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ported, since that is the measure
that split the party in congress.
Dodd, former professor in the Uni
versity of Chicago, said he had been
told by certain friends that an
American, not named, "who owns
nearly billion dollars" was pre-
pared to set up fascist regime
which presumably he would control.
There are not many American bill
ionaires now, but no one has ven
tured to guess publicly the man
Dodd has in mind.
"There are individuals of great
wealth who wish dictatorship and
are ready to help Huey Long," he
wrote. "There are politicians, some
in the senate, I have heard, who
think they may come into power
like that of the European dictators
in Moscow, Berlin, and Rome"
Congressional leaders were quick
to take up Dodd's assertion, Senator
Borah of Idaho leading off with the
declaration that the ambassador
was an irresponsible scandal mon
ger and disgrace to his country.
81 have an idea," said Borah, "that
his supposed dictatorship is the fig
ment of a diseased brain" Senator
Gerald Nye of North Dakota, radi-
cal, introduced a resolution call
ing upon the State department to
demand that Dodd name the billion
aire in question.
In the house Representative Fish
of New York denounced Dodd, and
demanded that he be recalled.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27

Cooking Cauliflower-To prevent
it breaking while cooking, wrap
loosely in muslin.
Soft-Boiled Eggs-When soft
boiling eggs, put them in boiling
water, boil for one minute and
turn off flame, leaving eggs in the
water for another four minutes.
This prevents them from harden
ing and saves fuel.
Ladders in the HOsiery-Place
your silk stocking over a glass
tumbler when repairing a ladder.
The light shows up the cross
threads, which can then be picked
up easily with a fine steel crochet
hook.
Better Bread - Homemade
bread is lighter and keeps moist
longer when mixed with skim
milk instead of water.
Economic Ironing-When iron
ing dispense with the ironing
blanket and fold all the large
things fiat on the table, forming a
"pad." On top of this l iron the
small things, and when they are
done, l find that the large things
are quite nicely pressed.
Using Skim ilk-Skim-milk is
excellent for milk buildings, pro-
viding a dessertspoonful of finely
grated suet is added to replace
the missing fat.
Making a CushiOn-A useful fiat
cushion can be made from an old
blanket. Fold it carefully to the
size required, taking care that it
is quite smooth and then secure
the "layers" together with a few
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Process Tax Refund Case
Won by Government

MO DECISIONS involving the
constitutionality of the social
security act were handed down by
the Supreme court, but that tribunal
did give an opinion that upheld the
provisions of the 1886 revenue law
restricting refunds of processing
and floor stock taxes illegally i'm
posed by the agricultural adjust
ment act. The treasury was saved
nearly a billion dollars by this deci-
sion.
while the taxpayer was undoubt-
eddy hurt when he paid the tax, if he
has obtained relief through the
shifting of its burden he is no longer
in a position to claim an actual in
jury and the refusal of refund in
such case cannot be regarded as
a denial of constitutional right"
said the opinion.
Another decision upheld the chain
store tax law enacted by the Louisi-
ana legislature at the order of the
late Huey Long, the court holding
that states may tax chain stores
on the basis of the number of units
in the chain outside as well as in
side the state.
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visers told him frankly that the
measure in this form faced probable
defeat in the senate.
Mr.. Roosevelt also demanded the
following legislative action:
A substitute for the outlawed NRA,
covering minimum wages and maxi
mum hours, child labor, and the
regulation of industrial trade prac-
tees.
An appropriation of l billion 500
million dollars for work relief in the
1888 fiscal year.
A start on farm tenancy legisla-
ton, providing federal loans for
sharecroppers and other tenant
farmers with which to purchase
their own land.
The declaration by congress of an
integrated, national power, flood con-
troll, and navigation policy, contem-
plating the ultimate development of
the nation into eight regional Twas.
AS for economy measures, the
President rejected the senate plan
calling for mandatory horizontal
slash OF 10 per cent in all appropria-
ton bills and indicated a preference
for the house plan, which would give
him discretionary power to reduce
all appropriations by Is per cent.
The house appropriations commit
tee already had yielded in the mat
ter of the work relief appropriation,
making it billion and a half. A
brigade of fifty women organized
by the Workers Alliance of America
gathered in Washington to demand
that congress appropriate So, 900, 0OO,-
600 for relief in 1888, and will sit
In the house gallery during the de-
bate.
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I:lXH1XllRY#l AIai2uLL(
IT! Sell n THESE 10 . r G. IS

