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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Training for Bankers

The American Bankers Association
has been active for many years train
ing young men and women in order
that they may be duly qualified for the
business Of banking. Standard courses
are furnished with able and expert
enced teachers. This work is done un-
der the direction Of the American In.
stitute- of Banking Section Of the asso-
citation. Over two hundred chapters, or
local banking schools, are in active
operation throughout the country and
thousands Of the younger generation
OF bankers are being graduated each
year. These students are taught not
only banking practices and policies,
but they are also well grounded in the
highest ideals and standards Of bust
ness ethics. A proposal is now under
consideration to establish a central
school. which will offer advanced or
graduate work to a selective list taken
from those who have completed the
standard courses.-F. M. Law, Presi-
dent American Bankers Association.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Banks Repaying Loans From
r. F. e.

Although banks and trust companies
have been the largest borrowers from
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion, they have exceeded all other
classes Of borrowers in the rapidity of
their repayments. Since the inception
of the r. r. c. in February, 1892. loans
have been authorized by it to 1000
banking institutions in the amount of
s1,995. 100000. OF this sum $4,000, 900
was not taken by the borrowers, the
actual advances being 1883, 100000.
Repayments against these advances
through April 80. 1884, aggregated
s925.000, 900. or about go per cent. The
ratio of repayments for all classes of
borrowers has been only about 81 per
cent. These rapid repayments by the
banks are taken by competent observ-
ers as . strong indication Of returning
normal financial and banking condi-
lions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06

coming to Lake of the Woods next week
Just out of curiosity we'd like to be
around to hear what a clergyman says
when a big fish gets away.
For the first year a bride picks her
husbands ties and shirts. After that
she picks his pockets.
It would have required yard stick
to measure the faces of some of the
defeated candidates Monday night, but
they don't know when Lady Luck is
with them. Being elected to Office and
trying to give the public what 1t
thinks it wants is tough assignment
The secret of long life is the eating
of onions, says doctor. But how are
you going to eat onions and keep it a
secret.
1t would be great for farmers if rye
brought as much by the bushel as ii
does by the quart.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06

stored banks will naturally resume q
more normal lending policy. This does
not mean they will or should extend
loose or unsound credit, but that in the
utmost good faith bankers will per-
form their proper part in recovery by
. sympathetic and constructive atti-
tude in the making Of sound loans. Nor
should commercial banks make capital
or long time loans, for the reason that
their loans are made from funds de-
rived from deposits payable for the
most part on demand.
When the return of confidence Is
further on its way, business men will
md need for credit In making their
plans. Then good borrowers, who for
the most part have been so conspicu-
ously absent from the market, will re-
turn. They will be warmly welcomed
by the banks.
Business Mems Fears
Business men have not yet laid all
their fears. They worry about what
Congress may or may not do. They con-
Germ themselves about trend toward
control of business by government.
They fear taxes beyond their power to
pay. These are real sources o. worry
and when they are treasured along
these lines they will be more inclined
to take a fresh look at the future and
to make plans to go forward.
As q matter of fact there are tangt
BILE evidences of recovery. The Federal
Reserve Board officially has stated
that prices, wages. business activity
and production were back to the high
est peak since early in 1881. CONNER
cial failures in the United States are
being cut almost in half as compared
with the same period last year. 1t has
been reported that the decline in ex-
port and import trade was definitely
checked in the middle of 1888 and re-
placed during the last half Of the year
by q substantial recovery movement.
Among favorable factors is the i'm.
proved condition Of the banks. It II
doubtless true that the banking struc-
ture Of the country has never been In q
sounder, stronger and more liquid con-
dition than 1t is today. My authority
for that statement is the Comptroller
Of the Currency. No longer is there any
fear or thought OF bank runs. DEPOSIT
tors once more know that their money
Ia safe and the banker. thrice armed in
the knowledge Of his own strength, fs
looking forward.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
When Fascist Was Born

