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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

bought by lesser nations only in ex-
change for concessions.
Aggravating the situation is the
Anglo-French rearmament pro-
gram, which demands domestic
consumption of all munitions pro-
duced in those nations plants.
Lesser countries get none.
This forceful argument against
current U. S. neutrality legislation
was apparently saved for the crucial
moment. Not offered early this ses-
sion during house and senate COM
mittee hearings, it was pumped in
their laps unexpectedly by Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull just as
the two houses seemed likely to give
neutrality an airing.
1t seemed a fairly sound basis for
changing U. S. policy, isolationists
Notwithstanding. Since the Nazi
government has become No. /
source of military supplies, more
over since practically continuous
German mobilization aggravates
the situation, Mr.. Hull joined Ne
Vaoa Sen. Key Putnam In demand
ing repeal of the neutrality acts
embargo provision.
This provision STIMULATES that once
the President finds state of tUar exists
in any foreign conflict the sale OF U. S.
arms and munitions is prohibitedJ
Best anti-embargo argument:
That it actually places the U. S. in
a position of cooperating with Nazi
Germany in freezing out smaller ma
tons by depriving them of NUM-
tons.
On the surface less pressing when
war scares have temporarily died
down, neutrality revision seemed
out of the question if congress is to
consider tax revision, relief appro-
priations and social security and
still adjourn by July Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

John N. Garner and Postmaster
General James A. Farley fear a
showdown. Reason: If the resolu-
ton were defeated after much-pub-
icized Senate debate, the public
might interpret it as vote of conf
dence in President Roosevelt, thus
encouraging him to run again.
Contrariwise, Republicans and
anti-New Deal senators favor a vote
Immediately, win or lose. Reason:
The badly split Democratic party's
No. l need is an immediate de-
cision by President Roosevelt. If
the resolution carries, that decision
will be made for him; if it is de-
feated, he will be forced to say
whether or not he will run.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
Clearly illustrates HoU
Investigations May Turn Out

Thus, it seems that the Niagara
Falls case can be used as an illus
tration of what investigations may
turn out to be, even though such an
inquiry is properly conceived in the
public interest. The use of them
for the purposes that appear in this
one surely must be deplored, for it
is bureaucracy run riot.
There is yet another phase of the
Niagara Falls case to which atten-
ton should be drawn. It relates to
the utilization of investigations for
personal promotion. Oh! / reckon
there is no crime in promoting ones
self, or ones political ambitions.
Anyway, do not infer any crime. I
am merely criticizing the thing as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
Bruckarfs Washington Digest
Would Force Public Ownership on
Nation in Spite of Voters Wishes
Power Commission Appears Spearhead of Minority With
Sociastc Tendencies Niagara Falls Investigation May
Bring Out Some New Facts; Private Plants Menaced.
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bdg Washington, D. C.

WASHINGTON.-Pub investiga-
tions always hold some fascination
for me, whether the inquiry is con-
Quoted by congressional commit
tee or by some agency of govern
ment. My interest, however, seldom
lies in the sensational testimony or
undertaking that may be among the
results. l care little for the smearing
of individuals and that sort of thing.
The thing that attracts me to these
ditch-digging activities is a desire
always to know what motives lie be-
meath the apparently earnest effort
in behalf of the pee-pul.
do not mean to impugn the mo-
tives of all and sundry individuals
who set about unearthing facts. Far
from it. But whatever the results
may be in the public interest, it re-
mains as fact that in most instances
there will be found an individual or
two who are seeking to capitalize
upon the reputation they can build
for themselves in good knock-down-
and-drag-out investigation. Now, it
may be that this is just a by-product,
like some of the poisons that come
from beautiful flowers. But it does
come, and that is why I always want
to smell around a bit for look-see
at the full story of an investigation.
There is no doubt, for instance,
that the federal power commission S
investigation of the use of Niagara
Falls water for generation of cleo
trio power may produce some new
facts. A great natural resource of
that kind should not be allowed to
become thing in which public in
terest is ignored. But there should
be, and there is, limit to public in
terest, just as much as there is a
limit beyond which private control
should not be allowed.
In the Niagara case, however,
the power commission is made to
appear as the spearhead of a loud
speaking, rough-riding minority
which, for years, has sought to sad
die public ownership on the whole
United States. That group makes
no bones of its purposes. 1t is for
public ownership, a socialist ven
ture, whether the voters of the ma
ton want it or not. Indeed, good
guess is that this group wants to
force public ownership of all utili-
ties-power, water, transportation
upon the country despite the refusal
of congress to create a network of
electric lines throughout the nation
such as has been established in
parts of the South under the creep
inc para1uSic of IVA
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
Monaco More Beautiful
Than Pictured in Movies

