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The Ely miner., 1939-05-25

across above his eyes, and his eye
brows were singed, and she saw In
that first glance an angry blister on
the back of his right hand.
He said grirnly: Miss Moss,
here's my June. I've brought her
home!"
You're hurtl" Miss Moss cried.
She remembered to welcome the
girl too. "Come in, both of you.
Miss Leaford-"
June whispered: ''His hands are
burned! I wanted him to stop and
get them fixed, but he wouldn't. Oh,
take care of him."
Tope uttered a low ejaculation !;
he stood blinking In the light. There
was moments silence; and then
Clint, his arm still encircling June,
added slowly:
"Mr. and Mrs. Hurder-we got
them out; but"
Miss Moss saw June shudder and
tremble, and she spoke command
ingly.
"Come in," she directed; and as
they obeyed, she shut the door be-
hind them. Miss Leaford, are you
hurt too?" she asked.
''No, no." June told her. "You
must fix Clint. I'm all right"
Miss Moss nodded. Don't try to
talk" she insisted. "Clint, sit
down. Miss Leaford, come help me.
Soda, I think, is as good as any
thing. He needs to be cleaned up,
too. And you'll want to wash
your face, expect"
ST don't matter" June said. "But
Clint's burned terribly"
Clint protested with & wry smile:
''Now, sweet, it's just this blister
on my hand. That's nothing at all. :"
They found In the end that he had
in fact suffered no more than minor
burns on his hands and wrists, and
that fame-stroke on his brow.
ST wrapped a wet handkerchief
across my mouth" he explained.
''To keep the smoke out. Had my
hat on, and that helped too"
Miss Moss said cheerfully:
you've no more eyebrows now
than a baby, Clint; and not much
in the way of eyelashes. She was
busy tending him.
Clint whispered, through Sc
teeth: ''That's lot more comfor-
table" Miss Moss ached for him.
He grinned at June, said then to
the older woman: ''This sweet kid
has come to live with you for a
while, Miss Moss. It won't be long.
Just till she comes to live with me. %
Miss Moss looked at June, and
saw in the girls eyes something like
a plea for forgiveness; and June
said softly: Hes talked so much
about you. I know you must be
hating me-"
Miss Moss smiled fondly. mo,
dear" she said gently. ''No, I'm
glad for both of you."
Inspector Tope chuckled. "Wen,
now that's all settled, to the salts
faction of the womenfolks, he sug-
gested. 'tHow about me? Miss Lea
ford, do you mind If ask what
happened? You mind telling me?"
June shook her head. 'No," she
said IN a dull tone. mo. I'd rather
talk, I think, than not" She made
an uncertain gesture. 'Pm-I fee
as though I were walking in my
Sleep" she confessed. ''It doesn',
seem real to me-"
Miss Moss said briskly: "We'I
have a cup of chocolate; all fee
better. June, come help me, viii
your" She led the girl toward the
kitchen, called over her shoulder:
Inspector Tope, let Clint rest TIL
we come back. want to hear"
But Clint said: ST don't want tc
rest" His tone suddenly was grim
Lets go with them, Inspector, y
be suggested; and Miss Moss saw
The Ely miner., 1939-05-25

That adage, prepare for rainy
day." ever instilled in the minds of
the young, has been taken literally
in the realm of fashion. The mod
ern Interpretation of stylish rain
wear is reflected in the very attrac-
tive rain cape here pictured. Surely
some little girls geography book
must have inspired this all-America
raincape In that it is printed with a
map of the United States, rivers and
mountains and borderlines included.
It comes either with babushka to
match, as pictured, or if preferred
you can get it with attached hood.
The Ely miner., 1939-05-25

Pocket Interest
Watch for peg-topped pockets IN
daytime and evening skirts.
The Ely miner., 1939-05-25

across above his eyes, and his eye
brows were singed, and she saw In
that first glance an angry blister on
the back of his right hand.
He said grirnly: Miss Moss,
here's my June. I've brought her
horneIo
Evening star., 1939-10-27
7 Total Eclipse Of Moon Tonight
May Be Obscured by Clouds

