The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-30
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Washington-The South Dakota
stone for Washington monument was
formally accepted on behalf of the
government by Secretary of War ]. w.
Weeks, who pointed out that only
four states, North Dakota, Idaho, Ari-
IONA and New Mexico, were now unre-
ported in the memorial to the father
of the country.
Washington-L. F. Loree, president
of Delaware & Hudson railway, en-
phatically denies that big railroads of
country are controlled by an inter
locking combination of men in high
finance
Washington-State department gets
report of floods in Rio Grande demol-
ishing international bridges connecting
Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras.
shington-President Harding and
Chairman Lasker expected not to OPP
pose plan of house leaders to delay
ship subsidy legislation unit. house
recess ends after senate passes tariff
bill
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Medill McCor-
mick of Illinois, introducing resolution
to investigate national efficiency, says
navy is big pork barrel"
Washington-Fivet thousand marines
en- route to refght the battle of Get.
tysburg reviewed by President Har-
ding.
Washington - President Harding's
70 f~; h ir
summer has been abandoned, it was
definitely announced at the White
House. "
Washington-Fifteen Filipino wom-
en-, wives and daughters of the delega-
ton which came to Washington to lay
before President Harding the plea for
Philippine independence, were received
by Mrs. Harding at the White House.
The visitors appeared in gaily colored
native costumes Of gossamer silk.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by the SEN
ate, in passing the naval appropriation
bill, of the house enlisted personnel
figure of $4,000 men, left only the sem
ate increases, amounting to about S44,-
100000, to be adjusted by the conferees
of the two houses. AS put through
the senate the measure carries total
appropriation of $295,450,0O0.
Domestic -....
New York-A committee of three
chosen from so of the largest philan-
thropic, welfare, educational and labor
organizations Of the country was nam
ed at conference with Will Hays,
head of the Motion Picture Producers
and Distributors of America, to nom
mate nationwide board to present
program for the improvement of
American movies.
Scranton-The suspension of the
the operators $52,7S0,000 and the min
ers $41,979,600, according to Clifford
B. Connolly, state commissioner of la
Dor and industry.
Chicago-Captain Robert Ferris,
Camp Grant officer, was sentenced to
one year at hard labor and dismissal
from the army following his conviction
for embezzling camp mess funds.
New Orleans-Police broke up
gathering of 1000 Negroes assembled
for an address by Marcus Garvey of
New York, editor of the New York
Negro World, president of the Black
Star Steamship line, and known as
Negro Moses"
San Francisco-Five months of tong
warfare, said to have started because
the Bing Tong tried to establish a
branch in Billings, move which the
Hip Sings resented, apparently has
ended with the signing of permanent
peace at the headquarters of the Chi
nese Peace society here. The armed
conflict claimed the lives of 81 tong.
men.
Statesboro, Ga.-Confession that he
killed his young wife and his mother
in-law, whose bodies were found in an
automobile near CATO, Ca, was made
by Elliott Padric shortly after he was
arrested following the discovery of
the bodies, according to the county
authorities. The prisoner was removed
to the Richmond county jail at Angus
ia for safekeeping.
4NOH Olh-4NS" Iol lIlcu SOu0-
thing new to foil bandits who prey on
Wall street messengers. Abandoning
the old theory that a messenger should
look as inconspicuous and unplutocrat-
ic as possible, several brokerage
houses dressed their messengers in
the brightest red coats and hitched
five pound portable safes round their
waists.
Los Argeles-William S. Coburn,
former grand goblin of the Ku Klux
Khan, furnished bond for $4,000 for
appearance on an indictment charging
him and SO other alleged members of
the Khan with felony in connection
with raid at Inglewood.
High Point, N. CA party Of un-
identified men seized julie Garrett of
jamestown, took him in an automobile
to lonely spot near Deep Rich church
and flogged him, he told police here.
Garrett told the authorities he had re-
Gently been warned by unidentified
IONS to go to work.