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The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

TIBETS GIFT to america is
a fen specimens of the giant
panda. a cub panda arriving in
this country for placement in a
Neto York zoo is sho,Un in the pic
ture above. These animals are uery
rare and Hue in the most inaccessi-
bic regions of Tibet. Zoo goers
hare made them a faUorite for the
animals antics resemble thar of a
huge, Hue teddy bear"
the Chinese fashion, on varied foods
imported over mountain passes two
miles above sea level. Valley dwell
ers in fertile mountain-sheltered
pockets have homegrown vegeta-
bles and even fruits. But the poorer
Tibetans, especially on the unbroken
grasslands of the north, subsist on
butter kneaded into firmness, car
ried about in woolly bags of sheep
skin for several years. They eat it
mixed with parched barley flour.
They drink it in their tea. They
rub it on their bodies as a substi-
tute for bathing in long seasons of
cold and drouth. They give it as a
delicacy to their wiry hard-working
little horses. They include it in the
tribute they pay to the government.
They use it as fabrication on the
single-rope bridges on which they
slide in dangling sings across the
gorges of their icy mountain tor
rents.
But Tibet is the country where you
eat your butter and burn it too But
ter lamps are as essential to the
ritual of the Tibetan churches as
candles are to other religions. In
the felt-topped hut of the northern
nomad, a tiny butter lamp fiickers
before the little family shrine black
ened with greasy smoke. OF silver,
copper, or humble earthenware-
some stemmed like champagne
glasses-the butter lamps appear
beside the bowls of holy water on ev-
cry Tibetan church altar.
Yak butter and incense are the
chief offerings Tibetan carries to
church. Butter is part of the pay
ment to a lama for services or ex-
orcisms performed in the home.
This food staple is doubly valuable
to the Tibetan priesthood, which
comprises about one-seventh of tt
bets population and must live on
the food produced by the other six
seventhS.
Made Without Churns.
Wives of the yak herders make
butter without churns, rolling day.
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particularly dramatic. The most
fashionable thing right now is to
have the whole space mirrored from
the mantel shelf to the ceiling.
Leave it plain or else have a
stylized scroll design painted on the
mirror. Or you could have a very
elegant drapery painted on the
glass. If the budget won't agree to
having the whole space mirrored,
you could do a lot with a very in
expensive hanging mirror in either
oval, round or oblong shape. If you
have an unframed mirror, paint a
stylized wreath in green on the wall
to frame the mirror, or if it's an
oblong or square mirror and you
don't feel artistically up to such a
job, use a wall paper border of
stylized leaves around the mirror.
Add a pair of tole urns at either
end and there you are with some
thing very chic on your hands.
Plaster scrolls, plaster brackets.
or over-scale indirect lighting units
of plaster can also make dramatic
design over the mantelpiece.
Consolidated Features-wNU serviee.)
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
Worlds Loftiest State Has
Queer Religious
Ceremonies.

Washington. a'es B. c.GWNG Service.
''Dead Lama Causes Yak
Butter Crisis" is the burden of
news from faraway Tibet. And
what, it may be asked, has a
lama-dead or alive-got to do
with the price of butter?
AS much as Christmas has
to do with the price of fir
trees, or Easter with the egg
market. For Tibet, the iso-
lated land of "Shangri-la," is the
ocracy ruled by the high priest of
Lamaism, and Lamaism uses yak
butter where other governments use
gold braid, precious metals, and
fireworks. Especially in the cere-
monies and gatherings occasioned
by the death of prominent lama,
butter is in such demand that the
price scars and the market is pam
licked. The most recent economic
difficulty resulted from the pro-
longed ceremonies over the body of
the late Panchen Lama, second in
authority to the supreme Dalai
Lama.
On the high cold plateaus of the
worlds loftiest state, the Tibetans
follow the Lamaistic faith of Bud
dhism which discourages slaughter
of either man or beast. Instead of
eating meat, which is abundant in
vast herds of sheep, goats, and cat
tie crossed with yak, they balance
their meager diet of barley bread
and tea by consuming quantities of
butter.
Servants Use Goat Butter.
The Tibetan social scale could be
measured by a butter barometer
Butter from the milk of sheep and
goats is rejected by all except serv-
ants, and some of it can be slipped
into the butter bags contributed to
the government as taxes. Butter
from yak milk, however, is a
food of prestige.
The wealthy and the officials in
Tibet can dine sumptuously after
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
Many Object to Giving
President Extreme Pouer

