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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
Believe Caesars Villa
Has Been Found in Italy

Discovery of the remains of a
country villa, which experts believe
to have belonged to julius Caesar,
has been announced by the ministry
of popular culture in Rome, which
has been making excavations.
The discovery was made during
excavations in the travertine rock
in the locality called "Starza della
Regina" near Naples, following the
discovery of ancient Roman coins
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
chMlN
VI
Says: -
Done by Degrees


One does not graduate from a
school of learning in hurry.
Which is the best law, one
that fills the jails or one that
leads the people to behave so
well that they don't get in?
Citizens of all nations always
pay for neglect in supervising the
affairs of government.
Man Is a Thinking Being
Every man thinks, whether he
will or not; all he can do is to
turn his thoughts the best way.
An impossible man is one
who hasn't a bit of fOolishness
in his makeup.
Lions, four legged or two leg
ged, roar too much.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
Federal Bureau Predicts
Business Upturn in 1899

WASHINGTON.-The bureau of
agricultural economics forecast that
1889 would be a better business and
industrial year than 1888, but not
quite as good as 1887.
Economic conditions in the Unit
ed States are most favorable to re-
covery," the bureau said.
Farmers were advised not to ex-
pect much of rise in prices of
their products as a whole. The bu-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
Public Has Tremendous
Responsibility to Bear

When consideration of the various
phases of the condition gets under
way, if it is done thoroughly, con-
gress must give attention to a re-
vision of some of it's long-established
policies. They are basic. When I
am talking about the plight of the
railroads, I am, at the same time,
,ondemning to the very core some
If the high-handed brigandage, thiev-
Try, corruption, that went on among
so-called captains of industry few
generations ago. That stealing, that
corruption Tin which politics figured
amazingly put the railroads in dis
repute as an industry. But most of
that has ended. The highly respect
ed interstate commerce commission
saw to that job. Yet, the stigma
and lack of public good will remains
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17

WASHINGTON.-I believe it can
be said that most readers of news
papers digest their news rather
slowly. 1t is not their fault en-
tirely that the full significance of a
news story escapes them even
though it may be spread under black
headlines on the front page. Nor
do / mean to say that all readers
are lax. 1t seems to be true, never
theless, that days or weeks or even
months and years may pass some
times before the intangible person
atty that we call "the public" has
considered fully the significance of
reported events.
Existence of this condition, how
ever, is warrant for an attempt at
analysis of what has happened, what
is happening, and what is likely to
happen in the railroad industry.
Perhaps that statement should have
added to it the suggestion also that
there will be something affecting the
public, too, in connection with the
recent series of incidents and events
directly concerning the rail indus
try. Indeed, prospective develop
ments portend even more.
There were, of course, the many
dangers of a financial character
with which the railroads were be-
set. There followed the attempt of
railroad management to reduce ex-
penses by program cutting wages
of the workers by Is per cent, and
there came almost Immediately
thereafter the dread specter of a
strike threat by the million or more
rail workers who are highly union
lied. After that, in the sequence of
events was President Roosevelt S
utilization of the law providing for
consideration of the differences by a
fact finding commission for the first
time.
It is necessary only as a further
review to recall that the fact find
ing commission heard days of testi-
mony and reported to the President
that wage cut was unjustifed.
But the commission made no con-
structive suggestions. AS a matter
of fact, it added nothing to the total
of human knowledge, but it got a
lot of publicity for its findings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
International

Japan once offered an excuse for
her Chinese aggression. To COM
plants that she had violated the
nine-power treaty guaranteeing Chi
mas integrity, Tokyo used to an
swer that she had taken no terri
tory for annexation, therefore had
not violated the treaty. If someone
charged her with violating the Kel-
logg-Briand pact against war, ia
pan answered that the pact said
nothing about defensive war; by
some mysterious definition, Nippon
regarded her Chinese conquest as a
defensive proposition.
Now that China is conquered, ia
pan feels safe to abandon excuses.
Tokyo has stated officially that it
may be necessary to repudiate the
nine-power pact, which is almost
tacit admission that she has both
violated and abandoned the Kellogg
BRAND accord. Moreover she has
named the turncoat, Chinese war
lord, Gen. WI Pei-Fu, as leader
of a new central Chinese govern
ment which combines the old Man.
king and Peiping units. Though an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
Legislation to Relieve
Railroads Up to Congress

