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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-31
HEAR CAPTAIN
ON SHIP FIRE

/ was telling them of the trouble
my brother had been having.
These two men were sitting at
the table next to mine, and one
Of my men remarked to me that
they seemed to be very much in
tereSted in our conversation.
"At that point the two men
got up and came over to my
table. They said: Yes, we are
interested. We are members Of
the C. 1. OF
DENIES TROUBLE
Captain Brooks testified that
he had personally had no trouble
with any member of his crew, but
that there had been unrest along
the waterfront, expressed in a
great deal of dissatisfaction with
wages, working and living condl-
lions aboard ship.
While testifying as to fire pre-
cautions on the City of Baltimore
Captain Brooks told the investi-
gators members of the crew were
not allowed in the cargo hold OF
the vessel, having strict orders to
stay out, and that no smoking was
allowed below. They were per-
mitted to smoke only in the wind
lass room, he said.
In addition to the six lifeboatS
on the vessel there were eight
RATS, he said. He pointed out what
he regarded as one bad feature in
connection with the safety precau.
lions, in that the passengers life
preServerS were in the cabins,
which they could not reach in
many cases because the flames
spread so swiftly. He thought it
would be better, he said, if the
life-preservers were kept on deck,
or if an additional supply Of life
belts were available on deck for
use in a similar emergency.
Sprinkler System
An overhead sprinkler system
on the "City of Baltimore" was
operated manually rather than
automatically, he told the board,
but was turned on and working
as the ship was consumed by
flames.
AS the board dug deeper into
Captain Brooks suspicious Of
sabotage, he declared there was
no water in the fire hose on desk,
testifying:
II called the engine room to
ask what in hell was the mat.
ter, but never did get any water
FIRST WARNING
It was 7:35 p. m. and the ship
was passing Seven Foot Knoll, he
said, when the first warning OF the
fire reached the pilot house from
the Waterman. He continued:
II sent the second mate down
to find out where the fire was.
Then ! ordered the engines
stopped, and rang the indicator
to start the fire pumps. In
about minute the second mate
called back, up the speaking
tube, There's hell Of a fire.
Turn in every alarm.
"At that time there was no
sign Of smoke visible from the
. pilot house. / started to blow
the whistle to sound the danger
signal, but for some reason,
which cannot understand, the
whistle was cut off. 1t would
not blow. The cord was intact.
1 grabbed the brass bar leading
to the whistle, and pulled down
on that. But even so it would
not blow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-10-14
Cares of Civilization
Shun "Prin,itiUe Areas

primitive Areas" in the National
forests are well named, the Forest Ser
vice thinks. Widely scattered over the
United States, the 81 primitive areas
preserve samples of the country as it
was originally, untouched by the COM
plexitieS of modern civilization. No
roads or highways enter.
There are no settlements, summer
homes, or resorts Visitors must make
their way on foot or on horseback over
back-country trails, if trails exist.
These areas offer quiet, solitude, relief
from a mechanical age, and an oppor-
tunity to observe nature under as
nearly primitive conditions as is pos
Sible nowadays.
The largest of the primitive areas
contains more than 100000 acres; the
smallest only 5000 acres; all of them
together II 1872, 791 acres. In these areas
are parts of the Olympics, Cascades,
Coast Range, Sierra Nevada, Uintas,
Continental Divide, Rockies, and other
lesser mountain chains. One of the
largest embraces some of the lake
country along the international bound
airy in northern Minnesota.
mo one can fortell the degree to
which the resources of these areas will
be required to meet the future economic
and social needs of the people of the
United States" says L. F. Kneipp of the
Forest Service. ct may be that their
woods and waters, their minerals, their
wealth of palatable forage, eventually
will be needed to maintain industry and
commerce, to afford dependent local
populations means of continuing their
economic existence. But, so far as can
now be foreSeen, these areas indefinitely
can be maintained in their present
primitive condition, with benefit and
advantage to the people of the United
States greater than could be realized by
more intensive industry utilization or
| by penetrating their hidden recesses
with high-speed roads, or by encourag-
| ing large numbers of people to occupy
them with summer homes and related
| facilities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-10-14

by Alderman Mattila, that Lenci, Lenci
and Englund, General Construction
Contractors, Community Building pro-
ject, Docket No. Mimi. 1097-D be re-
quested to furnish the city with a pro-
posal and breakdown covering the
plastering of the boiler room and store
rooms in the basement of the building
and the substitution of plaster molding
for wood molding in the lounge room.
Vote as follows:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Mattila,
Nyman, zgonc, Mayor Peshel (6).
No: Alderman Lobe ID.
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Lobe, supported
by Alderman zgonc, that the meeting
adjourn until 800 o'clock P. M, Friday
October 8, 1887. Carried.
JACK PESHEL,
Attest Mayor.
A. o. KNUTSON, City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-10-14
Council Chambers, Ely, Minnesota.
Friday, october 8, 1887.

