The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-04
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Washington
Washington-Senator RansdeIl Ga,
Gemocrat) charges opposition on the
part of Great Britain to the ship sub
sidy bill and asserts that vote against
the bill is vote to aid British and in
jure the United States.
Washington = Brigadier General
Charles E. Sawyer, President Hard
ing's personal physician, has declined
TO resign as chief co-ordinator of the
federal board of disqualification, in
response to the demand of Colonel A.
a. Sprague, Of Chicago, chairman of
the American Legion's national reha-
Utilization committee.
Washington - Negotiations with
financial representatives of Great Bri-
tain for the funding Of that country's
s5,000,000.000 war debt to this country,
scheduled to begin early in Septem-
Der, may be deferred until the latter
part of that month, 1t was indicated at
the treasury Three members of the
Allied debt funding commission will be
away from Washington the first part
of September.
shington-Charges made recent
ly that the federal civil service COM
mission has been biased by political
influence in its examination and certi-
fication of postmaster applicants, were
declared without foundation in a re-
port submitted to the senate by spe-
cial committee, which spent nearly
in
Washington-The insignia of COM
mander of the Order of the Crown was
bestowed by the Italian government
upon Major General Harry L. Rogers,
quartermaster general of the army, in
recognition OF his services during the
war.
Washington-Special delivery let
tiers will not eb sent out from any post
office in the country after II p. m, I'M
der new postal regulations.
shington-Insurgency developed
again in the senate, Senator l. l.. Len
roots amendment to the cotton glove
paragraph of the tariff bill limiting
all duties to rs per cent ad valorem,
carrying by a vote of SO to II. Sena-
tor Lenroot estimated that the spe-
cific duties on sueded cotton gloves
would range from 80 to 119 per cent,
which 20 republicans and Is democrats
agreed were excessive.
Domestic
Columbia, Mo.-To be able to read
without the aid of glasses, although
she is eight years beyond the century
mark in the journey of life, is daily
habit with Mrs. Lemuel Shadrick. of
this city.
New York-A bricklayer and
carpenter fell from the fifth story of a
building under construction at Crotoua
Park north and Prospect avenue, the
Bronx, and were killed.
Kansas City, Mo.-Out on the Paci
fic coast, so miles from Portland, Ore,
the Long-Bell Lumber company or
Kansas City, is laying out a model in
dustrial city in connection with the
opening up in another year of 10000
acres of fir land.
Monmouth, nl.-The majority of
members of almost one hundred so
cieties in the Young Peoples Chris
tian union of the United Presbyterian
church are giving one-tenth of their
income to church purposes, the Rev.
James A Crosby of Elmwood City, Pa,
general secretary of the union, told
members of the organization here.
Lansing, Mich.-A proposal to rec
ommend to the next legislature that a
tax be levied on gasoline was voted
down here by the general tax hearing,
20 to II. Automobile clubs opposed
the proposal as an added tax burden
on industry.
Savannah, Ga.-Objection by rep
resentative of the British consul here
TO the holding of sailors from the Brit
ish steamship Brazilia on charges of
violating the prohibition law was over
ruled by a United States commits
sioner.
Annapolis-The court of appeals de-
Sided that the 100000 soldier bonus
bill passed by the last legislature is
unconstitutional, holding that the ref
erendum clause attached is in viola
ton of the state constitution.
East st. Louis, Ill.-Two men held
up the Tricity State bank at Madison
and escaped with about $4,000 after
compelling the assistant cashier and
a customer to lie face downward on
the floor.
New Haven, Conn.-Willian Serge
ant Kendall, until recently dean of the
Yale Art school. has confirmed re-
port that Mrs Kendall, who has been
in Paris with her daughter for num-
Der of months, had obtained divorce
from him in that city.
Cleveland-Mike Stone. of Detroit,
was hailed as the first aerial stowaway
after being carried in the mail COM
partment of an airplane from Detroit
to Cleveland. He said he crawied in
to get some sleep and was locked in.
Herrin, nl.-Fifteen bodies of the
victims of the recent coal mine war
fought near this city, are still unlden-
titled. One of the dead was identified
as Robert J. Anderson of Sparta, Mich.
Chicago-An appeal urging the pro-
secution Of those responsible for the
recent Staying near Herrin, ID. was
sent to the 1900 members of the Illi-
nois Manufacturers association and 900
other industrial, commercial, civic and
similar organizations by the Illinois
Industrial council.
Houghton, Mich.-Emil Johnson,
aged 10, and Roy Draper, aged 20,
were killed when the car in which they
were riding was struck by north.
bound Chicago & North Western train
near I.anse, Mich Both were en-
ployees of the Baraga county road
commission