The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-25

Whilst we're on
the subject of the disgrace which
costs America more lives every
month than are being destroyed in
the Spanish civil war in any month,
here's another little notion:
That a fragrant offender or a
chronic offender shall be, given a
Jail sentence, without the option of
paying fine, the only alternative
from Jail being his or her willing
ness to be handcuffed and chained
before the public gaze through a
period of hours or days at the scene
of the accident for which he or she
was responsible.
That ought to make some con-
verts to the crusade for prudent
driving, don't you think?
Windsor's Musical Proclivities.
7 Attest word is that the duke of
- Windsor has taken up accor-
dion playing in a serious way after
first toying with the deadly saxo-
phone and then doing some inten-
sive bagpipe toodling. Obviously the
duke is in a fair way to estrange
those who, until now, have faith
fully supported him through his re-
cent narrowing experiences. Even
loyalty can be pushed just so far.
Or maybe he has a lot of close
friends who are deaf.
Or maybe Mrs. Simpson is prac-
ticin0 wearing earnol1ffS
Or maybe she can wean him on
mouth organ-a comparatively in
offensive instrument.
Or he may just up and reform
OF his own accord.
Or something. Let's not be too
hasty in our judgments.
Jefferson and Ickes.
CECRETARY ICKES is sort of OPP
~: posed to naming the projected
great national auditorium in Wash
ington after Thomas Jefferson, be-
cause it is proposed to hold sport
ing events there when the building
is not being used for public gath
erings. He invites us to imagine the
feelings of Jefferson upon look
ing down on boxing matches or
such-like goings-on under that roof.
Well, let's carry the thing fur
Their: Can anybody imagine Jeffer-
son imagining a Secretary Ickes?
Madame Perkins Ambitions.
M AYBE it's not wise to add those
AVA new departments to the Presi-
Dental cabinet right now. True,
Madame Perkins shows patriotic
willingnesS-or shall we say deter
mination?-not only to look after
her own portfolio, but to snatch up
such responsibilities as her fellow
secretaries are so careless as to
leave out of nights.
Still, it's expecting an awful lot
of one weak woman that she should
relieve two more members of their
responsibilities, duties and author
ity when the task of trying to take
over the other nine present jobs be-
sides her own already has taxed
her strength severely. And besides,
there's annoying talk that congress
may actually oppose the madame's
latest little suggestion that she be
made practically the supreme pow
er in all labor disputes.
But she needn't worry about that.
Whoever heard of guinea pigs defy
ing lady lion-tamer?
The Floods Aftermath.
MYTH the slackening OF the tor
w rents, the peak of drama out
of the scene, but the tragedy, less
spectacular but nevertheless des-
perate, fingers on-the tragedy of
restitution and ruin and sickness.
For the rebuilding of wrecked
homes, the rehabilitation of morale,
it is necessary that through the Red
Cross we give and keep on giving
and I reckon we will. We always
have.
But there are certain things we
need not give the victims, for these
be things they never lose and never
will-their courage and their sense
of humor. We can still laugh at our
personal misfortunes even while the
world at large weeps for them. I
guess, for our race, that's the main
saving grace.
IRWIN S. COBB.
g Western Newspaper Union.