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Evening star., 1939-11-12

Jimmy promised. He tired to keep
the tone of his assurance optimistic.
Privately he was worried. Suppose
there was screw loose? What would
they do about it? He mopped his brow
and looked at the clock. Forty minutes
later he was sitting on the edge of a
chair across the desk from the doctor.
There was something different about
the diminutive medic's appearance
but young Mr. Hartley was too
agitated to place It. The expert in
psychiatry was twiddling silver pen
Gil and staring at him crisply.
81 see no use in beating about the
bush." Peebey began almost at once.
Jimmy gulped. I'm my opinion"
Peebey went on with touch of sever
ity that was vaguely disconcertng.
"your mother -in-law is as sane as they
come"
Young MIR. Hartley expelled his
breath slowly. Peebey frowned. But
those threats you spoke about? i
mean -"
The expert in psychiatry smiled. an
amused, tolerant smile. IL think you
underestimate Mrs. Tupper's astute-
ness. AS matter of fact, think it
might be to your financial advantage
to, ahem. remember that.
But Gloria - mean - that ped
dlers pack" Jimmy protested halt
ingly. What was it about the man that
was different? The late afternoon sun
was stretching its fingers across the
walnut desk.
Your mother-ln-law was applying
the acid test to what appears to be
most interesting business speculation
The doctors tone was cold. almost
hectoring She was selling merchan-
disc at retail Getting public reaction
at first hand. You call that peddling.
She called it protesting the sales pos
slbllities of the merchandise she pro-
posed to manufacture. A. ahcm.
sound principle. Finding out what the
man in the street thought of her wares.
A survey Done every day. And ap-
parently she has splendid PROPOSE
ton am afraid you fail to appreciate
her basic soundncss and - and -"
But those thrcatso"
The expert in psychiatry laughed
lightly.
I'm afraid the good lady was pull
ing our leg bit. Hartley. But she told
the exact truth She had been threat
ened. Ha-ha First. by man named
Denzler. He is the doorman of the
Bulkland Building. He threatened to
have her arrested when she insisted on
trying to canvass the building - and
then ended up by buying some of her
wares.
Secondly. by her lawyer - Inciden-
tally, | interviewed both of them.
That is where got all of this - ha -
information. MIR. Croy objected, rather
strenuously gathered. to his clients
down to earth method of getting first
hand information Without peddler's
license that is. He SAID she faced
arrest. As matter of fact he thought
the proposition an excellent one. In
fact he was wearing -"
Jimmy nodded absently.
Il see." he muttered. Why did
Peebey look different? 1t bothered
him. Il guess we've been had" he
added lamely.
The expert in psychatry lit a cigar
cite.
by the way, Hartley" he said
carelessly. What is Mrs. Tupper's
telephone number? Nothing impor-
tant
But his visitor was not really listen
ing. Jimmy had suddenly discovered
why Peebey looked different. That
was it!
He was wearing glasses.
Glasses, which even in the cold light
Of approaching twilight, glistened with
faint rose-colored radiance.
Evening star., 1939-11-12
MAGAZINE
RESPECT Your CHILD's DAYDREAMS
by Douglas A. Thorn, MD.
doofhs ekx oaon

HHB 1E WILL never amount to
anything. He is just a
dreamer" said an irritated
Evening star., 1939-11-12
BeSt-Known Baby

Best-Known Baby
-. started your baby's
meals last Spring!
Last spring, Gerber inspectors
carefully supervised the plant
ing; now colorful harvests of
vegetables are already sealed in
shiny Gerber tins.
Naturally, pedigreed seeds,
scientifically raised, produce
prize vegetables with important
amounts of bodybuilding nutri-
ents. And Gerber's see to it that
valuable vitamins and minerals
are retained to high degree.
Be sure your baby gets these
advantages. Buy the products
bearing the picture of Americas
Bess-known Baby. sm.
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Unrelieved Black
Fashions Latest