Tllody, oItOOSA v, 4Cof
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING.
Adjourned regular meeting of the City
Council was called to order at 1903
o'clock p M, by Mayor Jack Peshel.
Present. Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Mat
tia, Nyman, zgonc, Mayor Peshel.
Absent: Alderman Lobe.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, supported
by Alderman Mattila, that the minutes
of the regular meeting held october 5,
1887, be approved. Carried.
The Council went into executive SEES
sion to consider the 1887 tax levy.
The Council reassembled.
BE TT RESOLVED, BY the City
Council of the City of Ely, meeting in
regular session this 9th day of October,
1887, that there be and hereby is
established among the several funds of
the City of Ely one to be known as the
"Firemen's Relief Fund"
The foregoing resolution was moved
by Alderman Maxi, seconded by Alder
man Nyman, and declared carried on
the following vote:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Mattila,
Nyman, zgonc, Mayor PeShel co..
| No: None co..
Adopted this 9th day of october, 1897
RESOLVED, That there be and here
by is assessed and levied against the
taxable property of the City of Ely, ST.
Louis County, Minnesota, for the next
ensuing year, the sum of $314,534OO to
be apportioned to the several funds as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-10-14

This week is fire prevention week.
Every home, office, factory, and farm
should take immediate steps to formu-
late a permanent fire prevention pro-
gram.
$4,000 people are burned to death il
this country every year.
$3.50 of these victims are women and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-10-14

BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, That
the said levy be certified to the County
Auditor of the County of st. Louis
Minnesota, to be entered upon the tax
rolls.
The foregoing resolution was moved
by Alderman Maxi, seconded by Alder
man Nyman and declared carried on
the following vcse:
Yes: Aldermen Ellis, Maxi, Mattila,
| Nyman, Zgonc, Mayor PeShel CO..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-10-14
LeghOrn Hen Mothers
Eight Small Kittens.

Sleepy Eye-A leghorn hen, apparent
ly overcome with maternal instinct is
sharing with cat on the Ed Triton
farm north of town, the duties of caring
for eight small kittens. The hen took
to the kittens shortly after their birth
and stays with them practically day
and night, except at lunch time, when
the mother cat appears. Mrs. Triton
moved the kittens once to see if the hen
would follow them-and she did. The
cat does not object to the way in which
she is being relieved of her response
bility in caring for her offspring.
No: None co..
Adopted this 9th day of October, 1887
Alderman zgonc stated that he
favored higher levy in the Civic Fund
for Ely Commercial Club purposes.
Moved by Alderman Nyman, sup
ported by Alderman Mattila, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
JACK PESHEL,
Attest: Mayor.
A. o. KNUTSON, City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-10-14

children.
1t costs this nation nearly $500, 100000
each year for the up-keep of fire de-
partments and waterworks for fire ex-
tinguishment.
Smoking and the careless use of
matches is common cause of fires.
Make arrangements to clean and re-
pair chimneys.
Make an inspection of your estab-
lishment today-80@o of all the fires
that occur in the United States are due
to careleSSneSS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-10-14

Inc, Labor and materials for
chlorinator, ................ 2.34
Andrew Watilo, Jr, City
Treasurer, Interest ON war;
rants, ...................... $3.50
Westinghouse Electric Supply
Company, Globes, meters
and supplies, ........... 4o1 80
Albert Whitman & Company,
Library books, .......... 74.67
woodward Business Service,
Library supplies, ........... 24.30
Frank Roman, Ice for Deten-
ton Hospital, .............. 900
rro4ol CAT 5od C6
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-10-14

by JOHN y. MAIIulA, Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Nyman, sup
ported by Alderman Ellis. that the re-
port be accepted and filed and the
recommendations be carried out. Car
ried.
Moved by Alderman Ellis, supported
by Alderman Mattila, that the widen
ing of 3rd Avenue East, north of Camp
Street be referred to the City Engineer
to investigate and to report at the next
regular meeting. Carried
Moved by Alderman Zgonc, supported
by Alderman Mattila, that the council
consider and determine the tax levy
for the ensuing year at an adjourned
regular meeting to be held on Friday,
October 8, 1887. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Ellis, supported
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16
{ahz{ {2Bin9 wit6out Q country {!@:. ,'s.s e"*