Fascist Is the name given to the
members of a movement formed in
Italy In 1920 to offset the work of the
"reds" and radicals In that country
who had become powerful during the
World war. The Fascist. headed by
Benito Mussolini, seized control of the
Italian government on October 80, 1922,
and affirmed their allegiance to the
king. Mussolini's government became
that Of a dictator. supported by the
king. The emblem of the Fascist,
originated in the word fasces, which
was bundle of rods, containing an
ak, carried by the lictors before the
magistrates of ancient Rome as a SYM
Dol Of authority.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Doctors Tell HOlD to
Remove Eye Dust or Dirt.

Dust storms get under the eyelids of
a great many people, and they are likely
to produce some major casualties via
the eye route, according to a bulletin
from the Minnesota State Medical
Association issued today.
The following instructions for re-
moval of foreign bodies from the eye
ball are given in the bulletin so as to
avoid the serious infections that too
often result from bungling, amateur
attempts to get them out.
First: When you feel something strike
your eye, try not to close your lids.
Sudden forceful closing of your lids
may further embed the particle in the
eyeball
Hold the lids apart with your fingers.
The sudden rush of tears which nature
provides will help to flush it out.
Second: If the same singing sensa-
ton is still there after minute or two,
hold your head erect, look downward
and grasp the upper lid in its central
position. Now pull the upper lid over
the lower one, roll the eyeballs upward
and release the upper lid. The edge
of the lower lid or its lashes may brush
off the particle if it is under the upper
lid. Try it two or three times if
necessary.
If these maneuvers are unsuccessful,
it is probable that the foreign body is
embedded in the cornea, the shiny por-
ton Immediately in front of the pupil,
an area on which you should keep hands
off.
The doctors especially warn against
allowing any one to use knife or a
pocket handkerchief or a tooth pick.
That's the way grave infections which
sometimes result in impaired sight
get into the eye. If several hours must
elapse before you can get expert help,
the bulletin advises application of plain
boric acid ointment or plain petrolatum
not carbolated-to the eyeball, in the
meantime keeping the eyes closed and
quiet. A spoonful of castor Oil or olive
oil, sterilized by putting it into a cup
which is in turn placed in a pan of
boiling water for 10 or Is minutes and
then cooled completely, can be used
instead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Visual Edu cation

Visual education is a term used to
designate those forms of instruction In
which use is made of prepared visual
aids. such as models, maps. charts,
mounted pictures. lantern slides, films
for the projection Of still pictures,
stereopticon and motion picture films.
Visual education Is a method of in
struction which may be used at all
ages or levels of schooling and is equal
ly appropriate In teaching geography,
history. nature study, physics, physi-
ology, agriculture. astronomy and
number of other subjects.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
"NOOnanettes"
From the Baudette Region0

With Regain winning the nomination,
Joe Wolf will puff and puff for many
a day.
Max Baer, who can't spell the name
of his native state, California, without
a tx" is due to make two million
dollars by beating Camera the other
night. Why bring up your son to be
President?
Those pesky ankle stabbers, the
skeeters, would be all right if they
didn't sing about it first.
If the Democrats and Republicans ex-
pect to bounce Minnesota out of the
Farmer-Labor party this year they'll
have to get busy with fusion.
There is one nice thing about crop
failures in this county. We never have
any.
A party of twelve clergymen are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
TAX CONTROL.

