The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-06

ties TO the MOSCOW soviet, dcCOTuluS 10
reports.
Miami, Fla.-John F. Robinson, re-
tired circus owner, died at his winter
home here of chronic bronchitis. He
was II years old.
Chicago-James Eads Howe, known
az ''the millionaire hobo" and his staff
are here for the international Unem-
ployed conference" which will be in
session fer two days.
Chicago-Everett Harding, sekstyled
cousin of President Harding, was in
dicted for falsely representing himself
as government official, President
Harding's confidential secretary.
Poplar Bluff, Mo.-Approximately
100 families were driven from their
homes in the East Poplar Bluff district
when the section was inundated after
the Back River levees gave way as the
result of heavy rains.
Naco, Ariz-One Mexican is report
ed to have been killed during clash
between Mexican line raiders and Uni
ted States immigration officers on the
American side of the border, about one
mile east of here.
San Professionalism G. Petersen,
assistant postmaster at Honolulu, was
sentenced to six years in prison and
| the payment of fine Of $4,000 fol-
| lowing his conviction on a charge of
embezzling $4,000 in postal funds.
Chicago-With the arrest of three
persons here, one of them woman,
and one in Milwaukee, secret service
operative were confident that they had
frustrated conspiracy of counter
feiters ring to flood the Northwest with
bogus currency.
San Diego, Calif.-A report that the
| United States fleet tug Conestoga,
| bound from San Diago to Guam by way
of Mare Island, and Pearl Harbo.', has
| been missing for more than month
and that grave fears are entertained
| for the safety of the craft was received
| here.
Chicago-Apartment mouse tenants
claimed victory in the battle of rents
when David X. Cochrane, master in
chancery, handed down an opinion
| that landlords could not restrain ten.
| ants by means of writ of injunction
from displaying unfair signs in their
windows.
Jacksonville, Ind.-Mrs. Bessie
Bryant is willing to sacrifice matri-
| mony for political independence, it
was shown when she filed cross-com.
plant to her husbands suit for di.
vorce. Mrs. Bryant's bill says she did
not promise to vote the way her hus-
| band votes and that she informed her
husband, William Bryant, to that effect
on November 4.
Northwest
Seattle-King Sylvia, Holstein bull,
valued at 100000, owned by the Car.
| nation stock farms here, died of pneu.
monia
Green Bay, Wis.-More than 1000
paper mill employees are now on strike
here as protest against proposed
16 2-3 per cent wage reduction.
Great Falls, Mont-Wooden bust
| ness buildings in Neihart, one of Mon.
| tana's historic mining camps, burned
| with a loss estimated at $225, 900.
George Roehl, one of the towns oldest
residents, was burned to death.
Billings, Mont.-Cash, buried by
road agents 40 years ago, and now
sought in this district by O. w. Craw.
ford of Missouri, was removed from
its hiding place in 1920 by a cow.
puncher working for the Custer Cattle
company, according to an unsigned let.
| ter from Ell Paso, received by the chief
of police. Crawford claimed the
amount was $4,000.
Foreign
Berlin-Soviet Russia has ordered
more than 600 railway locomotives
from German firms, the newspaper
Germania says.
Riga-What appear to be the final
results Of the recent election of the
Moscow soviet, resulting in pro-
nounced victory for the communists,
reached here.
Introduction of the mod.
ern long range rifles and the depletion
of game is forcing natives of northern
Quebec into cannibalism, Rev. Walton,
| missionary, says.
London-Sir Edward Carson, former
| Ulster unionist leader, has written to
his Belfast friends appealing to them
to close up their ranks in view of the
approaching elections.
Riga-The Moscow newspaper Eco.
nomic Life has been permitted to
print lengthy article advocating the
restoration of the savings banks in
Russia and even the payment of inter.
est.
Tokio-The plague is gaining in
| North Manchuria and in parts of 81.
IBERIA, according to press advices. The
number of deaths at Hardin from the
plague since it's inception has reached
1000, with 1893 in March.
London-Gold bars said to be worth
approximately $15,O00,000 have just
crossed Sweden and Norway from Rus
STA enroute to the United States, says
a Stockholm dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company, quoting rumors
current in that city.
Riga-William Flick. American NOV.
| ing picture operator, held captive in
| Russia, has declared a hunger strike
in the Moscow prison where he is con.
fined, according to Capt. Marion c..
Cooper, the American airman who re.
Gently escaped from soviet Russian
| prison.
London-The communists of Eng.
land, said press association state.
ment, had definite plans to utilize the
coal crisis to foment revolution but