Black unrelieved, save for a dash
of bizarre jewelry, is being carried
out by those who go in for extremes
in striking ways. For instance, with
dull black crepe dress a noted
Paris couturier partners a lustrous
black satin blouse, adding a tall
hat with drape-manipulated tower
ing crown of matching satin. The
handbag is also of satin. The eff
feet is stunning.
Reversing the order of things with
lusterful silk jersey frock, smart
accessories worn include hat, bag,
shoes and gloves of SCOT black ante
lope, gorgeous gold jewelry high
lighting the ensemble.
Many of the new sheer black wool
ems are being trimmed with black
velvet for collar and other details.
Of course, the logical hat to wear
must also be of black velvet.
Black sequins glitter on evening
gowns of dull blacks in a blaze of
glory. French designers are using
quantities of black passementrie and
braiding on black fabric giving an
air of elegance that bespeaks a new
dignity in fashions for the coming
months.
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a BOUT the grandest thing that
: has happened in the land O.
fashion is the dress of either silk,
rayon or wool jersey. In the rayon
Jersies that are printed In discreet
patternings the career girl who must
live studio or Office life has met
her ideal. These new dot-patterned
or striped suave sleek jersey frocks
have way of laying siege to your
heart the moment you see them.
And what's best of all they ''im-
prove on acquaintance" when you
discover how slenderizing they are
to the figure and how they give you
the well-dressed appearance all
through the active hours of the day.
Note the three jersey frocks in the
picture. Choose the one you like
best and then confide in your dealer
that you feel the urge for a jersey
frock stirring within and forthwith
you will be shown a collection of
jersey dresses, each and every one
of which will impress you with its
charm and chic.
The frock conferred in the picture
is refined and fetching model, the
kind that will grace office, school
room and studio to perfection. This
dress is made of black crush-proof
emphasis on crush-proof) black
rayon jersey printed in white pin
dots. This model is charming in
wine or dark green with white dot
print. The trimming is white pique
and the smart hat is of black satin.
Wear this frock and you will be gra-
ciously gowned for any daytime &C.
casion.
Very popular this season is polka
dots overprinted on checks. Can you
conceive of a more intriguing dot
on-check print than a black smooth
lustrous rayon jersey patterned in
black and white check, splashed with
huge dubonnet red polka cots as
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Massive Jewelry
Is Current STYLE

Jewelry is playing a tremendous
part in current fashion. The trend
is toward massive gold and jeweled
necklaces and bracelets, which.
worn with the new black gowns that
make simplicity their theme, is star
tlingly effective.
Size is all-important in necklaces.
The deep collar types are in the
lead. In other items of jewelry the
idea of size also is stressed.
Brooches are very large as also are
earrings and clips. !,
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Bruckarfs Washington Digest
Bruckarfs Washington Digest
President Hits Top in Precedent
Breaking in Thanksgiving Change
Stirs Up More Comment Than Any Statement Ever
Emanating From Chief Executive; Element of I'm
certainty Injected Is What Makes 1t Harmful.
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service National Press Bldg, Washington d. C.

Observation-Disclosures Roose-
velt's ability to keep things stirred
up has been demonstrated numer-
Gus times since his accession to the
White House. He seems to have
highly developed penchant for doing
the unexpected. He calls it "prece-
dent breaking" The results have
been varied, although it strikes me
that more of the ''breaks" have been
against him in recent months than
when he first began to break prece-
dents as President in 1888.
1t appears, however, that Mr..
Roosevelt reached a new peak in
precedent breaking when he changed
the date of our annual Thanksgiving
day. Probably no statement ever
forthcoming from Chief Executive
stirred up as much comment-un-
less perhaps it was the famous
statement by Calvin Coolidge that
81 do not choose to run" True, Mr..
Roosevelt moved the date only one
week, making this years Thanks
giving day, Thursday, November %,
instead of November 80. The effect
was the same, however, whether the
change was one week or one month.
Next year, he proposes that the
date should be moved forward an
other week so that thereafter the
date upon which we pay homage to
God, as a nation, will be the second
Thursday in November, instead of
the last Thursday of the month.
In announcing his plan, the Presi-
dent said he was DESTROYS of rear
ranging the November holiday so
that holidays will be more evenly
spaced" There is Labor day on the
first Monday in September; there
are no national holidays in October;
Thanksgiving day in November and
Christmas day near the end of De-
cember. So, Mr.. Roosevelt said it
seemed better to move Thanksgiv-
ing day bit forward. His action,
he explained, was taken after many
business men had urged it as
means of giving more time for
Christmas shopping. 1t is well
known that shoppers do not really
get going in their Christmas buy
ing until after Thanksgiving day,
and Mr.. Roosevelt said the change
might spread out the usual rush.
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Element of Uncertainty Is
What Makes Change Harmful

