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Old Mining Towns
Are Stirring Anew
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Ncw Gold Ruth in Far West
On in Full Force.
^ San Francisco.?Airaln this sprinc,
on the heels of the rise of gold
prices, dreamy-eyed adventurers; lanky,
gnarled veterans of the Klondike; min
ers and clerks, gamblers and promot
ers, are following the come-hither look
of Lady Luck. Ghost towns dating
back to the West's beginnings are stir
ring anew after a Hip Van Winkle
slumber. Abandoned mines are sud
denly heaving and raucous, as prospec
tors thrust down new shafts. The new
gold rush, which started last year, Is
now on in full force.
Scalp-hungry Indians are no longer
the chief menace to the gold seekers.
Agonizing death in some sun-parched
desert is a remote peril. But much of
the old color and drama has enlivened
the Klondike, the wide, open West and
points South.
. 4 Once More Wide Open.
Casual, gold-itchy houris, spiritual
descendants of Diamond Lll and Lady
Lou, are drifting into the newly staked
mining camps. Saloons and gambling
halls are once more wide open, and
while bridge and poker are more fre
quently played among the miners, an
occasional game of faro is not rare.
Men are perhaps less quick on the trig
ger, but the professional card sharp,
the mine Salter, the con man has come
back into his own. And sudden dis
appearances and mysterious deaths are
reported from time to time along the
Colorado river and west of the Pecos.
Almost since the first day that Pres
ident Roosevelt set a premium on new
ly-mined gold there has been a steady
revival in the old gold camps.
Carl Dunrud, a Klrwin "dude ranch
er," 60 miles southeast of Cody, Wyo?
recently bought machinery for the re
opening of mines that had been dor
mant for 30 years.
In the hills near Baboquivari peak,
Ariz., the Magma Copper company Is
sinking shafts In ancient Spanish
mines at Indian Oasis. In the old days
fortunes in ores were carted away by
Spanish conquistadores.
Indian Oasis has a miniature gold
rush all its own for the Magma com
pany has options on 35 claims which
have not been operated in 50 years.
More than 500 men are grubbing In old
tunnels and abandoned diggings which
haven't known the echo of pick and
spade In decades.
Gold in Them Hills.
Ward Elmore, eighty-year-old soldier
of fortune, swears there Is an El Dora
do In the hills of northern California.
His story started a new horde of gold
seekers rushing from San Francisco.
Placer mining Is widespread today
In California, Nevada and New Mexico.
One of the most important develop
ments Is the remining of the Almaden,
oldest and most historic mine in the
West.
Even in far-off Alaska the rediscov
ery of pay placer gravel has been re
ported In the vicinity of Ninilchlk,
which dates back to the time of the
Russian occupation. When Alaska be
came American property various min
ing groups dug there with varying de
grees of success. A few weeks ago
Ted Crawford, John Kelly and Knute
Armstrong took four ounces of gold
from the earth and that set off a new
rush there.
And, of course, with the new gold
rush, has come a wave of fraud, des
perado-deeds, and the practice of salt
ing or faking a gold find so that some
gullible prospector will buy.
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Fire Chief
Doris Griffin of Washington. D. C.,has
ttie uniform of a fire chief and all
the responsibility that goes with It.
Bhe Is a freshman at the University
of Kansas and has Just been appointed
fire chief of Corbin hall, girls' dormi
tory.
Canadian Valentine
Cause* Family Row
Montreal.?Mrs. Aldel Clouatre Is
suing her brother and his wife for
$199.99 because they allegedly sent
her a valentine.
Mrs. Clouatre alleges the valen
tine bore a picture of a "funny
faced" woman, whose features were
partially hidden behind a massive
pair of spectacles, and at the bot
tom In writing the caption: "She
looks very much like you, eh? She
has glasses like yours." On the re
verse side were other Insults.
Mrs. Clouatre declares the valen
tine "Injured her feelings."
Her brother and his wife deny
sending the valentine.
responsibility. The machine displaced
labor, thus causing two serious dis
turbances; increased unemployment
and creation of more merchandise
than could be consumed, which gave
rise to the cry of overproduction.
We would venture to add another
cause seldom mentioned. A word of
advice offered to a young married
couple was, to spend monthly a little
less than is earned. An accumulated
reserve would thus be created to meet
the exigencies of misfortune. Might
the real cause of our ills be that more
money was spent than earned? The
excess of money spent was provided
for through mortgages, loans, pur
chases on time, etc. In short, we were
living on borrowed capital.
