The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-25
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Washington-Need of legislation for
the control of coal priests empha-
sized in letter sent by Senator w.
e. Borah, to Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover.
Observation-Disclosures convinced by
failure OF London reparations confer
ence that problem can only be settled
in general conference of Allied powers,
United States participating, but feel
American people not in mood to in
dorse such course.
ashington-Federal fuel commits
sion finds railroads interfering with
coal distribution and price holding
program of government; appeals to
roads to cease competitive coal bid
ding and gives assurance that roads
will get all coal required.
shington-Democrats meet de-
feat in effort to reduce tariff duties on
aluminium; charge aluminium produc-
ton in United States in monopoly in
that Secretary A. J. Mellon has large
financial interest
..
OF Indiana, predicts senate will make
short work of passing McCumber bon
us bill when tariff bill is disposed Of.
Washington-The Senate has COM
pleted consideration of all committee
amendments to the administration
tar1H bill, and that measure was thus
put into about the form in which it
will be passed.
Washington-An objection by the
Brazilian government has blocked the
plan to open the new mi-Barbados
Western Union cable for emergency
use in handling messages to and from
Europe by way of Pernambuco.
shington-Liberty bonds to the
face amount of $64,837,90 were pur-
chased and retired by the treasury
out of repayments of principal on
loans to foreign governments during
the fiscal year ending June 80.
Establishment of
special rediscount rate of 311a per cent
on agricultural papers is under con.
federation by the federal reserve
board. officials explained, the special
farm rate would enable banks which
made loans for agricultural purposes
upon the security of farm products
to rediscount at 31s per cent.
shington-Authority for national
vessels to participate in the American
Legion convention at New Orleans Oc-
tober 16 to 20 was announced at the
Navy department. The cruiser Bir-
mingham, flying the flag of Rear Ad-
miral w. G. Cole, and six destroyers
from the Atlantic fleet, were ordered
to New Orleans for that purpose.
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Domestic
San Francisco-Firmly insisting his
plans for the future were entirely in
definite, Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle
sailed for the orient. 1t was the first
lap of trip that will take him to far
away lands.
New Orleans-About 200 people,
many Of them women and children,
were driven from the Alamo theater,
moving picture place, in the down
town district when fire broke out in
the boxoffice.
Toms River, N. IA baseball rain
check issued at the Polo grounds, N.
Y, and saved from the afternoon of
the day William Giberson was shot,
convinced county officials that they
could not connect Harry Ganun of
New York Of the murder.
San Antonio-Rafael Manzo, treas
urer of the Mexican government, has
resigned, according to news dispatch
printed in La Prensa, Spanish lam
guage newspaper in San Antonio
Chicago-The incorporation of ma.
tional society of the middle classes to
act as balance Of power" to pre-
vent strikes and other forms of in.
dustrial strife, under the name of the
Society of the American Common
wealth, was announced here.
: Wellsburg, w. Va.-Forty-nine men
wanted by Brooke county authorities
in connection with the fatal fight at
the Clifton mine in Cliftonville near
here July II, have surrendered to the
Pennsylvania authorities.
! Great Hill, N. Y.-Three federal
agents were attacked by an outing
party Of 200, with women urging on
the assailants, when they raidcd ho-
tel near this city.
Chicago-Ruins of an ancien, city
of great size, hitherto unknown, have
been uncovered in Columbia by the
South American Archaeological expedi-
ton Of the Field Museum of Nature
History, Chicago
Los Angeles, Calir.-Tommy O'Con-
nor, convicted murderer and fugitive of
Chicago, is believed to be in Los An
geies, according to information re-
ceived at the office of the district at
torney.
LeavenN Kans.-Efforts of
Mrs. Margaret Anderson, So, who
travelled afoot last January from Sioux
Falls, S. D., to Washington, to ask the
president to pardon her son, were re-
warded when her SON, Joseph, 10, left
the federal penitentiary.
San Diego-Lieutenant Westside
Larson, army f1ier, covered the LOO
miles flight from San Antonio in less
than IL hours.
Memphis, Tenn.-Miss Frances
Birkhead of New Orleans has filed an
other suit for $4,000 damages against
Lee M. Russell, governor of Missis-
sip2i, in the United States District
coErS
San Francisco, Calif.-Tbe Southern
Pacific company has lifted its en-
barge on the shipment of perishable
freight and livestock which was de-
clared On account o. strike of train
crews.