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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Bruckarfs Washington Digest
Paradox Of Peace Songs Coupled
With War Plans Prompt Inquiry
Debates in Senate All Stress Theme We Must Keep Out
OF European Mess Then Why Is Alarmist Point
OF View Propagated From Capital?
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service National Bldg, Washington, d. C.

Observation-Disclosures the sena-
tors continue drooling out thousands
of words concerning the proposed
repeal of the arms embargo, any
observer can hardly fail to note the
same theme song in all OF the
speeches: we must keep out OF Eu-
ropes war. The senators, and the
representatives, too, seize upon ev-
cry opportunity to tell the nation
either from the capitol or any other
rostrum-that it is a war on the 9TH
er side of the Atlantic and that we
must remain out of it.
President Roosevelt's every state
ment, and they have been coming
with the frequency of rain in the
tropics, projects the same COM
mand. He says he hates war and
wants to keep the country at peace.
His subordinates throughout the gov
ernment-every one with title suf-
ficient to draw crowd to banquet
or to a camp meeting-are causing
the doves of peace to coo with their
softest tones. Beyond Washington,
also, the theme song is being picked
up and repeated by every individual
who can gain access to radio mi
crophone or gather dozen listeners
In one room.
It's a wonderful thing to live in
a country where everyone loves
peace.
But the same observer rambling
around Washington and hearing the
theme song of peace cannot fail to
note also a war psychology, an
alarmist point of view. 1t is view
that is being propagated from Wash
ington, and there can be no mistake
about it. And, so, I rise to ask why
all of these war plans are coupled
with the theme song of peace? For
in every section of the national gov
eminent those plans are going for
ward as though we were going to
have a declaration of war just ahead
of the newly fixed Thanksgiving day
of November %.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

round collar and frills, or with the
plain square neckline. Therefore
you can thriftily make a whole
wardrobe for your own small
daughter, by using this simple
pattern again and again School
cottons, like gingham or linen, as
well as challis and jersey, are
smart fabrics for it.
The Patterns.
No. 1888 is designed for sizes IA,
Is; ID, 20, 40 and AZ. Size Is re-
quires 51s yards of 39-inch mate
rial with short sleeves; 534 yards
with long sleeves; rs yards for
the top of the slip; 70 yard for
contrasting revers, cuffs, collar.
No. 1886 is designed for sizes 2,
3, 4, and 6 years. Size 3 re-
quires IA yards of 35-inch mate
rial; IS yard for contrasting col
lar; 2 yards of pleating or frills.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

WASHINGTON.-The Federal Sur
plus Commodities corporation an
nounced that because of a prospec-
tive large surplus it will buy apples
from growers for distribution among
relief families.
The minimum grade to be bought
is combination United States No. l
and United States utility or an equiv
alent state grade. Producers will
divert less desirable grades into
commercial by-products.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Why All These War Plans
When Nation Is for Peace?

No mature person can ignore the
dangers of war; nor ought any per-
son make light of serious considera-
ton of war plans. certainly do
not intend to treat the matter in a
humorous vein, but I repeat the
question: why all of these war plans
when the nation is 1914 per cent in
favor of peace?
Let me set down some of the
things that have happened around
here and maybe it will clear why
! have become puzzled:
The other day I was in the navy
department. There, hanging in a
most conspicuous place, was a sign
which read: Beware of Female
Spies," and some other warning
notes. 1t struck me that female
spies are no more dangerous now
than at any time in the last so years,
and I observed to a navy officer
that if foreigners wanted to know
our military secrets, they would not
wait until now to try to find out
about them.
President Roosevelt announced a
few days ago that he intended to
add something like rs, 900 men to the
army, in accordance with discre-
tionary authority granted by the
last congress, and that during 1910
he expected to increase the army
to its full authorized strength of
ESQ, 900 men.
Shortly after making known this
decision, the President issued or
ders to the war department, direct
ing construction of a series of new
barracks and environments. These
are to house the new army person
mel. But congress has given no au-
thority for that, nor has it appropri-
ated money to be expended for that
construction. Mr.. Roosevelt called
attention to this lack of authority,
and explained that he believed there
was no intention on the part of con-
gress not to provide living quarters
for the new soldiers. So, he is GO
ing ahead without that authority. He
will ask congress to legaliZe his ac-
ton when it meets in regular ses-
sion next January. Before making
known his intention to proceed, how
ever, the President discussed the
question with Comptroller General
Brown, and the Comptroller General
suggested that he be not requested to
give formal opinion" on the Pres
ident's right to carry out the pro-
gram.
Navy yards throughout the coun-
try have been closed to visitors.
For the first time in years, the
capitol building is under police reg
ulations as rigid as war time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Dismissal of Mobilization
Board Causes Speculation