The president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce in a recent ad
dress expressed the thought that what
we needed most was recovery and not
reform. Is it not a fair question to
ask whether we can ever have a per
manent recovery until we first have re
form?at least a reform in the absurd
practice of living on borrowed capital?
To our fathers a debt was a debt,
and a mortgage was dreaded like a
nightmare.
W*?t*rn Newiipap*r Union.
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Living on Borrowed
Capital
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
Many explanations are advanced for
our present Ills. Poverty Is blamed
by a large number
of persons. Be
cause people are
poor, due to unem
ployment, they d<r
not have money to
spend. A lack of
buying power slows
down Industry.
The more unem
ployment we have,
the less purchasing
power. A sort of
vicious circle!
Many believe that
speculation was the
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present trouble. Accounts became over
extended in the security market.
When the inevitable crash came these
securities had to be sold with large
losses. In order to procure funds for
speculative purposes, homes were mort
gaged and loans made beyond any
reasonable hope of being repaid. The
shrinkage of values In mortgaged
property and the forced sale of securi
ties caused our troubles. Machinery
also came in for its share of the
Warring on T. B.
Under the sign of the double-barred
cross Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Is
firing the first gun in the renewed of
fensive on tuberculosis in the United
States. She Is speaking over the
radio at a meeting held in the United
States Chamber of Commerce in Wash
ington.
My Neighbor
Says :=
The best time to add walnuts to a
cooked filling or frosting is Just before
removing the mixture from the fire.
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Moisten dry stove polish with vine
gar Instead of water and your store
will take on a better polish.
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The unsightly ring left by cleaning
fluids when used for removing spots
may be avoided by placing under the
spot a pad made of thick absorben:
cotton.
& tha Associated Newaparvra.
WNU Sarrlca.
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By Lydia L.e Baron Walker
THE homemaker who keeps track of
expenses generally finds that the
outlay for soap Is proportionally large.
This does not mean that It amounts to
a great deal, but that for so small an
Item In the running of a home. It Is
surprisingly large. By checking up on
it she finds that waste Is chiefly the
cause. Soap Is one of the cleaning
agents that melts rapidly. It has to
be hardened by
time and exposure
to the open air to
resist ordinary use.
When it is fresh it
seems literally to
melt away even
with careful use.
So it is an Econ
omy to buy several
cakes of soap at a
time, and when
half gone, to get
another similar sup
ply, and unwrap
and 8 t a c k like
blocks built up as
for a tower. This
hardening costs
nothing and proves
a real saving into
the bargain.
Soap dishes that
drain off the water
are money saving
equipment as they
also permit air to
circulate around
cakes of soap, and this dries ana
hardens them again. But of these
mention has been made In a recent
article, so let us pass along to other
saving methods in soap costs. A cake
of soap that is frequently dipped in
water will reduce in size perceptibly
In a day. I know in one household
where the soap bill is amazingly big,
that this reductlop in size is notice
able after a single dishwashing op
eration. And why? Because the wom
an holds the cake of soap under the
hot water faucet while It runs Its
stream of melting heat over it. Suds
are quickly formed but at real cost.
The same effect would result if a soap
shaker holding small unusable left
over pieces of soap was doused in the
pan of hot water. This is good use
for odds and ends. It suggests the
thriftiness of accumulating these
small bits of soap from all soap dishes
over the house, and putting them to
such a use.
To Launder Damask.
A little trick of soap thrift which
used to be done In early days in this
country when toilet soap was a luxury,
is still followed today by many who
are acquainted with it. The soap was
never dipped in the water. The hands
were plunged in and when dripping
wet the soap was held in the palms
of the hands and well rubbed until
the lather was sufficient Then back
into the soap dish went the costly
cake for which several dollars may
have been paid. Today such economy
may well be practiced and at no loss
of effectiveness of the soap.
Now that damask table covers are
in fashion again whether they be of
linen, rayon, a mixture of both, or of
silk. It Is Important to know how to
launder them so that they retain their
original beautiful sheen. The first
point of significance is to remove all
spots and stains which have not been
taken out Immediately after they
were made. The napery should be
looked over before putting into the
wash water, and these marks should
be treated, for then the cloth does not
have to be rubbed much in other
places. It Is only spots and soiled
places that require special care. Aft
er these are gone tablecloths and
napkins are very easily washed.
Speaking of napkins, be sure to get all
odor of food from them. This clings I
amazingly. When the napery is ironed j
the h^at?tfrtngjff' any remaining odor 1
out, unpleasantly.
Rinse white napery In bluing water,
but not the colored damask. Dry the ,
linen in the open air as this imparts a
fresh fragrance that may well be lik
ened to perfume. Since the linen will
have no starch in It, it can be Ironed ;
before It gets actually dry.
