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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
France

In his widely quoted ''Mein
Kampf," Adolf Hitler AYERS that
once a nation shows signs of weak
ening, its enemies should seize the
opportunity to press every demand.
This year he has followed that pol
icy successfully in Austria, Czecho'
slovakia, Great Britain and France.
Now his Fascist cohort, Italy, is US
ing the same tactics against France.
First French capitulation to Italy
was the recent recognition of Mus
solini's conquest in Ethiopia. This
was followed closely by French IN
ternal strife, when the radical Popu-
lar Front attempted to defeat Pre-
mier Edouard Daladier's drastic re-
form program. In the midst OF this
turmoil, it was strategic for Italy's
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15

ing or regaining their magnetism,
they operate electric switches.
They will turn on fan at go, start
fire sprinkler or sound a fire
alarm, control refrigeration and air.
conditioning. They will protect cleo
trical machinery from overheating
at any temperature by "shivering"
and shutting off the power.
The alloy is mixture of iron,
nickel, chromium and silicon. BY
varying the proportions of these
metals, magnets can be made to
respond to any temperatures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
Claims Largest Camel Market

The largest camel market in the
world is located in Imbehbeh, Cairo
suburb on the left bank of the
Nile. Only stones throw away
from Cairo's fashionable Kit Kat
club, tourists may see the choicest
camels from all parts of the Near
East, Palestine, Syria, Damascus
and Arabia being bought and sold
daily. Young and mature, all with
their left foreleg securely hobbled
in case they should become nervous,
hundreds of them await the buyers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
Find 'Shivering' Metal
That Turns on the Heat

A new magnetic metal that can
"shiver" and turn on the heat was
recently announced at the Battelle
Memorial institute in Columbus,
Ohio. The shivering of this metal
consists in losing its magnetism. 1t
can be made to do this at any tenn
perature from $50 below zero to
LOO above. This makes possible
use of magnets Of the new alloy for
numerous automatic controls. Los
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
Domestic

Last spring the New York legis-
lature passed bill which potential
ly effects every citizen in the u. S.
Reducing from to per cent the
interest which life insurance COM
panies may charge on policy loans,
the Piper-O'Brien bill has necessi-
tated nationwide revision of inter-
est rates because insurance COM
panies cannot charge different rates
in different states.
Upshot is that most companies
are boosting their premium charges
from 10 to 20 per cent on policies
written after January l, although
many firms made the change De-
cember /. Policies in effect be-
fore the readiustment will not be af-
fected, but in addition to lower in
terest rate and higher premiums,
the following additional revisions
will be made on most new policies:
ID reduction of guaranteed interest
rates to beneficiaries; (2) lower in
terest rates on dividends left with
companies; (3) increased pre-
miumS on endowment annuity poll
cies; (4) withdrawal or substantial
change in certain types of con-
tracts.
By reducing policy loan interest
charges from 6 to per cent, in
surance firms will lose annual rev.
enue totaling $50, 1000, 900. Other fac
tors necessitating higher premiums
include the difficulty of finding sat-
isfactory capital markets, and the
small amount of new financing now
being done.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
The Answers

/. In South America it totals
1850 millions. In Europe, 2,372
millions.
2. Greatest, Florida; smallest,
New Hampshire.
8. Three American plants that
catch and eat insects are the sun
dew, the pitcher plant and the
venus fly trap.
4. when we are sliding down. "
5. The giraffe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
Indictment Used as Club
Ouer Auto Corporations

