, and
alIeronS or the alrplane!
The Automatic Pilot.
The answer 10 those questions is
the automatic pilot.
For Post in the Winnie Mae, the au-
tomato pilot provided needed relax
alton from the constant task of flying
the ship when safe altitude and
course have been fixed.
Posts pilot" differs from previous
ones in that the electrical device that
''picks-off'' the relative motions OF the
plane with respect to the fixed axles
OF the horoscopes has been replaced
by air JET ''pick-offs" less liable TO me-
chanicaI troubles and the uncertainty
of varying electrical contacts. The
instaIlatior"in the Winnie Mae was the
first of this new type.
First il should be explained that
the motions, vertical, horizontal, and
rotary must be known to keep an air
plane in level flight on a given course.
The three controls on an airplane for
doing this are the rudder. the elevator
in the tail. and the ailerOns ar the back
edges of the wings.
In ordinary fight the pilot from the
position or the horizon and the ap-
pearance ana feel of the ship has the
necessary reference lines at his COM
mand In blind flying, however, the
horizon is obscured- Some artificial
horizon and directional point must be
provided
Small spinning horoscopes mounted
on the instrument board have been
found to give this information In the
automatic pilot one gyro spins with
its axis vertical AS long as it re-
wolves no motion of the airship
changes the direction of its axis. Any
relative motion of the ship from the
direction of this vertical axis is con-
verted into movements of the eleya-
tors Of the ship that correct the climb
or dive. The same gyro likewise con-
trolls the aiIerons on the wings TO cor
rect rotary movements.
corrects Course of Plane.
The other gyro, spinning horizontal
ly, in the same fashion corrects mo-
tons Of the plane when it strays off
the desired course. by moving the rud-
der.
With a plane speeding along at $50
miles an hour it cannot be expected
that a small gyro will supply force
enough 10 move the rudder and ele-
vatOr against the wind pressure. The
secret Of the automatic pilot is the
device that picks off, the unwanted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Deer and Elk Gain
In West Amazing

Butte, Mont.-Deer and elk have
increased amazingly in the six
Western regions of the national
forests. a federal report reveals.
From 1921 TO 1881, inclusive, the
number of deer in these regions in
creased ass. 1902 to total $50. TS6,
while elk increased 44.27S to total
96.TSS.
Predatory animals and other
causes took a heavier toll of deer
than hunters during the period, the
estimated loss from these sources
being AS. 255. compared to an esti-
mated kill by hunters of 396,927.
Hunters killed an estimated 1892
elk. compared to a loss of 5000
from other sources.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Old Popular Expression

We find recorded use of the ex.
preston Laugh and grow fat" in
English as far back as 1915, when
it appeared in little of a Tract" by
John Taylor. 1t Is in allusiOn to
Democritus of Abdera, who lived from
400 to 357 B. c.. and was called the
Laughing Philosopher. He was IA
nous for his size and the length of
his days. which were attributed 10
his well-known laughter at the follies
of mankind.-Kansas City Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15

stationary property with fresh coats
of color. Steamship companies are
applying thousands of dollars worth
of paint protection to their vessels
Home owners have joined the paint
ing revival by the thousands. Man.
sions and cottages alike are receiving
the protection of paint before winter
weather sets in"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15

canal and bayou. out into Lake Borgue
and thence along the Mississippi coast
in gulf waters, instead Of proceeding
100 miles southwark TO the mouth Of
the river.
The project. if carried out, it is
claimed. would mean millions of dol
lars to New Orleans in increased ship
ping through the port
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Mummy of Indian Child
Found in Oklahoma Cave

Boise City. Okla.-A mummy of an
Indian. child, perfectly preserved, has
been dug up in a cave near Black
Mesa. School teachers who found the
object believed it dated back to the
Indian basket weaver era. 1t was
found doubled up on one side under
a heavy rock, with beads and corn in
the crude grave. The child appeared
to have been about eight years old
when it died.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Famous Oregon School
Bell VIII Ring Again