Now, can see some sound judg
ment in the decision to withhold
from publication the report by the
newly established industrial mobili-
cation board which was headed by
Edward R. Stettinius, one of the
powers in the United States Steel
corporation. That group of men, who
surely could be trusted to be in favor
of preserving the United States if
anyone can be trusted to be patriot
ic, had made a careful analysis of
all of the resources of the country
that could be used for war pur-
poses. 1t is presumed that the board
drafted general plans and revised, or
at least reviewed, many of the war
department programs for war sup
plies. But Mr.. Roosevelt deemed
it best not to make the boards find
ings public. With that, surely, no
one can disagree.
There is quite a difference be-
tween the sort of findings that rep
resent such conclusions as those in
formed men could contribute and
the sort of information that is OBJ
tainable every day concerning the
mechanics of ships and guns and
airplanes and there is difference,
too, between that and alarmist an
nouncements about U-boats.
Just here the facts of the mobiliza-
ton boards dismissal ought to be
chronicled. The members of the
board, or some of them with whom
I had talked, believed they had been
asked by the President to do a con-
tinuing job. They felt that they
were something of a permanent
agency, available at the call of the
President. Whatever their belief
was, however, it turned out that they
were wrong. Those industrialists,
working without pay and paying
their own expenses, had been known
as conservatives. Any conservative
thinker is dangerous individual to
such men as the Corcoran-Cohen
group of presidential advisers. No
sooner had they started work, than
it was bruited about in various quar-
tiers that these men were going to
scuttle the New Deal. The elmer
circle" gang that came from OBJ
ivion into power and will eventually
go back to oblivion, did not over
look bet in spreading their gospel
that the industrialists were out to
wreck everything for which Mr..
Roosevelt stood.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Sober Joy

True joy is a serene and sober
emotion; and they are miserably
out that take laughter for rejoic-
ing; the seat of it is within, and
there is no cheerfulness like the
resolutions of a brave mind, that
has fortune under its feet
Seneca.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
QUICK q
llUU0fEs a.
MORAL CONCEPTS

1T is time that we learned that Sc
curity and happiness in the world.
as we'll as in the home and in the ma
ton, depend upon the restraints that are
born of moral and spiritual concepts. =
Francis B. Sayre, High Commissioner
of Philippines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Why Let Yourself
Get Constipated?

Why endure those duh headachy
days due to constipation, plus the
inevitable trips to the medicine
chest, II you can Gvoid both by
getting at the cause of the trouble?
If your constipation, like that
Of millions, Is due to lack of
bulk" In the diet, the ''better
way" is to eat Kellogg's All-Bran.
This crunchy toasted breakfast
cereal is the ounce Of prevention
that's worth a pound of emer-
gency relief. 1t helps you not only
to get regular but to Keep regular,
day after day and month after
month, by the pleasantest means
you ever knew.
Eat Kellogg's All-Bran every
day, drink plenty of water, and
see if you don't forget all about
constipation. Made by Kelloggis
In Battle Greek. Sold by every
grocer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

dents press secretary, disclosed
that the head of the German navy
had sent warning that an Ameri-
can ship-the Iroquois, was to be
sunk. The German word, accord
ing to Mr.. Early, was that the Brit
ish were going to sink that ship
which was loaded with American
refugees from the war zone; and
then they would blame the Germans
for doing it. The purpose of all of
this was to inf1ame American public
opinion against the Nazis, so it was
officially stated.
Now, I would have no way of
knowing whether the U-boats were
actually sighted and whether they
were German or British or our own.
Nor would know anything about
the German man-o-war that was re-
portedly cruising around not too far
from American waters. Likewise,
the Iroquois warning was something
I could not know about. But these
things, among many others, have
prompted the general discussion and
the inquiry as to the paradox of
peace songs and war plans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

