The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-17
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WASHINGTON

Washington
Washington.-The three child labor
law test cases were brought up for
oral argument in the supreme court.
Washington-Major General Peter
G. Harris, adjutant general of the army
since Sept. l, 1918, plans to leave the
active service about April 1.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are being
carried on between the United States
and Germany for creation of board
to settle claims arising out Of the
World war.
Washington.-Nom of F. z.
Scobey of Texas to be director OF the
mint was confirmed by the senate. Mr..
Scobey succeeds Raymond T Baker,
whose term expires March 10.
Washington - Ratification of the
four power Pacific pact by an extreme
ly small margin will be the result if
the final vote is taken by the senate
soon, careful canvass showed.
Washington.-Mor than $2,00J,000
was paid into the United States treas
ury during 1921 in royalties accruing
from the production of oil and gas on
government-owned lands in the West.
Washington.-The budget bureau
was preparing an exposition OF the
economy achievement effected since
Inauguration of the budget system, for
transmission to the house appropria-
lions committee.
Washington.-The McNary bill ap-
propriating $35O,oO0,O00 for develop
ment of irrigation and reclamation
including swamp lands draining was
reported favorably by the senate irri-
cation committee.
Neutrality-suspicious. for distribution
Of cables taken over from Germany
under the Versailles treaty, were pre-
sented to the ambassadors of Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan by
Acting Secretary H. P. Fletcher of the
state department.
Observation-Disclosures of civil
service laws To government agents en-
forcing the Volstead prohibition law
was proposed in bill introduced by
Senator Sterling, Republican, South
Dakota, who had charge of the Vol
stead bill when it passed the Senate.
Domestic
Chicago-Tong war fared up in
Chicago's Chinatown resulting in the
killing of one and wounding of two
others.
Omaha-The safe in the office of W.
E. Sanford, treasurer of the Union
Pacific railroad, was robbed of $4,000
in cash today.
West Hyde Park, N. Theodore
Gels, wealthy building contractor, was
shot accidentally and killed in his
home here by friend, Policeman Jo-
seph Hofstadt, while bantering about
gunplay.
Indianar olis.-The Rail-Miner De-
fensive Alliance, formed on the eve Of
the threatened coal strike. April 1,
was ratified by the international ex-
ecutive board of the United Mine
Workers.
Frederick, Md-Two arrests and re-
covery of 3S of the more than 60 bar
rels of whisky stolen by an armed
band of 80 from the warehouse of the
Outbridge Hersey Distillery company
were reported by the authorities.
Los Angeles.-Several hundred
friends greeted w. G. McAdoo, for
mer secretary of the treasury and d.
rector general of railways, when he
arrived here with the intention of max
ing Los Angeles his future home.
Chicago-An immediate move to in
duce $4,000 Chicago families to move
to tented city in the forest reserve
outside of Chicago to escape possible
spring rent boosts, was announced by
E. A. Potter of the Tenants Protec.
tive league.
Chicago-Rather than take a chance
of getting large cut in wages at the
hands of the railway wage board, 5000
clerks employed by the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy railroad have &C
copied wage reduction ranging from
2 to per cent ~
Chicago-The old Union station
which has been one of the principal
gateways for wisconsin, Minnesota
and the northwest for 40 years, is be-
ing RACED Workmen have started to
demolish the structure in order to
make way for new terminal.
San Antonio.-Assassinat of sew.
eral American citizens in the Tampico
oil region is reported in a dispatch
received by La PreRza, Spanish Ian
guage newspaper in San Antonio. It
was reported that the Americans met
their death at the hands of the rebels
operating in that region.
New York.-Resction following the
war was blamed by the Save a Life
league for the large number of sui
cides in 1921, of which 10000 were
estimated to have been committed in
this country.
Chicago-Acceptance by the gov
eminent of Henry Ford's offer for the
Muscle Shoals project in Alabama was
urged in resolution adopted by the
Chicago Federation of Labor.
Waveland, Ind.-Fred Morgan, aged
is, shot and killed himself at his cine
after posse had pursued him there
following his attempt 10 rob a hard.
ware store.