The problem was, thereupon, left
in Mr.. Roosevelt's lap. He called
in the Representatives of the rail
arrangements and the leaders of the
unions. The rail executives were
willing to call off the proposed wage
cut, if there were any way to be
found to keep the railroads from
going bankrupt-more than half of
the mileage being already in the
hands of receivers. Union leaders
reiterated they did not want to strike
and they did want the railroads to
get on their feet, because it meant
jobs. j. j. Policy, spokesman for
the rail lines, asked then what the
government could or would do, and
Mr.. Roosevelt promised legislation.
So there we are today. There will
be no strike. There will be consid-
Grafton of rail legislation in the next
session of congress that will be de-
signed to help the railroads so they
will have at least as much income
as expense. And it will be sup
ported by Mr.. Roosevelt's admins
tration, by the railroads and by the
railroad unions.
But am wondering whether the
country as a whole is fully aware of
what is behind the troubles that
formed the immediate basis of the
news developments recorded above.
And I am wondering further wheth-
er the shock of the strike threat
has awakened the country as a
whole to the need for a thorough
going re-examination of the situa-
ton in which the railroads find
themselves! Because it is in the un-
DERIVING conditions that we are go
ing to find solution. None can deny
that we need rail transportation !;
none can deny that they either must
operate without losses or else they
are going to be left in the lap of
the government, and what a terri
BILE mess that would be, for govern
ment seldom runs anything without
making mess of it. The rail prob
lem, its relation to other forms of
transportation, the public interest,
national policy, all must be threshed
out very soon. It can not be longer
avoided without increasing the dan
gers of genuine national suffering.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
Foreign


The European domination won at
Munich by Germany and Italy is
but a prelude to Hitler-Mussolini
plans for RELOCATING France and
Great Britain into second-rate sta
tus. Still to come is four-power
pact, but first must come the
groundwork in which France and
Britain are. fattening themselves for
the slaughter:
ENGLAND sees growing resent
ment toward Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain, who claims: "Our
sole concern is to see that this coun-
try and her colonial communications
are safe" But recalling successive
British diplomatic defeats in Man
chukuo, Ethiopia, Spain, China, Aus
tria and CZechoslovakia, Chamber
lain's foes wonder what he means
by Safety" The real Chamberlain
policy is appeasement of dictators
at any cost. Thus the prime min
lister has forced 345-138 approval
of his Italian friendship pact in the
house of commons. Thus, too, he
has dropped Britain's elaborate de-
fensive armament plan ard urged
the retirement of War Minister Les
lie Hore-Belisha. Once active in op-
posing Spain's civil war, Great Brit
ain must now grant belligerent
rights to both Loyalists and Rebels.
Still unfulfilled are Hitler's demands
for return of war-mandated colonies
and 81 air domination over Great
Britain. Although Britishers them
selves look unkindly on Nazi colonial
ambitions, it is known that English
South Africans are more than will
ing to return inundated territory if
it will avert war.
FRANCE, now torn by financial
distress resulting from feverish re-
armament, has welcomed Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler's offer of a 10 or 25-
year truce. This is more ground
work behind the eventual four power
pact. In return for German renun-
citation of territorial claims Gin Eu-
rope) against France, Paris would
re-establish normal diplomatic re-
lations with Italy (already accom-
plished) and possibly turn away from
the League of Nations to live at the
mercy of dictators. The only other
alternative, now being politely sug-
gested, is that Italy, Germany and
Japan be lured back into the League
by purge" of anti-dictator Geneva
officials. Since France faces bank
ruptcy unless she can halt rearma-
ment, any kind of peace is welcome.
Still another sign of French capitu-
lation is Premier Edouard Daladi-
er's remuneration of Communist
party support, a move which gains
favor with Soviet-hating Nazi-F as
ciSt states.
ITALY AND GERMANY are now
so sure of their positions that they
find it unnecessary to ask British
French advice on handling Czecho-
slovakia's minority problem. AL
though the treaty of Munich stipu-
lated four-power action on Czech
minority problems, Foreign Minis
tiers Joachim Won Ribbentrop and
Count Galeazzo Ciano have just
transferred large part of Czecho-
slovakia to Hungary. For Germany,
recent weeks have opened wedge
permitting a successful economic
"drive to the east" For Italy they
have brought Franco-British recog-
milton of her Ethiopian conquest,
placing Premier Mussolini's battle
won empire in good standing with
Europe's highest diplomatic society.
At best the highly touted four-power
pact will be mere formality for
totalitarian states.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
Religion

