The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-16

| raw cotton than any other country in
the world, the tariff commission an
nounced.
Gabriel Porter, an American citizen
in the employ of the Penn-Mex com
pany, was shot and killed by a Mexi
can federal army officer at Tuxpam
December 21st, according to advises
received by the state department
A bill increasing federal court wit
ness fees from $3.50 to SO a day was
passed by the Senate and sent to the
said man could not get three square
meals and a bed for a dollar and a
half.
The president has signed the call
for the first meeting of the League
of Nations and the call has been dis
patched to the governments concerned
it was learned at the state depart
ment. 1t will not be made public here
however, until it has reached it's des-
tination.
Foreign
Ozzet Bey, governor general of
Smyrna, is dead
The Portuguese cabinet formed by
Senior Caroso June %, 1919, resigned.
Five hundred Germans deported
from Brazil have arrived at Rotterdam
from Santos.
Thousands were frozen to death in
blizzard which swept across Es-
thonia on New Year day.
All army officers on leave have been
ordered by the Spanish government to
rejoin their units Immediately.
Bolshevik cavalry has captured the
town of Berdinask on the north shore
of the Sea of Azov, one of the most
excellent ports on the sea.
The treaty of Versailles, making
peace between Germany and the rati.
flying Allied powers was put into eff
feet at Paris, by the exchange of rati-
fications.
Brigadier General w. d. Connor,
chief of the service of supply of the
American army in France, boarded
the steamer Northern Pacific at Ant
werp, to go to America
More than 100000 civilians have
died in Poland since the outbreak of
the war and 20 per cent of the coun-
try's present population of 100000
are refugees, the Red Cross announc.
ed.
An appeal to America to extend aid
to 100000 Austrians threatened with
anarchy and death by starvation, has
been forwarded by Baron Eichoff,
head of the Austrian peace delegation.
Evidence accumulates, according to
the state department, that two Ameri.
cans recently murdered in Mexico
were killed by federal soldiers and not
by bandits, as the Mexican govern.
ment claims.
Krasnoyarsk in eastern Siberia, has
been captured by the bolsheviki and
$4,000 prisoners, remnants Of the
First, Second and Third enemy armies.
have been counted, according to Mos.
COW advices.
The new packing plant of Armour
& Co., at Sac Paulo, Brazil, has been
destroyed by fire. More than 1,0Oo
head of cattle burned. The plant was
just nearing completion at cost oil
100000. 1t was the largest in
South America.
Domestic
, Five thousand quarts of high grade
whisky, valued at $4,000 was seized
at Wilmington, Del
Ratification of the federal woman
suffrage amendment, was completed
by the Kentucky legislature.
The shrine auditorium at Los An
geles, Calf, was destroyed by fire
with loss, estimated at $4,000.
Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee social.
list, convicted under the espionage act,
was for the second time in two months
excluded from membership in con-
gress by vote 1928 to 6.
The Socialist committee of the Fifth
Wisconsin congressional district, with.
in a half hour after receiving the news
that Victor L. Berger had been ex.
cluded from Congress a second time,
renominated him.
The last contingent of troops quar-
tered at the military camp at Brest,
has arrived at New York on the trans.
port George Washington. She brought
237 officers, war workers and civilians
and 615 troops.
One hundred million dollars is the
quota of the Baptists of the United
States in the drive April 81 to May 2,
to be conducted by the interchurch
world movement for a total of $780,
100000 for world evangelization
campaign.
The new University of Michigan Ii
brary, considered the acme of college
libraries in the United States has been
formally dedicated. The structure,
which contains some unusual decora,
tive features is valued at $615,0O0.
San Francisco was selected by the
Democratic national committee as the
place for the party's 1920 national con.
vention. Monday, June %, was fixed
as the convention date
Aerial mail service between Chicago
and Omaha was officially opened with
piano at Chicago, and one at Omaha,
taking off with cargoes of postal
freight.
A shortage of automobiles this year
was predicted by members of the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, although they estimated that
the passenger car output for the year
would exceed 100000. The shortage
at present was placed at 100000
cars.
The United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca in conuanfion of Colurahuc Ollio-