The characters and situations fin this story are wholly fiction al and imaginary and are not intended to portray any actual persons or events.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16

From his saved earnings, he waS a 'e to build Q small shrine to St. Joseph, and contributions paid for the chapel around the shrine. This was the beginning of a great church which now dominates Mount Royal.
 The chapel was dedicated in 1904, and the next year organized pil- grimages to the chapel were be- gun. The $4,000,000 church which now crowns the mountain is a mon- ument to Brother Andres life work.
 John D. Barry and James M. S0merviIle will represent Ford ham University at the Fordham- N. Y. U. debate to be broadcast over WAYR Monday, at 2:15 ?. m. Leonard Fishman and Robert J. Rosthal will be the de- baters for New York University. and will argue the affirmative side of: Resolved: That Congress shall be empowered to fix the minimum wages and maximum hours for industry"
 The debate will be held in the New York University auditorium at Washington Square.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16
ty Robert Bruce
Q MEA. Service Inc

justify it-not 70 much by what YOU do, for you have given up your chance for doing, but by what you are.
 Freedom in itself means nothing The poorest beggar on the highway has t. What are you going to do with 1t? Are you going to drift your life away here, bored and useless idlerf Or are you going to be what you were born to be, a king among men. a prince in the great kingdom of free ninds2"
 The doctor looked at him sadly.
 T will tell you something" he said abruptly. Your brother Joseph iS on the throne of Northumbra now. You know Joseph-young, in- tense, serious, idealistic. His people are learning to love him. And al- ready it is being said--in newspa- perS, magazines and go on--that his accession has changed the moral tone of the Kingdom. It B being said that there is a revival of the homely old virtues because of the change in kings.
 Are you going to let that be your epitaph--the fact that your kingdom was made the better by your depar- turew
 Again he paused. Then he burst out:
 "Oet away from this! Put your mind to work, live with every- thing there is in you. If you can think Of nothing better to do, come out to Guatemala and help me dig into the ruins of buried cities and lost civilizations, 70 that when you come to die you Can at least know that you left the race Q little wiser than you found 1t. Do that, do anything. but don't drift. For the sake of what you might be, Paul, don't become the prisoner of your lost crown and your own freedomi"
 The doctor got up and laid one hand gently on Pauls shoulder. His attitude suddenly changed.
 Write to me, my boy" he said. T loved my young king. I still love him. There are millions like me. all over the globe. Don't let Us down. For tls, there will al- ways be a crown on your head. Be worthy of itl"
 He gave the young mans shoulder a final squeeze, turned quickly, and was gone.
 (T0 Be C0ntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16

1 preparing for some great task 1t would be different; if he were pre- pairing for nothing more than a quietly useful life as a Canadian wheat rancher, gay, it would be dif- fercnt.
 But as 1t is-Paul, what are there people worth? Are they worth an empire? Must you give them king to play With2"
 His eyes sought Paul's and found them. held them, bored relentlessly into the soul of the man who had once been monarch.
 But the time is 70 short" pros teBted Paul at length. After all, Doctor, 1t has only been six weeks since my abdication. What can I do. at this time? If I go out any, where there are touristg and news- paper people and all sorts of idly curious gawkers to cluster around me. almost fall over them. Cant I at least walt here until that sort Of thing dies down q bit?"
 "It will never die down." said the archeologist. You will carry around with you the king you used to be, for the rest of your life. He will stand at your elbow wherever you go. and you will zee his reflection fin peoples eyes to the end of your life.'
 Paul folded his arms on the little fable and stared out over the dark bay. He had given his respect and love to this odd little scholar in his youthful, formative years; now he could only listen as the man talked, and feel miscrably guilty. There was long silence. At last Paul leaned forward and looked earnestly at the piercing eyes in the bronzed and wrinkled face.
 Grant that everything you say is true" he said. What am I to do? My abdication E over and done with. couldn't withdraw that even if wanted to. What am to dor"
 You paid tremendous price for your freedom" said Dr. Dondefs. ITO make good bargain out of it, you must make that freedom worth 6 tremendous lot to you. You must
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16

