The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-17
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Everywhere.
Washington

Washington-The 18th convention
of the national rivers and harbors con-
gress will take place here March / and
2, il was announced.
Washington-Exports of agricultural
products in 1921 exceeded those of
1920 by nearly 100000 tons, the COM
merce department announced.
shington-Chairman M. B. Mad
den of the house appropriations COM
m1ttee announced that preparation of
a deficiency appropriation bill will be
started shortly.
Washington-Milton Extein of At
lantic City, general prohibition agent
attached to this district, was taken to
hospital suffering, physicians said,
from alcohol poisoning.
Washington-The International AS
sociation of Machinists has accepted
the invitation of the United Mine
Workers to join a proposed confer
ence of miners and railroad en-
ployees.
Washington-With the fate of the
treaties produced by the armament
conference resting now with the Unit
ed States senate, prospects for their
ratification, within a reasonable time,
are favorable.
Washington-Senator j. X. Shields
of Tennessee announced he would re-
new his efforts to bring about the en-
actment of legislation designed to pre-
vent pistol "toting," which he con-
tends is responsible for about 80 per
cent of the killings.
Washington - President Harding
practically has decided to appoint
Colonel Hubert Work of Pueblo Colo,
as postmaster general to succeed Will
Hayes, who has resigned, effective
March 1, to accept a position in the
motion picture industry.
Washington-A prediction that
there will be a decided change for
the better in business conditions by
early spring is made by Francis l.
Jones, director general of the United
States employment service, in it's in
dustrial survey for January.
Washington-Five chief petty Off
GERS of the navy were sentenced to
year Imprisonment, reduction in rank
and loss of pay until dishonorable dis
charge for taking and keeping
liquor" on the mine sweeper Red
Wing
Washington-The soldiers bonus
would cost the federal government ap.
proximately $4,000, 100000 on the basis
of estimates prepared for the house
ways and means committee by fiscal
officers of the army, navy and ma
rine corps.
Domestic
Sisterville, W. Va.-Two children of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Davis were
burned to death at RAIDER, when the
Davis home was destroyed by fire.
New York-The New York board of
aldermen has passed a resolution urg-
ing congress to modify the Volstead
law so as to permit the sale of light
wines and beer.
New York-Robert Forsyth, aged 73,
an actor who for nearly half century
appeared in productions in England
and the United States with Edwin
Booth, died here.
Newark, N. Poisonous liquor
served to party Of Negroes today
had caused four deaths and the criti-
cal illness of three others. Four are
held by police pending investigation.
Norfolk, Va.-The fire which de-
stroyed the former transport Northern
Pacific with reported loss of four
lives, originated in leaky oil tank on
a lower deck amidship, said officers of
the vessel.
Philadelphia-A new peace dollar,
dipped in gold and passed as a $40
gold piece, constituted the first at
tempt at counterfeiting this coin here,
police said. Charles P. Iteelo, col
ored, was arrested.
Chicago-Casimir Phillipovitch was
arrested here on charges of operating
confidence game which had netted
them more than 100000 through the
sale of worthless oil leases. More
than 5000 persons were said to have
been swindled.
adelphia-Reports of the with
drawa. from circulation of the new
peace" dollar are withot foundation
Raymond T. Baker, director of minis,
said today. About 100000 of the new
coins were struck at the Philadelphia
mint in December.
New York-The former transport
Northern Pacific---which last claimed
head lines in 1919 when it crashed on
to a sand bar off Erie island with g.
600 American soldiers it was bringing
back from France-was destroyed by
fire 40 miles off Cape May, N. ].
Chicago-Tourist rate reductions of
approximately 20. per cent. were an
nounced for the summer months on
trips westward by the Chicago & North
Western and the Chicago, Milwaukee
st. Paul railroads. Similar reduc-
tions were announced by the Burling-
ton, the Great Northern and Great
Western.
Los Angeles-dold, said to run
thousands of dollars to the ton, was
discovered by employees of an excavat-
ing company making preparations for
the construction of a building at
Figueroa and Jefferson streets here.
it is reported
Williamson, w. Va-Nine miners
were killed and three believed fatally
injured in an explosion in the work.
ings of the Marietta Coal company on
Pinson creek, Kentucky.
Highland Park, Ill.-Fire causing
less estimated at 100000 destroyed
three buildings and damaged several
others in the business district here.