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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13
Scientists Claim Brain
and Drawn Go Together

The theory that brains and Drawn
go together was put forth recently
by a group Of scientists who had
assembled 10 discuss the worlds ills
and how TO cure them. A large chest
expansion is a symbol of mental
breadth, il was said, while a narrow
chest denotes compressed intelli-
gence. Children who are the best
students, surveys have shown. are
those with the biggest chests. Stats
tics were called in TO show thar more
successful persons, as a rule, have
more generous height and girth meas
urements than their less fortunate
neighbors. Thus the idea of brain
power being associated with Drawn
has been elevated somewhat from
the field of physical culture argu-
ments.
Among the statistics cited in sup
port of the theory that larger dimen-
sions are indicative OF business sue
cess were those showing sales man.
ayers. on the average, TO be twenty
I'VE pounds heavier and one inch
taller than statesmen. Railroad presi-
dents appear TO be thirty-one pounds
heavier and one and one-half inches
taller than station agents. The rela-
tive avoirdupois of generals and pri-
yate soldiers was not given.
Regardless Of the scientific explain
atoms OF these phenomena, the or
binary man-possibly the station
agent-has some sensible views on
the subject. In the first place. he
readily will grant, good health is the
best stimulant for a smoothly work
ing brain. There are exceptions. OF
course, as in the case of the genius
who has cultivated his brain cells TO
compensate for physical deficiencies,
but in the main the better a person
feels physically the more ft he feels
for head work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN

&C A CCIDENT IL the mother Of IN
"A vention, 90 times out Of 100"
said Louis Brennan, the torpedo In
ventor. One day he saw a frayed drir-
ing belt on q planning machine acting
Queerly. He got the idea that It was
possible to make q machine travel for
ward by pulling it backward He made
use of that principle In inventing his
engine of death
Careless workmen In q paper mill
forgot, one day, to add sizing to the
pulp, and the whole vat had to be
thrown away as waste. A short time
later the proprietor came by. He saw
the discarded rolls and tore OF some
strips to use for making notes. 1t alb
sorbed the ink as fast as ne wrote on
It, so he called it plotting paper"
We've used IT ever since.
In another plant a workman play
fully tossed piece Of cheese into the
plating bath solution, used for produc-
ing copper disks for stamping phono-
graph records. The disks from this
particular bath were far superior to
any others. The casein in the cheese
was the one element that chemists had
been looking for.
A French scientist, while experiment.
ing In his laboratory. accidentally
opened the wrong valve. Several drops
Of moisture settled in q glass tube.
Horrifed at his mistake, the scientist
was about to throw the tube away
when be realized that he had discoy-
cred liquid oxygen
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR

IN THE spring of 1898 Swedish
tailor in Berkeley, Calf, read an
advertisement in a San Francisco pa
per that said 'sTailors wanted for a
whaling cruise In Alaskan waters.
Some ancient memory of his Morse an
cestors stirred in him. He applied
for the job. A few days later he was
aboard the whaler Reliance" as she
spread her canvas and headed north.
sect aloft there and help unfurl
them sails! !" beloved the first mate TO
Eric. You go yump in the ocean"
was Eric's calm reply. But before the
mates fist could crash into his face,
the captain. Swedishsborn and kindly
soul, interfered. To his demand for
an explanation Eric produced crum-
pied newspaper clipping and pointed
10 the "Help Wanted" advertisement
'The newspaper made a mistake"
said the captain with a laugh. L
wanted sailors, not tailors." But Eric
didn't feel like laughing. In fact, he
was very angry and only the captains
assurance that he could travel on the
ship as a passenger until they put In
at Port Clarence, Gained him.
When the Reliance" stopped at the
port to take on water and reindeer
meat, Eric left the ship. In an Eskimo
village he obtained boat and started
down the coast. At the mouth Of the
Sinrock river he met with three pros
pectors who had found a little gold
there and they gave him small mug
get. A short time later Eric showed
this to an Eskimo chief who pointed up
toward the hills and exclaimed excitedly
"Umalaktok, umalaktok emetna "
meaning much more the same" The
chief then took him up the river TO
where it forked and there by scratch
ing in the gravel they were able to
pick out large pieces Of coarse gold.
At first this place was known as
Snake river but later when a horde
Of frenzied fortune-seekers pitched
their tents and built their shacks there
It became Nome City. Thus a typo
graphical error launched one Of the
greatest gold rushes in all history.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13
Canadian Sourdoughs Seek
Legendary Cavern of Gold