unit. The wider, fatter tread with more rubber
on the road will give you longer mileage and
greater protection against skidding. Firestone
is able to give you all these extra values
because Firestone Standard Tires are built
in such large quantities that great savings are
made in production.
Don't drive another day on thin worn tires
that are dangerous and may cause an accident.
Join the Firestone SAVE A LIFE Campaign
by letting your nearby Firestone Dealer or
Firestone Auto Supply s. Service Store equip
YOUR car with Firestone Standard Tires -
First Grade Quality at Lou Cost.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Danish Kings Silver
Jubilee Celebrated

CHRISTIAN x, king of Denmark,
~ and all his subjects celebrated
the monarch's silver jubilee in Cop
enhagen and throughout the king
dom. The festivities were marked
by characteristic simplicity but
clearly demonstrated the affection
the people have for the tall sixty-six-
year-old ruler who has been on the
throne for twenty-five years. In the
gaily decorated capital there was
a joint session of parliament, a re-
ception at the palace, procession
through the streets, and a gala
dinner and torchlight parade.
Kings Haakon of Norway and Gus
tav of Sweden were among the not
ables present.
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nome in, examine cross section cut from
~ Firestone Standard Tire, then examine the
deep-cut, non-skid tread and see how much
extra value you get. You will quickly
understand why more and more car owners
are equipping their cars with these tires. You
will agree that never before have you seen SO
much quality, SO much built>in mileage and SO
much safety at SO little cost. You will find the
Firestone Standard Tire is made safer from
blowouts with the Firestone patented process
of Gum-Dipping. The patented construction of
two extra layers of Gum-Dipped Cords under
the tread protect against punctures and bind
the tread and cord body into one inseparable
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Uncle MlA
Says: ~
RIGHTS and Ability

We all clamor for equal rights,
but do we all seek to be equal in
ability?
If one could hear the real Opin-
ion of others about himself he
might be as much cheered as cast
down.
Having only about 70 or 80 years
of time per capita on this planet,
we have to "kill it, to get rid of it.
Next to good health, good COM
pany is the best boon of life.
Judging Is Difficult
Justice is said to be blind, but
is it safe for us to depend only
on our ears?
A good neighborhood is one in
which the family noises are kept
within the family household.
Constantly looking back doesn't
help you forward.
Being polite to the public makes
fortunes. Sometimes young men
get into commerce who do not re-
alize this.
Our Privilege Is to Listen
Literature speaks in the best
and most beautiful words and has
something to say.
Actions speak louder than
words, but they do not speak as
often.
A rich man can be jolly and
double his popularity.
What is pleasanter to a farm
boy than to come to town in his
automobile after supper to loaf
if he just didn't have to get up
before daylight.
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Wants President to Call
Monetary Conference

D REPRESENTATIVE DIES Of Tex
N as has proposed to congress
that President Roosevelt call an in
ternational monetary conference for
the purpose of seeking an equitable
distribution of the worlds supply of
gold and silver. Specifically, he
would have the conference:
/. Stabilize currencies on some
permanent basis that would prevent
wide fluctuations in their purchasing
power.
2. Establish a bimetallic-gold
and silver-base for the currencies.
8. Distribute the worlds gold and
silver supply more equitably so as
to give each nation proper support
for its currency and an adequate
medium of international exchange.
4. Make available to the countries
involved the raw materials which
they need.
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fected $1,000 men. Thousands of
pickets surrounded the Jones &
Laughlin mills and kept non-union
workers from entering.
Next day the strike spread to the
plants of the Pittsburgh Steel COM
pany at Monessen and Allenport,
Pa, where $500 men went out. Muir
ray said it was inevitable that the
Republic, Youngstown, Bethlehem
and Crucible steel concerns would
be involved very soon.
The Jones & Laughlin corporation
agreed to sign a contract if the
union won a majority vote in a gov
ernment-supervised election.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Air Conditioning Guards
Wood in "Old Ironsides''

