The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-06


Chicago-By vote of So to 6, the
Chicago city council adopted resolu-
ton calling on the nation and state
to amend the prohibition laws to per-
NIT the sale of Wholesome beer and
Wines"
Springfield, Mo. The citizens of
Springfield, by vote of 6,0S2 to 2,166,
decided in favor of adopting the Sun
day "Blue Law" AS a result of the
election, all theaters and places of
amusement will be closed on Sunday.
Mineola = The Larsen monoplane,
piloted by Edward Stinson, which
broke the worlds continuous flying
record of "a hours, 10 minutes and z
seconds, descended after having been
in the air rs hours. 10 minutes and 50
seconds.
Northwest
Milwaukee city council went
on record in favor of direct action by
congress to legalize the sale of wines
and beer.
Billings, Mont.-The annual inter
state poultry show of the Midland EN-
pire poultry, rabbit and pet stock as.
ISOLATION, was held here.
Great Falls, Mont.-The wool clip
for the state of Montana totaled 49,
100000 pounds for 1921. The clip for
Idaho exceeds that amount by 100000
pounds, Idaho leading all the western
states in the production of WOOL
Hawarden, Iowa-An attempt by a
lone bandit to hold up passengers of
a northbound Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul train here was baked by Alec
Porter, a brakeman, who grappled
with the robber as the latter was
searching Porter's pockets for valu-
ables.
Great Falls - Crazy Boy, chief of
what is known as the wandering"
Chippewa Indian tribe, is in Great
Falls seeking to interest people in his
endeavor to secure from the United
States government home for his
people, who are at present scattered
all over Montana.
Sioux City-W. F. Dickinson, aged
As, prominent undertaken and for a
number of years coroner of Wood
bury county, and Miss Anna Giddings,
nurse, were found dead in Dickinson's
automobile near the city limits. Dick
inson had been shot through the left
temple and the woman through the
breast
Minneapolis-The agricultural loan
agency for Minnesota, North and
South Dakota of the War Finance
corporation has approved s24,62S,000
of loans, M. O. Grangaard, secretary,
announced The latest report on these
which have received their final APP
prevail from the War Finance corpo-
ration at Washington gives the figure
as s12,930,O0O, he said.
Sporting
Terra Alta, w. Va.-Bob Martin,
heavyweight boxer and champion of
the American Expeditionary Forces,
was injured seriously here when his
automobile plunged down an embank-
ment and turned over.
Pittsburgh-Billy Hinchman, Pirate
coach, during visit to Pittsburgh,
made an admission that he had con-
ferred with businessmen with the
view of buying the Columbus club of
the American association.
Chicago = Official announcement
was made that Chicago's six-day bike
race will be under the auspices of the
National Cycling association. The
grind starts Feb. IL, with leading
American and foreign teams entered.
Foreign
Captain Amory and Lieu
tenant Louis c. Davis of the Fifteenth
Coast Artillery, were killed when
their automobile left the narrow Ben
Quet road near Baguio and went over
a precfpice.
Shanghai-E. j. Reebey of the
United States gunboat Wilmington,
one of the five United States sailors
knitted by gang of two score sailors
from the Italian warships, died from
his wounds.
Panama : DR.. John Glover South,
new American minister to Panama,
has presented his credentials. to Pres
ident Porras. He was accompanied
to the presidential palace by William
j. Price, retiring minister.
Kovna, Lithuania = Lithuania re-
piled to the president of the League
of Nations declining to accept the
councils recommendations for set
Element of the dispute between Po-
land and Lithuania over Wilma.
Panama-An earthquake, lasting
about minute, occurred here shak-
ing up the city somewhat, but doing
no damage either here or along the
Panama canal. The center of the
shock was about 60 miles distant.
Rome-Bluejackets from the United
States battleship Utah, stationed at
Naples, attracted crowds at the grave
Of Italy's unknown soldier" when
they placed on it wreath inscribed
"a Tribute from the u. S. S. Utah"
Paris-The official result of the gen
eral census of 1921 gives the popula-
ton of France, including Alsace-Lor-
raine, as 39,402,739, of which 1,55O,449
are foreigners. The population in
1911 was 39,6O4,992, including 1,132,-
6S6 foreigners.
Moscow-In his address before the
All-Russian soviet congress. Premier
Nicolai Lenine vigorously attacked
critics of the soviet governments
economic policy, especially the trades
union men who, he declared, desired
Budapest-Count Laszlo Szechenyi
has been appointed Hungarian min
lister to the United States. He is now
in Washington. Countess Szechenyi
formerly was Gladys M. Vanderbilt of
New York.