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Evening star., 1936-02-02
NARCOTICS TRAFFIC
CUT TO Minimum
New Treaties Credited for Show.
ing in Federal Drive
Against Smugglers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1.-The
quantity OF narcotics smuggled into
the United States from European
sources in the last year was but a
drop in the bucket" compared with
former years. Frank L. Igoe. Federal
narcotic superintendent for the New
York district, said yesterday.
"Of course, We cannot know the
amount Of illegal narcotics that get
by u.s." he said, "but from seizures
made by the customs agents at the
port of New York and from the
amounts in possession Of peddlers we
have arrested, we can say that the
supply today Is inadequate to feed
the powerful rings Of other years. y
Igoe pointed out that where 4 few
years ago it was not uncommon for
Government agents to come across
narcotic shipments as high as a ton
in one lot, today If there are l0l
ounces in a lot that's a big haul"
The reason. he said, was the ap-
PoACASAy SuSSNociui W tatioA "a tAlc
narcotic treaty Of the United States
with Is European nations to manu-
facture only enough narcotics for the
average medicinal needs in each coun-
try.
The treaty was the outgrowth OF
the international narcotics limitation
convention at Geneva in 1881.
Another indication of the steady
diminishing Of such smuggling" said
Igoe, lis what the Police Department
tells us Of the average ages Of ad-
diets picked up by them. A few years
ago 1t was 10 or 20 years. Today it
Is 20 or 80. That means, we think,
that the number Of new addicts is
decreasing yearly and steadily"
Evening star., 1936-02-02
Food Costs Family
OF Fire 55c More q
Week Than in 1885
Meat, Bread, Potatoes
and Butter Among
Items on Increase.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1T costs
55 cents more week to feed family
Of five than it did year ago, it was
reported today by the Institute of
Family Service Of the Charity Organ
ization Society.
The institute raised its weekly food
budget for a family of five from S82
to 1857 following q study by the New
York nutritionists which reported an
increase Of 68 per cent in food prices
in January, 1896, over the same month
last year.
Meat, bread, potatoes, butter and
evaporated milk are among the foods
that have gone up in price," said Mrs.
Luise H. Adds, consultant in home
economics for the charity society.
Last year the increases were no.
ticeable chiefly in the choice cuts of
meat. But more recently the prices
of the cheaper cuts, which are used
by the low-income families and which
are as nutritious as the choice cuts,
have gone up.
Potatoes have gone up cent
pound, which makes a considerable
increase in limited food budget when
you consider that most families of nve
use Is pounds of potatoes a week."
Evening star., 1936-02-02
ANTI-SEMITISM SEEN

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., February
l (P.-Stronger support Of the Pal
estine colonization movement and con-
certed action to fight anti-Semitism
throughout the world was urged at the
opening of the eighth annual meeting
of the National Federation of Jewish
Mems Clubs of the United Synagogue
OF America today.
In his address to delegates repre-
senting membership of 10000 in the
United States, Theodore Charnas,
federation president, warned of the
distant but distinct rumblings of
anti-Semitism in America"
President Roosevelt was criticized
earlier in the convention by Rabbi
Jesse J. Bienenfeld of Brooklyn for not
demanding the withdrawal of the
United States from the Olympic
games.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
COV.CUR[EY'SSON
K|DNAPERS' PREY
G-Men and Postal Inspec-
tors in Action Over
Mailed Threat.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A threat to kidnap the son of Gov.
Curley OF Massachusetts, has both
post Office inspectors and the Justice
Departments G-men In action.
The threat, typed, unsigned and
mailed from Back Bay postal station
in Boston, simply told the Governor in
crisp words:
Your son Francis will be kidnapped
within q week"
The Governor. in Washington en-
route to Florida from Boston, said
yesterday the note was given to him
just before he boarded the train for
his trip South.
Guarded BY Police.
Police were assigned to guard the
12-year-old son of the Governor and
the Executive said that 80 far, moth
ing has happened"
]. Edgar Hoover, chief Of the JUS
tice Departments Bureau Of Investi-
CATION, refused to talk about the mat
ter
The post Office inspectors said II the
letter was turned over to them they
probably would refer 1t to Hoover's
men in Boston.
Meanwhile, word came that the boy
had been guarded for week in
Plymouth, Mass The Boston American
said the Governor had turned the
threat over to the police commissioner
and that Curley had received several
such missives during the last year.
The American said the boy had been
placed in the care OF DR.. Martin Eng
lish. Curley's family physician.
The Governor was reluctant to dis
cuss the matter, explaining publicity
Of this kind might give other people
ideas"
Reported to Government.
Curley said Police Commissioner
Eugene McSweeney OF Boston had
reported the note to postal inspectors
and to the Department Of Justice.
Because the note made no mention
Of ransom, and no request of any kind.
Curley was inclined to believe a crank
wrote 1t.
Every precaution has been taken
Of course" he said. I'm view Of recent
happenings, that kind Of note can
not be treated lightly"
The Governor was accompanied by
his daughter, Mrs Edward Donnelly,
and two members of his official staff.
BUSY DAY OUT OF DOORS.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
SECOND ANNUAL K. OF c.
KERMESS SATURDAY
Mrs. Roosevelt to Be Honor
Guest Monday Night on
Weeks Program.

