The Ely miner., 1914-01-09
Domestic

DOn1eSfIc
Letters received at Richmond, Va,
from Madrid by friends of Ambassa-
dor Willard report the engagement OF
the ambassadors daughter, Miss Belle
Willard, to Kermit Roosevelt. son of
Theodore Roosevelt.
Efforts to end the strike of copper
miners in Michigan by conciliation
failed. John b. Densmore of the de-
partment of labor SO announced after
a final effort to bring the warning in
terests together. He blames his fail
ure upon the uncompromising attitude
of the mine owners. who refused to
recognize the Western Federation of
Miners as party to arbitration pro-
ceedings or other peace projects.
Governor Ferris, Labor Commission
er Cunningham and Secretary Nesbit
arrived in the copper country. The
governor will prosecute vigorous
investigation of the strike in the
hopes of bringing about settlement.
The number of automobiles regis
tered in the United States, 1,12S,OOO,
has more than doubled since 1911.
New York leads with 135,000, and Ne
vada brings up the rear with LAO.
Martial law was declared at Cop
perfield. Ore, by Col. B. X. Lawson.
superintendent of the state peniten-
tiary, following the refusal of de-
mand made by Miss Fern Hobbs, pri-
vate secretary to Governor West, for
the designations of city officials who
are accused of violating an anti-saloon
ordinance. Colonel Lawson, backed
by five members of the coast artillery,
raided the saloons.
Several thousand noted educators
and churchmen from 46 states and 20
foreign countries, met in Kansas City
for the Student Volunteer Movement
convention.
Goiter probably is caused by i'm
proper nutrition. according to an an
nouncement in the current number of
the Journal of Experimental Medicine,
the official organ of the Rockefeller
Institute for Medical Research.
Blueridge Springs. Va, has been
thrown into excitement as the result
Of the unearthing of what is declared
70 hx hD cl-a f,f hro
The skeleton measured so feet, with a
jaw four feet in width, ribs six inches
wide, teeth five inches wide and tusks
five feet long.
Eight persons were burned to death
and three were probably fatally hurt
in an incendiary fire which swept
New York.
Within distance of % miles four
landslides, caused by melting snow
and rain, have blocked the Western
Pacific railroad in the Feather river
canyon of California.
TO Obllterate the loan shark and
enable American wage earners to bor-
row money easily and cheaply is the
underlying purpose Of a great bank
ing enterprise shortly to be launched
under the auspices of julius Rosen-
wald of Chicago. 1t is understood
that Andrew Carnegie and Vincent
Astor are associated with him in the
enterprise.
Hopes of finding Ralph Lopez. who
killed six men in the Utah-ApeX mine
st Bingham, Utah, were abandoned
and the mine left unmatched for the
first time since November 27 His pur-
suers concede he had made good his
boast of escaping.
Lillian Shaw, a singer calmed a
theater audience in New York when
the odor of smoke caused many to
leave by remarking: There's not a
thing the matter. If there was
would be the first one out"
Many lives were lost in the hurri-
cane that swept the coast from Port
land, Me-, to Norfolk, Va One mil
lion dollars damage has been DONE
35 men perished when tank steam
er sank while being towed to shore.
Ernest L. Thurston of Washington
has been made superintendent Of the
public schools of Washington by the
board of education, to succeed DR..
William M. Davidson, who resigned re-
Gently to become head of the schools
of Pittsburgh. Pa.
The jury which held in its hands the
fate Of Hans Schmidt, who has been
on trial at New York for the murder
of Anna Aumueller. after celebrating
sc hours. was discharged after the
IL men were unable to agree upon a
verdict