The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-12
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WASHINGTON


Washington - The agreements en-
tered into at the Washington confer.
ence with respect to China will be car
ried out to the letter regardless OF the
outcome of the civil war raging be-
tween the forces of Generals WI Pei
F'u and Chang Tso Ling.
Washington-Having completed its
draft OF the soldier bonus bill, the Sen.
ate finance committee has authorized
Senator Porter j. McCumber, the
chairman, to present it to President
Harding for his opinion.
Washington = The Winslow resolu-
ton providing for government pur-
chase of the Cape Cod canal at an esti.
mated cost of $11,50O,0O0 was reported
by the House interstate commerce COM
mission.
acknowledgements promise to
make filibuster in senate against tar.
if bill, regular daily procedure for
some time. 49,.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ]. E. Ransdell
of Louisiana says over a million AM
erican farmers now are supporting
proposed ship subsidy legislation.
Observation-Disclosures Harding is
keeping hands off of republican sena-
torial primary contests in all states,
even Ohio, where his personal friends
are in thick of fight. He holds it is
not the business of the execute re to
mix in them.
Washington-Chamb of Commerce
nrf CHI
usual condition of lack of demand for
coal, despite the coal strike; at pres
ent rate of production and consump-
ton says there can be no general
shortage in next six weeks.
MISUNDERSTANDING committee
OF Anti-saloon league issues clarion
call to friends of enforcement to get
on job in coming senatorial primaries.
1t fears inroads may be made on con-
gress by vets.
Washington-State department OFF,
Gals declare that American loans to
Russia In Kerensky regime were not
used for any purpose unaccounted for.
Washington-Eugene Meyer, Jr., at
ter inspection of agricultural and live
stock conditions, reports outlook
promising. He recommends six
months extension of authority to war
finance corporation to make loans for
agricultural purposes.
Domestic
Chicago-Wall paper as homelike
touch to aid the appetite of diners on
Burlington trains will be added to IL
new steel dining cars to be placed in
service June /. After conducting an
investigation, including questioning OF
many patrons, committee of five Of
ficers of the road has decided to paper
the cars with new and attractive de-
sign of wall paper. .s......r
Chicago - Minneapolis, with an at
tendance of 10,44S for the opening
game of the American association sea-
son has been awarded the silver loving
cup, donated by Thomas ]. Hickey,
president of the league. Toledo, the
winner of the cup in 1920 and 1921, was
the runner up with 9,57S, while st.
PAUL was third with S,766.
New York;. P. Morgan, who has
been invited by the inter allied repara-
lions commission t. confer with it in
Paris on the feasibility of raising an
international loan for Germany, will
sail on the steamship Olympia.
Chicago - President Harding has
given his personal Endorsement to the
movement inaugurated by the Ameri-
can Homes bureau for national Bet
ter Homes week" to be instituted next
October as an annual event.
New York-Are the people OF the
United States tired of prohibition, and
would they return to pre-Volstead
conditions if they had the opportu-
nifty? This is a question being asked
sy millions of residents of this coun-
ny.
Lincoln, Web.-William Jennings
5ryan, spending day with relatives
at his former home here, made public
a letter he has sent to President
Harding, imploring him in the inter-
est of world peace and the regenera-
ton of Europe, to send representa-
tive to the Genoa conference.
New York-Robbed of one hour of
life by the daylight saving law, which
went into effect, William Bell is threat
ening t. appeal to the courts. Bell is
under sentence to die in the electric
chair for the murder Of Milton Scher
at Coron, l.. l.
Ladysmith, WISE. L. lay, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin alumus md formerly
professor in an Illinois normal school.
has been chosen by the Ladysmith
board of education as athletic director
for the coming year. He will also
teach in the local high school.
New Orleans-Relief organizations
continued work among the thousands
of homeless in the stricken food zones
of Louisiana and Mississippi. Particu-
lar efforts were directed to the area in
central eastern Louisiana, where a
lake of more than 1,400 square miles
now stands on fertile farm lands and
-ommercial towns as result of the
aking of the levee of tie Missis-
river near Ferriday.
Worth, Tex.-RebuNding Fort
damaged levee system started
arge gangs def:ing rain
all in the II gaps that the
de