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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
Dy the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED PfeSs.
NEW YORK, December 2i.-With
revolution rocking Spain, wars threat
ing to break out all over the globe,
this should be q great period In the
history of Francis Bannerman Il
Sons, outfitters Of small nations for
war since 1865.
But Francis Bannerman, whose
grandfather founded the business Of
buying up discarded war stocks and
selling them again at bargain prices,
says times aren't good at all.
Those crazy neutrality laws" he
explains.
Nowadays" he says. European ma
tions don't seem to want secondhand
stuff. Even though It's as good as
the material they buy first hand.
They want the newest things they can
get their hands on"
No stranger industry exists in all
New York than the Bannerman busi-
ness, q sort of glorified secondhand
war supply service where you can buy
anything from a museum piece out
Of the battle Of the sixteenth century
to such quantities as the 10000 sad
dies, 100, 900 rifles, 100000 haversacks,
250,000 uniforms, 100000 gun sings
and 100000 cartridges offered the
Japanese Government straight out Of
stock during the Russo-Japanese war.
Island Bought in 1900.
So great were the Bannerman war
stocks at one time that the family.
in 1900. bought Polopel Island. in
the Hudson River just below West
Point, and in a specially-constructed
arsenal there stored immense sup.
plies of guns and explosives. Even
today no visitors are allowed on the
island.
Most OF the Bannerman stock in
trade is purchased from the United
States Government at auction, busi-
ness that started when the first Fran
els Bannerman, after returning from
| the Civil War, started buying up cap
tured Confederate war material and
equipment piled up after the dis
banding of the Northern armies.
Bannerman relates that the firm
at one time or another bought at Auc-
ton and disposed of to museums such
pieces as the dog sled on which Ad-
miral Peary mushed to the North
! Pole, the pinnacle of the old frigate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
Science Takes Job
Calming Indians
In Curse of Death
U. S. Clears Medicine
Man of Blame, in
Sheep Fatalities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YUBA CITY, Ariz., December 81.
Science, methodical and thorough,
battled Yesterday to quiet the terror
Navajo Indian medicine mans
magic brought to his fellow tribes
men.
The medicine man, Yellow Hair,
told Indian shepherds If they did not
move their flocks to new ranges he
would make magic and their sheep
would die" The Indians refused.
Next day SO sheep were found
dead.
Government officials told the
panic-stricken Indians that grease
wood killed their f1ocks. explained II
sheep eat sufficient salt, greasewood
will not harm them and to prove 1t
grazed sailed" sheep on the range
with no Ill effects.
But the Indians remained skep-
tical. Finally laboratories at Gallup,
N. Mex. made q special investigation
Of the sheep deaths and assured the
shepherds their focks died from eat
ing crossword, not from the curse
of Yellow Hair,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21

the Hudson below West Point to
keep back British ships during the
Revolution.
Dynamite Gun" on Hand.
The brass bell Of the Spanish bat.
tleship Cristobal Colon was bought
from . sailor and was easily sold, but
the firm still has torpedoes and tubes
taken from sunken Spanish vessels,
as we'll Is the dynamite gun," .
long-barreled field piece used by Teddy
Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the
Cuban campaign.
The seven-storied building the firm
overfiows Is more Of . museum now
than . sales establishment. Admiral
Dewey's battle flag, hung on the
ground aoor, isn't for sale. nor are
ropes used by Clusters 7th Cavalry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21

before the massacre, or the tattered
flag carried in the Revolution BY
Lighthouse Harry Lee, father Of Gen.
Robert 4. Lee.
Proud, too, are the Bannermans
Of their war-like lineage, and the
name the family won on battlefield.
The legend u that in the battle OF
Bannockbun In Scotland in the
fourteenth century none other than
King Robert Bruce himself gave that
name to the man Of the family. after
he had rescued Q fallen banner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21

ceremony in which a $4,000 crown
was placed on the statue Of the Virgin.
Following pontiflcal mass, the statue
lis inches high-was carried to FL
Cobre Sanctuary, IL miles away. I'M
der an escort Of civil and military
authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
DINNER PROFITABLE

PUMPKIN BUTTEs. wyo., Decem-
Der 81 R1.-Mrs. Iva Frye, Gillette
housewife. realized a profit on her Sun
day dinner yesterday.
She bought chicken for 80 cents.
In its gizzard she found a gold mug.
get. A jeweler appraised the nugget
at s196.
Profit-$I 46,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21

Roller skating Is 20 popular among
undergraduates ut Ottawa (Kans.)
University that oficials bought skates
for student use on the gymnasium
floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
Dealer in War Supplies Finds
Neutrality La,vs Hurt Business
European Nations No,o Reject Second.
Hand Materials, Outftter of
Armies Says.