of the simple decent goodness that humanity now and then is capable Of; to thosc who were oppressed and beaten. he was the symbol of that help and that justice which men must believe in If they are to live.
 ITO thesc millions, Paul, that king was not an abstraction, and the throne he sat on was not merely a convenient figmcnt of government He was real and his throne was real and together they meant much"
 The doctor paused and stopped stroking hi8 goatee. His cyeg looked out from the wrinkles that the burn- ing sun Of the tropics had put about them, and they looked old and tired
 T had a king, Paul, and he de- serted me-" he went on at last. "He left me because. as king, he might not marry the woman he loved. No, don't interrupt me, Paul. ] know that the traditions, the prejudiccs and the laws which kept the empire Of Northumbra from admitting an actress to itg throne az queen are narrow and stupid. IL was not fair or just, At all. But a king is a king to stand unfalrncss and injustice yes. and loneliness and doubt and unhappiness too. If need be-"
 Again he paused.
 That part is as 1t may be-" he said at last. "The decision was his to make, and--knoWing him as I do ---I am sure that he did not make 1t lightly. It is what comes after the decision that worries me now.
 For my king, Paul, did not give up his responsibilities when he gave up his throne. He could not give that up, and he never can as long ag he may live. For when he gave Up his throne, he said. in effect, There Is . thing for me to do which B so important that t counts for more even than the throne Of an empire. I must be away and do 1t at whatever cost
 "go he went away to do it-and what did he do? He went to the pleasure coast and let himself be the magnet and the lodestar for the frivolous, the bored and the tiseiessIy rich Of two continents. If he were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16
What Has Happened Up Until Now

PAUL King of Northumbra private citizen PAUL FEkRONE when he abdcates for the love of ARDATH RICH MOND, Canadian younger succeeds to the kngshp.
 With calm fnaty Paul signs the abdcaton and then flies charming villa on the Bay Of s. Francis Paul his deIousIy happy with into the nearby village of San finds he ahe of the curious peasants prying He fees homeward at heart.
 Nights later he visits casino with hrdath COUNTESS DI MARCO the American playboy VAN TWYNE and MRS. VAN TWYNE The evening Sud- denly Mrs Van Twyne inebriaed and begins fan dance.
 Someone tugs at Paups elbow. says a bargain-giving throne for this?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16


 who isn't Guy and who sings,
 fell into an uncomposed mood
 She other day and composed
 now tune entitled 'Bo0-H Hoo"
 So Guy and his other brothers
 will break down snd play 1t
 Sunday, January 17, when they entertain CBg listeners from
 S:3O to c ?. m., EST. Carmen
 has authored "hits" before, and
 despite press agents, did NOT say he expects hIs new melody
 to be "a wall of good tune," so don't throw things.
 For the same broadcast, Guy has chosen Born to Dance," with the fast-stepping Eleanor Powell, as the Movie- of- -the- Week, and will play its songs, "Rap-Tap on Wood" and "You've Got Me under Your Skin," as the cinema songs of the week.
 "Tgs De-Lovely" heads the "Favorite Five,' . weekly Lom- bardo feature composed of . medley of songs most requested during the week. With 'De- Lovely" will be linked the tune- ful T Love You From Coast to Coast" "Do Do l." "The Very Thought Of You" and Guys fa- naOus arrangement of "St. Louis Blues whose request list bore the name e of 170O members of Che Lombardo League. Moon light and Roses" will be the "Song of Yesterday" while the "sOng Of Tomorrow" will be You're Here, You're There, You're Everywhere"
 Radio Rows favorite anomaly B Charlie Butterworth, Fred As- taires comedian. In real life, Butt terworth is anything but the befud- d!ed scatterbrain he portrays so re- alistically on the air. He is meticu- lous in speech and expression, talks straight to the point, never clowns and has c good business head. Be- fore becoming . comic he was an eloquent attorney, graduated from the Law School of Notre Dame.
 Floyd Gibbons and Vincent Lopez, both of whom are fea- tured on the Saturday night CBS Speed Show" like to rem- inisce about the time they first met. It was at the Palace The- ater in New oYrk and Floyd was making his vaudeville debut. Lopcz and his orchestra were on the same bill snd the maestro dropped around to the news cOmmentatOr's dressing room to help him rnkae up and put him at ease.
 The life of the Brother Andre, Inc Miracle Man of Montreal, who died last week. will be drama tized by the players of the Ave Maria Hour" over Station WATR at 6:30 p. m.
 Brother Andre founded the Shrine ,f s.. Joseph on Mount Royal, in bNlACbuMky VA uS~AAtB which was to the devout of the Ro- man Catholic Church as desired . goal of pilgrimage as Lourdes in France or Saint Anne de Beaupre. Born Alfred Bessette. in is46. Brother Andre was one of eleven ;hildren of poor French Canadian He was left an orphan when he was young, and was ap- ,renticed to . shoemaker. For Q vhiie he worked in cotton mill n Connecticut, but poor health him back to Canada, where ,e had odd jobs around the church md rectory at et. Cesaire. He could lot read or write until he reached middle age.
 When twenty-fiye he was admit ed as . lay brother to the Congre- ,atlon of the Holy Cross, and was ent to the College of St. Laurent. io remained there for thirty years, working as . porter and barber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16

