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Evening star., 1937-02-14

while Churchill and the Duke and Duchess
exchanged smiles, all thinking that the child
had been presented with excellent food for
thought. But few moments later she evil
IDENTIFY remembered something else she had
seen in those history-book pictures, for she
piped up: But, didn't you have gum"
Said Churchill to the Duke: THAT. sir, is
what one gets for talking platitudes to chill
dreni"
If Princess Elizabeth has sometimes en-
barrassed her parents by certain outspoken-
ness and passion for information, she has on
many occasions been a very considerable
social asset. Both she and her sister learned
early to make visitors, small or grown-up,
feel at their ease
There was an occasion when an important
Indian potentate was in England 1t was the
time of the vital Round Table Conference
designed to iron out differences between
Britain and India. Officials were anxious to
propitiate the potentate, and he was wished
on the Duke and Duchess of York for
lunch.
He arrived in his dress of ceremony, an i'm
pressive figure. As coffee was served, Princess
Elizabeth was brought in. She had been told
to be nice to him. for he was great man, and
nice. too, when you got to know him. She saw
that he had left his coffee spoon in his cup
CConfinvsd on pose 15)
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Mosoxins Section

INJURED: I'm afraid that must be Uncle David
He was playing Courts with them yester-
day"
Later Uncle David was demonstrated with.
He curbed his sense of humor with the chill
dren thereafter.
A good deal of blah has been written about
Princess Elizabeth's love of music and her
mezzo-soprano voice. Actually, she shows no
signs of growing up to appreciate chamber
music and Stravinski. But she does like play
ing simple tunes on her miniature piano, and
enjoys singing especially if she can 'let herself
GO"
MIR. Winston Churchill once surprised the
Princess by appearing in Privy Councillors
uniform, with cooked hat, and all his medals
- he has formidable array She had no idea
that the plump parliamentarian had been
soldier.
Atlunch she tackled him about this Obliged
to explain why he gave up being soldier, he
began: 1T was after the war in South Africa
- you know about that"
''Yes you wore red coats" Her history
books had left that highlight on her mind
I'VE did, said Churchill grimly. "And fine
targets we made. But no matter When came
home from the war. found out something
important"
900. yes?" said Princess Elizabeth, all
eyes and ears.
Yes: The pen is mightier than the sword"
Elizabeth received that in reflective silence.
Aems Pkofos
Evening star., 1937-02-14

n T has been said that good gauge of any
human beings character and caliber is
provided by the stories he leaves in his
trail through life Consider. in this light,
the blue-eyed, golden-haired 10-year-ol
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, who now. as re-
suit of unprecedented happenings, is Heir
Presumptive to the Throne of England, and
she emerges as remarkable child.
Almost everybody who meets her comes
away with story of something said, some
thing done. The composite of these stories is
a picture of healthy youth, lent depth by
fothrightness and attractiveness by laughter
and pleasant qualities of heart and mind.
There was a time when this young lady ar
rived at Windsor Castle with mama and Ala"
otherwise Clara knight, Queen Elizabeth's
old Scots nurse. to display her latest achieve
ment. News reaching King George V, he sum-
moned her to the Kings Room, big quiet
sitting room on the main floor
Princess Elizabeth arrived in the doorway
but her grandfather made no step to greet
her. He stood waiting and smiling; and the in
fant, after one or two cautious experimental
steps, tottered calamity across the wide car
pet, to wrap herself around the Kings knees
and gasp: 'Lilibet walk self!''
She later became a child of great accom-
ptshments - she told her mother so. As she
and her sister. Princess Margaret Rose, had
been having tea with Sir James Barrie, her
mother knew where that one came from, and
accused Barrie over the telephone.
But it's true" said Barrie 'She can ride
bicycle without touching the handlebars
cannot do that; nor can you 1t is feat be-
yond the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Prime Minister of England"
When the Duke of Windsor was King Ed
ward VIII - he is still Uncle David to Eliza
beth - he taught her to swim in his pool at
Fort Belvidere. High excitement the day she
remained afloat instead of sinking when her
cncle let 60. He drove her back to Royal
Lodge, the Yorks' country place. She rushed
to her mother.
swan right across!''
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Hear you've got new sister. What about
showing her to me?"
And the Duke of Kent: do you think I
could see this new sister of yours, Lilibet?"
oh yes, Uncle George"
Hand in hand, they inspected Princess
Margaret Rose.
Queen Mary said: You'll take good care
of her, won't you, Lilibet? She's so small -
Her mother has always encouraged her in
those make believe games which had been
source of great happiness in her own child
hood. Elizabeth liked to play riding the night
express" - on a divan in the sitting room
She had dozen games. One of the later ones.
linked to her department lessons was Court
presentations" 1t made curtsey practice an
amusing pastime instead of dull routine
Queen Mary came to the nursery one tea
time, and they insisted on enthroning her and
enacting the daisy chain." the line of pre-
sentees who file before the throne at a Court
at Buckingham Palace. The Duchess was
roped in to play the Lord Chamberlain, who
stands beside the throne and reads the names
They advanced sedately across the draw
ing room." into the Throne Room" The
Duchess bent forward and murmured: Whom
have we the honor of receiving"
Lord Bathtub and Lady Plug" responded
Elizabeth instantly, and she and Margaret
Rose burst into shrieks of laughter. Their
grandmama looked at their mother. who muir
Evening star., 1937-02-14

