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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-11
ALMOST PERSONAL

81 understand, said young
woman to another, "that at your
church you are having unusually
small congregations. Is that so?"
EYES," answered the second girl,
$50 small that every time the rec
tor says, Dearly beloved you feel
as if you had received a proposal"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-11

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Back-chat

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Her-Yes. Twelve kids!-Wash-
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No Change

"a husband like yours must have
been hard to find"
ssHe still is"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
JOBS WANTED
MAYOR-Secretary Of the

MAYOR-Secretary of the In
terror Harold L. Ickes, may re-
tire from office to run for Demo-
cratic nomination as Chicago's
mayor.
PRESIDENT - John Nance
Garner, vice president Of the U.
S., is being doomed for the presi-
dency by his boyhood friends at
Detroit, Texas. One claim to
fame: the mud-chinked log cabin
where Garner was born.
SECRETARY-Anthony Eden,
who retired as British foreign
secretary in opposition to Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain,
may return to the cabinet next
month as dominions secretary.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rep.
Joseph Martin will be elected
house Republican leader on the
first ballot next month, since 109
of the 1863 G. o. P. partisans have
assured him their support.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
Asia.

Asia
The possibility Of a major Far
Eastern crisis involving Japan, Chi
ma and Russia becomes more immi-
nent each week. Far from denying
1t, Japan has taken new bitches in
her economic belt and settled down
for a struggle which may begin
shortly after January /. Having
made supplementary army-navy ap-
preparations Of 81 1884, 400, 600, Japan
faces probable Russo Chinese alli-
ance forcing her to desperate meas
ures to protect what gains she has
already made in Manchuria and
China.
Having penetrated deep into the
vast Shansi province, Jap troops are
confronted with guerrilla attacks
which in 10 days cost 5000 lives.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek, who
is already getting supplies from
Russia, promises the guerrilla war
fare will continue. That Japanese
are at a disadvantage fighting so
far from their base Of operations is
evidenced by Chinese recapture Of
several key towns near Canton.
Two clashes with Russia form the
basis for a new war scare. The
first concerns Japanese fishing con-
cessions in Russian waters. Though
Russia refuses to renew the con-
cessions, which lapse January /,
Tokyo threatens to continue fishing
even though an armed patrol is
needed. The second dispute CEN
tiers on Sakhalin island, where the
Japs charge Russia is seeking to
expel Nipponese oil workers. For
her part, Moscow is demanding jap
anese payment for the Russian in
terest in the Chinese eastern rail-
road, seized when Japan took Man
churia.
Meanwhile Japan has substantial
ed the belief held by observers for
many months, that China's "open
door''-guaranteed by the nine-pow-
er treaty-is about to be closed.
Seeking to liberate Japan and China
from dependency on foreign mar
kets, finance and raw materials,
Tokyo has virtually dictated what
Great Britain and the U. S. can
henceforth expect in the way of
trading privileges. Struggling its
shoulders over still another treaty
broken in 1888, the U. S. state de-
partment has called home Nelson
/. T. Johnson, ambassador to China,
to see what can be done about it.
Since Ambassador Joseph P. Ken
needy has also been called home
from London, it is thought the U. S..
may solicit British support for uni
fed protest against Japan's econom-
ic activity in China. Probable re-
suit: nothing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
Par,-Anserica

Before they left to attend the
eighth Pan-American conference at
Lima, U. S. delegates spoke opti-
mistically of efforts to unite the
Western hemisphere into solid bloc
opposing European or Asiatic ag-
gressors. But the picture looked
vastly different from below the
equator. At Lima they found rep
resentatives of 20 other American
nations who exhibited justified cool
ness toward the COLOSSUS of the
north whose President has taken
the lead in what they think might be
another attempt at yankee imperi-
alism." u. S. delegates discovered
that South American nations have
their cultural centers in Rome, Par
is and Madrid; that despite any u.
S. ambitions to the contrary, Pan
America will insist on maintaining
it's trade relations with Europe.
Thus, although Secretary Of State
Cordell Hull received a warm re-
ception, he could not expect much
to come from the conference. South
American nations are generally
agreed that totalitarian propaganda
must be stopped, but they neglect
to consider that Nazi trade and
propaganda travel together, that
countries accepting one must also
take the other. This is the principle
weakness of a proposal introduced
by the Venezuelan delegation, which
calls for cooperative action against
military aggression but fails to con-
slider methods of blocking political
aggression.
A prerequisite to hemispherical
defense plans is hemispherical cor
diality, which occupies an impor-
tant place on Mr.. Hull's list. Stun
bling blocks here are Mexico's COM
munistic policy of expropriating U.
S. oil and farm lands, and Argen-
tina's desire for more trade and
better relations with Italy and Ger
many. At best, Pan-American en-
dorsement of President Roosevelt's
New world defense plan will be in
principle only, though the confer
ence is undoubtedly giving German,
Italian and Japanese interests con-
siderable worry. Their agents are
busily at work among delegates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
Bruckats Washington Digest
Legislation Against Chain
Stores Will Come Up Again
Danger Independent Store Operator Will Be Theme Of
Discussion; Question of General National Policy
Needs Thought; Sane Regulation Is Possible.
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, Washington D. G.