Monmouth, Ore.-The old bell al
Monmouth Normal school viii ring
again. For a number OF years the
bell. which called students to classes
for nearly fifty years, has not been
rung because the tower in which il
hung was deemed unsafe. Now. il
has been mounted on wheels by fra
tern-ty, and will be rung on all appro-
pirate occasions
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Vacuum Cleaner Rids
Dog and Pups of Fleas

Monroe. Lar D. SwayZe. city
commissioner. was troubled with fleas
on his dog. Peggy, and her pups.
Various remedies for determination
were tried. with negative results. Then
the commissioner got a brilliant idea
He got out the family vacuum clean
or. gave the dogs the once over, and
in FIVE minutes every flea had been
cOrralled for determination Swayze
wants all dog owners to know Of his
method.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
New Orleans Will Seek
Funds for Gulf Outlet

New Orleans.-A move has been
started here TO give New Orleans ship
ping another outlet TO the gulf.
Leaders have indicated they will
seek TO obtain funds from the federal
government
Al a cost OF approximately S13,OOO,-
600, II is planned TO dredge out Bayou
Bienvenu. connecting the Industrial
canal with Lake Borgne. This would
permit ships TO travel through the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Mule Kicks Autoist Who
Collides With Wagon

Meridian. Miss.-Joel White found
himself in multiple difficulties when
his automobile crashed into a wagon
drawn by two mules. Besides receiv-
ing injuries in the crash, he was
kicked and bitten by the mules as he
wreckage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Bird Raids Posts

Willis, Kan--Fresh cedar posts
make good food for woodpeckers, ar
least in this locality. When new
posts were set in place on the power
lines leading from Holton, the birds
made a raid on them. eating holes as
large as a mans two fsts in them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Hen Adopt. 1o2 Chick.

Beloit, Wis.-William Hendrickson,
this city, wants recognition for his
Plymouth Rock hen. which has adopt
ed" 102 White Leghorn chicks. The
chicks were Matched in an incubator
and adopted by the hen shortly there
after.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-15
Saves Pennies to Wed

Eugene, Ore.-"A penny saved, a
penny gained" is the motto of Clifton
Culp. When he applied for a mar
rage license TO wed Flora Perry, he
paid the So fee in pennies.
Evening star., 1933-10-11
$500. 900, which is, however, almost as

s7,500.o00. which is, however, almost as
much as the accumulated interest.
Evidently DR.. Winkler does not in
clude among the worlds defaultinR
nations the several European countries
which are the United States war debt
ors. Until these countries have def
nitely repudiated their obligations at
Washington, it would, of course, be un-
fair to catalogue them as defaulters.
They are regarded here, for the time
being, as In arrears. rather than In de-
fault, though If December IS, 1888,
comes and goes without arrangements
for continuing payments in some form,
the conclusion will be inescapable that
default is deliberately projected by our
debtors, no matter what alibis they
may advance for their inaction.
Fashionable as the figures show gov
eminent defaults to have become, 1t
Is inconceivable that those countries
among our debtors, like Great Britain
and France, which are themselves great
creditor nations, will care to set the
example of default to their own debtors.
At the moment this remains one Of
the most hopeful assurances, amid con-
ditions otherwise not bright with prom
Use, that our more important debtors,
mindful Of their own credit and inter-
ests, will sooner or later contrive to
Io1Nf 10 hA
on mutually satisfactory terms.
Evening star., 1933-10-11
Demand for 3O-HO1lr Week
Subjected to Close Analysis

