The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-06
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Washington

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paper conference will be held at New
London, N. H., Aug. "a, 20 and rs, 1t
was announced here by the American
Forestry association. Both the United
States and Canada will be represent
ed.
that
a minimum age of 16 years be set for
the entrance of children into industry,
is made by the permanent committee
of standards of physical fitness for
children entering employment, in a re-
port made public.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to go
ahead in the mapping out of policies
of the shipping board under the new
merchant marine act without awaiting
the appointment of new members of
the board was made known by Admir-
al Benson, chairman of the board.
Washington - Telegraphing orders
for special elections in states of Next
co where such voting privileges have
been denied the public have been issu-
ed by the department of the interior
at Mexico City, the Mexican embassy
was advised. The elections are to be
by October.
Washington-An increase of about
3 per cent in freight traffic in rail
roads of the country the first two
weeks of July against a year ago was
reported today. During this year l.
597, 295 cars were loaded, according to
the report, against 1,553,071 a year
ago and 1,769,2 42 two years ago.
Washington-The Shipping board
announced acceptance of three bids
for supplying a total of TO-, 900 bar
rels of fuel oil for government tank
ers. Prices ranged from $110 to $3.50
a barrel, the board agreeing to char
ter to the bidders necessary tank
steamer transportation at a monthly
rate of $3.50 per lightweight ton.
Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
decided to retire from the sheep bust
ness. The White House flock Of 4S
prize sheep, which has kept the lawns
cut for three summers is to be sold.
The yields Of wool have gone to char
ity, this year to the Salvation Army.
In 1918 the flock produced SO pounds
of wool which was sold by the Red
Cross for more than $51, 700.
Sporting
New York-Sir Thomas Upton,
owner of the defeated America cup
challenger Shamrock w, announced
that he had accepted the invitation OF
Mayor Hylan to give civic reception in
his honor here. The tentative pro-
gram includes a concert and public re-
ception in Central park in the after
noon and a dinner at one of the hotels
in the evening.
Minneapolis-While bill" Miske is
swapping punches with Jack Dempsey
at Benton Harbor, Mich, for the
heavyweight championship of the
word on Labor day, John Tillman, the
Minneapolis welterweight, and anoth-
er member of Jack Reddy's stable of
fighters, will get his chance at a title
in Cleveland, Ohio. The st. Paul man.
ager and matchmaker announced that
the fight had been arranged. The bat
tie with Britton will be held at the
Cleveland ball park, and is expected
to prove one of the most attractive
cards ever offered in the Ohio metro
polls.
Domestic
has conferred the Order of st. Sylves-
ter upon John MacCabe of Superior,
Wis, diocese.
Los AngelesEGasoline has been so
scarce here that when a train carry
ing 200, 900 gallons arrived from Okla
homa it was officially welcomed by
Mayor NJ. P. Synder and officers of the
Automobile Club of Southern Califor-
bia. They met the train at Alhambra,
near here, and rode back on it.
Cleveland, Ohio-The program of the
national e~ncampment of the knights
of Pythias here included a parade of
5000 men of the Nineteen Brigades of
the uniformed rank and 10000 mem
bers of the no~nuniformed section, Ma
jor General William H. LOOMS of
Grand Rapids, Mich, and his staff led
the parade.
Wichita, Kan.-Miss Carrie Cunning
ham, a student Of Fairmont college,
was shot and fatally wounded as she
was about to enter st. Mary's cathe-
dral Theodore osweller, Jr., a former
sweetheart of the girl, was questioned
by County Attorney James A. Conley,
who stated afterward that Osweiler
would be charged with murder.
H~arrodsburg, Ky.-Announcement is
made of the sale of the old Jordan dis
tillery, this city, and 400, 900 gallons Of
whisky to George Lee and other New
York capitalists for $769,347 The dis
tillery building will be dismantled and
machinery and equipment will be tax
en- to Cuba and set up again.
Springfield, Hl.-Corn is at a criti-
cal stage in Illinois, according to the
bulletin of the bureau of crop esti-
mates. Almost no rain has fallen dur,
ing for a week, and due to this fact
and the ravages Of the c~hinch-bug in
central and southern Illinois corn has
been deteriorating steadily.
Fond du Lac, Wis.-Pat Riley, who
recently suffered from poisoning, is to
be committed to the state hospital at
Oshkosh. He states that he drank 20
gallons of dandelion wine within 10
days. A druggist, of whom the man
sought to purchase poison, became sus-
picious and substituted a harmless
mixture.
Belleville, Ill.-Fire of undertermin-
ed origin at Scott field, the govern
ment aviation station, five miles east
of Belleville, destroyed a hangar, SIX
airplanes and several Liberty motors.
The damage is estimated at S100, 900
according to officers.