The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-10-28
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Washington

Whedon, vice commander Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic died here.
Washington Solomon Porter Hood
of New Jersey, was nominated by Pre-
sident Harding to be resident minister
and consul general in Liberia.
Washington-The senate has agreed
to an appropriation of $4,000 for the
ceremonies attending the burial of the
unknown" American soldier, Nov.
IL.
Washington-Major General William
w. Witherspoon, retired, former chief
OF staff of the army and head of the
war office, died as result of heart
attack
Washington Former Controller
John Shelton Williams said the feder-
al reserve board should set an exam
pie of economy instead of one IF wild
extravaganza.
Washington-TEe opening of the
limitation of ornaments conference
Nov. II, to Nov. 81, it was announced
at the state department.
Washington-Beer as a medicine en-
joys a full legal status, through the
unexpected action of the Treasury de-
partment in promulgating regulations
permitting its use for that purpose
ashington-Expulsion from the
house of Representative Thomas L.
Blanton, (dem., Texas) was called for
in resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative F. w. Mondell, the republic
can leader.
Washington-A demand for protec-
ton by capitol police from automo-
biles and that "devilish machine
known as the motorcycle" was made
in the senate by Senator T. z. Watson
(dem. Ga.)
Washington-Judges and public Of
ficials were taken to task for their at
titude toward prohibition enforcement
by Commissioner Haynes, in an adj
dress here. This attitude he described
as ga foe we must not overlook"
Washington-In a sweeping declara-
ton involving the entire railroad situa-
tion, wage scales, depression in indus
try and finances, the Interstate Com
merce commission ordered the freight
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throughout the Western half of the
United States reduced by an average
of approximately Is per cent
Sporting
New York-"Babe" Ruth, home run
king, has abandoned his transforming
trip and has expressed regret at hav-
ing violated the rules of organized
baseball in engaging in post-season ex-
hibitions.
Minneapolis touchdown
in the third period, and then with
standing dazzling aerial attack,
which very nearly turned the tide,
Minnesota defeated Indiana on North
rop field, to 0.
Halifax-Blue Nose of Lunenburg
won the first international fishermen's
race in rip-roaring wind of q knots
that carried away the foretop mast of
her Yankee rival, Elsie, out of Glouces-
ter, after half the course had been
covered.
Chicago-Baseball has attained such
a marked popularity in Mexico, &C
the American league, that today he an
nounced he would go to the Mexican
capital by Dec. 1 for the purpose of
explaining how the game is conducted
in the United States.
Domestic
Cleveland Four persons were
fnr,nd IVY noliap in or rfp mil
ing, dead from asphyxiation.
Allendale, S. CD Kirkland, Ne
gro, charged with killing Eugene P.
Walker, was lynched by mob.
Chicago = A moonshine crazed
white man, armed with "a butcher
knife, ran wild in Chicago's "black
belt killing two persons and wound
ing third.
Williamson, w. Va.-U. NJ. Metzger,
in charge of local headquarters of the
United Mine Workers of America, and
two associates were arrested on
charge of violating the martial law
proclamation.
Philadelphia-Hig prohibition off
GERS revealed that liquor valued at
nearly $15,000000 was withdrawn
from distilleries over the country
through fraudulent permits.
Princeton, N. J.-Brigadier General
Alfred Alexander Woodruff, u S. A.,
retired, is dead at his home He was a
veteran of the Civil war and one of
Princeton's oldest graduates.
Chicago-A "no profit month, dur
ing which all dealers in building ma
terials and real estate to be used for
stimulate building was suggested to
the National Retail Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION by Irving B. Hiett, president
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards
Carson, Miss.-Three white men
and one colored man were killed, and
several others injured when % cars of
log train of the U. U. Newman. Lum-
Der company became separated from
the engine on an upgrade and crashed
into work train.
Chicago Efforts by the Railroad
Labor Board to avert the threatened
railroad strike through conferences
with heads of the five unions which
have ordered walkout, effective Oc
tober 80, failed when the meeting adj
journed with the announcement by
the the Board that while the discus
sions were beneficial, no definite re-
suits were obtained"
Chicago-Two million farmers are
being asked to enlist in the army of
disarmament and urge the TJnitad