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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Rhodes Wasted His Time

In the latter part of the Nine,
teenth century, during the imperial
istlc scramble for African territory,
England was accused of having as
pirations for a railroad from the
cape to Cairo, through all-British
territory. Today, that railroad is
still incomplete and probably never
will be completed. The obstacles
now, however, are not political as
they once were. Instead, they are
economic, for the locomotive has to
compete with the airplane and the
motor car. Thus ends Cecil Rhodes
dream on which he lavished so
much time and intrigue. Defeated
in his own time by the political diff
ficulties of the project, he would, if
he were alive today, find that he
had wasted his time and that in
vention rather than intrigue had
solved the problem.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24

so effective. 1t will thrill you in
marquisette chiffon or lace, and
it will keep you deliciously cool.
Snappy for Sports.
Play the net or the grandstand
in the sports dress at the right
and feel perfectly confident in any
event. There isn't one among us
who hasn't a real yen for a
streamlined all-of-a-piece sports
ter that's on and off in a jiffy,
launders easily, and comes up
smiling time after time. You can
concoct something clever of seer
sucker or pique and complete the
whole thing in an afternoon. Why
not order your size today d
have all-summer benefit of a real
ly companionable sports dress?
The Patterns.
Pattern 1902 is for sizes IA to AZ.
Size 16 requires 214 yards of 80
inch material for the blouse, 2A
yards for the skirt.
Pattern 1886 is for sizes So to
48. Size 80 requires AIS yards of
80 inch material.
Pattern 1915 is for sizes IA to
AZ. Size 16 requires 31s yards of
35 inch material plus 3ls yards of
bias binding to finish edges as
pictured.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, Room 1920.
211 w. Wacker Dr., Chicago, Ill.
Price of patterns, Is cents Tin
coins) each.
g Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Timberline Shows Alaska
Climate Grows Milder

Washington. = Timberline on
the Arctic tundra gives indica-
ton that the climate of Alaska
has been rapidly modifying for
a fairly long stretch of years,
states Prof. Robert F. Griggs of
George Washington university.
in Science.
Trees at the edge of timber
growth are thrifty and prosperous
looking, as though they had grown
in favoring climate. There are no
snags or dead trees among them. It
is new forest-apparently an ad-
vancing forest.
Conditions elsewhere in the
Arctic are not necessarily trendine
toward higher average tempera-
lures, however.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Sheep Bush, African
Forage Plant, Grows
Well in Arizona

Washington. -Karroo or sheep
bush, one of the principal for
age plants for sheep in the
South African desert plateau
areas in times of severe
drouth, is now being propa-
gated by the nurserymen of the
United States soil conservation
service for seed increase, since
this plant has demonstrated ex-
treme drouth resistant posi-
bilities and adaptability to the
American desert.
Sheep bush has covered the desert
plateaus of South Africa for CEN
turtles. Gradually it became evil
dent that this shrubby perennial
was a most dependable forage
plant. Becoming so dormant dur
ing the dry season that it appears to
have died, it comes to life with al
most miraculous quickness with the
beginning of rains.
The original introduction of the
karroo or sheep bush into the United
States was made more than IS years
ago by DR.. David G. Fairchild, for
many years head of the division OF
foreign plant introduction of the bu-
reau of plant industry. First plant
ings were made from packet of
native African karroo seeds in the
plant-introduction gardens at Chico,
Calf. After that, for many years,
little attention was given to the
paintings.
Then came the recent drouth
emergency, and small amount of
seed was furnished the soil conser-
walton service for experimental
planting under Southwestern arid
conditions. So the sheep bush, along
with some 80 or 40 other species of
widely varying growth habits, was
planted in the Arizona desert.
After a year or two all of the
species thus planted had disap-
peared, with the single exception of
the sheep bush. This is taken as
a thoroughly convincing experiment
tai result from the point of view of
the soil conservation service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Astronomers Hoping
to Discover New
Principle of Nature
Great Telescope May
Solve Their Problem
BY ROBERT d. POTTER

