The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-10
Big Happenings of the Week
Condensed for Benefit of
Busy Readers.
TOLD IN A few WORDS
Kernels Culled From News OF Moment
In All Parts of the World
Of Interest to All the Peo-
pie Everywhere.
Washington

u, postmaster GeneTdl bulleSOu oil
nounced
Washington-The presidential yacht
Mayflower will be placed at the dis
posal of the British delegation that is
expected to arrive Sept. Is to take
part in the tercentenary celebration OF
the landing of the Pilgrims.
Washington = Official confirmation
has been obtained of the intention OF
the Mexican government to Immediate
ly install 80 new wireless stations, ac-
cording to advices today to the depart
ment of commerce from Trade Com
missioner Cunningham at Mexico City.
Washington-The Interstate Com
merce commission sustained rates on
freight shipments from territory east
of the Indiana and Illinois state lines
to points in Northern Iowa, dismissing
the complaint of the North Iowa Traf-
fic association representing CONNER
cial organizations of 81 towns in that
state which attacked the rates as un-
reasonable.
Washington - Request has been
made by France for postponement of
the opening of the international COM
munications conference called to
meet in Washington on Sept Is, until
Oct. 1. The French request, based on
the inability of that governments dele
gates to reach the United States by the
earlier date, probably will be granted,
state department officials said.
Washington-Plans of the big
Five meat packers for disposition of
their stockyards interests, required un-
der the decree recently entered in
agreement with the department of JUS
tice, contemplate sale of such interests
in Is cities to F. H. Prince & Co. of
Boston. The project was filed with
the supreme court of the District of
Columbia. 1t places the book value of
the stock to be disposed of at between
$30,000,000 and $40,000,000.
Sporting.
st. Louis-Joe Burman of Chicago
won the newspaper decision over Pete
Herman of New Orleans, bantam
weight champion in an eight-round
bout here
Benton Harbor, Mich.-Jack Demp-
sey was returned winner over Billy
Miske in the third round of their bat
tie here Labor day. Miske fought
gamely but was clearly outclassed by
the rugged young champion.
Paris-The American athletes made
a clean sweep in the water contests
of the Paris Olympic" and incident
ally Duke Kahanamoku broke the
worlds record for the 100 meter swim,
covering the distance in one minute
fiat.
Domestic
New York-Two men were killed
and 16 persons injured when an eleva-
tor containing Is persons fell 10 stor-
les
Washington-Dade county, Florida,
containing the city of Miami, leads all
counties in the country in its 25S.1 rate
of growth during the last 10 years.
Boston-About 300 longshoremen
and 100 railroad freight handlers were
on strike as protest against the de-
Swiney, Lord Mayor of Cork.
Williamson, W. Va.--An attack of
200 men, believed to have been directed
at the Howard Colliery company, at
Chattaroy, near Williamson, was brok-
en- up by eight United States infantry
men.
New .York-A shipment of $4,000, 900
in gold will leave France next Satur-
day for the United States as part pay
ment on Frances share of the Anglo
French loan, maturing October Is, it
was announced.
New York-Striking employees of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
planned to take up the proposition of
returning to work, provided settlement
of their wage demands is assured
through arbitration.
Atchison, Kan.-An ordinance re-
quiring the local streetcar company to
resume service on it's lines which
have been tied up week by strike
of trainmen, or pay a forfeit of $500
day was passed by the city council
here.
Santan Rosa-Two automobile racers
were burned to death beneath over
turned cars and seven-year old spec
tator, they struck, was instantly killed
when light car, entered in the Sono-
ma county fair races here left the
track and crashed into a tree
New York-Robert Harron, motion
picture actor, died in hospital here
from wound inflicted when he acct.
dentally shot himself on September L.
He was unpacking trunk at his apart
ment here when revolver which he
was taking from coat pocket fell to
the floor and was discharged I
Fairmont, w. Valve persons
were killed and about score injured,
some of them probably fatally, vixen
a trolley car on the Fairview line Of
the Monongahela Valley Traction COM
pany, near Baxter station, collided
with a freight car carrying building
materials. svzf-.
Chicago-A freight train of q cars
loaded with automobiles and other
merchandise was stolen from the train
crew at Cicero, suburb, and driven
by the train robbers to Bensonville, ILL.,,
where it was abandoned. The train
was taken from the yards of the Chi.
cage, Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad.
after the crew had been beaten and
thrown off. Police arrived in time to
arrest five men.
New York-Samuel Lehman. well
known musical conductor, and author
of Everybody Works but Father" was
killed by an automobile here Sunday,
1t became known.