?. Bell Syndicate.?WNU Service.
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Here's Something New
Painted faille taffeta Is something
new under the sun. In black and
white and combined with white pique,
it Is ultra-smart for town wear. This
suit and rough straw sailor will look
fresh even when spring turns to sum
mer.
Crow Outcrows Roosters
Reglna, Sask.?A crow that can
"outcrow" the average rooster is owned
by Dan Calver of Berhune. Calver
caught the young crow last fall and
put it In his chicken coop. The crow
spent several months with the hens
and roosters, and now can crow with
the best of them.
Family Autogyro Is Due Before Long
In the near future the family autogyro may be taken from the garage on
a Sunday, have Its rotor blades "unfolded" and take ofT for a ride around
the countryside. Uncle Sam is furnishing the financial backing for the devel- 1
opment of a low cost wingless plane of the gyro type, with rotor wings that
fold back. Here we are looking down on the folded rotors. The plane embodies
most Improvements of the safety type and eliminates many things that have
kept the average man from flying.
National Topic* Interpreted
by William Bruckart nrnflnffpF
National Prtta Building ^Waahlnrton^P^C^^^^^^g-^^^
Washington.?Much ado Is being
Bade around Washington again over
lobbyists. It Is true
Lobbyists that there are now
Active perhaps more lobby
ists In Washington
than at any time In the last fifteen
years. It Is true they are Influencing
j legislation, and I think It can be said
without fear of contradiction that lob
byists are responsible for a portion of
the balking tactics In congress.
Existence of this unusual condition
In Washington carries more signifi
cance, however, than Just the fact that
special Interests or Individual interests
are trying to protect themselves. From
i a good many sources I gather the opin
ion that the condition means the Pres
ident's power has weakened. ?
It Is to be remembered that when
| Mr. Roosevelt carried his New Deal
Into the White House and led the
j largest Democratic majority ever to
control the national legislative body,
that very fact thwarted lobbying. Very
few of the so-called special Interests
had the courage to button hole Indi
vidual representatives or senators to
plead their cause. These representa
tives and senators were looking to
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rested on the New Deal, and they were
unable accurately to gauge what public
sentiment would be If they openly dis
agreed with Presidential orders. In
those days, the corridors of the Capi
tol and the house and senate office
buildings were virtually deserted of
petitioners?for that is what a lobby
ist is.
To the extent that lobbyists oper
ated in the early days of the Roose
velt administration, they sought to in
fluence Presidential decision and the
nctivities of the brain trust and un
derlings who drafted the Presidential
programs. Once these programs had
been submitted to congress, the oppo
sition to them largely subsided and
members Jumped to the crack of the
Presidential whip. As stated above, in
dividual members were afraid to go
uguiusi Yvnue nouse oruers unu lODuy
lsts were afraid to combat the Presi
dent's popularity.
But a year ago, various Interests
throughout the country began to sense
a feeling that they could again talk
\#!th members of congress safely. They
began organizing their representations
here as they formerly had enjoyed, and
little by little broadened the scope of
their activities. A singular part about
the present condition is the mushroom
growth of the lobbyists. Supplement
ing their growth has been an unusual
fearlessness. They are busy pushing
all kinds of causes, good and bad.
Some forces estimate there are close
to five hundred different groups and
organizations actively petitioning con
gress to do this or that according to
their lights. There are such gigantic
lobbies as that of organized labor, ag
riculture and the American Legion.
There are lobbies for religious and ra
cial groups. The power interests at
the moment bulk large with their lob
bying activities. Individual lines of in
dustry have their representatives here
in numbers. The railroads, for example,
have headquarters here for their Asso
ciation of American Railroads and it is
also the headquarters for the Short
line Railroad association. The bank
ers maintain a legislative committee
of the American Bankers' association
here, and even scientific groups have
their people treading water In the halls
of congress, watching and waiting to
be snre that nothing detrimental to
their Interests is done by the legisla
tors.
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It will be recalled that several weeks
ago Mr. Roosevelt let loose one of the
bitterest messages he
See* Power has ever sent to con
Waning gross In denunciation
of the activities of
the power lobby. At that time, the
vlclons character of his accusations
against the power Interests was attrib
uted by many observers to his Intense
feeling that pnbllc utility holding com
panies should be abolished. He felt
that cliques of financiers were taking
advantage of Innocent Investors and
he wanted to tell the country about It
Now, however, It develops that he
was shooting not only at the power
group but at all so-called special Inter
ests which were seeking to protect
themselves from what they regarded as
flagrant violations of property rights
of the established business practices.