But, again, am not so much con-
cerned with Mr.. Arnold's own esti.
mate Of Mr.. Arnold, but with the
results flowing from that officials
acts.
The act that brings on this dis
cussion was involved in what is
known as a consent decree. The
department of justice obtained a
grand jury indictment of some of
the larger automobile manufacture
ing corporations and their officials
under antitrust statutes. The
charges involved the use, by the
companies, of what were described
as monopolistic practices in the
financing of new cars sold to in
stallment buyers. Each of the larg-
er companies, as I understand it,
owns a subsidiary corporation to
which a retail dealer can sell the
notes he takes when the buyer of a
car wants to pay for the vehicle over
period of year or longer.
I do not know the intricate ma
ture of the scheme, and there may
have been many grounds for the in
dictment. Indeed, I think a grand
jury would not have returned an in
dictment unless its members saw
something that was not proper. But
when the department of justice had
the indictment, it used it as a club.
It's officials, under Mr.. Arnold
guidance, are reported to have said
to the motor magnates, in effect:
now, if you admit certain of these
charges and agree to stop the prac-
tees, and if you will agree to COM
ply with certain other conditions
which we lay down, we will not
prosecute, criminally. So, the mo-
tor companies apparently elected to
agree and avoid further prosecution.
Thus, there came about a decree by
the consent of the accused.
In the first place, I can not be-
lieve there is any legal right in our
laws for the consent decree. It has
been used long time, but it seems
to me that it contains very danger
Gus elements. 1t ought to be stopped
and there ought be no indictments
brought unless there is an inten-
ton to carry the battle clear
through. There ought to be either
a conviction ar an acoIIifta1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
New Financing Reported
AS Highest for Is Months

WASHINGTON. = The securities
and exchange commission reported
that new securities registered dur
ing October totaled $405, 063 900, the
highest for any month in more than
Is months. This total, which was
exclusive of securities registered for
reserve against conversion, COM
pared with $106, 767, 900 in Septem-
Der, and $l26, 1866, 900 in October,
1887.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
People

The name of Masaryk, famous in
Czechoslovakian history since Thorn
as G. Masaryk founded the nation
20 years ago, will leave that nations
officialdom forever on January 1.
Jan Masaryk, son of the Czech "fa-
Their" and minister to Great Britain
for IA years, has announced his re-
tirement in protest to his country's
capitulation to Germany.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
Business

Until this year, depression-ridden
U. S. did not bother to ask why the
nations economic cylinders had
grown rusty. Government and bust
ness alike were more interested in
oiling the machinery THIN in replac-
ing or adjusting misfit cogs. More
over, both worked from different di-
rections: government thought the
cure rested in greater U. S. regula-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15

chamber of deputies to launch a
tumultous campaign for three
French possessions which Mussolini
covets: the African territory of Tu-
nisia, the island of Corsica and the
Franco-Italian border city of Nice.
Later came a rebirth of demands
for French-owned Djibouti, which
would give Ethiopia an ocean outlet.
Frances answer has been firm
negative, but this can hardly be
construed as final. There is every
indication that the Djibouti claim
will be granted, since France was
ready to make this surrender last
summer. What complexities the sit
uation is the friendship" pact
which Frances ally-Great Britain
has just instituted with Italy. Al
though this treaty respects terri
torial status quo in the Mediterrane-
an, Prime Minister Neville Cham
berlain is going to Rome next month
with an apparent blank check to
appease Mussolini as he sees fit. II
Mr.. Chamberlain approves Italy's
new demands, France will be left
helpless.
Only hope in an otherwise befud-
died situation is that Germany may
break with Italy. After helping Hit
Ter reach into the European grab
bag for new territories, Italy is be-
ginning to wonder where her share
is coming from. But Germany, hap
py over her new non-aggression
treaty with France, may ask Musso-
lini to look elsewhere for new colo
MES. The new crisis certainly
proves no more than what sane OBJ
servers have maintained since last
spring: that France and Britain
merely whet the Italo-German ap-
petite each time they offer con-
cession.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
Arnold Assumes Dictatio1
Ouer Auto Advertising

In the case of the motor manufac-
turers, however, Mr.. Arnold's deter
mination to make things over has
come to the surface to an even
greater extent than heretofore, even
with Mr.. Arnold. For Mr.. Arnold
has decided that the motor compa-
MES have been spending too much
money for advertising their prod
ucts. In spending so much money
for advertising, Mr.. Arnold opines
that they are thereby creating a
monopoly. In other words, as a
trust buster, Mr.. Arnold figures that
he can become boss of the normal
practice of business advertising. It
can be construed no other way.
I have looked into the question
from a number of angles and have
consulted with numerous individuals
who know their law better than I
know mine. Nowhere have found
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15

EDITORS NoTE-When opinions are
expressed in these columns. they are those
of the news analyst. and not necessarily
of the newspaper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
Politics

