The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-08-26

S5,265 over last year.
Baltimore-Four months after Harry
Roy Wilson, aged 80, mail clerk on the
destroyer fiotilla at Guantanamo bay,
Cuba, is alleged to have absconded
with $4,000, he walked into the police
station here and surrendered.
Chicago-Clara Smith Hamon, who
attracted national attention following
her shooting and killing of Jake L. Ha-
mon, millionaire Oklahoma politician
and oil man, was married in Los An
geles, to John w. German, who was
directing her appearance in a feature
moving picture which portrays her life
story.
Northwest
Helena-Hiram Miller, proprietor OF
a greenhouse, is exhibiting a cucumber
S61a inches long, grown in his place.
The giant will be shown at the Mon
tana state fair.
Spokane-Two men, unmasked, held
up. the officers of the Metaline Falls
State bank, 125 miles north of here,
and escaped with $4,000 cash and
$4,000 Liberty Bonds
Minneapolis-A cut of ~ cents a
hundred pounds on grain moving to
the seaboard for export from the CEN
trail freight district comprising Indiana
and surrounding states, was extended
to apply to the northwest by the inter-
state commerce commission, meeting
the demand of Minneapolis shippers.
Helena-Acting upon the theory
that some business at small profit is
better than no business at large
profit, the Great Northern railroad has
granted 81 per cent temporary re-
duction on shipments from Montana,
and thereby released at once 200 car.
loads of hay in the Milk river valley
in that state.
Foreign
San Sebastian, Spain-An American
sailor was killed and another wounded
here following an alteration with a
Waterman.
London-Census figures published
show that Great Britain has a popula-
ton of 42,767,53O, compared with 49,.
361,3S6 in 1911 There are 2O,340,623
males and 22,336,907 females
Geneva, Switzerland-Grover G.
Bergdoll, the American draft evader,
says the Thurgovie Zeitung, arrived in
Constance from Munich three Gays ago
and now is stopping in hotel at St.
Gall.
Rome-General Armando Diaz, com.
mander-in-chief of the Italian armies,
has been authorized by King Victor
Emmanuel to accept the invitation of
the American Legion to participate in
it's convention in Kansas City next
fall.
Paris-Marshail Joffre, commander
of the French armies in the first bat
tie of the Marine will leave on a mis-
sion to Japan on Sept. 2. Reports were
current few days ago that lie would
visit the United States upon his re-
turn from the Far East.
Paris-Paul Doumer, minister of
finance, offered his resignation to Pre-.
mier BRAND, owing to the latter's re.
ported dissatisfaction with the results
of the financial conference, according
to La Liberte. BRAND refused to &C.
cept his minister's resignation
Berlin-The American mich cows
which have been distributed through
Bavaria are declared to be better milk
ers than the German breed. The Bav-
arian farmers express establishment
that the American cows give about 20
quarts of milk daily after their first
calf, which is double the quantity of
German cows.
London-Great Britain's formal &C.
ceptance of the official invitation of
President Harding to participate in
the conference on Far Eastern ques.
tions and disarmament in November
next has been forwarded to the Amer.
lean government, it was announced.
Rome-The ministry of commerce
announced that hereafter the gold dol.
lar will replace the pound sterling as
the standard upon which the Italian
gold Ira is based
Peking-China has formally replied
with cordial acceptance to the invi-
tation to attend the Washington dis
armament and Far Eastern conference.
San Juan, Porto Rico-Governor E.
Mont Reilly reaffrmed his opposition
to any move for Porto Rican indepen-
dence and declared he never would
appoint an advocate of independence
to any office. :.
London-Lloyd George in the house
of commons, and Marquis Curzon in the
house of lords told the British parlia-
ment that the government had gone
the limit in its offers to Ireland.
Rome-It is reported in official
circles here that former Premier Nitti
has been chosen to represent Italy at
the forthcoming Washington confer.
ence on disarmament.