The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-10-06
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WASHINGTON

W oSlHIISlUil
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts un
der new tariff law jumped ove- $4,000,
600 Saturday.
shington-Secretary of State c.
E. Hughes works out plan whereby
United States will be reimbursed by
Germany for cost of army of occupa
ton by $256,0OO,O0O worth of German
dyes.
Washington-Navy rushes II addi
tional American destroyers at request
of Admiral Mark Bristol to protect
American interests at Constantinople
Washington - President Harding
confers with Colonel Sprague, Chi
cago, and others of American Legion
on government plans for hospital
treatment of afflicted former service
men.
Washington-Donald D. Conn OF
Minneapolis, now serving assistant
federal fuel distributor, has been nam
ed to take charge or the newly created
Department of Public Relations of the
American Railways association.
shington-Uniformit of action
was demanded of the old officers OF
the Veterans bureau by Director
Forbes in an address to the confer
ence of officials of the IA regional dis,
tricts, meeting to discuss means OF
closer cooperation in the work on be-
half of former service men. Colonel
Forbes warned officials against becom
ing hard boiled" in the adjudication
of claims.
State Department still apprehensive
over Cuban failure to adopt financial
reform program:
Calling of special session of con-
gross believed to hinge on November
election if democrats should gain
house, a special session is certain.
Fuel Distributor c. E. Spens ap-
points committee of representative
railroad officials and businessmen to
aid in coal distribution problem.
Washington, Sept. ga new immi-
grafton law, reducing immigration by
90 per cent and with a provision ex-
Guiding Japanese except those coming
to this country to join immediate rela-
tives, for travel or on business, was
advocated by Representative Albert
Johnson, Washington, chairman of the
house immigration committee, in a
recent statement.
Washington-Ulysses Grant Smith
of Pennsylvania, until recently Amer
lean commissioner and charge d'affairs
of the American legation in Hungary
was nominated by President Harding
to be minister to the newly recogized
government Albania.
Domestic
Tarrytown, N. Y.-John D. Rookie
Teller celebrated the 9th anniversary
Of his first job, which was bookkeep-
ing.
Chicago-Firemen quelled fire that
threatened to wipe out a big area of
the stockyards district. The loss esti-
mated at 100000, was confined to
one big barn of the Union Stock
yards company and it's contents of
hay and II mules.
st. Louis-Three successive explo-
sions in a building occupied by the
Independent Tire company. wrecked
the place and probably caused the
proprietor of the company, and an as.
sistant. Loss $4,000.
st. Louis, MCDANIEL Upthegrove,
president of the st. Louis Southwest
ern Cotton Belt) railway, announced
that the Cotton Belt had declined an
invitation from its striking shopmen
to negotiate a settlement of the strike.
New Orleans, La.-Reduction of
street car fares from eight to seven
cents and gas from $145 for each L..
600 feet to $1.30 were announced by
the New Orleans Railway and Light
company t.-.~'
Steubenville, Ohio-Asserting that
the screen has entered politics, Rev
B. F. Lamb declared Will Hays has
been employed by the motion picture
interests for political purposes, and
not to clean up the movies.
New York-Hebrew chorus girls in
this city voted for strike in protest
against 25 per cent cut in salaries.
Sunbury, Pa.-.Citizens of this town
the party of men carrying red lights
and robed in the raiment of the Ku
Klux Khan who last night appeared il
public park in the heart of the city
removed tattered and torn American
flag from fiagpole and ran up a new
! one.
New York-Rev. William Austin
Smith, so, editor of The Churchman
national weekly of the Protestant
Episcopal church, died.
Belleville, Ill.-A pony blimp valued
at $3.50, 900 collided with gas tank al
Scott field near here, upsetting the
gondola containing three aviators. The
men suffered only slight bruises. The
balloon then sailed 15 miles south
where it came to earth. 1t was pursued
for a time by two lieutenants in ar
airplane, but the chase was abandoned
when the blimp reached an altitude o.
$4,000 feet.
New York-Dr. Felix Scardapane
surgeon, gave up a quart of his blood
to save patient, Mrs. Rose Pas
querella.
Des MoineS-M. j. MackenhauSen, {
veteran of the Civil war in the annua
G.. A. R. parade, dropped from fatigu,
from the line of march as it neare(
the capitol grounds and died. He wa.
a resident of White Bear, Mimi.
Scranton, Pa.-Charles r. Cornell
aged 5S, member of congress from thi.
district, d.es at his home after an i'll
ness of several months. Death wal
due to complications following an at