So much publicity has been given
the casino that Monaco's scenic at
fractions have almost been lost
sight of. No one who gets his ideas
from the screen or the printed page
can appreciate the incredible spec
tacle-the snow crested Maritime
Alps all but plunging into the warm
Mediterranean; the fantastic gar
dens on the rocks above the Con-
damine; the blue skies and the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

" N " v u n CLEFE-
|LAND BERGDOLL, no
torious World war draft
dodger, now in military
prison after returning
from Germany, says he
will use his wealth to re-
lieve U. S. employment
by opening his Philadel-
phia brewery and other
inherited property. 9th
er plans include a private
building project on his
24k acre farm near Phil
aI41NL.o
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
Speed of Falling Objects

In theory, falling body increases
its speed by 80 feet per second
every second, if the action of grav-
ity is wholly unresisted. 1t would
take much longer to fall twice as
far and the speed attained on
reaching the ground should be much
greater. Recent experiments have
indicated that there is a maximum
speed attained by falling bodies. An
object the size of a human body is
shown to reach a maximum speed
Of about lib miles an hour.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

1. In above map, note the spot
marked "X." What disaster took
place there recently?
2. True or false: Homer Mar
tins United Automobile Workers
of America, big link in the C. l..
o., has refused to join the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor despite
squabble with C. I. o.
3. What infantile paralysis suf-
ferer is returning from a pilgrim
age to Frances LOurdes shrine?
4. On what charge was former
U. S. Judge Martin T. Manton
convicted in New York city?
(AnsiOers at bottom OF column
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

given before the reductions can be
put into effect, but such action is
held to be certainty. The reduc-
tons would affect the area east OF
Chicago and st. Louis and north OF
the Potomac and Ohio rivers.
The reductions will be made on a
sliding scale, based on distance trav-
eled. Round trip tickets for coach
travel will be cut from 2k cents a
mile to 2A cents a mile for trips
of 100 miles or less.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

JESSE JONES, Tex
an chairman of the Re-
construction Fin ance
corporation, is expect
ed to be named admin
istrator of the CONSOLE
dated federal lending
agency effective July l
under President Roose-
|velt's first government
|reorg aniz alton plan.
Mr.. Jones may also adj
minister the proposed
program of loans to
small business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
Cost of Fair

Latest estimates reveal the
total cost of the New York World s
fair 1889 at more than SIS, 200, 900.
Of this outlay $50, 100000 is being
borne by the Worlds Fair corpo-
ration. The remainder is divided
by United States government,
S., 500, 900; New York state, Sc, $780,
600; New York city, $50, 000, 000;
states and territories, $4,000, 900;
foreign governments, SIS, 600, 900;
exhibitors, $35, ZOO, 900; concession
aires, $4,000, 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
PENSIONS:
Revision

Downed in the house 302 to 81
was DR.. Francis E. Townsend's
visionary plan to give everyone over
so about 5000 a month through a
$50, 0O0, 900, 000-a-year 8 per cent
transaction tax. This was beaten
before it reached the floor, much to
the embarrassment of representa-
tives who accepted Townsend sup
port last election. But by adjourn
ment time congress will probably
iberalize social security to start
paying 65-year-oldsters ney. year on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
ANSWERS to Puzzlers

1. The British submarine The
tbs went down with loss of SO
lives.
2. False. In a referendum
among 10000 U. A. w. members,
So per cent voted in favor of af-
filiation with A. F. of L.
3. Fred Snite Jr. of Chicago.
4. Conspiracy to- obstruct JUS
tice and to deprive the U. S. of
his impartial services, ie., for
selling Justice"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
100 Miles Onward

