The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-03
aver in Turkey the women, until

of Women for Suffrage and Equal Citi-
zenship opened in Istanbul with about
thirty nations represented and Mrs.
Corbett Ashby of England in the chair,
and the women Of Turkey, unveiled
and in modish European garb, were
the proud hostesses of the hundreds Of
delegates. Among the questions dis
cussed We're: The situation and rights
of women; the position Of women in
the liberal professions the political
and civil rights of women; the means
women can use to prevent war.
Under Kemal's rule the women of
the republic of Turkey have been
granted parliamentary and city votes
and have entered enthusiastically into
all branches of life, civic, profession
al, Industrial and sporting.
WITHOUT any effort to break
w speed records, Capt. Edward A.
Musick and five companions landed the
big Pan-American Airway clipper ship
Pioneer in Hawaii Is hours and 81
minutes after they took off from Ala
media, Calf. This was the first eXplora-
tory flight for service that will soon
be extended clear across the Pacific
to Canton, the proposed intermediate
stops being Hawaii, Midway islands,
Wake islands, Guam and the Philip
pines. The operating bases are now
in process of construction.
KING BORIS of Bulgaria has foiled
~ another attempt to force him from
his precarious throne. Upon discovery
of an alleged Fascist plot, he ordered
that three prominent political leaders
be arrested and held in Jail. Their
friends sought to free them by storm
ing the Jail but were repulsed. Those
seized are Alexander Zanhoff, leader of
the Democratic entente; Kozma Geor-
gieff, head of the Macedonian party,
and M. Natcheff, former police presi-
dent of Sofia. The two first named
are former premiers.
1t was expected in Sofia that Pre-
mier Petko Zlatteff and his cabinet
would resign and that King Boris
would appoint as head of the new gov
eminent Dino Kazasoff, minister to
Jugloslavia.
n LEGGED teaching of Communism
1 \ in some of our universities and
the adoption of that cult by large
number of half-baked young men and
women in those institutions has long
been debated and denounced by pa
triotic citizens. Student strikes and
small riots have been frequent, and
there have been many demands for
the suppression of these reds and
pinks. The latest big institution of
learning to be brought into the lime
light in this matter is the University
of Chicago, whose faculty contains
several decidedly radical instructors
and it's student body many youthful
followers of Marx and Lenin. Because
of charges made by prominent drug
store magnate the Illinois senate has
Just adopted a resolution calling for a
Thorough and complete investigation"
by a senatorial committee of five to
determine whether any foundation ex-
lists for charges that "subversive Com
munistic teachings" are going on In
wholly or partly tax-exempt colleges
and universities of this state"
The action Of the senate followed
within few hours action by the house
in passing almost unanimously a bill
to require an oath of allegiance and
obedience to the state and federal con-
situations from all teachers and pro-
fessors. The legislatures of other
states are passing similar laws.
WHEN the administrators great
w work relief program gets under
way one of the most important parts
of it, the purchase of material supplies,