And that brings us to the crux of
this situation. 1t is the element of
uncertainty that Mr.. Roosevelt in
jected into our national life by the
change in one holiday date that is
harmful. Instead of promoting
feeling of security, my bunch is
that the President has spread un-
certainty and has caused confidence
to crash in many spot of which
he never dreamed. Instead of Gre
ating net increase in business by
making a longer Christmas shop
ping period, / believe a cold analy-
sis will show that the change will
cost the country, as whole, many
millions of dollars in net losses.
Our nation has grown up, not in
one piece, but in many pieces, each
one fitted to another as smooth
working as the gears of your auto
mobile. When the engine turns over,
it exerts pressure on the clutch,
then on the drive shaft, then on the
gears and then on the wheels, and
the car moves. When any one unit
of industry in America-any one
phase of life-is changed suddenly,
the clutch and the drive shaft and
the gears and the wheels of others
are affected. More than any other
one thing that has happened in re-
cent years, believe, the Presidents
announcement proves how closely
knitted our lives are. 1t shows, too.
that government can wreck national
life as well as preserve and protect
it.
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Thanksgiving Day Change
Stirs Up Unusual Comment

Whatever the reason for the
change, the announcement broke out
all of the kissing steam that was
pent up. Business interests here
and there tried vainly to show a
united front. But that was impos-
sible because retailers disagreed as
to its possible benefits There was
no disclosure by the President of
the identity of those business inter-
ests he had consulted. Some lines
of trade felt that terrific damage
had been done them and their shouts
were angry. Religious groups have
remained silent, as organizations,
but their individual members have
had unpleasant things to say about
the change. Altogether, the picture
seems to show a bad reaction
throughout the nation.
Let us look at the thing, how
ever, from a practical standpoint:
Mr.. Roosevelt made his announce
ment without consulting the state
department. If he had sought ad-
vice there, he would have learned
that presidential proclamation can
be enforced only in the District of
Columbia and the territories of the
United States. No state needs pay
any attention to White House proc
lamation unless it desires to do so.
Hence, the declaration that Thanks
giving day shall be November %,
1889, is binding only upon us folks
here in Washington, and those in
Alaska, Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
There are II states that have laws
fixing Thanksgiving day for the last
Thursday in November of each year.
Their legislatures are not in ses-
sion. They will not be called into
session again before the forthcom-
ing Thanksgiving day. Which day
will they celebrate and praise God
for the blessings He has given them?
There is no national statute fix
ing the date. It is a traditional
ceremonial day, a day which, to
Americans, means actually the con-
nection between our economic life
and the Almighty Power that guided
our nation from its inception, the
link between material things and
religion.
For the reasons of its establish
ment, it strikes me that there ought
not be national law on the SUBJ
ject. It is sacred thing. But my
guess is there will be law and
that law will say that the last Thurs
day in November shall be set aside
as national holiday for expression
of our gratitude. l think such a
law will be passed at the next ses-
sion of congress.
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pictured to the left in the illustra-
ton? Just such eye-appealing effects
can be had in a long list of color
combinations. The dress buttons
from neckline to hem. A crushed
black patent waistbinder adds the
touch supreme from the sartorial
standpoint.
Something new in fall afternoon
frock is pictured to the right. The
skirt is 1889 fashion favorite. 1t
is of soot-black silk jersey fashioned
according to the latest, which calls
for lots and lots of flare about the
hemline with snug-ftted hips. In
sleek jersey such as this designers
have discovered a fabric of match
less draping qualities that performs
miracles in the way of slenderizing
the figure. Striped white jersey is
used for the top given a diagonal
treatment.
The emphasis placed on the all
black frock as fashion first" for
fall leave no alternative to the wom-
an who would be well dressed. A
classic black this season becomes
an essential. Why not a black silk
or rayon jersey? The gown of draped
or shirred black silk jersey will
prove ga thing of beauty and a joy
forever all through the fall months
and on into the winter to wear un-
der your fur coat.
With it you wear, if you are fash
ion-wise, massive gold jewelry pref
erably one of the gorgeous gold bib
necklaces some of which are re-
splendent with colored stone set
tings. These necklaces are so wide
they remind of deep yokes. And
keep in mind there must always be
added matching gold bracelet.
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(1716) as slenderizing as it is
smart. Make it of rayon jersey,
fiat crepe, silk sheers or thin
wool, and wear it not only for run
about but for informal afternoons
as well.
The Patterns.
No. 1900 is designed for sizes u,
IA, 16, Is and 20. Size "A requires
AS yards of 80 inch material with
short sleeves; 5 yards with long
sleeves. ga yards ribbon for
bows.
No. 1716 is designed for sizes SO,
38, 40, ~, A, IS, 48, so and 81.
Size 3S requires 5 yards of 80 inch
material with short sleeves; 5lz
yards with long sleeves; Is yards
of trimming.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, Room 1924,
211 w. Wacker Dr.. Chicago, III.
Price of patterns, Is cents Tin
coins) each.
bell Syndicate-WNU Service.l
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Observation-Disclosures than o.
600, 900 persons in the continental
United States received public assist
ance at a total cost of sos, PIG 600
during the month of June, according
to report issued by the social Sc
curity board.
The total of sos, zig, 900 for public
assistance and federal work pro-
grams IN June did not include ad-
ministrative costs and costs of ma
terials and equipment. The federal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-31

