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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-06
Bought Liquor Instead
OF Paying Grocery Bill

to public notice that the government
tai agency in charge had evicted
one of the families-moved them out
on the sidewalk, so to speak. "Ida
Valley" the community's name,
was shocked. They were all chill
billy" families, and they could not
understand such treatment.
Well, the crime the man commit
ted was that he had used his WPA
check to buy liquor instead of pay
ing his grocery bill. He had been
warned, of course. But the warn
ings went UNDECIDED, and finally, the
government, like private landlord,
moved him and his family outside.
Obviously, no person is going to
condone the failure of this man to
pay his debts. But there is some
thing more to the incident. What
am wondering is why government,
anybody's government, should at
tempt to "make over" a person who
does not want to be reformed in his
living conditions. This family had
lived, its ancestors had lived in the
Appalachians for years. 1t had it's
habits, its traditions. It got along
pretty well and from what I have
seen in many trips through those
mountains, they do not care much
about the "more abundant life"
They want to be left alone, and
think that is pretty sound philoso-
ply of life-just to be let alone as
far as government is concerned and
as long no harm is done.
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-06
Cotton as a Perennial

Although cotton is grown as an
annual plant in most countries, it
has been cultivated in the Tropics
as perennial.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-06
Three Pretty Aprons.

Three Pretty Aprons.
Any of the three of them will be
mighty handy to have all fresh
and ready, when you want to pre-
pare afternoon tea or a hasty
pickup supper for unexpected
guests. Each of them protects
the front of you efficiently. and
looks so crisp, feminine and at
tractive. Make several sets
you'll want some for yourself, and
also to put away for gifts. They're
so pretty for bridge prizes, and
for engagement remembrance.
Choose batiste, dotted Swiss, lawn
or dimity.
The Patterns.
1915 is designed for sizes 81, So,
38, 40, AZ, A, 46, 48 and so. Size
So requires 424 yards of 35-inch
material. Contrasting cuffs would
take IS yard.
1895 is designed for sizes "a, SO,
SO, 40, AZ, A, 46 and 48. Size So
requires, for apron No. l, rs
yards of 35-inch material and 6
yards of ricrac braid; for apron
No. 2, IL yards of 35-inch mate
rial with 5A yards braid; for
apron No. 8, is yards of 35-inch
material, with II yards of braid.
Fall and Winter Fashion Book.
The new 32-page Fall and Win
ter Pattern Book which shows
photographs of the dresses being
worn is now out. Zone pattern
and the Fall and Winter Pattern
Books cents.) You can order
the book separately for Is cents.
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.
Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-06
Asks for Cooperation
To Minimize Crockedness

Mr.. Andrews warned against CHS
elers. He took the position in an
interview that chiseling was to be
expected and added that "chiselers
will get rich and fair employers will
go broke in the short run" of things,
but he seems to believe that there
can and will be sufficient co-opera-
ton to insure the minimum of crook
edness, underwriting and cheapness.
At least, it is hoped the condition
will work out that way. Although l
never have believed that federal
wage and hour law would prove sat-
isfactory, it is entitled to fair
chance to show whether it can or
can not be worthwhile as national
policy. And Mr.. Andrews is surely
entitled to the cooperation for which
he has asked unless he develops like
so many other New Dealers to whom
extraordinary power suddenly has
been entrusted.
From a quarter of a century of
observation, I am inclined to the be-
lief that the great majority of bust
ness concerns will "come clean" in
their relations with the new federal
office. Obviously, some will not, but
the bulk will try to abide by the law
as they understand it. So, I think
it is not from the bulk of business
interests that Mr.. Andrews will get
his load of trouble. There will be
cheap skates who try to take adj
vantage of any and every situation
to gain an advantage on their COM
petitors. That will be one kind of
trouble that can be traced home
rather quickly. Then, there will be
another kind of trouble that will not
be SO easily untangled. It will come
from reports" of alleged violations
some from the "watchmen,
some from the chiselers who will
seek to cause trouble for or suspi-
cion of violation by, competitors.
There will be some labor racketeers
who will try to force union organiza-
ton by threats of reports" of viola
tons which reports obviously would
be damaging even though they may
not be true. ALI of these things are
due to come, and it is under this
test that we can best judge Mr.. An
drews as public official.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-06
Doubts Value of 'Watchmen'
In Enforcement of LoU