It is plausible that November cleo
ton gains by the iberalized Re
publican party should give strength
to old-line Republicans who have
taken a back seat in party affairs
since the disastrous defeat Of 1896.
This very thing happened at the re-
cent national committee conference
in Washington, where confident lib
erals found themselves confronted
with an Unexpectedly strong faction
of Hoover, DUPONT and Liberty
league Republicans. A still more i'm
portant shift is that liberal C. o. P.
strength, which originated in the
rural areas, has moved to metro
politan cities and has been supplant-
ed in the small towns by stronger
conservative element. Having ap-
pointed a conservative (ex-Sen. DAN
iel o. Hastings of Delaware) and a
liberal (Harvey Jewett of South Da-
kota) to fill two executive commit
tee vacancies, the party now finds
itself deadlocked on future course.
Though much talk is heard of po-
tential 1910 candidates, it is believed
the party must first decide which
way its course shall be set-to lib
eraliSm or conservatism.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-15
White House

President Roosevelt's critics have
charged him with creating the cur
rent rearmament campaign to make
the public forget his defeat in No
vember's election. Although the
multi-billion rearmament program
has been advertised as a quick way
to put men back to work and stimu-
late business, critics further allege
that it is simply a form of pump
printing. If so, the u. S. Chamber
of Commerce has complained that
rearmament is a cumbersome and
slow process, poorly adapted to
pump-priming.
Seeking reasons for the outlay,
questioning legislators want to know
if a $3.50, zoo, 900 increase in next
years arms appropriation (the first
in a proposed five-year series) is
justified by world conditions. An
other important question is who will
handle the money, army-navy off,
Gals or political appointees. A
third: how much of the money would
be spent for defense of the inmedi-
ate U. S. area, and how much for
other parts of the Western hemi-
sphere?
Idaho's sagacious Sen. William
E. Borah is one of few legislators
thus far to comment on the bill. His
opinion: eff this huge armament
trend continues, the people are 60.
ing to demand a voice in the mat
ter of going to war;"
This statement once again shifts
the spotlight on Indiana's Rep. Louis
Ludlow, whose constitutional amend
ment calling for a referendum on
offensive warfare was defeated by
the last congress. Having won re-
election last month in a campaign
based on this issue alone, Mr.. Lud-
low plans to re-introduce his meas
ure before the next congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-25
5AM0NTH KEPT
25D,O)O|N SCHOOL
N. Y. A. Aid Is Margin That
Insures Education, Says
Committee Report.

An average monthly wage Of IS
from the National Youth Administra-
ton means the difference between
staying in school and dropping out
for about quarter Of a million high
school students in America, says q
report published yesterday by the
Advisory Committee on Education ap-
pointed by the President in 1896.
In all cases, the report said, stu
dents receiving aid from N. Y. A. were
required to work for the money paid
them at wage rates comparable to
those paid by the Works Progress
Administration.
During the year 1867. the student
aid program helped 100000 young
people continue their education in
about $4,000 high schools.
Although assistance was given pri-
marily on the basis Of need, scholar
ship of aid recipients was reported
to be average.
The greatest number of students
were on N. Y. A. rolls in April. 1887.
At that time students from 22,203
schools and 1856 colleges and uni
versities were participating in the
program.
The average Federal contribution
per student, both high school and COL
lege, through the N Y. A. has been
$72 a year, the report stated
The authors of the study, Prof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-25
NYE ASKS STRONG
NEUTRALITY LAW
Warns Against Assumption
Our Resolve Will Keep
/ U. s. Out of War.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. Ex-senator Ger
aid P. Nye Of North Dakota said to-
night there must be "a strong written
policy Of American neutrality" if the
United States is to stay out Of for
eign wars.
In q radio address prepared as the
first Of series of seven to be delivered
by Republican leaders to present the
Issues of the congressional campaign,
Senator Nye declared:
1T must be law of genuine neu-
trality that will prevent the successful
operation Of forces, often most selfish,
In step-by-step leading us into other
peoples wars while we, all the while,
are smugly assuming that our resolve
alone will keep us out"
Recalls Quarantine" Speech.
Without questioning, he said, the
purpose of any man today, Senator
Nye called attention to the direction
which our Nation seems at times
to pursue"
I'VE cannot forget bridge dedica-
ton speech at Chicago last fall in
which our President revealed a Gov
eminent entertaining strong sympathy
with the cause Of international COL
lectivism, parallel action and quaran-
tine" he said.
I'VE must take note Of the degree
to which our Government seems to
insist on being informed of their every
move by certain European powers, and
the concern with which those powers
seem to seek our approval of their
steps. sometimes only contemplated
steps.
Assurance" in Other Lands.
I'VE certainly cannot shut our eyes
to what seems to be an assurance in
some lands that If those lands are
plunged into war America can be defi-
nitely counted upon to assist them.
I'VE were naturally interested in
noting recently that the Queen Mary,
great English passenger ship, did the
Atlantic. across and back, in rec
ord time
I'VE learn now on good authority
that this test run was ordered by the
British Admiralty for the purpose of
ascertaining what this important
United States to England carrier could
do under war conditions
The same good authority says:
Complete plans are ready in London
for quick alteration of the Queen Mary
into transport ship No American
needs to be reminded that it is not
intended that this ship shall be called
upon to transport fighting men and
machines from England to the United
States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-25
CONSENT DECREE MOVES
BY MOVIE FIRMS limited
Justice Attorneys Confer With
Officials Of Eight Motion
Picture COMPANIES,


