The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-02-15

ell director, and DR..
Leo Wolman, chairman Of the automo-
bile labor board, asserting they are hos
tile to the American Federation of La
Dor. Wolman's board not long ago con-
Quoted elections in the Detroit area
which revealed that less than 10 per
cent of the employees were affiliated
with the federation, and presumably
for this reason Green and his aids were
not consulted in the matter of renewal
of the code. President Roosevelt had
nothing to say for publication except
that he was fully informed concerning
the federation's attitude.
Extension of the code was welcomed
by the Automobile Manufacturers as
ISOLATION, it's officers declaring there
would be steadier work in their fac
tories and that winter unemployment
would be greatly reduced. The changes
in the code call for the introduction
of new models during 60-day period
before or after October 1. and pay and
a half for overtime work.
a FTER less than month in Office
Gov. Thomas H. Noodle was GUST
ed by the North Dakota Supreme court.
The court held Noodle ineligible on
the ground that he had voted. and
thereby established residence, in Min
nesota in 1880. The constitutional pro-
vision requires candidates for governor
to have lived in the state FIVE consecu-
tive years before election. His sue
cessor, Lieut.. Gov. Walter III. Wexford.
will be the fourth governor in seven
months. Last June the State Supreme
court ordered the removal Of William
LANCER, who had just been convicted
of conspiracy to solicit political con-
tributions from federal relief workers.
During his brief term in Office.
Noodle was in difficulties with the leg
islature, the lower house being con-
trolled by the Nonpartisan party which
was hostile to Noodle, who was the
second Democrat ever to win the Office
Former Governor LANCER is regarded
as the driving force behind the dis
qualification and impeachment move
ments.
yXIILLIAM MAC CRACKEN, former
w assistant secretary of commerce
for aeronautics, will spend ten days in
JAIL the Supreme court decreed, thus
settling the right of the senate to pun
ish for contempt. MacCracken was SEN
fenced to Jail by the senate when he
failed to produce data requested by the
senate air mail investigating commit
tee. The District of Columbia Supreme
court held the senate acted within it's
power. but the District Court of APP
peals sided with MacCracken.
THE drama that characterized the
Hauptmann trial during the first
few days is mostly gone, and the case
has sunk to the level of the usual le-
gal wrangle. Efforts of the defense
to establish an alibi for the ex-carpen-
ter have been only partially success
full. and attempts to cast suspicion on
Violet Sharpe. Morrow maid who COM
mitted suicide. Isidor Fisch. Haupt-
mann's dead partner. and others have
not been particularly impressive. The
defense has introduced handwriting ex-
perts who have testified that Haupt-
mann did not write the ransom notes.
Even the jury appears to be having
difficulty in concentrating on the case.
Many predictions are being made that
the case will result in hung jury.
Those. however. are only guesses and
may he taken for exactly what they
are worth. 9a
n RGANIZED labor in America now
~ gives its full support to the inter-
afi0nal Labor nrrnniznfinn I'm Geneva