The average freight haul on Amer
lean railways has heightened by 100
miles during the past Is years, &C.
cording to the Association of Ameri-
can Railroads, which places the av-
erage haul today at 355 miles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

ADM. WILLIAM d.
LEAHY, retiring chief
of U. S. naval opera
tons, whose projected
appointment as Puerto
Rican governor to sue
coed Blanton Winship
w as mys tie ri u S y
dropped, is now expect
ed to succeed Claude A.
Swanson as secretary of
the navy. Already past
retirement age, Admiral
Leahy is remaining as
naval chief tenporarilv
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

TOSCANINI was so pleased with
= tie designed by Mrs. Malcolm
D. Whitman, former Countess Luz
ella Mara de Vescovi, that he had
-, one like it
Woman Designs made for each
Styles for Men; of the SO MEM
They Like 'Em bers of his or
chestra. That
started her designing ties for Doug
las Fairbanks ST., Noel Coward,
Count Andy Robilant, ct al. One
thing led to another, and now Mrs.
Whitman returns from Europe as
the only woman couturier for men,
after a study of the latest in mems
styles on the continent.
Her ancestors were members
of the council of ten of the Vene-
tan republic. One of them mar
ried the painter Tintoretto, be-
queathing sensitiveness to
fabrics and color, no doubt. She
was concert singer before her
marriage to Mr.. Whitman.
consolidated Features-WNU Service.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
Dummy Fortress Used

Hills near Peiping, China, are dot
ted with dummy Tibetan fortresses
erected by the Emperor Chen Lung
to train his army for a successful
conquest of Tibet at the time of the
American Revolution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH w. LaBINE
German Corner on Munitions
Makes US. Embargo Provision
Help Reich's Cause, Is Charge

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
Wonder If Private Persons
Any Longer Haze Rights

One look at the stenographic rec.
ord of the hearings in the Niagara
Falls case rather causes one to
question whether private persons
any longer have rights even under
our constitutional form of govern
ment. There were apparently no
rules of law followed in that case;
and the statement is the same re-
garding the usual congressional
committee investigations. The fell
low who gets on the witness stand
in one of these cases is worse off
than the Negro boy behind the can
vass at the county fair. The boy
can duck. He has that sporting
chance, even though his head is
the target for well-aimed throws.
Not so with a witness in a public
investigation.
Nor does there seem to be any
limitation on the kind of charges
that can be hurled at a person or
a firm or a corporation, once they
are in the tolls of an investigation.
The constitutional provision seems
to have been reversed. You are
guilty until you are proved inno-
cent-that is, if you get a chance to
submit proof.
Of course, such names as the Alu-
minum Company of America, and
j. P. Morgan and company and the
Carlisle power interests and the 9TH
ers are well known. They are 'big"
names. Without them, most investi-
cations are flop. Being wealthy
and well known, when those people
are attacked, they make headlines.
Almost anything that is done about
them or by them is printed. Be-
sides, many, many speeches can be
made about trust busting!
Perhaps such tactics pay. Think
of Hugo Black. He rode roughshod
over anybody and everybody in his
airmail investigation several years
ago, an investigation conducted by
him as United States senator. Mr..
Black now sits as an associate JUS
tice of the Supreme court. It will
be a long time, however, before
most people will forget how Mr..
Black used powers of the securities
and exchange commission to force
the Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph companies to deliver thou
sands of personal kilograms to his
committee for use in the investiga-
ton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15
PEOPLE,:
Men at Work

Three ne,o jobs for the following nrer
may soon make netUs:
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PUZZLERS

KnotO your neios? Ansioer all these
questions and you're excellent; ansiOer
three and you're good; fi0o, fair; one,
poor.
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something that does not make for
good government. 1t is a species
of demagoguery, this campaigning
on vehicle set up for other pur-
poses.
So, we come to the case of Casa
March, % years old, a Texas citi-
zen, and an attorney for the power
commission which is federal agen-
cy. From all appearances, Mr..
March is politically ambitious. He
is convinced, it seems, that Texas
ought to have him as governor in
the next few years. Prosecution of
some great corporation is politi-
cal horse that will gallop far and
well over the plains of the great
state of Texas. Of course, Mr..
March would be aboard that horse.
understand that he even has a
campaign slogan. He would herd
the voters of Texas under his BAN
ner with Forward March, With
March"
am not informed as to Mr..
March's qualification for the office
of governor of Texas. Sometimes
these young whippersnappers have
what it takes and Mr.. March may
be one of them. In any event, he
is determined to win the power COM
mission case against chose four
families that have pyramided one
corporation on top of another" I'M
til Niagara Falls water must be
crushed under the burden. The four
families are named by Mr.. March
as the Morgans, the Melons, the
Schoellkopfs and the Carlisles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