The second annual Knights OF
Columbus Kermess will open Satur-
day at 7:30 pm. at the club house,
Tenth and K streets, and continue for
q week.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who is
patroness of honor of the Kermess,
will be the guest of honor next Mon
day night at 8 o'clock. She will be
presented with q floral tribute by
students Of Immaculate Conception
Academy.
The opening night will be known
as Archbishop Curley night, in
honor of guests from the Curley Club
of Washington, named for the Arch
bishop of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
SING SING TOH!0LD
2DO0MED WOMEN
Mrs. Dorothy Sherwood to
Join Mrs. Creighton in
Death House.
BY the Associated Press.

OSSINING, ". Y, February 1.-For
the third time in history, Sing Sing
Prison next week will have two con-
demned women in its red brick death
house.
On the basis Of past records 1t may
be q lucky omen, for OF the four
women who have been paired In the
death house before, only one went to
the chair.
Mrs. Mary Frances Creighton, SO,
convicted Of poisoning her alleged low
ers wife on Long Island, was the only
occupant of death row tonight. She
will be joined next week, however, by
Mrs. Dorothy Sherwood. 27. who has
been sentenced to die for the murder
of her 2-year-old son.
Last Pair in 1884.
The last time there were two women
in the death house was In 1884. One
of them, Mrs. Anna Antonio of Al
bany, was put to death for the murder
Of her husband, but the other, Addie
Exum, colored, eventually went free.
Two years prior to that there were
two women in the grim building at
the same time and both won COM
muted sentences. They were Mrs.
Mary Simpson Of Cortland, and Ruth
Brown. colored, Of New York,
Most notorious of all the woman in
mates was Ruth Snyder, who was put
to death with Judd Gray in 1928 for
the murder Of Mrs. Snyder's husband.
If Mrs. Creighton should pay the
extreme penalty, she would be the
fourth woman put to death for a
poison murder in New York State, but
the first to die In the electric chair for
that type of homicide.
IL in Mems Wing.
At present there are IL occupants
Of the mems wing Of the death house,
including Everett C. Applegate, who
was convicted with Mrs. Creighton Of
killing his wife, Ada Applegate.
Warden Lewis E. Lawes was noti-
fed o expect Mrs. Sherwood from the
Orange County Jail at Goshen on
Tuesday or Wednesday.
The jury that convicted her Of
drowning her son recommended mercy,
but the death sentence was man
datory.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
LIQUOR FIGURES
BRING DISPUTE
Mcbride Says There is More
Drinking Among Women
and Youths.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A three e-cornered dispute sprang up
In the Capital yesterday as to whether
more drinking or less bootlegging was
responsible for increased liquor produc-
ton.
DR.. F. Scott Mcbride, director of
the Anti-Saloon League, said there was
more drinking, especially among wom
en- and young people.
DR.. James M. Doran, head Of the
Distilled Spirits Institute, contended
there was less bootlegging.
Treasury officials agreed with Doran,
eontending that both bootlegging and
smuggling had been nearly wiped out.
It all started when the Treasury
published figures showing production of
domestic distilled spirits amounted to
o0,6l8,17l taxable gallons in 1885, as
compared with 62,469, ,688 in 1884.
Holds Traffic Increased.
Mcbride asserted both illegal and
legalized traffic" in liquor had In
creased.
1.-THE enormous liquor advertising
the liquor markets by sales to women
and young people," he said. "are two
major factors in the record of increased
revenues from liquor taxes"
Doran disputed this He said:
II don't subscribe to the idea there's
been an increase in drinking"
Attributing the larger liquor produc-
tion to the decline of bootlegging," he
added:
"The large-scale bootleggers have
been pretty well curbed, althoush
there is no doubt that bootlegging still
exists. The Government has had great
success in running bootleg distillers OF
molasses and corn liquor out of busi-
ness"
Only Two Rum Ships.
Looking at their record. Treasury
officials said there were only two rum
vessels lowering off the coast last week,
as compared with IS to 20 in the cor
responding week of last year.
The Alcohol Tax Unit. they said,
seized 1885 stills, 9O4,295 gallons of
spirits and 19,024,255 gallons of mash
in 1885,
The Coast Guard captured 43753
gallons of foreign liquors and helped
to seize another $4,000 in cooperation
with other enforcement agencies.
Treasury officials also noted:
The tax-paid consumption of dis
titled liquors in 1885 was nearly eight
tenths per capita. In the years from
1910 to 1914 the per capita consump-
ton was 1.52 gallons.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
SCHOLARSHIPS TO FOUR