Here's pickup work you'll thor
oughly enjoy. Eight-inch squares
crocheted with a large hook to
make a colorful afghan. Pattern
1855 contains directions for af-
CHAN; Illustrations of it and of
stitches; materials required; color
schemes; photograph of square.
Send Is cents in coins for this
pattern to The Sewing Circle Nee
dlecraft Dept, 81 Eighth Ave,
New York, N. Y.
Please write your name, adj
dress and pattern number plainly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Again, Why the Paradox of
Peace Songs and War Plans?

You will recall how on several oc-
casions the President has made pub
lie statements about war dangers
near our shores. First, he told his
press conference one day that two
submarines had been sighted, one
off the Atlantic coast and the other
off the shores of the state of Wash
ington. There was that announce
ment also about the German gum
boat that was meandering around
somewhere in the Caribbean sea.
Finally, Stephen Early, the Presi-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Ever Ones Best

If man do, day by day, ever
the best he can by the light he
has, he has no need to fear, no
need to regret, no need to worry.
Jordan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are an
effective laxative. Sugar coated.
Children like them. Buy nowI-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Important Fashions
In Simple Patterns

THE smock-frock is really a
L fashion, not just comfortable
maternity dress. It's smart and
young and practical. No. 1888 is
a version of it that may be worn
for afternoon, because the pleats,
in both the smock top and the ad-
Unstable slip skirt, give it touch
of dressiness. Make it of fiat
crepe, thin wool or georgette.
Good for a Whole Wardrobe.
Unusually useful is the pretty
frock for little girls (1836) because
it can be made in two ways-with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
Tvotite Recipe
on the Wek~
Cranberry Maple Syrup Pie.
/ tablespoon -four
/ cup maple syrup
2 cups fresh cranberries
Die nactru

Line an 8-inch plate with pastry.
Sprinkle flour over bottom crust
and add maple syrup. Top with
whole raw cranberries. Cover with
pastry, press edges together and
brush top of crust with milk. Bake
in hot oven, 400 Fahrenheit-about
40 minutes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

Others Are M0rtaIs
All men think all men mortals
but themselves.-Young.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
All in Time

All in Time
No rock so hard but that little
wave may beat admission in a
thousand years.-Tennyson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

Dangerous RumOr
Many a happy family has been
spoiled by an idle rumor.-Koval.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19
LIQUOR HABITS

Since 1896 disqualification
FOR LIQUOR AND DRUG HABITS
For interesting reformation soriss for Pamphlets
They Are Free 1t VIII Pay You
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-10-19

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Evening star., 1939-03-29
Shima Is Enjoined
From Share in Estate

A temporary injunction was signed
yesterday in District Court by JUS
tice Jennings Bailey against the
Union Trust Co. here. administrator
and trustee of the estate of the late
prominent Washington social leader,
Mrs. Mary F. Henderson, preventing
it from transferring or paying over
to her former japanese employe,
Jesse S. Shima of Stamford. Conn.
or his counsel or any person for
him, any money, property or credits
in its possession.
The jurist conditioned this on the
plaintiff, Mr.. Shima's wife, Mrs,
Sobretta Brown Shima, 1914 Linden
street NE, putting up a $4,000 bond
to insure that no damage comes to
the Union Trust Co. or Mr.. Shima
because of this action.
Recently Mrs. Shima asked the
District Court to grant her limited
divorce and she advised the tribunal
that Mr.. Shima proposes to return
to Japan when he gets the money
under the will of Mrs. Henderson,
through an agreement, and he has
made derogatory remarks about the
United States. Under the agree
ment, Mr.. Shima was expected to
receive a large sum of money shortly.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Merchants Group Favors
Downtown Auditorium

