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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-15

stocked once; then start over with
the first one again.
When his SHIFT was over. he
dragged away for some food to
stop that awful pain in his stom-
ach. That night he slept In the
sawdust bin.
Even the longshore hall was
nearly deserted out OF Difference TO
the rain.
A couple Of the oid-fimers
were there, though. and with
out any prompting whatever
the talk turned TO 80 years
ago. and the windjammers
moored 20 the mill wharses
stern-to.
II was agreed II would take
some scratching nowadays TO find
men who could cock-bill the main
yard. rig a bride and gin-block to
the square OF the hatch. and tend
the burton and whip.
Or juggle the great coffee sacks
full Of wheat which weighed close
to 500 pounds apiece; cutting a
stitch to bleed the loose golden
grain into the cracks between
sacks already slowed. No good
old days" there.
Thus went the talk on grim.
sullen day.
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after each. somebody would sigh
over the trials and tribulations of
by-gone days.
The days when steam and sail
were knocking around the harbor
together; when you could resort
only to guesswork for information
regarding a vessels welfare once
she'd left her moorings. and each
craft was a unit apart from the
world.
Then the radio-telephone gave a
raucous squawk and jerked all
hands across a quarter of GEN.
tury in a twinkling II was Just
the tugs scattered over the Sound
making routine reports of position.
That in turn called for sew
eral remarks about Capt. Os-
car Rolstad.
1t seems one of the tugs towing
logs from Port Angeles to Seattle
had run into some tough weather
and broken a boom adrift during
the night.
The mishap was reported by
radio-telephone, and within cou-
pie of hours Capt. Rolstad had tied
up his tug at Tacoma and piled into
an airplane. He was out hunting
stray logs for his less fortunate
shipmates.
Nothing new about either the
radio or the plane, of course, for
it's regular procedure in such cir
cumstances. Even so, the vast span
between the good old days and
the present was too much to digest.
The EARNING fetched up with a
round turn.
We hiked in the teeth of the rain
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-15

lowed = bad peace treaiy=-Nsr-
saiiles.
Seeis ~ Bitt~rne~.
Revealing how seeds Of bitter
ness were sown even after the
wars nominal Close. he pointed
out the blockade a. Germany by
Britain's navy continued Tor six
months after Nov. II. 1918. and
that during those six months more
women and children died IN Gen.
trail Europe az malnutrition than
In the previous four years.
There has really" he said.
been a worldwide war going ON
now for seven or eight years.
There are points OF similarity be-
tween the situation now and since
1914 and the period NJ the Thirty
Year war"
Costs Are Large
He pointed out that war essta
to beiligeresnts already have been
far greater than for q smaller
period following August. 1914.
Political pressures are yet 10
come" he said. mo government
"a likely 10 come out of this var
In the same form IN which II
went tn"
romiinson disagreed with thoss
who call this . funny war" III
10 surprisingly like all wars.- he
said. with campaigns intsrsp~rsed
with pauses.s Tomiinson dsciarsds
Japan win strike a. Occidental
possessions In the Far East n ing
land and France should b hard
hit by Germany.
The Russian German pact made
war inevitable.
A friend q bis. recently IN Ger
many, said ths German peopls
were taken completely by surpris~
when Britain declared war. Thsy
had been given no previous intims-
ton a an event nitisr DID not
himself expect
Back - CxaFism
Russia has reverted 10 ths ns-
tionalistia program Of cxar1.m,
Whichsvsr side wfns, or 4 tssy
fight tins war 10 . s,aienAis and
mutual exhaustion. Russia win win.
Hitler can't wait. DE needs .
victory periodically.
TomIlnson declared he does NOT
believe Hitler At present knows
Just how he'll strike a. Britain and
Francs. 4 think he has no plan
and is waiting for a brsak' "A
fellow has 10 have luck hitler
said after escaping ths Munich
bomb. and that 10 characteristics
Of his attitude. Re bsiseyss n ma
luck.
"rhs Germans the CPS. fac
ulty man declared. sincerely be-
li~ve they are fighting for thsir
national sxistsncs and against fbs
intlsticss Of Versailles They bs-
aisvs Britain and Francs ars fight
ing. not for the rights ~ small
nations, or for any other idsai. but
simply 10 protect their vast sm-
pires.
They consider. thsn. that szzAs
war IA no one siss's ealniDsss~
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poor mortals.
The talk start
ed off in the
regulation man.
ner with a good
deal of harken-
ing = back to the
good old days"
Anecdotes fun-
printable) were
retold for the
.housandth time.
When the laugh
ter had quoted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-15