Two colored physicians and two COL
ored nurses Of this city have received
scholarships for a four months course
of special tuberculosis training at the
Phipps Institute, Philadelphia, it was
announced yesterday by the District
Of Columbia tuberculosis Association.
After completing their course, they
are to return here to be employed in
the Health Departments tuberculosis
clinic. The scholarship winners are:
DR. Thomas A. Williston, DR.. Wilder
Montgomery, Miss Mabel E. johnson
and Miss Wendella H, Conover,
Evening star., 1936-02-02
Famed Gondola to San Diego.

The gondola Of the National Geo.
graphic Society-Army Air Corps
stratosphere balloon is going to make
another flight, but this time by rail,
to the California Pacific International
Exposition at San Diego, Calf, which
reopens February II. The gondola
has been on display in front Of the
societys headquarters here.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
Penny Postage Far Of.

Postmaster General Tryon announc-
ed recently in the British House OF
Commons that he saw no hope for an
early restoration Of penny postage.
This immediate loss Of revenue under
existing inland conditions, he said,
would be $85, SOC, 900 . year, but al
lowing for an increase In volume.
based on past experience, the esti-
mated net loss would b tS2.50o. 900
yearly,
Evening star., 1936-02-02
Murder for a Price.

In the Bambala country of Central
Africa a murderer has to pay COM
pensation for the death he has COM
mitted, and If unable to do so or the
full amount, the responsibility falls
upon the chief or the village to pay
the victims relatives.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
Mrs. Eugene Never to Speak.

Mrs. Eugene Meyer. wife of the
publisher of the Washington Post. will
speak at a meeting Of social workers,
sponsored by the Committee on Volun-
teers Of the Council OF Social Agen-
cies, at II am. tomorrow in the
United States Chamber of Commerce
Building.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
DUCE TALKS TO COUNCIL
Political, Military Situation Discussed
for Two Hours.

ROME, February Sunday (R.-
Premier Mussolini talked for two
hours on the Italian political and mill
tary situation at session of the Fas-
cist Grand Council which closed early
today.
The meeting of the Fascist leaders
came after Italians had read warn
ing in II Duce's own newspaper that
"1taly will defend herself with teeth
and nails She has long been pre-
pared for any eventuality."
An official communique concerning
the meeting of the Grand Council,
which adjourned until another ses-
sion February 4, gave no indication
that any important decisions had been
taken.
Nature of Talk Withheld.
The brief communique did not 60
Into the nature of the councils dis
cussion, but the fact that Mussolini
spoke at such length was taken as an
indication the council thoroughly
threshed over Italys position.
Although the announcement did not
mention the possibility of a blockade
OF Italy by sanctionist nations, In re-
liable quarters the belief was expressed
this was one Of the main points in
the Grand Councils discussion.
II Duce's newspaper, Popolo
d'1talia, had said yesterday such a
move might lead to broadening of the
war which now is confined to East
Africa.
De Bono Gives Address.
The fact that the African military
situation was gone into from the mill
tary viewpoint was indicated by spe-
cial mention in the communiue of an
address by Gen. Emilio de Bono, re-
called some time ago from his position
as commander in chief of Italys
forces in Ethiopia and replaced by
Marshal Pietro Badoglio.
Dino Grandi, Ambassador to Great
Britain, who returned yesterday from
London, reported the state of British
feeling toward Italy. It was believed
by informed observers that he also out
lined Britain's policy as it was re-
vealed to him in a long conversation
he had with Anthony Eden, British
foreign secretary, just before Grandi
left for Rome.
The calling of another meeting of
the Grand Council for Tuesday night
was considered as meaning the coun-
Gil, closely watching the international
situation, intends to meet from time
to time as new developments require
Its attention.
Blackshirts Praised.
The communique said the council
spoke exaltingly Of "the Blackshirts
fighting in East Africa with the same
heroic spirit that they had in the
beninning," and Of "the militia, with
secure confidence in the civilizing mis-
sion Of Fascist Italy,"
The council, it was announced, ex-
tended "a vibrant greeting" to the
Fascist militia on the occasion Of the
thirteenth anniversary of their found
ing.
The council session ended at 1925
an. after q meeting Of nearly two and
one-half hours.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
D. C. EMPLOYE FETED
Edwin M. Lee, 73, Is Retired by
Surveyors Office.