Constitution, cannon captured from
the British at Yorktown and links
from the chain that stretched across
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21

The LAGOON group Of the Vatican
was sculptured between 40 and 20
BIC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
"VIRGIN OF Ell C0BRE"
CROWNED IN CUBA
Pilgrims and 10000 Spectators
Witness Coronation Ceremony
ut Santiago.

~ the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Cuba. December 2l.-
The Brown Virgin Of Ell Cobre" was
crowned yesterday before pilgrims to
the Eucharistic Congress here and an
estimated $4,000 spectators.
The Archbishops of Havana and
Santiago, three bishops and iberator
Tosti, charge daffaires Of the Papal
Nunciaturc, presided at the coronation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21

The favoFite Of discriminating
smokers because this mild to-
bacco combines two fAvortte
smoking mixtures.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05

Spanish warship Almirante Valdes
while unloading cargo at LaraSh.
LaraSh is also in rebelruled Nor
occo.
(The London Daily Express IN o
Gibraltar dispatch said Spanish
warships fired on two British sea-
planes flying from Alexandria. The
planes escaped by climbing out OF
range.
Britain, in a note sent late yes
terday, accepted Frances invita-
tion for a three-poWer neutrality
declaration, provided Italy agrees,
and that all powers involved
through geography or the import
ance of their interests in Spain, "
come in later. Germany, the
Soviet Union, and Portugal are
especially meant. German diplo-
mats are understood to have ad-
vised France of the Reich's willing
ness to. come inf the Soviet
Union does.
Britain's question about French
and Soviet aid already allegediy
given to the Spanish leftiSts was
made verbally as a supplement 10
the note.
Moreover, Britain significantly
refused to accept the LeftiSt re-
gime as the sole governmet in
Spain. and mentioned the two
armed forces" here.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05

GMgI.EzY To the million people who
20, leo.on,eM have already bought new
r'"s'ORT"nO" 1896 Chevrolets and
to the tens of thousands of other people who
are now buying them =. we of Chevrolet
wish to express our sincere appreciation for
your patronage and your friendship.
Thanks million for demand which has
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million mark in less than year!
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We thank you for that friendly recon-
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
RISES
IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 5.
Building activity in Alexandria
city in July rose sharply over
that in May and June, it was re-
vealed here today by Building In
Spector H. r. Lash.
A total of $162,314 was regis
tered in the permits issued in
July. OF this, 81 permits were
issued for new buildings esti-
mated to cost $143,225, while 81
permits were for repairs and re-
modelling estimated to cost
$1,000.
June figures showed 80 new
buildings erected at a cost of
$99, 800, and 56 permits for re-
pairs costing $20,227, making a
total of $120,027. May figures
showed 40 permits for new build
ings costing $124,350, while those
for repairs totaled 81 for an eSti-
mated value of $13,874, making a
grand total of $138,324.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
French Send 18 Planes
To Adj Spanish Reds

Twelve French Dewoitine high
speed single-Seated pursuit planes
and six Amiot heavy, long-distance
bombers, capable Of carrying 1000
pounds of bombs each, are Sched-
uled to leave Toulouse Tor Madrid
or Alicante today, according to re-
liable information in aviation cir
cleS.
These planes left Paris for
Toulouse yesterday, but their ulti-
mate destination was not revealed
until today, nor was it known
whether they will be taken to
Spain by French or Spanish
pilots.
After Britain's overnight action
in guardedly volunteering neu-
trality yet Suspiciously asking
whether France and her Com
munist ally, Russia, were aiding
Spanish left-wing Loyalists. semi
official French news agencies
countered with the charge Fascist
planes we're conveying rebel
troops.
The correspondent of the gov
ernment-controlled Havas Agency
telegraphed from Tangier that
six three.motored Italian n air
planes, three German aircraft,
and six others were drawn up
on the air field at Tetuan, Span
ish Morocco, ready to help de-
fend a fleet of ships now being
organized to ship insurrectors to
the Spanish peninsula. >
The same correspondent said the
German cargo steamer Sevilla had
radioed the German pocket cruiser
Deutschland, now patrolling Span,
ish waters, saying the Sevilla had
been deliberately Shelled" by the
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
ITALY IS AIDING
INSURGENTS,
CHARGE
Continued from Page II