One Of the most amazing gold
hunts In Canada's mining history Is
planned by Alberta prospectors.
Without proof that it even exists,
hardened sourdoughs are planning
to hunt the many hills of the White
Court area for the legendary gold
cache" Of Old Moostas, seventy-nine-
year-old Indian. around whose
gnarled figure a legend Of fabulous
riches and superstition was weaved
by prospectors several years ago. AT
that time he saved tribe of Indians
from starvation by bringing back a
bag of gold" from the secret cache
In the hills.
Moostas believed that the gold was
put in the cache by the Great
Spirit" for use only in time of dire
need, and died without revealing
where 1t was. and refusing to tell
how he found 1t.
= The cache is believed to lie among
the hills in the White Court district.
1t is described as a "prospector's
dream-a cave lined with pure gold"
The legend is that although Moos-
tas knew of the existence Of the
cache for years. he visited it only
once. Several years ago, when an
Indian tribe in White Court district
faced starvation, Old Moostas hitched
up two ponies and went into the
hills.
Two days later, he walked into a
trading post at White Court. dumped
a poke" of gold nuggets on the
counter and bought out the store.
He distributed the food and other
goods among the starving Indians,
and then retired to a lazy existence
on the Indian settlement.
Then started a long battle OF wits
between prospectors and the old In
dian For years white men tried to
wrest the secret from him. They
piled him with questions and made
many enticing offers, but the old In
dian rebuffed them with stoical ST.
lence. For months his every move
ment away from camp was closely
watched, but Moostas never visited
the cache again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13
Indian Adoptions Racket"
Tribe Leaders Denounce Those Who Take Money for
Fake Ceremony of Adoption; Does Not Make
White Man Bona-Fide Tribe Member

Adoption of white men into Indian
tribes has developed into a money
making racket" according to some
Indian leaders. Regular. as well as
fake, ceremonies are discussed in an
article in the Christian Science Mon
itor by Miss Mabel Knight, upon
whom the name Ta-De-Win was con-
ferred when she was adopted by the
Omaha tribe in gratitude for her lee
lures and writings on Indian sub
jects.
When Indians don war paint,
dance around a white man and then
give him a name, Miss knight writes,
ii may fiatter the latter. and the for
mer viii be richer perhaps by So. but
these Indians will not consider such
a one an adopted member of the
tribe, for this bought and paid for
ceremony is only a mock adoption.
''This fake adoption is getting to
be a racket" said Charlie Wilson,
prominent Nez Perez Indian, during
a recent celebration of the tribe.
1.-The adoption of white people into
the tribe and then giving them the
Indian equivalent of Chief Fine
White Whiskers' and Princess Brook
With the Silver Voice as names
should be stopped.
Indians with no tribal standing"
continued Wilson, "have been inyit-
ing whites with no tribal connections
TO attend our ceremonies and TO be-
come members after an exchange of
gifts the gifts Of the Indians being
native trinkets of little worth, while
the gifts of the whites are large
amounts of the good old cash.
No white man ever becomes a
bona-fide member of a tribe by ask
ing for that favor. First he must
prove his worth by really helping the
Indians out of some difficulty, and
those who like the Indians well
enough TO do that would not think
of imposing upon them by asking for
the greatest of all honors, that of be-
ing adopted into a tribe Probably
no tribe numbers more than a half
dozen really adopted white members.
When a white man is judged
worthy of adoption the honor comes
upon him quite unaware usually and
the ceremony is dignifed with the
president or chief of the tribe pro-
nouncing in his native tongue the
words which give this new member
a name, not only a tribal name, but
one which also makes him a member
Of some clan of that tribe, with all
the honors pertaining TO il.
When the Indians finally decide to
honor a man or woman by making
him or her a member of their tribe,
the Indians give. not take, and i'm
press this fact upon the new men,
bers, so that the latter is prohibited
at that time from showing his ap-
probation by making presents to the
Indians. Quite the reverse the In
dams like to show their gratitude by
giving the new members such valu-
able gifts as blankets, parfleches
cases, and ancient beaded buckskin
pieces.
Instances Of legal adoption are
comparatively rare. Mrs Harriet
Maxwell Converse of New York was
made a member OF the Seneca tribe
and later given a chieftainship In
the Six Nations. But that happened
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13
When VIII IL Happen?

