The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-21
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Washington-The railroads have
abandoned their plan to increase de-
murrage charges, it was learned from
the interstate commerce commission.
Washington-The legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
carrying approximately $113,OO0,000
was passed by the house and sent to
the senate.
Washington-The house received
from Secretary of the Treasury ID. F.
Houston additional estimates of 3d.
$4,000 for hospital buildings under
the public service at yorious points
throughout the country.
Washington-A request that federal
troops be sent into the coal mine strike
district in Alabama to replace the Ala
bama National Guard has been receiv-
ed at the White House from the Uni
ted Mine workers of Alabama.
Washington-A walking stick made
from wood cut out of the heart of a
native Bots Dare tree planted in Tex
as in 1870, was presented to Presi-
dent Wilson by Representative L. w.
Parrish of Texas, on behalf of the
democrats of Wise county, Texas.
WashingtOn-Death penalty for per-
sons convicted of committing crimes
by the use Of weapons was proposed
by Representative Summers of Texas
as a means of checking the present
day crime wave Action is necessary
to make human life more secure, he
said.
Washington-The great dirigible
RIBS, building in England for the
American navy will be completed in
March and probably will start across
the Atlantic early in July, the House
naval committee was informed by
Captain T. d. Craven, director of
naval aviation.
Washington-Captai Emmett Kill
patrick, American Red Cross worker,
who was reported last November to
have been killed by the bolsheviki, is
in Jail at Moscow, advices to the state
department said. 1t was added that he
was captured Oct. 20 while engaged in
relief work along the front occupied
by the Wrangel forces in the Crimea.
Sporting.
Minneapolis Frank, Uni
versity of Minnesota track coach, will
tutor the 1921 squad, it was announced
by the athletic board of control.
Chicago-John H. Farrell of Auburn,
n. Y, for 20 years secretary of the
National Association of Minor Leagues,
is slated to become secretary to Fed
.eral Judge X. M. Lands, commission
er of organized baseball.
Dodge, Neb.-Joe Stecher, former
worlds champion heavyweight wrest-
Ter, arrived at his home here from an
Omaha hospital where he has been un-
der treatment for partial paralysis.
Physicians declare that his ailment
was due to bad teeth which have been
removed.
New York-In a spectacular bout
which was stopped by the referee in
the sixth round at Madison Square
Garden, Benny Leonard, world light
weight champion, scored a technical
knockout over Richie Mitchell of Mil
waukee, who, despite his defeat, proved
himself a worthy challenger. The
bout was the main attraction at a
benefit given devastated France.
Domestic
Chicago-Carl Wanderers trial for
the murder of the ragged stranger was
set for March 1.
Bayonne, N. 1.-Two persons were
killed and more than 10 injured in an
explosion and fire in the plant of the
Bellows Film company here.
Jefferson City, Mo.-A bin to make
automobile theft capital offense pun
ishable by hanging or life imprison-
ment, was introduced in the house.
Detroit-After celebrating "a hours
the jury in the trial of Albert Sher-
man, deputy sheriff, charged with kill
ing Walter Gilday and Maurice Draul-
lard, returned a verdict of not guilty.
The trial was the result of a gun bat
tie.
San Diego-An attempt to establish
a new transcontinental airplane speed
record from San Diego to Jacksonville.
Fla, will be made Feb. q, according
to announcement made by Lieutenant
w. ID. SOAcy, VI lu0 J1SI aero SQUAD
ron, stationed at Rockwell field.
Detroit-A ruling by the United
States treasury department at Wash
ington that manufacturers of home
brewed beer are subject to a penalty
Of $1,000 was received by John M.
Srogan, collector of internal revenue
for the eastern Michigan district.
Guiding Engineer William Howe of
Evansville, Ind, and Pilot L. Lockhart
of Paris, Tenn, were injured, probably
fatally, when a special Louisville, Hen
derson & st. Louis passenger train
met Louisville & Nashville freight
train head-on near here.
Hartford, Cenn.-What is claimed to
be world record for civilian wireless
transmission was made when a mes
sage from the Hartford Courant to the
LOS Angeles Times was relayed across
he continent by the station of Hiram
Percy Maxim. The reply came in
hour and s minutes.
New York-The cost of living de-
creased Sc per cent in the four months
from July to November, and the de-
cline was brought about by drops in
the average prices of number of
important food and clothing articles
so great as to Offset concurrent in
creases in many other items, the Ma
tional Industrial Conference board re-
ported.
Hot Springs, Ark.-G. NJ Burkhart,
alleged to have killed his wife. Daisy