The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-28
Washington

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has been appointed director general Of
railroads to succeed Walked d. Hines.
Washington President Wilson sent
a message to congress asking execu-
tive authority, for America to to be
a mandate over Armenia.
Washington-Of 1920 insurance
claims filed to date with the bureau Of
war risk insurance 127,151, including
claims for death and total permanent
disability, representing a total Of ST.
135,552,173 have been liquidated.
Washington-The house passed the
Knox peace resolution and sent it to
President Wilson. 1t has already been
passed by the senate. The vote was
228 to 139 1t indicates the resolution
cannot be passed over the presiden-
tial veto, as the majority is less than
the necessary two-thirds.
Washington Interstate Commerce
Commission acting under it's emer-
gency powers to relieve the trans
portation congestion that is menac-
ing business and threatening credit
conditions in the country, issued or
ders which mean restoration of unified
operation of freight traffic such as
prevailed under the railroad admins
tration.
Washington Federation
Of Labor protests against the mill
tary liability clause of the senate
army reorganization bill on the ground
that it might permit CONSUMPTION of Ia
Dor in peace times were based on a
'misconception of the meaning and
purpose of the language" of the bill,
Chairman j. w. Wadsworth informed
President Samuel Gompers in answer
ing the latters letter.
Foreign
Rome-Pope Benedict received Ar
thur ]. Balfour, lord president Of the
council in the British cabinet, in pri-
vate audience.
Ottawa-Elimination Of war import
duties and substitution of luxury taxes
are provided in proposals submitted to
parliament by the finance minister.
London-The governments Irish
home rule bill was changed to provide
for two senates for northern and
southern Ireland in the proposed Irish
parliament
Paris-Brigadier General Fourier,
commander of the French fortress of
Maubeuge at the beginning of the war,
and six of his isubordinates, courtmar-
tailed for surendering the fortress to
the Germans in September, 1914, were
acquitted yesterday.
London-Premier francesca Nitti
has formed his new cabinet with the
support of the Catholics, according to
Paris dispatch to the London Times.
1t is composed as follows: premier
and minister of interior, Francesca
Nitti; foreign minister; Victoria
Scialioa; minister of war, Signor
BonOmi; marine.
Berlin-Admiral Won Trotha, former
chief of the admiralty; Rear Admiral
Won Levetzon, q recently governor of
Keil and Major Won Falkenhausen, at
one time an assistant secretary of
state, have with IL other military and
naval officers, been dismissed from
service because of their participation
in the Knapp revolt last March.
Domestic
Chicago-District Attorney G. F.
Clyne announced today he would pros.
ecute dealers who forced customers to
buy other articles to obtain sugar.
Chicago-John Kikulski, president
of the stockyards labor council, died
in hospital of bullet wounds receiv-
ed when he was attacked in front of
his home by two unidentified assail-
ants, who escaped.
West New York, N. 1.-The death
is announced Of James Hallock Reid,
Sc, author of more than 200 successful
stage plays, who died here. Among
the best known works of Mr.. Reid are
Human Hearts" and "The Confess
sion"
Matewan, w. Va.-An official check
ing disclosed that 10 persons, not IL
as previously reported were killed in
the pitched battle here between Bald.
win-Felts detectives and coal miners.
Three were listed as wounded in the
fighting.
Santa Barbara, Calif-W. ]. Bau-
haus, was instantly killed and his
brother John seriously hurt when an
airplane which they had built and in
which they were making trial fight
plunged $500 feet to the ground near
their home in Carpateria.
Peoria, Ill-Ethel Dare, aviatrix of
Kalamazoo, Mich, after she had chang.
ed planes in midair here, plunged
into the Illinois river. She was unable
to pull herself into the second plane,
and the pilot was compelled to swing
down low and drop her into the river.
Lafayetteville, N. Cone white
man was killed and another MORALLY
wounded in a clash between whites
and Negroes, following an attempt by
officers to arrest Negro, who, it was
said, started trouble after his daugh.
ter was arrested on charge of as
saulting young white woman.
Detroit-The 1000 motormen and
conductors employed on city and in
terurban lines of the Detroit United
Railway company will decide by refer
endum whether to accept or reject
what company officials said was their
final wage offer, maximum of rs
cents an hour, as compared with 81
an hour demanded.
Lincoln, Kan.-Judge Dallas Grover
of the Lincoln county court refused to
accept plea of guilty from Miss Stel-
la Hyman, charged with first degree
murder. Miss Hyman confessed to
poisoning her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bunch.
Baltimore-By a vote of los to 10,