One prosaic night o. Henry. the
universally beloved short story teller.
was pushing forward through a
drizzling rain with his coat collar
turned up about his neck, says the
Los Angeles Times he was ac-
costed by a ne'er-do-well, who asked
him for aid to buy food. o. Henry
handed him a coin and continued
on his way. In a moment he was
overtaken by the man whom he had
helped. who said:
Say, mister, you gave me a 20
dollar gold piece a minute agoi"
swell. 1t was all I hadi" replied
o. Henry.
When win 1t happen again.-
Providence Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13

only after aiding them by preventing
unfair legislation both in Albany and
Washington. More than that her
home in New York was open TO any
Indian who found himself robbed or
swindled in the city, and frequently
an Indian would leave her home the
richer by new suit of clothes. In
small things and big ones Mrs. Con-
verse proved a real friend 10 the In
dians. and the tribe delighted TO
honor her in every possible way.
A white man cannot buy a men,
bership into any tribe. Rather he
must earn il.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13
Quiek-Growins Tree

The fastest growing tree In the
world Is said to be tke balsa whose
seed Is not much larger than the head
OF pin. In five years the tree grows
to height of IS feet with a diameter
Of two feet or more
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13

One Of the most interesting members
Of the bear family comes from South
America II is q small animal called
the spectacle bear. deriving its name
from q white hin Of hair around I'm
eyes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13

June II will mark the 16Oth ami
verSary Of a battle famous In our
history. On that date many an
American, no doubt, viii take pride
in recalling how our Revolutionary
forefathers whipped the British red
coats at the Battle of Bunker Hill"
This is a story Of that battle and
of some of the men whose names
are. in one way or another, linked
with il. But, as you will discover, it
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13
HIGHLY IMPORTANT COMMAS

4 COMMA Is only one of many
punctuation marks and. except for
the period. Is about the smallest and
most Insignificant Of them all But
put it in the wrong place and disas-
trous results may follow.
Once upon a time a misplaced COM
ma cost the United States government
the tidy sum Of 100000. The day
might have been warm, the clerk who
was marking the tariff free list might
have had q headache. but wharever
the details surrounding the incident.
the comma got put In the wrong place.
The clerk, instead Of writing "All for
eign fruit-plants are free from duty"
wrote this, IAN foreign fruit, plants
are free from duty" Two mill
Hon dollars worth Of foreign fruit
had come into the country and congress
had to meet for the next session before
this little comma could be removed
Then there Is the story about the
Russian empress, Marie Feodorewna.
Emperor Alexander III had impris-
oned one of his political enemies. Then
the empress accidentally caught sight Of
the following note, written by her hus-
band on the margin of one Of the
death warrants: Pardon impossible.
to be semi to Siberia"
Marie had pied for the life Of this
subject. His wife was one of her
childhood friends and she had done
all she could to save the conspirator.
Alexander could not In duty bound,
release the plotter, and the sentence
stood until Marie traRsposed the COM
ma 80 that 1t read. Pardon, impossi-
BILE 10 be sent to Siberia" The man
was released. thanks to woman's big
heart and a little comma.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19
BIG PERCENTAGE
OF OLDSMOBILE
OVER 40 YEARS