one like it
made for each
of the SO MEM
bers of his or
cheStra. That
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

CALTY, laconic, William Allan
- Nelson, rounding three score
years and ten, retires with this
years graduating class as president
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-15

of Smith col
lege. Rarely
does any pass
ing prexy get
such a hand
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10

under conditions identical with those 3en nded by the Standard MIX
 Tno-much as milk and milk pro- duets are ugt ao produced n the State of W at the present aine milk Enp0ra lCn must be tcp- ped from l s0urce Thus stated ,ir Nas accounting for the esssa tiW of ails importation from the Wa a 0l carie5
 GI3k mp3. aaon was initially toeped in Ee.chikan, where small Iooai D reduction makes it impor- gafst hat there be a supply from the Outside FTowevai the Director of
 ullic Health Engineering claimed Int bacterial count of the liquid c-n.rg into Alaska has by recent found to total from 10 million
 f' million per cubic centimeter. mount allowed by law is 50000 per cubic centimeter Amount found in Tureau produced milk runs as low as 500 per cubic centimeter on the average.
 The high bacterial count of Wash ington milk is due in large measure to the doca layovers and the insuffi- cent refrigeration utilized while the milk is in transit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
Parker Vacumatic Merits Hts Reputation As The Worlds Most Perfectly Made Pen

The new slenderized Parker Vacu- matic has advantages to be found in no other pen. It is the result of years of development. Styled in ripping circlets of laminated Pearl and Jet, its beauty will never be outmoded. A stunning pen to own ...a perfect pen to use.
 No writer's cramp" with the Parker Vacumatic. Its slenderized shape is balanced to fit your fingers comfortably. The governed ink low assures clean, even writing. No "si7tterir . point. The AK Solid Gold Scrotch proof Point tipped w.th tiae hig5es grade 05miridium egrites smoothly always.
 The Parker Vscumatic holds more 'nl--enoueh h for whole years use
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
MlLA FROM OUT Q
 BARRED BY CODE
Standard llHk Law 5taies Ehai Prod 4 Musi Meas
 Bre 'o Hecn'afio7

For a" Ie6Qa o 4pg iree flying f 2a ot mix ro ~ sl7 "a from the state of Washington
 The ir ve was adnp ed. according to MT. Nasi, in conformity with Ter te5ia1 Dcna~tmen' of Health en- 1orcemant of the United States standard Milk ordinance which op- crates under law throughout the Territory.
 This Standard Milk Ordinance provides for maximum protection of producer and consumer of milk or products by embodying stringent sanitary measures and protective construction for production, pas teurization and distribution of this vital food
 A further protection is incorporat- ed by the express illegality of milk importation from points at which milk is not produced and pasteurized
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
WASKINGTON'S BIRTHDAY 10
 BE OBSERVED
Mi. Juneau Lodge Plan- hing Patriotic 0bsery-
 ante February 22

A community program appropriate for Washington's Birthday and spon- sored by Mount Juneau Lodge No. l47, is being planned to be held in the Scottish Rite Temple February 22 at 7:30 o'clock in the evening.
 The speaker will be H. L. Faulkner whose address will deal with the fundamental principles of democra- cy proclaimed by the Father of Our Country.
 Local ratists to assist in the pro- gram are Mrs. Lola Mae Alexander Miss Helen Parrott, Miss Alice Pal- mer with a group of Rainbow Girls and DeMolay Boys in songs, Carol Beery Davis and George Alexander on the trumpet.
 The program will be br0adcasted over station KINY in order that residents of the Territory outside of Juneau may benefit from this patriotic celebration.
 All residents of the channel are invited to this program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
Jam Session Tonight
 For Freshman Class

