The Ely miner., 1920-11-12
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coo tons, q new maximum for the
years figures as made public by the
q. S. Geological survey. .-
ashington-President Wilson sign
ed letters of commentator to 53 Boy
Scouts who made the best records dur
ing 1918 in the sale of war savings
stamps. The Scout organization sold
more than $4,000 worth of the securi.
ties.
Washington-The new tactical
peacetime organization of the Regu-
lar Army, based on the recently enact
ed AMY reorganization bill passed,
was announced by Secretary N. D.
Baker 1t provides for one skeleton
of 1921 men.
Washington-Work on regulations
to government installation of auto
matte control devices on the railroads
as required by law has been begun by
the interstate commerce commission
in cooperation with the American
railway association.
Washington Jules Jusserand,
French ambassador, who went home
several months ago on leave, and who
later was assigned to special duty in
connection with the settlement of the
Polish question, is to return to Wash
Ington on November "a.
Washington-The last vestige of
government control over sugar has
been removed through signature by
President Wilson of a proclamation
providing for revocation Nov. Is of
licenses held by wholesalers, refiners,
exporters and importers.
Washington - Representative John
J. Esch of Wisconsin, joint author of
the Esch- -Cummins railroad bill who
was defeated for reelection, will
probably be named a member of the
Interstate Commerce commission, &C
cording to Republican leaders here. 1t
was labor's opposition to the railroad
bill which, it is said, was responsible
for Congressman Esch's defeat
Sporting.
Boston-Hugh Duffy, former Bos-
ton National outfield star, was an
nounced as the new manager of the
Red Sox, succeeding Ed Barrows, who
resigned to become business manager
of the New York Americans
New York-Elmer e. Shaner of
Pittsburgh, who for more than a quar-
ter Of century was identified with the
management of all the big trap-shoot-
ing contests held in this country and
Canada, was elected president of the
American Trapshooting association.
New York-Pugilism has entered
the realm of ''frenzied finance" Jack
Dempsey, the worlds champion, and
Georges Carpenter, the French war
hero and European titleholder, signed
articles for a fight for which they will
split half a million dollars. Dempsey
will receive 100000 and his opponen!
100000.
Domestic
Springfield, Mass-The first labor
college in this country was opened
with registration of 20.
Sacramento, Calif.-William Beck
man, 80, said to be the oldest bank
president in the United States in point
of service died.
McAlester, Okla.-Three persons
were seriously injured and 20 others
slightly hurt when a Texas railroad
train crashed into worktrain
Seattle-Carnation Segis Prospect,
Carnation stock farms, established a
new worlds record for milk production
with 33,46 pounds of milk in 31S
days.
New York-The Army football play
ers will wear distinguishing numbers
in their annual game with the navy
here, Nov. 27, Major Phillips Hayes
announced.
Philadelphia-P Preliminary plans for
a great international exposition, to be
held there in 1926, were launched. The
exposition will mark the sequicenten-
nial of the signing of the Declaration
of independence.
New York-Fifty Russian Jews
claiming they were swindled out of
$1sS,000 in valuables by 'good towns
man from the old country" who loaned |
money on their jewelry, asked the DO
lice to find Israel Krumholz, money
lender.
Chicago - Frank D. Richardson. |
head of the bureau of investigation of |
the internal revenue department, de-
parted for Washington where, it was |
reported, he will be given the appoint
ment as prohibition director of the
Central district to succeed Major A. |
v. Dalrymple, recently resigned.
New York-The names of six men
and one woman were added to the
American Hall of Fame in an election
announced by the senate of New York
university. The seven additions are:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, author.
James Buchanan Eads, engineer; Pat.
trick Henry, statesman; William
Thomas Green Morton, physician;
Augustus Saint Gaudens. sculptor;
Roger Williams, theologian; Alice
Freeman Palmer, educator.
Detroit-Four masked men held up
three messengers Of the Detroit State
Savings bank, robbed them of 20,Ooo
and escaped.
Salem, Ore. Emmett Bancroft.
alias Neil Hart, was hanged here for
the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor dur
ing a jailbreak at Pendleton, Ore.
July %. Bancroft's execution was the
first in Oregon since capital punish.
ment was restored by popular vote last
May.
Pittsburgh-Twenty thousand circu-
lars, classed by department of justice
agents as radical were seized by
federal officers. The circulars, bear
ing message to coal miners of Amer
ica," were signed by the central execu-
tive committee of the communist party
of America.