BY the Associated Press.
Conferences between Justice De-
partment attorneys and officials of
eight motion picture companies led to
speculation last night that the motion
picture industry soon might open con-
sent decree negotiations with the Gov
eminent.
The companies. including Para
mount Pictures. Inc; Warner Bros,
Inc, and Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Corp. and Is subsidiaries, are charged
with monopolizing the motion picture
industry. The charge was filed in the
Southern Federal District Court of
New York
Thurman w. Arnold, chief OF the
Justice Departments antitrust divi-
sion, declined to discuss the matter,
but informed persons said representa-
tives of the film companies recently
sounded out the antitrust division
chieftain as to the departments atti-
tude toward consent DEGREES.
"a consent decree is a formal agree
ment, subject to Federal court ap-
proval. which restricts certain activ-
tiles Of one litigant. Approval usually
Is followed by withdrawal Of civil or
criminal charges)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-25

Palmer o. Johnston of the University
Of Minnesota and DR.. Oswald L. Har-
vey of the committee stan, maintained
that If public education Is accepted
as a State responsibility, the State
should provide enough assistance to
needy students to keep them in school.
When a State has not adequate re-
sources to meet this responsibility
Federal aid should be given, they
said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-25
PULP RESEARCH AIDES
Two Chosen to Garry On Work
Of DR.. Charles Herty.

ATLANTA, Sept. "a (H1.-The Board
Of Directors of the Herty Foundation
late today appointed State Forester
Frank Hayward, jr.. field director and
Dr.. Charles H. Carpenter technical
director to carry on the work in pulp
wood development started by the late
DR.. Charles H. Herty at Savannah.
James W. Fowler OF Soperton, acting
chairman of the board, announced
Mr.. Hayward had received consent of
Gov. E. D. Rivers temporarily to leave
his post with the State forestry de-
partment to accept the acting field
dictatorship Of the foundation.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
1889 FORDS ARE
CALLED FINEST
EVER OFFERED
Hydraulic Brakes Add
To Safety, Comfort

The two finest Ford cars in the
35 years of the company's history
will be given their first public
showing tonight at the Auto Show.
The Deluxe Ford V-8. with
wholly new StreamlineS, has a dis
tinctive appearance of its own.
Both it and the Ford va share a
family likeness with the Lincoln
Zephyr and the new Mercury 8.
The Deluxe has a deep hood
with long lines unbroken by
louvres, low radiator grille in
bright metal, and wide-spaced
headlamps set into the tenders.
HYDRAULIC BRAKES
All Ford cars are now equipped
with hydraulic brakes. Pedal ac-
tion is exceptionally easy. and the
brake shoes work in l2-inch cast
iron drums with a total of 1852
square inches of braking lining
for quick stopping and long life.
A feature of the bodies of both
cars is their silence, achieved as o
result of exhaustive road and lab
oratory research into the cause
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
HOME COMFORT
IN CARS NOTED