Darling" said her mother, raising dis
believing eyebrow.
''She means the width, not the length" said
Uncle David.
"All the way?" asked the Duchess
well, six strokes" asserted Lilibet, with
pride.
Seven" corrected Uncle David. That's
my story, and you stick to it, Lilibet."
She has been Lilibet since she was an infant.
1t twas her first pronunciation of her own name.
Not long after Elizabeth had enjoyed her
fourth birthday party she became aware of
an unusual stir and tension in her house.
Mama was resting oftener. Elizabeth began to
feel lonely. Papa seemed thoughtful. Grand
mama came around The small Princess con-
suited Ala" who comforted her. Soon she
would have small playmate. Then they all
went up north to Castle Glamis. -.
The Duchess second child was born in the
castle of the Strathmores on August 81. 1890
A girl: the first princess of the blood royal to
be born in Scotland since the union of the two
Crowns. She was christened Margaret Rose.
King George and Queen Mary and other
members of the Royal Family came to see the
new arrival, but Elizabeth was not allowed to
feel that she now had a rival in the interest
and affection of the family circle. Uncle
David, called
Hello. Lilibet.'
Hello, Uncle David"
Evening star., 1937-02-14

That's Princess "LiIibet," heir to Britains throne
A noted author who has written intimately of the
royal family gives vivid closeup of the little girl
who some day may become Queen Elizabeth II
BY G. PATRICK THOMPSON
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18
ELY CIVIC CLUB
PLAN EXHIBITS
AT FOUR SHOWS
Outdoor Display to be Shown
at Chicago, St. Louis and
Minneapolis This Year.

At the meeting of the directors of the
Ely Commercial Club it was the unani-
NOUS opinion of the directorate that
the club sponsor exhibits this year at
four noted outdoor exhibitions In con-
sequence of this decision exhibits will
be made at two shows in Chicago, the
Navy Pier and outdoor Show at the
Coliseum, and at st. Louis and Min
neapolis. The club will also have an
exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair
as in former years.
The exhibits will be made in con-
nection with the st. Louis County Club
and Farm Bureau, the Arrowhead As
ISOLATION and the Minnesota Tourist
Bureau. An increase in the order Tor
advertising folders also was authorized
by the directors to care for the ex-
hibits. With 10000 on hand it was the
opinion that 10000 more would be re-
quired.
The directors also went on record in
the appointment of a committee to work
in conjunction with the city officials
in an effort to curb the peddler nuis-
ance. This committee will have power
to thoroughly investigate transient ped
dlers and recommend the issuance or
the refusal of license to all who in
fringe upon the legitimate business o.
the home merchants.
President Veranth also announced the
list of standing committees for the
year The extra committee named this
year is the Solicitations Committee
President Veranth said he expects to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18
PLANS SET FOR
STATE TOURNEY
S. S. G. u. Basketball Teams
To Vie for State Title Here
February ~ and %.

Plans for the annual state basketball
tournament of South Slavonic Catholic
Union lodge teams are rapidly being
completed, according to Stanley Pecha-
yer, chairman, and Louis D. Zgonc,
secretary, who are in charge of
arrangements for the meet which will
be held here Saturday and Sunday,
February 81 and %.
Competing teams will be four Ely
quints, the Rangers, Hawkeyes, Gophers
and Arrowheads, Gilbert and Chisholm.
Play will begin on Saturday night with
all six teams seeing action. Two of the
three winers of the first round games
will be selected through a draw to play
Sunday afternoon in the semi-final
game with the winner of that contest
meeting the third team in the champi-
onship tusSle the same afternoon.
The Ely Rangers are the defending
champions and at present they hold
two legs on the SSCU championship
plaque which must be won three con-
secutive years for permanent possession
The Rangers won the championship in
1885 and 1886. Tickets for the tourn-
ament are now on sale at a low admis-
sion price for all games. All juvenile
members of the SSCU will be admitted
free to the games but must obtain
credentials from their lodge secre-
tarieS to receive passes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18
Accident Witness
Is Never Injured.