More than % per cent of the en-
ployes at Oldsmobile are over 40 years
old.
This figure based on survey made
of employment during the last COM
plete production year reveals that the
backbone of the Oldsmobile factory
organization is composed of men who
have been regularly employed by the
Odds Motor Works for many years.
Oldsmobile, the survey reveals, is
the only automobile manufacturing
company to boast Quarter Century
Club" composed Of nine men who have
worked as Oldsmakers for rs years or
more.
This group, organized last year, is
headed by Charles Blades, oldest auto
motive worker in the industry, who has
been on the Oldsmobile payroll for
"a years consecutive years. Other
members of the "Quarter Century
Club" and the number of years of I'M
interrupted service are, Wesley Buch-
ner, SO years; Jess Williams, 80 years;
John Weaver. 80 years; A. H. BRANDED
&c years John Curtis, 26 years; Grant
Mcdonald, 26 years; George Ervay,
26 years and Fred Homeyer, rs years.
1t includes men who were Oldsmak-
ers when the company was turning out
the old curve dash models.
More than 1889 men in the Odds
plant are more than 40 years of age.
Sixty eight employees are over 60 years
and numbered among this group are
nine men past 70 years, the survey
revealed.
"The seasoning and experience &C.
quired by our employees during the
development of Oldsmobile to a lead
ing position in the automotive indus
try, has been of great value to the
men and to u.s." said C. L. McCuen,
president and general manager Of
Oldsmobile, in commenting on the
survey.
"Since Oldsmobile, in 1897, made
the first automobile for sale, the fac
tory organization has been built up
from Lansing men, many of whom
have spent the best part of their lives
a Oldsmakers.
Naturally, we are very proud of
the large group of Oldsmakers, who
have been with us so long and who are
as proud of Oldsmobile's quality and
reputation as we are.
eve feel that they have contributed
much to Oldsmobile's success.
Because of the tremendous ia
crease in the demand for Oldsmobiles
in recent years, the unprecedented
sales and production records which
are being established right now, we
have materially augmented our force
of veterans with younger men, all
from Lansing"
1t was pointed out by Oldsmobile
officials that in many cases two gen.
erations are employed, with both faith
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19
Cokesbulry News

Mrs. Edgar Atkinson, Mrs. Ralph
Harris, Mrs. R. H. Harris and daugh-
ter, Miss Virginia, visited Mrs. Marion
Atkinson at the Crisfield Hospital,
Crisfield, Md, last Sunday.
Mrs. Horace Pusey and little daugh-
ter, of Costen Station, Md, spent
part of last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Vernon Beauchamp.
Mrs. Zelma Dykes and daughter, of
Milford, Del, visited her sister, Mrs.
Leonard Birmingham last week.
Mrs. L. P. Mariner and daughter,
Miss Pauline Mariner of Peryhaw-
kin neighborhood visited Mrs. A. p.
Long last Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor visited
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bloxom at Oak Hall, Va, last
Sunday.
Miss Marie Birmingham spent a
part of this week with Miss Iva Carter.
Rev. and Mrs. Carol Justice and fam
lily of Bloxom, Va, were supper guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. C.
Beauchamp last Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Atkinson spent
last Wednesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordy Young of near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Pusey of Sails
bury, Nd, were visitors at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Britting-
ham last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Evans and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Corbin and
son, Ames, of Williams neighborhood
visited Mr.. and Mrs. James Cottman
last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Thomas and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wright at New
Church, Va.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19

line Didgely, Of Deer Park, near East
view, Carroll County, Md, last week,
when she returned home from a visit
to neighbors over the night.
James w. Ridgely, aged 60 years,
was found dead in bed by his wife.
who left Sunday to spend the night
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19
Greenbackviue