AS to the sources of information
upon which the staff of the admin
istrator may subsequently act, there
is some reason for doubt. men
toned some of them above. My
doubt as to the value of watch
man. in enforcement is based upon
what we all saw during the early
days of prohibition. "Stool pig
cons" they were called then. And
stool pigeons operated everywhere;
some were just plain busybodies,
and others were fanatics. The re-
suit was that gradually disrespect
for law grew up, and this disre-
spect was blamable to considera-
BILE extent upon the fact the early
provisions of the law encouraged
ssquealing" and "squealing" more
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-06
Miscellany

In 1918, Private Bert Fenning OF
the famous Lost Battalion lost his
arm in the Argonne, became hero.
Twenty years later, day before the
"Lost Battalion" assembled to COM
memorate its feat, Private Fenning
became hero again, drowned try
ing to rescue a swimmer in New
York's Long Island sound.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-06

to the laws provisions, if computa-
ton of hours begins when a logger
starts to the scene of operations or
when he starts actual work.
Special industrial wage standards
committees will eventually be es-
tablished for most trades, but lack
of funds prevents formation of more
than three or four committees this
year. Already requested is de-
ficiency appropriation to expand this
work.
Meanwhile, each employers indie
pendent decision on his compliance
requirements looms important.
Should a low-paying, long week
manufacturer decide his business
was mainly intrastate, therefore not
requiring compliance, his employ
ees might later prove otherwise and
collect back wages.
But, counteracting this incon-
venience, employers know that Ad-
ministrator Andrews tendency to
proceed cautiously will help avoid
NRA's buster and coercion, would
probably result in reducing the act
to workable, successful basis.
White House
IF you will forgive me for saying so,
the United States has been a peritable
fortress Of silence"
Thus scolded by Beverly Baxter,
member of the English parliament,
U. S. radio listeners were still con-
tent to remain aloof from Europe's
boiling cauldron fSee Foreign.
Though Franklin Roosevelt's do
nestle policies might find $3.50 &C
ceptance and refusal by his constitu-
ents, most citizens were agreed that
his treatment of Europe's crisis was
satisfactory, that his Secretary of
State Cordell Hull was doing an adj
mirable job.
But as the Old World veered into
what was almost certain war, Pres
ident Roosevelt thought it was time
for the fortress of silence to speak.
Alone in his study from 10 o'clock
to midnight, he drafted a message
to Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler and
Czech President Eduard Benes,
then jerked sleepy correspondents
from their beds.
Excerpts: "The fabric of peace on
the continent of Europe, if not
throughout the rest of the world, is
in immediate danger !. The Unit
ed States has no political entangle-
ments s. But in the event of a
general war (the American people)
face the fact that no nation can
escape some measure of conse.
''It is my conviction that all peo-
pie under the threat of war today
pray that peace may be made be-
fore rather than after war On
behalf of 1870 millions of Americans
and for the sake of humanity every
where I most earnestly appeal to you
not to break off negotiations looking
to peaceful, fair and constructive
settlement So long as negotia-
tons continue, difficulties may be
reconciled. Once they are broken
off, reason is banished and force as
serts itself. And force produces no
solution for the future good of hui
mainly"
Next day, German spokesman
said the Presidents message twas
sent to the wrong address. Prague
is the proper address,"
Miscellany
In 1918, Private Bert Fenning OF
the famous Lost Battalion" lost his
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-06
job May Make Andrews
Either q Hero or Villain

