The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-31

= $$S& The world may
learn from his go
- - ing what to expect
when other dicta-
tors depart, one by
one. What will be the destiny of Poland,
with her strongest man gone? What,
at later time, will happen in Italy,
Germany, Russia, Turkey, as each
loses the dictator that now takes the
place of self-government and indie
pendent public thought?
Italy calls out her fourth class"
ready to crush the king of Ethiopia,
If crushing becomes necessary" Note
Mussolini warns other countries not
to NEEDLE and not to help Ethiopia.
That looks little like war.
Warning to politicians and others:
Don't stumble.
In California, Herman Zeigler was
putting IS tame lions through their
PAGES. He cracked the whip; they
obeyed, jumping up on stools, sitting
up on their hind legs. mind over
matter" was beautifully demonstrated.
The lions acknowledged their master.
Then, unfortunately, the lion tanner,
careless, stumbled over a stool, fell;
instantly the lions were upon him,
forgetting their fear of him. He had
stumbled and fallen-that was enough.
There are among us today, on and
off the radio, some lion tanners, MAX
ing the American people sit up and
jump through hoops. Let them take
care not to stumble.
In China, Subterranean river flood
ed the Szechwan coal mine. Four
hundred miners were drowned.
Old-fashioned Chinese used to for
bid, and still abhor, any mine digging,
because it disturbs the earth dra-
gon." They will think the old earth
dragon flooded the mine, ordered the
unseen river to enter.
This drowning news Is less excit-
ing to the average American than it
would be to have the cook announce:
"There were 400 mice drowned in the
sink"
The sink is near home, China is
far off.
Seventy-five fighting game cocks and
35 men were seized by state troopers
in barn Is miles out of Hammonton,
n. ]. Brutality in men dies slowly,
but sinks to lower levels with time.
Kings of England once sat delighted
around the cockpit" betting on their
favorites, revealing in the extraordi-
nary courage of the game birds. Now
cock-fghters are driven to hiding in
barns. police arrest them, magistrates
fine them.
Perhaps some day civilization will
feel about man-fghts. on the battle
field, as It does now about cock-fghts.
Hitler continues his program on the
eff you do not like 1t, lump it." plan.
Washington protested feebly against
Germany's discrimination in debt pay
tells us to take what is given and be
grateful, or make trade arrangements
to suit Hitler. He hopes to counter
act that boycott against German goods
established here.
" i'll, is confined to his bed, ordered to
avoid all effort; hard order for the
"all highest"
How such names as Hitler, Stain,
Mussolini must CRATE on the nerves of
the aging Hohenzollern! He can SYM
pathize with Englands Henry II, who,
after defeat, turned his face to the
wall, muttering "Shame on a beaten
king" and died.
Mr.. Morgenthau, secretary Of the
treasury, assures you that your Amer
lean dollar is sound, which is comfort
ing. Mr.. Morgenthau knows good
deal about money.
The British do not agree with him,
and some British experts consider the
dollar worth about 80 cents now and
expect it to go lower.
They will probably be disappointed.
John D. Rockefeller's ]. o. U. is as
good as gold. and this country is the
John d. Rockefeller among nations.
A New England gathering approves.
birth control and sterilization of the
hopelessly insane and habitually GRIM
inal, with full dissemination of birth
control information. The action was
not taken by any radicals" or other
queer fauna but 'by the New England
Conference of Methodist Churches"
That makes 1t news. The idea is gain
ing ground that the woman should have
something to say about another baby"
q. King Features Syndicate. Inc.
wNU Service.
Octopus Uses "Smoke Screen"
One of the octopus natural de-
lenses is a thick, viscous, ink-black
fluid which It injects into the water
In vast clouds when attacked or dis
turbpd This In tn confuSe or blind