The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-20

another loan in this country.
Chicago Stock in the League OF
Nations" at $40 share was sold them,
several persons told department of JUS
tice agents,
Lewiston, Maine-The Bates college
debating council has accepted the chal-
lenge of Oxford university for joint
debate in England, June 16.
East ST. Louis. Ill.y-Rev, Guy Kyle
was sentenced to is years imprison-
ment and fined $4,000 in federal court
here when he pleaded guilty of rob-
bing the mails of $1S9,000.
New York; H. Thomas, secretary
of the British union of railwaymen,
was greeted with hostile demonstra-
tion by group calling themselves the
Irish American Labor league.
Omaha-Warren p Kite, air pilot,
was killed instantly at Grand Island,
Neb., when, before his wife and sew
eral thousand spectators, he was
forced to leap from his plane at a
height of 500 feet
Detroit-Mrs. Elizabeth Lewen, SO
years old. was charged with the muir
der of Max Ernest, 6-year-old boy
who disappeared from his home last
Wednesday, and whose body was found
in a marsh early today.
Tuscola. Ill-Warrants were issued
here for the arrest of John Quirk,
cashier of the Arcola State bank at Ar
cola, Ill.,, near here, and for his father,
NJ. T. Quirk, vice president, after the
bank had been closed by State Bank
Examiner Whitlock following a report.
ed shortage of 100000.
Chicago-Members of the l. W. w
admitting that $4,000 of their funds
disappeared when big Bilr' Haywood
their former leader, fled to Russia to
escape 20-year prison term, declared
they have no hopes now that he will
return to America. We've got to get
busy now and raise $4,000 to make
good the bonds he jumped" said Ray
Marlin. l. w. w. secretary.
Northwest
Thompson Falls, Mont.-Mrs. Mona
May McCully, charged with the muir
der of Leon Richardson, her son-in
law, was found guilty of murder in the
first degree by a jury here.
Chicago-A ring of alleged automo
bile thieves and whisky runners operat
ing in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan
was uncovered here by officials of the
department of justice Fifteen alleged
ringleaders, including deputy sheriff
from Kenosha, Wis, are under arrest
Madison, Wis.-Complete pardon
was granted John F. Dietz by Governor
John ]. Blaine, restoring freedom to
the famous Defender of Cameron
Dam" on the 10th anniversary of his
conviction and sentence for the killing
of Oscar Harp, deputy sheriff on Oct
8, 1910.
Anaconda, Mont-Edward Hickey
who made the first gold strike at the
Anaconda mine near Butte, is dead
He was 70 years old Hickey, former
ly the president of several banks, gold
mining companies and oil companies
is said to have made and lost dozen
fortunes. He is credited with having
located the Anaconda mine in 1866, be
ing the first prospector in that locality
Helena, Mont-Chin Quong, said to
be the oldest and wealthiest Chinese in
the United States, has left for China
where he will spend his final days
Chin is said to be ITO years old, and
according to banks at San Francisco
through which he sent his money back
to China for deposit has at least
$1,000,000 on deposit in his native land
He accumulated his fortune in the
sheep and cattle business in Montana
Idaho and Wyoming.
Foreign
San Jose, Costa Rica-Congress has
ratified the agreement by which Costa
RIGA becomes a member of the Cen
trail American union.
London-Commander V. S. Jackson
U. S. N, the last member of the Amer
lean Expenditionary Forces in London
sailed for New York on the Aquitania
Riga Moscow radio message says
navigation in the Finnish Gulf, which
has been swept of mines, will be
opened Immediately, permitting ships
to enter Petrograd and Kronstadt
harbors.
Brussells-A man alleged to be the
principal depouncer of Miss Cavell
the English nurse who was executed
by the Germans, has been arrested al
Mons, the newspaper giving his name
as Armand Jeanne.
Havana = DR.. Alfredo Zayas will
break several presidents when he
takes the oath as president of Cuba
He will take the oath at noon in plain
view of the public on an open balcony
of the national palace.
Mexico City-The volcano of Coli
main, in the state of Jalisco, long mac
tive, is in eruption. Smoke and ashes
are coming from the crater and the
phenomenon is accompanied by strong
rumblings. The natives are fleeing.
Mexico City-Recognition has beer
accorded the Obregon government Of
Mexico by the Austrian republic. A
communication to this effect has beer
handed to Enrique Freimann, Mexican
charge d'affairs in Vienna, says {
cablegram received at the foreign of
flee here.
Brussels-Due to the high French
tax on art auctions, the Alphonze Viii
lens collection, originally scheduled
for sale in Paris, was transferred tt
Brussels. The auction realized $3.50,
900, the highest price being paid fol
"Arcadian Farmers" by Corot.
London-Violence involving blood
shed and which the police attribute tt
Sim Fem campaign to terrorize Lon
don, began at midnight Saturday il
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