The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
Summary Of
Most Important
NewsEvents
Washington

Smith-Lever agricultural extension
bill.
Fire started in a Washington thea
ter a few minutes after it had been
cleared OF a great crowd that includ-
ed Vice-President Marshall and Sec
retary Bryan and prominent church
dignitaries from practically every
state in the Union.
The board of food and drug inspec-
ton in the department of agriculture
at Washington has been abolished by
Secretary Houston. DIR. Carl Alsberg
will decide the appeals that formerly
went to the board.
The house at Washington passed the
senate resolution appointing former
Senator Joseph C. S. Blackburn of
Kentucky resident commissioner of
the Lincoln memorial commission at a
salary Of $1,000 a year to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of former
Senator Cullom.
Fear of granting immunity to wit
nesses caused the interstate commerce
commission to make an incomplete in
vestigation Of the affairs of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad,
Senator Norris said in the senate at
Washington in urging passage of his
resolution for a new inquiry into sew
eral features not touched in the re-
cent investigation.
Secretary Bryan shut of all Asiatic
exclusion legislation at the present
session of congress with a statement
TO the house immigration committee at
Washington that any agitation of the
subject would involve present diplo-
matte relations between this country
and Japan and Mexico.
President Wilson announced at
Washington that he would endeavor to
have repealed at the present session
of congress that provision of the Pana-
ma canal act which exempts American
coastwise ships from the payment of
tolls. He made his position clear to
callers i'll unequivocal terms.
Postmaster General Burleson an
nounced at Washington that he did not
approve of postmasters' conventions
under present conditions. He said too
much time was lost by postmasters
and other employees.
The United States has issued a call
for the third peace conference at The
Hague next year 1t took this action
at the request Of Queen Wilhelmina OF
Holland.
This bill attempts to Russianize
America: it would establish censor
ship over the press by the postmaster
general; American newspapers will
not tolerate it." Such was the COM
ment of Senator Hitchcock to fellow
members Of the senate banking and
currency committee at Washington at
the hearing on the stock exchange reg
uiation bill offered by Chairman Owen.
A constitutional amendment abolish
ing absolute divorce with the privi-
lege Of remarriage was introduced in
the senate at Washington by Senator
Ransdell of Louisiana.
Preparations are being made by the
weather bureau for the establishment
of bureau and substations In the
Panama canal zone to warn ships.
Domestic
Daniel Adams was shot dead by
William Ackerman, whom he had NOR
tally wounded in quarrel at Mata-
wan, w. Va The two had been play
ing cards.
Francis b. Sayre and Mrs. Sayre.
daughter of President Wilson, arrived
at Williamstown. Mass, to take up
their residence. Mr.. Sayre, who has
been appointed assistant to President
Harry A. Garfield of Williams college
and instructor in government. will be-
gin his new work at once.
John d. Rockefeller, from whom
Cuyahoga county tax commissioners
are trying to obtain $12,0OO,OOO in
taxes. fitted out Of Cleveland, O., mys-
teriously and now is at Pocantico Hills.
N. Y. Why the oil king left Cleye-
land SO hurriedly has not been ex-
planned. - i
s. Virum Brales, Spanish mission
ary. was shot dead by Charles Baum
berger and his son, Charles A, at the
Daumberger country home at San An.
tonia, Tex. Both surrendered to
Sheriff Tobin. 1t was said they found
the missionary in their house.
Coolest weather of the winter was
recorded in Chicago and hundreds OF
other cities in the north central part
of the United States. With the cold
est day came death and injury. One
dead and 10 injured in Chicago and
one dead in Bloomington, Ill.
Religious teaching in the public
schools was urged by the Episcopal
deans of the Chicago diocese in reso-
lutions adopted at Rockford. ILL.,, call
ing on every board Of education in the
district to adopt Bible reader accept
able to all denominations.
After celebrating less than half an
hour the jury in the case of the state
against Harry Haberly William 7