U. S. diplomatic relations with the
Vatican were broken off 70 years
ago on the ground that the Papal
state no longer had territorial do
main and therefore did not deserve
diplomatic status. Two years ago
when Catholic Postmaster General
James A. Farley was granted an
audience with the Pope, there were
rumors that diplomatic relations
might be resumed. Not unnoticed
is the spacious new Washington
headquarters being built for the
U. S. apostolic delegate, nor the fact
that President Roosevelt entertained
Chicago's Cardinal George Munde-
lein when the latter stopped off en-
route to Rome. Since U. S. Ambas-
sador to Italy William Phelps dis
played unusual assistance to Cardi-
nal Mundelein on his arrival in It.
ally, and since the visit has drawn
wide attention among Catholic
churchmen, it is possible that U. S.
Vatican diplomatic relations might
be on the mend. Certain it is that
Pope Plus XI sees eye to eye with
Washington on what Secretary of
State Cordell Hull calls "interna-
tional lawlessness."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
Agriculture

Although U. S. department of ag-
riculture officials admit export sub
sides are not very effective in re-
ducing wheat surpluses, the govern
ment has committed itself to ex-
porting 100, 100000 bushels by next
July. Of 10000, 900 bushels thus far
exported, 16 millions have been aid
ed by subsidy payments from the
federal surplus commodities corpo-
ration. All such sales have gone
through regular trade channels.
But wheat export has become a
disgusting business. Since every
wheat-producing nation seems to
have surplus this year, the export
market is glutted. In early Novem-
Der, Liverpool prices were the low
est since 1933-34. At such a time,
the real purpose was obvious when
AAA's Francis A. Wilcox left for
Europe ostensibly to "study agri-
cultural conditions" Observers are
betting that Mr.. Wilcox is really
attempting to find European buyers
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
News Review--
u. S. Turns to Price Policing
In Anti-Monopoly Campaign
Joseph w. La Rine-
by Joseph w. La Bine-

for U. S. wheat, and that the gov
eminent may enter business as di-
rect exporter of wheat.
Meanwhile, Secretary of Agricul-
ture Henry A. Wallace received en-
couragement for his domestic
dumping" farm program which con-
gress will debate next January. Call
ing for government subsidy of sur
plus farm products for home con-
sumption, the program has received
endorsement of objective" from
Idaho's Sen. William E. Borah. De-
nouncing the economic puzzle that
lets Americans starve in a land of
plenty, Mr.. Borah said: 81 am in
formed that Is per cent of our young
men between the ages of II and Is
would be unfit for army service in
case of war because of the want of
nutrition during their youth"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17
Domestic

AOhSCCSsS
Last June 10 the U. S. business
index Figured on normal of 1907
stood at about 76. By November s
it had risen to 80 and as result
retailers throughout the country an
ticipate as big a Christmas shop
ping volume as last year. Actually,
it should be better, because last
years November index-while COM
parable to this year's-was definite
ly on a down-hill slide that did not
stop until well after January l.. On
every financial page in the country
there are encouraging signs, most
important of which has been re-
employment in the automobile in
dustry. New York's auto show,
touching off an unprecedented vol
ume of motor sales, has given
strength to most commodities. The
only pessimist in this picture has
been the weather man, whose Indian
summer lasted well into November
and thereby blocked the normal
upsurge of retail buying.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-11-17