District officials yesterday staged Q
farewell party for Edwin M. Lee. 70,
OF 1885 Kenyon street, who was re-
tired Friday after completing Is years
Of service in the surveyors Office as .
computor.
Lee has computed areas and lines Of
thousands Of parcels of land In con-
nection with subdivisions, building
operations and fixing Of lines for
streets and alleys.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
BUSY DAY OUT OF DOORS.
Curley Son. However. Under Police
Guard at Night.

BROOKLINE. Mass. February l
(R-Francis Curley, l2-year-old son
of Gov. James M. Curley, spent a
busy day out of doors at Plymouth
but tonight he remained here under
the watchful eyes Of police officer.
The youngster. whose kidnapping
was threatened in notes made public
by his father in Washington. to-
boganned and rode horseback at the
Plymouth estate Of Mrs. Russell T.
Fry, friend of the family.
Evening star., 1936-02-02
Geneva

Continued From First Page.)
committee urged the governments to
exercise the greatest vigilance so that
Italian goods reaching non-sanctionist
countries will not be imported by them
without the increased cost.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-20
AuxY CHARTS
ROLL RECORD
Mrs. A. Nyman and Mrs. T.
Murn Cite Membership and
Poster Contest Phases.

With all previous membership records
broken, the American Legion Auxiliary
is rapidly approaching an enrolment OF
100000 for 1896, Mrs. Arthur Nyman,
membership chairman of Frank Lozar
Unit of the Auxiliary, announced today.
Enrollments for 1887 already are being
received with indications OF continued
growth next year, she said.
The Auxiliary entered August with
AIS. 900 members, exceeding the previous
high record of $4,000 established in
1881. Additional enrollmentS this
month were expected to bring the total
to 100000.
For years the American Legion AUX
iliary has been the largest women's Or
ganization of its kind in the world,
said Mrs. Nynan. 1T made steady
growth from it's founding in 1921 until
1882, when economic conditions made
payment of dues impossible for many
thousands of members. Recovery began
in 1888 and was practically completed
last year. This year renewal OF mem
bership by old members and a large
influx of new members attracted by
it's interesting activities, have given the
Organization greater strength than ever
before in its history"
Posters for the American Legion
Auxiliary's national poppy poster con-
test are being received in numbers at
national headquarters in indianapolis
Ind, according to Mrs. Thomas Murn
poppy chairman of the local Auxiliary
unit. Winning posters from each state
are being submitted for the nationa
contest, to be held during the nationa
convention in Cleveland, September q
to Is.
The contest is divided into 3 classes
this year: first, for students in the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades; second
for students in the seventh, eight ane
ninth grades, and third, for students in
the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades
Cash prizes will be awarded to winners
in each class.
The posters, depicting the purpose O.
the Auxiliary memorial poppy program
will be displayed in the convention hal
at Cleveland. The state winners eligible
for national competition are being de-
cided in contests at state convention
this summer. Nearly $50 state priz
winning posters are expected to b
entered in the national contest, which
will be in charge of MrS.A. D. Ladehot
of Clinton, Iowa, chairman of the ma
tional poppy committee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-20
ELy Men Attend
College Reunion.