Z THEIR astronomers are
IL soon to discover some new,
hitherto unrecognized principle
of nature or else telescopes,
such as the 100-inch diameter
instrument of Mt. Wilson OBJ
servatory, are now looking
about to the limits of the uni
verse.
This is the choice which DR.. Edwin
Hubble, Mt. Wilson observatory's
noted astronomer, extends to his fell
low scientists. AS soon as the new
200-inch telescope being erected on
Mt. Palomar, California, is in oper-
alton and studies on the light from
the most distant nebulae are made
with it, astronomy may have the an
swer to its present quandary.
Expanding Universe Theory.
The trouble is with the present the
DRY of the expanding universe which
accounts nicely for the shifting OF
the light from distant nebulae
toward the red end of the spectrum.
The expanding universe theory, one
recalls, pictures some tremendous
explosion in ages past which sent
out matter that is still expanding
Just as the whistle of a train goes
to a lower pitch as it rushes away
from the observer so too, in the OPP
teal case, does the light from a
nebula rushing away from the OBJ
server 60 to a lower "pitch," which,
in the case of light, means a Shift
toward the red end of the spectrum.
The trouble with this Interpretation
of the "red-shift" is that it leaves
one with universe that is small,
closed and dense; universe whose
outer limit is but little more than
the present seeing limits of existing
telescopes.
Astronomers Not Satisfied.
Frankly astronomers admit that
they have yet no alternative theory
which fits the observed facts so sat-
isfactorily but many of them cannot
help feeling that they are not now
looking to the limits of space or any
where near it and that the present
region they observe is probably only
a small part of far vaster space.
Alternative solution is to avoid
calling the "red-shift" evidence OF
an exnandino universe and to viSIl-
alize one that is static and far vaster
in both age and volume. But be-
fore that can be done some scien-
fist will have to discover, recognize
and interpret the new principle
of nature. Like a careful noun
tain climber, scientists do not jump
off time-tried, safe ledge of
knowledge until they have better
one.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Five Layers of Water
Found in One Lake

Leningrad.-Five well-defned
layers of water, each different
from all the others, have been
found in lake on the Arctic is.
land of Kildin, near the Muir
mansk coast.
From surface downward the lay.
ers of water are: fresh, brackish,
strongly salt, red and sulphurous.
The sulphur gases dissolved in the
bottom layer are deadly to almost
all forms of life, but the bacteria
that give the fourth layer its red
color feed on the sulphur and pre-.
vent any of it from poisoning thu
layers above.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Keeping Up
WNIl6Seien{|e
&SsS"%N2e r&s
Missing instruments
Supplied by Novel
Electrical Device
Plays Amy Scale and
Has Great Volume
g Science Service.-WNU Service.

Swarthnore, Pa.-When DR..
w. F. G. Swami, the we'll
known scientist who is director
of the Bartol Research founda-
ton here, lifts his baton in his
extra-curricular job as con-
ductor of the non-paid Swarth-
more Symphony orchestra he
can call into service two novel
electrical musical instruments
used nowhere else in the world.
Like most non-paid musical units
the Swarthmore orchestra finds diff
ficulty in obtaining a full compile
ment of instruments to render
standard symphonic works.
But ingenuity, in the person of the
Bartol scientist, DR.. William E.
Danforth, has devised electrical ap-
paratus that can pinch-hit for the
missing French horn and bass clari-
net. A simple elongated box that
one holds on the left forearm and
plays by moving the fingers on two
metal strips does the trick, when
linked to radio simplifying appara-
tus and a loud speaker.
Slight pressure of the right fore
finger on one of the strip causes the
loud speaker to give tone con-
trolled in a fashion similar to the
lingering of a violin. The loud
ness of the tone produced is con-
trolled by moving small lever
with the left thumb. The other fin
gers of the left hand control the
range of pitch of the instrument.
DR.. Danforth explained that while
none of the principles used in the
instrument are new to electrical sci
ence, certain features of design,
ease of playing and "life" of the
tone produced, are improved over
what has previously been avail
able.
How Oscillator Works.
Fundamental to the operation OF
the "oscillion," explained DR.. Dam
forth, is a gas discharge oscillator.
When the finger is placed on the
strip an electrical condenser starts
charging up like small water tank
being filed through pipe.
After a certain amount of cleo
tricity is stored up in this way the
electricity is discharged through the
gas discharge tube.
After the discharge, the condenser
again begins to store electricity and
repeats the process at regular inter-
walls. Thus is produced rapid sue
cession of electrical pulses which
are sent through a radio tube am
plifer to a loud speaker. If the
pulses come 256 times a second, for
example, the note middle c is pro-
duced by the instrument.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Early English Pottery