Location OF the proposed municipal
auditorium on Pennsylvania avenue
at John Marshall place NV. was
favored by the Board of Governors
of the Merchants and Manufactur-
ers' Association at their annual meet
ing yesterday in their headquarters
in The Evening Star Building.
Arthur j. Sundlun, jeweler, was
elected president of the association,
succeeding Ford E. Young, who was
presented gold watch for his past
services. Louis Levay, retiring after
20 years as treasurer, received an in
laid walnut humidor.
Other officers elected were John
j. Hasley, first vice president; NJ L.
Langford, second vice president; T.
D. Sloat, third vice president; Frank
lin w. Harper, treasurer; Ringgold
Hart, general counsel; Edward D.
Shaw. secretary, and Mr.. Levay. ma
tional counselor to the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
The group also voted in favor OF
the Overton bill, the Smith and
Kennedy fair trade bills and the Nc
Gee bill, which would authorize the
separation of the District of Colum-
bia Unemployment Compensation
Board from the Federal Social Secur-
ity Board.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
$4,000 Milk Probe Fund
Request Given Committee

A resolution authorizing an ap-
preparation of $4,000 out of the
House contingent fund to finance an
investigation of the Washington
milk situation was before the House
Accounts Committee today for con-
sideration.
Acting on instructions of the Dis
trict Committee, Chairman Ran
dolph introduced the resolution late
yesterday. Personally. however, he
does not believe more than $2.5OO
will be necessary to pay the expenses
of the inquiry.
The investigation, ordered by the
House 16 days ago, will be con-
Quoted by the Subcommittee on Pub
lie Health, Hospitals and Charities
of the District Committee. Repre-
sentative Bates. Democrat, of Ken
lucky, the subcommittee chairman.
said the probe would not be started
until funds are provided to employ
an attorney. an Investigator and a
clerical staff.
Chairman Warren of the Accounts
Committee, which controls the House
contingent fund, said he favored
giving some money" to the investi-
eating subcommittee, but indicated
he believed $4,000 to be more than
it would need.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
ENender Usinq
Common Sense
In Job Probe

Senator Ellender, Democrat, of
Louisiana is applying what he terms
common horse sense" to simplify
getting at the bottom of things"
in his investigation of alleged ia
voritism in the Government service.
Conducting a public hearing sin
gle handed yesterday in absence of
the five other members of the Sem
ate investigating committee which
he heads, Senator Ellender had
five witnesses sit around a table
with him and asked questions of
first one and then another instead
of the usual procedure of taking
one witness on the stand at a time.
Does this make it difficult for
you?" he asked the official stenog-
rapher, who was trying to take
down all the testimony for the rec
ord.
mot if they all don't talk at once =
he answered. =
His Job was dimcuit at times.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
McAfee Again Saved
From Death by
New Trial Order
u. S. Court Of Appeals
Holds Murder Trial
Not FoirIy Conducted

Slated to die in the electric chair
on April IA for the Staying of a
white woman, the 70-year- old COL
ored janitor. William McAffee was
snatched from the shadow of death
by United States Court of Appeals
decision, which came late yesterday,
holding he had not been tried fairly.
The appellate tribunal. hearkening
to the pleas of McAfee's attorneys,
Robert I. Miller and Joseph A. Nc
Menamin, reversed the flrst-degree
murder conviction of the janitor and
remanded the case to District Court
for new trial
Ten times McAffee has heard the
death sentence imposed upon him.
but lately he nonchalantly strolled
IN and out of the courtroom, as time
after time the stay of execution was
granted: His case was argued before
the full bench of the United States
Court OF Appeals-an unusual pro-
cedure.
In an opinion that totaled 18
pIlllIeu pages, lncludlng a fOur-page
dissent by Associate Justice Henry
W. Edgerton, the majority of the
appellate tribunal found that Nc
Affee's trial was not conducted "ac-
cording o@all of the substantive and
adjective rules without the due ap-
plication of which guilt in the legal
sense of the term cannot be estab-
llshed under our Constitution.
Mental Third Degree" Charged.
McAffee-Who is also known as
Major McAfee-was indicted for
first degree murder. charged with
the Staying of Mrs. Henrietta 3
Anderson in an apartment at 1893
l. street NV. on August %. 1897
with furnace shaker. His LAWYERS
found fault with the instructions
given the Jury by the trial Judge
and declared that McAffee had been
subjected to mental third-degree
methods" in that his clothes were
taken away from him. he was driven
about in the rain and had been
drinking heavily and signed a
confession" to obtain some peace
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Senate Body Expected
To Act on 0verton
Plan Tomorrow
Subcommittee Likely
To Back Lond Use
Formula