needed to prevent runaway. Mini
mum wage scales, such as have been
adopted under the codes. afford only a
partial protection to labor in such con-
tingencies 1t must be noted in all
fairness that the processes of imitation
react much more extensively and in q
much more dangerous manner upon
prices than the establishment of q
30-hour week would be likely to do.
In the one case there is an urge toward
constantly increasing doses of the same
fatal medicine that subjects labor to
an ever-increasing danger in the form
OF higher living costs. In the other
there Is single readjustment, likely
to start no vicious circle. But the
tendency in the one case Is comparable
to that in the other and before UNDER
taking to press the 30-hour- week
program again the A. F. of L. might
appropriately take this consideration
into account"
What Mr.. Green may recommend
and urge" in the opinion of the HART
ford Times, lis welcome to the most
careful and sympathetic consideration,
but let the insisting, within the law
be done. for the present, by Mr.. Roose-
velt. authorized to do that by the whole
people" Emphasizing the hardship that
would be imposed on industry, the Co
lumbia IS. c. State suggests that the
head OF the Federation of Labor might
say with sincerity to the President:
Mr. President, you may count upon US
Tor cooperation and support in your
splendid efforts to rescue not onlv labor
and industry, but humanity. Millions
OF our people need employment That
Is our first need. The second need ia
better pay for many now at work. But
we understand conditions and we know
that industry on its side has suffered.
Just as labor has suffered. We know
tnat industry, like a man long sick.
must have time to recuperate. And
while watchful for the interests of labor.
you may count upon us not to hammer
that recovery of industry which is YOUR
desire and which is necessary to the
Well-being of labor. We must ali move
forward together"
The country recognizes its OBLIGATION
to the unemployed. but it win be slow
10 accept this remedy for the sitIa.
tlon. asserts the Rochester TIMES.
Union. while the Lowell Evening Leader
feels that "it is doubtful that The tirne
has arrived for the adoption Of a hards
and-fast limit" and the Danbury News-
i1mes advises that demand Will i.
increased with each person added to a
pay roll, SO that there NAV be ioh.
enough even on 40-hour week"
Evening star., 1933-10-11
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

other members of the family feel de-
serted Is to fail in keeping the pro-
portions. And keeping the proportions
is dincult art, in the garden or in
life.
Who that reads does not feel at times
that great many persons in the mod
ern world have missed altogether In
this worthy aim?
Many persons do not seem to know
that proportion is desirable. Certainly
they would never admit it to be nee
essary.
Lack of proportion, however, In CIV
ing unessentials too much time and at
tention seems to be the besetting sin Of
'moderns."
They display q finicky overemphasis
or underemphasis which brands them
as scarcely adult.
4 ~ \
Enthusiasm, no doubt, Is at the bot
thing.
No one would say word against true
enthusiasm, but there may come a time
when the emphasis seems to be a bit
awry.
And not always Is the person who
becomes overenthusiastic, for instance,
in the best position for seeing that he
is in slight error
Consider the gardener who goes forth
to garden and who permits the dinner
to grow cold and the COWS to come
home before he will give it up for the
There is no real need for leaving the
family alone and deserted
Certain tasks need to be done, but
they can be done some other time, too;
they can be achieved in two or three
attempts rather than one.
Unless one Is of a very impatient
temperament, indeed, he will find it
better to go about the Fall cleanup
sedately rather than in an impetuous
manner.
Real gardeners, of the type you some
times see always plod.
You cannot hurry them.
They take their time about every
operation, as If they had all year before
them, as. indeed. they have.
Time and tide wait for no man; they
come near to it waiting for the gar
oener, If the latter is wise enough to
begin operations early enough.
Frantic plunging around is not in the
best spirit OF gardening. Frenzy is not
desirable in these precincts.
X
The real gardener the man brought
up with the soil. who has made it his
livelihood all his life, goes about his
tasks as If there was never any hurry
al all
There seldom Is any. as matter of
fact. Yet If the observer could judge
from the actions of many home garden
ers he would think that some terrible
penalty has been imposed by Nature
upon all those who will not hurry.
They toll at 1t long after the natural
daylight makes seeing difficult. In the
Spring they rake the yard like mad,
as II 1t must all be done in one day.
Perhaps they know themselves-maybe
If they didn't do it all at once they
would never get the job done at all.
Discretion, in gardening. is better. 1t
makes sure that the spirit of eternity,
which crops up in the smallest garden
as we'll as in the great universe, is not
made to play second fiddle in the music
CT the spheres.
TOO much of anything is bad"-so
goes the old saying. 1t is true in the
garden, even at this season Of the year,
when the Fall cleanup is at hand
Its application here calls for a removal
of most Of the dead wood, but not all
of it, and not all at one time. This is
one place where the stretch-out system
Is beneficial.
Evening star., 1933-10-11
Machine Gun Sales.