Investigation, said the report
indicated the expedition was pre-
pared hastily, adding this was
responsible for failure to conceal
the planes identity.
Army Pilots
The crews, it was charged
were composed not only Of com
mercial and amateur pilots, but
also of "camouflaged" italian
air force men whose real identity
was revealed by official papers
found on the body of one killed
when the two planes crashed.
Among the papers found was
q military pay book, the report
alleged.
It added that according to
statements of surviving members
of the crews, the expedition was
formed at Bologna and flew from
there July 20 to the Elmas air
drome at Gagliari, Sardinia,
whence it left July 80 for Ne
lila, in Spanish Morocco.
Duce's Word Waited
Local French authorities made
their announcement while all Eu
rope awaited Premier MuSsolln1s
decision on Frances proposal fol
an agreement on non-interventlon
in the Spanish conflict.
When forced down the 1tallar
machines were believed en- route
to the Spanish Fascist forces
battling the radical Madrid gov
ernment. The planes wer
equipped with machine guns and
carried munitions.
Their discovery Spurred the
French government to make hur
ried appeals to Britain, Germany
Italy and other nations to main
tain neutrality in the Spanish
conflict. The appeal was received
reservedly in Rome, where it was
stated no answer would be forth
coming pending instructions from
MuSSolini.
French Warn
French gov ernment sources
warned that France would not be
bound by neutrality if other gov
ernments intervened in the rebel
lion. Sentiment in France, itseu
ruled by radical government, L
strongly in favor Of the Madric
regime, while fears have been ex
pressed lest Italy and Germany
aid the Spanish Fascist inSur
gents.
Speculation arose whether the
French government would use eVi
dence that the machines belonged
to the regular Italian air force
as the basis of formal repreSen
tations to Rome.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
.Z|0 NCHECK'S
CAMPAIGN ON

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug.
0.N.S0. .- Marion A. ZionchecE
began his reelection campaign to
day to save his seat in Congress
The playboy Congressman, whose
escapades in the National Capital
brought him wide notoriety, said;
81 intend to support the plat
form adopted by the Democratic
State convention in Aberdeen
and the national platform
adopted at Philadelphia and
work for the reelection Of PreSi-
dent Roosevelt"
Zioncheck filed his candidacy
papers yesterday in Olympia.
He was accompanied by his
wife and two friends as he made
his way to the secretary of State'l
office.
Returning from Olympia, Zion
check declared:
ut has been reported that
was not going to run to sue
ceed myself. 1 seriously con-
Sidered not doing so because Of
the critical condition of my
mothers health.
upon her hearing of my de-
ciSiOn not to run and learning
of the intimatiOn 1 was afraid
to run, her condition became
worse and she has intimated
there is nothing she would
want more than to have me
go before my constituents"
Seven candidates are opposing
Zioncheck.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
Cripple Children Aide
Attends Ohio ParIeY

Miss Mary L. Radford, newly
elected executive secretary Of the
District of Columbia Society for
Crippled Children, is in Cedar
Point, Ohio, for the first annual
meeting of the International So
ciety for Crippled Children, to be
in session until August 16.
Miss Radford has opened head
quarters for District crippled chill
dren activities at the Weightman
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
-NoTE AMERICAN
Plan Moonlight Trip

Plans are being completed for
the Census Bureaus moonlight
excursion" on the steamer Poto-
mac August 10. Proceeds of the
event will be devoted to financing
recreational and athletic activities
in the bureau.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
VOTE AMERICAN
Hold Beauty Contest

A beauty contest will feature
the first annual boat excursion
to Marshall Hall to be sponsored
August 80 by the Hebrew Travel
er's Sheltering Society.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05

School. A survey of handicapped
children in the District has been
completed under direction of Mrs.
Cary T, GraySon.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-16
FOREST FIRE
1885 LOSS Low
%, 1874 Acres Burned Over
Seven Counties Affected.
No Lives Lost.