Activity practically non-exstent the waterfront
and it raining in the bargain a-calng We
figured the gang would be in the mood for yarnngand
weren't wrong
There slight touch Of until Grant HSSeys
In the the
towboat him handing
times the almost pigeons
eludes Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07

can really solve most of your
small daughters school problems
by using this two-way pattern,
time and again. It's very easy
and quick to do. Make the frock
OF challis, wool crepe, gingham,
percale-and IN velveteen it viii
be sweet for parties, too.
The Patterns.
No. 1860 IS designed for sizes Il,
is, 18, 20; 40, A. Size Is requires
5 yards of IS inch material; Il
yard contrast for collar, 2 yards
bias binding for collarless style.
No. 1868 is designed for sizes 6,
8, 10, u and IA years. Size 8 re-
quires rs yards of SO inch ma
terial for the frock, IS yard con-
trast and is yards trimming. rs
yards of So inch material for slip;
ia yards ruf1ing; 2 yards trim
ming.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, Room 1924,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, Ill.
Price of patterns, Is cents Gin
coins) each.
Bell Syndicate-wNU Service.l
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07

opened when desired, so that one
may lean out and see what is going
on farther down the street. To us,
this custom may seem strange, ex-
cept for jails or banks, yet it pro-
vides ventilation without the danger
of intruders.
Cuban stores are blessed with an
infinite variety of names-the small
er the establishment the more pom
derous the name. As a rule the
name selected has no bearing on
the nature of the business conduct
ed, as IN the case of a small laundry
bearing the royal designation of CAL
fonso KIP; a tailor shop entitled
''Nueva Retreta" New Retreat;
''El Canonazo" (The Cannon Shot,
photograph and furniture store;
or Flor de Oriente" Glover of the
ORIENT, a butcher shopl
The ground floor of many houses
is often set back some distance and
the second story, called the first
floor" is built out over the side
walk, thus forming broad arcade
with heavy, supporting columns of
masonry rising from the curb. The
residences on the upper floors are
usually protected by fancy iron
door at landing about midway up
the stairs.
Large Rooms in Homes.
The rooms of an older house are
huge, the ceilings high-often Is to
IL feet Highland the floors usually
of marble or tile. Between the
rooms are ornamental doors, the up
per part mostly of colored or frosted
glass to make them Opaque. Air
can circulate freely over them as
they do not reach the Intel. This
gives some ventilation, for general
ly at night all outside doors and
windows are closed to keep out the
night air, which, according to leg
end, is thought to be injuriousl
There are no built-in closets, and
the walls are of painted plaster,
without benefit of wallpaper. The
furniture In the parlor usually con-
sists of a center table with much
bric-a-brac, while along the walls
are two rows of chairs facing each
other, placed with military preci-
sion.
An old-style Cuban kitchen would
widen the eyes of any American
woman. The ashes drop down inside
tom of the funnel" either into pan
or onto the floor, depending on how
neat the housekeeper happens to be.
Earthen pots and bowls, rough on
the outside and glazed within, are
used extensively for cooking. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
Secret Memorandum Calls
For Additional Spending