It must be said that for a few days,
the President's message did have the
effect of slowing down lobbying activi
ties but the lobbyists had tasted of
their own power. They are not to be
frightened by any Presidential attack
nor by the threat of Senator Black of
Alabama to force through legislation
compelling lobbyists in Washington to
register. As a matter of cold fact. It
Is my conviction that Senator Black
will find himself thoroughly circum
vented In any move he may make to
press for action on what Is generally
regarded as a ridiculous piece of legis
lation. It Is a thirty-year-old proposal,
anyway.
It all goes to show that, at least
among those with the courage of their
convictions. President Roosevelt Is not
as powerful as he was In the first year
of his reign. Balking tactics In con
gress over the public works relief bill
was but the outward sign of courage
underneath. I have reported to you
heretofore that there were mutterings
and expressions of discontent within
the President's vast majority in the
house and senate. While the malcon
tents are not openly criticizing the
President, they are able to accomplish
their purpose by delay and disagree
ment over what ordinarily would ba
very minor details.
I believe it is the consensus also that
the activities of petitioners for their
rights are responsible to a large extent
for the creation of numerous blocs
in congress. It has been observed by
numerous publicists that if there is
danger cf Fascism in the United States,
it lies in this rise of blocs in congress.
The natural result is to replace and
break up the two old established par
ties. Thus far in this session there
has been evidence time after time of
D10C activities, one U?U1I1SI auuiusr,
This condition results in legislative
trades, not all of which result in good
or even well:written legislation.
When the President came through
the biennial election last fall with his
majorities increased, there were those
who insisted that he would have his
will with congress and no questions
asked. They did not reckon, however,
with the potential strength of the va
rious interests watching congressional
activities. I do not believe that a care
ful analysis of the activities of most
of these lobbyists will show improper
relations between them and members
of congress. They are simply assert
ing the right of every Individual, name
ly, the privilege to tell his represent
ative or senator what his opinion is.
Certainly, there is a growing feeling
that Mr. Roosevelt gained little or
nothing when he attacked the power
Interests, and over their shoulder all
other representation in Washington.
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Now that President Roosevelt has
title to $4,800,000,000 to spend pretty
much as he pleases.
How Will It the question is heard
' Be Spent? around Washington
more and more fre
quently, what Is he going to do with
It? The truth is that administration
plans for utilizing this vast sum of
money are so nebulous that no one
can tell, even the officials themselves,
to what uses it will be put. One hears
about attacking the problem of soil
erosion so that the destruction by dust
storms will occur no more, and there
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When one tries to find ont details ot
these, however, he is promptly con
fronted by a stone wall, either of si
lence or of a frank statement that only
the outlines have thus far been con
sidered.
Conversations over luncheon tables
in Washington seem to indicate that
actual spending of this money in any
appreciable sum will not get under way
for some months. In fact, there seems
to be ground for belief that nothing
of substantial character will take place
in a spending way before next winter.
And, If that is true the comment sug
gests, the great appropriation will be
effective only in a political way next
spring and summer.
It should be remembered that the
amount voted the President in this
one resolution which is to be spent
practically at his direction is greater
than the total expenditure of the fed
eral government for any year from
1922 to 1931.
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With further references to lobbying
activities, It is made to appear that
. two organizations
Effective have done an espe
Lobbying cially good Job. I re
fer to the operations
of the American Legion office In Wash
ington and its fight for the veterans'
bonus, and the activity of the various
agricultural and farm organizations
who have been fighting off certain
phases of railroad legislation.
The farmpp? ???nwitrn? ?a
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information I can get, are opposed to
federal regulation of Interstate bus and
truck business because tbey feel the
proposed legislation will hamper farm
to-market hauling. I suspect that the
bus and truck group have persuaded
the farm representatives to oppose reg
ulatory measures for busses and trucks
on the basis of misunderstanding. I
have made numerous inquiries of legis
lative drafting experts and of house
and senate leaders respecting the point
at issue and all have assured me that
the proposed federal regulation will In
no way apply to farm-to-market haul
ing.
While the point made here Is not at
all Important and when farm opera
tors of trucks understand it they will
doubtless shy away from the position
they have taken, it Illustrates how one
organization will attract many follow
ers to Its ranks who actually ought not
be there.
Now as to the bonus proposition. It
ought to be said that the Roosevelt ad
ministration Is in a hole. So well has
the American Legion done its Job that
there is no doubt In my mind at the
moment respecting the outcome. There
will be bonus legislation passed by
congress at this session. Whether It
will be signed or vetoed by President
Roosevelt depends entirely upon the
nature of the bill as It finally Is passed.
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