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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Urges New Compact on
Neutrality and Rights

THROUGH Secretary of State Hull
L the United States has suggested
the conclusion of general convention
to supplement and clarity existing
rules governing the rights and duties
of neutrals in wartime. The proposal
is made to the nations that will take
part in the American peace conference
in Buenos Aires this year, but is in
tended to be open to all other nations
in the world. Secretary Hull made
these two recommendations:
"A.-Conclusion of a convention open
to all nations supplementing and clar-
flying existing rules concerning rights
and duties of neutrals with reference
to certain classes of trade and COM
merce.
Reconsideration of steps looking
to a more comprehensive restatement
of international law pertaining to neu-
trail and belligerent rights and duties"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14


council of three to govern the country
until Farouk comes of age. The young
king, who is six feet tall and well edu-
Gated, hopes to return to England to
complete his studies at Woolwich. 1t
was feared in Cairo that Fuads death
would have an adverse effect on the
negotiations for a new Anglo-Egyptian
treaty which will give Egypt a greater
measure of freedom from British con-
troll
Egypt elected new parliament,
and though returns are not in at this
writing it is believed the Wafd or
Nationalist party won a clear major
ity of the seats. The Wafdists demand
a free Egypt, completely rid of British
influence and control. The negotiations
for the new Anglo-Egyptian treaty were
deferred until after the election.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Hagood Holds New Command
One Day, Then Retires

MAJ. GEN. JOHNSON HAGOOD,
1Vl assigned to the command of the
Sixth corps area with headquarters at
Chicago, held the command only one
day, as a matter of form, and then at
his own request was relieved of the
assignment and retired from active
service. He said he would remain in
Chicago several months to do some
special work for a mail order house
and then would select permanent res
idence and write a book telling show
the United States can get very much
better national defense at very much
less cost to the taxpayer"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

convention In Cleve-
land for the Presiden-
tial nomination, but
the senator insists
this does not make
him an active candi-
date.
1.-THE Michigan state
convention generously
instructed the Michi,
gan delegation in
Cleveland to present
my name," the senator
said. But the delega-
fiou is unDlpdppd-at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

fave you ever noticed that the
most comfortable chair in the room
gets the hardest wear? Then that's
the one to protect, as you can so cas-
lily with lovely filet crochet. A
crochet hook, some string, and this
exclusive design are all one needs to
turn out lovely chair set. Butter
flies and flowers form the design, and
how effectively they contrast with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
The Thinker

DEHIND the invention is the in
- ventor; behind every discov-
cry there is the pioneer; behind
each new thought there is the
thinker.
The thinker is thus the real
ruler of the world. He initiates
new ideas, is behind each great
advance, and really 1t is he who
determines the line along which
mankind is destined to advance.
The thinkers are the worlds real
leaders; can we not say that they
are the worlds real rulers?-Rev.
E. Neville Martin, NJ. A.
Good names are gained by ex-
emplary deeds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

reason was the fact that the du Pont
family, all-powerful in Delaware Re-
publican politics, had decided that the
senatorial seat should go to Gov. c..
Douglas Buck, who is related to the
du Points by marriage. Senator Hast
ings has always been ready and elo-
quent in defense of the du Points
against attacks by the New Dealers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Oldest Mason in America
Dies i'm West at Age of LOG

Cyrus E. Hull. aged one hundred
and five. and known as the oldest
Mason, died in Los Angeles follow
in injuries he suffered in a fall.
Elaborate Masonic rites marked his
burial. Mr.. Hull was born in Leb-
anon, N. Y, October %. 1880. He
owned the first railroad in Massa-
chusetts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

Ing safely 10 VdTl-
Gus foreigners, in
Guiding our own
minister.
Rome went wild
with joy; and no
wonder.
In seven months
Mussolini has con-
quered Ethiopia's
millions, killing and
wounding 100000 of
them, m a r C h j n g
S t e a lilly ahead
through dangerous
valleys and h | G h
mountains, driving
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Bringing Back CCC to Its
Authorized STRENGTH

n RECTOR ROBERT FECHNER of
~ the Civilian Conservation corps
moved to bring the corps up to its au-
thorized strength of 100000 by order
ing state enrolment officers to disre-
gard previous quotas and accept any
qualified boy from a relief family.
At the same time, Fechner author
lied enrollments in eight southern
states omitted from the original SEIZED
ule, while the War department ordered
corps area commandments to report on
the number of recruits needed in each
state.
Estimating that between 10000 and
$4,000 new members would be required,
Fechner attributed slowness of enroll
ments to improving business conditions.
Vacancies also exist for 1900 war
veterans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

ington and warned
its members, most of
whom are persistent
critics, of New Deal
policies, that unless
privat e enterprise
takes up the slack In
employment, business
must pay the relief
bill out of earnings.
sit is the RESPONSE
bility of all business
and industrial enter
DriSes said Roper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Cop Finds Horse Attached
to Motor Car He's Driving