Radio is becoming in.
creaSingly important in
american education tUork.
Music and current events
subjects are taught Nth
this instrument as tUeH as
t0ith Photographs and
newspapers. Radio often
PROVES valuable during
stormy tUeather, epidemics
and other times of stress
tOhen children cannot get
to school. This picture
ShotoS a mother in an cpl
demic-bound city helping
her children t1ith lessons
broadcast from the local
radio station. For this pur-
pose studies in all grades
must be standardized in
the broGdest version.
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Arouses Fear That All Our
People Are Being Repimented

Mr.. Roosevelt surely could not
have guessed the repercussions, the
backire, that has greeted his an
nouncement and that has continued
in undated fury. The politicians
seized upon it for some of the dirti-
est wisecracks ever have heard.
I heard one that really warrants
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-31

Opening of the nerO
" school year brings ner0
methods of teaching, in
volUing eyes, hands and
ears otherwise, learn
ing by doing. Aboue: This
Chicago youngSter uses a
reader dictionary. She puts
the tUord opposite the
draWing, thereby fixing
spelling and meaning in
her mind. At right: Boys
and girls Investigate the
tUorld. Here they build a
miniature postofice to find
out just hot0 letters trauel
from mail box to a friend
miles at0ay. As they tCork,
they keep a tUritten record.
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government share of the S3O5. 2l9.-
600 burden was approximately $780,
600, 900.
The S305, PIG, 900 total included gen.
eral public relief, financed entirely
by the states; special types of pub
lie assistance (old age assistance,
aid to the blind and dependent chill
dren, etc. financed jointly by the
federal and state governments, and
public assistance programs financed
entirely by the federal government.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-31
MONKEYS Not Looking for Fless

The Smithsonian institution says
that when monkeys pick and scratca
each other they are not looking for
feas. They are simply grooming
each other. They remove particles
of dandruff and any foreign matter
and keep the hair and skin in good
condition.
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Whiu-Poor-Will Long-Winded

About 9Iz inches long, the whip
poor-will is spotted and streaked with
black and buff His tail is rounded;
bill tiny: mouth unusually large. He
has been heard repeating his whip
poor-wilp" night song more than
1000 times without pause.
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NERVOUS?