In the Eighteenth century some
of the most charming productions
of the English potteries took the
form of figure studies, such as pas
toral groups, nymphs and shep-
herds, counting couples, gallants
and their ladies, historical, mytho-
logical and fiction characters, birds,
animals, even cottages with bit
of green grass and climbing roses
over the porch-all of these realis-
tically portrayed in the same ma
terials of which your cups and
saucers and plates are made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Foreign Words
und Phrases

Gambia non furto. (1t.) Ex-
change is no robbery.
Cor unum, via una. (L.) One
heart, one way.
Finis coronat opus. L.) The end
crowns the work.
Des manieres qui reviennent a
tout lie monde. CD Manners that
please everyone.
Alb actu ad posse valet conse-
cutio. U.) Inference Tor deduc-
tion) from what has been to what
may be, has force.
Res est sacra miser. N.) A SUI
fering person is a sacred thing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Jacaues Cartier Cross

In 1885 Jacques Cartier landed at
a spot now in the town of Gaspe,
Gaspe peninsula, Quebec. There he
erected cross. Three hundred
years later another was erected on
the same spot as far as historical
data would permit of determination.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-06-24
Making Much of TrifIes

We miss so much in this life, be-
cause we often pass by the little
things. We are ever looking for
ward to great achievements instead
Of making the most of trifies.
Evening star., 1937-06-07

A choir thot combines the dignity Of wing choir
with the rsloxotion and comfort Of club choir
Ssps'by bsilt with beautifully eored eabiols legs.
and eeved wood arm grips to protect the rich
tapesty sphosterins Your choice Of severo colors!
Fourth Flor. The Hecht Cel
Evening star., 1937-01-20

WHITE HOUSE SWIMMING
POOL, INSTALLED BY POPU-
LAR SUBSCRIPTION FOR
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
q Underwood
Evening star., 1937-05-09

neighbors. have often spoken of him in my
letters"
You never speak of anything definite in
your letters" Frances reminded her. Moth
er's light and glancing pen that told nothing
was familiar reproach.
Il know I'm bad" she murmured, and
cast about for facts. He is sixty five, but he
still operates. Just as much as ever" Then
she slipped hastily away from the subject.
They noticed that, though they had not yet
begun to wonder.
They tucked her up for rest, and whis
pered into the telephone, attending to their
engagements. There was no use thinking that
Mother would go to the World Peace dinner!
Then they faced each other in the living
room dropping into old family chairs.
1--WE must get theatre tickets" Ethel said.
81 suppose she will want to shop" Frances
said resignedly.
Il will write to Cousin Maud and Cousin
Emma" Ethel went on. 1--WE must have them
over for lunch"
"And call up Aunt Hennie," Frances COM
nanded but neither moved.
'She won't want to 60 up home, with only
a week." Ethel said. Funny that she
Evening star., 1937-05-09

Ethel had deepening smile. l am not sure
that we didn't bore her" she confessed rising
to go to work.
Mrs Mallory surprised them by refusing
the theatre and taking no interest in the shops
or even the relatives. She was content just to
be there and visit with them. Her hands touched
the old home furniture as though they could
speak to it and she liked to sit where her eyes
fell naturally on the portrait of her husband.
Ethel, seeing this, offered to send West any or
all of her belongings, but she would not hear
oft.
my lease is nearly up and may not renew
it," she said casually.
They were startled. why not? Where
would you go?"
Mrs. Mallory was vague. "Oh, the place is
full of pleasant houses. might like another
one better" She slipped away from the sub
ject in her elusive fashion, but Ethel had read
wistfulness into the words and was troubled.
Perhaps Mother really wanted to come back.
Frances had felt something, too, for she blmted
out that Mother would be miserable cooped
up in an apartment.
"Oh, couldn't give up garden Mrs.
Mallory assured them with secret twinkle of
amusement 1t was part of her charm that she
never had hurt feelings.
A mother in the house really was rather
sweet If she was, at last, sitting around and
demanding companionship, they did not
recognize it. Her thoughts we're full of the past
and she brought up old family happenings
that amused and moved them. A richer at
mosphere had come with her. They had been
too absorbed in the world present to remem-
Evening star., 1937-05-09