Air conditioning has been installed
on the historic old frigate Constitu-
ton as part of the precautions being
taken to preserve the wood in the
gun and berth decks, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. Many of the
original tirnbers in Old Ironsides
deteriorated, and were renewed,
years being spent in searching for
replacement wood.
The yellow pine originally was OBJ
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27

and MARKHAM Socialist, and he had
a vitriolic tongue that made him
feared in parliamentary debates.
Though he had disagreed violently
with Ramsay Macdonald when the
latter was Laborite prime minister,
Macdonald said when Snowden died:
"a great man of our age has passed
by"
Heart disease also carried off a
picturesque figure in American poll
tics, Percy L. Gassoway, former
cowpuncher who served one term
as congressman from Oklahoma
after being judge in that state. In
Washington he always wore exag-
gerated cowboy garments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
House Refuses to Make
the CCC Permanent

Hp EMEMBER, this is the Presi-
N dents pet project. He wants
the CCC made permanent, not ex-
tended for two year period"
So shouted Representative Will
liam P. Connery of Massachusetts
at the members of the house. But
the house would not heed the inn
piled warning and voted, 224 to "a,
in favor of giving the CCC two more
years of life. This was in commit
tee of the whole, and next day this
action was confirmed.
The senate, forgetting all about
economy, approved, As to 80, an
amendment to the second deficiency
appropriation bill which commits
the government to the expenditure
of liz millions on new Tennessee
river dam at Gilbertsville, KY.
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Foreign Words
end Phrases

Au fond. CD To the bottom;
thoroughly.
Discerner lie faux d'avec lie vrai.
CD To discern the false from
the true.
Aequo amino. I.) With equa-
ninity.
La critique est son fort. CD
Criticism is his forte.
Prendre lie chemin de la greve.
CD To be on the high road to the
gallows.
A impossible null nest tenu.
CD There is no doing impossi-
bilities.
Cacoethes. (L.) An evil habit.
Je parle. CD I speak.
Enfant gate. CD A spoiled
child.
Tout fat. CD Wholly perfect;
nothing less than.
Ad infnitum. N.) To infnity.
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Goat Raising, Old Industry

Goat raising is one of the oldest
industries of civilization. Two diff
ferent types of goats have been es.
pecially developed-the milk goat
and the Angora, developed for it's
mohair. In 1900 there were 1926, 800
Angora goats in the United States.
In 1888 there were 1897, 900, and
the crop of unsecured mohair
amounted to 15,895, 900 pounds. About
85 per cent of the goats in the
United States are produced in south
western Texas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27

Eyes, sir, I never felt better or
had less"
And I encountered a gentleman
who in parting called out, "Say, kid,
don't take in any wooden nickels. I"
And then, speaking of someone else,
remarked, "If I never see that
guy again it'll be too soon."
Remaining H0rs d'Oeuvres.
THE controversy over giving a
L more American name to hors
d'oeuvres-which some cannot pro-
nounce and none can digest
RACES up and down the land. What
Sam Blythe, that sterling eater,
calls these alleged appetizers you
couldn't print in a family news
paper, Sans idea of a before-din-
ner nicknack being a baked him.
A sturdy Texas congressman calls
them doo-dabs.
But if I were living abroad again,
! know what I'd call them. When
you behold the array of this and
that, as served at the beginning of
luncheon in the average table d'hote
restaurant over there, and especial
ly in France, you are gazing upon
what discriminating customers left
on their plates at supper the night
before.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27

tanned in South Carolina and
Georgia, while Massachusetts and
Maine provided the white oak. In
stallation of simple heating sys-
tenn would reduce the airs relative
humidity and dry out the timbers,
resulting in excessive shrinkage and
checkage, so engineers determined
the best atmospheric conditions for
the wood and installed an air-con-
ditioning system to circulate clean
air heated for the comfort of visi-
tors and humidified to preserve the
wood.
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Treasury's Silver to Be
Stored Near West Point