Students of taxation throughout the
country have gradually come to the
conclusion that the machinery of tax
alton needs to be controlled With
1884, governmental units in the
United States that have the power to
incur debt, it S plain that there must
be more coordination. Each board
working without knowledge Of the other
hard to handle. Without control ex-
perience has shown that there is no
limit to which taxes can Soa". That
is why a number of states are en-
ploying various means of checking I'M
bridled taxes, a statement of the Min
neSota Taxpayers Association points
out.
Seven states, however, do not tax
real estate for the purposes of finan-
cling their state governments. They
leave real estate solely to the local
governments. These states are: Della
ware, Illinois, Michigan, New York,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsyl-
vania, and Virginia.
Men have put to work many of the
forces of Nature, even including light
ming itself. This force is still a puzzle
to him, yet he controls it. He makes
it blessing to humanity since he has
guided it to remove from human
shoulders many of our physical burdens.
Taxes are something of mans own
creation, and yet he cannot control it..
Taxes have grown so unwieldly that
they threaten to crush their very Gre
ator," James P. Mcdonnell, president
of the Minnesota Taxpayers Associ-
alton, stated in a talk Thursday.
Perhaps" says Mr.. Mcdonnell, cit
is because taxes, like an electric motor
or a power-generating machine, must
have some force to control it, so that
it will not tear itself to pieces. We
need control of the taxing machine"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
First Use Of Envelopes

1t has not been established definitely
by whom and when envelopes were In.
vented, but they seem to have been
used first in France. possibly as early
as the middle of the Seventeenth cen
fury, though In limited quantities.
They were not In general use In any
country prior to 1S39-1S4O. when they
became common in England. Until
about 1S45 nearly all letters were fold
ed, in this country. so that an unwrit'
ten portion came on the outside for the
address, though even then there was a
certain demand made for envelopes, all
Of which were made by hand. Grad.
ually the use Of envelopes spread and
by 1850 all letters were inclosed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Fish in Deem Sea

Biologists have been puzzled by the
fact that some of the fish that live at
great depths where no light penetrates
retain their eyes. Investigations have
shown that in most instances creatures
lose the use of organs that are no
longer employed, and the organs them
selves tend to disappear through long
periods of evolution. 1t was found,
however. that most Of the monstrous
creatures living at great depths In the
sea produce light Of their own. In
some cases these lights are phosphor-
escent and in others they are produced
by luminescent spots on the body. The
scientists assume that these fish, which
are carnivorous, use these lights In
hunting their prey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
The Color Sergeant

The color sergeant IL q rank pecu.
liar to the British army. created In
1913 at Wellington's request, and till
1915 the senior N @. o. of q company
One particular duty of the color ser
geant is that of attending the coiors.
The original distinctive badge was q
color supported by two cross-words
and unsigned with crown worn above
the chevrons on the tunic. In 1915 q
new rank, that of warrant officer, class
2, was created and generally the senior
OF the color sergeants Of double com.
pany was promoted thereto.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
First Letter Written

The first letter of which there is a
record was written by DR.. Diego Al
varez Chanca, who accompanied Co.
lumbus on his second expedition. II
was mailed from the port Of Isabella,
Santo Domingo, on February 2, 1904,
to the Municipal Council of Seville,
Spain, and arrived on April 8, 1894.
The first letters written in English In
America are believed to be four letters
OF Ralph Lanes, the first commander
OF Raleigh's first colony. They were
written August IL, 1885.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
A Weepine Memorial

One of the most romantic memorials
in the world is the Fountain of Tears"
in Bakhchiserai, Russia. Erected by
Tartar ruler to express his grief at
the death of captive Polish princess,
1t has 'shed a tear"-a drop of water
once every minute for the last 300
years.-Collier's Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Bay Window and Bow Window

The terms bay and bow window are
frequently used Interchangeable, al
though this is not correct, strictly
speaking. A bow window is properly
one that is a segment of circle. A
bay window in architecture is one pro-
jecting outward and rising from the
ground or basement in a plan rectan-
gular, semi-octagonal or semi-hexa
gonal, but always straight-sided.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Negro of Fowl World

A breed known as the "Silky" Is
said to be the only negro Of the fowl
world This breed used to be quite
common in Java and in some parts
Of northern Asia. 1t has also been
bred in South America. The COM
monest of these fowls with augmented
skin have soft white feathers, al
though they have been bred with black
plumage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
MRS Placements
For Month of June.