Summed up, then, it seems to me
that Mr.. Andrews has job in which
he can turn out to be either a hero
or villain. A very great deal will
depend upon the type of individuals
with which he surrounds himself in
administrative work.
An Illustration of what I am trying
to say is to be found in the setup of
the national labor relations board.
have watched that outfit through
many. of the cases it has handled
and simply can not believe it in
tends to do otherwise than play the
game of the c. I. o. and John L.
Lewis as against the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. Time after time,
the A. F. of L. has charged discrimi-
nation and, to an outsider, most of
the claims and protests seem to
have been justified. The boards
staff is full of radicals and quacks
and individuals whose government
salaries are larger than they ever
before drew in their lives.
The question of federal supervi-
SlOll VI WdSSS dllO liOOIS ldhGS tllC
federal government quite closely
into the lives of millions of workers,
just as many other new activities of
the government under President
Roosevelt has done. One of these
instances has just come to fruition
and is worthy of reporting because
it shows the fallacy of a national
government interfering everywhere.
This story relates to the effort of
the farm security administration,
(Which was once the resettlement
administration that was founded by
the former Braintruster Rexford
TugwelD to reform the lives of some
of the residents of the Appalachian
mountains. These people were
moved out to a model town to clear
the Shenandoah National park. They
were to have nicer homes and enjoy
greater opportunities in life. The
trek started three years ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-10-06
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON

NEW YORK.-Miss Louise A.
! ' Boyd, wandering far from sun
ny San Rafael in California, pushes
farther up the East Greenland coast
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
State Budget Commission
To Be Stingy With Funds

ton in the social security program.
AS chairman of appropriations in 1897
he set a record of opposing practi-
caliy every proposal to increase any
sort of expenditure.
Not far behind him are Representa-
tives d. L. Ward and Victor S. Bryant,
who headed appropriations and fin
ance, respectively, in the last House
Both strove with might and main to
keep down State spending, and as
both are candidates for speaker in
1889 they'll doubtless run more than
ever toward the tightwad side.
Senators Jack Joyner and J. II.
Clark. of Bladen, likewise were list
ed among the let's go slow boys in
1887. They certainly haven't changed.
The sole lay member-as opposed to
legislative-is A. S. Brewer, who is
reputedly tarred with the same eco
nony'' stick as the others.
Senators Bell and Clark will not be
back in the 1889 General Assembly
and so do not even have to bother
about suiting the folks back home.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
Wilson Claims He
Didn't Purposely
Fraud Dunn Bank

Raleigh. NV 4-(AF) f.. w. vii
son. of ssalemberg, former legislator,
denied in Fereral court today that he
had Intentionally defrauded the First
Citizens Bank & Trust Company
branch of any money. Wilson is charg-
ed. along with E. B. Graham, cashier
Of the branch with misapplying ST.
O67 in bank funds.
Wilson testified he had discovered
the bank had charged items to his
account for which he was not respon-
sible and had failed to credit him with
denosits he had made at the bank.
Questioning brought out that Wilson
had not kept a close tab on his bank
affairs, apparently, and that ne OFTEN
LET his statements remain at the bank
months at time. The Sampson coun-
tv merchant and farmer testified, how
ever. that when he wrote the checks
on which the charges are based that
he thought he had ample funds IN the
bank to care for them.
Graham pleaded nolo contedere
when the case was called and appear
ed as the governments first witness
against the defendant.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
Roosevelt Is
To Discuss
~
Entire Term
Whole Range of New
Deal Legislation To
Be Included in To-
nights Address

Hyde Park, N Y, Nov. 4.-(AP)-
President Roosevelt disclosed today
he would discuss in his campaign
speech tonight all New Deal legisia-
ton passed in the last five years. He
said it would cover the Wagner labor
relations and social security acts, care
of crippled and destitute children ana
other laws.
Asked if he was ready to discuss
possible revision of the Wagner act.
in the light of the expressed opposi-
ton to revision by the Labor .Reia-
tons Board, the President said every
law needs Improvement and always
will.
In response to. other questions, he
said while the Federal administra-
ton could not be held responsible for
coercion of. WPA workers by either
Democratic or Republican local poll
ticians, it was making every effort to
keep such coercion to minimum.
All possible steps, he added, were be-
ing taken to keep local politicians and
others from being mixed up in WPA.
At Washington, meanwhile, House
investigators received testimony that
an Ohio communist, in absolute
(Contint1nd IN Do On T,l,roa
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
Drop Order
For Is Pct.
Cuts In Pay
President Notified OF
Decision at Chicago;
Action Motivated by
Seriousness of Situa-
ton and in Hope of
Better Solution or
Problem