Chaska-A local public school in
structor, James Gladhill, is fast de-
veloping the knack of appearing at
scenes of accidents without suffering
injuries, but his interest in driving is
fast dropping to low notch. He mar
rowly escaped injury when a bus
crashed into a car directly before him,
killing two persons. The Gladhiu car
was forced into deep ditch. Practi-
cally recovered from that experience,
Mr.. Gladhill, week later drove to
Knapp, Wisconsin to visit his sick
grandfather. On his return trip a re-
lief client from Hersey smashed into
his car, sending it somersaulting down
an embankment
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18

st. Paul, Feb. Is, Special to The Ely
Miner Sometimes one has to pinch
himself in the State Senate to find out
if what is happening is really true. On
Monday we had one such example when
one of the self appointed guardians of
the common people" for that is what
the administration adherents set them
selves up to be, attempted to pass to
the Calendar supposedly non-contro-
versial bill. The bill would permit In
dependent School Districts to go into
buSineSs-to regiment, as so many
classes are trying to do today. Tie bill
would permit such school districts to
sell pencils, paper, books and in fact,
all school supplies to the student body.
A few of us, who are still old-fashioned
enough to believe that our little country
merchants should have some protection
against RECOMMENDATION, and who are en-
titled to the little profit they might get
out of selling penny pencils opposed the
bill and it died an ignominous death
on General Orders.
You've all heard the story of the
little pig going to market, but you may
not have heard of the story of the
little bug" going to market. It's one
of those stories you don't see in the
average column concerning the legisla-
ture. It's just a bit of news behind the
news and drives home the truism that
the taxpayer is the forgotten man. A
legislative manual, containing the
membership, list of employees, rules,
ETC., is furnished each member and
others. Under the joint rules of the
House and Senate bids are received for
the job. Last week four bids were re-
ceived for the printing and binding OF
the directories and herein the little
bug" makes its appearance. An old
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18
Auditor Seeks
License Gunner.

Carlton-A free trapping license is
awaiting someone in Goodhue county,
according to an announcement made by
Alfred Grunig, county auditor Last
year some trapper-to-be mailed in a
dollar for trapping license and also
his description, but failed to include his
name and address. Consequently, the
license was never mailed and if the
person who sent the money and des-
cription will appear at the auditors
office, he may have either a refund of
his money or 1887 license.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18
Bring EN- Back Alive"
Prdctised on Wild Duck.

Stillwater-Some men buy expensive
guns and sports toys when they go into
the woods to find whether bird in the
hand is really worth two in the bush,
but Fred Mechelke believes in the
Frank Buck Bring EN- Back Alive"
school of thought. And Mr.. Mechelke
is entitled to membership in Frank
Bucks classes after his recent feat.
With nothing but his hands and grim
determination to succeed he caught a
wild mallard duck on Stillwater's main
street in broad daylight. The duck
was turned over to conservation leaders
and will have good home through the
remainder of the winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18

limited amount of money or such a
utility.
The sixth week of the legislature ends,
with adjournment taken until Monday,
that due respect might be paid that
man of men-Abraham Lincoln. Were
that he were here today to remind us
that eff there is anything that is the
duty of the whole people to never en-
trust to hands but their own, that thing
is the preservation and perpetuity of
their own liberties and institutions"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18
Boys Trip to Texas
Ends In Albert Lea.