WASHINGTON. = The politician
who is q demagogue-the fellow
who has nothing on the ball and gets
into politics on his gift for gab-al-
ways must have a boyle man, a
hobgoblin. There must always be
an immediate threat, like the sword
Of Damocles, hanging over the
heads of the dear pee-pul. If the
political demagogue doesn't have
that sort of thing, he is utterly lost,
because usually he can not talk
about fundamental issues.
The favorite boyle man Of fellows
like former Sen. Tom Hef1in was
"Wall Street" Day after day, ole
Tom would drag Wall Street onto
the floor of the senate and shake the
gizzard out of it. There were others
like Tom and there were other hob
COLLINS. The chain stores, for a
number of years, were the meat and
drink of the demagogue and many
an otherwise punk got elected to Of
flee because he could talk for 10
hours about the evils of the chain
stores. We always have had our
trust busters, the baiters Of corpora
tons. One boyle dies and another
takes its place and the thing goes
on until presently one Of the old and
and almost forgotten boyle boys is
brought to life again.
AS possession plans take shape,
it appears that the country is going
to be told again about the evils of
the chain stores. There is going
to be an attempt to legislate them
out of existence. Many shout will
ring out on the floors Of the senate
and house about the danger to the
Independent store operator, the man
at home. The bill, whatever form
it takes or whatever it proposes to
do, will serve as a vehicle for a
shouting mob of representatives and
senators. AS usual, they will offer
no new argument, but they will send
copies of their speeches back home
and make great howdy-do over
themselves.
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All Factors in Situation
Need Careful Considered

suppose that some of the things
I have said in this analysis of a ma
tional problem will make me as pop
ular as a skunk with some local
merchants. believe, however, that
there are two sides to the argument
and that there must be moderation
in dealing with the hobgoblins that
are built up for selfish reasons,
either political selishness or for
monetary gain.
Hence, I argue that the country
and its legislative bodies must look
at all factors involved in the situa-
ton. Hysteria and demagoguery go
hand in hand, with the demagogue
leading and capitalizing on the cir
cumstances he has created. If it
can be shown where the brush sales
man or the salesman for the floor
sweeper or the home remedy sales
men are welding a bad influence
upon the life of the nation, prohibit
them as is done many places with
the saloon. If it can be shown that
the vast majority of the people get
no benefits from chain stores and
that the chain stores damage the ma
tional life, get rid of them or regu-
late them closely. My thought con-
tinues to be, however, that there
must be moderation in legislation.
@ Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
International

Any shift in world military power
is invariably followed by economic
changes. One of these is world
trade, in which Great Britain finds
her position threatened by agrees
sive Germany. Taking thoroughly
revolutionary position, England has
now broadened her government
trade insurance plan to safeguard
exports of materials ordinarily re-
fused as poor risks. Beginning JAM
uary l, the export credits depart
ment may incur liabilities up to
$375, Zoo, 900 instead Of the present
$250, 000, 900. To cover special risk
items, another $50, 000, 900 has been
set aside. The latter policy, Incl
dentally, will facilitate shipment of
war goods to China.
If this aggressive British position
has caused Germany any wor-
ry, Berlin can rejoice in a $l7,000,-
900 barter deal with Mexico, under
which she will buy oil in exchange
for manufactured items. In this
case, Germany's gain is Britain's
loss. since London has almost COM
pletely severed diplomatic and trade
relations with Mexico over expro-
priation Of British-owned oil lands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23