A ENCOURAGEMENT was made by
\ the Treasury department that
approval had been obtained from the
secretary of war for the use of a
four acre tract near West Point,
N. Y, for a depository to store
silver.
The treasury's 1886 building plan
contemplated the expenditure of
5000, 900 on the depository. It will
be similar in some respects to the
gold depository at Fort Knox, KY,
except that the silver will not be
stored in vaults.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
AL Smith Sails for His
First Visit to Ireland

NOTWITHSTANDING his certain
~ ty that he would be seasick,
Alfred E. Smith sailed on the steam
ship Conte di Savoia for his first
ocean voyage and first trip to the
old country. AS he departed, Al said:
''This is a regular pleasure trip.
I've never been to the other side
and I'm going now, and I want to
have a good time. Ireland? Yes, I'm
going to Ireland. A priest wrote me
that he knew where my grandmoth-
er's house was in Westmeath, and
I'm going there and look it over. I
have no relatives there, but ! want
to look over Ireland"
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welt was insistent on
the carrying out of
his program without
any compromises.
He made it clear
that he still demand
ed passage of his bill
for enlargement Of
the Supreme court
as it was submitted
and that he would
not be satisfied with
fewer than six new
associate justices,
o1fbo,,ob bic a n
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Inconsistency" Is Cry
of the Economists

y ECONOMISTS in congress de-
II nounced what they termed the
appalling inconsistency" of h e
majority, but the spenders w e t
right ahead with their spending
plans. The house passed the $115,-
100000 appropriation bill for the De-
partment of the Interior, which
measure carries $40, 900, 900 for the
reclamation bureau to be used for
the building of dams and reservoirs
to increase the acreage of tillable
land. At the same time the house
agriculture committee introduced a
new farm bill, the main object Of
which is the controlling of excessive
farm SURPRISES and which calls for
the expenditure of $287, 900, 900 an
nually. This latter bill is based on
the recommendation of Secretary
Wallace's farm conference of Feb
ruary but it was declared it did not
as yet have the full sanction of the
administration.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Edward and Wallis to
Marry on June 3

ONWARD, duke of Windsor and
IL former king of Great Britain,
and Mrs. Wallis Warfeld are to be
married on June at the Chateau
de Candle. This was announced in
London. In the controversy between
the government and the duke, who
was backed up by his brother, King
George, and their mother, concern
ing official recognition of the mar
riage, the government seemed to
have won. 1t was understood the
wedding would be extremely pri-
vate and that no member of the
royal family would be present.
There will be only few guests in
addition to the witnesses and the
servants. Lieutenant Forwood, the
dukes equerry, carried to Bucking-
ham palace information of the
dukes final plans. He also invited
the London Daily Mail and London
Daily Express to send reporters to
the wedding. These papers have
been most friendly to Edward and
Mrs. Warfield.
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got on my nerves
and I sought sur
cease far from the
maddening round
tripper, hoping to
escape the common
place babbling of
eastern sight-seers
and revel in the
salty humor of the
unspoiled West. And
I ran into a native
who said, with the
cute air of having
Just thought it I'D,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27

at the age of sew
enty-two. Twice he
served as chancellor
of the exchequer,
and then was elevat-
ed to the peerage as
Viscount Snowden of
Ickornshaw. Lord
Snewden had b e e n
crippled since h e
was twenty seven,
w h e n he w a S
knocked from a BIZ
cycle. He was a
nooiGcf on atheist
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of Lewis and his as
sociates to unioniZe
the steel industry.
On his order the en-
ployees of Jones &
Laughlin Steel cor
poration plants in
Pittsburgh and Ali
quippa walked out
after Murray had
failed to get from
the C o m p a n y a
S j G n e d collective
bargaining contract.
The strike call af-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
The Duckbill Lays Eggs

The duckbill, an Australian ami
NAL with a tail like a beaver, fur
like a seal, claws like dog and bill
like a auck, lays eggs and matches
its young, like an ordinary fowl. It
is a throw-back to the prehistoric
ages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Mussolini Says Italy Must
Be Self-Sufhcient