Policeman Pat Harrison of San
Francisco was driving along peace
fully when a fellow officer, obviously
excited, tagged him to the curb and
demanded, what do you think you're
doing?"
Doing -Why?-What?" Harrison
entreated.
Look behind you"
What he saw was the fellow off,
GERS hard breathing horse. 1t had
been tied to the car.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

MuSSolini'S victorious
troops soon after
marched into the cap
ital, the first to enter
being a picked regi-
ment representing all
units of the Italian
army, the Askari, in
fantry, artillery, air
force, engineers, gren-
adiers, bersaglieri, Al
PM, cavalry, marines
and F a S ci S t militia
men,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

New Deal, will not
seek reelection when
his present term ex-
pires. He so an
nounced in a letter to
the party leaders of
his state, giving as
his reason the neces-
sity to devote himself
to his law practice.
This may have infiu-
enced his decision, but
it is more than sus-
pected that the real
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Filet Crocheted Set That's Fun to Do;
Practical to Use on Favorite Chair

the open stitch that surrounds them
So get busy!
In pattern 5517 you will find a
chart and complete instructions for
making the set; Illustrations of Il
and of all stitches used and material
requirements.
Send fifteen cents in coins OF
stamps (coins preferred) to The Sew.
ing Circle, Household Arts Dept, 25s
w. 14th ST.. New York, n. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Pioneer Champion of Inland
WATERWAYS Is Dead

JAMES ELLWOOD SMITH of St.
- Louis, who died the other day at
the age of eighty-fve, had devoted
much of his life and fortune to the
cause of inland waterways transporta-
ton. He was one of the founders and
the president emeritus of the Missis-
sippi Valley association.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

rouk, a siXteen-year-
old pupil in the royal
military academy at
Woolwich, England,
was Immediately pro-
claimed king and start
ed for Egypt, sailing
from Marseilles on a
British liner escorted
by a British warship
in order to avoid 60
ing by way of Italy.
Before his death
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Area of District of Columbia

The District of Columbia is approx
mately 69K square miles in area. Orig
inally it was just 100 square miles, but
that part of it which lay across the Po-
tomac was returned to Virginia in 1886,
leaving 69.245 square miles, of which
COOL are land.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

my request. 1t Is free to vote as it
pleases. have not sought delegation
here or elsewhere and I shall not do
so. l have not sought the nomination
and shall not do so. My situation is
not changed in the slightest"
Friends of Senator Borah in Utah
tried unsuccessfully for a Borah
pledged delegation from that state The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

through the h ou S e.
The vote, 267 to 93,
was almost S tri C t y
along party lines. The
roll call showed 80
Republicans and only
II Democrats voted
against the measure,
while four Republicans
deserted the minority
to cast their lot with
the administration.
The bill was handed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Senator Hastings Will
Not Seek Reelection
DANIEL

N ANIEL o. HASTINGS, senator
~ from Delaware, chairman of the
Republican senatorial campaign COM
mittee and outspoken opponent of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Italy Takes Adds Ababa;
the Emperor Flees

EMPEROR HALLE SELASSIE of
IL Ethiopia gave up the hopeless fight
against the Italian invaders and fled
from Adds Ababa with his family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Fishing for Gold

Much of the gold thrown into Lake
Titicaca by the Incas during the con-
quest of Peru by Pizarro is still there.
Quantities of it are "fshed" up from
tine to time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Young Farouk Succeeds
to Egyptian Throne

Quad I, king of Egypt, died of a
l. gangrenous throat infection at his
country place near Cairo at the age of
sixty-eight. The crown prince, Fa-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

Those impressed by the high quail
ties of Ethiopias Arab slave-trading
ruler will note that in the great crisis
his presence of mind remained. The
Associated Press says he took with
him on the British boat 'the imperial
family Jewels, many cases of gold bull
lion and gold coins" On his way
from Adds Ababa to the British ship
he stopped to take all the cash from
the treasury and customs house at
Diredawa.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Vandenberg's Name Is
to Be Presented

Q ENAT0R ARTHUR II. VANDEN-
- BERG of Michigan has asked Gov.
Frank D. Fitzgerald of that state to
present his name to the Republican
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Huge New Tax Measure
Rushed Through House

WITH extraordinary speed which
w the opposition considered indie
cent, the ADMINISTRATORS new $685.
100000, revenue bill was pushed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
Business Men Differ
With Mr.. Roper

N ANIEL C. ROPER, secretary of
- commerce, appeared before the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States at it's annual meeting in Wash
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Mussolini Goes Through
Practical Selassie
Snake Killed One
Which End of the Gun?

