The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-09

pOuT months OF maneuVer anu urlll
in southern waters constitutes the pro-
gram of the Atlantic feet which will
sail in few days for Guantanamo bay.
The following nominations were
sent to the senate: To be assistant at
torney general: Francis P. Caravan of
New York. To be surveyor general Of
Montana: Gilman Gullard of Helena,
Mont.
Coincident with the signing of the
Sweet bill, providing for additional
compensation to disabled service men,
LOGS checks representing a total of
$79S,5S0 were mailed by the bureau Of
war risk insurance to former soldiers
affected by the new legislation.
UNFOLDING the constitutionality of
the most vital section of. the Volstead
enforcement law the supreme court
declared that ITS beer and other near
beers cannot be sold under war time
prohibition. The prohibition enforce
ment act, defining as Intoxicating any
beverage containing one-half of one per
cent or more of alcohol was declared
constitutional in the opinion, on which
the court divided, to f.
Under Secretary of State Polk, says
he has no intention of resigning.
Appeals of American business for
aid in financing the reconstruction of
Europe were answered when the War
Finance corporation announced that
four loans aggregating SIT 900, 900, soon
would be made to commercial interests
which will employ the money in ex-
porting needed materials to the strick-
en- nations.
Foreign
English railroad men rejected the
governments offer of an average
minimum wage of so shillings week.
The national court at Berlin has de-
cided the city of Cologne must reim-
burse citizens for the damage suffered
at the hands of the ,Spartacans.
Rear Admiral William Plummer
Day, U. S. NJ, retired, died suddenly
in Nice, France, where he had lived
for many years. He was born in New
York II years ago.
Twenty-Five persons were wounded,
10 gravely, in encounters with the Ha-
vana police while attending the funer-
al of laborer killed in the demon
stration against the high cost of liv-
ing.
An attempt has been made to assas-
sinate General Denekin, head of the
government in southern Russia, &C
cording to advices received by the Ber-
lingske Tidende, Berlin. One Of Dene-
kin's aides was killed.
One thousand Chinese fed from the
state of Sonora, Mexico, prior to Jan.
1, fearing enforcement of the state
law providing for their expulsion, ac-
cording to reports. Federal govern
ment authorities took steps to prevent
the state from carrying into effect the
provisions of this legislation.
Reports from Helsingfors, Finland,
reiterate the story that Leon Trotsky,
bolshevist war minister, has been as
sassinated. He is said to have threat
ened to put to death General Borishow
The generals adjutant shot Trotsky
three times, killing him, the reports
said. No confirmation has been re-
ceived.
Domestic
Commodore Reah FREEZER, retired
aft..r 40 years in the navy, died in the
naval hospital in Brooklyn.
Total motor vehicle production in
the United States for 1919 reached L.
891,929, the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce announces.
Italian and Jugo-Slav delegates at
Laibach have reached an agreement
concerning posttelegraphs and GUS
toms, according to Trieste dispatch.
II am not a candidate for the presi-
dency." That definite statement was
made by Herbert Hoover in telegram
to the Jackson club of Portland, Ore
gon, declining an invitation to speak
before the club.
A gift of tract of $50 acres, valued
at 100000, to Cook county, Illinois,
from Mrs. Harold F. Mccormick,
daughter of John d. Rockefeller, for
the establishment of one of the worlds
largest geological gardens, is an
nounced.
The establishment of federal bu-
reau of music and a system of national
Conservatives were urged in the re-
port of the National Federation of Mu-
sic clubs, presented to the Music
Teachers National association in an
nual convention at Philadelphia.
Objection to opera in the German
language by various posts of the
American Legion has the Endorsement
of the executive committee of the ma
tional organization. In telegram to
the Americanization committee at
Washington, the executive committee
took stand not only against operas
in the German or Austrian language,
but also against concerts by German
and Austrian artists.
The darlington hotel, New York,
which has housed total of 100000
American service men during its
career as Unit No. of the War Camp
Community service, is to be demolish.
ed. 1t was regarded as the largest
army hotel in the world
Four persons were killed at Sumner,
Ill, when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by fast
freight train on the Baltimore G Ohio
railroad The dead are H. A. Piper,
wealthy oil man, his son. Shelby Piper,
his wife and their 10 year old son,
Randall. 8HsH
More than $50 women, representa-
tives of all the women's organizations
of Illinois assembled in Chicago, and
discussed measures to combat the high
cost of living. Signing of pledges to
abstain from extravagant buying by