lem that destruction of chain stores
will raise retail prices of the things
they sell by as much as 20 per
cent. Who is going to pay that?
You and / and everyone who buys
for consumption. If I can get my
cigarettes at two-for-a-quarter, am
not going to pay is cents. So, If con-
gress or the state legislatures find
it necessary to protect the independ-
ent, that policy should be adopted.
But the extreme position of taxing
them out of existence or destroying
them some other way is utterly silly.
1t is, as ! said earlier, rather like
cutting off my nose to spite my face
and ! have a beak Of which no
one could be very proudl
This chain store boyle man is just
another of the many that are used
by politicians to build up them
selves. Once before, in these col
umns, expressed the hope that
some time I would like to see an
honest politician. I think it would
be refreshing to all of us.
heard lately, too, of movement
against those people who sell direct
to the consumers. There are GER
tain types Of them that ought to be
locked up. Most Of them, however,
have a legitimate product and they
are making that product to sell to
consumers. The movement that is
now said to be spreading has
evolved into what is called the
"Green River ordnance" munich
pal law which is designed to prevent
any house-to-house canvassers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
Problem of Separating
Crooks From Honest People

Now, there may be sound reasons
for a city council to bar anybody
from selling direct. At the moment,
! do not know of any. Yet, accord
ing to the reports received by the
federal trade commission, there was
small town out in Wyoming which
actually convicted some boys from
the neighboring farms and SEN
fenced them to jail because they VIC
lated the city law, by selling direct
to the householders in the town.
That town ought to have very red
face, it seems to me.
I said that there were certain
types Of canvassers ought to be
barred. I refer to the racketeers
who scour the country in crews,
selling this or that or the other;
who are here today and gone tomor-
row, and who many times leave
wake of dishonest dealings, insults
and sometimes plain thievery. OF
course, there ought to be punish
ment of that type. But why punish
the honest ones by placing them in
the same category as the crooks.
The problem becomes one of sepa-
rating the crooks from the legiti-
mate people, but your demagogue
will not do that, whether that dema-
gogue be a member of congress, a
member of the state legislature or a
member of the city council. He
would not be able to bleat so long
if he attempted to analyze the real
situation.
This Screen River ordinance"
hysteria is being promoted by some
outfit which, it appears from the
federal trade commission informa-
ton, goes from town to town and
operates campaigns for passage of
such a law. Those fellows make
money out of their campaigns. The
local merchants pay the bill. For
the life of me, ] can not see where
they are any better than the agents
of the direct sellers whom they are
seeking to prohibit, because the
agents make a profit. I must cor
rect that last statement. The agents
of the direct sellers are different.
Usually, especially the legitimate
agents, live in towns in their terri
tory and pay their taxes and buy
their human needs there. The pro-
motors run the campaign, take their
profit and scoot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
News Analysis
COP. Keeps Election Promise,
Drafts Ne,U Pension Measures
by Joseph w. La Bine-

leader was en- route to the U. s.
where he leveled yelled criticism at
the man whose cabinet he left in
anger. Anthony Eden, one-time for
eign minister, told the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers that de-
mocracies must resist false COM
placency" in viewing international
perils, that "the survival Of democ-
racy must depend on the faith which
1t inspires the results which 1t
can achieve"
Within few days the long-await-
ed results of Mr.. Chamberlain's Mu-
mich "peace" treaty became de-
spairingly apparent on three fronts,
making the prime minister realize
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
Congress

congress
AS the U. S. becomes nation Of
older men and women (caused by
declining birth rate) federal-state
support of the INDECENT aged is no
longer a political football but has
emerged as an acute problem recog-
nized by Democrats and Republic
cans alike. The present social Sc
curity setup was New Deal IN
spiration, but 1875 recession
proved even this revolutionary step
was insufficient. This month al
most every congressman converging
on Washington carries new plan
in his portfolio, foreshadowing the
most heated battle to confront the
seventy-sixth congress.
Many Republicans would like to
forget that 40 of their 81 new MEM
bers were elected this year on prom
ises to support the Townsend meas
ure or bring the pension issue to
a vote. But one who refuses to for
get, and who will undoubtedly fire
the opening gun in next months pen
sion argument, is Massachusetts,
Rep. Allen T. Treadway. Ranking
minority member of the house ways
and means committee, he will en-
barrass his political partisans by Of
fering a resolution for hearings on
Townsendism.
When pension arguments are sift-
ed down, Washington observers ex-
pect Townsendism to drop from the
picture, to be followed by clear
cut Democrat-vs.-Republican debate
on how social security shall be
amended. In this argument the
most surprising feature may be Re-
publican support of $30-a-month
federal old age contribution, featur-
ing a 60-year age limit as against
the present limit Of IS years. If
states could equal the $50 federal
contribution, pensioners would then
receive $50 a month.
Where the federal government
could raise $50 a month, or where
states could raise even less, is
moot problem. There are currently
1856, 700 persons on pension rolls,
costing the U. S. about $238, SOC, 900
for the fiscal year. States pay
$3.50, 129, 900. This gives each of the
1,656,700 INDECENT an average of
$19. If all eligible persons were
added to the rolls, the number
would swell to more than 100000.
Since the U. S. is already using
social security payroll taxes as
fast as they come in, and since most
states are unable to raise their SIS
monthly share for each pension, any
plans to increase payments must be
preceded by plans for financing the
system.
While Republicans are attempting
to iron out their pension program,
the administration prepares to offer
congress a sweeping plan for revis-
ing the present old age insurance
system. Probable recommends
tons:
~ Monthly payments to widows
and dependent children of workers
covered by social security, plus 5000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
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CHICKS
FARMS

