The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-19
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WASHINGTON

Washington
Washington-The regular army still
is nearly z 1000 short of the authorized
strength of 100000 officers and men
neutrality-suspicious. of Franl
ID. Richardson as supervising prohibit
ton agent at Chicago, succeeding Ma
jor Alfred V. Dalrymple. resigned, was
announced.
WaShington-The interstate com
merce commission has denied applica
ton of the Southern Pacific railroad
for q loan of S5,02S, 900 to purchase
new equipment.
Washington, D. C.-Final approval
has been given by the secretary OF
war to the plan of the war memorials
council for permanent cemeteries to be
established overseas for American sol
der dead.
Washington-The United States has
definitely informed both Great Britain
and France hat it will not under any
circumstances participate in the block.
ade against Russia instituted by the
two allied nations.
Washington-The world oil situation
will be discussed by representatives
of the American oil industry, diplomat
ic representatives of foreign countries
and government experts at the annual
meeting here of the American PetrOle-
UNI institute.
Washington Continued improve
ment in the soft coal situation was
noted in a review of the industry is
sued by the National Coal association.
The association said it had no regrets
of "any immediate shortage" from any
section of the country.
Observation-Disclosures TO advance tee
berry of Michigan from conviction by
a Michigan federal district court ON
charges Of corrupt practises In his
election. was made before the SUI
preme court by the federal govern
ment.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. court agreed
to advance the arguments of the ap-
peal of Victor l.. Berger, Milwaukee
socialist leader, from conviction by q
lower court on charges of violating
the espionage act. The case will be
heard after cases assigned for Mon
day, December 6.
Sporting.
Notwithstanding 1000 points in
billiards in five minutes was the feat
performed by Charles Peterson, the
fancy shot expert of st. Louis at an
exhibition here.
New York-Tex Richard, Charles
Cochran Of London and William A..
Brady, co-promoters of the Dempsey
Carpenter championship contest,
have combined their interests in
staging bouts in this country, it was
learned through the granting of a
charter at Albany of the Dempsey
Carpenter Contest company"
Domestic
Bristol, Va.-Dave Hunt, Negro, 80,
was taken from the jail at Wise, Va,
by a mob of about rs men and hanged.
Athens, O.-President Aston Ellis,
70 years old, for the past 20 years pres
ident of Ohio university, died suddenly
from heart trouble at his home here.
Denver, Colo.-Cheaper hotel rates
in the west were predicted by Presi-
dent Calvin Fl. Morz before the
Rocky Mounain Hotel Mems associa-
ton convention.
Ell Paso, Texas-Mexico will not ac-
cept recognition from any government
under conditions that will lessen the
respect due" the Mexican government,
according to Provisional President De
la Huerta.
Chicago-Major Robert Wilson Nc
Claughry, formerly warden of the fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth, and
of the state p~enitentiary at Joliet, ILL.,,
died at his home here. He was 81
years old.
Kansas City, Mo.-Prize winners of
the beef kingdom were groomed by at
PENDANTS here in preparation for the
opening of the 22nd annual American
royal livestock show. Entries exceed
ded 500, it was announced.
Omaha, Neb.-Miss Freedom Miller,
Gushing, Okla, pretty Kansas univer-
sity student, was arrested here
charged with lecturing on birth con-
troll. The arrest was made on com
plant of the welfare board.
Chicago-Mayor William Hale
Thompson requested the resignation of
Chief of Police John J.. Clarity, and
after receiving it appointed his secre-
tary, Charles C. Fitzmorris, chief for
the announced purpose of "ridding
Chicago of crooks"
M~uskegon, Mich.-Wreckage Of a
seaplane, picked up along the Lake
Michigan shore, was identified by w.
p. Sullivan of the Great Lakes naval
training station, as a part of the naval
machine HS-21, believed tt have been
wrecked in a storm. Search for the
bodies of the three members of the
crew has been without success.
Milwaukee. W~is.-Brewing interests
which have been making syrups from
which home brew could be made de-
clared that if the recent ruling of the
prohibition commissioner making the
sale of these extracts illegal is en-
forced they face a serious loss.
New York-Plans to support and
educate several hundred thousand
Jewish war orphans in Europe and
Palestine were announced by the Joint
distribution committee of the Ameri-
a fund for Jewish war sufferers.
Mount Carmel, Pa.-Three railroad
men were killed, and several others
seriously hurt, when a disabled loco
motive ran down a grade and crashed
into a local passenger train on the LIE.