The Ely miner., 1919-08-22
Domestic


A walkout of miners of Burke, Null
Ian and Nine Mile districts of the
Occur d'Alene occurred at Wallace,
Idaho. Fifteen hundred men are out
tc enforce the demand for an eight
hour day.
Twenty million pounds of meats
were reported seized when federal au-
thorities raided the Booth Cold Stor-
age company at st. Louis. Large
stocks of eggs, cheese and other food
stuffs were also said to have been To-
Gated.
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Motormen and conductors of the
East st. Louis & Suburban Railway
company and subsidiary lines went OF
strike, tying up street car Service in
13 nearby Illinois towns.
Chicago & Alton shopmen and clerks
at Bloomington, H., 1000 strong, rati-,
fed action of Chicago meeting in de-
claring off the strike of car repairers.
More than $2OO,OOO,OOO worth of
whisky now in barrels will disappear
in 16 years from evaporation and leak
age, according to an estimate given
out by revenue officials at Lexington,
Ky.
The Henry Ford Chicago Tribune
$1,000,OOO libel suit ended at Mount
Clemens, Mich, with a verdict of 6
cents damages for Henry Ford. The
jury remained out ten hours. .-..
Eighty-five thousand pounds Of but
ter was seized in cold-storage houses
and freight cars in Chicago by federal
agents and department of justice men
started out on the trail of more.
"Every man who has been making
or selling beer in the western district
of Wisconsin will be prosecuted"
United States District Attorney Wolfe
announced at Madison, Wis.
Maurauders numbering about 200
and said to be Yaqui Indians, attacked
a suburb of Guaymas, on the western
coast of Mexico, and killed one child,
according to travellers arriving at
Nogales, Ariz.
A second skeleton was uncovered on
the premises of Rufe King, former
livery proprietor Of Maple Hill, Kan.
King was arrested at Goodpastor,
Colo, recently, following discovery Of
human bones buried in a woodshed.
Federal officials at st. Louis seized
2S4,180 pounds Of coffee held in stor-
age in a warehouse on a libel infor-
nation issued by the United States
district attorney.
Gov. F. o. Lowden at Springfield
ordered the Tenth Illinois infantry Of
Danville to Peoria for riot duty at
South Bartonville. The Seventh regi-
ment, stationed at Peoria, was also
ordered to the scene of the strike.
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In its drive to reduce the high cost
of living, the federal government be-
gan the seizure of huge amounts Of
foods in storage houses. The first
seizures were reported from lChatta-
nooga, Tenn, and Jacksonville.
Believing that a revulsion Of feel
ing against prohibition can be- con-
centrated for a repeal Of the liquor
statutes, the brewers of the nation
have called big conference at Allan
tic City, N. j., for September %.
Use of airplanes in locating Illicit
distilleries in the Alabama mountains
was inagurated. Deputy Marshal ].
A. Wall of Montgomery made a trip
over the territory. He expects ar
rests. ar
Cap makers employed in % cap fac
tories at st. Louis went on strike to
enforce demands for increased wages,
a 44-hour week and recognition Of the
union.
Five persons were killed when an
Atlantic City express train on the
Reading railway crashed into their
automobile at Stratford, N. J., about
five miles form Camden.
Clarence Kaiser of Moline, H., was
killed; Mrs. Sam Kell of Belleplaine
suffered internal injuries and broken
leg in an automobile accident near
Burlington, Ia.
The break in the railroad shop
crafts strike came when representa-
tives Of $1,000 car men at Chicago de-
cided by an overwhelming vote to re-
turn to work.
Liberty bonds valued at $4,000
were stolen from firm In the New
York financial district, is was learned
at police headquarters.
The executive committee of the Peo-
ple's Democratic party decided at
meeting at Fort Worth, Tex. to change
the name to the American party.
Three persons were seriously
wounded, three others were shot and a
score of other persons received cuts
and bruises when several hundred
strikers and sympathizers charged