Another section of the bill that
was not well advertised in advance
is a section giving President Roose-
velt additional authority during
threats of war. 1t allows the Presi-
dent to define combat areas" and
to forbid American ships and Amer
lean citizens from going into those
zones. That provision is highly pro-
vocative. For there are many who
believe no Chief Executive ought to
be clothed with such extreme power.
I doubt that it ever will be misused
or abused, yet it has that possible
danger within it. Having such po-
tential danger, the section is being
vigorously opposed by men just as
anxious to keep the nation out of
war as those who say that only re-
peal of the arms embargo will keep
us from being embroiled in Europe's
mess.
Debate has made it appear, thus
far at least, that the original leash
and carry" sections constitute a
strong bulwark against our entan-
clement. But there surely is ground
for objection to that part which was
added-that part which will give
buying nations 80 days in which to
pay. A buying nation can come to
our shores, load down many ships
and go away with the cargoes with
in 80 days-and say at the end:
eve have not the money to pay"
Of course, it will not be as raw as
that. The purchasers did that dur
ing the World war, also, and we are
still waiting for those nations to
pay more than $12 1000, 600 900 on
those debts. I am the only corre-
spondent to report every one of the
conferences with foreign nations
when the United States tried to get
some tangible basis of payment
worked out, and since that time I
have had little faith in any of their
promises. The leash and carry"
section of the current bill, with its
90-day provision, therefore, strikes
me as nothing more nor less than a
breaking down of the law that Sena-
tor Johnson of California forced
through the congress some years
ago. The Californian fought until
he got statute that barred any ma
tion from getting new credit here if
it still owed on its World war debt.
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
This Practical Book.

In her new cook book, Better
Baking" Eleanor Howe gives you
her secrets for making delicious hot
breads, cakes, cookies and pies.
You'll find here over 125 recipe sug-
gestions, too-recipes for Funny
Cake, Jelly Tuck-A-Ways," ""Lem-
on Sunny Silver Pie" and countless
others. just as interesting and un-
usual.
Send 10 cents in coin to Better
Baking" care of Eleanor Howe, GIG
North Michigan Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois, and get your copy of this
grand book now.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

WASEIINGTON.-As the full dress
debate of the So-called neutrality
bill continues in the senate, numer-
Gus phases and angles and incidents
have cropped up and demanded at
tention. 1t is easy for one side to
say that the thing must be accepted
by the senate and the house and the
country, without so much as a
crossed ''t' or a dotted "i'' and it
is equally easy for the oppositionists
to say that we should have none of
it at all. The truth is neither side
is completely correct, and Mr.. John
Q. Public must remember that in
forming his own conclusions.
The bill that was reported by the
senate committee on foreign rela-
tions, I believe, must be accepted
as sincere effort. Sixteen of
the twenty-three members of the
committee believed it, or believed
it should have a chance to be dis
cussed fully and freely. There was
no division along the lines of Demo
Gratis or Republicans; seven sena-
tors voted against sending the bill
to the senate because they are op-
posed to repeal of the embargo
against shipments of arms to any
belligerent powers, while President
Roosevelt and the majority MEM
bers of the senate committee want
to get rid of the embargo.
Publication of the text of the bill,
however, shows some provisions
that have gone far to load the guns
of those who want to keep an arms
embargo in force. Some of the
members of the group opposing re-
peal were sufficiently wrought up
to accuse the administration-Mr.
Roosevelt, Secretary of State Hull
and others-of having misled the
country in telling what they think
ought to be done, by way of legis-
lation, to keep the country out of
war. 1t is condition of bad tenn
per and it is likely to cause dam
age ali around. Nevertheless, until
the senate committee finished writ
ing the bill, all of the discussion
was whether to repeal the arms en-
barge; since publication of the
bill, it is shown that not only is re-
peal of the embargo sought, but per-
mission would be given for exten-
sion of credit to those belligerent
nations that want to buy here.
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

fects in the petroleum industry.
In proration, he said, the petrole-
um industry has pioneered in the
development of a new administra-
tive form for the solution of the
problem of overproduction.
Pogue said ''too much emphasis
has been placed on the importance
of the price of crude" The crude
price, he said, doesn't make much
difference to the consumer; it's an
intra-industry problem.
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