Nature, from the point of view of
Washingtonians anyhow. may throw
a double "blackout" over the moon
tonight.
Cloudy skies, in all probability,
will cut of the local view when the
earth's shadow creates the most
complete eclipse of the moon since
1895.
Weather permitting, the phe-
nomemon will be photographed at
Georgetown University's Observa-
tory, and checked by astronomers
from the Naval Observatory. Ex-
perts, however, say the eclipse is of
no special scientific Importance.
The practically total" blackout
will begin at 10:42 pm, and last
for hours and 40 minutes in all
its phases, according to Harvard
astronomers, the Associated Press
reported.
only a thin silver Of the moon
will be visible at the time Of greatest
observation when ee2 per cent of
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Prudo Holds Lead
In Peru VOTING
8s the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
LIMA, Peru, Oct. 27.-Partial re-
turns yesterday gave Manuel Prado
conservative engineer candidate, a
lead in Perus presidential election.
Official figures released last night
by election officials showed Prado
had q lead in partial returns in
both Lima and rural areas over the
other conservative candidate, Jose
Quesada.
Lima figures gave 6,946 votes for
Prado and 2,076 for Quesada. Partial
returns for II of % departments, ex-
cluding Lima, gave Prado 10,609 to
Quesada's 4,479.
A complete count of the vote cast
IN last Sundays election was ex-
pected to take several more days.
President Oscar Benavides will re-
tire from office December 8.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Pendergast Jurors
Assai| Corruption
In Kansas City,
Vice and Rocketeerinq
Declared Rompont
Under Former Boss
BY the Associated Press.

!
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 27.-The
Federal grand jury which blasted
Tom Pendergast from his position
OF Democratic city machine boss
into a penitentiary wound up 10
months Of investigation today with
stinging attack on political cor
ruption in Kansas City.
Not only gambling, but vice and
racketeering of every conceivable
kind and type were being carried
on under the protection of the ma
chine" the jury reported.
This political machine, controlled
with an iron hand by T. J. Pender-
gast. completely dominated city and
county government.
The big man referred to in the
charge given us by your honor was
found to be merely one of several
heutenants in this machine-like oc-
topus which was strangling, not
only Kansas City and jackson
County, but reaching its tentacles
into the State government and even
into our Federal Government.
ln lnstructing the jury Fed
eral Judge Albert L. Reeves
placed the big man" label on
Charles Carollo, an unnatu-
rallied Italian who since has
bent sent to prison for failure
to report the huge sums he
collected as protection lug
from units OF Kansas Citys
$40 900, ,00O-a-year gambling in
dustryJ
I'VE were faced with the realiza-
ton that local law enforcement
agencies of Kansas City and Jack
son County were hopelessly mired
In machine politics and State law
was unable to afford protection
to its citizens relative to the con-
ditions under which they were
forced to live"
Yesterday the grand jury brought
income tax evasion indictments
against Matthew S. Murray, former
State w. P. A. director, and Otto
P. Higgins, former director of DO
lice.
Similar charges, brought by this
grand jury, have sent Pendergast,
R. E. OMalley. former State insur-
ance superintendent, and Carollo
to Leavenworth Prison. Carollo
testified he collected Campaign
money" from Kansas City gamblers
and personally delivered all of it to
Pendergast.
The Indictment against Murray
accuses him of failing to report $89,-
824.42 of his income from 1894
through 1888. The Government
claims he owes $6,577 % taxes.
The Government charges Higgins
owes $5,68970 on unreported income
of $65 1926 from 1885 through 1898.
Evening star., 1939-10-27