While the statements from the
senators were being chewed over
and while the word about Mr.. Roose-
velt's determination was sinking in,
II was disclosed that a memoran-
dunn about future government
spending was going the rounds
among the so-called New Deal
thinkers. The authorship of the
memorandum has not been made
known. None will admit where it
came from or where it is going be-
yond the fact that it was being cir
culated for the information of those
high In administration circles who
desire that thought shall be given
to next years political campaign.
Stripped of all of its excess Ian
guage, the secret memorandum
points out program for rebuild
ing America" for building up Amer
lea. Incidentally, and only casual
ly, readers of the memorandum are
told through its entire length that
there must be additional federal
spending IN execution of this pro-
gram. But haste is made to assure
US that there should be no worry
about additional spending-amount
not named-because the borrowings
can be paid back tout of increased
income of our citizens"
And the war figures in it, too. The
author of the memorandum observes
that America may be the last rem
nant of civilization" 1t has a spe-
cial duty to all of the world, there
fore, and the thinking element wants
to make sure that our nation is
ready to assume this new burden.
There are many paragraphs of argu-
ment In the secret memorandum In
support of the position that our ma
ton must be restored" and those
who put it together reluctantly ad-
nit that it will take a great educa-
tional campaign to accomplish the
rebuilding. What better opportunity
can be afforded, then, according to
the memorandum, than the election
campaign of 1910. So, IN case you
are still ignorant; IN case you do
not realize the leadership the United
States must accept; you may be
fully educated next year by speeches
and propaganda. This certainly viii
make you understand how important
it is to spend more money out of
the federal treasury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07

"REMEMBER THE NAME?
This monument IN Havana is
Cuba's tUay of remembering the
200 American sailors Uho lost their
Hues when the battIeship Maine
exploded in Hauana harbor on
February 18th, 1898. The epenf
sUas considered contributory fac
tor to the SPanish-American tCu
and on each anniversary of the
historic eUenf, Cuba pays homage
10 the Uictims.
contents do not easily stick or burn
IN these receptacles. While gas is
being installed IN many houses to
day, some Cubans assert that food
so prepared is not as delectable as
when cooked over the slower char
coal fire.
Portable Heating Equipment.
In the very poor sections and tene-
ments a small, portable charcoal
brazier is used instead of stove
for cooking and for heating fiat
irons. These braziers are sometimes
used by more well-to-do people to
take the chill from the air II rainy
weather or during the few unusually
cool days of the winter season.
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Bruckart's Washington Digest
Rumblings About Federal Spending
Come From Two Schools of Thong hit
One Side Proposes Policing u S. Operations; Another
Insists Wanton Outgo Must Continue; Secret Memo
randum Offers Program for Rebuilding America
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, Washington d. C.

Observation-Disclosures have
begun to occur again lately about
federal spending. Some are for, but
most of them are against, continued
outgo of federal funds. They have
come from widely separated schools
of thought, as might be expected
when there are those in the govern
ment who favor unlimited spending
and those who believe IN watching
government finances with an eye to
the future. l will try to piece them
together for you.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
an avowed seeker after the nomina-
ton for President, and Senator
Adams, of Colorado, Democratic
member of the senate committee on
appropriations, and therefore inf1u-
entail in policy-making, seem to be
agreed that spending has got out Of
hand. They are proposing some
thing In the way Of policing OF
government operations, and obvious
~ such policing will be done by an
agency of congress.
Secretary Morgenthau of the treas
ury has been going to some lengths
TO have the country know there viii
be no violation of the present nation
al debt limit. It is now fixed by
law at S45, 900, 900, 000 The national
debt is approaching SO, 000, 000, 900,
IN direct obligations of the federal
government as distinguished from
the four or FIVE billions of debt in
Cured by federally owned corpora
tons. Many persons feel this debt
must be considered as a part Of
the public debt. Anyway, Mr.. Nor
genthau says there is no real reason
to believe the S45, 900, 900, 900 lmita-
ton viii be reached before next
June 80, the end of the fiscal year.
President Roosevelt has sent
around word to the various depart
ments that their spending IN the
next fiscal year must be curtailed
to some extent He did not mention
a balanced budget which he said a
few years ago should be accom-
plished in 1910, but he took the posi-
ton that the deficit in the next fiscal
year should not exceed $4,000, 000,-
600. That is, the spending for all
purposes, under the Presidents
present conclusions, shall not ex-
coed receipts from taxes and other
general revenue by more than
$4,000, O00, 900.
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curtailed. AS to this, however, one
might ask a pertinent question. 1t
will be recalled that the President
anticipated a reduction, a saving,
of SIS, 600, 900 or $50, 600, 900 would re-
suit from the government reorgani-
cation. The civil service commits
sion and treasury figures, lately
made public, show that there has
been an increase of approximately
500, 000,0 900 for general expenses
since reorganization was ordered. 1t
seems in order then to ask how
there can be curtailment, except
and unless there is a willingness to
abandon some of the numerous
agencies of government along with
the functions they perform.
1t is in line with the idea of cur
failing expenditures, however, that
Senator'S Taft and Adams spoke.
They mentioned prohigate and un-
wise spending. The old leaf raking
jobs that former Relief Administra-
tor Hopkins sponsored, I believe, can
be cited as an example.
The blasts by Senators Taft and
Adams, along with the constant
criticism of waste by Senator Harry
Byrd, the Virginia Democrat, must
be accepted as portending change.
It seems to me to be a very i'm
portant sign, and a healthy one.
When members of congress get up
In arms sufficiently, they naturally
take quite following of public sup
port with them. My own bunch is
that in the observations of Senators
Taft and Adams there lies the germ
of a great governmental reform. 1t
may not come in the next session of
congress, nor even In that which
convenes in 1910, but am quite con-
WINGED that tighter hand on gov
eminent spending is going to be laid
down by congress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
Adroit IN Building Up
Sentiment With Money