Joined the antitrust crusade last
year largely in the hope of winning
New York's Democratic gubernato-
rial nomination. If politics was the
inspiration for some antitrust suits,
these same suits have now become
such hot potatoes that a vanished
political purpose does not justify the
justice departments dropping them.
One possible example may be the
trust case against the Aluminium
Company of America.
To date this year-old investiga-
ton has failed to uncover much ex-
cept re-hash of testimony and evil
dence from the 1885 federal trade
commissions probe, and a private
litigation of a decade ago from
which the company emerged with a
clean bill of health.
Today's antitrust division of the
justice department has 80 lawyers
compared with Is in 1888, handling
monopoly cases and proceedings
connected with 81 other major acts
of congress. Trust-busting boss is
Thurman Arnold, whose fetish is in
vestigating the price policies of in
dustry. Says Mr.. Arnold: "We are
being forced to take control of in
flexible price structures and coer-
cions in restraint of trade today just
as in 1888 we were forced to take
control of the financing and market
ing of securities"
Much interest now centers in the
justice departments newly inaugu-
rated suit against Delaware's Co.
lurnbia Gas & Electric corporation
for allegedly "conspiring to monopo-
lie" the natural gas industry of
Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and
Michigan. But in accordance with
his probe of price policies, Thur
man Arnold is probably more inter-
ested in oil. Since crude oil prices
recently plummeted in the wake of
alleged over-production by refner-
les, both the President and Mr.. Ar
mold favor a program for state con-
troll over oil production and refn-
ing.
Harking back to the trust-busting
days when Standard Oils case first
made the U. S. monopoly-conscious,
the new probe will examine every
phase of the oil industry from pro-
duction to marketing. Though oil
men will welcome an intelligent gov
eminent program to stabilize crude
oil prices, observers fail to see great
consistency between this program
to raise prices, and other monopoly
quizzes which prosecute men for
allegedly raising prices.
Evening star., 1938-12-07
Dr.. Mann Fears Germs
More Than Beasts

On his jungle expeditions, DR..
William M. Mann would rather en-
counter wild beast than malarial
mosquitoes.
The Zoo director said last night
he has experienced more harm from
germs which lurk unseen than from
any of the beasts and reptiles he
collects for the local park.
Addressing the Smith -Reed-Rus-
sell Society of George Washington
Universitys Medical School, DR..
Mann gave the medical profession
credit for saving his life on more
than one occasion during his travels
in Asia, Africa, South America and
the East Indies.
Other speakers were DR.. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, president of the uni
versity, and DR.. Walter H. Bloedorn,
acting dean of the medical school.
The society, meeting at the Army
Navy Club, conferred honorary men,
bership on Rear Admiral Edward
r. Stitt, former surgeon general of
the Navy; DR.. Ralph w. Barris, as
sistant professor of anatomy, and
DR.. James w. Watts, associate pro-
fessor of neuro-surgery at the school.
Evening star., 1938-12-07
Hampshire Heights Civic
Association Elects

Holding its first meeting since its
organization one month ago, the
Hampshire Heights Citizens Asso-
citation last night unanimously
elected Harold D. johnson presi-
dent. The group met in the Barnard
School at Fifth and Decatur streets
NV.
Other officers follow: j. Leon
Bord, vice president: George w.
Fessenden, secretary, and Mrs. Doris
G. LeiZear, treasurer.
Nomination of two delegates to
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
ton and one delegate to the ad-
joining citizens association was held
over until the January meeting.
Mrs. Doris G. Leizear was appoint
ed chairman of the Membership
Committee.
Mr.. johnson announced that
meetings would be held every fourth
Tuesday of the month and that
committees would be formed at the
January meeting.
Mrs. Estelle Franklin, Mrs. Leona
Brill, Mrs. Florence Smelling were
admitted as members.
Business was devoted to the adop-
tion of a constitution and bylaws.
Evening star., 1938-12-07
Grand Jury Hears Two
Milwaukee Physicians