Progress in the manufacture OF
automobile accessories during the
past Is years has kept apace with
the development of the motorcar,
says David Herson, who has been
associated with the automotiVe
trade for a quarter of a century,
and today the motorist may well
say that his car has "all of the
comforts of home"
Mr.. Herson, who owns the Man
haitian Auto and Radio Store and
an extensive used business here,
cites the fact that a stock of &C
cessories must contain everything
that a motorist who appreciates
convenience and safety in his car
equipment may demand.
Radios, for instance, must be
carried in several types and sizes
Manhattan is one Of the Oldest
Philco and Motorola dealers. An
tomobile heaters must be carried
in a great variety and Manhattan
is authorized to represent Arvin
Goodrich, HadeS, son
Eureka and Tropic Aire.
Nearing the twenty-siXth year
of his business. Mr.. Herson boasts
of a materially expanded bust
ness
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Trend to LOwer Prices
Seen by Willys Official

general condition of the current
used car market. During 1888
there was a general cleanup of
used cars on the part of dealers
throughout the country and at
the present time there is short
age of used cars compared with
past average stocks.
These general conditions inside
the motor car industry give cause
for anticipating increased retail
sales volume regardless of any
outside conditions.
Added to She increase of new car
sales to current owners of cars
will be the entrance of that group
of buyers who are purchasing
their first automobile of any kind.
This is a market which is present
every year and is made up of
buyers who are coming into the
income earning group for the first
time.
A significant indication, which
will have definite bearing on the
type of cars to be sold during
1889, is the trend toward lower
price.
This trend has come, not en-
tirely because of price, but be-
cause of the comparative values
offered by automobiles in the low
est price ranges. The inclination
of the new car buyer is to get the
type of transportation he requires,
at the lowest cost consistent with
the performance and style values
| Re wants.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Warns Motorists
To Check Tires

Automobile accidents caused by
skidding show a marked increase
during the fall and winter months,
because of the films of moisture
left on the highways" declares D.
E. Johnson, retail manager Of the
B. G. Goodrich Company, manu-
facturers of tires and other auto
mobile products.
Every motorist should have his
tires checked before bad weather
starts, especially to see whether
the tread has enough non-Skid
properties to resist the hazards
caused by wet Streets" declares
Mr.. johnson. This is especially
important because this period
comes just after the summer sea-
son, when hard driving in hot
weather has caused the greatest
wear on tries, and especially
treadS,"
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
BY w. C. COWLING
Vice President, WHY'S Overland
Motors, Inc.


Conditions inherent in the auto
mobile industry point toward a
general increase in motor car
sales for the 1899 sales period.
The conditions are basic and, in
many important aspects, are not
controlled by other movements
within the national economic
cycle.
An immediate market for the
new cars to be built during the
coming months is the replace
ment field. During the past year
replacement of older cars has not
approached the average for the
past five years in volume.
This means that a very large
number of owners are driving cars
which they would normally nave
traded in on new cars If business
conditions during 1888 had been
more nearly normal.
THE FIRST MARKET
These buyers will form the first
market to absorb new production:
The average new car buyer, OF
whom there are from two and one
half to three million in the coun-
try, usually trades his car in at
the end of from 18 to "a months
of use. This buyer has, in many
cases, been driving his present car
q year longer than is commonly
his habit.
Style changes, mechanical i'm
provements, and the TACT that the
present car is now beginning to
show it's service, will De factors in
the return of this class of buyer
to the array of new car owners
for 1899.
Indications are that the replace
ment market alone, for the COM
ing years will account for a con-
Siderably larger number Of new
car sales than the total volume
for 1888.
USED CAR CLEANUP
Mortality in cars built from
eight to ten years ago will &C
count for another increase in both
new and used car sales. 1t is
anticipated that the new prices
which will prevail on 1889 prod
nets will divert a share OF this
volume to new cars in the lower
price brackets.
Another condition favorable to
Increased new car sales IS tne