moderately hot oven (375 degrees)
for so to go minutes. If necessary,
the bread may be placed in the
broiler for a few minutes to brown
the bacon.
MOlasses All-Bran Mullins.
makes l dozen muffins)
cups bran
. " cup molasses
1h cups milk
] egg (beaten)
l cup flour
" teaspoon salt
! teaspoon soda
Add bran to molasses and milk and
allow to soak for Is minutes. Beat
egg and add to first mixture. Sift
-four, salt and soda together and
combine with bran mixture. Fill
creased muffin pans two-thirds full
and bake in moderately hot oven
(400 degrees) about 20 minutes.
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utes, and then bake in a moderate
oven $3.50 degrees) for approximate
ly one hour.
Refrigerator Parkerhouse Rolls.
makes 8 dozen Parkerhouse rolls)
2 cups boiling water
"a cup and teaspoon sugar
tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
8 tablespoons lard
2 cakes compressed yeast
Va cup lukewarm water
2 eggs
cups flour
Mix together boiling water, 1s cup
sugar, salt, butter and lard. Cool
slightly. Dissolve yeast and l tea
spoon sugar in the lukewarm water
and add. Add eggs and one-half of
the flour; beat thoroughly. Then
add remaining flour. Mix well. Place
in refrigerator. When ready to use
roll dough about as-inch thick and
cut in circles. Then cut each cir
Gle almost in two. Turn circle of
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

WASHINGTON. - The monopoly
investigating committee, which
turned its attention to the oil busi-
ness, received suggestion that the
petroleum production control sys-
tenn might be tried with beneficial
results in various other fields of
industry.
Joseph E. Pogue, head of the Pc
troleum economics department of
the Chase National bank, declared
proration was producing good eff
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
So-Called Neutrality Bill
Shous Mistakes Can Be Made

1t probably is an impossibility to
"legislate" nation into being neu-
trail. 1t is like legislating people
into being good. If they want to
be good, or if they want to be bad,
they probably will be just that way,
regardless of what kind of a law
the brain trusters in a legislative
body put together. And, in the in
stance at hand-the so-called neu-
trality bill-there is ample evidence
of mistakes that can be, and are
being, made.
Friends of the program of en-
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

Is it hard to get children (and
grown folk, too) out of bed in
time to breakfast with the rest of
the family? Eleanor Howe will
give you, in this column next
week, suggestions for unusual
breakfast dishes which will help
you overcome that problem.
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
PHOTOGRAPHY
Gay Aprons From
Unbleached Muslin
BY RUTH WYETH SPEARS

Every one who has ever lived
in the country knows the possi-
bilities of unbleached muslin. The
source of supply there is flour and
food sacks but even purchased by
the yard it is an inexpensive,
sturdy material for aprons and
many other things.
If you have friends who share
your enthusiasm for interesting
aprons, plan and cut them in a
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

meal. Combine
the eggs and
milk, and blend
with the dry in
gradients. Pour
into a creased, g.
inch skillet. Ar
range b a C o n
slices, lattice
fashion, over the
fo~ DALI -.
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
Monroe Doctrine Must Be
Giuen Consideration

Now, it might be said that these
phases of the problem are matters
that concern only business inter-
ests," and big business interests, at
that. Such, unfortunately, is not the
case. Since every one of those
points of difficulty lie in the west
ern hemisphere, consideration must
be given to the application of the
Monroe Doctrine. Our trade with
nations and possessions in the west
ern hemisphere, therefore, is con-
siderably different than with Great
Britain and France, themselves.
Yet, with all of the close CONNER
cial ties with those possessions, with
due recollection of the principles of
the Monroe Doctrine, there remains
the fact that congress, under the
urge of the administration, is seek
ing to legislate neutrality, neutral
ity that works one way with the
parent nation and another way with
the colonies-the children-of the bel
ligerent nation. 1t is quite evident,
indeed, that whatever law is finally
enacted will contain many imperfec-
tions, some loopholes and some dan
gerous principles.
1t should be said to President
Roosevelt's credit that, thus far, he
has not openly put the pressure
on his congressional leaders for
passage of the bill without changes.
Membership of the two parties in
congress is widely split. Perhaps
that is why White House force can
not be used effectively. True, some
of the anti-administration Demo-
Gratis have predicted that the Presi-
dent will get both feet into the situa-
ton before action is had, but that
has not happened, yet.
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
For a Special Treat
Serve Hot Breads

