The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-04
Washington

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Washington-The house passed and
sent to the senate the soldiers bonus
bill, 2S9 to 80.
Washington Wilson has
vetoed the Knox peace release resolu-
tion which was passed by both houses
of congress.
Washington-The senate has decid-
ed against giving the president author
ity to undertake mandate over Ar
menia, as requested by President Will
son.
Washington-Bare legs and scanty
one piece bathing suits will be per
mitted this summer at Chesapeake
Beach, the capitals seashore resort.
Officials agreed to disregard as prece-
dents the prohibitory orders issued at
Coney Island and Atlantic City.
acknowledging a IL years
conservation struggle, congress sent to
the president the bill for the develop
ment of the nations water power I'm.
der licenses granted by government
commission to private capital with
compensation paid to the government,
supervision of financing, construction
and operation by the government and
regulation of service rates by states
and municipalities.
Northumberland Federation
of Labor protests against the mill.
tary liability clause of the senate
army reorganization bill on the ground
that it might permit CONSUMPTION Of la.
Dor in peace times were based on a
''misconception of the meaning and
purpose of the language" of the bill,
Chairman ]. w. Wadsworth informed
President Samuel Gompers in answer
ing the latter's letter
Foreign
Christiania, Norway. - Resolutions
advocating the creation of revolu
tionary regime based on the soviet
system were passed at the national SO
cialist congress.
Paris-Adoption by the chamber OF
deputies of a provision in the tax bill
placing levies totaling 931 francs on
small cars has doomed automobiles as
Injuries, in the opinion of owners.
Rome-The dirigible airship R34
which in 1919 flew across the Atlantic
from England to New York and back,
had trial flight and shortly probably
will attempt flight from Rome tc
Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires - Foreign Minister
Pueyrredon has sent an appeal to the
Gautemalan government to spare the
life of Jose Santos Choono, the Peru
Wan poet, sentenced to death by the
new government of Guatemala, as i'm
plicated in the defense of former Pres
ident Cabrera.
Berlin-Admiral Won Trotha, former
chief of the admiralty; Rear Admiral
Won Levetzon, recently governor OF
Keil and Major Won Falkenhausen, al
one time an assistant secretary OF
state, have with IL other military and
naval officers, been dismissed from
service because of their participation
in the Knapp revolt last March. Z
Domestic
Los Angeles-William S. Hart, mo
ton picture actor, was nominated on
the democratic ticket in Hood River
county, Oregon, for sheriff.
San Francisco-The first passenger
airplanes flying from Los Angeles te
San Francisco arrived here with si1
passengers besides two pilots.
shington-Favorable report was
ordered by the senate interstate com
merce committee on the PoindexteI
bill designed to prevent interference
with transportation by strikes of rail
roal employees.
Chicago-The leg of Edward Nc.
Donald, 8, was valued at $4,000 by a
jury. The child, whose leg was ampu.
tated in a street car accident a yeal
ago, was awarded that amount in a
verdict against the surface lines.
Seattle, Wash.-Captain Ivan c.
Wettengel, commander of the cruiser
Montana, stationed at the Puget
Sound navy yard, Bremerton, Wash
was notified that President Wilson
has appointed him governor of Guam
West New York, N. 1.-THE death
is announced of James Hallock Reid
Sc, author of more than 200 successful
stage plays, who died here. Among
the best known works of Mr.. Reid are
Human Hearts" and "The Comics
sion"
Baltimore-James E. Romig, a law
yer of Philadelphia, was indicted by
the federal grand jury on the charge
of aiding and abetting Grover Cleve
land Bergdoll, the wealthy young Phi
ladelphia draft dodger, in evading the
draft.
Matewan, w. Va.-An official check.
ing disclosed that 10 persons, not II
as previously reported were killed in
the pitched battle here between Bald.
win-Felts detectives and coal miners.
Three were listed as wounded in the
fighting.
Santa Barbara, Calif-W. J. Bau.
hats, was instantly killed and his
brother John seriously hurt when an
airplane which they had built and in
which they were making a trial flight
plunged $500 feet to the ground near
their home in Carpateria.
Los Angeles-Henry Pepper, yeo.
man third class, was struck by the
propeller of an airplane about to
ascend from the forward deck of the
mineplanter Aroostook in the harbor
here. He was, killed and his body
hurled overheard. 1t was not discov.
cred.
Washington = Standardization by
law of the weight of the bread loaf
was advocated by Charles C. Neale,
commissioner of weights and meas.
ures Of Minnesota, before the confer