FORECLOSED FARMS at bargain prices
so to 200 acres cultivated land in each
frontage. FIRST AND CITIZENS Ma
TIONAL BANK, ELIZABETH CITY, N. G.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23

Promises sOiu not be forgotten.
funeral expenses to families of "cov-
cred" workers who die before IS.
(2) Payments to wives and depend
ent children of men who have re-
tired at IS, but whose monthly in
come under social security is insult
ficient.
(3) Starting old age payments
January l, 1910, instead of January
!, 1912.
az Immediate inclusion in social
security of 2,600, 900 seamen, bank
employees, charitable and religious
workers; inclusion in 1941 of 6,000,-
900 farm and domestic workers.
(5) Provision for payments of $40
more each month to married men
than to single men.
Europe
The long-cherished hope that
Great Britain would eventually dis
cover the futility Of Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain's dictator zap
peasement'' policy is at last bearing
fruit. Faced with a new series of
crises, Mr.. Chamberlain is presum-
ably being forced to reverse his
stand or resign. Most significant
was the dinner at Lord Stanley Bald
wins home, attended by King
George vi and group of right-wing
Labor leaders, all strenuous oppo-
nents of the Chamberlain govern
ment.
Even as the king broke bread with
This crew. another anti-C Chamberlain
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
Should Glue Thought to
General National Policy

Because of this prospect and the
existence of several other things like
it, there ought to be some thought
given to the question of general
national policy. In other words, ]
am of the opinion that the congress
and the several state legislatures
ought to keep their feet on the
ground instead of jumping off the
deep end when there is no boat in
which to ride. I see no profit in cut
ting off my nose just to spite my
face. There is just as little sense to
that as selling out to the "vested
interests"
There is something to the argu-
ment in favor of regulation of great
chains of stores. It can be truth
fully said that they exert lot of
pressure on the independent. They
deny this, of course, and answer
that there is no pressure. Their
statement may be true insofar as it
may mean that the chain store has
made no calculated plan to drive
the Independent out of existence.
Yet, their very bigness is, of itself,
a pressure because they can buy in
larger quantities and obtain lower
cost prices than the individual who
buys a few cases of canned goods at
a time. When they buy at lower
prices, they can sell at lower prices
and the independent finds himself
hard put to meet the competition.
That sort of thing happens in ev-
cry community where chain stores
are in operation. 1t will continue
to happen, because there is not
man nor a woman who will say
honestly that he or she will pay
higher price simply because the
store at home is owned by somebody
who is a local citizen. am old
fashioned about it. I will 60 to a
chain store many, many times, be-
cause save money. 1t is my mon
ey that ! am spending and am
going to get the most for it that ]
can. The fellow who owns local
store is in business to make profit
and am willing that he shall have
a profit, provided he can give me
the same value for what ! spend as
does some other store. If the inde-
pendent runs his store in a slip
shod way, fails to manage his af-
fairs efficiently and thus has to have
higher prices, I see no reason why
should be the goat. To me, the
situation is exactly the same as if
both competing stores were home
owned and one of them gave better
values.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-23
Sane Regulation of Chain
Stores Can Be Accomplished

If the chain stores are abusing
their power, power they have sole
ly because they are big, the con-
gress and the several states surely
ought to take notice. There can be
sane regulation of them. They can
be made to correct any abuses, but
I can not find any legitimate ex-
cuse for destroying them. am in
the role of q consumer, and every
legislator ought to consider that his
constituents are consumers and that
they must be given consideration.
] have been told by men in the
government whom ! believe have a
general understanding of the prob