Was there ever a family that
didn't adore hot breads? Biscuits
that melt in your mouth, mullins
that are feather-light and crusty and
full of flavor, or golden corn bread
with the tantalizing taste OF bacon
to make it even more delicious-aH
these are special treats for a hungry
family.
Serve hot mullins or fiaky biscuits
at the next church supper or the
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
Bruckart's Washington Digest
Repeal Bill Would Extend Credit
To Belligerents Buying in U. S.
Danger of Getting Into Same Mess Over War Debts That
Followed World War; Added Authority Given Presi-
dent in Bill Carries Potential Danger
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service National Press Bldg, Washington, D. C.

barge repeal mistakenly assume
that substitution of the cash and
carry provisions will let us rest in
peace. 1t is perfect, they say. OPP
position sentiment can see only
hosts of marching men and ships
carrying warriors over seas if there
is repeal. Therefore, neither side
is giving really serious attention to
perfecting the cash and carry pro-
vision, in event it shall be accepted,
eventually, and the bill become law.
That is grave mistake.
That lack of consideration of de-
tails of this phase is great mistake
can be proved by the shudders of
business interests when sharp eyes
and analytical minds discovered
what the section, as written by the
committee, would do to commerce
in this part of the world. Protests
filed by shipping and air transport
companies serve as an example.
Actually, as originally presented,
the cash and carry sections would
have kept many businesses from
dealing further with British and
French possessions in the Caribbean
sea. They would have halted buy
ing and selling in some quarters Of
South America, like the Guianas;
air lines from the United States
could not have stopped there; regu-
lar North and South American ship
schedules would have been disrupt
ed. Well, the committee made
hasty changes, but it remains to be
seen whether even these will work
in practice.
The trouble is that no one man or
group of men can visualize all of
the possible contingencies and con-
sequences of piece of far-reaching
and rigid legislation. None ought
to claim that it has been done,
but claims to that effect are being
advanced and ballyhooed.
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

achieve success with hot breads if
you'll follow just a few basic rules.
A tested recipe, good ingredients,
accurate measurements, deft ham
ding, and the proper temperature
for baking are the factors of sue
cess.
If you've had difficulty with quick
breads that are coarse textured and
full of the long holes called stun
nels" in all probability you've been
over-conscientious in mixing. Unless
otherwise specified, mix lightly and
only enough to blend the ingredients.
When you're making baking pow
der biscuits, remember that little
kneading goes long way toward
making biscuits faky and light.
A simple recipe for baking pow
der biscuit is the starting point for
variety of tempting breads. Make
"Pinwheels" by rolling out biscuit
dough to A-inch thickness, brushing
with melted butter, and spreading
generously with grated cheese, dew
illed ham, or thick jam. Roll up
the dough as for jelly-roll, cut in
slices, and bake in hot oven (425
degrees).
Quick Butterscotch Rolls are
made in the same fashion.
Old-fashioned Nut and Raisin Bread.
2 tablespoons butter
tablespoons granulated sugar
2 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
" teaspoon salt
rs cup milk
Va cup seedless raisins
Va cup nutmeats (broken)
Cream butter and add sugar. Mix
and sift all dry ingredients and add
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
Boring Rain

Boring Rain
Joan-On wet night don't you
get tired of hearing the everlast-
ing pitter patter?
"Yes; it never rains but it
bores."
What's wrong with "Annie Lau-
rie" as a hymn tune, is asked.
Nothing. Annie got "him."
Down in the Mouth
"My husband was looking for
the bicarbonate of soda last night,
and took a spoonful of plaster of
paris by mistake"
''Well, that ought to settle his
hash"
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alternately with
the milk. Mix
lightly and fold
in the raisins and
nuts. Place bat
ter in a we'll
creased loaf pan,
let stand 20 min
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

first fall dinner
meeting of the
guild, and watch
them disappear
like snowfakes
on a warm spring
day.
It's easy to
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
The More to Kiss

The More to Kiss
Don't you hate two-faced
women?"
mot if they had lips like
yours"
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

LEARN WELDING

War Creating Greatest Demand ever for trained
all position Weiders For full Information about
our and gas Welding courses. this inciudes
AIRPLANE and PIPE LINE welding. write
STANDARD WELDING INSTITUTE, Sioux City, Ia
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12
Siam Changes
Nations Name
To Thailand'
Western Political Ideas Filter
Into Modern Gov.
ernment.

Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington, D. C.-WNU Service.
The Ely miner., 1939-10-12

Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington. d. C.-WNU Service.
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Made Without Churns.

