The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-13
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Washington
Washington-Frank ID. Roosevelt,
democratic nominee for vicepresident,
has retired from his duties.
hington-Secretary d. F. Hous-
ton announced a new issue Of per
cent treasury certificates of indebted
ness. 1t was announced subscriptions
of $150,000,O00 or Whereabouts would
be sought.
aShington-Imports of food stuffs
into the United States during the ifs
cal year just ended, increased by more
than $3.50, 100000 over 1919, while ex-
port of foodstuffs in 1920, show de-
crease of more than $S60,000.000,
Neutrality-suspicious. will be per-
mitted, under a ruling of the inter
state commerce commission, to assign
for collection claims for Eeparation
against railroads for loss of consign-
ments. The commissions, ruling is in
accordance with a recent decision OF
the supreme court.
Washington-Reg governing
application of revenue laws with re-
spect to stock dividend taxes have
been issued by the bureau of internal
revenue The new Interpretation of
the law was made necessary by the de-
cision of the United States supreme
court which held certain sections of
the law invalid.
Sporting
Columbus, Ohio-Gaston Chevrolet
set a new worlds record for 100 miles
over a dirt track here when he covered
the century without stop in SO min
utes and % seconds. The former rec
ord of 81 minutes and 80 seconds was
set by Tom Alley at Minneapolis in
1914.
st. Paul, Minn.-Miss Eleanor Light
ner of st. Paul won the Minnesota wo-
mems state golf championship for 1920
by defeating Miss Elizabeth Dean, al
so of st. Paul, six up and five to play,
in the final round of eighteen holes
over the Town and Country Club
course
New York-A second transcontinen-
tai airplane race over southern route
is planned for the winter by the Areo
Club of America, it is announced. The
proposed course is from New York to
Los Angeles, via the gulf states and
the southwest The first race will be
in October from New York to San
Francisco.
New York-William A. Brady, thea
trical producer has announced that he
has been authorized by c. A. Cochran,
London fight promoter, to offer Jack
Dempsey $4,000 pounds to sign an
agreement to meet Georges Carpen-
tied in London in November or Deem
Der of this year. Cochran, according
to Brady, is prepared to deposit TO-
900 pounds as a guarantee of good
faith.
Domestic
Raleigh, N. C.-The bureau of vital
statistics has announced the death at
Big Laurel, Madison county, N. c., of
Miss Dorcas Griffin, at the age of lit.
She was born on March 20, 1903, &C
cording to the family Bible record
st. Louis-Plans for proposed cor
poration for maintaining and "devel-
oping foreign markets for American
products have just been approved by
the administrative committee of the
American Bankers association, Rich
ard S. Halves, president of the asso-
citation announced.
San Francisco-The second lap of
the long sea journey from Siberia to
Petrograd was undertaken recently by
1872 refugee Russian children when the
Japanese liner Yomel Marue, chartered
by the American Red Cross and desig-
mated as the ''Children's Ark" weighed
anchor in San Francisco bay and
steamed for the Panama canal.
Oakland, Calif.-Two all metal air
planes that left New York city on July
% to blaze trail for transcontinen-
tai aerial mail service, have landed
at an Oakland flying field. ]. NJ. Lar
sen, owner of the planes, delivered to
Postmaster Joseph j. Roseborough a
package of New York mail, constitut-
ing what was said to be the first trans
continental aerial mail delivery on
record
Topeka, Kan.-U. F. Nadeau, Kan
sas City aviator, was burned to death
here when his airplane crashed SO
feet to the ground at Cowles landing
field west of here, and burst into
flames. Nadeau was pinned under
the engine. R. G, Travers, also of
Kansas City, Nadeau's partner and
pilot, fell free of the machine when
his safety belt broke. He suffered
severe bruises.
Fort Worth, Transformer Lock-
lear, former army aviator, killed in
Los Angeles while performing in the
air for motion pictures, was buried at
Greenwood cemetery here with full
military honors. The funeral cortege
passed through lane of thousands of
bowed heads while overhead score
of airplanes showered down roses.
Toledo-Thieves broke into a gov
eminent storage plant here and stole
several cases of government confisca-
ted whisky valued at $4,000. Four
men with two trucks are said to have
committed the robbery.
San Diego, Calif-San Diego har-
Dor will become the Hampton Roads
of the Pacific" as the result of the
election in which the gift of several
parcels of land to the navy depart
ment by the city council was ratified,