The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-16
Gig Happenings of the Week
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Washington

ton will take place in Chicago Nov. Is
to II, 1t is announced.
Washington-Secreta A. w. Mel
on's offer of s6OO.OOO,OOO in treasury
notes and certificates dated Sept. 15
has been fully subscribed, treasury Of
ficials said.
Washington. L. Monickle, civil
ian employee Of the naval aeronautical
testing laboratory, was drowned when
a navy seaplane fell into the Potomac
river The body was recovered.
Westinghouse Charged with solicit
ing bride, William Jacobus, an audi
tor of the United States shipping
board Emergency Fleet corporation,
was arrested by federal authorities.
Washington-Daniel u Tobin, presi-
dent of the International Brotherhood
of Transfers, has resigned as treasur-
er and member of the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor.
shington-Imperative instruction
for economy in preparing the new
government estimates for the next
fiscal years appropriations have been
given all department heads, it was
said at the White House.
Washington - General Pershing,
chief of staff of the United States
army, was ordered by President Hard
ing to proceed to France to present the
Congressional Medal of Honor to the
unknown soldier of that republic.
Washington-Refusal of members of
labor organizations to live up to their
agreements with shipping board opera
tors will be followed by employment
Of whatever labor available" to fill
their places, the board has announced.
Misunderstanding of the battle
ship Alabama by army aviators will
take place in Chesapeake Bay, off
Tangier island, near the wrecks of the
San Marcos and the old India, it has
been learned at the army air service
headquarters.
Sporting
Cincinnati-Tommy Gibbons, st.
Paul rang up his 14th straight knock
out here when towel was tossed into
the ring for Wild Bill Reed, Phoenix,
Ariz, in the second round.
CleVeland-Jack Dempsey, worlds
heavyweight champion, will referee
the Kilbane-Frush fight here, Sept. II.
The boxing commission and both fight
ers have agreed on Dempsey.
Domestic
New York-President Harding &C
cepted the honorary presidency of the
press congress of the world to be con-
Quoted in Honolulu next month.
Newton, Kan.-Reduction of naval
ornaments is not enough; the world
should be made "navyless," William G.
McAdoo asserted in an address here.
Chicago-Members of the U. S.
Grain Gorwers, Inc, is nearing the TO-
600 mark, field reports received here
at the close of last weeks campaign
showed.
San Francisco-In 40 hours liquor
worth $250,000 was seized by federal
prohibition enforcement officers in
northern California, according to E.
Forest Mitchell, prohibition director.
Mcintyre, Iowa-The decapitated
farmer living at Riceville, was found
on the track of the Chicago & Great
Western railroad two miles east of
here.
Jefferson City, Mo.-Rioting broke
out in the Missouri penitentiary here
between convicts and guards. First re-
ports had it that two guards were shot
to death and a number of prisoners in
jured.
Montreal-The Quebec liquor COM
mission will sell liquor to American
visitors in the province only if the
American government permits the
sale, the chairman of the commission
announced.
Toledo-An armed bandit identified
by police as Frank Dupont, alias Sun
ny Jim," SO years old, was killed by
the motorman of streetcar here,
tempted to hold up the car.
New York-Benedict Crowell, for
mer assistant secretary of war, has
been elected president of the Aero
Club of America, succeeding Myron T.
Herrick, who resigned on becoming
American ambassador to France.
San Diego-With their powerful
searchlights flashing over San Diego
bay, so warships aided in the finding
of two boys, Philip Watkins, aged 4,
and Charles Sherbno, 5, who disap-
peared from their homes in Coronado.
Springfield, Mo.-Harry Meadows,
aged Is, committed suicide here
rather than go to school, where he
feared the fellows would pick on
him"
Tokio-Appeals for assistance are
being sent out by 100000 starving
ing from the drouth which ruined the
crops last month.
Chicago-Lake Michigan was cross
ed in a rowboat for the first time in
history. The six boys who made the
trip were on the water Is hours. The
crew was made up of students from
the University of Illinois.
Chicago-Counterfeit Federal Re-
serve notes in denominations of $40,
$50 and $50 are being circulated
throughout the middle west, federal
authorities announced.
New York-Final payment of the
Presbyterian church's share of the
debt of the interchurch world move
ment amounting to $3.50, 365.77, has
been announced officially.
Mexico City-Belief is expressed
here that efforts are being made to
break the deadlock between Mexico