The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-09

tiGnal Nonpartisan league, and Joseph
Gilbert. league organizer. must
stand trial in Jackson county on
charges of disloyalty, the state SUI
preme court at st. Paul, Mimi, ruled.
The New York police and the de-
partment of justice, with the co-Opera-
ton of the post office inspectors. have
begun general roundup of all an
inal records.
The United States cruiser Des
MOines, the first ship to fire salute
at Plymouth, England, since the be
ginning of the war, sailed Saturday
for Harwith and thence will proceed
for Archangel.
In the last 80 years 1924 persons
were put to death by mobs, according
to report made public at New York
by the National Association for Ad-
vancement OF Colored People.
Mrs. Rosqa Joseph. wealthy member
of New York firm of linen importers.
was robbed at Los Angeles, Cal, of
linens valued at $4,000 and an auto
mobile.
An unidentified man was killed by a
detectives bullet. IL policemen were
shot Or badly beaten and about 100
persons wounded, many seriously, in
general rioting which brought a dra-
matte finale to Socialist May day
demonstration of 10000 reds at Cleve-
land. o.
Chicago's "Red May day" celebra-
tfon closed with rioting in which one
policeman. was injured and sixteen
men and one woman were arrested.
Post office authorities at New York
have located 80 bombs sent from New
York to prominent men. Three were
traced Thursday. Two of them were
for United States Senators Overman
and Smoot.
Frank Holewinski, thirty-five, n
messenger for the Dime Savings bank
at Toledo, O., was held up and robbed
of a satchel containing $4,000 by two
unmasked bandits. who escaped.
Lieut.. L. E. Lankey. twenty-five
.,oov olI ox,;,tn, frn,,, CorI CT fold
Arcadia. Fla. was burned to death
when his machine burst into flames
and fell. His home was at Bay City,
Mich.
The senate at Springfield. Ill.,,
passed, 20 to IL, the Ant-SalOon
league law enforcement bill. called a
search and seizure measure. to enforce
anti-saloon laws in dry territory.
An armistice has brought hostilitfes
in the Linton Qnd.) telephone strike to
q close. Eight companies of militia.
that have been on strike duty will be
demobilized. Girl operators of the
New Home Telephone company. who
struck for higher wages, shorter hours
and recognition of their union, agreed
to return to work for one week. pend
ing arbitration of their demands.
Post office inspectors at New York
city reported the discovery there Of
IL internal machines put into the
mail, addressed to prominent men, in
Guiding many public officials.
Mayor Smith Of Omaha forbade the
holding of an advertised meeting of
Socialists and I. w. w. Thursday
night, at which an international Ia
Dor day" program was to be given.
Farmers and grain elevator men are
urged by the department of agricul-
ture at Washington to make every pos
sible provision for the safe storage
and handling of the prospective huge
wheat crop.
Rioting followed the celebration by
the New York Call, the Socialist daily
newspaper. of its occupation Of new
offices on Fourth avenue and the dis
play outside of what some soldiers
called "bolshevist posters" The riot
ing was conducted by some 200 SOL
diers, sailors and marines.
Announcement was made at Kansas
City of the organization of the South
western Grain Dealers league. the
membership of which Is to be drawn
from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Texas, Colorado and Nebraska.
More than $4,000 persons crowded
into the New York navy yard to wit
ness the launching Of the most power
full battleship ever built, the United
States superdreadnaught Tennessee,
81, OOO-ton monster which will cost $15,-
OOO, 600 when completed.
Fire completely wiped out the east
end of Brighton Beach at Coney Is
land, N. Y, destroying property val
ued ats$1, 100000. The Brighton baths,
the giant coaster. said to be the larg-
est in the world, and score Of other
buildings were RACED.