The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
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President Wilson Cancelled the re-
mainder of his tour under orders from
Admiral Cary 7. Grayson, the presi-
dents physician. and will return to
Washington direct from Wichita. Ad-
miral Grayson gave illness and physi-
cal exhaustion as the reason for his
action.
The issue I'm the nationwide steel
strike was defined by Samuel Comp
ers, president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, before the senate In
vestigation committee at Washington,
as recognition of the right of en-
ployees "to be heard, to organize and
to have some voice in determining con-
ditions under which they labor"
. Information that all the revolution
airy leaders in Mexico with the excep-
ton of Felix Diaz have accepted Fran
cisco Villa as their chief, and placed
at his disposal their men, munitions
and money. has reached Washington.
Approximately 100000 pounds of
finished and unfinished steel will be
offered for sale by the war depart
ment at Washington through district
ordnance officers at Boston and Phil
adelphia between October 1 and 8.
w. q. Foster, secretary Of the ma
tional committee for organizing the
steel workers, was attacked in the SEN
ate by Senator Pomerene of Ohio as
an "autocrat" whom laboring men
should be warned against.
John Fitzpatrick, chairman OF the
steel workers committee, told SEN
ate investigating committee at Wash
ington that an agreement by the steer
corporation to arbitrate would end the
strike Immediately.
Senator Hiram Johnson will leave
Washington for California to carry the
fight against the peace treaty to his
own people.
This years crop Of cranberries, ac-
cording to the September forecast OF
the department of agriculture at
Washington, will be about 637, 900 bar
rels, as against $4,000 barrels last
year.
e. III. Gary, chairman of the board
of the United States Steel corporation.
has accepted the invitation from Pres
ident Wilson to participate in the in
dustrial conference at Washington.
Washington is advised that the Brit
ish government has decided to release
at once great quantity of package
mail held up in England during the
war.
Secretary Daniels at Washington.
announced the appointment of Rear
Admiral Robert e. Coontz TO be chief
of naval operations, 1.-THE highest office
in the navy.
Reports of excessive profits by man.
ufacturers and wholesale dealers OF
clothing are being investigated by the
department of justice at Washington,
Without a record vote the house at
Washington passed and sent to confer
ence a bill granting authority to the
interstate commerce commission to
regulate rates as prior to government
control.
Investigation of the strike of steel
workers with view to determining
whether federal remedial action is pos
sible will be started at Washington by
the senate labor committee.
Notice Of new counterfeit $50 note
on the Federal Reserve bank of New
York was given by the treasury at
Washington. The border Of the note
and the background of Cleveland's
portrait are solid black instead of hav-
ing fine cross lines. and the treasury
numbers are black instead of blue.