The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-16
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Everywhere.
Washington

600 between June and October, it was
announced.
Washington-.The Irish Free State
will assume the S6,O0O,0e0 obligation
of the Irish republic, Fiscal Agent
O'Mare announced.
Neutrality-suspicious. for reorganiza-
ton of the machinery of the govern
ment as a complement to the budget
system, are near completion.
Washington Secretary Herbert
Hoover characterized the year of 1921
as lone of liquidation" and the year
1922 as ''one of recuperation.
Washington = Postal savings de-
creased $4,000 in the month of No
Vember, according to statement is
sued by the postoffice department.
Washington-The Negro World De-
mocracy congress urged hearing be-
fore the arms conference, with Jew
ito the recognition of the equality OF
races"
Washington-Senator G. H. Moses
(rep., N. H. assailed the democratic
administration during the war, declar-
ing republican states were compelled
to furnish a disproportionate share
of men in the draft.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of immi-
grafton for three years, except for
husbands, wives and children of nat
uralized citizens is proposed in bill
introduced by Chairman Johnson OF
the House immigration committee.
Westinghouse editor of the Mari
on Star, President Harding accepted
an invitation to attend the convention
of national newspaper executives and
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
World, in Milwaukee, June to IL,
1922.
Washington-The adjusted compen-
sation bill for veterans of the World
war will be passed by congress within
the next 80 days, HanSord MacNider,
national commander of the American
Legion, was informed by Senator P.
J. McCumber, author of the bill in the
senate, and Congressman Joseph Ford
ney, who introduced the measure to
the house.
Washington-If the paper used by
the government printing office during
the year was laid fiat at thickness
of one sheet it would cover approx
mately "a square miles and if made
into octave books, piled one on the
other, they would soar 500 miles into
the air, Public Printer Carter esti-
mates in his annual report MED with
Congress.
Sporting
Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard univer-
sity invited the University of Califor-
MIA to meet the Crimson eleven in
football game at the Harvard stadium
October % next year.
New York = Revision Of the rules
governing the great outdoors sport of
Americans, and general overhauling
of the game, were contemplated when
officials of the National league of
baseball clubs met in annual conven-
ton here.
New York-Supreme Court Justice
Guy stayed the receivership appointed
for Tex Richard, boxing promoter, the
Madison Square Garden corporation
and the Madison Square Garden Sport
ing club, pending an appeal taken to
the appellate division.
Domestic
Chicago of Police Fitzmorris
has indicated thta 5000 policemen
would be used to enforce prohibition
If necessary.
Philadelphia - Women's Christian
Temperance union has no intention of
working for the abolition of tobacco,
it's president announces.
Jackson, Ky.-National Guardsmen
left at dawn for the Lost Creek Sec
ton of Breathitt county to search for
nine men who killed one youth and
probably mortally wounded two wo-
men in an attempted Jail delivery.
Jersey City-Menaced by smoke and
flames, 100 blind inmates of st. Jo-
seph's home were led to safety here
as fire damaged the building. They
were found by attendants and firemen,
cropping helplessly in the sitting corri-
doris and chambers. Several heroic
rescues were made.
Detroit, Mich.-Eight persons were
burned to death in a fire that de-
stroyed boarding house near Royal
Oak, suburb. Three others, wom-
an and two children, were badly in
jured and were taken to hospital,
where it was said their chances for
recovery were slight.
Detroit-Five persons were injured
and so others thrown into a panic dur
ing the rush hour, when fire broke out
in the forward end of streetcar.
Wellington, N. 1.-THE house of rep
resentatives has passed tariff bill
further favorlng British imports. The
measure gives preference to British
goods on 400 items out of 604 or 200
more than under the old tariff.
Springfield, Ill.-The supreme court
denied the petition of Thomas O'Con-
nor for writ of error and supersedeas
O'Connor is under sentence to hang
on December Is for the murder of
Patrick O'Neill, Chicago policeman.
Russelville, Ark.-One man was
killed, two other were pr. badly fatally
injured and three more were seriously
burned as the result of a gas explo-
sion in the Southern Anthracite Min
ing company's mine No. near here.
Springfield-Through the backfiring
of his car here, the machine of c. w.
Osbourn of st. Paul caught fire and
was completely destroyed.
Nashville-Governor Taylor request
ed that troops be sent to Dyersburg,
where mob was reported forming,