Versailles Treaty and today. In each
case accompanying texts give salient
facts necessary to illustrate feat
lures OF these maps.
1t is related in the text how the
rise Of Adolf Hitler and his efforts
to throw of the boundaries and
military shackles Of the Treaty of
Versailles have led Germany and
her neighbors steadily along the
path to war. The text also outlines
the diplomatic efforts on the part
Of England, France, the Little En-
tente" and the Baltic Entente to
assure continuance of peace in
the face OF the swelling German
spirit of aggression.
Traces Rearmament.
1t Is shown how Reichsfuehrer
Hitler, who assumed ONCE January
30, 1888, by 1884 had ordered Ger
man rearmament, scrapping the
Versailles pact very effectively. The
tortuous progress Of German arma-
ment and diplomacy is traced from
the days OF the 10-year non -aggres-
sion pact with Poland through the
Saar plebiscite, the incident of Me-
mel. the reoccupation of the Rhine
land, the creation of the Rome
Berlin axis, the Austrian anschluss,
the conquest first of the Sudeten
and then of the remainder of
Czecho-Slovakia and finally the
wiping of Poland from the map of
Europe.
BY consulting the eight maps and
accompanying texts it is possible
to flnd quickly and easily answers
to many Of the questions perplexing
those who seek an understanding
OF the strange and unexpected news
events Of the day.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
|GHIs Advised
To Stretch
| And Sew
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.-A for
mer Presidents wife and another
former Presidents daughter n-law
gave these helpful hints at the ma
tional Girl Scouts convention:
l. Stretch and be strong.
2. Sew and be soothed.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover fexed her
arms and thrust them forward Wig
orously to demonstrate exercises in
the 1912 girls handbook called "An
Easy Way to Grow Strong"
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., told
how she would rest up from six trips
between Philadelphia and New York:
When get home tonight I'll sit
down and embroider before retiring.
It's soothing, and that's why think
sewing is so important for growing
young ladies'"
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Federal Debt Scars
Over Al Billion, Close
10 Borrowing Limit
Treasury Begins to
Ponder ToetfuI Way Of
Asking Lid Be Taken OFF
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TIE Federal debt went over the
SAL 900 900 900 mark today, bringing
the Treasury within 1000 ,00O, 900 OF
its borrowing limit.
The daily Treasury statement dis.
closed the debt total had reached
$41 ,023 1872, ,434 as q result OF a SSH
055 $40 increase in one day due to
borrowing on short-term bills and to
baby bond sales. A year ago, the
debt was $38, 8,424 1892, ,579.77.
The new peak caused revival Of
discussion in fiscal circles Of how
and when the administration should
ask, as it has said it would do, Con-
gress to boost the limit from the
present 5,OO0,oOO0O0 to s5o,0oo,-
600 900.
Stirred Up Critics Last Time.
Mention of such legislation caused
some congressional criticism last
session. and is expected to bring
more debate at the session begin
ming in January.
The debt limit stirs controversy
because it is the most obvious sign.
post in Treasury accounting of the
deficits which the Federal Govern
ment has incurred for 10 consecutive
fiscal years.
The Federal debt was sl6,026 ,O87,.
O87, or an average of $l29 a person,
on December 81, 1890, but since then
has risen almost month by month
to its present record level, which
equals about $3ll person.
1t has increased $2,50O 900, 900 in
the last year and is expected to rise
almost as much in the next wear.
Business conditions may dictate
what will happen after that.
The s45, 900 900 900 limit, Treasury
officials say, probably would not be
reached until some time in l941,
but they believe the capacity ought
% De increased before the debt nears
the mark.
$4,000, ,000-a-Week Clip.
In the last three weeks the debt
has been going up $50 900, 900 a week
because OF increased Treasury sale
OF sl-day discount bills, temporary
form of financing, but when the
next regular financing date arrives
on January IS more permanent
type OF borrowing may be resumed
The usual September Is financing
date was skipped because the war
was disturbing financing markets.
AS the debt limit was approached
the Treasury has stopped using
Its own securities to borrow money
for governmental corporations such
as the Reconstruction Finance
corp. Instead 1t has helped those
agencies to borrow money in their
own names so the debt would rot
oe added to the Treasurys re.
strlcted borrowing power.
Such agencies also have bor-
roWed in their own names to nav
back old debts to the Treasury
Thus Secretary Morgenthau an
nounced yesterday that the RFC
was preparing to borrow $3.50 600 OCo
to clean up its obligation to the
Treasury.
The corporation debts of the Fed
eral Government. which are GUAR.
anteed by the Treasury as contin-
gent liabilities but are not in
cluded in the Treasury's debt. now
total 1886, ,o26,ls8.
Evening star., 1939-10-27

the moons surface will be blocked
off," said DR.. Fletcher Watson at
Harvard.
The time of maximum eclipse
when the moon Is in the deepest
shadow cast by the earth-will be
between 11:54 pm. and 1886 am.
Tonight's display (if rain clouds
don't hide it, will be the nearest
to a total eclipse that has been seen
In entirety throughout the United
States since 1885, Astronomer Leon
Campbell said.
The early part OF the show, he
added, would be visible in many
parts of Europe, and the wind-up
will be seen in Northern Asia and
even parts of the Arctic regions. For
observers in North and South Amer
lea, 1t will be a continuous per-
formance.
The current weather forecast To-
cally calls for showers and slightly
warmer tonight: tomorrow showers,
followed In the afternoon by clear.
Ing skies ana lower temperatures."
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Debating Senate
Hears Story of
Pre-CWi War
BY the Associated Press.