Forest fires during 1885 were less de-
structive than in any year since 1927,
final reports received by Grover NJ
Comet, director of the division of For
estry, revealed.
There were 766 fires, burning over
28,394 acres, with loss estimated at
approximately $4,000. No lives were
lost.
Total timber loss was estimated at
$4,000. but only a small fraction of
this consisted of merchantable timber,
according to A. E. Pimley, forester in
charge of fire prevention.
Fires in peat and swamp lands ac-
counted for more than 10000 acres OF
the total area burned, Mr. Pimley said.
Fires were most numerous in Lake
of the Woods, Roseau, Beltrami, Clear
water, Crow Wing, Aitkin and st.
Louis counties.
The cost of suppreSsing the fires was
approximately $11, 500 A total of g.
365 men were active in fighting the
fires; 2,311 men were employed for this
purpose, while 4,O54 were volunteers.
The value of the volunteer labor alone
was nearly $1,000, according to Mr..
Pimley.
Abundant rainfall was primarily re-
sponSible for the low fire hazard during
1885," Mr.. Pimley said, "but greater
experience of our personnel and a more
efficient tower and communications
system were very important factors in
lowering fire losses"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-16
December Report of MRS
For Fourth Dist. Offices.

The report of District StatiStician
Edward Miller has been received for the
month of December showing the place
ments made by the District National
Unemployment Service managed by Ar
vid B. Olson and composed of Ely, Vir-
ginia Hibbing, Floodwood, Grand Ma
rails and Two Harbors.
The report shows a total placement
for the month of December of 1913, 235
of which were women. The Ely place
ments were % on WPA work Virginia
placed 1O5 on PWA, q private, and $40
on WPA. Hibbing placed 81 on PWA
IA private and SAT on WPA. Floodwood
placed on PWA and 101 On WPA
Grand Marais placed l on PWA and
on WPA. Two HarborS placed on
PWA, private and 18 on WPA.
New applications, DEMONSTRATIONS, re-
newals and re-interviews for the month
amounted to $500 in the district. Men
numbered 1858 and women 732. Total
in the above four clasSifications for the
period from January l, 1885 to Dec
ember 81, 1885, numbered 54,073, divided
as follows: New applications, 6735; re-
registrations, 8068; renewals, 14,187. The
total placements for the same time
numbered 11685.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-16
Spring Greek Crier
Makes Its appearance.

The Camp History Edition of the
Spring Greek Crier, published by the
men of Camp 3707 at Fenske Lake, has
made its appearance. 1t is mimeo-
graphed sheet of twenty pages and a
cover and gives interesting news of
camp life and the men therein. The
editors state that this is the first and
last issue of the paper. Among the
names at the head is our well known
David Alar Melvin Sletten of this
city is member of the local experience
men at the camp.
From the issue we learn of the re-
moval of Camp 3707 from its present
location to Isabella and the removal
of Camp 7l3, also on the Ely-Buyck
Trail, to Lake City, Minnesota. Camp
713 was originally scheduled for the
Fernberg Trail. Camp I'll, Lieutenant
Blore commanding, will be the only
camp left on the Echo Trail and the
men at this camp will maintain side
camps at the two abandoned sites for
the winter
The paper is filled with items of in
terest to the men and others. A fine
line of advertising also appears in the
issue. Educational Adviser j. A. Blat-
mix, was the principal in the production
of the Crier.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-16
Farmers Should Test
Seed Before Too Late.