It will be no novelty for Al Good man when he lifts his baton for the opening bars of New Moon," first of the operettas starring Jessica Dragonette, Wednesday, January 18th, at o:3O p. En., EST, over CBS. For Goodman conducted with self- same show during its initial run on Broadway. Though he arranged the original score, Goodman is not going to use the same music in this series. He b modernizing-even stream lining -- the music. Next Wednesday, January 20th, he will present "The Desert Song" . stir. !. ring operetta, which under his baton, will take on new zest.
 Jane FIckens has been flying
 from Chicago, where she is stas-
 ring In the Ziegfeld Tollies, to
 the NEG studieS in New York
 for her Saturday Night Party
 program. Last Friday she took
 q night plans and the fog grew
 % dence they were forced down
 at Buffalo. She had to wait for
 . train, and instead of getting
 into New York early Saturday
 morning for rehearsal, she land
 cd In town 3;10 in the after
 noon. Beth Jane and her sp0n-
 sors were nervous wFeckS but
 she put on . good performance
 just the same.
 One of the most informal pro- grams on the air b that of Horace Heidt. Saturdays at 2 ?. in., EST, over the Mutual network. The fact that he k broadcasting from the Hotel Biltmore, one of tine swAnk- lest spots in town. doesn't bother Heidt, and the patrons seem to love 1t. He gets the dancers to par- ticipate in community sings and then he calls them to the micro phone and conducts spontaneous interviews. It b unusual for . dance band to get . full hour sustaining spot on c network, but Heidt makes the time fly.
 Jan Peerce, tenor, is intre-
 ducing . new song written by
 Erno Rapee entitled Among the
 Stars" He featured t on his
 RubinoR program last Sunday
 and will also sing N on other
 programs.
 Breakfast A c meal indulged in by few radio stars, because the ria-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16
With RAY FITZPATRICK

eats the fish that he catches him. aA1f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16

ture of their work keeps them up late, so that naturally they arise late and their first meal k really lunch--or brunch, as they fondly call 1t. There are exceptions. The Landt Trio and White are early rise CTS. and have . hearty breakfast. Emil Coleman, the society maestro, can't sleep after 10 .. rn., no matter how late he works. He enjoys fish for breakfast, and in the summer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-16

A Queen of Kings is Yvenne King, one os the four King Sis. ters who harmonize each week during the broadcasts Of Horace Heidcs Bfigadlers over . WABC. Columbia network Mondays, from e:o0 tO s:30 ?. m., EST. (Re- broadcast to the west from 12:O0 midnight to 12:30 .. m., EsT.) Yvonne, who, like her sisters, is . native of Utah, Is frequently featured in speciality solos on the programs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-08
FUNDAMENTALS
GIVEN ATTENTION
Big Cage Squads at High
School Cut After First
Workouts by Mentors

Sixty-six girls reported yesterday
afternoon at the initial workout of
the Henderson high school girls bas-
ketball squad, and the coaches had to
slice that number down to 35 in order
to get the aggregation down to work.
Fundamentals are being stressed in
the early drills, and the lassies will
work out during the afternoons.
Coach Bing Miller has sliced his
squad from the original II that re-
ported to q, and last night, he gave
the lads q thorough drill in the funda-
mentals Of the game. Such drills as
these will continue for sometime as
the boys battle for wide open places
on the first string
Miller is not so we'll pleased with
prospects for q winning aggregation
at the high school this year, and in
tends to carry large squad in hope
of developing some talent that may
aid him in a winning season.