The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-06-20
Domestic

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civil and military investigation de-
partments believe they now have in
custody the entire coterie of the gang
of forgers and counterfeiters who have
realized more than 100000 on fraudu-
lent 500 subtreasury checks. Most of
the members of the gang were federal
prisoners in Fort Leavenworth, where
they used government printing presses.
The Twenty-fouths infantry Of the
United States, consisting of 1875 men,
arrived in Ell Paso, Tex, from Colum-
bus, N. NJ, under command of Col.
Arthur G. Hadsall. The transfer Of
the Twenty-fourth infantry from Co
lumbus to Ell Paso is not definitely ex-
planned, but conditions south Of the
border are presumed to be the rea-
son. The Twenty-fourth consists Of
negroes.
Secretary Wilson Of the department
of labor, addressing the convention
Of the American Federation Of Labor
at Atlantic City, N. j., counseled organ
lied labor not to participate in the
proposed national strike for the nber-
alton of Thomas Mooney, convicted Of
completely in the, San Francisco bomb
plot.
Business was interrupted" at the
New York headquarters Of the Russian
soviet bureau when squad Of detec-
tives invaded the offices, took posses
sion of all the records and other pa
pers and served subpoenas on A. K.
S. Martens, head Of the soviet embassy,
and four of his assistants to appear as
witnesses before the Lusk committee,
which opened its Investigation Of boil
shevism in the city hall.
The giant transport Leviathan, bring.
ing 11,940 troops from France, arrived
in the New York harbor. Aboard the
Leviathan were the Fifty-first, Fifty
second and Fifty-third infantry regi-
ments, complete, and several aero
squadrons.
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Organized labor went on record
against wartime prohibition and In
favor Of the exemption Of 2A per cent
beer from both the. wartime prohibi.
ton act and the federal prohibition
amendment, in a resolution adopted by
the American Federation Of Labor at
Atlantic City, N. j. The resolution was
carried by vote of 26,475 to 4,OO5.
Illinois was first to ratify the ma
tional suffrage amendment. At Spring.
field, after passage by the house, the
senate voted favorably at 10:4S a. M,
Tuesday. At Madison notice Of pas
sage by the Wisconsin legislature was
given by the lieutenant governor at
IL 30 a. m. The Michigan legislature
ratified the amendment late in the
afternoon.
A resolution protesting against re.
peal of the daylight saving law was
defeated at the annual conference of
the American Federation Of Labor
held at Atlantic City, N. j.
Two men were killed and FIVE In.
jured when a Waterloo (Ia.) Rock
Island train from Minneapolis for Chi
cago and st. Louis, struck three
horses at a cattle guard north Of the
switch at Washburn, La.
Return to Germany Of about 1000
former officers and sailors taken from
German vessels when the United
States seized enemy shipping at the
outbreak Of the war will begin about
July 1. Those to be released now are
being held at Forts Mcpherson and
0glethorpe.
The United States government has
been defrauded Of $1.OOO,O00, 1t was
disclosed at Chicago, through forg-
cries of army allotment checks. Army
intelligence officers and the secret
service have been investigating for
three months, and arrests are ex-
pected.
Oscar Bricker. thirty years old, OF
Wabash, Ind, a civilian flyer, was
burned to death at Hannibal. Mo-,
when his airplane fell out of control
and crashed in a street, bursting into
| flames.