Mussolini's men entered Adds Ababa,
driving out the Ethiopian hooters, bring
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

Alb Jenkins, the famous driver, used Firestone
Gum-Dipped Tires on his 3OoO-mile run over the
Salt Beds of Utah, which he covered in 1914 hours
"a record of 127 miles per hour. He has driven
more than a million miles on Firestone Tires, in
every state in the union all kinds of roads, in all
kinds of traffic, without tire failure accident of
any kind. What tribute to safe, dependable,
economical tire equipment.
When you drive at today's higher speeds, your
life and the lives of others are largely dependent
upon the degree of safety built into the tires of your
car. Take no chances-equip your car with
Frestone High Speed Tires today and be of the
safest driving equipment money can buy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14
And Happiness Comes

A wise man quits chasing happi-
ness and devotes himself to getting
done the things he wants done.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

Much efficiency in cash rewards !;
Dillinger defied all the Omen; re-
ward was offered, and a red-haired
lady delivered him to the Omen" bull
lets, and got $1,000.
Whether the $1,000 reward offered
for Karpis tempted some friend of
that courageous one remains to be
seen. .
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

In Florida, well-meaning preacher,
who thought it his duty to let rattle
snakes bite him to show the power Of
God, actually did let the snakes bite
him without first removing their fangs.
He is dead, the jury said, by the bite
of rattlesnake through his own care
lessness."
The poor fanatic succeeded only in
proving the power of rattlesnake poi
son. The laws of the universe could
hardly be suspended to justify the
within of one well-meaning fanatic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

A leading university in $3.50 tire
tests has found that the netV,
scientifically designed Firestone
High Speed tread stops a car up to
25% quicker. Its super-traction and
non-skid efficiency hare also been
proved in the famous Pixies Peak
Race ,Uhere for eight consecutive
years it has been used on the
sVinninP cars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

The body of the Ne,U Firestone
High Speed Tire is made from
selected long.staple cotton dipped
in liquid rubber, absorbing eight
pounds of rubber in every hundred
pounds of cotton. This patented
Gum-Dipping process insuldtes
every fiber in every cotton cord,
preventing internal friction (Which
creates the heat so destructive to
tire life, and givingto the tire added
strength
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

The criminal is in business for mon
ey, and when he can sell friend for
$1,000, that seems preferable to risk
ing his own life The reward system
should be extended; $1,000 reward for
evidence resulting in arrest and con-
victon of any murderer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

The Carnegie Institute announces
"new law of matter" having to do with
the cohesion of infnitesimal particles
of matter within the atom"
If it were not for that law, accord
ing to scientists, ''the universe would
consist of nothing but light hydrogen
gas.' That should interest politi-
clans, who, after the big conventions,
will live, until November, in a universe
consisting of something lighter than
flight hydrogen gas"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

England's new king, Edward the
Eighth, is said to be engaged to marry
the Princess Alexandrine Louise of
Denmark, twenty-one years old, the
English kings third cousin.
The uncle of the young lady says he
and her father know nothing of it.
Nevertheless, it is difficult to believe
that King Edward will remain bache-
lor, whether he marries this charming
young princess or some other, posi-
bly, good healthy young Scotch girl,
If one available could be found.
DIR. Walter Emerson Briggs, who
teaches dentistry in Tufts college, says
women can take any kind of pain
without a whimper.'
Women endure pain more courage
ously than men. Childbirth has taught
them to suffer and endure in isolation.
Man shows his heroism preferably in
crowds, in squadrons, platoons; often
he would not do that if it did not
take more courage to stay behind alone
than to go ahead with the others.
Women's is the courageous sex, man
is the other kind and might as well
admit it.
The only certain Immortality is rep
resented by our children left behind to
work on this earth. 1t must be of
great interest to provide child to fill
a throne and rule the worlds greatest
empire-whether or not it lasts.
Two misguided Mexicans decided to
ring bells of the ancient mission church
at Juarez, Mexico, to celebrate the
nomination of National Revolutionary
candidate for governor of Chihuahua.
The pious ladies of Juarez thought
those old bells should not be rung
for any revolutionary candidate, and it
became necessary for troops to rescue
the bellringers from the Infatuated
women, giving a good imitation of
Euripides man-hunting Bacchae.
When women start they mean It.
g King Features Syndicate Inc.
WNU Service
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

1t makes a difference, even to the
No. 1 Public Enemy, "Tll-never-be-tak-
en-alive" bandit, which way the gun is
pointed. Mr.. Karpis is taken, much
alive, with no struggle, beyond holding
a straw hat over his face to BATTLE pho
Cographers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

armies, that were directed by skilled
soldiers from Turkey, Scandinavia and
elsewhere.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-14