a line to her charming face. Ethel, who had
visibly thickened, exclaimed over her, want
ing to know how she did it.
''Oh, you don't grow old in California, y
Mrs Mallory said. "One day you just die -
that's ALL" They thought afterwards that
shadow had touched her face as she said that.
She had brought them snapshots OF her
sunny house and her blossomy garden and
her white Persian cat. When Frances asked
bluntly what she did to fill the long days she
was puzzled.
''Why, don't know. They are never long
enough" she said. Il work in the garden -
and walk down to mail letter - and some
one picks me up in car -"
You mean someone you know? Ethel
asked, hint of the familiar MO ther"
in her tone. Mother had always had possibili-
ties that daughter had to keep down.
well - usually" was the temperate
answer. The people are delightful out there,
she went on And there is always Contract
if one wants it. Doctor Williams likes his
game after dinner" That, spoken amusedly,
was her first mention of DR.. Williams, but
when they asked who he was, she looked sur
prised. Doctor Rufus Williams? One of my
Evening star., 1937-05-09

A 4 OTHER literally blew in on them.
from the skies. 1t did not seem to
v her anything momentous that
4 woman of sixty-two should hop
plane on the West Coast and fly three thou
sand miles to join her daughters at breakfast
the next morning. She had brushed aside the
maid to stand in the doorway, her bag still
in her hands, her eyes twinkling amusedly at
their cries of "Mo-ther!" They had cried
"ho-ther!' at her all their sober young lives,
and because their greeting was paralyzed by
shock, her own greeting was made rich with
secret fun.
Hello, girls. How are you?" she asked
casually.
They came to at that Ethel Rugged her
and even wept little, Frances gave her
businesslike kiss; and they brought her IN
with their arms about her. She understood
them we'll enough to begin with the fact that
she could stay only week, 50 that they would
not start Immediately to rearrange engage
ments in their minds. If a telegram had an
nounced her death, the girls first thought
would have been of the committee meeting
that they must put off and the dinner at which
they could not speak They would have been
sincerely grieved, even stricken, but their
minds were orderly and an engagement had
religious importance.
OF course they protested. "Why only
week, Mother?"
"Oh, l have party on and must get back
for it," she said, throwing off very smart
coat and turning up wisp of veil. She was
still calamity erect, and the past three years
had not added a pound to her figure or
Evening star., 1937-05-09

STOOD Tor unlngS.
well, men like trivial
women" Frances OBJ
served. Ethel made a
sound of shocked pro-
test, but Frances
trampled on. "Dawdling
about a garden with a
cat! Having to get back
for a party! What else
can you call herr"
"A darling" Ethel
said firmly. Il am loving
having her here"
"Oh, so am Frances
admitted. Il see her
charm. or whatever you
want to call it. And it is
unusual for an elderly
woman to take over her
own life like that and
leave us free. Mother
has never sat around
demanding companion
ship"
Evening star., 1937-05-09

doesn't stay longer and see everybody"
"Oh, we'll, she has a party on out there"
Frances reminded her with bludgeoning
sarcasm that was effective on platforms.
I'VE could give tea for her; but would
she care to meet lot of strange people?"
Ethel asked.
Frances had no nonsense about her.
When she had shingled her hair she had cut
off the last remnants of feminine prctense.
People in big city don't come to tea to
meet your mother; not unless she stands
for something" she stated.
Ethel's eyes turned to the portrait of
their father on the chimney piece. She re-
membered him better than Frances did.
Both girls had his fine, high brow jutting
over handsome eyes; the heavy moustache
of long ago hid his mouth.
Father adored her," Ethel said sud-
denly. Eve never counted for a minute
with him beside Mother. And he certainly
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-20
Was Not The Mules Fault Those Wanting Him Didn't Have The Kae"
BUILDING NEWS
Published BY
RIGBY-M0RROW CO.
Lumber-Builders' Supplies
Millwork
Fourth Ave. E. Phone 81
OUR PERSONNEL.

Our organization is not made up
of men only. Our bookkeeper is
none other than Mrs. C. S. Cor
pening, a young lady who was
brought up in a building supply
office and trained by the best in
this line. She it is who double
checks all calculations and helps
keep down errors, that being the
reason for our accounts being so
nearly accurate all the time. Her
presence and pleasing personality
makes you feel at home in our of
flee, and this, we have found,
makes our place so attractive that
folks like to come back.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-20
Indict Dernhardt
For Murder Of
Pretty Fiancee

