The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-08-05
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings of the Week
Condensed for Benefit of
Busy Readers.
TOLD IN A few WORDS
Kernels culled From News Of Moment
In All Parts of the World-of
Interest to All the People
Everywhere.
Washington

"OOiiblStOu
Washington-Army aViators are for
hidden to make spectacular fights or
do "acrobatic flying" over cities or
other populous districts.
Washington-Reta prices of food in
creased in nine of 10 principal cities
in the period from June Is to July Is,
the department of labor announced
Washington-All federal prohibition
agents appointed in the future must
be on the sunny side of so, under or
ders issued by Commissioner Haynes.
Washington-The. 100000 pot of
gold" that figured so largely in the
escape of Grover C. Bergdol, million
aire Stacker, has been demanded by
the federal government.
Washington-Senato R. NJ La Fol
lette announced his determination to
fight to the end the administration bin
for funding the railroad debt through
the war finance corporation.
Washington recommendations re.
lative to the issuance of a peace pro-
to President Harding within the next
week, Attorney General Daugherty an
nounced.
Washington Intimations hav e
reached administration officials that
General Wood might be willing to re-
consider his previous decision to de,
cline acceptance to the governor-gen-
eralship of the Philippines.
MISUNDERSTANDING of War j.
Nv. Weeks approved orders directing
the graves registration service in
France to begin closing up it's work
Aug. Is. Shipment of the last of the
dead now designated for return will be
made by Oct g.
Washington-The Senate adopted a
resolution by Senator Mccormick, Re.
publican of Illinois, providing for an
investigation of American occupation
and administration of Haiti and Santo
Domingo. A special committee of five
senatorsswill conduct the inquiry
Sporting
Reading, Pa.-Skating a mile in
competition in 2:45 3-5, Frank Klopp
of Philadelphia, international amateur
roller skating champion, established a
new worlds amateur record.
Newport, R. 1.-The Vagrant, own
ed by Vice Commodore Harold S. Van
derbilt of the New York club, was the
winner in the schooner class in the
371a-mile race for the Aston cup.
New York-Tex Richard announced
that the bout for the light heavy
weight championship of the world be-
tween Georges Carpenter and Tom
Gibbons probably would be held in
Madison Square Garden late in Octo.
Der or early in November.
neapolis-Lyman A. Stanton is
the new boxing commissioner for Min
neapolis His selection to succeed
Robert Seiberlich was announced by
Governor Preus at the same time that
Commissioners Reibenach of Duluth
and Thompson of st. Paul were reap
pointed.
New York-The state boxing com
mission refused to permit Bryan
Downey and Johnny Wilson, middle
weight champion, to box in this state
unless they settle in another bout the
controversy which arose as result of
their recent contest in Cleveland when
Wilson was awarded the referees de.
cision on foul
Domestic
Chicago-Two diamonds valued at
$4,000 each were seized by treasury
department agents from local jewel
ry company 1t was charged that the
diamonds were smuggled in from Can
ada
Louisville, Ky.--Attending physici.
ans announced that Michael Fitzge-
raid, 13 years old, i'll with sleeping
sickness, entered upon the 127th day
of lis illness without a waking mo-
ment
Chicago-One thousand dollars as
the maximum fee for major opera.
tion, the limit placed by the trustees
-lof Johns Hopkins hospital at Balti-
more, fails of support among the sur
geons in Chicago.
McAlester, Okla.-One convict was
killed, the shirt factory virtually was
wrecked and several guards were
slightly injured in riot which broke
out in the shirt factory at the state
penitentiary.
Indianapolis Promising fight to a
finish if Eugene V. Debs and other war
prisoners are pardoned at this time,
John G. Emery, national commander of
the American Legion, wired President
Harding that such action would be in
terpreted as a license to disregard law
and order.
South Bend, Ind.--The engineer and
fireman of a New York Central train
were probably fatally injured and pas
sengers shaken UP when the train
struck truck and was derailed at
New Carlisle, Ind
Chicago-The Santa Maria, said to
be the worlds largest flying boat, ar
rived in Chicago, sitter trip from Key
West, Fla, and around the Great
Lakes
Pittsburgh-Rapid progress is being
made toward the reconstruction of
buildings at the Western penitentiary
here, which weie destroyed recently
by fire started by rioting convicts.
Springfield, Ill-Governor Len Small
granted reprieve until Sept. 80 to
Carl Wanderer sentenced to be hang
ed for the killing of his wife, her un-
born babe and ragged stranger
Chicago-Two children were killed.
and six others, all less than 10 years
old were injured when a sixty-foot
hook and ladder truck skidded and
plunged into gravel pile in which
the children were playing
Vandalia, Mo.-Three men were
killed and three injured at Middleton.