Chicago, Nov. 4.-(AP)-J. j. Pei
ley, president of the Association Of
American Railroads, announced today
the major roads of the nation would
withdraw their present proposal of la
Is percent wage cut for nearly L.
100000 workers.
Pelley said he was sending tele-
gram to President Roosevelt inform
ing him that "the railroads are taking
this action not because they agree
with the conclusion reached by the
fact-finding board, but because they
recognize the gravity of the situa-
ton, and because they hope that out
of it will come, through the. coope-
ration of all concerned, a sounder
and more equitable transportation
system in this country
Earlier, railroad management. was
framing it's final decision on whether
to press or withdraw its proposal for
the pay reductions. Bidden to coun
sci by the Association of American
Railroads, officers of the nations
principal carriers were asked to ac-.
cept or reject the recommendation Of
President Roosevelt's fact-findihg
board that they abandon the wage cut
plan.
In preliminary sessions yesterday.
tContinued on Page Four.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
Japan Plans
ToDenounce
Old Treaty
Nine Power Accord
Pledged Integrity Of
China; Tokyo Calls It
Obsolete

Tokyo Nov. 4.--tAP)--The Japan
csc foreign office spokesman today
announced that Japan was consider
ing denunciation of the 1922 nine
power treaty by which the United
States, Japan and seven other powers
pledged respect for China's independ-
ence and territorial integrity and pro-
missed efforts to maintain equal COM
mercial opportunities in China.
Japan, he said, considers obsolete
the agreement to which the United
States is a signatory, and is examin-
ing a tri-power pact among Japan,
Japanese-supported Manchoukuo and
a new Chinese regime envisioning dis
placement of the Chang Kai-Shek
government Japan believes negotia-
lions with individual powers over in
terests in China are possible, how
ever.
Japan considers the nine-power
pact obsolete" the spokesman said.
"Whether we will denounce it or with
draw has not yet been decided. The
government is examining the advan-
tages of the creation of a2tri-power
pact"
Such treaty ostensibly would guar
antee Chinese territorial integrity up
on completion of the present Chinese
Japanese war.
(The Washington State Department
published last night a hitherto unan-
nounced memorandum saying the re-
suit of a nine-power conference in
Brussels last year was "the expressed
serving of notice that the settlement
of the Chinese-Japanese conflict
ultimately arrived at must be consis-
tent with the principles of the nine
power treaty and satisfactory to the
conference powers.)
Developments concerning foreign
commercial interests in China furnish
ed the background to the 11ine-power
treaty problem.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
Sabotage In
German Ship
Blast Seen
Six Inquiries Launch
ed Into Explosion
Sinking Craft in Oak
land Harbor

Oakland, Cal, Nov. 4.-(AP)-Evi-
dence of possible sabotage arose to-
day as six Investigations were push
ed into the sinking of the German
liner Vancouver yesterday after ter
rifle explosion below the water line.
Efforts were to be made today to
raise the 477-foot vessel from a mud
bank in Oakland estuary, where she
settled, sterndown, after the blast.
Four members of the crew of 81 were
injured Eight passengers on the ship
were not harmed, and called the ex-
perience tremendously exciting"
An exhaustive investigation last
night by District Attorney Earl War
rem, Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents and other officials brought q
closely guarded statement from War
rem that eve are of the opinion the
explosion was not in the engine room
or in the ship itself"
Because of International complica-
tons. Warren declined to say the ex-
plosion was the work of a saboteurs
until the vessel could be raised and
(Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
Continued on Page Three.)
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Nov. 4.-Nothing definite
will be known for some time of de-
cisions made by the Advisory Bud
get Commission, now studying re-
quests for some 100000 in appro-
priations for the next biennium; but
1t is already as certain as anything
human can be that these decisions
will be nservative-perhaps ultra
conservative.
This conclusion is demanded by
even a casual study of the commits
sion's makeup. There isn't a spend
err on it. Each and every one OF the
half dozen budgeteers has already
made record which any one who
runs may read, and every one Of these
records fairly reeks of economy" IT
not of stinginess.
Arch pinchpenny of them all is
Mecklenburg's Senator James A. Bell
only member of the Senate to vote
against North Cardinals participa-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04