Albert Lea-Plans of three Litchfield
youths were vanquished when a trip
which was to take them south to sunny
Texas ended at Albert Lea. The boys,
aged 16 to 10, planned to hitch-hike to
Texas, but police picked them up in
the railroad yards at Albert Lea and
sent them back to their homes. The
youngsters ardor for travel was cooled
when they heard lecture by the chief
of police about running away from
home. He told them of the grief they
were causing their parents and advised
them to forget the "wanderlust."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18

find these committees functioning and
hopes that the chairmen will call
meetings of their committees and take
up in detail matters of interest to
the club. The committees named are
as follows:
Game and Fish-H C. Newgord,
chairman; Frank Jenko, JOS. A. Roth
man, ST., Joseph Rothman, Jr., William
Hanson, Byron Carlson and Helmer
Olson.
Forestry-Sigurd Olson, chairman;
William Burley, Gust Robertson and
Harry Homer.
Finance-M. j. Murphy, chairman;
George Somero, Frank Schweiger and
John N. Maxi.
Community Fair-Frank Lindgren
chairman; william Mitchell, John Will
munen, William Nudge, Adolph Dolen-
shak, Frank ". Strukel and Johr
Dragavon.
Safety-Douglas Nankervis, chair.
man; John Smrekar, John Buccowich
Thomas Mclaughlin and Jack Poshak
Good Roads-Ben Richards, chair.
man, w. p Wolff, VIM. Lomasney, j. E
Porthan and Waino Somero.
Advertising James Laing, chairman
Frank zgonc, Anton Klun, j. L. Pete
John Rikhus and Frank Jenko.
observation-disclosures Carey, chair
man; A j. Thomas and Fred B. James
Public Improvement and New In
dustries-A. j. McMahan, chairman
Waino Somero, E. w. Hanson, JOIN
Rikhus and W. P. Wolff
Membership-John Buccowich, chair
man; Matt Kapsch, w. G. Rothmar
Nick Popovich, Byrd Brownell and An
ton Klrn.
Public Welfare and Entertainment
B. o. Strachan, chairman; Earl West
Peter Schaefer, George T. Ayres an,
John E. Thompson.
Solicitations. G. SLENDER, chair
man; John Buccowich, Thomas Harr
Douglas Nankervis and NJ j. Murphy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18
Communist Colony in Texas

Com munIst IoIony IN e1as
Etienne CADET Q7SS-1S56) went to
Texas in 1S4S to found an Icarian COM
munity, so named after his Voyage en-
Icarie, a philosophical and social ro-
nance describing a Communistic uto-
pia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18

First Life Insurance Policy
The first American life insura moo
policy was written In PHILADELPHIA in
1913.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-18

Use of Ceremony
To dispense with ceremony is the
most delicate mode Of comforting com.
pliment.
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
Wife'S S6PlOW DEATH
JaiIS Farmer Mate

after she had worked pulling the
pillow all day.
Charley Hensley. 14-year-old step
son of Davis, told authorities Paw"
made him and Nav" pull the
pillow every day for two weeks. and
beat them when they returned
home at night.
Mrs. Lindbergh Secluded
LONDON, May % G.N.s0.
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh and
her baby son were secluded today
in the home of friend.
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
President Vetoes Bill to Extend Veterans Insurance
President
SlurS Laid
To Scribe

Charged with distributing false
and malicious information con-
corning another member" a Ma
tional Press Club member faces
expulsion from that organization.
The "false and malicious infor-
nation" was about President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who is q
member Of the club.
The member brought before the
board of governors of the club is
Richard Waldo, head Of a news
syndicate with offices in New
York.
Recently this syndicate sent out
to subscribers a confidential
message relating to the health OF
the President and his recent fish
ing trip in southern waters.
Members of the club who saw
this message became indignant
and demanded that the Board OF
Governors take action in the mat
ter.
A meeting was called, and ii
Continued on Page 9, Col. q
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
RAID KILLS $50
IN VALENCIA
BY ALKEOs ANGELOPOULOs

VALENCIA, Spain, May 20
GN.S0.-A fleet of insurgent
bombing airplanes swooping over
sleeping Valencia before dawn
today killed at least $50 persons.
sank a British cargo boat in the
harbor and damaged another.
Three hundred Valencianos, all
civilians, were wounded by the
scores of bombs, and many homes
in the center of the city were de-
molished.
At 2:4O a. M, with bright
moon shining on this present
capital of the loyaliSt government,
six bombers appeared overhead
and Embossed their burdens.
The raid came as a complete
surprise and there was no time
even to sound the alarm which
would have permitted residents to
reach the comparative safety OF
cellars.
Seven members of the crew were
killed and eight wounded, three
probably fatally, when a big aerial
torpedo crashed through the decks
of the merchant ship Cabin and
sent her to the bottom.
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
D. c. HEADS EYE
TAX MIDDLE