The job placements in the Virginia
district in which Ely is listed have
increased during the month of June.
167 more were placed in June than in
May according to Edward Miller, dis
trict statistician.
The placements in Ely for June
amounted to 100 of which $50 were
PWA placements. On the private jobs
80 were placed; men IL and women 13.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Mendelssohn Born in Germany

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the
composer, was born In 1909, in Ham
burg, Germany. He was a German.
His grandfather, Moses Mendelssohn,
and his father, Abraham Mendelssohn,
were Jews. According to his biog.
raphy, his father caused Felix, his
brother, and two sisters to be bap-
tized as Lutheran Christians.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06

thought was TO
prepare to meet
any demand for
with dra W al OF
funds. They were
m or Q interested
therefore In col
lecting loans than
In making them.
For this they can
n o t b Q jus ~
blamed. 1t was q
proper procedure.
Now that con-
fidence has been
an rpolu re-.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Bankers Finance Scholarships

The American Bankers Association
Foundation for Education in Econom-
les has since its establishment In 1928.
awarded S54 college loan scholarships.
the total loans repaid in that period
being $262.000 and the amount now
outstanding $4,000. The total invest
ments of its funds are $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Can't Account for Ic. Mine

The Chamber of Commerce of Cou-
dersport, Pa, says that great many
different scientists have visited the ice
mine near that place, and each Of them
has exhibited his own individual scien-
tific explanation for the cause of this
phenomenon. No two of them agree.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1884.
First Golf Ball Feathered

The first golf ball was feathered and
covered with leather. This ball was
used as far back as the Sixteenth CEN
fury. The first change came about two
centuries later. when the first solid
ball was made of gutta-percha. This
ball floated
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Lott of EN-

KAbitxer Is Yiddish slang for one
who NEEDLES with others affairs In
bridge playing It Is specifically per-
son who. although not a player, makes
suggestions and gives unasked advice
to the players.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Ea.i.r % Work in Morning

Work can be performed In the morn
ing with less expenditure Of energy
than II required for the same work
In the afternoon, tests conducted at
Northwestern university show.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
& &4!;i|?l::::: -
VMe 5atetyMan NS

I have written repeatedly on forest
fires and their prevention and I want
to give you six prominent rules to follow
on your camping trips:
1. Be sure your match is out Break
it in two before you throw it away.
2. Be sure that pipe ashes and cigar
or cigarette stubs are dead before
throwing them away. Never throw
them into brush, leaves, or needles.
3. Before building fire scrape away
all flammable material from a spot five
feet in diameter.
4. Never break camp until your fire
is out-dead out.
5. Never burn slash or brush in
windy weather.
6. Stir the Goals while soaking them
with water Turn small sticks and
drench both sides. Wet the ground
around the fire. Be sure the last spark
is dead.
These recommendations are made by
the American Forestry association and
we should be sure that they are OBJ
served at all times so that our forests
will not burn.
For the sake of those who ride in
the back seat, be safe driver.
In 1888 there were $4,000 persons
injured in automobile accidents. OF
this number 1880 were in ages S to
IA. 1t is the innocent little victims
riding in the back seat who bear most
of the brunt of the injuries. They de-
pend upon you for safe driving. They
depend upon you for good judgment
and the application of common sense
in a modern traffic problem.
Five hundred children were killed as
occupants in cars in collisions. More
than 300 children were killed as ped
eStrianS.
I repeat again for the sake of the
children, be sensible driver.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
STRONGER BUSINESS
and STRONGER BANKS
BY F. M. LAW
President American Bankers
dssocinfioa
erly concel

Turing the crisis when confidence
- was shattered, bankers were prop
erly concerned In liQuidity. Their main
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Old CLAW Dolls in Mexico

Old Clay DoIIs in Mexico
Clay dolls have been discovered in
Mexico, marked with the insignia Of
the sun and appertaining TO the cult
Of the ancient Aztecs, probably 5000
years old.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06

