The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
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Washington

Washington-William Howard Taft
was sworn in as Chief justice of the
United States.
Washington-The state department
was awaiting further report of the
killing of two Americans by highway
robbers in the Tampico district in
Mexico.
Washington = European dispatches
received in semi-official circles, tend
ed to confirm press reports that Prem
Ter Lenine of Russia has imprisoned
Leon Trotsky.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I. o. Wolcott
(dem., Del), resigned from the senate
to accept the chancellorship of his
state. His term would have expired
March 4, 1923.
Washington-The house bill author
izing an increase of the Philippine
island debt limit from S15,000,000 to
$30,000,000, was passed by the senate
and sent to conference.
Washington - Americas foreign
trade fell off more than three billion
dollars during the fiscal year ended
June 80, a summary of trade issued by
the Department of Commerce shows.
Washington-Th house committee
which investigated the escape of Gro
yer Cleveland Bergdoll, Philadelphia
draft lodged, has decided to reopen
hearings, but no date has been fixed for
calling witnesses.
Washington-Th shipping board
steamer Mopang struck mine as it
entered Euygas harbor in the Black
sea, July 5, and sank in five minutes,
according to reports to the board.
There was no loss of life.
Westinghouse small bonus to for
mer service men at this time would
be poor palliative to the millions who
are faced with unemployment, Presi-
dent Harding declared in asking the
senate to delay action on the soldier
bonus measure
hington-Railroads of the coun-
try earned $37,246,0 900 in May or $685.
600 more than in April, according to
reports filed with the Interstate Com
merce commission by the carriers and
made public by the Association of Rail-
way Executives.
Washington in circulation in
the United States July 1 amounted to
$52.42 per capita of population, accord
ing to statement by the treasury.
The total was S5,774,065,000 A year
ago the per capita amount was $571S,
and the total $6,OS4,S54 ,OOO
Washington-In expectation of a
message soon from President Harding
urging temporary postponement of the
bonus bill, greater speed with tariff
and tax legislation. Senate leaders be-
lieved they already had mustered suf-
ficient votes to lay aside the bonus
measure
Washington-A presidential procla-
nation announcing that the war with
Germany and Austria Hungary formal
ly came to an end on July 2, 1921,
when the President signed the joint
resolution, probably will be necessary
for legal reasons, Attorney General
Daugherty indicated.
Washington = A decrease in en-
ployment of 2.9 per cent during Jnne,
as compared with May, is indicated by
survey made by the Department of
Labor reports from 1928 firms, en-
ploying normally 100000 persons.
The decrease since January in these
establishments, situated in IS princi-
pal industrial centers, has been 6.2
per cent, statement issued said.
Domestic
Clearing, Ill.-Six men held up the
State bank here and escaped with $15,-
600. Three officials and two customers
were locked in the vault.
Chicago-The average IL per cent
wage reduction that became effective
July 1, was extended to a number of
roads not affected by the former order,
by the U. S. Railroad Labor board.
Los Angeles-William, BILLY" Rit-
chic, motion picture comedian, died
from injuries suffered two years ago
when he was attacked by ostriches at
a motion picture studio here. He was
AZ.
Hoboken-Leaders of the nation
mourned the country's war dead at
memorial services on the army piers
here where lay the bodies of 1854 men
who made the supreme sacrifice on the
fields France.
Wichita, Kan.-The National Wheat
Growers association, through it's Sec
rotary E. E. Kelly, here, advised all
farmers to hold their new wheat if
possible, as the rush to market of
grain testing high in moisture is tend
ing to force down the price.
San FTancisco-The estate Of the
late Franklin K. Lane, former secre-
tary of the interior, will not total more
than about $4,000, according to a Pc
tition filed in superior court here.
New York-Suicides in New York
were more prevalent among married
persons than single ones in 1920, it
was shown in the report Of Chief Medi-
cal Examiner Morris, made public.
San Francisco-A shipment of Asia
tic coal, the first to reach San Fran
cisco in five years, was aboard the Jap
anese steamer Seine Maru which ar
rived here. The coal was shipped from
Darien, Manchuria.
Belaire, Mich.-A heavy rainfall ex-
tmguished fire that had destroyed
the business district and was threat
ening to destroy the entire town. Prom
erty damaged was estimated in the
neighborhood of 100000.
Observation-Disclosures Chinese stow
Always aboard the Americe STE .mer
AuSable were taken into custody by
immigration officials when the vessel
locked here from Havana.
Quincy, Hl.-Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Phillips Of Macon, H., were killed and