M EMBERS of Italy's cooperative
AVA guild, which includes all
phases of Fascist life, held their
annual meeting in Rome and loudly
cheered Premier Mussolini when he
declared that Italy will make her
self sef-suffcient economically even
if she "has to work IS hours a
day." II Duce asserted his program
was a guarantee of peace and a
surety of ''the life, the future and
the power" of the Italian people. He
continued:
"For us it is impossible in world
armed to the teeth to abandon such
policy. 1t would mean putting our
selves tomorrow, in case of war, at
the mercy of those who have all and
who can make war without limita-
ton of time or consumption.
"Fascism does not wish to absorb
the economic life of the people, be-
cause Fascism doesn't wish to be-
come paralytic as happens under
bolshevism."
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and to the admins
tration. In a long
letter to Senators
Buckley of Ohio and
Glass of Virginia he
urges all Democrats
to unite in support
of the President and
thus avert a dicta-
torship in the United
States. 1t was as
sumed he meant the
Presidents Supreme
court enlargement
hill should be SID
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
uJtMt .
g X~ II
Nuvv1bb about
The Cable of Tourists.

RAND CANYON, ARIZ.-
~ 1t gets on your nerves to
stand on the rim of this SCENIC
wonder and hear each success
sive tourist say, swell, if any
artist painted it just as it is no.
body would believe it!
After I heard TIA separate and
distinct tourists repeat the above it
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Wet Feet

Wet Feet
A little girl accompanied her
mother to a department store.
Mother" she said, "while you
were looking at dress I saw a
pair of shoes that just made my
feet water. indianapolis News.
"Here's where l double my sal
ary," said the Office boy as he
folded a $40 bill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Justice Van Devanter
to Quit the Bench

:" ILLS. VAN DEVANTER, as
w sociate justice of the Supreme
court, informed President Roosevelt
that he would retire from active
service on that tribunal on June 2.
He conveyed the information in
letter sent to the White House
shortly before the senate judiciary
committee was to vote on the Pres
ident's bill for enlargement of the
Supreme court.
Justice Van Devanter, who is
seventy-eight years old, has been
one of the so-called conservative
group on the Supreme court bench.
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Historic Recent

Dated July /, 1852, receipt for
part payment of the amount due to
Charles IFS goldsmith for making
his crown jewels is exhibited at the
British museum In London.
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Ambassador Dodd Hears of
American Fascist Plan

NILLIAM E. DODD, American
w ambassador to Germany, has
stepped into the limelight and the
result may be embarrassing to him
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Viscount Snowden, British
Labor Leader, Is Dead
HILIP S.

ID H1L1P SNOWDEN, who in his
active days was regarded as the
brainiest man in the Labor party of
Great Britain, died of heart disease
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
A Word for 1t

A Word for 1t
He was spouting with great Wig
or against corporal punishment
for boys, which he declared never
did any good. Take my own
case" he exclaimed. 81 was new
er caned but once in my life and
that was for speaking the truth. !"
WELL" retorted somebody in
the audience, sit cured you. -
Washington Star.
Swimming Instructor - That's
better, sir. You amt swallerin'
so much water-doin' more to the
gallon SO to speak.
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President Insistent on
His Complete Program
IN CONFEI

IN CONFERENCES with Demo
cratic congressional leaders and
department heads, President Roose-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-05-27
Steel Industry Tackled
hy Lewis G. I. O.

DHILIP MURRAY, chairman of
the steel workers organizing
committee of the c. l. o., called the
first major strike in the campaign
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Come to Your Task

~@A~ ~ - oe<A - 1890
ZONE to your task with pur-
~ pose high,
And accomplishing mind;
Look to the days that onward
lie,
And surely you shall find
Your just reward-a rest well
won,
A quiet heart, and Heavens
"Well done!"
Come toyour task, Owhat'er it be.
And bring the best you know,
A will unbound, a nature free,
And so in stature grow,
Until, as all Gods laborers can,
You reach the measure of a
Man.
"A. B. Cooper.