The bewildered special tax COM
mittee Of the District Commits
sioners, rebuffed in its first effort
to get its taxation program past
the House District tax subcommit-
tee, went into a "huddle" with the
city heads today to work out an
amended program.
After two hours of deliberations,
spokesman for the committee an
nounced it had agreed to push a
business privilege tax and an in
come tax.
In the original program, recon-
mended yesterday to the House
subcommittee, a 2 per cent sales
tax was recommended. The House
body killed this proposal, which
would have brought $5,000.0 900 to
Continued on Page 8, Col. u
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
276 in U. S. Draw
Lucky Race Tickets

DUBLIN, May % QN.SO.
Lucky Americans won chances Of
reaping fortunes in the Irish Hos
pital Sweepstakes today when they
drew favorites in the EPSON Derby.
At the luncheon recess 276 Of
the 544 foils taken from the drum
went to Americans.
Eight Americans drew LekSar.
the leading favorite. They were:
Nellie Casey, New York.
II. SOderStrOm, Chicago.
mo More Vests" Riverheads
Continued on Page 2, Col. II
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
FLOOD
DEATH TOLL
NEAR 700
Mexican Troops Rush.
ed to Stricken Village
Buried in Slime
By ARTHUR CONSTANTINE


MEXICO CITY, May % G.N.SJ
With an eventual death list OF TOO
possible, President Lazaro Car
denas took personal command to-
day of relief measures in the min.
ing town of Tlalapujahua, in the
State of Michoacan, one-th1rd
buried in an avalanche OF slime
when heavy rains burst the walls
of a huge cyanide reservoir.
The chief executive ordered the
entire sanitary and medical depart
ments of the Mexican army to pro.
coed to the scene, while the quar-
termaster corps was rushed to the
town to feed the homeless sur
vivors.
Mayor Pedro Juarez, one OF the
survivors, said TOO persons were
missing and 1000 injured in tne
disaster.
The mayor gave his estimate
following a survey OF the situation
by military authorities, who estab-
liShed martial law.
Rescued From Church
Mayor Juarez and 100 others
were rescued from the towers OF
the Ell Monte Church, to which
they had fled when the death
dealing muck rushed over the
town.
The slime, released when heavy
Continued on Page 9, Col. II
The Washington times., 1937-05-28

CHICAGO, May 20 G.N.S).
Many an "only'' child today pom
dered the marriage warning sent
out by DR.. George w. Crane, Of
Northwestern University.
After studying the cases Of 5,268
divorced husbands and wives, DR..
Crane reached the conclusion that
if one "only" child wedS another
only" child, one out Of every
two such marriages ends in di-
vorce.
His convenient formula" for
computing the individual chances
of staying out of the divorce court
was explained as follows:
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
ROOSEVELT
CALLSPLAN
UNFAIR
Executive Points Out
Conversion Holders
Are PenaIized
International News servIce

Asserting the Government must
keep faith with the vast majority
of veterans, who have converted
their war risk insurance and are
keeping up the payments, Presi
dent Roosevelt today vetoed a bill
which would have extended tor
another five years the privilege
of renewing so-caled term" pol
icies.
Mr.. Roosevelt advised Congress
that enactment Of this proposed
legislation would constitute q
breach of faith on the part Of
the Federal Government toward
the large body Of converted pol
icyholders contributing to the
Government life insurance fund
on two counts:
4 The small group Of term in
10 surance pOlicyhOlders would
continue to carry their life in
surance at considerably lower
premium rates than the great
majority Of converted policy
holders are allowed.
WOULD DEPLETE RESERVES
81 Reserves which have been
As built up almost entirely by
the cOnverte d pOlicyhOlderS
would continue to be drawn off
to meet undue losses sustained
in carrying the low premium
term policies"
The President pointed out thai
the vetoed bill proposed a fourth
consecutive continuation Of thu
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
Only Child Warned
Of Marriage Hazard

"The husbands handicap, plus
the wife's handicap, divided by
100 gives you your batting av-
erage. And an only child has
an approximate handicap Of rs
points; an oldest child has IS;
a youngest child has 10, while
a middle child has but 3.
"Thus, if you are an only
child and you marry an only
child, your hazard is rs plus
rs over 100, or so chances out
of 1OO."
The professor declared the in
dividual's childhood gives the key
to the new science"
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
Newsom Will Hur|
As Griffmen Open
Against Red Sox
LINEUP:
By FRANK "BUCK" O'NEILL

By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
BOSTON, Mass, May 28.-Buck
Newsom, the Huntsville Breeze,
will pitch against the Boston Red
Sox this afternoon as the Griffs
open a three-game series at Fen
way Park. Johnny Marcum or
Fritz Ostermueller will fling for
Boston,