The Overton plan for a return
to a definite percentage basis of
Federal payment toward the upkeep
OF the National Capital probab bly,
will be acted on tomorrow by the
special Senate subcommittee ap-
pointed to study the measure.
Present indications point to ap-
proVal by the subcommittee, after
which it will await action by the
entire Senate District Committee at
later meeting.
Senator Overton. Democrat, of
Louisiana, author of the plan. and
chairman of the subcommittee
called a meeting for II am. He
said brief period would be devoted
to additional testimony by C. E.
Rightor, in charge of statistics of
cities for the Census Bureau, and
by Commissioners Hazen and Nc
Coach. District Budget Officer Dom
ovan also will be present. The sub
committee will then confer to make
decision.
The Overton plan would base the
national obligation on the area of
land required for Government pur-
poses in Washington. counting half
OF the park area as representing the
excess park space in the Capital
above comparable cities.
At the present time this land area
yardstick would make the Federal
share approximately 20 per cent. and
applying that ratio to the general
fund requirements for the coming
year, would make the Federal pay
ment little more than S8.OOO.O 900 in
place of the present s5,O0O,OOO lump
sum.
Senator Overton put forward the
land area formula in order to avoid
controversy that might follow if the
national obligation were based on
the value of property here. He
points out that the area can be de-
termined with mathematical pre-
cision and adjusted automatically
as the Government adds to or dis
poses of its holdings.
The Louisiana Senator, who has
charge of District appropriation bills
in the Senate, believes the lump-sum
plan followed during the past Is
years should be abandoned as an
unscientific and haphazard method
OF apportioning the expenses of the
city.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Decision on HEARINGS
On Civil Service Bill
Likely Monday
100000 Field Workers
Would Be Affected,
Group Told

Chairman Ramspeck of the House
Civil Service Committee said today
the group probably would decide
Monday whether to hold public
hearings on his bill for extension of
the merit system throughout the
Government service.
In an executive session today. the
committee heard Isnar Baruch,
chief of the personnel classification
division of the Civil Service Com
mission. explain the effects of the
bills provision for extension of the
Classification Act to Government
employees in the field.
Mr.. Baruch said this would affect
approximately 100000 employees in
the field service. If the Classical
ton Act were extended to all of
them at once it would cost approxi-
mately S14,000,000 the first year, be-
cause many of the employees in the
agencies in the field are receiving
less pay than departmental employees
in Washington who do the same type
of work, he said.
Chairman Ramspeck explained
that his measure would authorize
the President to extend the Classifi-
cation Act agency by agency or all at
once, as might be determined follow
Ing studies by the Civil Service
Commission.
The committee already had heard
members of the Civil Service Com
mission explain efforts of other pro-
visions in the bill which would
authorize the President to extend
the merit system to agencies now
exempt by law. 1t is estimated that
approximately 100000 employees
would be affected by this move. The
bill would permit covering in of
present employees who qualified
through non-competitive examina-
tions. Republican members of the
committee are demanding that the
Jobs be thrown open to competitive
examinations, but Chairman Ram
speck insists that this would involve
prohlbitive costs and impractical
disruptions of service.
The committee completed hearing
evidence on the measure in executive
session today. Chairman Ramspeck
explained public hearings were held
on similar measure last year and
that he did not consider they would
be necessary again, but would not
object If the several new members
on the committee desired further
hearings.