The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-15

James L.. Coke and Samuel Il. KemI
of Honolulu were nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson to be, respectively, chief
and associate justice of the Hawaiian
supreme court
Charleston offers the only site for a
first-classs navy yard between Hatteras
and Key West, in the opinion of the
commission on navy yards and naval
bases, headed by Rear Admiral Helm.
America is now facing ''the final
tackle" between the things she "has al
ways been opposed to and the things
she stands for" President Wilson told
a delegation of farmers. The farmer
delegation sought exemption from the
draft for farmers.
'The supposed dream which lay be-
hind President Wilson's declaration In
st. Louis two years ago that we must
have incOmparably the greatest navy
in the world will soon be true" With
this sentence, Secretary of the Navy
Daniels electrified an audience at the
National Press club.
Favorable report on the war depart
ment's bill amending the selective draft
law to require registration of men as
they reach twenty-one years and bas-
ing quotas on the number Of men in
class /, instead of on state populations,
was unanimously ordered by the SEN
ate military committee.
President Wilson gave definite indi-
cation of his purpose to shake up the
war machinery of the government. He
sent to congress at Washington legis-
lation calling for the most sweeping
powers he has yet sought to direct
the conduct of the war. If passed it
will enable him to revise completely
the relationships of the most impor-
tant departments of the government
so that great coordination and CEN
tralization of functions can be eff
fected.
The next Liberty loan will be float
ed some time in April. This was made
known at Washington by Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo in commenting
upon a telegram which he sent to all
national and state banks urging them
to set aside each week about 1 per
cent of their gross resources for in
vestment in government short-term
certificates Of Indebtedness.
Under a heavy bombardment of
questions from his congressional crit
les, Secretary of War Baker on the
stand before the senate military af-
fairs committee at Washington stood
unyielding upon his previous assertion
that Americas war machine had not
broken down.
A bill to make Hawaii bone dry af
ter July 1, 1924, was introduced in the
senate at Washington by Senator Shep-
pard.
voorhees, Mondays were suspended
in North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Missis.
sippi and Louisiana by Fuel Admins.
traitor Garfield.
Chairman Smith of the senate inter
state commerce committee at Wash.
sington, in reporting favorably to the
senate the administration railroad bill,
estimated that under the measures
provisions the government will guaran-
tee annually to the railroads $945, 0OO..
00O which will represent return OF
5.32 per cent.
The Wilson administration at Wash
ington defended itself against the
charges Of Senator Chamberlain that
the military establishment of Ameri.
ca had fallen down" and that there is
"inefficiency in every bureau and every
department of the government" Rep
resentative Carter Glass Of Virgins
put in the administration defense.
Chevalier w. L. Y. G. Rappord, re
firing Netherlands minister, said good.
by to President Wilson at Washington
He will present his successor, August
Phillips, to Secretary Lansing.