There may be two sides, as some have
thought, to the proposed Federal law
against the interstate commerce in
pistols, but surely there can be no rea-
son for delay in the enactment Of legis-
lation to control the traffic in machine
guns.
The subject is brought to the fore by
testimony offered yesterday in the trial
of George and Kathryn Kelly at Okla
homa City. A Fort Worth dealer swore
on the witness stand that he had sold
Mrs. Kelly the murderous implement
alleged to have been used as prop in
the Urschel kidnapping drama. 1t was
suggested that he also had provided the
gang to which the Kellys belonged with
two other weapons of the same kind.
But three machine guns or one, it does
not greatly matter What is Of impor-
tance is the fact that, in the absence
Of any legal hindrance to such trans
actions, there is nothing to prevent
manufacturers or middlemen from sup
plying criminals with one of the most
deadly instruments ever contrived.
To thoughtful citizens a situation of
this kind is a scandal. Governmental
agencies of defense and police organ
izations. it may be, require machine
guns in the performance Of their duty
as guardians of the public safety; but
by no conceivable distortion of logic can
there be any excuse for further pro-
crastination about prohibiting their sale
to individuals. No private person ever
should be allowed to possess a con-
trivance so drastically lethal. No pri-
vate> person can have any proper right
to own such weapon.
When Congress meets again the prob
lem should have immediate considera-
ton.
Evening star., 1933-10-11