Most observers here have long
known that the new crop of spenders
that now occupies the key positions
have taught the old timers some
thing fresh in the way of gaining
congressional approval of appropri-
atoms. They are adroit In building
up sentiment back home when it
comes to teasing people into line.
But they are adroit only when they
can use money. It has been plain
that ordinary political methods can
not be used successfully by the So
called inner circle Of the govern
ment. And for the reason that they
can not use time tried methods
not being politicians who have hus-
tied for votes-they are doomed to
failure.
The surprising thing about the
whole situation is that President
Roosevelt has been convinced so
many times. The President is a
right clever politician. He has
Topped several times very badly,
but he will get along in most any
political company, especially if he
has the aid of Jim Farley. The fly
IN his ointment is that he has turned
all too frequently to the inner circle
Of advisors and has ignored Farley
and the others, such as Farley's for
mer trust advisor, Emil Hurja. The
inner circle does not like Mr.. Hurja,
and it is their loss.
Now, that the furry about the
United States getting into Europe's
war has blown over, I believe it is
the consensus that the inner circle
group have turned again to varia-
ton of pump printing and spending
our way out Of the depression"-to
the cultural field.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
Tighter Hand on Government
Spending to Be Laid DouDn

There can be no doubt that relief
spending viii have to be large again
in the next year. 1t cannot be avoid
ed Business is not doing any bet
ter. 1t is not employing more peo-
pie, or 70 state it another way; un-
employment is just as great as ever,
and people must be fed.
Mr.. Roosevelt has indicated that
while spending for relief cannot be
lodged, there are other phases of
governmental activity that may be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
Describes HoU Government
APPROXIMATIONS Are Made

To make the circumstance clear,
it probably is well to describe how
appropriations are made. The ma
tional budget, of course, is framed
by the budget director under the
direct supervision of the President.
The budget director gives each
agency a chance to submit esti-
mates on the amount of money its
officials think it needs. They are
given the opportunity in hearings to
justify their figures. The budget d.
rector considers their arguments
and adjusts the amounts on the
basis that he believes is proper and
for the good of the nation.
The budget eventually is submit
ted to- congress. There, the appro-
priations committees go to work.
They examine all of the estimates
for expenditures and eventually call
in officials of every agency seeking
an appropriation and listen to the
story about the programs and the
funds needed. The committee then
makes up its own mind, and its fig
ures are laid before the house and
the senate.
That seems very fair way. Ex-
perience, however, indicates there
are better methods. The reason the
system fails is because of bureau
cracy. Every government official
and every agency wants to expand
operations, power and influence.
Thus, when Senators Taft and
Adams propose policing federal ex-
penditures, they have started some
thing that may eventually result in
development of new arm of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
What Might Haze Been
Had Mother Rode Along