New York, Nov. 4.-(AP)-An assis-
tant district attorney announced to-
day that four men, after being ques-
toned all night, had confessed to two
kidnapings and the kidnap-cremation
of Arthur Fried, White Plains, N. Y,
business man.
The assistant prosecutor, Joseph
Rosenblum, said the confession had
been obtained from Stephen Sacoda,
a Sing Sing convict; D. Gula, 30;
William Jachnis, 81, and John Virga.
"a.
Rosenblum said they confessed to
kidnapping Norman Miller, 10, Ben
jamin Farber, Brooklyn business man,
and Fried, who disappeared last De-
cember 4. Rosenblum said the men
confessed they killed Fried four days
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
BY ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1888, Publishers
Financial Bureau. Inc.

Babson F'ark, Mass, Nov. 4.-Next
Tuesday new force in American po-
litics will elect and defeat many can
didates. From Maine to California the
old age pension supporters will swing
the balance in many tight contest.
Graft, dolcs and unnceded relief are
bad enough burden for the nation
to cary. B;.t the political exploiting
of these fantastic pension schemes is
q real menace to the nations security
Every one of the idcas-from the ORR
ginal Townsend scheme to the current
ham-and-eggs-forC California version
could give us a period of wild infla-
ton and end up by baakrupting the
nation.
Quoted without Consent.
Armed, however, with quotations.
from prominent economists, the man
ayers of these pension schemes build
up a terrific following. 7 find, for in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
Fourteen Die
With Crash OF
British Plane

st. Heller, Island of jersey, Nov.
4.-(AP)-FOurteen persons were
killed today in one of Britain's
worst airplane disasters when
fully loaded passenger air liner
crashed in a field just after TAX
ing off for Southampton, Eng
land.
The victims were nine men, four
women and one child, and includ-
ed the pilot, Captain A. G. M. Cary,
the wireless operator, eleven pas
sengers and man working in a
field where the plane crashed.
The plane was on a regular run
between Jersey, in the English
channel, and Southampton. The
crash occurred at 1852 a. m. (5:52
a. m. eastern standard tiTne) short
Nv after the take-Off from Jersey
airport, which is several miles
from st. Heller. The plane was
seen to circle several times in the
Srontiniled. orr Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04

Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. 4.-(AP)
Three attorneys won spectacular
race against time early today to OBJ
tain a writ of error and prolong the
life of Oscar Ralph Ashworth, con-
fessed kidnaper, for at least ten
months.
While the attorneys drove from ST.
Joseph, Mo-, through binding rain
storm, reporting their progress by
telephone to Warden Frank Ramsey
at the State Prison, Guy Silvers, de-
putty Supreme Court clerk, waited in
his office to sign the necessary papers
to save Ashworth from the States
lethal gas chamber.
Originally scheduled to die at mid
night, Ashworth, who pleaded guilty
to kidnapping a seven-year-old st.
Joseph girl, was given an hours de-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
Condemned Man Saved AS
Lawyers Race With Time

lay when his lawyers notified the
warden by telephone from Moberly
that they had been delayed by the
rain. They arrived here and the papers
were signed at 1890 a. M
The writ of error serves as an al-
tomato stay of execution to enable
the lawyers to get the case before the
Supreme Court It will be returnable
in the May term, and the case. prob
ably will not be heard before Septem-
Der, court attaches said. The lawyers
were not required to disclose their
new evidence in obtaining the writ.
They were called into the case yester-
day after Ashworth's wife and the
mother of the kidnapped girl made
futile appeal for executive clemency.
One of the lawyers said an inves-
tigation convinced them there had
been an error in sentencing.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-04
Third Convict Is
Put Into Solitary
In Theft Inquiry

Raleigh, Nov. 4.-(AP)-Oscar Pitts
State penal division supervisor, said
today third convict had been placed
in solitary confinement in connection
with. the investigation of alleged theft
of printing supplies from Central Pri-
son, for sale. outside.
Pitts said Thomas Smith, %, sent
enced in Rowan in 1885 to five to ten
wears for larceny, was the latest man
under suspicion. Already placed in
solitary were Tom Moore and C. G..
Gurley, who were sent up from Gull
ford and Wayne counties.