NEW CASTLE, KY, Jan. 90
(UP)-Brig. Gen. II. H. Dcrn-
hardt; bald soldier-politician, was
indicted late yesterday for tho
first degree murder Of his attrac-
tive + arcee, Mrs. Verna Carr Tay
Tor.
Defense counsel announced
they would seek a change of venue
when the former Kentucky lieu-
tenant governor is arraigned to-
day before Circuit Judge c. II.
Marshall.
The indictment, voted unani-
mously by the Henry county grand
jury, was returned sooner than cx-
pected. Witnesses still were wait
ing to be heard when the IL jurors
advised court attaches they were
ready to report.
Denhardt, smiling and jovial be.
fore the jury's report. made no
statement after the indictment.
He was disappointed by refusal
Of commonwealth attorneys to
permit him to testify and file an
affidavit attacking the prosecu-
tons evidence.
"They were afraid to let me
testify" Denhardt said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-20
CANADA Would
CHECK RISE OF
CO N MUNlSM
Premier Cautions Labor
Against Class War; to
Protect Rights
Bv ALEX .'hNUSITiS
IT.! Pro-, Staff Corre.nonSe,t

= '''Nhi N.OFTesUCrlNt''t
OTTAWA. Ont, ian. 20. (UP)
Tho Canadian government is
adopting now line of attack on
the sG-called "Rnd Menscc."
Government leaders revealed
dming q series of conferences re-
Gently with delegates represent.
ing powerful labor organizations
in the country that tho Admini9-
ration was planning 80 combat
Communism. not hv legislative
action banning agitators from the
country. or by suppression Of lib
n!ty, but by creating work and
increasing the health. happiness
AMI prospc,'itv of tho people.
The labor delegates, renresent-
inc the Confederation of Catholic
Workers of Canada, the Trades
and Labor Congress, and the all
Canadian Congress of Labor, APP
pcarcd before tho Cabinet in an
annual pre-Parliamcnt opening
meeting to exchange views with
the government and recommend
legislation to improve the work.
ing and living conditions of the
workers.
The recommendations included
requests that Parliament should
introduce legislation to bar Com
munists from Canada, launch
public works and refornstation
schemes TO combat uncmploy-
mrnt, establish a 30-hour week
without lowering wages. jobless,
old-agc and health insurance.
Stricter government control and
greater ownership Of natural re-
sources and industry, and rccog-
milton by tho government and
employers of tho RIGHT Of workers
to organize.
ATTACK AIMED AT SOVIET
Tho subject Of Communism en-
tered tho discussion when the
Confederation Of Catholic work
Crs recommended that Canada
should "trv" Soviet Russia on n
charge Of fomonting world unrest
by distributing Communist prop
aganda and. if she was found
guilty. to take the initiative in
pcrSuading other countries to
Gust Russia from the League of
Nations and break off trade re-
lat'onS.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
assured delegates that the gov
ernmcnt was prepared to consider
their grievances and
rcctify them where possible, but
them to be patient and
not become involved in Il "class
war"
Minister of Justice Ernest A.
Lapointe reiterated the Prcmier's
promises and warning against
'class hatred" and declared that
however greatly the government
'hatcs" Communism it will not
'csort to coercive measures that
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-20
will endanger the personal lib
erty of any class of people.
OTHER PROBLEMS STRESSED

Canada, and the rest of the
world, he said, had enough deli
cate problems before it already
without creating further strife
and danger to peace by getting
one nation or one class against
another.
Communism is a bad seed
which grows in the depths of
misery and distress" Lapointe as
serted. "If we can make the nee
essary reforms and give workers
and employees what it is their
right to have, we shall then have
the best means to fight Commu-
nism. Communism cannot spread
when business is good. Our strug-
gle is one of common sense
against violence and against eX-
ploitation of poverty
The government leaders refer
cnces to Communism and the
steps they are taking to combat
it was one of the few instances
when the Dominion has taken Of
fetal cognizancc Of the question.
ACTIVE WORK REVEALED
Recent unofficial, independent
Investigations revealed that Com
munist agitators have found a fer
tile field among Canada's great
army of iobless during the de-
preston years.
1t is estimated that there are
at least 10000 dues-paying Com
munists in Montreal today, at
least like number in Toronto,
and strong bodies in other large
cities throughout the country.
The Quebec government, officially
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-20

Chaco Canyon is located in the
northwestern part of New Mex
leo. 1t covers 20,26S acres of pre-
historic ruins, sagebrush, cedar
trees, brilliant-hued cliffs, and
gay-colored sands.