oy tne Associated PTeSS.
Senator Connally. Democrat, Of
Texas told the Senate yesterday a
story about a Georgia Senator dur
ing the pre-Civil War period who
boasted that I'VE in the South can
whip the Yankees with cornstalks. ;"
After the war, Senator Connally
said, the Georgian again was a can
didate when some one in the crowd
reminded him:
you told us before this war that
the South could whip the North
with cornstalks. What about it,"
We'll, my friend. I did say that"
the candidate replied, but the
trouble was the dam Yankees would
not fight with cornstalks."
Senator Connally used the story
to oppose neutrality bill amend
ment intended to prohibit sale by
this country of poison gas, fame
throwers and similar weapons. The
amendment was rejected.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Women Form League
To Prevent Wars

With its main object the uniting
of the women of the world to pre-
vent wars, the Women's League of
Unity has been founded in Great
Britain under the presidency Of
Lady Waddilove. Among the more
noted members are the Vicountess
Chetwynd, Dowager Lady Raglan,
Lady David-Douglas Hamilton, and
Lady Lampson. Another aim of the
league is better facilities and more
recognition for women generally
The organizers hold that the mil
lions of dollars employed for arma-
ments can and should be spent
financing the multifarious needs of
humanity. The honorary organizer
Is Miss j. M. Stafford of London.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Quezon Cites Weakness
Of Small Nations
BY the Associated Press.

oy tIc hSSOCldleu IIcSS.
MANILA, Oct 27.-President Man.
uel Quezon said last night at a din
ner honoring the new United States
high commissioner to the Phillip
pines that developments have DEM
onstrated how small. weak nations
have become victims of more power
full nations.
President Quezon agreed with the
new commissioner. Francis B. Sayre,
that the Philippines should prepare
for independence but pointed out he
did not discourage discussion of re-
examining the question because of
new world developments. If ex-
ponents of re-examination see
danger in independence, Mr.. Quezon
continued, they have the full right
to speak their views.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Two From D. T.. Head
Ambulance Corps
Of Cannes, France
Former City Editor Of Sto'
President of Non-Officiu|
Unit Aiding Army
sneeisl Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CANNES, France (By MaiD -
Headed by two Washingtonians, the
Anglo american Ambulance Corps
Of Cannes, France, has been Or
ganiZed by American and British
residents in France to help the
country whose hospitality they have
enjoyed.
Philip c. Kaufman, a former
city editor of The Evening Star and
= son of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann Of Washington, is president of
the Board of Governors of the corps,
ana Francis James, also a former
Washingtonian, has just been made
secretary.
The corps was started some time
before the outbreak Of the war,
according to Mr. Kaufman, and
now has been duly formed in ac-
cofdance with French law. The
military authorities have accepted
its services and officially recognized
its status.
Cannes was selected as head
quarters as being the most con-
venient center. Volunteers have
offered their services in more than
SUFFICIENT numbers to insure the
manning of more than the first 20
ambulances.
Well Organized.
I'VE are very we'll organized now"
says Mr.. Kaufman, having laid
the groundwork we'll in advance
While awaiting our big modern
ambulances from America, we have
constructed a feet of ome-made
affairs to carry one or two stretcher
cases, and we are running day and
night shifts to be on hand for the
military or French Red Cross or
the civil authorities. Very little
work as yet, but the ranking gem
erals have been quite impressed that
we had so much to offer so soon
and give us much praise and every
assistance.
I'VE have an auxiliary canteen
and soup kitchen, run by so or so
women of the district, who have
been serving hundreds of sandwiches
and cups of coffee day. THIS has
been greatly appreciated.
Trying to Mitigate Wars Horrors.
I'VE are engaged in trying to miti-
gate and heal the horrors and havoc
of war which France and England
tried their utmost to avoid and
which they have undertaken only
when peace was violated against
their efforts.
The Anglo-American Ambulance
Corps, starting from small begin
nings, means to do its utmost to
help"
The honorary president of the
corps is the Earl of Derby. Most
of the active workers and committee
men are Americans.
Headquarters of the corps are
Villa Montfleury, Avenue Des OIL
viers, Cannes "a. NJ, France.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
i. ). Income Shows
Two Billion Increase
So Far in 1899
September Earnings
Especially Rise
Over 1893 Figures
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Americans received $4,000, 900 900
more in wages, dividends and other
forms of income in the first three
quarters of this year than in the
similar 1888 period, the Commerce
Department estimated today.
The total fer the nine months was
$50, 789 100000. The department said
that if the same pace continues until
the end of the year, the 1899 total
will be s68, 800 900, 900, compared with
last years $66 100000.
The years average was brought up
by boost to s6012 900 900 in the es-
timated September earnings of the
population. The gain last month
was attributed to increased farm in
come resulting from higher farm
prices, higher dividends and higher
industrial pay rolls, although the
latter increase was offset somewhat
by decreased relief payments.
JObless Payments Drop.
The Social Security Board an
nounced that unemployment insur-
ance payments in September dropped
"a per cent below the August total.
Payments in September aggregated
$33 ,806, 900. as contrasted with an
average of 38.649, $50 for the pre-
vious eight months of 1899
To begin with, board attaches
said. jobs in private employment for
more than $4,000 individuals were
found by its representatives during
September.
That job placement figure was 13
per cent above August and a per
cent above September, 1898.
With the increasing number Of
Jobs, lists of persons asking Federal
aid in finding employment skidded
downward and new applications in
September were 10000 below the
figure for August and "at the lowest
point since December, 1887"
New Claims Decrease.
New and reopened claims for en-
ployment compensa tion-represent-
ing those workers who lost their
jobos only recently-numbered 474,-
903, drop of 246 per cent from
August figures, while continued
claims-those carried over from
previous months-totaled 3,310530,
a 232 per cent decrease.
The District paid out $96,752 in
unemployment compensation bene-
fits to 1901 claimants last month.
This is 2.3 per cent fewer claimants
and rs less money paid out than in
August.
Gains in job placements, the board
said, were spread throughout the
Nation with sharpest increases in
the East South Central and Noun
tain areas. It cited New Mexico,
where private job placements more
than quadrupled."
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Body Dies After 2-Yeor Sleen