Do you feel 50 ~ervous you want 70 screan7
Are you cross and irritable? Do you scold
those dearest IL you?
II your nerves are on edge and you feel
you need good general system tonic, try
Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound.
made especially for loomen.
For over so years one woman has told an
Other how to go Smiling thru" with reliable
Pinkham's Compound. 1t helps nature build
up more physical resistance and thus helps
calm quivering nerves and lessen discomforts
from annoying symptoms which often zc-
company female functional disorders.
Why not give IL a chance to help YOU7
Over one million women have written II
reporting wonderful benefits from Pinkham's
Compound.
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Ne1U Fall Patterns
Are So Flattering

a TINY basque waistline, rem
4 \ iniscent of the 1905, fiirta-
tious little bows down the front
and wide, circular skirt, put No.
1900 in the forefront of fall fash
ions, and fiatter you outrageouslyl
Be among the first to wear this
enchanting frock, in faille, fat
crepe or thin wool.
Designed to SIenderiZe.
Suave, sophisticated lines, shir-
ring and gathers to give an uplift-
ed bustline, a slim paneled skirt
and small waist, make this dress
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Expensive Texas Water

Engineers estimated recently that
$4,000, 900 acre feet of water, worth
about $4,000. 900, flow uncontrolled
and unused each year from Texas
watersheds into the Gulf of Mexico.
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To Check Constipation
Get at Its Cause!

If constipation has you down so
you feel heavy, tired and dopey,
it's time you did something about
it. And something more than Just
taking a physicI You should get
at the cause Of the trouble.
IF you eat the super-refined
food most people eat, the chances
are the difficulty is simple-you
don't get enough bulk" And
bulk" doesn't mean heavy food.
It's kind of food that isn't con-
sumed in the body, but leaves a
soft bulky" mass in the inteStines.
If this common form of con-
stipation is your trouble, eat
Kellogg'S All-Bran for breakfast
every day and drink plenty Of
water. All-Bran isn't medicine
its a crunchy, toasted, nutTi-
ttoES cereal. And it viii help you
not only to get regular but to Keep
regular, day after day. Made by
Kellogg's IN Battle Greek. Sold
by every grocer.
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Light Conservation

An illumination engineer points
out that designers of windows.
shades and hangings are in the llgh,
ing business and should study ways
of conserving daylight.
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Take q Look at Practical
Side of the Situation

Again, as to the practical side
and the results flowing from the
breaking of another precedent:
Let us consider first the litho-
graphing and printing industry of
the country. There are thousands
upon thousands of other businesses
that use the product of the ithog-
rapher and the printer. Consider
the calendar that hangs on your
wall. 1t will show November 30 as
the Day of Thanksgiving. The an
nual bill for calendars, paid for by
industry and by each of us who
buys calendar, exceeds 500, 000,-
900. The calendars are not useless,
of course, but the fact that the "cal-
endar is wrong" has some indie
scribable effect upon me.
Take the transportation industry.
Officials begin planning many
months ahead for tours, special
rates, excursions. Public events and
ceremonies have been scheduled.
Each ties in with some cherished
uled for Thanksgiving day when
Thanksgiving day was to be Novem-
Der 80. The printing industry has
done its job for most of those things
ahead even of today. What mess
that is going to be!
Many editorials have been writ
ten, many interviews given out, con-
corning the effect of the new
THANKSGIVING date on the college
football industry" for college foot
ball receipts run into millions of dol
lars every year. Through all of the
years, traditional games-the big
games-the peak of the season-has
been the Thanksgiving day game for
hundreds of colleges. But if Thurs
day, November 30, is just another
Thursday, what about the 'gate"
of those games?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-31
Cheetah Fastest Animal

The African cheetah is the fastest
animal in the world, for short dis
lance. It is otter tanned and rsed
TO run down game.
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Sugar Cane by the Foot

Sugar cane is bought by the chill
dren Of Nassau by either the foot or
yard. A penny foot is the usual
rate. Equally cheap are nangoes.
tamarinds, sea grapes, soursops,
pawpaws, sapodillas and avocado
pears.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-31

Ideas are built up in
step-by-steps equencet0ith
this book of thin cellulose
sheets superimposed up
on each other to form a
composite ,0hole. 1t ,0as
Invented by DR.. Theodore
Jonas, a dentist, ,Uho got
the idea ,Uhile studying
medicine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-31
Soap Carried by Columbus

Soap was included among the sup.
plies carried by Columbus in hn
vo.aae OF discovery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-31

Aboue: This California
shorthand instructor not
only takes his class out of
doors but demonstrates
symbols ,Uith huge pla-
cards. Left: Elementary
school pupils study about
nature, tending their crops
of beans, oats and clover
to learn sources of the
foods they eat.