Two physicians from Milwaukee,
Wis, which has been center Of
medical controversy for months, ap-
peared today before the special
grand jury investigating organized
medicine.
They were Dr. j. E. Rueth and DR..
A. L. Curtin of the Milwaukee Medi-
cal Center. Another witness today
was DR.. Charles Stanley White of
this city.
In the meantime it was learned
the American Medical Association
plans to submit on December IL
records demanded by the subpoena
recently upheld by Justice James M.
Proctor in District Court. The A.
M. A. had moved to quash the sub
poena, which was defended by the
Justice Department.
George P. Hoover, attorney repre-
senting the District Medical Society,
plans to ask Justice Proctor soon
to call in the grand jury and in
struct it concerning application
of the Sherman Anti Trust Act in
the caSe.e
The Medical Society and the A..
M. A. contend that the medical pro-
fession cannot be classed as a
trade" under the meaning of the
act and therefore do not come
within the jurisdiction of the law.
The Justice Department is seeking
indictment of both the A. M. A. and
Medical Society for alleged ire
straint of trade" against Group
Hath Association, Inc, of this city.
Evening star., 1938-12-07
Employees 10 Get Day Off
Before YuIe, New Year

Government employees in the Dis
trict will get holidays the Saturdays
before Christmas and New Years.
under an executive order signed by
the President late yesterday.
The holiday order covers the regu-
lar executive departments. inde-
pendent establishments and other
governmental agencies here, includ-
ing the Government Printing Office,
the Navy Yard and naval stations.
Reservation is made for certain
classes who may for special pub
lie reasons be excluded from the
provisions of this order by the heads
of their respective departments.
establishments, or agencies, or those
whose absence from duty would be
inconsistent with the provisions of
existing law"
However, the order will give prac-
tically all Government employees
here the extra half day off on Sat-
urday, making the vacation a full
three days. as the Monday after both
holidays also will be observed.
The National Emergency Council
previously had informed Govern
ment agencies that the holidays were
contemplated.
Evening star., 1938-12-07
Po|iCeFoIIow
Cold Leads
In kidnapping
Neighbor Of Browns
Sees Possibility His
Daughter Escaped

Following numerous leads, one Of
which is that the abduction of Mary
Brown may have been a case of mis-
taken identity, Maryland State Po-
lice today continued their investi-
cation Of the mysterious week-old
kidnapping.
However. there were no new de-
velopments in the case and no indi-
cations that solution is near, ac-
cording to Maj. Elmer F. Mum
shower, superintendent of the Mary
land Police.
I'VE have just lot of reports"
Maj. Munshower said, but there is
nothing definite"
One of the leads was the sugges-
ton of DR.. Victor Birckner,
chemist, at the National Health
Institute and neighbor of the Brown
family, that the kidnapers may have
mistaken Mary Brown for his
daughter, Alma, who usually ira
verses the Box road where the kid
naping took place on her way home
from school in AAacostia. DR..
Birckner said he could think of sew
eral reasons why persons might
want to obtain revenge on him
through his daughter. He declined
to say what these reasons are.
1t was pointed out that DR.. Brick
ner's daughter is only IA years old,
while Mary Brown is 10. However.
Mary was accompanied at the time
OF the abduction by her 15-year-old
sister Lucy, who fled across a field
to her home and gave the alarm.
Another lead which is being in
vestigated, Maj. Munshcwer said, is
an anonymous letter purportlng 10
give some clues as to the identity of
the kidnapers. Efforts are being
made to locate the author of the
letter.
Maj. Munshower visited the
Browns homo yesterday, but did not
question Mary, who is still confined
to bed suffering from exposure and
shock she experienced during the 30
hours she was held by her kidnap-
ers. He said he talked with the
girls father, William B. Brown, an
employe of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, but nothing new was
developed in the case.
Meanwhile, Prince Georges County
police continued their investigation
OF the kidnapping but delayed ques-
tioning Mary, as they had planned
to do this morning. because the at
tending physician said she was run
ming slight temperature.
County police said there was no
connection between the kidnapping
case and Elwood Day. Is, who was
arrested by Officer Arnold Naylor
OF the county police late last night
on the Southern Maryland pike.
Officer Naylor said the arrest was
on the complaint of Days sisters,
Mrs. Edith Fellner, 30, who told
police her young brother had
knocked her down and taken her
car and pistol. The officer said
charges of assault with attempt to
kill and larceny of an automobile
and pistol had been placed against
the youth. Mrs. Fellner lives only
few miles from the Brown home.
Day is being held at the Marlboro
Jail under 1000 bond.