The farmer and his daughter
went to market with a load of but
ter and eggs, and after selling the
produce, were returning home
with the horse and cart and the
money when they were set upon by
bandits. The farmer wept as the
thieves rode off with his horse and
cart.
Don't cry" consoled the
daughter, they didn't get our
money, anyway. l put it In my
mouth"
what a clever girl you are"
said the farmer. "Just like your
mother. I wish she'd have been
here; we might have saved the
horse and cart, too"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
Havana, Capital City, L
Now a Modern
Seaport.
Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington, D. C.-WNU Service.

washington, D. C.-WNO service
As the skyline of Havana
rises from the deep blue waters
of the Gulf of Mexico and takes
form, one wonders of the thrill
that Columbus must have felt
on that memorable October 81,
1892, when first his tired eyes
beheld the virgin shores of the
island, and his mind quickened
at the vision of gold and other
precious metals he hoped this
fair territory would yield to the
Golfers of Spain.
What would be his feeling now
were he to approach the Cuban cap
ital and see the golden dome of the
new Capitol building glittering in the
sunlight? Landing, he would feel in
creased awe at the size and the
splendor of this building, which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07

WASHINGTON. - The temporary
national economic committee report
ed that there was some evidence of
an upward trend in prices.
Making its second report on the
price situation, the committee said
that many of the sharp specula-
tive increases" which took place
during the early weeks of the war
had been largely Offset.
Between October Il and Novern-
Der IL, the report continued, raw
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
Redressing Wrongs

As a rule, he fights well who
has wrongs to redress; but vastly
better fights he who, with wrongs
as a spur, has also steadily before
him a glorious result In prospect
a result In which he can discern
balm for wounds, compensation
for valor, remembrance and graft
tude In the event of death.-Lew
Wallace.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07

HERE is COL. Fulgencio Ba-
tista, dictator of Cuba, tUho rose
from Lotoly ranking army officer
to become Number One man of the
republic. Last year on trip to
the United States Batista tcds giu-
en- a royal reception by the federal
government.
would eclipse anything known to
him.
Then someone might whisper in
his ear that ST, ZOO, 900 had been
spent In its construction, and that,
set in the floor beneath its golden
dome, is 24-carat diamond
From that diamond Cuban dis
tances are measured; it is glisten-
ing marker corresponding to the
Zero Milestone south of the White
House In Washington.
Weather-Beaten HarbOr.
Grim and weather-beaten, MORO
Castle since 1897 has stood guard
over the bottle-necked harbor of Ha-
vana. As ones ship slips softly
through the narrow channel, the
massive walls and tower of the fort
ress rise sheer to the left, while to
the right the shore seems so close
that one could almost shake hands
with the people on the sea wall.
No doubt many visitors have had
several years Of Spanish at school,
but the chances are that they will
not understand the rapid-fire chat
ter Of boatmen, porters, and chauf-
feurs. 1t sounds so different. Much
of it is different, just as everyday
English is far from the correct and
precise language of the classroom.
Venturing into the older sections
of Havana, a visitor finds narrow
streets and tiny sidewalks not more
than IL inches wide. The pedestrian
on them brushes against people
standing IN the doorways or win
dows. Here it is customary to walk
IN the street, using the sidewalk
only as safety zone to let some
vehicle pass as you iatten yourself
apprehensively against the wall.
In this area, too, both homes and
shops are built flush to the side
walks. They have massive wooden
doors with huge metal knockers,
many of them shaped Like hand,
an oddly coiled serpent, or a gar
goyle with a ball IN its mouth, with
which you may set up resounding
demand for adnittance.
Iron Bars on Windows.
The windows are N nearly every
case enclosed with iron bars, those
of the more pretentious residences
having fancy scroll patterns. Most
of them have hinged section at
convenient height, which may be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07

material prices-the first to react
from the sharp initial upturn-
showed signs of resuming the rise.
The raw materials index moved
from 71.6 on October Il to I'll on
October % and to 72.5 on November
II, the committee declared.
This secondary upward phase"
the committee added, may be less
speculative. Despite general stabn-
ity, prices of some commodities
have shown marked increases.