Navigabie Canals in u. 8.
There are about $500 miles of nav
igable canals in the United states
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06
Have Homing Instinct

Have Homing Instinct
The homing instinct IL exception
ally strong In wild ducks and geese,
which, guided by an unerring instinct,
return to the same localities year
after year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06

For the same amount of money you would
pay for regular" gasoline you can get
Standard Red Crown SuperfueL And ac-
tually you'll be money ahead Because
Standard Red Crown Snperfnel delivers
more liUe posuer per eallon-a bigger store
of instantly disable energy that can be
turned into longer mileage, smoother
climbing power. higher top speed. or any
other super performance yop want.
It's fact. Standard Red Crown
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-07-06

party of twelve clergymen are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-01

out, cursed me and told me to drive
on the way 7 was headed, and to
keep still. They had heavy suit
case with them; so heavy that they
could hardly carry it across the
street to the waiting car. I think it
must have had other guns in it."
Mr.. Rich drove to one of the Chi
cago police stations where he tele-
phoned his family, advising them,
of his experiences. Chicago police
Immediately sent out radio warnings
concerning the car which had
picked up Mr.. Rich's passengers.
Examination of the handles of the
doors in the back seat was made,
but there were no finger prints, and
Mr.. Rich was unable to identify
from police photographs the men
who had kidnapped him.
He returned to indianapolis last
night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-01
NorthSider Threatened by
Two Gunner; Seized
at Office.

Move over-you're going for a
ridel"
With only these words as warn
ing, John P. Rich, 1905 North Cap
itol avenue, made a hurried trip last
night to Chicago, with the muzzIes
of two .45-caliber automatic pistols
pressed against his back.
Mr.. Rich just had driven his car
in front of his office at the John w.
Rich e. Company plumbing COM
pany, 1924 North Illinois street,
shortly before and was preparing
to enter the building The two men
accosted him, he said, and under
their orders, he drove north on Cap
itol avenue, past his own home and
that of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Rich, 1904 North Capitol
avenue, to Road 81.
Don't talk; just drive this car at
sixty miles an hour; that's your
job" the bandits told him. When
they reached Nora, they told him
they wanted to go to Chicago. Mr..
Rich said he explained they were
on the wrong road and the men
told him to cut through to the
right one.
Il told them they could have the
car or anything else I had, and that
l would take them wherever they
wanted to go, if they would. just see
that those guns didn't go off," Mr..
Rich said this morning. recOunting
his experiences. I'VE bought gas
at two stations; they selected them,
and were careful to choose stations
which were poorly lighted, with
pumps in front of stores.
They talked very little, and only
between themselves. I couldn't
hear what they said. They showed
a little nervousness when we passed
other cars, and also when we went
through Lafayette, but other than
that, seemed to feel safe"
The car bearing Mr.. Rich and the
two gunner arrived in Chicago
about 1920, he said.
I'VE drove over bridge, and they
told me to cut my speed down to
twenty miles an hour" ne said.
There was a barbecue stand, and
no other buildings close. On the
other side of the street was a 1882
model Buick sedan, without license
plates. Its motor was running, and
two other men we're in it.
The two men in my car got
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-01

the Citizens state bank at South
port.
Both landed in the Indiana state
prison at Michigan City. Both we're
paroled today by the state clemency
board. in session at the statehouSe.
Pollard was sentenced from Shell
by county on July II. 1882, to serve
from three to ten years. Beckett
was sentenced to ten years in
Marion criminal court here on
March 20. 1880. He then was Is and
came here from Wilmot, o. He has
promised to return there and report
on his parole until the ten-year
term has elapsed.
Total of six paroles was granted
by the commission, two commuta-
tons of sentence and thirteen petit
lions denied.
Paroles included Joe Tucker. SEN
fenced for auto banditry from Clark