Tonight in the Grade School gymnasium, following the High School basketball game, members of the freshman class will gather for jam" session, during which time several features will be held in competition for prizes.
 Balloons, a valentine motif, re- treatments, all will feature the affair tonight. Each member of the class has invited a guest to attend the festivities, which will be in charge of Miss Pauline Mon- roe, class adviser.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
FORESTER GOING
 OUT TOMORROW

The Forest Service launch Forest CT is to depart tomorrow on ten day trip in the Admiralty division, with Paul Judge, Ranger in Charge of the division in the absence of w. A. Chipperfield who is now in the Interior, aboard. Another passenger will be Charles G. Burdick, Forest Inspector, who will go ta Sitka on routine inspection trip
 Judge will oversee the start of work on totem pole rehabilitation in the Sitka National Forest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
HARkiNS, ALASKAN HOTEL CLERK, DIES
 IN SEATTLE TODAY

William Ffc1iry Harkins, formerly a clerk at the Alaskan Hotel, died today at Seattle, according to word received by the Elks lodge, of which organization Harkins was member.
 Harkins was 61 years old, having been born in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, in 1877.
 He was a member of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union. He joined Juneau Lodge BPOE. in 1887 by dimit from Cordova
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
ALIENS TO BE
 REMOVED FROM WpA pR0JECTS
New Regulations Go Into Effect March 6 on
 Juneau Work

New WPA regulations voted by Congress and which go into effect March 6, require that only citizens are to be given WPA jobs, according to advices received today at the Governors office.
 If there is any question whether a worker is citizen, an affidavit is required, the new regulations re- quire.
 The change is expected to affect several workers on the four WPA projects now under way here.
 Preference in WPA employment must be given veterans, the new reg ulations also specify.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
GOLD WAVE IN pAC. NORTHWEST
Temperature Drops 10 Lowest in Past Two Years
 Area Snow EnUusted

SEATTLE, Feb. 10. = Snow en- crusts the Pacific Northwest today which is experiencing the coldest weather in two years but weather observers forecast rising temperat- urCs with off-shore gales tonight and snow east of the Cascades.
 Late this afternoon the snow was turning to cold rain on the west side of the Cascades.
 Bellingham at noon reported two year low temperature of 14 degrees sbove zero and Sumas reported 10 legrees above zero.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
OFFICIAL NOW
 ADMITS TAXING
 SSO,0OO FUNDS
Former County Treasurer, Port Angeles, Con-
 fesses Graft

PORT ANGELES, Wash. Feb. 10. Prosecutor Ralph Snlythe an- nounced today Walter Barr, former County Treasurer, had confessed defaloations in loans to county em- ployees aggregating S80,000.
 He alone footed the office safe January 8, Barr was quoted by Smythe as saying, being succeeded by William Gillian.
 Barr previous pleaded guilty to enbezzlement of S3s.000 in county funds and was sentenced to IS years in prison.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
tBy the U. s. Weather Bureau)

vcinity, beginning s30 Feb Snow Saturday winds
  southeast Endurance Clarence
 
  northern portion 0 Chatham Strat. of strong Saturday from Dixon lev Pon Q Hinchnbrook
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

prevailed this morning from Aeutian southeastwad to the Columbia River of marked intensity between and Ar the lowest reported
 
 latitude 54 longitude l56 being 290 inches The pressure falling rapidly this morning throughout South Abnorma high barometric continued Mackenzie Valley, the crest being This general dribu precipitation along the coastal regions from the Autan Islands weather over the Tanana ground today A bzzard prevailing at Nome.
 warmer Alaska and colder the Arctic Mine Vancouver, B. G. reported IA degrees above this Portland reported 2 It was 50 degrees below zero at Mayo morning Juneau Feb ll-sumise 7:44 446
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-10
HAWlEY STEpLINGS
 RETURN ON PRINCE

Me. and Mrs. Hawley Sterling are passengers on the Princess Norah today, returning after a vacation trip of several months in the south.
 The Sterlings spent great deal of time in Seattle with their son, Joe Sterling, who is now attending the University of Washington, and also visited with relatives in South ern California.