The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-19
Washington


(dem.), Mississippi declared In a LETT
ter that he would not be candidate
for reelection.
Publishers representing 20 weekly
newspaper in Cayuga county, New
York, decided at conference in Au-
burn to increase their advertising
rates so per cent, beginning Jan. /.
President Wilson has awarded the
distinguished service medal to 129 Of
ficers and Is enlisted men of the navy
and marine corps for exceptionally
meritorious service during the war.
President Wilson will appoint the
coal commission to determine mine
wages, operators profits and fuel
prices as soon as it shall appear that
che miners have returned to work gen.
orally
hurst and H. P. Myers advocate shoot
ing on the spot reckless chauffeurs as
a drastic but effective remedy for
perilous traffic conditions in the CAPT
tai.
Hope Of enacting railroad legisla-
ton by January 1, the date on which
President Wilson has announced the
roads would be turned back to private
control, virtually has been abandoned
by Senate leaders.
Mexicos reign of terror, costing, in
the last nine years, 551 Americans, is
| Illustrated in an indexed map SUBJ
mitted to the senate foreign relations
committee, showing the location and
| approximate death of the killings.
Fuel Administrator Garfields resig-
nation has been accepted by President
Wilson. He says he disagrees with
the principle with the coal strike set
Element proposal arranged by the gov
eminent and the mine workers union.
A tax of half million dollars on a
pint of whisky will be asked of Con-
gress, the International Reform Blu
reau's executive committee decided in
the event the Supreme Court declares
the wartime prohibition law uncon-
stitutional.
Complete blame fer the killing Of
James Wallace, an American citizen,
| by Mexican soldier, two weeks ago,
near Tampico, Mexico, Is placed on
Wallace himself by the Mexican gov
eminent in its note replying to the
urgent inquiry made by the United
| States.
President Wilson overr7led his
physicians in arising from his bed and
walking about his room, DR.. Grayson
said, when it became known that the
president had been up. White House
officials said the presidents walk set
at rest rumors that his right leg was
paralyzed.
Foreign
King Alfonso of Spain has asked
Manuel Allende Salazar, former for
eign minister, to form cabinet, and
he has accepted.
Large numbers of German naval of
ficers are being employed by Swedish
shipowners and the government in
preparing a bill to combat the move
ment.
1t developed with Premier Clemen-
| ceau's return from the conferences in
London that he had met with slight
| injury on his trip to England through
fall on board the destroyer.
In the house of commons Leslie
| Orme Wilson announced that up to
Dec. 7 there had been delivered to
the Allies 355 vessels of gross tom
mage of 1,788,913, of which 203 ves-
sels of 100000 tons were in British
hands.
1t is announced unofficially that an
agreement between Gabrielle d'Annun-
zio and the Italian government has
been reached. D'Annunzio, it is stat
ed, will leave Fiume Immediately, as
well as his troops, who will be re-
placed by regulars.
Germany's reply to the last notes
from the supreme council of the peace
sailles. Nothing has been given out
relative to it's contents, aside from a
hint that it's general tenor recipro.
Gates the conciliatory tone of the last
communication from the Entente.
DIR. Giuseppe Motta was elected
president of the Swiss confederation
by the Federal assembly, succeeding
Gustave Ador. DR.. Motta is vice
president of the confederation for the
present year and was chosen to the
presidency in conformity with the Gus.
tomary rule of 1. promotion. He was
once previously the president of the
republic, serving for the 1915 term.
Domestic
Milwaukee Elks initiated LOO men,
bers, the second largest class ever
initiated in the United States in the
history of the order.
| The nomination of Representative j.
w. Alexander (dem.) of Missouri to
be secretary OF commerce to succeed
William c. Redfield was confirmed by
the senate.
or making port in crippled condition.
were recorded by the marine author
tiles as victims of storms which
swept the North Atlantic coast in the
last few days.
Record production of butter is de-
clared registered by the yearling Lulu
Alphea, of Ashburn, which produced
1869 pounds of milk from which
i 1000 pounds of butter was made in
the year ending Nov. l.
The coal strike is ended and the
miners ordered to return to work.
their officers having accepted Presi-
dent Wilson's plan for II per cent
wage increase pending an inVestiga-
ton by specially appointed commits
| sion.
Several thousand persons are home