Sunday School at the M. E. Church
will be held at p. m. Easter Sunday
Preaching services will be held at 3
p. m. by the pastor, Rev. o. T. Bay
nard.
Mrs. Harry Ward of Snow Hill, Nd.
spent Monday afternoon with her
mother, Mr.. Annie Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Merritt moved
Monday to George Island Landing, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. James Howard of Po-
comoke, Nd, spent Sunday with Mrs
s. M. Jones.
DR.. and Mrs. H. C. Mallory and son,
Barton and Mrs. Ella Smith OF Bal
timore, Md, spent the weekend with
Mrs. Julia Melvin.
Mrs. Robert Brimer is spending this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. John Causey
at Pocomoke, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crowley and
Mr.. Clayton Tull spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Catlin at Girls
field, Md.
Mrs. Thomas Outten Of Pocomoke,
Md, visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Paradis
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Adams of East
vile, Va. spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Pruitt, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Groton Hill and daugh
tiers of Princess Anne, Md, spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Mumford.
Those entertained at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Worrall on Sun
day were Mrs. w. T. Brown, ST., Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Brown, Jr, and son,
Leonard, Miss Elsie Brown, Mrs. An
ME Merrill and Mr.. G. P. Hearthway.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hopkins and
daughter, Elsie of Keller, Va, were
Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dalton Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Merritt spent
Sunday with her nephew, Mr.. Elton
johnson, of Pocomoke, Nd, who is in
the Salisbury Hospital suffering from
a broken spine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ward, of Snow
Hill, Nd, Mrs. w. G. Lang and Mr..
G. p. Hearthway spent Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carlin in Whining
ton, Del. They were accompanied
back by Mrs. Annie Merrill who has
been spending the past week with her
sister, Mrs. Carlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Collins are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of baby girl born April IL at the
Peninsula General Hospital, Salisbury,
Md.
Mrs. R. L. Ellis and Mrs. Walter
Brown spent Friday in Wilmington,
Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gracen Burch and
Children, of Chincoteague, Va, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Henry Crowley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Holland and
children of Girdletree, Nd, spent Tues
day afternoon with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence johnson.
Mrs. c. E. Brown, ST., Mrs. Rich
ard Mason and son, Richard, Jr.,. Mrs
Willie Matthews and son Ronnie and
Mrs. Harry Matthews and children,
Dorothy and Robert spent Tuesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Bowden at
Chincofoo ono We
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19

with relatives. Mr.. Ridgely was in
fine spirits when Mrs. Ridgely left on
her trip.
No inquest was necessary as Mr..
Ridgely died from natural causes, thru
dilation of the heart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-24
GOVERNOR VETOES
OLD BANK BILL


(Continued from rage ID
posed Of, ana to do this without
the legal safeguards to capital,
surplus and reserve requirements.
"rhe bill also impairs the statute
pertaining to the Investment ana
segregation Of savings deposits and
also eliminates section ASS that
requires q bank whose capital ID
impaired to be closed.
/. Cause Confusion
Moreover, this bill is in conflict
with supreme court decisions ana
would cause unreasonable confu.
sion, litigation, expense and delay
to the present liquidation Of closed
banks, and loss to non-borrowing
depositors."
Culhane said he had anticipated
the veto and voted to sustain It,
satisfied that his second bill covs
cred the Objectionable features
pointed out by the governor.
Wages and Hours
The senate passed bills to create
a commission to study conditions.
wages and hours Of BARRIERS ana
to provide that copies of tn records
of the board of finance and con.
troll be opened to public inspec-
ton.
A recess was then taken while
Senator e. Gaynor Brennan, re.
publican, Stamford, was sent to the
house to scout proceedings there
and report what progress, II any.
was being made on the senate-re.
jected $S,000,00O sales tax bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-24
STRIKE TOCLOSE
AT SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, Mass. May 24-(U.
p. 1.-THE printers strike in Spring
field newspapers appeared near an
end to-day with the state board OF
Cancellation and arbitration here 20
outline more fully its plans for set
Element. Chairman Edward Fisher
OF the board disclosed last night
that Il had been recommended thnt
the striking printers be taken back
as soon as possible and future al.
fiiculties referred TO the board for
arbitration.
The typographical Union voted
10 accept the recommendations. A
request. apparently from officials
OF the newspapers. Tor 4 clearer
outline Of the basis for settlement
caused tho board 20 return. The
strike started last week when che
president OF tho loeai union re-
fused 10 serve 40 composing room
foreman because % = nnion resuia-
iion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-24
LAST TRIBUTES
TO JANE ADDAMS

Chicago, May 24,-(EP). --Jane
Adams will receive her last
tribute today from the slum where
~ years ago she founded famous
Hull house, and will be buried this
afternoon In Cedarville. Ill.
Her body will be carried to Q
train at 10 a. M, Escorted by q
long parade OF the people she
heircd. Funeral services at 1850 p.
M, In Cedarville, where she was
bora, will be private.
The world at large paid its hnal
honors to the famous humans
tartan In an expressive :20-n1inute
service yesterday In the Green
Court of Hull house, the settle
ment with which she founded .
new order 10 social service.