RACING drivers will not take
chances on any tire except Firestone
Gum-Dipped Tire in the grueling
indianapolis 5oo>Mile Race, where its
greater blowout protection has been
repeatedly demonstrated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-30
ABOLISH BLOCK BOOKING

Al bill is now before Congress to out
law what the moving picture trade knows
as 'block booking and "blind selling"
The former is the practice of compelling
theaters to buy the complete production of
producers, and the latter is the custom of
selling films by number, without any
actors in the cast.
The proposed legislation would pro-
hibit these practices and would require
producers to furnish exhibitors with "a
complete and true synopsis of feature
pictures before contracts are negotiated
The idea behind this seems to. be that
theater managers would be able to select
films on the basis of individual judgment
instead of being compelled to play, ''or
pay for, every film that company pro-
duceS. Proponents insist that the interest
of the public is in direct conflict with the
trade practice, and the producers on their
side, maintain that the policies practiced
are the best for all concerned, intimating
tHdC IL ID HO IduII VI CiIclIS Ii Tic duQlcHCcS
prefer certain types of pictures.
The Citizen is not an authority on the
subject but from information at hand and
after considerable thought on the subject,
is of the opinion that the practices COM
planned of should be prohibited. Most
motion picture producers have gotten
away with murder" in the way of COM
pelIirg theaters to buy films which house
managers preferred not to play. While we
cannot speak for the theaters operated by
the big chains, which are usually domi
mated by the producers themselves, it is
fact well known in the motion picture in
dustry that the average small town owner
has no choice in regard to the pictures he
buys and exhibits.
While the pending legislation will
probably make a start in effectively pro-
tecting the public against improper pic
lures and secure for smaller theater own
ers some rights III regard to the selection
of films they exhibit, past experience leads
us to the opinion that the motion picture
producers will find way to circumvent
the law, and that other legislation will be
necessary to achieve the ends in view.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-30
UNCLAIMED MILLIONS

In view of the conditions which have
prevailed the last few years it would seem
that almost anyone who had ready money
available would be inquiring about it, es-
pecially if it were not producing any in
come.
Yet the treasurer of the United States
some time ago stated that more than SO
principal and interest on matured Liberty
bonds and Victory notes remained I'M
claimed in the treasury.
Many theories are advanced concern
ing this seeming Indifference on the part
of holders of these government obligations,
each of which may be correct as to certain
portions of the large sum- involved.
Some of these bonds and notes have
doubtless been destroyed by fire or other
wise, others have been hidden away and
forgotten, still other holders do not know
that their securities have been called for
redemption, while some know they can
get their money but prefer to leave it with
Uncle Sam.
1t has been rumOred that good many
purchasers of Liberty bonds thought they
were simply donating the amount paid to
help the country win the war, and at least
one case is known in which the holder of
a Liberty bond inquired of the treasury to
find out when he must pay interest on it.
Whatever the reason for not present
ing these bonds and notes for payment,
the government is not doing the worrying.
If no claim is made for any amounts due,
the treasury is just in that much.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-30
TODAY'S WEATHER.

much change in temperature;
gentle to moderate southerly
winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday, probably occasional
showers n extreme north portion
Tuesday afternoon or night.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Moderate southerly winds and
partly overcast weather tonight
and Tuesday with scattered show
ers over extreme north portion.
East Gulf; Moderate southerly
winds shifting to fresh northerly
over extreme north portion Tues
day afternoon or night and partly
overcast weather tonight and
Tuesday with scattered showers
over extreme north portion Tues
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-30
THESCULLION

Alec Allan, in whose mind still
dwelIs memories of delightful
days spent in Key West, has con-
tributed several recent poems to
The Citizen.
The others, published several
weeks ago, were favorably COM
mented on by many readers. They
were in a much lighter vein than
the one which appears here:
Twas Sunday in the cafe,
And out there in the rear,
A scullion was standing
('Twas not his right career).
Outside church bells were pealing,
Inside-clatter and din;
But, within the soul of the scullion
Strange hunger did begin.
He longed to sing his praises
To the maker and breaker of men;
To join in one assembly
In psalm and hymn and then,
A ray from the mighty spirit,
Invisible, but sure,
Shone into the mind of the scullion
And warmed him to the core.
The Lord. He is not worshipped
In temples made by hand,
But by the thankful spirit
Within the frame of man.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-30
SOMETHING NEW!

Something new in the way of taxes
surprisingly comes from Florida, where
the executors OF the estate of the late Al
fred du Font have advanced S1,000,000
to Florida to aid the public schools. The
executors expect to pay heavy estate taxes
and make this payment in order to assist
the State at this time.
This attitude is in marked contrast to
that adopted by many wealthy citizens
when estate taxes were introduced. The
executors are to be commended for demon
strating that some progress is being made
after ALL