The Ely miner., 1922-07-14
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Washington
Washington Establishment of
new navy for new republic was the
object of bill introduced by Senator
j. 1. France (rep., Md to authorize
the president to give to Poland six of
the American navy vessels which are
to be scrapped under the arms confer
ence treaty.
Washington-The first faint rumbles
of 1924 presidential booms were heard
in the senate. Senator S. M. Short
ridge (rep., Calif.) undertook to start
the ball rolling for a second term for
President Harding and unintentionally
brought on boom from the democrat
ic side for Senator Atlee Pomerene
of Ohio.
ashington-President Harding and
Chairman A. d. Lasker of the shipping
board were charged by Senator T. H.
Caraway (dem., Ark.) in the senate
with fragrant violation Of the prohibi
tion laws in permitting the sale of
liquor on shipping board vessels. The
senator said "All Christian Americans"
protest against such sale of liquor.
Washington-A meeting of the SEN
ate agriculture committee was called
by Chairman G. w. Norris to consider
recommendations to be submitted to
the senate with reference to the offers
for development of the governments
projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Washington-Majo leaders in
charge of the administration tariff bill
were warned in the senate by Senator
T. L. Lenroot (rep., Wis.,, leader of
the progressive group, that unless
some of the high duties proposed in
the tariff bill were brought down to
within reason" he would reserve the
right to vote against the measure.
Washington-Formal demand will
be made by Alien Property Custodian
Thomas w. Miller on the Chemical
Foundation for the return to the Gus
todian of ali formerly alien owned
patents now controlled by the founda-
tion, Mr.. Miller announced.
Washington-Passage of permanent
restrictive immigration legislation is
on the program for next winters ses
sion of congress. Representative AL
OOlL VI w Cudll ulou
of the house committee on immigration
believes the United States never will
return to the wide open door policy
prevailing prior to the passage of the
present temporary three per cent re-
strictive law.
Washington-Slight prospect Is seen
by Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas,
hnod of "a Of
marked reductions in governmental
taxes and expenditures in the years of
the immediate future. In order to
keep down expenses It all Senator Cap
per says that small savings must be
made wherever possible.
ashfngton-Business is booming
again, the department of commerce re-
ported. Statistics for May, just COM
pleted, show that the tide of prosper
ity is rising steadily. Out of AZ indus
tries tabulated in May, 3S showed in
creases in production over April.
Domestic
Graham, Texas-Four young girls
were drowned in the Brazos river near
here while on holiday outing.
Los Angelss-Walter l.. Hill, Jr., 21a
years cid, died here after eating a
firecracker.
st. Louis-Christian Science leaders
are considering the construction of a
$2,000,000 college near st. Louis, it
was announced. 1t will be the first
Christian Science college in the world,
it was said.
Salt Lake City-Eleven passengers
were injured, two seriously, when five
Pullman cars Of the Salt Lake & Los
Angeles passenger train No. east
bound, plunged from the track near
Pehrson, 60 miles west of Salt Lake.
Chicago-A strike vote of Chicago
streetcar motormen and conductors
was ordered by William Quinlan, presi-
dent of Division 241, of the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees, following the
fiat rejection by Henry A. Blair, presi-
dent of the Chicago surface lines, of
the unions demand for renewal of the
present so cent an hour wage contract.
Kansas City, Mo.-Thirty persons
were injured in a wreck on the Frisco
railroad
Kansas City, Mo.-Wheat remains
uncut while 5000 harvest hands here
lack fares to the wheat fields.
Saratoga Springs, N. 1.-TWO were
killed and 81 injured when a Hudson
Valley train struck a truckload of pic
lElckers.
New York-Incorporation at Albany
of the American Society for the Con-
troll OF Cancer, was announced here by
DR.. Francis Carter Wood, director of
the Institute of Cancer Research of
Columbia university. The aim of the
society. which is endowed by philan-
thropists, is to collect, collate and dis
seminate information concerning the
symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and
prevention of career"
Baton Rouge, lathe Louisiana
house of representatives was thrown
into an uproar by fist fight on the
floor of tn. chamber between Senator
]. o. Stewart of Lake Charles, and
Representative F. C. Claiborne of New
Roads.
New York-Confidenc that the Phil
ippines will soon be free and that
friendship between the islands and the
United States will be perpt tual, was
expressed by members of tle Philip
pine parliamentary commission at a
dinner rendered them by the Philip
pine-Americsn Chamber of Commerce
here.