This Is a special department devoted
solely to the handling Of queries. This
paper puts at your disposal the services
Of an extensive organization In Wash
ington to serve you in any capacity
that relates to information. This serv-
ice is free. Failure to make use of it
deprives you Of benefits to which you
are entitled. Your obligation is only
three cents. in coin or stamps, inclosed
with your inquiry for direct reply. Do
not use pose cards. Address The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
j. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C..
@. Are the boys In the conservation
camps gaining in weight?-R. S.
A. In recent inspection trips to ma
tional and State parks it was found that
the average gain in weight per man has
been twelve pounds.
@. If home loans are refused by the
Home Loan Bank Board Is the eleven
dollars which was deposited with the
application returned to the applicant?-
D. v.
A. It takes from three to six months
after an application for a loan has been
received to ascertain whether or not
this loan can be granted. An effort is
being made to cut down this time. At
the time. Of the application deposit
OF $11, which is known as the initial
fee, must be made. If 1t Is decided that
an appraisal will not be made, at least
$40 of this will be returned If the ap-
praisal is actually made the $40 will be
credited on the various charges.
@. How can an alien who served in
the United States Army get his citi-
zenship papers?-H. S.
A. Those aliens who served in our
Army during the World War and who
have received honorable discharges may
secure second citizenship papers without
going through the formality of securing
first papers until May 25, 1884. No fee
Is charged for the issuance of nat
uralization papers to these men. How
ever, if such an alien has left the
United States and returned since March
3. 1924, it will be necessary for him to
secure certificate of arrival, which
costs IS.
O. Do more Negroes belong to the
Baptist Church or to the Methodist.
J. S. j.
A. According to the latest United
States census of religions, 1929, there
were Negro Baptists, 3,254,035, and
Negro 'Methodists, 1,75o,0O0.
@. What is meant by consumers
goods industry and capital goods In
dustry?SC. M,
A. A consumers goods industry is
one which makes goods for immediate
consumption, such as shoes for people
to wear out. A capital goods industry
is one which makes machinery with
which to make consumable goods, such
as machinery to make shoes.
Q. How far from Madagascar is Aus
tralia?-D. R. c.
A. The distance between Madagascar
and the coast of Australia Is approx
mately 4,25o miles.
@. How many kinds of birds are
there III the United States and Canada?
C. W. S.
A. The Bureau of Biological Survey
says that there are 802 specimens Of
native birds in North America, north of
Mexico. This number includes more
than 1.400 sub-species. AS far as in
dividual specimens are concerned, it is
estimated that there are two birds per
acre in the United States and Canada
@. Should beans be cooked in hard
water or soft water?-B C. A.
A. Soft water should be used for
cooking any legumes, as 1t does not
contain calcium.
Evening star., 1933-10-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| @. Please give q short account OF
Hitler's political activities.-E. q.
A. He was born In Austria In 1889,
but became q naturalized Bavarian. In
November, 1920, he organized a move
ment in Bavaria based on the Fascist
movement in Italy. Hitler stood for q
strong united Germany. On November
8, 1928, he seized the government at
Munich, but his power did not last. He
was arrested and tried for treason in
| April, 1924, and served a term in the
| fortress at Landesberg, Bavaria. After
! his release he continued his political
| activities, gradually gaining power until
he was elected chancellor. and subse-
quently made dictator Of Germany.
@. What is the average number of
mail boxes served on rural mail routes?
L. MEG.
A. One hundred twenty-five.
@. When was rocco architecture
popular?-W. D.
A. This overelaborate style of dec
oration, representing shells, leaves,
scrolls, ETC., massed together, was pop
ular in the 18th and 18th centuries.
@. When receiving some change re-
Gently unknowingly I accepted a fifty
cent counterfeit piece. Will the Gov
eminent redeem this?-F S.
A. The Government does not redeem
counterfeit money.
@. Please give a biography Of Huey
LOng.-M. 2.
A. Senator Huey Long Of Louisiana
was born in WINFIELD, La, August 80.
1893, and educated in grammar and
high schools, and at Oklahoma Univer-
sity and Tulane University. but did not
graduate. He married Miss Rose Nc
Connell in 1918, and has three chill
dren. He was admitted to the bar, 1915,
and was candidate for Governor, 1924.
but defeated. He was elected Governor
in 1928. and elected United States Sen
ator. 1880. for the term of 1931-37. He
Is Democrat and a Baptist.
@. What German general Is serving
in the Bolivian Army?-W. c. G.
A. Gen. Mans Kundt.
@. What is Gen. Hugh S. Johnson's
middle name?-W. S. j..
A. The S stands for Samuel.
@. Why are plumbers so called?-
A. The word plumbing is derived
from the Latin 'plumbum," meaning lead,
since the early plumbers worked in lead,
providing pipe systems for water supply
and applying sheet lead for roof cover
ings. also setting window glass. The
word appears in the English language
in the 18th century.
@. How many people are employed
by commercial airlines in the United
States?-A. G.
A. About six thousand.
@. How much paper currency Is worn
out and destroyed in the United States
in year,-J, w. w.
A. For the fiscal year 1882 paper
currency was destroyed as follows:
Division of loans and currency and
treasurer Of the United States, 81 1,247,-
7.654.44: controller of currency and
national bank agents, $40, $50, ,292.5 so.
@. Do more people drown accident
ally or commit suicide by drowning?-
c. w. r.
A. While the total drownings average
around 1000 year in this country, the
suicides by drowning are about 1000 a
year.
@. Why was Nine PATHS castle
called Craig-y-Nos?- c.
A. The name is derived from the
Craig-y-Nos, or Mountain of the Night,
which faces the spot on which Nine
PATHS castle was constructed in the
Swarsea Valley.