ALBANY. N. Y. Oct. 27 R-
Little Stephen Howard Miles, who
slept continuously since he was born
Two years ago, died last night at an
Albany hospital.
The child, son of Mrs. Howard
Miles OF Albany, lived 2 years. l
month and days. although physi-
clans held little hope for his re.
covery since a short time after
birth.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Fog Blankets Harbor ,
Sailing New York
Ship Traffic
immigration, Customs
OfficioIs in FruitIess
Chase After Liner
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 27-A pea-soup
fog blanketed New York Harbor
today, virtually stalling ship traf-
fic and causing immigration and
customs officials a fruitless hour
and-a-half chase in quest Of a liner.
Visibility was restricted to $50
yards at Sandy Hook.
A Coast Guard cutter went down
the bay at am. whistling noisly,
to meet the United States liner
American Merchant from Belfast.
But not until the cutter returned
to her berth was it discovered that
the liner had passed unnoticed
through the fog and was already
docked.
The American Merchants radio
operator reported hearing distress
calls from eight ships-seven British
and one French-in the first three
days out of Belfast, starting Octo-
Der 16.
Most of the vessels in distress
said they were being chased or at.
tackled by submarines, and two re-
ported they were torpedoed," the
radioman said.
The French steamer Vermont
radioed on October l6 that she was
being fired on by a submarine. The
next day, similar reports came from
the Imperial Star, the Yorkshire. the
City Of Mandalay. and the Sagaing.
On October is, the Sagaing again re-
ported a submarine attack, as did
the Gartbrattan, the City of Gull
ford and the Rockpool.
We were too far away from any
OF the distressed ships to 60 to their
assistance"
The dense fog forced the Holland
American liner Nieuw Amsterdam,
returning with 86 passengers from
her first trip in a New Bermuda
service, to anchor for more than
flve hours of Ambrose Lightship.
Evening star., 1939-10-27
Buchmon Will Speak
On Worldwide Proorom

A worldwide short-wave broad
cast on moral rearmament will
emanate from Boston Sunday after
noon when DR.. Frank N. D. Buch-
man, founder of the oxford Group
and the world movement for moral
rearmament, speaks over Station
WRUL. Beginning at pm, the
program will last an hour, during
which associates of DR.. Buchanan
also will be heard.