Wives of the yak herders make
butter without churns, rolling day
Evening star., 1939-05-30
Ii. Col. Cyrus B. Wood
Dies in San Antonio

1t. Col. Cyrus B. Wood. 40. Medi-
cal Corps, U. S. A., who had several
tours OF duty here, died SATURDAY. in
San Antonio, Tex, where he had
been stationed at Fort Sam Houston
1t was announced yesterday by the
War Department.
Col Wood, who was graduated
from the Army Medical School here
IN 1877, returned for duty at the
school in 1919 and served until Nav
1873 and again served there from
September, 1927 to February, 1882.
Col. Wood was born at Chicago
He received B. S. degree in 1910
and M. D. in 1914 from Northwestern
University. In 1923 the M. S, de-
gree was conferred upon him here
by the American University. Col
Wood also was a graduate of the
Chemical Warfare School, Edge
wood Arsenal, Md, 1925, and the
Medical Field Service School, ad-
vanced course, Carlisle Barracks.
Pa. 1885.
He joined the Kentucky National
Guard on July 5, 1916, when he
accepted commission as first
lieutenant in the Medical Reserve
Corps. He was called into active
service in October, 1916. On April
2, 1917, he vacated this commission
to accept one in the Regular Army
as first lieutenant, Medical Corps.
His promotion to the rank of colonel
was on February u, 1887.
Evening star., 1939-05-30
One Air Death in 1888
Per 76,645,172 Miles

The domestic scheduled airlines
OF the United States flew 76.645 .l72
passenger miles per passenger fatal
Ity during the last six months of
1888. the Air Safety Board, Civil
Aeronautics Authority, reported yes
terday.
There were two fatal accidents
during the six months, in which
four passengers were killed. Not a
single pilot lost his life during the
half year in an accident on the
domestic airlines.
Including foreign lines operating
under the United States flag,
scheduled American air carriers
flew 34390,026 passenger miles per
passenger fatality and 14,O1632l
airplane miles per fatal accident, as
compared with 10,678,16 passenger
miles per passenger fatality and
l3,569,872 airplane miles per fatal
accident during the same period
in 1887.
Evening star., 1939-05-30
Dr.. Dana Manners Dies
Of Spotted Fever;
Season S First Victim
Deceased Prominently
Identified With
Drug Business Here

DR.. Dana Whitman Manners, 81.
pharamcologist and treasurer of the
Paramount Drug Co., wholesale
dealers and manufacturers, died
last night in Georgetown Hospital
of Rocky Mountain spotted fever,
the first victim of the disease in the
District this year. DR.. Manners be-
came i'll about 10 days ago.
There have been three cases of
the fever in the District this year,
it was said today by DR.. James G.
Cumming, chief of the Bureau of
Communicable Diseases, District
Health Department. Last year, DR..
Cumming pointed out, there were
IA cases of the fever in the District,
resulting in four deaths.
A native of New York State. DR..
Manners had been a resident of
Washington about 40 years and had
for many years been in the drug
business here. He was a member of
the Congressional Country Club, the
Rotary Club and the Sons of the
American Revolution. He lived at
5129 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs,
Elizabeth Manners: daughter
Mrs. Howard H. Strine. jr., wife of
DR.. Strine, local physician, and two
sisters, Mrs. E. H. Blackwell of
Mansfield. Pa, and Mrs. H. M
Broughton, Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a m. Thursday in Gawler's chanel
1850 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1939-05-30
Ii. Col. A. A. Cunningham
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for 1t. Col. Alfred
A. Cunningham, u S. M. c.. retired,
first Marine Corps aviation pilot,
who died Saturday at Sarasota,
Fla, will be held at 3 pm. tomorrow
in Fort Myer Chapel.
Honorary pallbearers will be Cols.
Holland M. Smith, Samuel M. Har-
rington, Alexander A. Vandegrift
and Roy S. Geiger, all of the Marine
Corps: Coils. Presley NJ. Rixey and
Alley D. Rorex. U. S. M. c.. retired,
and 1t. Coils. David L. S. Brewster
and William P. T. Hill, U. S. M. G.
1t. Comdr. E. w. Davis, Navy
Chaplain Corps, will ohciate both at
the chapel services and at the burial
services, with full military honors, in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Assigned to aviation training by
the Secretary of the Navy on March
5, 1918, Col. Cunningham joined the
small group of naval aviation pio-
neers at Annapolis and received his
wings September II, 1915. He COM
manded the first Marine Aviation
Force on expeditionary duty in
France during the World War. VIM
ming the Navy Medal, the Victory
Medal with Ypres-Lys Clasp and
the Marine Corps Expeditionary
Medal.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Josephine J. Cunningham of Sara
sofa.