The season of 1885 was not very
favorable for the production of agri-
cultural seeds. For this reason the
farmers of the north central states
Minnesota and neighboring territory
should be very careful when buying
their supply for this springs sowing,
says the Minnesota Department of Agri-
culture. termination, purity and weed
seeds the three factors most to be
watched.
termination of corn, wheat and
barley suffered the most. Seed corn.
on the average, is very poor in ger
mlnatlon. Iowa and Illinois, northern
Missouri and territories bordering these
states are in a very bad way. Mime
sofa is better off, but tests at the
State Seed Testing Laboratory indicate
that the best average test will be 8Oeo
or possibly lower
Every farmer should make his own
termination. If in doubt as to how this
may be done, send postal card to the
Extension Division, University Farm
st. Paul, Minnesota, and ask for direc-
ions Tor making termination tests of
corn, both for bulk and for individual
ear tests. If individual ear tests eyer
were important, they are right now
Certainly, the State Seed Testing Lab
oratory will make tests, but indications
now point strongly toward congestion
OF the facilities for termination and for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-16
European Countries Use
VARIETY of Posy Emblems

Not all the countries of Europe pos
sess a flower emblem. At least au-
thoritative mention of such badge
is not made In the case of more than
a few countries, notes writer in the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The flower of England is the rose.
This choice dates back to the Wars
of the Roses, when that branch of
the royal family known as the House
of Lancaster chose a red rose for its
badge, and the rival branch, the House
of York, a white rose.
The flower of Scotland is the this
tie; the badge of Ireland, the sham
rock; that of Wales, the leek. The
golden lily, or iris, has been the ma
tional- flower of France ever since the
time of Clovis, king of the Franks in
the latter part of the Fifth century,
to whom an angel gave-so runs the
legend-a blue banner embroidered
with golden lilies.
The violet, which is the national
flower of Greece, as it was that of
ancient Athens, was also adopted as
the badge of Napoleon and the i'm
perial party that followed him. The
flower of Germany is the Kaiserblume,
the favorite flower of former Emperor
Wilhelm I. This is the blue flower
which grows wild in cornfields and is
called variously cornf1ower, bluebottle,
bluebonnet and bachelors button in
this country. Canada's flower is the
bloom of the sugar maple.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-16
Alexandria People
to Haze Bison ROasts.

Alexandria Citizens of Alexandria
will have the rather unique (for these
days. privilege of eating buffalo meat
like their ancestors, as a result of the
sale of bison which has been pas
tured at the fair grounds in that town
for the past two years. Ray Morse,
meat market proprietor, has purchased
the buffalo and will slaughter it for his
customers. Jim Waters, game warden,
has made the sale. AS a result, several
local organizations are planning to have
bison roasts and dinners of the meat of
the animal. The American Legion post
will serve roast bison dinner on JAM
uary 10, and several other of those an
usual events have been scheduled for
the near future.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-16
AUDITING GROUP
HERE next Week
High Officials of the S. S. c. u.
to Assemble for Annual
Business Session.

The audit of the books of Treasurer
Louis Champa and Secretary Anton
zbasnik of the South SlaVoic Catholic
Union will take place next week.
Treasurer Champa and Trustee Jos.
Mantel will go to Duluth tomorrow
where they will check on bonds held
by the organization in the banks of that
city preparatory to the audit which is
expected to start Monday.
The auditing committee of the Union
will audit the records of the supreme
secretary and supreme treasurer with
offices in this city and the records of
the editor and manager of the official
organ, Nova Doba, printed and pub
lished at Cleveland, Ohio.
The annual meeting will begin Satur-
day, January 25, after the auditors have
completed their work next week OFF,
GERS who will participate in the annual
meeting are President Paul Bartel, of
Waukeegan, ILL.,; Matt Anzelc of Aurora,
first vice president; Louis Kolar of
Cleveland, Ohio, second vice president;
DR.. F. j. Arch Of Pittsburgh, Pa medi-
cal examiner; Anton Terbovec of Cleve-
land, editor and manager of the official
paper; John Kumse of Lorain, Ohio,
Janko Rogelj of Cleveland, and Frank
Vranicharof, Joliet, ILL.,, trustees, and
William B. Laurich, Chicago, attorney
for the Union.
Local officials who will take part in
the annual meeting and audit are An
ton zbasnik, supreme secretary; Louis
Kompare, assistant secretary; Louis
Champa, supreme treasurer; Mrs. Rose
SVetlch, member of the Judiciary Com
mittee, and Trustee Joseph Mantel