C. w. Peterson of the Oliver force,
and Thomas G. Thielman of the Zenith
force, accompanied by Mrs. Peterson
and Mrs. Thielman, attended the re-
union marking so years for the Michi-
gan College of Mining and Technology
at Houghton, Mich, on August 5, 6, and
2. An extra large attendance of grads
were noted among which were many
prominent mining men of this and the
Mesaba ranges.
Skillings' Mining Review in last weeks
issue printed the roster of graduates
for the past so years among which were
such engineers well known in this VIC
unity, in addition to Messrs Peterson
and Thielman, as A. F. Benson, Vir-
ginia; Frank Blackwell, Ironwood,
Michigan; Abe Mathews, Elcor w. A.
McCurdy, Virginia; Bruce Middlemiss,
Hibbing; l. j. Shields, Duluth; j. M.
Shields, Biwabik; R. j. Trezona, Hough-
ton; w. R. Van Slyke, Eveleth; w. d.
Webb, Hibbing; R. A. Angst, Jr, Mon
treal, wisconsin; H. F. Myers, Nash
walk; w. R. Hodge, Duluth; Russell
Trengove and R. R. Trengove, Jr, P. S.
Williams, and Milton Botsford, Duluth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-20
Every Child Should
KnOU First Aid.

Every man, woman and child who
ventures outside his house is likely to
be either victim or bystander in seri-
Gus motor accident these days.
That is why the public health educa-
ton committee of the Minnesota State
Medical association advises everybody
to be well instructed in first aid.
The doctor is seldom the first person
at the scene of an accident, the bulletin
points out, and it is that first person or
group of persons that so often makes
a bad fracture worse by ignorant and
clumsy handling.
If there is no one present who knows
how to make an emergency splint which
can be applied to broken arm or leg
for safe moving, then the injured per-
son should be left where he has fallen
with as little shifting as possible until
the doctor or somebody who does know
what to do in an emergency can be
summoned
The establishment of Red Cross first
aid stations along the highway will be
great aid to the handling of accidents
in the opinion of the physicians. But
even this measure does not eliminate
the clumsy, misdirected ministrations
of that first by-stander at the scene
of the accident. Too often he has done
irreparable damage before better in
structed assistance can arrive.
Any intelligent child can and SHOULD
be taught how to control bleeding il
an emergency and how to apply a spin
and no children should be allowed tt
grow up in ignorance of fundamental
in the proper handling of acciden
cases.
Psychiatrists tell us that there is .
certain type of individual who over
reacts to the stimulus of great danger
When confronted with the sudden pos
sibility of an automobile accident TO
Example, these persons inStinctivel
throw out their arms and legs with sucl
force that they step hard on the &C
celerator and so precipitate the &C
, cident
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-20

IaSanjng. Just as you squint your
eyes on the water, the diaphragm Of
the lens generally must be stopped
down to small opening to keep it
from letting in too much light.
Cameras with fast lenses and ul-
tra-rapid shutters are decidedly an
advantage on the water, as else
where, because, when you want a
closeup of a racing motor boat or
the dive of bathing beauty, the re-
CURED extra speed is available, but
the inexpensive fixed focus box type
of camera does a splendid job with
many marine scenes. Its average Of
clear, sharp pictures over bright
waters is high. Good engagements,
too, may usually be obtained from
the negatives. The second or smaller
stop opening is the one tt use where
light is SO intensely reflected.
AhcaTd steamships and sailing
yachts are wonderful chances with
any camera for striking angle shots,
up or down, of tunnels, sails and rig.
ging, with cloud-studded sky or
whitecaps as background. Again,
vessels at anchor in the shelter Of
breakwater where outlines of their
hulls are reflected in the waters
surface often make enchanting pic.
lures if thought is taken of the COM
position. On the water, too, we find
the best opportunities for pseudo
moonlight pictures, shots taken into
the sun when it is low with fairly
small lens opening), catching the
shining path of its reflections from
the dancing waves.
JOHN VAN GUILDER
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-20

when his clothes were caught in the
gears of a machine he was operating,
John Nauerth Of Lakefield stood as bare
as a newborn babe, very much to his
surprise and that of passersby. Al
though he suffered cash on one limb
and one side of his body was skinned
from his shoulder to his ankle when
the machine threw him to the ground,
Nauerth was not badly injured, being
able to pull away from the machine by
sheer force when his clothes were
caught. Aside from the slight injuries
which were quickly patched up by a
physician, the main damage suffered
by Nauerth was that of a skinful of
pride taken off by the Kidding of
his friends, who accused him of at
tempting to join a nudist colony.